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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2024

 

BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-39718   85-1849315
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

955 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 100-929

Irving, TX 75039

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(619) 500-7747

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on
which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   BRZH   N/A
Rights exchangeable into one-twentieth of one share of common stock   BRZHR   N/A
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share  

BRZHW

 

  N/A

 

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

 

Emerging growth company

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Merger Agreement

 

On September 24, 2024, Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Breeze”), entered into a Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among (i) Breeze, (ii) a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent expected to be named “YD Bio Limited,” which is in the process of being formed, and once formed will enter into a joinder to the Merger Agreement (“Pubco”), (iii) Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and which will be a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Parent Merger Sub”), (iv) a Cayman Islands exempted company which will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco, expected to be named “BH Biopharma Merger Sub Limited,” and once formed, will enter into a joinder to the Merger Agreement (“Company Merger Sub,” with Company Merger Sub and Parent Merger Sub together referred to herein as the “Merger Subs”), and (v) YD Biopharma Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“YD Biopharma”). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meaning attributed to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

The Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby were approved by the boards of directors of each of Breeze and YD Biopharma.

 

The Business Combination

 

Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement, (a) Parent Merger Sub will merge with and into Breeze, with Breeze continuing as the surviving entity (the “Parent Merger”), as a result of which, (i) Breeze will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco, and (ii) each issued and outstanding security of Breeze immediately prior to the effective time of the Parent Merger (the “Parent Merger Effective Time”) (other than shares of Breeze common stock that have been redeemed or are owned by Breeze or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries as treasury shares and any Dissenting Parent Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled in exchange for the issuance to the holder thereof of a substantially equivalent security of Pubco (other than the Parent Rights, which shall be automatically converted into ordinary shares of Pubco), and, (b) immediately following the consummation of the Parent Merger but on the same day, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into YD Biopharma, with YD Biopharma continuing as the surviving entity (the “Company Merger” and, together with the Parent Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which, (i) YD Biopharma will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco, and (ii) each issued and outstanding security of YD Biopharma immediately prior to the effective time of the Company Merger (the “Company Merger Effective Time”) (other than any Cancelled Shares or Dissenting Shares) shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled in exchange for the issuance to the holder thereof of a substantially equivalent security of Pubco. The Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Business Combination.”

 

The Business Combination is expected to close in February 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, the receipt of certain governmental approvals and the required approval by the stockholders of Breeze and YD Biopharma.

 

Business Combination Consideration

 

Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement, at the Parent Merger Effective Time, (a) each share of Breeze common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Breeze Common Stock”) outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time that has not been redeemed, is not owned by Breeze or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries as treasury shares and is not a Dissenting Parent Share will automatically convert into one ordinary share of Pubco (each, a “Pubco Ordinary Share”), (b) each Breeze Warrant shall automatically convert into one warrant to purchase a Pubco Ordinary Share (each, a “Pubco Warrant”) on substantially the same terms and conditions; and (c) each Breeze Right will be automatically converted into the number of Pubco Ordinary Shares that would have been received by the holder of such Breeze Right if it had been converted upon the consummation of a business combination in accordance with Breeze’s organizational documents.

 

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The aggregate consideration to be received by the equity holders of YD Biopharma is based on a pre-transaction equity value of $647,304,110. In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the Company Merger Effective Time, each issued and outstanding ordinary share of YD Biopharma shall be cancelled and converted into a number of Pubco Ordinary Shares based on that Exchange Ratio described below. The Exchange Ratio will be equal to (i) $647,304,110, divided by (ii) the number of fully-diluted shares of YD Biopharma Common Stock outstanding as of the Closing, further divided by (iii) an assumed value of Pubco Ordinary Shares of $10.00 per share.

 

Governance

 

The parties have agreed to take actions such that, effective immediately after the Closing of the Business Combination, Pubco’s board of directors shall consist of seven directors, consisting of two Breeze designees (at least one of whom shall be an “independent director”), four YD Biopharma designees (at least three of whom shall be “independent directors”). Additionally, certain current YD Biopharma management personnel will become officers of Pubco. To qualify as an “independent director” under the Merger Agreement, a designee shall qualify as “independent” under the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

Representations and Warranties; Covenants

 

The Merger Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants of each of the parties thereto that are customary for transactions of this type, including, among others, covenants providing for (i) certain limitations on the operation of the parties’ respective businesses prior to consummation of the Business Combination, (ii) the parties’ efforts to satisfy conditions to consummation of the Business Combination, including by obtaining any necessary approvals from governmental agencies (including U.S. federal antitrust authorities and under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”)), (iii) prohibitions on the parties soliciting alternative transactions, (iv) Pubco preparing and filing a registration statement on Form F-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and taking certain other actions to obtain the requisite approval of Breeze’s stockholders to vote in favor of certain matters, including the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Business Combination, at a special meeting to be called for the approval of such matters, and (v) the protection of, and access to, confidential information of the parties.

 

The representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement and are subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made the parties to the Merger Agreement which are not filed publicly and which are subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from that generally applicable to stockholders and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. Breeze does not believe that these schedules contain information that is material to an investment decision.

 

In addition, Pubco has agreed to adopt an equity incentive plan, as described in the Merger Agreement.

 

Conditions to the Closing

 

The obligations of Breeze, Pubco, Parent Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub (the “Breeze Parties”) and YD Biopharma to consummate the Business Combination are subject to certain closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the approval of Breeze’s stockholders, (ii) the approval of YD Biopharma’s stockholders, and (iii) Pubco’s Form F-4 registration statement becoming effective.

 

In addition, the obligations of the Breeze Parties to consummate the Business Combination are also subject to the fulfillment (or waiver) of other closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the representations and warranties of YD Biopharma being true and correct to the standards applicable to such representations and warranties and each of the covenants of YD Biopharma having been performed or complied with in all material respects, (ii) delivery of certain ancillary agreements required to be executed and delivered in connection with the Business Combination, and (iii) no Material Adverse Effect having occurred.

 

The obligation of YD Biopharma to consummate the Business Combination is also subject to the fulfillment (or waiver) of other closing conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) the representations and warranties of the Breeze Parties being true and correct to the standards applicable to such representations and warranties and each of the covenants of the Breeze Parties having been performed or complied with in all material respects, and (ii) the shares of Pubco Common Stock issuable in connection with the Business Combination being listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

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Termination

 

The Merger Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances prior to the Closing of the Business Combination, including, but not limited to, (i) by mutual written consent of Breeze and YD Biopharma, (ii) by Breeze, on the one hand, or YD Biopharma, on the other hand, if there is any breach of the representations, warranties, covenant or agreement of the other party as set forth in the Merger Agreement, in each case, such that certain conditions to closing cannot be satisfied and the breach or breaches of such representations or warranties or the failure to perform such covenant or agreement, as applicable, are not cured or cannot be cured within certain specified time periods, (iii) by either Breeze or YD Biopharma if the Business Combination is not consummated by April 30, 2025 (which date may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties to the Merger Agreement), (iv) by either Breeze or YD Biopharma if a meeting of Breeze’s stockholders is held to vote on proposals relating to the Business Combination and the stockholders do not approve the proposals, and (v) by Breeze if the YD Biopharma stockholders do not approve the Merger Agreement.

 

Under certain circumstances as described further in the Merger Agreement, if the Merger Agreement is validly terminated by Breeze, YD Biopharma will pay Breeze a fee equal to the trust extension payments made by on behalf of Breeze to the trust in connection with the Business Combination of up to $150,000.

 

PIPE Investment

 

The Merger Agreement contemplates that Breeze, Pubco and YD Biopharma shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to enter into and consummate a subscription with investors related to a private placement of shares in the Company, Breeze and/or Pubco (the “PIPE Investment”).

 

Sponsor Support Agreement

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Breeze, Pubco, YD Biopharma and the Parent Initial Stockholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement) entered into an Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Parent Initial Stockholders: (a) agreed to vote all of their shares of Breeze Common Stock in favor of the Parent Proposals, including the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the Transactions; (b) agreed to vote against any other matter, action, agreement, transaction or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in (i) a breach of any of the Breeze Parties’ representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations under the Merger Agreement or (ii) any of the mutual or YD Biopharma conditions to the Closing in the Merger Agreement not being satisfied; (c) (i) waived, subject to and conditioned upon the Closing and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Breeze organizational documents, and (ii) agreed not to assert or perfect, any rights to adjustment or other anti-dilution protections to which such Breeze Initial Stockholder may be entitled in connection with the Mergers or the other Transactions; (d) agreed to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable laws to consummate the Mergers and the other Transactions on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement; (e) agreed not to transfer or pledge any of their shares of Breeze Common Stock, or enter into any arrangement with respect thereto, after the execution of the Merger Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, subject to certain customary conditions and exceptions; and (f) waived their rights to redeem any of their shares of Breeze Common Stock in connection with the approval of the Parent Proposals.

 

The foregoing description of the Sponsor Support Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sponsor Support Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Any capitalized terms used in this section entitled “Sponsor Support Agreement” and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Sponsor Support Agreement.

 

YD Biopharma Support Agreement

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Breeze, Pubco, YD Biopharma, and certain shareholders of YD Biopharma representing the requisite votes necessary to approve the Merger Agreement (the “YD Biopharma Equity Holders”) entered into Shareholder Support Agreements (the “Shareholder Support Agreement”), pursuant to which the YD Biopharma Equity Holders: (a) agreed to vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approve the Mergers and the other Transactions to which YD Biopharma is a party; (b)  agreed to waive any appraisal or similar rights they may have pursuant to Cayman law with respect to the Mergers and the other Transactions; (d) agreed to vote against any other matter, action, agreement, transaction or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in (i) a breach of any of YD Biopharma’s representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations under the Merger Agreement or (ii) any of the mutual or the Breeze Parties’ conditions to the Closing in the Merger Agreement not being satisfied; and (e) agreed not to sell, assign, transfer or pledge any of their YD Biopharma ordinary shares (or enter into any arrangement with respect thereto) after the execution of the Merger Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, subject to certain customary conditions and exceptions.

 

The foregoing description of the Shareholder Support Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Shareholder Support Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Any capitalized terms used in this section entitled “Shareholder Support Agreement” and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Shareholder Support Agreement.

 

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Lock-Up Agreement

 

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Breeze, Pubco, YD Biopharma, the Parent Initial Stockholders and certain YD Biopharma Equity Holders entered into a Lock-Up Agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which the Parent Initial Stockholders and such YD Biopharma Equity Holders agreed, among other things, to refrain from selling or transferring their shares of Pubco Common Stock for a period of eight (8) months following the Closing, subject to early release (a) of 10% of their shares of Pubco Common Stock if the daily volume weighted average closing sale price of Pubco Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq for any 20 trading days within any 30 consecutive trading day period beginning on the four-month anniversary of the Closing exceeds $12.50 per share, (b) of an additional 10% of their shares of Pubco Common Stock if the daily volume weighted average closing sale price of Pubco Common Stock quoted on the Nasdaq for any 20 trading days within any 30 consecutive trading day period beginning on the four-month anniversary of the Closing exceeds $15.00 per share; (c) of all of their shares of Pubco Common Stock upon the occurrence of a Subsequent Transaction; and (d) upon the determination of the Pubco board of directors (including a majority of the independent directors) following the six month anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

The foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Lock-Up Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Any capitalized terms used in this section entitled “Lock-Up Agreement” and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Lock-Up Agreement.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

In accordance with the Merger Agreement, within thirty (30) days after the execution of the Merger Agreement, Breeze, the Parent Initial Stockholders, Pubco, and certain YD Biopharma Equity Holders are expected to enter into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which Pubco will, among other things, be obligated to file a registration statement to register the resale of certain securities of Pubco held by the Parent Initial Stockholders and such YD Biopharma Equity Holders. The Registration Rights Agreement will also provide the Parent Initial Stockholders and such YD Biopharma Equity Holders with “piggy-back” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On September 25, 2024, Breeze and YD Biopharma issued a joint press release announcing their entry into the Merger Agreement. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is the investor presentation that Breeze and YD Biopharma have prepared for use in connection with the announcement of the Business Combination.

 

The foregoing (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and will not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

This Current Report relates to a proposed business combination transaction among Breeze, Pubco, and YD Biopharma pursuant to which Breeze and YD Biopharma would become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco. In connection with the proposed transaction, Pubco intends to file with the SEC a registration statement/proxy statement on Form F-4 that will that also will constitute a proxy statement of Breeze with respect to the Breeze Common Stock to be issued in the proposed transaction (the “proxy statement/prospectus”). This Current Report is not a substitute for the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus (if and when available) will be delivered to Breeze’s and YD Biopharma’s stockholders. Pubco and/or Breeze may also file other relevant documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF BREEZE AND YD BIOPHARMA AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BREEZE, YD BIOPHARMA, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS.

 

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Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus (if and when available) and other documents that are filed or will be filed with the SEC by Breeze through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Breeze will be available free of charge at Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., 955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929, Irving, TX 75039, attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Breeze, YD Biopharma and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Breeze and YD Biopharma in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about Breeze’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Breeze common stock is set forth in Breeze’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on April 25, 2024 (as amended, the “Annual Report”). To the extent that holdings of Breeze’s securities have changed since the amounts included in the Annual Report, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC in respect of the proposed transaction when they become available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among other things, statements regarding the anticipated benefits and impact of the proposed transaction on the combined company’s business and future financial and operating results, the anticipated timing of closing of the proposed transaction, the anticipated growth of the industries and markets in which YD Biopharma competes, the success and customer acceptance of YD Biopharma’s product and service offerings and other aspects of YD Biopharma’s operations, plans, objectives, opportunities, expectations or operating results, the expected ownership structure of the combined company and the likelihood and ability of the parties to successfully consummate the proposed transaction. Words such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimated,” “target,” “project,” and similar phrases or words of similar meaning that denote future expectations or intent regarding the combined company’s financial results, operations and other matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks, uncertainties and other factors, both known and unknown, which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control and that may cause actual results and the timing of future events to differ materially from the results and timing of future events anticipated by the forward-looking statements in this Current Report, including but not limited to: (i) the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction within the time frame anticipated or at all, which may adversely impact the price of Breeze’s securities; (ii) the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction or those benefits taking longer than anticipated to be realized; (iii) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed by Breeze’s business combination deadline; (iv) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including the adoption of the definitive merger agreement by the stockholders of Breeze or YD Biopharma, the receipt of any required governmental or regulatory approvals or the failure to meet the Nasdaq listing standards in connection with the closing of the proposed transaction; (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive merger agreement; (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed transaction on YD Biopharma’s business relationships, performance and business generally; (vii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of YD Biopharma and any potential difficulties in YD Biopharma employee retention as a result of the proposed transaction; (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against YD Biopharma or Breeze related to the definitive merger agreement or the proposed transaction or any product liability or regulatory lawsuits or proceedings relating to YD Biopharma’s products or services; (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of Pubco’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market after the closing; (x) potential volatility in the price of Breeze’s securities due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which YD Biopharma operates, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting YD Biopharma’s business, and changes in the combined company’s capital structure; (xi) the ability to implement business plans, identify and realize additional opportunities and achieve forecasts and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction; (xii) the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industries in which YD Biopharma operates or the markets that YD Biopharma targets; (xiii) the inability of YD Biopharma and its current and future collaborators to successfully develop and commercialize YD Biopharma’s products and services in the expected time frame or at all; (xiv) the risk that the combined company may never achieve or sustain profitability or may need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; and (xv) the costs of the proposed transaction. The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report are also subject to additional risks, uncertainties and factors, including those described in Breeze’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by Pubco and/or Breeze from time to time. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. The forward-looking statements included in this Current Report are made only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date hereof.

 

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No Offer or Solicitation

 

This Current Report is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval and is not a substitute for the proxy statement/prospectus or any other document that Breeze may file with the SEC or send to Breeze’s, Pubco’s or YD Biopharma’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1†   Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of September 24, 2024, by and among Breeze, Breeze Merger Sub, and YD Biopharma.
10.1   Sponsor Support Agreement dated as of September 24, 2024
10.2   Shareholder Support Agreement dated as of September 24, 2024
10.3   Lock-Up Agreement dated as of September 24, 2024
99.1   Press Release dated September 25, 2024
99.2   Investor Presentation dated September 2024
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

Certain of the exhibits and schedules to this exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

  BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
     
Date: September 25, 2024 By: /s/ J. Douglas Ramsey
  Name:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

 

BY AND AMONG

 

BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.,

 

BREEZE MERGER SUB, INC.,

 

AND

 

YD BIOPHARMA LIMITED

 

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 3
  Section 1.01 Certain Definitions 3
  Section 1.02 Further Definitions 15
  Section 1.03 Construction 17
       
ARTICLE II AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER 18
  Section 2.01 The Mergers 18
  Section 2.02 Effective Time; Closing 18
  Section 2.03 Effect of the Mergers 19
  Section 2.04 Governing Documents 19
  Section 2.05 Directors and Officers 20
  Section 2.06 Closing Deliverables 20
       
ARTICLE III CONVERSION and exchange OF SECURITIES 21
  Section 3.01 Conversion of Company Securities 21
  Section 3.02 Effect of Parent Merger on Issued and Outstanding Securities of Parent 22
  Section 3.03 Effect of Parent Merger on Issued and Outstanding Securities of Parent Merger Sub and Pubco 23
  Section 3.04 Exchange of Company Securities 23
  Section 3.05 Stock Transfer Books 25
  Section 3.06 Payment of Expenses 25
  Section 3.07 Dissenters’ Rights 26
       
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 27
  Section 4.01 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries 27
  Section 4.02 Organizational Documents 28
  Section 4.03 Capitalization 28
  Section 4.04 Authority Relative to This Agreement 29
  Section 4.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents 30
  Section 4.06 Permits; Compliance 30
  Section 4.07 Financial Statements 31
  Section 4.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events 33
  Section 4.09 Absence of Litigation 33
  Section 4.10 Employee Benefit Plans 34

 

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  Section 4.11 Labor and Employment Matters 36
  Section 4.12 Real Property; Title to Assets 36
  Section 4.13 Intellectual Property 37
  Section 4.14 Taxes 41
  Section 4.15 Environmental Matters 43
  Section 4.16 Material Contracts 44
  Section 4.17 Insurance 46
  Section 4.18 Vote Required 47
  Section 4.19 Certain Business Practices 47
  Section 4.20 Interested Party Transactions 47
  Section 4.21 Brokers 48
  Section 4.22 FDA 48
  Section 4.23 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties 49
       
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF Parent Parties 49
  Section 5.01 Corporate Organization 49
  Section 5.02 Governing Documents 49
  Section 5.03 Capitalization 50
  Section 5.04 Authority Relative to this Agreement 50
  Section 5.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents 51
  Section 5.06 Compliance 52
  Section 5.07 SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley 52
  Section 5.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events 54
  Section 5.09 Absence of Litigation 54
  Section 5.10 Board Approval; Vote Required 54
  Section 5.11 No Prior Operations of Pubco and the Merger Subs 55
  Section 5.12 Brokers 55
  Section 5.13 Parent Trust Fund 55
  Section 5.14 Employees 56
  Section 5.15 Taxes 56
  Section 5.16 Registration and Listing 58
  Section 5.17 Prior Business Operations 58
  Section 5.18 Parent Material Contracts 58
  Section 5.19 Proxy Statement and Registration Statement 59
  Section 5.20 Investment Company Act 59
  Section 5.21 Transactions with Affiliates 59
  Section 5.22 Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses 59
  Section 5.23 The Parent Parties’ Investigation and Reliance 60
       
ARTICLE VI CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE Company MERGER 60
  Section 6.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Company Merger 60
  Section 6.02 Conduct of Business by the Parent Parties Pending the Mergers 64
  Section 6.03 Claims Against Trust Account 66

 

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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS 67
  Section 7.01 Proxy Statement; Registration Statement 67
  Section 7.02 Parent Stockholders’ Meeting; Pubco and Merger Subs Stockholder’s Approval 69
  Section 7.03 Requisite Approval 69
  Section 7.04 Access to Information; Confidentiality 70
  Section 7.05 Non-Solicitation 71
  Section 7.06 Exclusivity 72
  Section 7.07 Employee Benefits Matters 73
  Section 7.08 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification 74
  Section 7.09 Notification of Certain Matters 75
  Section 7.10 Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts 75
  Section 7.11 Public Announcements 76
  Section 7.12 Tax Matters 76
  Section 7.13 Stock Exchange Listing 76
  Section 7.14 Antitrust 77
  Section 7.15 Trust Account 78
  Section 7.16 Directors 79
  Section 7.17 Equity Incentive Plan 79
  Section 7.18 Related Party Agreements 79
  Section 7.19 Assignment of Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses 79
  Section 7.20 PIPE Investment 79
       
ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO THE MERGERs 80
  Section 8.01 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party 80
  Section 8.02 Conditions to the Obligations of the Parent Parties 81
  Section 8.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company 82
       
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER 83
  Section 9.01 Termination 83
  Section 9.02 Effect of Termination 85
  Section 9.03 Amendment 85
  Section 9.04 Waiver 85
       
ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS 86
  Section 10.01 Notices 86
  Section 10.02 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants 87
  Section 10.03 Severability 87
  Section 10.04 Entire Agreement; Assignment 87
  Section 10.05 Parties in Interest 88
  Section 10.06 Governing Law 88
  Section 10.07 Waiver of Jury Trial 88
  Section 10.08 Headings 88
  Section 10.09 Counterparts; Electronic Delivery 89
  Section 10.10 Specific Performance 89
  Section 10.11 No Recourse 89
  Section 10.12 Conflicts and Privilege 90
       
Schedule A Key Employees  
Schedule B Transaction Expenses Example  

 

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MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

 

This MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 24, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, expected to be named “YD Bio Limited,” which is in the process of being formed by Parent, and once formed, Parent shall cause it to enter into a joinder to this Agreement (“Pubco”), Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation which will be a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of Pubco (“Parent Merger Sub”), a Cayman Islands exempted company that will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco, expected to be named “BH Biopharma Merger Sub Limited,” which is in the process of being formed by Parent, and once formed, Parent shall cause it to enter into a joinder to this Agreement (“Company Merger Sub,” Company Merger Sub and Parent Merger Sub are together referred to herein as the “Merger Subs”), and YD Biopharma Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”). Certain terms used herein are defined in ARTICLE I.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the parties hereto desire and intend to effect a business combination transaction pursuant to which (a) Parent Merger Sub will merge with and into Parent, with Parent continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Parent Merger”), and (b) immediately following the consummation of the Parent Merger but on the same day, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Company Merger,” the Company Merger and the Parent Merger are together referred to herein as the “Mergers”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation;

 

WHEREAS, as a result of the Mergers, Parent and the Company will become wholly owned Subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco will become a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) has unanimously (a) determined that this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which the Company is a party, the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders, and declared their advisability, (b) approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which the Company is a party, the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party, and (c) recommended the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party by the stockholders of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Parent Board”) has (a) determined that (i) this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Parent is a party, the Mergers and the other Transactions are fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its stockholders, and declared their advisability and (ii) the fair market value of the Company is equal to at least eighty percent (80%) of the balance of the Trust Fund, (b) approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Parent is a party, the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Parent is a party, and (c) adopted a resolution recommending that the stockholders of Parent vote in favor of all Parent Proposals, including, without limitation, adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions, and directing that this Agreement and the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Parent is a party be submitted for consideration by the stockholders of Parent at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent Merger Sub (the “Parent Merger Sub Board”) has (a) determined that this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Parent Merger Sub is a party, the Parent Merger and the other Transactions to which Parent Merger Sub is a party are fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent Merger Sub and Pubco as its sole stockholder, and declared their advisability, (b) adopted this Agreement and approved the Parent Merger and the other Transactions to which Parent Merger Sub is a party, and (c) recommended the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Parent Merger and the other Transactions to which Parent Merger Sub is a party by Pubco as the sole stockholder of Parent Merger Sub and directed that this Agreement, the Parent Merger and the other Transactions to which Parent Merger Sub is a party be submitted for consideration by Pubco as the sole stockholder of Parent Merger Sub;

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours herefrom), Pubco will submit this Agreement and the Transactions to Parent for adoption and approval as the sole stockholder of Pubco, and Parent will so adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions in such capacity by irrevocable written consent;

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours herefrom), Parent Merger Sub will submit this Agreement and the Transactions to Pubco for adoption and approval as the sole stockholder of Parent Merger Sub, and Pubco will so adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions in such capacity by irrevocable written consent;

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours herefrom), Company Merger Sub will submit this Agreement and the Transactions to Pubco for adoption and approval as the sole stockholder of Company Merger Sub, and Pubco will so adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions in such capacity by irrevocable written consent;

 

WHEREAS, as promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within thirty (30) days thereafter), Pubco, Parent, the Company and the Specified Stockholders shall enter into a Stockholder Support Agreement (the “Stockholder Support Agreement”), providing that, among other things, the Specified Stockholders will provide their written consent to (a) adopt this Agreement and approve the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party, and (b) waive any appraisal or similar rights they may have pursuant to the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands (Revised), as amended (the “Cayman Act”) with respect to the Company Merger and the other Transactions;

 

WHEREAS, as promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within thirty (30) days thereafter), Pubco, Parent, Breeze Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), each of the directors and officers of Parent (together with the Sponsor, the “Parent Initial Stockholders”) and the Specified Stockholders shall enter into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), providing that, among other things, Pubco will grant to the Parent Initial Stockholders and the Specified Stockholders certain demand and piggyback registration rights with respect to Pubco Ordinary Shares (or any securities convertible into or exercisable for Pubco Ordinary Shares) to be held by such Persons immediately following the Closing;

 

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WHEREAS, as promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within thirty (30) days thereafter), Pubco, Parent, the Parent Initial Stockholders, the Company and the Specified Stockholders shall enter into a Lock-Up Agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) providing that, among other things, certain Pubco Ordinary Shares held by the Parent Initial Stockholders and the Specified Stockholders will be subject to the limitations on disposition as set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Pubco, Parent, the Company and the Parent Initial Stockholders entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (a) the Parent Initial Stockholders agreed to (i) vote all of their shares of Parent Common Stock in favor of the Parent Proposals, including the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions, and if necessary and applicable, any Extension Proposal, and (ii) abstain from exercising any Redemption Rights in connection with the Parent Merger or the other Transactions, and (b) the Sponsor has agreed to assume and pay all of the Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses in full and indemnify Parent and its Subsidiaries (including, following the Effective Time, the Company) from any and all liabilities related thereto;

 

WHEREAS, each individual listed on Schedule A (each, a “Key Employee”) has entered into an employment agreement with the Company (collectively, the “Employment Agreements”), which Employment Agreements shall continue in effect at and which shall be assigned to, and assumed by, Pubco at the Closing; and

 

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal and applicable state income Tax purposes, the parties hereto intend that, (a) taken together, the Mergers and any PIPE Investment will qualify as a transaction under Section 351 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) the Company Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and (c) that this Agreement be, and hereby is adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3) to which each of Pubco, Company Merger Sub, and the Company are parties under Section 368(b) of the Code (the “Intended Tax Treatment”).

 

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

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

 

Action” means any litigation, suit, claim, action, proceeding, audit, or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority.

 

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Affiliate” of a specified Person means a Person who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person.

 

Aggregate Company Merger Consideration” means the aggregate Per Share Company Merger Consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement to the Participating Securityholders.

 

Ancillary Agreements” means the Stockholder Support Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreement, the Employment Agreements and all other agreements, certificates and instruments executed and delivered by Parent, Pubco, the Merger Subs or the Company in connection with the Transactions and specifically contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” means, as applicable (i) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, (ii) the UK Bribery Act 2010, (iii) anti-bribery legislation promulgated by the European Union and implemented by its member states, (iv) legislation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and (v) similar legislation applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary from time to time.

 

Business Data” means all business information and data, including Personal Information (whether of employees, contractors, consultants, customers, consumers, or other Persons and whether in electronic or any other form or medium) that is accessed, collected, used, stored, shared, distributed, transferred, disclosed, destroyed, disposed of or otherwise processed by any of the Business Systems or otherwise in the course of the conduct of the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries.

 

Business Day” means any day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to accept filings, or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due, any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, NY; provided that banks shall not be deemed to be required or authorized to be closed due to a “shelter in place”, “non-essential employee” or similar closure of physical branch locations at the direction of any Governmental Authority if such banks’ electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) are open for use by customers on such day.

 

Business Systems” means all Software, firmware, middleware, equipment, workstations, routers, hubs, computer hardware (whether general or special purpose), electronic data processors, databases, communications, telecommunications, networks, interfaces, platforms, servers, peripherals, and computer systems, including any outsourced systems and processes, and any Software and systems provided via the cloud or “as a service,” that are owned or used in the conduct of the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries.

 

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Capital Stock” means the Company Ordinary Shares.

 

Cayman Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands.

 

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

 

Company Convertible Securities” means, collectively, all options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase any ordinary shares of the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise confer on the holder any right to acquire any ordinary shares of the Company.

 

Company Equity Value” means $647,304,110.

 

Company IP” means, collectively, all Company Owned IP and Company Licensed IP.

 

Company Licensed IP” means all Intellectual Property rights owned or purported to be owned by a third party that are licensed to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or that the Company or any Company Subsidiary otherwise has a right to use.

 

Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with any one or more other events, circumstances, changes and effects, (i) is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets and liabilities or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Transactions; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be a Company Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change or proposed change in or change in the interpretation of any Law or GAAP; (b) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate; (c) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (d) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks of illness or public health events and other force majeure events (including any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing); (e) any actions taken or not taken by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries as required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (f) any event, circumstance, change or effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Merger or any of the other Transactions (including the impact thereof on relationships with customers, suppliers, employees or Governmental Authorities); (g) any failure to meet any projections, forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, budgets or financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position (provided that this clause (g) shall not prevent a determination that any event, circumstance, change or effect which is the underlying cause of such failure has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent not excluded by another exception herein); or (h) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case, which Parent has requested or to which it has consented, except in the cases of clauses (a) through (d), to the extent that the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are disproportionately and adversely affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate.

 

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Company Memorandum and Articles” means the Company’s memorandum and articles of association filed with the Cayman Registrar on March 14, 2024 and as they may be amended and/or restated from time to time.

 

Company Merger Sub Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of Company Merger Sub designated as ordinary shares in the Company Merger Sub memorandum and articles of association filed with the Cayman Registrar.

 

Company Merger Sub Organizational Documents” means the memorandum and articles of association filed with the Cayman Registrar of Company Merger Sub, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Company Ordinary Shares” means ordinary shares, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company.

 

Company Organizational Documents” means the Company Memorandum and Articles as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Company Owned IP” means all Intellectual Property rights owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

 

Company Reference Share Value” means a dollar amount equal to (i) the sum of the Company Equity Value, divided by (ii) the number of Fully Diluted Company Shares.

 

Company Securities” means the Company Ordinary Shares and the Company Convertible Securities.

 

Confidential Information” means any information, knowledge or data concerning the businesses and affairs of the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, or any Suppliers or customers of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries or Parent or its subsidiaries (as applicable) that is not already generally available to the public, including any Intellectual Property rights.

 

Consent Solicitation Statement” means the consent solicitation statement included as part of the Registration Statement with respect to the solicitation by the Company of the Company Stockholder Approval.

 

Contracts” means any legally binding contracts, agreements, subcontracts, instruments, conditional sales contracts, indentures, notes, bonds, loans, credit agreements, licenses, sublicenses, mortgages, deeds of trust, powers of attorney, guaranties, leases and subleases and all amendments, modifications, supplements, schedules, annexes and exhibits thereto.

 

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control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, or as trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.

 

Disabling Devices” means Software, viruses, time bombs, logic bombs, trojan horses, trap doors, back doors, spyware, malware, worms, other computer instructions, intentional devices, techniques, other technology, disabling codes, instructions, or other similar code or software routines or components that are designed to threaten, infect, assault, vandalize, defraud, disrupt, damage, disable, delete, maliciously encumber, hack into, incapacitate, perform unauthorized modifications, infiltrate or slow or shut down a computer system or data, software, system, network, other device, or any component of such computer system, including any such device affecting system security or compromising or disclosing user data in an unauthorized manner, other than those incorporated by the Company or the applicable third party intentionally to protect Company Owned IP or Business Systems from misuse.

 

Employee Benefit Plan” means each “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA), any nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code, and each other retirement, health, welfare, cafeteria, bonus, commission, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, other equity or equity-based compensation, performance award, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, death or disability benefit, supplemental retirement, severance, retention, change in control, employment, consulting, fringe benefit, sick pay, vacation, and similar plan, program, policy, practice, agreement, or arrangement, whether written or unwritten.

 

Environmental Laws” means any United States federal, state or local or non-United States Laws relating to: (i) releases or threatened releases of, or exposure of any Person to, Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances; (ii) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances; or (iii) pollution or protection of the environment, natural resources or human health and safety.

 

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

 

Ex-Im Laws” means all applicable Laws relating to export, re-export, transfer, and import controls, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, the customs and import Laws administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the EU Dual Use Regulation.

 

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

 

Exchange Ratio” means the following ratio: the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Company Reference Share Value by (ii) the Pubco Per Share Value.

 

Fully Diluted Company Shares” means, as of the Company Merger Effective Time, the sum of: (i) the number of Company Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time; and (ii) the number of Company Ordinary Shares issuable in respect of all issued and outstanding Company Convertible Securities.

 

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Fraud” means actual and intentional common law fraud committed by a party to the Agreement with respect to the making of the representations and warranties by such party set forth in ARTICLE IV or ARTICLE V as applicable. Under no circumstances shall “Fraud” include any equitable fraud, constructive fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unfair dealings, or any other fraud or torts based on recklessness or negligence.

 

Hazardous Substance(s)” means: (i) any substances, wastes, or materials defined, identified or regulated as hazardous or toxic or as a pollutant or a contaminant under any Environmental Law; (ii) petroleum and petroleum products, including crude oil and any fractions thereof; (iii) natural gas, synthetic gas, and any mixtures thereof; (iv) polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, asbestos and radon; and (v) any other substance, material or waste regulated by, or for which standards of care may be imposed under any Environmental Law.

 

HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations, including as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. Law No. 111-5 and its implementing regulations.

 

HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

 

Incentive Sponsor Shares” means the aggregate shares of Parent Common Stock held by the Sponsor.

 

Intellectual Property” means (i) issued patents and pending patent applications (including provisional and non-provisional applications), design patents, certificates of invention and patent disclosures, together with all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, renewals, substitutions, revisions, extensions (including supplementary protection certificates) or reexaminations thereof, as well as any other applications worldwide claiming priority to any of the foregoing (“Patents”), (ii) trademarks and service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, corporate names, brands, slogans, and other source identifiers together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, combinations and other variants of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, together with all of the goodwill associated with the foregoing, (iii) copyrights, and other works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable), and moral rights, and registrations and applications for registration, renewals and extensions thereof, (iv) trade secrets, know-how (including ideas, formulas, compositions, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice)), customer and supplier lists, improvements, protocols, processes, methods and techniques, research and development information, industry analyses, algorithms, architectures, layouts, drawings, specifications, designs, plans, methodologies, proposals, industrial models, technical data, financial and accounting and all other data, databases, database rights, including rights to use any Personal Information, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals, and customer and supplier lists (including lists of prospects) and related information (“Trade Secrets”), (v) rights in Software, Internet domain names and social media accounts, (vi) rights of publicity and all other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any kind or description, (vii) copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, in whatever form or medium, including all Software, and (viii) all legal rights arising from items (i) through (vi), including the right to prosecute, enforce and perfect such interests and rights to sue, oppose, cancel, interfere, enjoin and collect damages based upon such interests, including such rights based on past infringement, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing.

 

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IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States.

 

Knowledge” or “to the Knowledge” of a Person means in the case of the Company, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Section 1.01(A) of the Company Disclosure Schedule after reasonable inquiry (and for all purposes of Section 4.13 hereof, “reasonable inquiry” shall not require Company to have conducted patent clearance or similar freedom to operate searches, or other Intellectual Property searches), and in the case of Parent, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Section 1.01(A) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule after reasonable inquiry.

 

Leased Real Property” means the real property leased by the Company or Company Subsidiaries as tenant, together with, to the extent leased by the Company or Company Subsidiaries, all buildings and other structures, facilities or improvements located thereon and all easements, licenses, rights and appurtenances of the Company or Company Subsidiaries relating to the foregoing.

 

Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses” means all liabilities reflected on Parent’s financial statements as of and for the period ended June 30, 2024.

 

Lien” means any lien, security interest, mortgage, deed of trust, defect of title, easement, right of way, pledge, adverse claim or other encumbrance of any kind that secures the payment or performance of an obligation (other than those created under applicable securities Laws).

 

Off-the-Shelf Software” means any commercially available, off-the-shelf Software that is licensed other than through a written agreement executed by the licensee (such as via clickwrap, browsewrap, or shrinkwrap licenses) or that has license or user-fees less than $50,000 per year.

 

Open Source Software” means any Software in source code form that is licensed pursuant to (i) any license that is a license now or in the future approved by the open source initiative and listed at http://www.opensource.org/licenses, which licenses include all versions of the GNU General Public License (GPL), the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), the GNU Affero GPL, the MIT license, the Eclipse Public License, the Common Public License, the CDDL, the Mozilla Public License (MPL), the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), and the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL), (ii) any license to Software that is considered “free” or “open source software” by the open source foundation or the free software foundation, (iii) the Server Side Public License, or (iv) any Reciprocal License.

 

Parent Bylaws” means the Bylaws of Parent, adopted as of June 11, 2020.

 

Parent Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Parent, dated as of June 11, 2020.

 

Parent Common Stock” means the common stock of the Parent, par value of $0.0001 per share, designated as Common Stock in the Parent Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with any one or more other events, circumstances, changes and effects, (i) is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets and liabilities or results of operations of the Parent Parties; or (ii) would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the performance by any Parent Party of its respective obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Mergers or any of the other Transactions; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change or proposed change in or change in the interpretation of any Law or GAAP; (b) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which Parent operates; (c) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (d) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics or other outbreaks of illness or public health events and other force majeure events (including any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing); (e) any actions taken or not taken by any Parent Party as required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (f) any event, circumstance change or effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Mergers or any of the other Transactions or (g) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case, which the Company has requested or to which it has consented, except in the cases of clauses (a) through (d), to the extent that any Parent Party is disproportionately and adversely affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industry in which such Parent Party operates.

 

Parent Merger Sub Common Stock” means the common stock of Parent Merger Sub, par value of $0.001 per share, designated as Common Stock in the Parent Merger Sub certificate of incorporation.

 

Parent Merger Sub Organizational Documents” means the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent Merger Sub, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Parent Organizational Documents” means the Parent Certificate of Incorporation and the Parent Bylaws, in each case, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Parent Parties” means Parent, Pubco and the Merger Subs.

 

Parent Preferred Stock” means the preferred stock of the Parent, par value of $0.0001 per share, designated as Preferred Stock in the Parent Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Parent Right” means a right to acquire 1/20th of a share of Parent Common Stock as set forth in the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated January 26, 2022, between Parent and the Trustee.

 

Parent Units” means the units issued in the IPO or the overallotment consisting of one (1) share of Parent Common Stock, one (1) Parent Right, and one (1) Parent Warrant.

 

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Parent Stockholder Approval” means the approval of the Parent Proposals by an affirmative vote of the holders of the requisite number of shares of Parent Common Stock (as determined in accordance with applicable Law and the Parent Governing Documents) at a Parent Stockholders’ Meeting duly called by the Parent Board and held for such purpose.

 

Parent Warrants” means the warrants to purchase Parent Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Closing.

 

Participating Securityholders” means, as of immediately prior to the Closing, each holder of Company Ordinary Shares.

 

PCAOB” means the United States Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and any division or subdivision thereof.

 

PCI DSS” means the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, issued by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council.

 

Permitted Financing Securities” means any equity securities or debt securities of the Company (or any securities convertible into or exercisable for equity securities of the Company) issued in any Permitted Financing, notes that are convertible into shares of Capital Stock and warrants exercisable for shares of Capital Stock.

 

Permitted Liens” means (i) such imperfections of title, easements, encumbrances, Liens or restrictions that do not materially impair or interfere with the current use of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s assets that are subject thereto, (ii) materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, or deposits to obtain the release of such Liens, (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and delinquent or, if delinquent, being contested in good faith and for which appropriate reserves have been made, (iv) zoning, entitlement, conservation restriction and other land use and environmental regulations promulgated by Governmental Authorities that are not violated in any material respect by the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s current use of the assets that are subject thereto, (v) revocable, non-exclusive licenses (or sublicenses) of Company Owned IP granted in the ordinary course of business, (vi) non-monetary Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) that do not materially interfere with the present uses of such real property, (vii) Liens identified in the Annual Financial Statements, and (viii) Liens on leases, subleases, easements, licenses, rights of use, rights to access and rights of way arising from the provisions of such agreements or benefiting or created by any superior estate, right or interest.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, syndicate, person (including, without limitation, a “Person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, association or entity or government, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.

 

Personal Information” means “personal information,” “personal data,” “personally identifiable information” or equivalent terms as defined by applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws.

 

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Pubco Bylaws” means the Bylaws of Pubco, adopted as of February 9, 2024.

 

Pubco Certificate of Incorporation” means the Certificate of Incorporation of Pubco, dated as of February 6, 2024.

 

Pubco Memorandum and Articles” means the Memorandum and Articles of Pubco as filed with the Cayman Registrar, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time.

 

Pubco Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of Pubco designated in the Pubco Memorandum and Articles.

 

Pubco Organizational Documents” means the Pubco Reincorporation and the Pubco Memorandum and Articles, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Pubco Per Share Value” means $10.00.

 

Privacy/Data Security Laws” means all Laws governing the creation, receipt, collection, use, storage, maintenance, protection, processing, sharing, security, disclosure, or transfer (collectively, “Processing”) of Personal Information, such as, to the extent applicable, the following Laws and their implementing regulations: the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the CAN-SPAM Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, California Consumer Privacy Act, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive, HIPAA, state data security Laws, state data breach notification Laws, applicable Laws relating to the transfer of Personal Information, PCI DSS, and any applicable Laws concerning requirements for website and mobile application privacy policies and practices, call or electronic monitoring or recording or any outbound communications (including outbound calling and text messaging, telemarketing, and e-mail marketing).

 

Products” means any products or services under development, developed, manufactured, performed, out-licensed, sold, distributed or otherwise made available by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, including those from which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has derived previously, is currently deriving or is scheduled or intends to derive, revenue from the sale or provision thereof, including the products and product candidates set out on Section 1.01(B) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Reciprocal License” means a license of an item of Software that requires or that conditions any rights granted in such license upon (i) the disclosure, distribution or licensing of any other Software (other than such item of Software as provided by a third party in its unmodified form), (ii) a requirement that any disclosure, distribution or licensing of any other Software (other than such item of Software in its unmodified form) be at no charge, (iii) a requirement that any other licensee of the Software be permitted to access the source code of, modify, make derivative works of, or reverse-engineer any such other Software, (iv) a requirement that such other Software be redistributable by other licensees, or (v) the grant of any patent rights (other than patent rights in such item of Software), including non-assertion or patent license obligations (other than patent obligations relating to the use of such item of Software).

 

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Redemption Date” means the deadline for exercising Redemption Rights in connection with the Merger.

 

Redemption Rights” means the redemption rights provided for in Section 9.2 of Article IX of the Parent Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Registered Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application, registration, issue, or grant, including any issued or granted patents, registered trademarks, registered copyrights, domain names, social media accounts, and applications therefor.

 

Release” means any spill, discharge, leach, leak, emission, escape, injection, dumping, pouring, emptying, disposal or other release of any materials, wastes or substances into the environment, whether or not notification or reporting to any governmental authority was or is required, including any Release which is subject to Environmental Laws.

 

Required Parent Stockholder Approval” means the approval of those Parent Proposals identified in clauses (A)-(C) of Section 7.01(a) by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Parent Common Stock entitled to vote (as determined in accordance with applicable Law and the Parent Organizational Documents) at a Parent Stockholders’ Meeting duly called by the Parent Board and held for such purpose.

 

Requisite Approval” means the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of outstanding Company Ordinary Shares.

 

Sanctioned Person” means at any time any Person (i) listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated or blocked Persons, (ii) the government of, resident in, or organized under the laws of a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive restrictive Sanctions from time to time (which includes, as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region), or (iii) majority-owned or controlled by any of the foregoing.

 

Sanctions” means those applicable, economic and financial sanctions Laws, regulations, embargoes, and restrictive measures administered or enforced by (i) the United States (including without limitation the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control), (ii) the European Union and enforced by its member states, (iii) the United Nations, (iv) His Majesty’s Treasury, or (v) any other similar governmental authority with jurisdiction over the Company or any Company Subsidiary from time to time.

 

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

 

Software” means all computer software (in object code or source code format), data and databases, and related documentation and materials.

 

Specified Stockholders” means the Persons or entities listed on Section 1.01(C) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Stockholder” means a holder of stock or shares, as appropriate.

 

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Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” of the Company, the Parent Surviving Subsidiary, the Company Surviving Subsidiary, Parent, Pubco or any other Person means an Affiliate controlled by such Person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries.

 

Supplier” means any Person that supplies inventory or other materials or personal property, components, or other goods or services (including, design, development and manufacturing services) that comprise or are utilized in, including in connection with the design, development, manufacture or sale of, the Products of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all taxes (including any duties, levies or other similar governmental fees, assessments or charges of any kind in the nature of taxes), including, but not limited to, income, estimated, business, occupation, corporate, capital, gross receipts, transfer, stamp, registration, employment, payroll, social security (or similar), unemployment, withholding, occupancy, license, severance, capital, production, ad valorem, excise, windfall profits, customs, duties, environmental, premium, real property gains, real property, personal property, sales, use, turnover, value added and franchise taxes, in each case imposed by any Governmental Authority, whether disputed or not, together with all interest, penalties, and additions to tax imposed with respect to such amounts thereto.

 

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof, in each case filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority.

 

Trading Day” means any day on which shares of Pubco Common Stock is actually traded on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which shares of Pubco Common Stock are then traded.

 

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits hereto, and the Ancillary Agreements.

 

Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

Virtual Data Room” means the virtual data room established by the Company or its Representatives, hosted by iDeals, with access made available to Parent and its Representatives.

 

Willful Breach” means a party’s material breach of any of its representations or warranties as set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or such party’s material breach of any of its covenants set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, which material breach, in each case, constitutes, or is a consequence of, a purposeful act or failure to act by such party with the knowledge that the taking of such act or failure to take such act would, or would reasonably be expected to, cause a material breach of this Agreement or such Transaction Document.

 

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Section 1.02 Further Definitions. The following terms have the meaning set forth in the Sections set forth below:

 

Defined Term Location of Definition
Acquisition Proposal Section 7.05(b)
AFS Section 10.12
Agreement Preamble
Antitrust Laws Section 7.14(a)
Annual Financial Statements Section 4.07(a)
Blue Sky Laws Section 4.05(b)
Board Recitals
Break-Up Fee Section 9.02(b)
Business Combination Section 6.03
Business Combination Proposal Section 7.06
Cancelled Shares Section 3.01(b)(ii)
Cayman Act Recitals
Certificates Section 3.04(a)
Certificates of Merger Section 2.02(a)
Closing Section 2.02(b)
Closing Date Section 2.02(b)
Company Preamble
Company Board Recitals
Company Board Recommendation Section 7.03
Company Certificate of Merger Section 2.02(a)
Company Disclosure Schedule ARTICLE IV
Company Merger Effective Time Section 2.02(a)
Company Merger Recitals
Company Merger Payment Schedule Section 3.04(i)
Company Merger Sub Preamble
Company Merger Sub Board Recitals
Company Officer’s Certificate Section 8.02(c)
Company Permits Section 4.06(a)
Company Service Provider Section 6.01(b)(vii)
Company Stockholder Approval Section 1.01
Company Subsidiary Section 4.01(a)
Company Surviving Subsidiary Section 2.01(b)
Continuing Employees Section 7.07(a)
Data Security Requirements Section 4.13(l)
DGCL Recitals
Dissenting Parent Shares Section 3.07(b)
Dissenting Company Shares Section 3.07(a)
Employment Agreement Recitals
Environmental Permits Section 1.01
ERISA Affiliate Section 4.10(c)
Exchange Agent Section 3.04(a)
Exchange Agent Agreement Section 3.04(a)
Exchange Fund Section 3.04(b)(i)
Extension Proposal Section 2.06(b)
Extension Proxy Statement Section 3.06(b)

 

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Defined Term Location of Definition
FDA Section 4.22
FDCA Section 4.22
GAAP Section 4.07(a)
Governmental Authority Section 4.05(b)
Intended Tax Treatment Recitals
Interim Financial Statements Section 4.07(b)
Interim Financial Statements Date Section 4.07(b)
Interim Period Section 6.01(a)
IPO Section 6.03
Key Employee Recitals
Law Section 4.05(a)
Lease Section 4.12(b)
Lease Documents Section 4.12(b)
Lock-Up Agreement Recitals
Material Contracts Section 4.16(a)
Maximum Annual Premium Section 7.08(b)
Mergers Recitals
Merger Subs Preamble
Non-Disclosure Agreement Section 7.04(b)
Nonparty Affiliate Section 10.11
Ordinary Commercial Agreement Section 4.14(b)
Parent Preamble
Parent Board Recitals
Parent Board Recommendation Section 7.02(a)
Parent Certificate of Merger Section 2.02(a)
Parent Closing Liability Max Section 8.03(e)
Parent Disclosure Schedule ARTICLE V
Parent Initial Stockholders Recitals
Pharmaceutical Product Section 4.22
PIPE Investment Section 7.21
Pubco LTIP Section 7.01(a)
Parent Merger Recitals
Parent Merger Effective Time Section 2.02(a)
Parent Merger Sub Preamble
Parent Merger Sub Board Recitals
Parent Proposals Section 7.01(a)
Parent Related Party Section 5.21
Parent Related Party Transactions Section 5.21
Parent SEC Reports Section 5.07(a)
Parent Stockholders’ Meeting Section 7.01(a)
Per Share Company Merger Consideration Section 3.01(b)(i)
Permitted Financings Section 6.01(b)(ii)
Plans Section 4.10(a)
Privileged Communications Section 10.12
Pro Rata Share Section 3.04(i)

 

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Defined Term Location of Definition
Prospectus Section 6.03
Proxy Statement Section 7.01(a)
Pubco Preamble
Pubco Assumed Company Warrant Section 3.01(b)(v)
Pubco Assumed Parent Warrant Section 3.02(b)
Pubco Board Recitals
Pubco Restricted Stock Section 3.01(b)(i)
Public Stockholders Section 6.03
Registration Rights Agreement Recitals
Registration Statement Section 7.01(a)
Related Party Section 7.18
Released Claims Section 6.03
Remedies Exceptions Section 4.04
Representatives Section 7.04(a)
SEC Section 5.07(a)
SPAC Surviving Subsidiary Section 2.01(a)
Sponsor Recitals
Sponsor Support Agreement Recitals
Stockholder Support Agreement Recitals
Surviving Provisions Section 9.02(a)
Tax Claim Section 4.14(a)
Terminating Company Breach Section 9.01(h)
Terminating Parent Breach Section 9.01(i)
Trust Account Section 5.13
Trust Agreement Section 5.13
Trust Fund Section 5.13
Trustee Section 5.13
Waiving Parties Section 10.12
Written Consent Section 7.03
YD Group Section 10.12

 

Section 1.03 Construction.

 

(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the definitions contained in this agreement are applicable to the other grammatical forms of such terms, (iv) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (v) the terms “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule” and “Exhibit” refer to the specified Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit of or to this Agreement, (vi) the word “including” means “including without limitation,” (vii) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive, (viii) references to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto and references to any Law shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ix) references to any Law shall be construed as including all statutory, legal, and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing such Law.

 

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

 

(c) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified, and when counting days, the date of commencement will not be included as a full day for purposes of computing any applicable time periods (except as otherwise may be required under any applicable Law). If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.

 

(d) All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP.

 

ARTICLE II

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

Section 2.01 The Mergers.

 

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Parent Merger Effective Time, Parent Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Parent. As a result of the Parent Merger, (a) the separate corporate existence of Parent Merger Sub shall cease, (b) Parent shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Parent Merger, and (c) Parent shall become a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco. Parent as the surviving company in the Parent Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as “SPAC Surviving Subsidiary” (and references to Parent for periods after the Parent Merger Effective Time shall include SPAC Surviving Subsidiary).

 

(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and in accordance with the Cayman Act, at the Company Merger Effective Time, Company Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company. As a result of the Merger, (a) the separate corporate existence of Company Merger Sub shall cease, (b) the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Company Merger, and (c) the Company shall become a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco. The Company as the surviving corporation in the Company Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Company Surviving Subsidiary” (and references to the Company for periods after the Company Merger Effective Time shall include Company Surviving Subsidiary). Notwithstanding the Company Merger, for purposes of this Agreement, the Company will not be included within the meaning of the term Parent Parties for periods prior to the Company Merger Effective Time.

 

Section 2.02 Effective Time; Closing.

 

(a) As promptly as practicable, but in no event later than three (3) Business Days, after the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VIII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, it being understood that the occurrence of the Closing shall remain subject to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of such conditions at the Closing), the parties hereto shall cause (i) the Parent Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL (the “Parent Certificate of Merger”), in each case, in form as mutually agreed by the parties (the date and time of the filing of such Parent Certificate of Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such Parent Certificate of Merger) being the “Parent Merger Effective Time”), and (ii) immediately following the consummation of the Parent Merger but on the same day, the Company Merger to be consummated by filing a plan of merger and such other document(s) required by the Cayman Act (the “Company Certificate of Merger,” the Company Certificate of Merger together with the Parent Certificates of Merger are herein referred to as the “Certificates of Merger”) with the Cayman Registrar, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the Cayman Act, and mutually agreed by the parties (the date and time of the filing of such Company Certificate of Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in such Company Certificate of Merger) being the “Company Merger Effective Time”).

 

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(b) Immediately prior to such filing of the Certificates of Merger in accordance with Section 2.02(a), the closing (the “Closing”) shall be held by electronic exchange of deliverables and release of signatures, for the purpose of confirming the satisfaction or waiver, as the case may be, of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VIII. The date on which the Closing shall occur is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”

 

Section 2.03 Effect of the Mergers.

 

(a) At the Parent Merger Effective Time, the effect of the Parent Merger shall be as provided herein and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Parent Merger Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of Parent and Parent Merger Sub shall vest in the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of Parent and Parent Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary.

 

(b) At the Company Merger Effective Time, the effect of the Company Merger shall be as provided herein and in the applicable provisions of the Cayman Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Company Merger Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of the Company and Company Merger Sub shall vest in the Company Surviving Subsidiary, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Company and Company Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Company Surviving Subsidiary.

 

Section 2.04 Governing Documents.

 

(a) At the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Parent Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, shall be amended and restated substantially in the form of the certificate of incorporation of Parent Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, and duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Parent Surviving Subsidiary until thereafter amended in accordance with the terms thereof and the DGCL.

 

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(b) At the Company Merger Effective Time, the Company Memorandum and Articles, as in effect immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, shall be amended and restated as mutually agreed by the parties hereto and duly filed with the Cayman Registrar, and, as so amended and restated, shall be the memorandum and articles of association of the Company Surviving Subsidiary until thereafter amended in accordance with the Cayman Act and such Company Memorandum and Articles (subject to Section 7.08).

 

(c) At the Closing, Pubco shall amend and restate, effective as of the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Pubco Memorandum and Articles as mutually agreed by the parties hereto and duly file such amended and restated Pubco Memorandum and Articles with the Cayman Registrar.

 

Section 2.05 Directors and Officers.

 

(a) The parties will take all requisite actions such that the initial directors of the Company Surviving Subsidiary and the initial officers of the Company Surviving Subsidiary at and as of immediately after the Company Merger Effective Time shall be the individuals indicated on Section 2.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each to hold office in accordance with the provisions of the Cayman Act and the memorandum and articles of association of the Company Surviving Subsidiary and until their respective successors are, in the case of the initial directors, duly elected or appointed and qualified and, in the case of the initial officers, duly appointed. At the Parent Merger Effective Time, the individuals indicated on Section 2.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be the directors and officers of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary, each to hold office in accordance with the provisions of the Cayman Act and the memorandum and articles of association of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary.

 

(b) At or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, the parties shall take all necessary action, including causing the directors of Pubco to resign, so that effective as of the Closing, Pubco’s board of directors will consist of seven (7) individuals, with such number of independent directors as is necessary to satisfy applicable Nasdaq rules. The Company shall have the right to designate five (5) members of Pubco’s board of directors and Parent shall have the right to designate two (2) members of Pubco’s board of directors, with one of Parent’s designees to serve as an independent member of Pubco’s audit committee. For purposes of this Section 2.05(b), to qualify as an “independent director,” a Person shall qualify as “independent” under the rules of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Section 2.06 Closing Deliverables.

 

(a) At the Closing, the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent:

 

(i) a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed the Specified Stockholders; and

 

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(ii) a copy of the Lock-Up Agreement duly executed by the Specified Stockholders.

 

(b) At the Closing, Parent will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company:

 

(i) a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by duly authorized representatives of Parent and the Parent Initial Stockholders; and

 

(ii) a copy of the Lock-Up Agreement duly executed by duly authorized representatives of the Parent Initial Stockholders.

 

ARTICLE III

 

CONVERSION and exchange OF SECURITIES

 

Section 3.01 Conversion of Company Securities.

 

(a) At the Company Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Company Merger and without any action on the part of Pubco, Parent, the Company Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any of the following securities:

 

(i) each Company Ordinary Share (excluding any Cancelled Shares or Dissenting Shares) that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted into the number of Pubco Ordinary Shares equal to the Exchange Ratio (rounded to the nearest whole number) (which consideration shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Per Share Company Merger Consideration”). Each Company Ordinary Share converted into the right to receive the Per Share Company Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.01(b)(i) will no longer be outstanding, will automatically be cancelled and retired and will cease to exist, and each holder of (A) any Certificate formerly representing any such Company Ordinary Shares or (B) any book-entry account which immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time represented Company Ordinary Shares will, subject to applicable Law in the case of Dissenting Shares, cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Per Share Company Merger Consideration for each such Company Ordinary Share in accordance with this Section 3.01(b)(i);

 

(ii) each share of Capital Stock owned by Pubco, Parent or the Merger Subs or held in the treasury of the Company, or owned by any of their respective direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time (collectively, the “Cancelled Shares”), shall be canceled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution shall be made with respect thereto;

 

(iii) each Company Merger Sub Ordinary Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable ordinary share of the Company Surviving Subsidiary;

 

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Section 3.02 Effect of Parent Merger on Issued and Outstanding Securities of Parent. At the Parent Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the SPAC Merger and without any action on the part of Pubco, Parent, the Parent Merger Sub or the holders of any of the following securities:

 

(a) Parent Common Stock. Each share Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time that is not redeemed pursuant to the Redemption Rights (other than Dissenting Parent Shares and those shares described in Section 3.02(d) below) shall be automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive one (1) share of Pubco Common Stock, following which, all shares of Parent Common Stock shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and shall cease to exist. The holders of outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares except as provided herein or required under applicable Law. Each certificate previously evidencing shares of Parent Common Stock (other than Dissenting Parent Shares) shall be exchanged for a certificate (if requested) representing the same number of Parent Common Stock upon the surrender of such certificate. Each certificate formerly representing Parent Common Stock (other than Dissenting Parent Shares) shall thereafter represent the same number of Pubco Common Stock.

 

(b) Parent Warrants. Each issued and outstanding Parent Warrant shall automatically, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into a warrant to purchase shares of Pubco Common Stock (each, a “Pubco Assumed Parent Warrant”) determined in accordance with the terms of such Parent Warrants. At the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Parent Warrants shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist. Each of the Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants shall have, and be subject to, substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in the Parent Warrants, except that in each case they shall represent the right to acquire shares of Pubco Common Stock in lieu of shares Parent Common Stock, in each case, determined in accordance with the terms of such Parent Warrant. At or prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, Pubco shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for future issuance, and shall maintain such reservation for so long as any of the Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants remain outstanding, a sufficient number of shares of Pubco Common Stock for delivery upon the exercise of such Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants.

 

(c) Parent Rights. Each issued and outstanding Parent Right shall be automatically converted into the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock that would have been received by the holder thereof if the Parent Right had been converted in accordance with the Parent Organizational Documents into shares of Parent Common Stock. At the Parent Merger Effective Time, the Parent Rights shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist. The holders of certificates previously evidencing Parent Rights outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Parent Rights, except as provided herein or by applicable Law. Each certificate formerly representing Parent Rights shall thereafter represent only the right to receive shares of Pubco Common Stock as set forth herein.

 

(d) Treasury Shares. If there are any shares of Parent Common Stock that are owned by Parent as treasury shares or by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent, such shares shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration therefor.

 

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Section 3.03 Effect of Parent Merger on Issued and Outstanding Securities of Parent Merger Sub and Pubco. At the Parent Merger Effective Time:

 

(a) each share of Parent Merger Sub Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary; and

 

(b) by virtue of the Parent Merger and without any action on the part of any party hereto or any action on the part of the holders of securities of any party hereto, all of the securities of Pubco issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration therefor.

 

Section 3.04 Exchange of Company Securities.

 

(a) Exchange Agent. Pubco shall appoint an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (or any of its Affiliates) shall be deemed to be acceptable to the Company) and enter into a paying and exchange agent agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Pubco and the Company (the “Exchange Agent Agreement”) for the purpose of exchanging certificates representing the Capital Stock (collectively, the “Certificates”), if any, and each share of Capital Stock held in book-entry form on the stock transfer books of the Company immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, in either case, for the portion of the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration issuable in respect of such Capital Stock pursuant to Section 3.01(b) on the terms and subject to the other conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Pubco and the Exchange Agent in connection with the appointment of the Exchange Agent, the entry into the Exchange Agent Agreement (including, if necessary or advisable, as determined in good faith by Pubco, by also entering into the Exchange Agent Agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company) and the performance of the covenants and agreements in this Section 3.04(a) (including the provision of any information, or the entry into any agreements or documentation, necessary or advisable, as determined in good faith by Pubco, or otherwise required by the Exchange Agent Agreement for the Exchange Agent to fulfill its duties as the Exchange Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby).

 

(b) Exchange Procedures.

 

(i) On the Closing Date, Pubco shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the Participating Securityholders, for exchange and issuance in accordance with this ARTICLE III, the number of Pubco Ordinary Shares sufficient to deliver the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration issuable pursuant to this Agreement (such Pubco Ordinary Shares being hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Fund”).

 

(ii) Pubco shall cause the Exchange Agent, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, to issue such Aggregate Company Merger Consideration out of the Exchange Fund in accordance with the Company Merger Payment Schedule and the other applicable provisions contained in this Agreement. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.

 

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(iii)      Upon the delivery of the Company Merger Payment Schedule to the Exchange Agent in accordance with Section 3.04(i), Pubco, Parent and the Company shall take reasonable steps to cause the applicable Aggregate Company Merger Consideration to be issued to the applicable Participating Securityholder in book-entry form as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date; provided that the applicable Aggregate Company Merger Consideration shall not be issued with respect to shares of Capital Stock represented by a Certificate until the applicable holder of such Capital Stock has surrendered such Certificate to the Exchange Agent.

 

(iv)       If any Aggregate Company Merger Consideration is to be issued to a Person other than the holder of Capital Stock in whose name the surrendered Certificate or the transferred shares of Capital Stock in book-entry form is registered, it shall be a condition to the issuance of the applicable Aggregate Company Merger Consideration that, in addition to any other requirements set forth in the Exchange Agent Agreement, (A) either such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer or such share of Capital Stock in book-entry form shall be properly transferred and (B) the Person requesting such consideration pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or similar Taxes required as a result of such consideration being issued to a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or share of Capital Stock in book-entry form or establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such transfer or similar Taxes have been paid or are not payable.

 

(c) No Further Rights in Capital Stock. The Aggregate Company Merger Consideration issuable upon conversion of the Capital Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Capital Stock.

 

(d) Adjustments to Aggregate Company Merger Consideration. The Aggregate Company Merger Consideration shall be equitably adjusted to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Pubco Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, merger, sale or exchange of shares or other like change with respect to shares of Pubco Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to the Company Merger Effective Time.

 

(e) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the Participating Securityholders for one (1) year after the Company Merger Effective Time shall be delivered to Pubco, upon demand, and any Participating Securityholder who has not theretofore complied with this Section 3.04 shall thereafter look only to Parent for such holder’s Per Share Company Merger Consideration. Any portion of the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by Participating Securityholders as of a date which is immediately prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Pubco free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

 

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(f) No Liability. None of the Exchange Agent, Pubco, Parent or the Company Surviving Subsidiary shall be liable to any Participating Securityholder for any Pubco Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash delivered to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.

 

(g) Withholding Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each of Pubco, Parent, the Company Merger Sub, the Company, the Company Surviving Subsidiary and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from amounts (including shares, options or other property) otherwise payable, issuable or transferable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment, issuance or transfer under the Code or any provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld and timely paid to the applicable Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid, issued or transferred to the Participating Securityholder (or intended recipients) in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. The parties hereto shall cooperate in good faith to eliminate or reduce any such deduction or withholding.

 

(h) Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip or shares representing fractional Pubco Ordinary Shares shall be issued upon the exchange of Capital Stock and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to have any rights of a stockholder of Pubco or a holder of shares of Pubco Common Stock. In lieu of any fractional share of Pubco Common Stock to which any holder of Capital Stock would otherwise be entitled, the Exchange Agent shall round up or down to the nearest whole share of Pubco Common Stock, as applicable, with a fraction of 0.5 rounded up. No cash settlements shall be made with respect to fractional shares eliminated by rounding.

 

(i) Company Merger Payment Schedule. At least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Pubco, Parent and the Exchange Agent a schedule (the “Company Merger Payment Schedule”) showing the percentage allocation of the aggregate Per Share Company Merger Consideration to each Participating Securityholder at the Closing (such Participating Securityholder’s “Pro Rata Share”) and the corresponding number of shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued to such Participating Securityholder pursuant to Section 3.01.

 

Section 3.05 Stock Transfer Books. At the Company Merger Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company Ordinary Shares thereafter on the records of the Company. From and after the Company Merger Effective Time, the holders of the Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Capital Stock, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by Law.

 

Section 3.06 Payment of Expenses.

 

(a) The Company and Parent shall each pay one-half (1/2) of all costs relating to the Transactions, including (A) any EDGAR agent typesetting fees incurred in connection with the preparation and filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement, (B) any fees relating to SEC or other regulatory filing fees (including those incurred in connection with the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statement and the Notification and Report Forms filed under the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Law), and (C) all transfer taxes associated with the issuance of Pubco’s securities at Closing; provided, that each party shall bear the fees and expenses of its advisors incurred in connection with the Transactions.

 

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(b) No sooner than five (5) nor later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall provide to the Company a written report setting forth a list of all of the Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses. On or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall cause the Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses to be forgiven, assigned to Sponsor without recourse to Parent, or to be satisfied in full with no further recourse to Parent.

 

Section 3.07 Dissenters’ Rights.

 

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary and to the extent available under the Cayman Act, Company Ordinary Shares that are outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time and that are held by shareholders of the Company who have validly exercised in writing their dissenters’ rights for such Company Ordinary Shares in accordance with Section 238 of the Cayman Action, and have otherwise complied in all respects with the provisions of the Cayman Act relevant to the exercise and perfection of dissenters’ rights (collectively, the “Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted into, and such stockholders shall have no right to receive, the applicable Aggregate Company Merger Consideration unless and until such stockholder withdraws or otherwise loses such dissenters’ rights (through failure to perfect such dissenters’ rights or otherwise) under the Cayman Act. From and after the Company Merger Effective Time, (A) the Dissenting Company Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and extinguished by virtue of the Company Merger and shall cease to exist and (B) the holders of Dissenting Company Shares shall be entitled only to such rights as may be granted to them under Section 238 of the Cayman Act and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the voting rights or other rights of a shareholder of the Company Surviving Subsidiary or any of its Affiliates (including Pubco); provided, however, that if any holder of Dissenting Company Shares effectively withdraws or loses such dissenters’ rights (through failure to perfect such dissenters’ rights or otherwise) under the Cayman Act, then the Company Ordinary Shares held by such Dissenting Company Shareholder (1) shall no longer be deemed to be Dissenting Company Shares and (2) shall be treated as if they had been converted automatically at the Company Merger Effective Time into the right to receive the applicable portion of the Company Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(i) in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each holder of Dissenting Company Shares who becomes entitled to payment for his, her or its Dissenting Company Shares pursuant to the Cayman Act shall receive payment thereof from Company in accordance with the Cayman Act. The Company shall give Parent (prior to the Closing) or the Sponsor (after the Closing) prompt notice of any written demands for dissenters’ rights in respect of any Company Ordinary Share, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other material developments related to any such demands and provide copies of all documents, instruments or other communications received by Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives related thereto and shall otherwise keep Parent (prior to the Closing) or the Sponsor (after the Closing) reasonably apprised as to the status and developments related to such matters, and Parent (prior to the Closing) or the Sponsor (after the Closing) shall have the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to all such demands. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of Parent (prior to the Closing) or the Sponsor (after the Closing), make any payment or deliver any consideration (including Pubco Ordinary Shares) with respect to, settle or offer or agree to settle any such demands.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary and to the extent available under the DGCL, shares of Parent Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time and that are held by stockholders of Parent who shall have neither voted in favor of the Parent Merger nor consented thereto in writing and who shall have demanded properly in writing appraisal for such shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the DGCL and otherwise complied with all of the provisions of the DGCL relevant to the exercise and perfection of dissenters’ rights (“Dissenting Parent Shares”) shall not be converted into, and such stockholders shall have no right to receive, shares of Pubco Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this ARTICLE III unless and until such stockholder fails to perfect or withdraws or otherwise loses his, her or its right to appraisal and payment under the DGCL. Shares held by any stockholder of Parent who fails to perfect or who effectively withdraws or otherwise loses his, her or its dissenters’ rights to appraisal of such shares of Parent Common Stock under the DGCL, shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, shares of Pubco Common Stock, without any interest thereon, in accordance with the terms of this ARTICLE III.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Except as set forth in the Company’s disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent and the Company Merger Sub on the date of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”), (each of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on its face or cross-referenced), the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Parent Parties as follows:

 

Section 4.01 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.

 

(a) The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company (each a “Company Subsidiary”) is a corporation, company or other organization duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company and each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation or other organization to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) A true and complete list of all the Company Subsidiaries and each other entity in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary owns any equity or similar interest, together with the jurisdiction of incorporation of each Company Subsidiary or such other entity and the percentage of the equity interest of each Company Subsidiary or such other entity that is owned by the Company and each other Company Subsidiary, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement, is set forth in Section 4.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any other corporation, partnership, joint venture or business association or other entity other than any entity set forth on Section 4.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

Section 4.02 Organizational Documents. The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room a complete and correct copy of the Company Memorandum and Articles and the memorandum and articles of association, certificate of incorporation and the bylaws or equivalent organizational documents, each as amended, restated or otherwise modified as of the date of this Agreement, of each Company Subsidiary. Such memoranda and articles of association, certificates of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents are in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its memorandum and articles of association, certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents.

 

Section 4.03 Capitalization.

 

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 5,000,000 Company Ordinary Shares. As of the date of this Agreement, (A) 1,051,997 Company Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding and (B) 0 Company Ordinary Shares are subject to outstanding Company Convertible Securities.

 

(b) There are no options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities, conversion rights or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued share capital of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue or sell any shares of, or other equity or voting interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares or other equity or other voting interests in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary. As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise bound by, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has granted, any outstanding equity appreciation rights, participations, phantom equity, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, contingent value rights or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any shares, or other securities or ownership interests in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary. There are no voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, stockholder agreements or other agreements to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, or to the Company’s knowledge, among any holder of Capital Stock or any other equity interests or other securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is not a party, with respect to the voting or transfer of the Capital Stock or any of the equity interests or other securities of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. Except for the Company Subsidiaries, the Company does not own any equity interests in any Person.

 

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(c) There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of the Company or any capital stock of any Company Subsidiary or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Person other than a Company Subsidiary.

 

(d) All outstanding Capital Stock and all outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities (as applicable) of each Company Subsidiary have been issued and granted in compliance with (A) all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and (B) all preemptive rights and other requirements set forth in applicable Contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party and the organizational documents of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable.

 

(e) Each outstanding share of capital stock of each Company Subsidiary is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and each such share is owned 100% by the Company or another Company Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens, options, rights of first refusal and limitations on the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s voting rights, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws and their respective organizational documents.

 

(f)   Except for the Capital Stock held by the stockholders of the Company, no shares or other equity or voting interest of the Company, or options, warrants or other rights to acquire any such shares or other equity or voting interest, of the Company is authorized or issued and outstanding.

 

(g) Except as set forth on Section 4.02(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all outstanding Capital Stock and all outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities (as applicable) of each Company Subsidiary have been issued and granted (i) in compliance in all material respects with applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and (ii) in compliance with any preemptive rights and other similar requirements set forth in applicable Contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party.

 

Section 4.04 Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and, subject to receiving the Company Stockholder Approval, to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions have been, and each Ancillary Agreement to which the Company is a party will be, duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party or to consummate the Transactions (other than, with respect to the Merger, the Company Stockholder Approval, which the Written Consent shall satisfy, and the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the Cayman Act). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Parent Parties, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other Laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles (the “Remedies Exceptions”). The Company Board has unanimously approved this Agreement and the Transactions. To the knowledge of the Company, except as provided under the Cayman Act, no state takeover Law is applicable to the Company Merger or the other Transactions.

 

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Section 4.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

 

(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and subject to receipt of the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the Cayman Act and of the consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, filings and notifications, expiration or termination of waiting periods after filings and other actions set forth on Section 4.05(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, including the Written Consent, being made, obtained or given, the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not (i) conflict with or violate the Company Memorandum and Articles or any equivalent organizational documents of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) conflict with or violate any United States or non-United States statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction, judgment, decree or other order (“Law”) applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any material property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to, any Material Contract, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, or expiration or termination of any waiting period by, any United States federal, state, county or local or non-United States government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency, instrumentality or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body (a “Governmental Authority”), except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, state securities or “blue sky” laws (“Blue Sky Laws”) and state takeover Laws, the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, and filing with and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the Cayman Act, and (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.06 Permits; Compliance.

 

(a) As of the date of this Agreement, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, registrations, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority, necessary for each of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (the “Company Permits”), except where the failure to have such Company Permits would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, no suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing. As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (b) any Material Contract or Company Permit, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and each Company Product that is or has been developed or tested by or on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries, is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws. This Section 4.06(b) shall not apply to Tax matters.

 

Section 4.07 Financial Statements.

 

(a) The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room true and complete copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for each of the years then ended (collectively, the “Annual Financial Statements”), which are attached as Section 4.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Each of the Annual Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) (i) was prepared in all material respects in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect as of the date of this Agreement (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and (ii) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of and at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except (A) as otherwise noted therein or (B) for any changes made in connection with the preparation of financial statements of the Company audited in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB.

 

(b) The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room true and complete copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2024 (the “Interim Financial Statements Date”), and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the six-month period then ended (collectively, the “Interim Financial Statements”), which are attached as Section 4.07(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Interim Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except for the omission of footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments) and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of and at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein and subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments.

 

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(c) Except as and to the extent set forth on the Annual Financial Statements or the Interim Financial Statements, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liability or obligation of a nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for: (i) liabilities that were incurred in the ordinary course of business or in connection with the consummation of the Transactions since the Interim Financial Statements Date, (ii) obligations for future performance under any Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or (iii) such other liabilities and obligations which are not, individually or in the aggregate, expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d) In the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement, (i) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or Representative of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls, including any such complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices and (ii) there have been no internal investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or general counsel of the Company, the Company Board or any committee thereof.

 

(e) To the knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible violation of any applicable Law. None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner discriminated against an employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in the terms and conditions of employment because of any act of such employee described in 18 U.S.C. sec. 1514A(a).

 

(f)   All accounts receivable of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries reflected on the Interim Financial Statements or arising thereafter have arisen from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and in accordance with GAAP and are collectible, subject to bad debts reserved in the Interim Financial Statements. To the knowledge of the Company, such accounts receivables are not subject to valid defenses, setoffs or counterclaims, other than routine credits granted for errors in ordering, shipping, pricing, discounts, rebates, returns in the ordinary course of business and other similar matters. The Company’s reserve for contractual allowances and doubtful accounts is adequate in all material respects and has been calculated in a manner consistent with past practices. Since December 31, 2023, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has modified or changed in any material respect its sales practices or methods including, without limitation, such practices or methods in accordance with which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries sell goods, fill orders or record sales.

 

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(g) All accounts payable of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries reflected on the Interim Financial Statements or arising thereafter are the result of bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of business and have been paid or are not yet due or payable. Since December 31, 2023 through the date of this Agreement, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not altered in any material respects their practices for the payment of such accounts payable, including the timing of such payment.

 

(h) The Company has established and maintains a system of internal accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurance that (i) all transactions are executed in accordance with management’s specific authorization; (ii) the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external purposes are in conformity with GAAP and maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is only permitted in accordance with management’s specific authorization and (iv) the Company’s records accurately reflect the transaction and disposition of assets, in all material respects.

 

(i)    Neither the Company (including any employee thereof) nor the Company’s independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company as of the date of this Agreement,, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

 

Section 4.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2023 through and until the date of this Agreement, except as otherwise reflected in the Annual Financial Statements or the Interim Financial Statements, or as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, other than due to any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority, (b) neither the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries have sold, assigned, transferred, permitted to lapse, abandoned, or otherwise disposed of any right, title or interest in or to any of their respective material assets (including Company Owned IP) other than revocable non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of Company Owned IP granted in the ordinary course of business in which grants of rights to use such Company Owned IP are incidental to performance under the agreement, (c) there has not been a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (d) none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a material breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.01(b), excluding the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01(b)(i), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (xiii).

 

Section 4.09 Absence of Litigation. There is no material Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority. This Section 4.09 shall not apply to Tax matters.

 

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Section 4.10 Employee Benefit Plans.

 

(a) Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, all Employee Benefit Plans that are maintained, contributed to, required to be contributed to, or sponsored by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant, or under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has or could incur any liability (contingent or otherwise) (collectively, whether or not material, the “Plans”).

 

(b) With respect to each Plan, the Company has made available to Parent, if applicable, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) a true and complete copy of the current plan document and all amendments thereto (or a written summary if not reduced to writing) and each trust or other funding arrangement, (ii) copies of the most recent summary plan description and any summaries of material modifications, (iii) a copy of the 2020 filed IRS Form 5500 annual report and accompanying schedules (or, if not yet filed, the most recent draft thereof), (iv) copies of the most recently received IRS determination, opinion or advisory letter, and (v) any non-routine correspondence to or from any Governmental Authority with respect to any Plan in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any express commitment to modify, change or terminate any Plan, other than with respect to a modification, change or termination required by ERISA or the Code, or other applicable Law.

 

(c) None of the Plans is or was in the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement, nor does the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate have or reasonably expect to have any liability or obligation (contingent or otherwise) under, (i) a multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), (ii) a single employer pension plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA) subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, (iii) a multiple employer plan subject to Section 413(c) of the Code, (iv) a multiple employer welfare arrangement under ERISA, or (v) a “voluntary employees’ beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 509(c)(9) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, “ERISA Affiliate” means any entity that together with the Company or any Company Subsidiary would be deemed a “single employer” for purposes of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or Sections 414 of the Code.

 

(d) As of the date of this Agreement and except as disclosed to the Parent in writing, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is or will be obligated, whether under any Plan or otherwise, to pay separation, severance, termination or similar benefits to any Person as a result of any Transaction (whether alone or in connection with another event), nor will any such Transaction (whether alone or in connection with another event) (i) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, (ii) increase the amount or cause the funding of, of any benefit or other compensation due to any individual, (iii) result in the triggering or imposition of any restrictions or limitations on the rights of the Company or any other Person to amend or terminate any Employee Benefit Plan; (iv) entitle the recipient of any payment or benefit to receive a “gross up” payment for any income or other taxes that might be owed with respect to such payment or benefit; or (v) result in the payment of any amount that would, individually or in combination with any other such payment, constitute an “excess parachute payment,” as defined in 280G(b)(1) of the Code.

 

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(e) Except as disclosed to the Parent in writing, none of the Plans provides, nor does the Company or any Company Subsidiary have or reasonably expect to have any obligation to provide, medical or other welfare benefits to any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any Company Subsidiary after termination of employment or service except as may be required under Section 4980B of the Code and Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and the regulations thereunder (at the sole cost of such current or former employee, officer, director or consultant).

 

(f)   Each Plan is and has been for the six (6) years prior to the date of this Agreement in compliance, in all material respects, in accordance with its terms and the requirements of all applicable Laws including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code. The Company and each Company Subsidiary have performed, in all material respects, all obligations required to be performed by them under, are not in any material respect in default under or in violation, and have no knowledge, of any default or violation in any material respect by any party to, any Plan. No Action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Plan (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course) and, to the knowledge of the Company, no fact or event exists that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such Action.

 

(g) Each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has (i) timely received a favorable determination letter from the IRS covering all of the provisions applicable to the Plan for which determination letters are currently available that the Plan is so qualified and each trust established in connection with such Plan is exempt from U.S. federal income Tax under Section 501(a) of the Code or (ii) is entitled to rely on a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS, and to the knowledge of Company, no fact or event has occurred since the date of such determination or opinion letter or letters from the IRS that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such Plan or the exempt status of any such trust.

 

(h) There has not been any non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) nor any reportable events (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. There have been no acts or omissions by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate that have given or could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material fines, penalties, Taxes or related charges under Sections 502 or 4071 of ERISA or Section 511 or Chapter 43 of the Code for which the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate may be liable.

 

(i)    All contributions, premiums or payments required to be made with respect to any Plan have been made to the extent due on or before their respective due dates or properly accrued on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, except as would not result in material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.

 

(j)    Each Plan that constitutes a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code is in documentary compliance with, and has been administered and operated in compliance with, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and no additional Tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code has been or could reasonably be expected to be incurred by a participant in any such Plan.

 

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Section 4.11 Labor and Employment Matters.

 

(a) Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a true, correct and complete list of all employees of the Company and any Company Subsidiary, including any employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature, authorized or unauthorized, and sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, for each such individual the following, on a no name basis: (i) title or position (including whether full or part time); (ii) hire date and service commencement date (if different); (iii) current annualized base salary or (if paid on an hourly basis) hourly rate of pay; and (iv) commission, bonus or other incentive based compensation. As of the date hereof, all compensation, including wages, commissions and bonuses, due and payable to all employees of the Company and any Company Subsidiary for services performed on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full (or accrued in full in the Company’s financial statements).

 

(b) There are no material Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary by any of their respective current or former employees; (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is, nor has either the Company or any Company Subsidiary been in the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement, a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a union, works council or labor organization applicable to Persons employed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, are there any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any such employees; (iii) there are no unfair labor practice complaints pending against the Company or any Company Subsidiary before the National Labor Relations Board; and (iv) there has never been, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor disruption or dispute affecting, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threat thereof, by or with respect to any employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(c) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and have been in the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment, employment practices, employment discrimination, terms and conditions of employment, mass layoffs and plant closings (including the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar state or local Laws), immigration, meal and rest breaks, pay equity, workers’ compensation, family and medical leave, and occupational safety and health requirements, payment of wages, hours of work, and collective bargaining as required by the appropriate Governmental Authority and are not liable for any material arrears of wages, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.

 

Section 4.12 Real Property; Title to Assets.

 

(a) The Company does not own any real property.

 

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(b) Section 4.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, the street address of each parcel of Leased Real Property, and sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a list of each lease, sublease, license or occupancy agreement pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary leases, subleases, licenses or occupies any real property (each, a “Lease”), with the name of the lessor or any other party thereto, and the date of the Lease in connection therewith and each material amendment to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Lease Documents”). True, correct and complete copies of all Lease Documents have prior to the date of this Agreement been made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule as of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no leases, subleases, sublicenses, concessions or other contracts granting to any Person other than the Company or Company Subsidiaries the right to use or occupy any Leased Real Property, and (ii) all such Leases are in full force and effect, are valid and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions, and there is not, under any of such Leases, any existing default or event of default (or event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or, to the Company’s knowledge, by the other party to such Leases, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company, nor any Company Subsidiary, has subleased, sublicensed or otherwise granted to any Person any right to use, occupy or possess any portion of the Leased Real Property.

 

(c) Other than any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority, there are no contractual or legal restrictions that preclude or restrict the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to use any Leased Real Property by such party for the purposes for which it is currently being used, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There are no latent defects or adverse physical conditions affecting the Leased Real Property, and improvements thereon, other than those that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has legal and valid title to, or, in the case of Leased Real Property and assets, valid leasehold or subleasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets, tangible and intangible, real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in its business, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Section 4.13 Intellectual Property.

 

(a) Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as updated, contains a true, correct and complete list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all of the following that are (as applicable) owned or purported to be owned, used or held for use by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries: (i) Registered Intellectual Property constituting Company Owned IP (showing in each, as applicable, the filing date, date of issuance, expiration date and registration or application number, and registrar), (ii) all material, unregistered trademarks and brand names constituting Company Owned IP, (iii) domain names and social media accounts used or held for use by the Company in the conduct of the business and (iv) all material Contracts to use any Company Licensed IP (other than (x) Contracts for Off-the-Shelf Software, (y) commercially available service agreements to Business Systems (other than Software), and (z) any Intellectual Property licenses ancillary to the purchase or use of services, equipment, reagents or other materials incorporated into the Products. The Company shall be permitted to provide an updated Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date hereof.

 

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(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries own, have valid and enforceable licenses for, or otherwise have adequate rights to use, all Intellectual Property and technology that are or would reasonably be expected to be material to their business as currently conducted (including upon the commercialization of products or services described in the Registration Statement, the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Prospectus as under development) or to the development, manufacture, operation and sale of any products and services sold by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and the consummation of the Transactions will not conflict with, alter or impair any such rights. No Company IP, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, Company Licensed IP, has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part. The Company IP constitutes all Intellectual Property rights necessary for, or to the knowledge of the Company, otherwise used in, the operation of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted and is sufficient for the conduct of such business as currently conducted, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with, alter or impair any such rights.

 

(c) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries (i) exclusively owns (beneficially and, with respect to Registered Intellectual Property, as record owner), free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), all right, title and interest in and to the Company Owned IP and, (ii) has the right to use, pursuant to a valid and enforceable Contract, all Company Licensed IP. All Company Owned IP is subsisting and, to the knowledge of the Company, valid and enforceable. No loss or expiration of any of the Company Owned IP is threatened in writing, or, to the Company’s knowledge, pending, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no loss or expiration of exclusively in-licensed Company IP is threatened in writing or pending. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the terms of each agreement pursuant to which Intellectual Property has been licensed to the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries, and all such agreements are in full force and effect.

 

(d) The Company and each of its applicable Company Subsidiaries have taken and take reasonable actions to maintain, protect and enforce the secrecy, confidentiality and value of its Trade Secrets and other material Confidential Information, including requiring all Persons having access thereto to execute written non-disclosure agreements. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has disclosed any Trade Secrets or other Confidential Information to any other Person other than pursuant to a written confidentiality agreement under which such other Person agrees to maintain the confidentiality of and protect such Confidential Information. To the Company’s knowledge, no Trade Secrets of the Company have been disclosed by the Company in a manner that has resulted or is likely to result in the loss of trade secret or other rights in and to such information.

 

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(e) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (i) during the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement there have been no claims filed or claims threatened in writing, against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, by any Person (A) contesting the validity, use, ownership, enforceability, scope, patentability or registrability of any of the Company IP, or (B) alleging any infringement or misappropriation of, or other violation of, any valid Intellectual Property rights of other Persons (including any unsolicited written demands or written offers to license any Intellectual Property rights from any other Person); (ii) the operation of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (including the Products) as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate or violate, any Intellectual Property rights of other Persons; (iii) to the Company’s knowledge and except as disclosed to the Parent in writing, no other Person has infringed, misappropriated or violated any of the Company IP, and no such action, suit, proceeding or claim alleging such infringement, misappropriation or violation of Company IP has been filed or threatened in writing by the Company or its Subsidiaries against any other Person; (iv) to the Company’s knowledge, there would be no threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries would, upon the commercialization of any product or service described in the Registration Statement, the Company Disclosure Schedules or the Prospectus, infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate, any patent, trademark, tradename, service name, copyright, trade secret or other Intellectual Property or proprietary right of another; and (v) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has received written notice of any of the foregoing or received any formal written opinion of counsel regarding the foregoing, and the Company is unaware of any facts which could form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim.

 

(f) To the Company’s knowledge, there is no prior art or other information that may render any Patent within the Company Owned IP invalid or unenforceable or that may render any Patent application within such Intellectual Property unpatentable that has not been disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or any foreign equivalent thereto. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no material defects in any of the Company Owned IP. The product candidates described in the Company Disclosure Schedules as under development or commercialization by the Company or any Company Subsidiary fall within the scope of the claims of one or more Patent or pending Patent application owned by, or exclusively licensed to, the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(g) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Authority were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Company Owned IP.

 

(h) Other than as set forth in Section 4.13(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all Persons who have contributed, developed or conceived any Company Owned IP have executed valid and enforceable written agreements with the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries, pursuant to which such Persons assigned or have an obligation to assign to the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary all of their entire right, title, and interest in and to any Intellectual Property created, conceived or otherwise developed by such Person in the course of or related to his, her or its relationship with the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary, without further ongoing consideration or any restrictions or obligations whatsoever, including on the use or other disposition or ownership of such Intellectual Property; or, with respect to Intellectual Property rights that cannot be assigned (e.g., “moral rights” in certain jurisdictions), such Person has unconditionally and irrevocably waived the enforcement thereof, and no such Person has excluded works or inventions from such assignment. To the Company’s knowledge, no current or former employee, director or officer of the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries or any consultant who has contributed, developed or conceived of any Company Owned IP is or has been in violation of any term of any employment or consulting contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation agreement, nondisclosure agreement or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment or other engagement with the Company or Company Subsidiary.

 

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(i) No Related Party, nor any current or former partner, director, stockholder, officer or employee of the Company or Company Subsidiaries or of any Related Party will, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, own, license or retain any rights in any of the Intellectual Property owned, used or held for use (including for defensive purposes) by the Company in the conduct of the business as currently conducted.

 

(j) Section 4.13(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all Open Source Software that has been used in connection with any Products.

 

(k) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries owns, leases, licenses, or otherwise has the legal right to use all Business Systems, and such Business Systems are sufficient in all material respects for the current needs of the business of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries. The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries maintain commercially reasonable disaster recovery, business continuity and risk assessment plans, procedures and facilities. To the Company’s knowledge, in the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, there has not been any failure with respect to any of the Business Systems that are material to the conduct of the Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ business that has not been remedied or replaced in all material respects.

 

(l) The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries currently and during the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement have complied in all material respects with (i) all Privacy/Data Security Laws applicable to the Company or a Company Subsidiary, (ii) any applicable privacy or other policies of the Company or a Company Subsidiary, respectively, published on a Company website or otherwise made publicly available by the Company or a Company Subsidiary concerning the collection, dissemination, storage, use or other Processing of Personal Information or Business Data, (iii) industry standards to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound to adhere, and (iv) all Contracts that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has entered into or is otherwise bound with respect to privacy or data security (collectively, the “Data Security Requirements”). The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have each implemented data security safeguards that are designed to protect the security and integrity of the Business Systems and any Personal Information and that are otherwise consistent with the Data Security Requirements. The Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ employees and contractors receive commercially reasonable training on information security issues. Section 4.13(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies any Contracts under which Business Data or Personal Information of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries is hosted or processed on the systems or networks of third parties, including cloud computing arrangements. To the Company’s knowledge there is no Disabling Device in any of the Business Systems constituting Company Owned IP or Product components. For the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has (i) experienced any data security breaches, unauthorized access or use of any of the Business Systems, or unauthorized acquisition, destruction, damage, disclosure, loss, corruption, alteration, or use of any Personal Information or Business Data; or (ii) been subject to or received written notice of any audits, proceedings or investigations by any Governmental Authority or any customer, or received any material claims or complaints regarding the collection, dissemination, storage or use of Personal Information, or the violation of any applicable Data Security Requirements. All processing, storing and transmitting of payment card data by or for the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is compliant with PCI DSS.

 

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(m) The Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries (i) owns the Business Data constituting Company Owned IP free and clear of any restrictions other than those imposed by applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws, or (ii) has the right, as applicable, to use, exploit, publish, reproduce, distribute, license, sell, and create derivative works of and otherwise Process the other Business Data, in whole or in part, in the manner in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries receive and use such Business Data prior to the Closing Date. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not subject to any material legal obligations, including based on the Transactions contemplated hereunder, that would prohibit Merger Sub, or Parent from receiving, using or otherwise Processing Personal Information after the Closing Date, in a similar manner in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries receive, use and otherwise Process such Personal Information immediately prior to the Closing Date or result in material liabilities in connection with Data Security Requirements.

 

Section 4.14 Taxes.

 

(a) The Company and each Company Subsidiary: (i) have duly and timely filed all material Tax Returns that they are required to have filed as of the date hereof (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) have paid all Taxes that are shown as due on such filed Tax Returns and any other material Taxes that they are required to have paid as of the date hereof to avoid penalties or charges for late payment; (iii) with respect to all material Tax Returns filed by them, have not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency (other than pursuant to customary extensions of the due date for filing a Tax Return obtained in the ordinary course of business); and (iv) do not have any material deficiency, assessment, claim, audit, examination, investigation, litigation or other proceeding in respect of Taxes (each, a “Tax Claim”) pending or asserted, proposed or threatened in writing for a Tax period for which the statute of limitations for a Tax assessment remains open, other than any Tax Claims that have since been resolved. The unpaid Taxes of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the Interim Financial Statements Date did not materially exceed the reserves for Taxes (other than any reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and taxable income) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries set forth in the Interim Financial Statements.

 

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(b) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, is bound by or has an obligation under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement, in each case other than an agreement, contract or arrangement the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes (each, an “Ordinary Commercial Agreement”).

 

(c) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) adjustment under Section 481(c) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) by reason of any change in method of accounting made prior to the Closing; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) executed prior to the Closing; (iii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing; (iv) intercompany transaction or any excess loss account described in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) entered into or created, respectively, prior to the Closing; or (v) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue booked prior to the Closing.

 

(d) The Company and each Company Subsidiary have withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental Authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party and, to the Company’s knowledge, have complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the reporting and withholding of Taxes.

 

(e) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary income Tax Return (other than a group of which the Company or a Company Subsidiary was the common parent).

 

(f) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any material liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law), as a transferee or successor, or, except pursuant to an Ordinary Commercial Agreement, by contract.

 

(g) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any request for a material “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) or private letter ruling from any Governmental Authority.

 

(h) The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement made available to Parent complete and accurate copies of the U.S. federal income Tax Returns filed by the Company for the Tax year ended December 31, 2020, and each of the four prior Tax years prior to such Tax year.

 

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(i) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has in any year for which the applicable statute of limitations remains open distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Sections 355 or 361 of the Code.

 

(j) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(k) Neither the IRS nor any other Governmental Authority has asserted in writing against the Company or any Company Subsidiary any deficiency or claim for any material Taxes or interest thereon or penalties in connection therewith.

 

(l) There are no Liens for Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) upon any assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(m) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

 

(n) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice from a non-U.S. Governmental Authority that it has a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise has an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

 

(o) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written claim from a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction in which the Company or such Company Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns stating that the Company or such Company Subsidiary is or may be subject to Tax in such jurisdiction.

 

(p) For U.S. federal income Tax purposes, the Company is, and has been since its formation, classified as a corporation.

 

(q) The Company has not taken or agreed to take any action, and does not intend to or plan to take any action, or has any knowledge of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

Section 4.15 Environmental Matters. Each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary is not materially violating, and for the five (5) years prior to the date of this Agreement has not materially violated, any applicable Environmental Laws; (b) to the knowledge of the Company, none of the properties currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including, without limitation, soils and surface and ground waters) are contaminated with, and no Company or Company Subsidiary has Released, any Hazardous Substance which requires reporting, investigation, remediation, monitoring or other response action by the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws; (c) none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is, in any material respect, actually or allegedly liable, or to the Company’s knowledge, potentially liable, pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws for any off-site contamination by Hazardous Substances; (d) each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary has all material permits, licenses and other authorizations required of the Company under applicable Environmental Law (“Environmental Permits”), and the Company and each Company Subsidiary is, and has since January 1, 2018 been, in compliance in all material respects with such Environmental Permits; and (e) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is the subject of any pending or, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened Action, nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiary received any written notice, alleging any material violation of or, or material liability under, Environmental Laws.

 

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Section 4.16 Material Contracts.

 

(a) Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, the following types of Contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, excluding for this purpose, any purchase orders submitted by customers (such Contracts as are required to be set forth in Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, along with any Plan listed on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, being the “Material Contracts”):

 

(i) all Contracts with consideration payable to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries of more than $150,000, in the aggregate, over any 12-month period;

 

(ii) each Contract requiring payment by or to the Company after the date of this Agreement in excess of $150,000 pursuant to its express terms relating to (A) any agreement involving provision of services or products with respect to any pre-clinical development activities of the Company or (B) any alliance, joint venture, cooperation, development or other agreement currently in force under which the Company has continuing obligations to develop any product, technology or service, or any agreement pursuant to which the Company has continuing obligations to develop any Intellectual Property rights that will not be owned, in whole or in part, by the Company;

 

(iii) all Contracts pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged any third party to manage the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (excluding contracts for employment), to the extent material to the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(iv) all Contracts with any Governmental Authority to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or which otherwise govern the use of any Company Owned IP, other than any Company Permits;

 

(v) all Contracts evidencing indebtedness for borrowed money in an amount greater than $150,000, and any pledge agreements, security agreements or other collateral agreements in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary granted to any Person a Lien on any of the property or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and all agreements or instruments guaranteeing the debts or other obligations of any Person;

 

(vi) all Contracts pursuant to which the Company or a Company Subsidiary has continuing obligations or interests involving (A) “milestone” or other similar contingent payments, including upon the achievement of regulatory or commercial milestones which would result in a payment in excess of $150,000 or (B) payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based upon any revenues or income of the Company, in each case that cannot be terminated by the Company without penalty, or without more than sixty (60) days’ notice without material payment or penalty;

 

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(vii) all Contracts establishing any partnership, joint venture, strategic alliance or other collaboration or similar arrangement between the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any third party, on the other hand (including with respect to the Products);

 

(viii) any Contract relating to the acquisition or disposition of any business or asset (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) under which the Company or any of its Affiliates has or will have obligations with respect to an “earn out,” contingent purchase price or similar contingent payment obligation;

 

(ix) all Contracts that limit, or purport to limit, the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to compete in any line of business or with any Person or entity or in any geographic area or during any period of time excluding customary confidentiality clauses;

 

(x) all Contracts that result in any Person or entity holding a power of attorney from the Company or any Company Subsidiary that materially relates to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or materially impacts their respective business;

 

(xi) all Leases, and all leases or master leases of personal property, reasonably likely to result in annual payments of $150,000 or more in a 12-month period;

 

(xii) all Contracts involving use of or granting licenses to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with respect to any Company Licensed IP that are material to the business of the Company;

 

(xiii) all Contracts which involve the license or grant of rights to Company Owned IP by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, other than (A) collaboration agreements entered into on the form of such agreement made available in the Virtual Data Room or (B) and license agreements granted in the ordinary course of business to customers in connection with Products or to suppliers or service providers in the ordinary course of business solely for the purpose of enabling such suppliers or service providers to provide services for the benefit of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries;

 

(xiv) all Contracts under which the Company has agreed to purchase goods or services from a vendor, Supplier or other Person on a preferred supplier or “most favored supplier” basis or which otherwise establishes any exclusive sale or distribution obligation with respect to any Product or geographic area;

 

(xv) all Contracts for the development of Company Owned IP for the benefit of the Company that are material to the Company, other than employment, consulting and collaboration agreements entered into on the form of such agreement made available in the Virtual Data Room, without material modification;

 

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(xvi) all Contracts under which any broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions, or which has a fee tail still in effect, based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(xvii) all Contracts that provide for the settlement of any material Action that contains any ongoing material obligation on the Company or the Company Subsidiaries; and

 

(xviii) all Contracts between the Company and any holders of more than 2% of the Company’s Capital Stock (assuming the full conversion or exercise of all Company Securities held by such Person) that relate to such stockholder’s ownership of Company Securities.

 

(b) Except as has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the date of this Agreement (i) each Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material breach or violation of, or material default under, any Material Contract nor has any Material Contract been canceled by the other party; (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, no other party is in material breach or violation of, or material default under, any Material Contract; and (iii) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not received any written, or to the knowledge of the Company, oral claim of any material default under any such Material Contract. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has furnished or made available to Parent in the Virtual Data Room true and complete copies, in all respects, of all Material Contracts, including amendments thereto that are material in nature.

 

Section 4.17 Insurance.

 

(a) Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, with respect to each material insurance policy under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is an insured, a named insured or otherwise the principal beneficiary of coverage as of the date of this Agreement (i) the names of the insurer, the principal insured and each named insured, (ii) the policy number, (iii) the period, scope and amount of coverage and (iv) the premium most recently charged.

 

(b) With respect to each such insurance policy, except as would not be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) the policy is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to the Remedies Exceptions) and, except for policies that have expired under their terms in the ordinary course, is in full force and effect; (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material breach or default (including any such breach or default with respect to the payment of premiums or the giving of notice), and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a material breach or default, or permit termination or modification, under the policy; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, no insurer on the policy has been declared insolvent or placed in receivership, conservatorship or liquidation.

 

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Section 4.18 Vote Required. The Requisite Approval (the “Company Stockholder Approval”) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock or other securities of the Company necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions. The Written Consent, if executed and delivered, would qualify as the Company Stockholder Approval and no additional approval or vote from any holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company would then be necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions.

 

Section 4.19 Certain Business Practices.

 

(a) For the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers, or employees or, to the Company’s knowledge, agents, while acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, has: (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to political activity; (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of any applicable Anti-Corruption Law; or (iii) to the extent not covered by subclause (i) and (ii), made any payment in the nature of criminal bribery.

 

(b) For the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers, or employees or, to the Company’s knowledge, agents (i) is or has been a Sanctioned Person; (ii) has transacted business with or for the benefit of any Sanctioned Person or has otherwise violated applicable Sanctions, while acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary; or (iii) has violated any Ex-Im Laws while acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

(c) There are no, and for the three (3) years prior to the date of this Agreement, there have not been any, material internal investigations, external investigations to which the Company has knowledge of, audits, actions or proceedings pending, or any voluntary or involuntary disclosures made to a Governmental Authority, with respect to any apparent or suspected violation by the Company, any Company Subsidiary, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents with respect to any Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions, or Ex-Im Laws.

 

Section 4.20 Interested Party Transactions. Except for employment relationships and the payment of compensation, benefits and expense reimbursements and advances in the ordinary course of business, no director, officer or other Affiliate of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any immediate family of any of the foregoing, to the Company’s knowledge, has or has had, directly or indirectly as of the date of this Agreement: (a) an economic interest in any Person that has furnished or sold, or furnishes or sells, services or Products that the Company or any Company Subsidiary furnishes or sells, or proposes to furnish or sell; (b) an economic interest in any Person that purchases from or sells or furnishes to, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, any goods or services; (c) a beneficial interest in any Contract disclosed in Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; or (d) any Contract with the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than customary indemnity arrangements; provided, however, that ownership of no more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded corporation shall not be deemed an “economic interest in any Person” for purposes of this Section 4.20. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not, for the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement, (i) extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit or renewed an extension of credit in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of the Company, or (ii) materially modified any term of any such extension or maintenance of credit.

 

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Section 4.21 Brokers. Except as set forth on Section 4.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

Section 4.22 FDA. As to each product subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (“FDCA”) that is manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold, and/or marketed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (each such product, a “Pharmaceutical Product”), such Pharmaceutical Product is being manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold and/or marketed by the Company in compliance with all applicable requirements under FDCA and similar laws, rules and regulations relating to registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure, or application approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, good clinical practices, product listing, quotas, labeling, advertising, record keeping and filing of reports, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending, completed or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened, action (including any lawsuit, arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding, charge, complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has received any notice, warning letter or other communication from the FDA or any other governmental entity, which (i) contests the premarket clearance, licensure, registration, or approval of, the uses of, the distribution of, the manufacturing or packaging of, the testing of, the sale of, or the labeling and promotion of any Pharmaceutical Product, (ii) withdraws its approval of, requests the recall, suspension, or seizure of, or withdraws or orders the withdrawal of advertising or sales promotional materials relating to, any Pharmaceutical Product, (iii) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical investigation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) enjoins production at any facility of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (v) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (vi) otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or regulations by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and which, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The properties, business and operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the FDA. The Company has not been informed by the FDA that the FDA will prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United States of any product proposed to be developed, produced or marketed by the Company nor has the FDA expressed any concern as to approving or clearing for marketing any product being developed or proposed to be developed by the Company.

 

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Section 4.23 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this ARTICLE IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or in the Company Officer’s Certificate, the Company hereby expressly disclaims and negates any other express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever (whether at Law or in equity) with respect to the Company, its Affiliates, and any matter relating to any of them, including their affairs, the condition, value or quality of the assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations, or with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any other information made available to the Parent Parties, their respective Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives by, or on behalf of, the Company, and any such representations or warranties are expressly disclaimed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or in the Company Officer’s Certificate, neither the Company nor any other Person on behalf of the Company has made or makes, any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, with respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates or budgets made available to the Parent Parties, their respective Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives of future revenues, future results of operations (or any component thereof), future cash flows or future financial condition (or any component thereof) of the Company (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing), whether or not included in any management presentation or in any other information made available to the Parent Parties, their respective Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives or any other Person, and any such representations or warranties are expressly disclaimed.

 

ARTICLE V

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF Parent Parties

 

Except as set forth in Parent’s disclosure schedule delivered by Parent to the Company on the date of this Agreement (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule”) and in Parent SEC Reports (to the extent the qualifying nature of such disclosure is readily apparent from the content of such Parent SEC Reports, but excluding disclosures referred to in “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and any other disclosures therein to the extent they are of a predictive or cautionary nature or related to forward-looking statements), the Parent Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

 

Section 5.01 Corporate Organization.

 

(a) Each Parent Party is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the requisite corporate or limited liability power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such power, authority and governmental approvals would not result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) Pubco is the only Subsidiary of Parent and the Merger Subs are the only Subsidiaries of Pubco. Except for Pubco and the Merger Subs, Parent does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business association or other Person.

 

Section 5.02 Governing Documents. Each of the Parent Parties has heretofore furnished to the Company complete and correct copies of the Parent Organizational Documents, Pubco Organizational Documents, the Parent Merger Sub Organizational Documents and the Company Merger Sub Organizational Documents. The Parent Organizational Documents, Pubco Organizational Documents, the Parent Merger Sub Organizational Documents and the Company Merger Sub Organizational Documents are in full force and effect. No Parent Party is in violation of any of the provisions of its respective organizational documents.

 

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Section 5.03 Capitalization.

 

(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Parent Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of the date of this Agreement, (A) 7,907,013 shares of Parent Common Stock are issued and outstanding (which includes 893,712 shares subject to Redemption Rights), (B) no shares of Parent Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, (C) no shares of Parent Common Stock are held in the treasury of Parent, (D) 11,500,000 redeemable warrants to purchase Parent Common Stock and 5,425,000 private placement warrants to purchase Parent Common Stock are issued and outstanding and (E) 11,500,000 Parent Rights are issued and outstanding. Each Parent Warrant is exercisable for the number of shares of Parent Common Stock stated in each Parent Warrant at an exercise price of $11.50 per share.

 

(b) All outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Warrants and Parent Rights (i) are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (ii) are not subject to any preemptive rights, (iii) have been issued and granted in compliance with all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws and (iv) were issued free and clear of all Liens other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws and the Parent Organizational Documents.

 

(c) Other than the Parent Warrants, there are no options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities, conversion rights or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of Parent or obligating Parent to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Parent. Parent is not a party to, or otherwise bound by, and has not granted, any equity appreciation rights, participations, phantom equity or similar rights. There are no voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, shareholder agreements or other agreements with respect to the voting or transfer of Parent Common Stock or any of the equity interests or other securities of Parent. Except for Pubco and the Merger Subs, Parent does not own any equity interests in any Person.

 

(d) Other than Redemption Rights, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Parent Common Stock or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Persons.

 

Section 5.04 Authority Relative to this Agreement. Each Parent Party has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which they are a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions, in each case subject to obtainment of the Parent Stockholder Approval or the approval of Pubco as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, as applicable. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Parent Party and the consummation by each Parent Party of the Transactions have been, and each Ancillary Agreement to which they are a party will be, duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, and no other corporate or limited liability company proceedings on the part of any Parent Party is necessary to authorize this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party or to consummate the Transactions (other than (a) with respect to the Mergers, (i) the Parent Stockholder Approval, the approval by Parent, as the sole stockholder of Pubco Merger Sub, and the approval of Pubco as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, and (ii) the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and the Cayman Act, as applicable, and (b) with respect to the issuance of Pubco Ordinary Shares and the amendment and restatement of the Pubco Memorandum and Articles pursuant to this Agreement, the Parent Stockholder Approval). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of the Parent Parties and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Parent Party enforceable against it, in accordance with its terms subject to the Remedies Exceptions.

 

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Section 5.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

 

(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Parent Party does not, and the performance of this Agreement by each Parent Party will not, (i) conflict with or violate such Parent Party’s organizational documents, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations, expiration or termination of waiting periods and other actions described in Section 5.05(b) have been obtained and all filings and obligations described in Section 5.05(b) have been made, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to such Parent Party or by which any of its property or assets is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of such Parent Party pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which such Parent Party is a party or by which such Parent Party or any of its property or assets is bound or affected, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Parent Party does not, and the performance of this Agreement by each Parent Party will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, or expiration or termination of any waiting period by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, Blue Sky Laws and state takeover Laws, the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, and filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and Cayman Act, as applicable, and (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay consummation of any of the Transactions or otherwise prevent any Parent Party from performing its material obligations under this Agreement.

 

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Section 5.06 Compliance. No Parent Party is or has been in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law applicable to it, by which any property or asset of such Parent Party is bound or affected, or (b) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which such Parent Party is a party or by which such Parent Party or any property or asset of Parent Party is bound, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each Parent Party is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority necessary for it to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. This Section 5.06 shall not apply to Tax matters.

 

Section 5.07 SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley.

 

(a) Except as set forth on Section 5.7(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents, including any exhibits thereto, required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since November 23, 2020, together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto (collectively, the “Parent SEC Reports”). Parent has heretofore furnished to the Company true and correct copies of all amendments and modifications that have not been filed by Parent with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments that previously had been filed by Parent with the SEC and are currently in effect. As of their respective dates, the Parent SEC Reports (i) complied with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) did not, at the time they were filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each director and executive officer of Parent has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all documents required with respect to Parent by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

(b) Except as set forth on Section 5.7(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with GAAP (applied on a consistent basis) and Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K, as applicable, throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) and each fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows of Parent as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein, (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments). Parent has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports. No financial statements other than those of Parent are required by GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial statements of Parent.

 

(c) Except as and to the extent set forth in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent has no liability or obligation of a nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities and obligations arising in the ordinary course of Parent’s business.

 

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(d) Parent is in compliance with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(e) Parent has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to Parent and other material information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports and other documents that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to Parent’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting Parent’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in Parent’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.

 

(f) Parent maintains systems of internal control over financial reporting that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures sufficient to provide reasonable assurance: (i) that Parent maintains records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect, in all material respects, its transactions and dispositions of assets; (ii) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP; (iii) that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and its board of directors; and (iv) regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of its assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements. Parent has delivered to the Company a true and complete copy of any disclosure (or, if unwritten, a summary thereof) by any representative of Parent to Parent’s independent auditors relating to any material weaknesses in internal controls and any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that would adversely affect the ability of Parent to record, process, summarize and report financial data. Parent has no knowledge of any fraud or whistle-blower allegations, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees or consultants who have or had a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of Parent. Since December 31, 2019, there have been no material changes in Parent internal control over financial reporting.

 

(g) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by Parent to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of Parent. Parent has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(h) Neither Parent (including any employee thereof) nor Parent’s independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by Parent, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Parent’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by Parent or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

 

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(i) As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding SEC comments from the SEC with respect to the Parent SEC Reports. To the knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.

 

Section 5.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2021, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (a) Parent has conducted its business in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, other than due to any actions taken due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar direction of any Governmental Authority, (b) there has not been any Parent Material Adverse Effect, and (c) Parent has not taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a material breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.02(b).

 

Section 5.09 Absence of Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent, or any property or asset of Parent, before any Governmental Authority. Neither Parent nor any material property or asset of Parent is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of Parent, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority. This Section 5.09 shall not apply to Tax matters.

 

Section 5.10 Board Approval; Vote Required.

 

(a) The Parent Board, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of the members of the Parent Board at a meeting duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which Parent is a party, the Mergers and the other Transactions are fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its stockholders, and declared their advisability, (ii) approved (A) this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Parent is a party, (B) the payment of the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration to the Participating Securityholders pursuant to this Agreement, (C) the issuance of Pubco Ordinary Shares in connection with the Mergers, (D) the amendment and restatement of the Pubco Memorandum and Articles, and (E) the Pubco LTIP, and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending that the stockholders of Parent vote in favor of all Parent Proposals, including, without limitation, adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Parent is a party, and directing that this Agreement, the Mergers and the other Transactions to which Parent is a party be submitted for consideration by the stockholders of Parent at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting.

 

(b) The only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Parent necessary to approve the Transactions is the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock.

 

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(c) Each of the Pubco Board, the Parent Merger Sub Board and the Company Merger Sub Board, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous written consent and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which such Parent Party is a party, the Parent Merger and/or the Company Merger, as applicable, and the other Transactions to which such Parent Party is a party are fair to and in the best interests of such Parent Party and its sole stockholder, and declared their advisability, (ii) adopted this Agreement and approved the Parent Merger and/or the Company Merger, as applicable, and the other Transactions to which such Parent Party is a party, and (iii) recommended that Parent as the sole stockholder of Pubco, and Pubco as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, as applicable, adopt this Agreement and approve the Parent Merger and/or the Company Merger, as applicable, and the other Transactions to which such Parent Party is a party and directed that this Agreement, the Parent Merger and/or the Company Merger, as applicable, and the other Transactions to which such Parent Party is a party be submitted for consideration by Parent as the sole stockholder of Pubco or by Pubco as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, as applicable.

 

(d) The only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Merger Subs that is necessary to approve this Agreement, the Mergers and the other Transactions is the affirmative vote of Pubco as the sole stockholder of the Merger Subs. The only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Pubco that is necessary to approve this Agreement, the Mergers and the other Transactions is the affirmative vote of Parent as the sole stockholder of Pubco.

 

Section 5.11 No Prior Operations of Pubco and the Merger Subs. Each of Pubco, Parent Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions and has not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations or incurred any obligation or liability, other than as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 5.12 Brokers. Except as set forth on Section 5.12 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any Parent Party.

 

Section 5.13 Parent Trust Fund. As of the date of this Agreement, Parent has no less than $17,700,000 held in the trust fund established by Parent for the benefit of its public stockholders (the “Trust Fund”) maintained in a trust account (the “Trust Account”). The monies of such Trust Account are invested in cash and held in trust by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”) pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2020, between Parent and the Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”). Except as set forth in Section 5.13 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or in connection with the Extension Proposal, the Trust Agreement has not been amended or modified and is valid and in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions. Parent has complied in all material respects with the terms of the Trust Agreement and is not in breach thereof or default thereunder and there does not exist under the Trust Agreement any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default by Parent or, to the knowledge of Parent, the Trustee. There are no separate contracts, agreements, side letters or other understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied): (i) between Parent and the Trustee that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the Parent SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect; or (ii) to the knowledge of Parent, that would entitle any Person (other than stockholders of Parent who shall have elected to exercise their Redemption Rights pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account have been released except: (A) to pay income and franchise Taxes from any interest income earned in the Trust Account; and (B) upon the exercise of Redemption Rights in accordance with the provisions of the Parent Organizational Documents. As of the date hereof, there are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing with respect to the Trust Account. As of the date hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein and the compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder, Parent has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the use of funds in the Trust Account will not be satisfied or funds available in the Trust Account will not be available to Parent at the Effective Time.

 

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Section 5.14 Employees. Other than any officers of Parent as described in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent has never employed any employees. Other than consultants and advisors retained in the ordinary course of business (including in connection with the Transactions) or as described in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent has never retained any contractors. Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Parent’s officers and directors in connection with activities on Parent’s behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by Parent outside of the Trust Account, Parent has no unsatisfied material liability with respect to any employee, officer or director. Parent has never and does not currently maintain, sponsor, contribute to or have any direct liability under any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended), nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code, bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement, severance, change in control, fringe benefit, sick pay and vacation plans or arrangements or other employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements. Except as set forth in Section 5.14 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the other Ancillary Agreements nor the consummation of the Transactions will (i) result in any payment becoming due to any director, officer or employee of Parent, (ii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits, or (iii) give rise to any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which Parent is a party which requires payment by any party of a Tax gross-up or Tax reimbursement payment to any Person.

 

Section 5.15 Taxes.

 

(a) Parent (i) has duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it as of the date hereof and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) has timely paid all Taxes that are shown as due on such filed Tax Returns and any other material Taxes that Parent is otherwise obligated to pay, except with respect to current Taxes that are not yet due and payable or are otherwise being contested in good faith; (iii) with respect to all material Tax Returns filed by or with respect to it, has not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency which assessment or deficiency has not yet been resolved; and (iv) does not have any deficiency, audit, examination, investigation or other proceeding in respect of a material amount of Taxes or material Tax matters pending or threatened in writing, for a Tax period which the statute of limitations for assessments remains open.

 

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(b) Parent is not party to, bound by or has an obligation under any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement (including any agreement, contract or arrangement providing for the sharing or ceding of credits or losses) or has a potential liability or obligation to any Person as a result of or pursuant to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment other than an agreement, contract, arrangement or commitment the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes.

 

(c) To the knowledge of Parent, as of the date hereof, Parent is not required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date under Section 481(c) of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law); (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; or (iii) installment sale made on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue accrued on or prior to the Closing Date; (v) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-United States income Tax law) in existence on or prior to the Closing Date; (vi) any use of an improper method of accounting use for any tax period or portion thereof ending or ended on or prior to the Closing Date; or (vii) income arising or accruing prior to the Closing and includable after the Closing under Subchapter K, Section 951, 951A or 956 of the Code.

 

(d) Parent has withheld and paid to the appropriate Tax authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party and has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes, including all reporting and record keeping requirements related thereto.

 

(e) Parent has not been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary U.S. federal, state, local or foreign income Tax Return.

 

(f) Parent does not have any material liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.

 

(g) Parent does not have any request for a material ruling in respect of Taxes pending between Parent, on the one hand, and any Tax authority, on the other hand.

 

(h) Parent has made available to the Company true, correct and complete copies of the U.S. federal income Tax Returns filed by Parent for the 2020 tax year.

 

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(i) Parent has not since incorporation distributed stock of another Person, or had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.

 

(j) Parent has not engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

 

(k) There are no Tax liens upon any assets of Parent except for Permitted Liens.

 

(l) Parent (A) is not and has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Code Section 897(c)(2) or (B) has not received written notice from a jurisdiction where it does not file Tax Returns that it is subject to Tax in that jurisdiction. Parent has not made an election under Section 965(h) of the Code.

 

(m) Parent has not taken or agreed to take any action and does not intend to or plan to take any action, or has any knowledge of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(n) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 5.15 shall constitute the only representations and warranties by the Parent with respect to Taxes.

 

Section 5.16 Registration and Listing. The issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BREZ”. The issued and outstanding Parent Rights are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BREZR”. The issued and outstanding Parent Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BREZW”. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing against Parent by the Nasdaq Capital Market or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Warrants or Parent Rights or terminate the listing of Parent on the Nasdaq Capital Market. None of Parent or any of its Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the shares of Parent Common Stock, the Parent Warrants or the Parent Rights under the Exchange Act.

 

Section 5.17 Prior Business Operations. Parent has limited its activities in all material respects to those activities (a) contemplated in the prospectus of Parent, dated as of November 23, 2020, or (b) otherwise necessary to consummate the Transactions.

 

Section 5.18 Parent Material Contracts. The SPAC SEC Reports include true and complete copies of each “material contract” (as such term is defined in Regulation S-K of the SEC) to which Parent is party (the “Parent Material Contracts”). Each Parent Material Contract is in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of Parent, is valid and binding upon and enforceable against each of the parties thereto (subject to the Remedies Exception), except insofar as enforceability may be limited by the Remedies Exceptions. True and complete copies of all Parent Material Contracts have been made available to the Company.

 

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Section 5.19 Proxy Statement and Registration Statement. None of the information relating to Parent or Pubco supplied by such Parent Party in writing for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will, as of the date the Registration Statement is made effective, as of the date the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the Parent Stockholders, at the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, or at the Parent Merger Effective Time or Company Merger Effective Time, contain any misstatement of a material fact or omission of any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however, that neither Parent nor Pubco makes any representation with respect to any forward-looking statements supplied by or on behalf of such Parent Party for inclusion in, or relating to information to be included in the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement.

 

Section 5.20 Investment Company Act. Parent is not an “investment company” or a Person directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of an “investment company”, or required to register as an “investment company”, in each case within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Section 5.21 Transactions with Affiliates. Section 5.21 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth all Contracts between (a) Parent, on the one hand, and (b) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager director or indirect equityholder (including the Sponsor) or Affiliate of either Parent or the Sponsor, on the other hand (each Person identified in this part (b), a “Parent Related Party”). Except as set forth in Section 5.21 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, no Parent Related Party (i) owns any interest in any material asset used in the business of Parent, (ii) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a material client, supplier, customer, lessor or lessee of Parent, or (iii) owes any material amount to, or is owed any material amount by, Parent. All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 5.21 are referred to herein as “Parent Related Party Transactions.”

 

Section 5.22 Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses. The Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses set forth on Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule include in all material respects all costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Parent Parties in connection with (a) any proposed Business Combination of Parent other than the Transactions, including any fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Parent Parties and of any other agents, advisors, consultants, experts, financial advisors and other service providers engaged by or on behalf of the Parent Parties in connection with any such transactions, (b) the preparation and filing with the SEC of any proxy statement prior to the date hereof for the purpose of amending the Parent Organizational Documents and the Trust Agreement to extend the time period for Parent to consummate a Business Combination, including the value of any additional securities or economic inducements offered to stockholders of Parent in connection therewith and the costs, fees and expenses of any legal counsel or any other service providers engaged in connection therewith, (c) any amounts due to the underwriters of Parent’s IPO in connection with any proposed Business Combination of Parent other than the Transactions and which are not duplicative with such amounts due in connection with the Transactions, or (d) entering into any agreements with any stockholders of Parent to incentivize them to either unwind or facilitate the unwinding of their respective exercise of applicable Redemption Rights in connection with any proposed Business Combination of Parent other than the Transactions or any proxy statement prior to the date hereof for the purpose of amending the Parent Organizational Documents and the Trust Agreement to extend the time period for Parent to consummate a Business Combination.

 

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Section 5.23 The Parent Parties’ Investigation and Reliance. Each Parent Party is a sophisticated purchaser and has made its own independent investigation, review and analysis regarding the Company and any Company Subsidiary and the Transactions, which investigation, review and analysis were conducted by the Parent Parties, together with expert advisors, including legal counsel, that they have engaged for such purpose. The Parent Parties and their Representatives have been provided with full and complete access to the Representatives, properties, offices, plants and other facilities, books and records of the Company and any Company Subsidiary and other information that they have requested in connection with their investigation of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and the Transactions. No Parent Party is relying on any statement, representation or warranty, oral or written, express or implied, made by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives, except as expressly set forth in ARTICLE IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or the Company Officer’s Certificate. Neither the Company nor any of its respective stockholders, Affiliates or Representatives shall have any liability to any Parent Party or any of their respective stockholders, Affiliates or Representatives resulting from the use of any information, documents or materials made available to the Parent Parties, or any of their Representatives, whether orally or in writing, in any confidential information memoranda, “data rooms,” management presentations, due diligence discussions or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions. Neither the Company nor any of its stockholders, Affiliates or Representatives is making, directly or indirectly, any representation or warranty with respect to any estimates, projections or forecasts involving the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE Company MERGER

 

Section 6.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Company Merger.

 

(a) The Company agrees that, between the Effective Date and the Closing or the earlier termination of this Agreement (the “Interim Period”), except as (1) expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (2) as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (3) as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed):

 

(i) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to use its reasonable best efforts to, conduct its business in the ordinary course of business; and

 

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(ii) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, to keep available the services of the current officers and Key Employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with customers, Suppliers and other Persons with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has significant business relations.

 

(b) By way of amplification and not limitation, except as (1) expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (2) as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (3) as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), the Company shall not, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary not to, during the Interim Period, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed):

 

(i) amend or otherwise change the Company Memorandum and Articles or equivalent organizational documents;

 

(ii) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber or subject to any Lien, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, or otherwise amend any terms of, (A) any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any options, warrants, restricted stock units, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, provided that none of (1) the consummation of one or more private placement transactions by the Company of any equity securities (or securities convertible into or exercisable for equity securities) of the Company prior to the Company Merger Effective Time which raise no more than $100,000,000 in the aggregate, and (2) the consummation of any initial sale of any shares of capital stock of the Company in an underwritten public offering registered under the Securities Act or any direct listing of any shares of capital stock of the Company on a securities exchange or securities market (collectively, the “Permitted Financings”), or the issuance of any Permitted Financing Securities in connection therewith, shall require the consent of Parent; or (B) any material assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than sales of assets in the ordinary course of business;

 

(iii) adopt a plan of, or otherwise enter into or effect a, complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (other than the Company Merger or in connection with any Permitted Financing), acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other entity other than a Company Subsidiary or enter into a joint venture, partnership, business association or other similar arrangement with any other entity;

 

(iv) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, excluding any dividend payable in the form of shares of Capital Stock;

 

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(v) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock, other than redemptions of equity securities from former employees upon the terms set forth in the underlying agreements governing such equity securities;

 

(vi) (A) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or substantially all of the assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof, in each case, other than a Company Subsidiary; or (B) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any Person, or make any loans or advances, or grant any security interest in any of its assets, in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate, other than in connection with a Permitted Financing;

 

(vii) (A) except as provided for through the Employment Agreements, grant any increase in the compensation or incentives payable or to become payable to any current or former director, officer, employee (including any Key Employee) or service provider of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that has a base salary or compensation in excess of $150,000 (each, a “Company Service Provider”), (B) except through or in connection with the Employment Agreements, enter into any new, or terminate or amend any existing, employment, retention, bonus, change in control, or termination agreement with any Company Service Provider, (C) except as provided for through the Employment Agreements, accelerate or commit to accelerate the funding, payment, or vesting of any compensation or benefits to any Company Service Provider, or (D) establish or become obligated under any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or agreement with a labor union, trade union, works council, or other representative of employees; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may (1) provide increases in salary, wages, bonuses or benefits to employees as required under the terms of any Plan in existence as of the date of this Agreement and reflected on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or, for employees (other than Key Employees), in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (2) change the title of its employees (other than Key Employees) in the ordinary course of business, and (3) make annual or quarterly bonus or commission payments in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in accordance with the bonus or commission plans existing on the date of this Agreement;

 

(viii) other than as required by Law or pursuant to the terms of a Plan entered into prior to the date of this Agreement and reflected on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as provided for through the Employment Agreements, grant any severance or termination pay to (A) any Key Employee or any director or officer of the Company or of any Company Subsidiary, or (B) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, any other current employee of the Company or of any Company Subsidiary;

 

(ix) adopt, amend or terminate any material Plan or any Employee Benefit Plan that would be a Plan if in effect as of the date hereof except (A) as may be required by applicable Law, (B) as is required in order to consummate the Transactions or (C) in connection with health and welfare plan renewals in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (provided that such renewals do not materially increase the cost to the Company or any Company Subsidiary of providing such benefits);

 

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(x) waive the restrictive covenant obligations of any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

 

(xi) materially amend or change any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s accounting policies or procedures, other than reasonable and usual amendments in the ordinary course of business or as may be required by a change in GAAP;

 

(xii) make, change or revoke any material Tax election, amend any income or other material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material income Tax liability, adopt or change any accounting method in respect of material Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes, execute any material “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) or enter into any Tax sharing or similar agreement in respect of material Taxes (other than an Ordinary Commercial Agreement);

 

(xiii) materially amend, or modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of any Material Contract or amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s material rights thereunder, in each case in a manner that is adverse to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, taken as a whole, except in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xiv) (A) exclusively license, sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of, divest or spin-off, any material Company IP or other material Intellectual Property used or held for use in the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, (B) abandon, relinquish, permit to lapse or to be abandoned, invalidated, dedicated to the public, or disclaimed, or fail to perform or make any applicable filings, recordings or other similar actions or filings, or fail to pay all required fees and Taxes required to maintain and protect its interest in, any material Company IP, or (C) disclose or otherwise make available to any Person who is not subject to a written agreement to maintain the confidentiality of such trade secrets any material Trade Secret included in the Company IP;

 

(xv) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any Action, other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that are solely monetary in nature and do not exceed $250,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate; or

 

(xvi) enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

Nothing herein shall require the Company to obtain consent from Parent to do any of the foregoing if obtaining such consent might reasonably be expected to violate applicable Law, and nothing contained in this Section 6.01 shall give to Parent, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the ordinary course of business operations of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date. During the Interim Period, each of Parent and the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, complete control and supervision of its respective operations.

 

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Section 6.02 Conduct of Business by the Parent Parties Pending the Mergers.

 

(a) Except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and except as set forth on Section 6.02 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), Parent agrees that during the Interim Period, unless the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the businesses of the Parent Parties shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice.

 

(b) By way of amplification and not limitation, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, as set forth on Section 6.02 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), no Parent Party shall, during the Interim Period, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned:

 

(i) amend or otherwise change such Parent Party’s organizational documents or form any Subsidiary of Parent other than Pubco and the Merger Subs;

 

(ii) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock, other than redemptions from the Trust Fund that are required pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents;

 

(iii) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the Parent Common Stock, Parent Rights or Parent Warrants except for redemptions from the Trust Fund that are required pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents;

 

(iv) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, any shares of any class of capital stock or other securities of any Parent Party, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of any Parent Party;

 

(v) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or enter into any strategic joint ventures, partnerships or alliances with any other Person;

 

(vi) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of another Person or Persons, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of Parent, as applicable, enter into any keep well” or other agreement to maintain any financial statement condition or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing;

 

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(vii) make any change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting principles, policies, procedures or practices, except as required by a concurrent amendment in GAAP or applicable Law made subsequent to the date hereof, as agreed to by its independent accountants;

 

(viii) make, change or revoke any material Tax election, amend any income or other material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material income Tax liability, adopt or change any accounting method in respect of material Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the statute of limitations applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes, execute any material “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law) or enter into any Tax sharing or similar agreement in respect of material Taxes (other than an Ordinary Commercial Agreement);

 

(ix) liquidate, dissolve, reorganize or otherwise wind up the business and operations of any Parent Party;

 

(x) amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination of the Trust Agreement or any other agreement related to the Trust Account;

 

(xi) (A) enter into, materially amend, or modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of any Contracts to which a Parent Party is party (including engagement letters with financial advisors) in a manner that would materially and adversely affect Parent or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing or would impose material liabilities on any Parent or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing, or (B) enter into any Contract that would entitle any third party to any bonuses, payments or other fees upon or conditioned upon the consummation of the Closing, other than any services providers engaged by Parent prior to the Closing for printing, mailing and solicitation services with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement; or

 

(xii) enter into, renew, modify or revise any Parent Related Party Transaction (or any Contract or agreement that if entered into prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement would be a Parent Related Party Transaction); or

 

(xiii) enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

 

Nothing in this Section 6.02 shall give to the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the ordinary course of business operations of Parent prior to the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing Date, each of Parent and the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, complete control and supervision of its respective operations, as required by Law.

 

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Section 6.03 Claims Against Trust Account. Reference is made to the final prospectus of Parent, dated as of November 23, 2020 and filed with the SEC (Registration No. 333-249677) on November 24, 2020 (the “Prospectus”). The Company hereby represents and warrants that it understands that Parent has established the Trust Account containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and the overallotment shares acquired by its underwriters and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of Parent’s public stockholders (including overallotment shares acquired by Parent’s underwriters, the “Public Stockholders”), and that, except as otherwise described in the Prospectus, Parent may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the Public Stockholders in the event they elect to redeem their Parent Common Stock in connection with the consummation of Parent’s initial business combination (as such term is used in the Prospectus) (the “Business Combination”) or in connection with an extension of its deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (b) to the Public Stockholders if Parent fails to consummate a Business Combination within 12 months after the closing of the IPO, subject to extension by amendment to Parent’s organizational documents, (c) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, amounts as necessary to pay any Taxes and up to $100,000 in dissolution expenses, or (d) to Parent after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of Parent entering into this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Affiliates that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates do now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between Parent or its Representatives, on the one hand, and the Company or its Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Released Claims”). The Company on behalf of itself and its Affiliates hereby irrevocably waives any Released Claims that the Company or any of its Affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with Parent or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Agreement or any other agreement with Parent or its Affiliates). The Company agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by Parent and its Affiliates to induce Parent to enter into this Agreement, and the Company further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against the Company and each of its Affiliates under applicable Law. To the extent the Company or any of its Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Parent or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against Parent or its Representatives, the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s and its Affiliates’ sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit the Company or its Affiliates (or any Person claiming on any of their behalf or in lieu of any of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. In the event (a) the Company or any of its Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to Parent or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, relief against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or the Public Stockholders of Parent, whether in the form of money damages or injunctive relief, and (b) Parent and its Representatives, as applicable, prevails in such action or proceeding, Parent or its Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover from the Company and its Affiliates the associated legal fees and costs in connection with any such action. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this paragraph shall survive indefinitely with respect to the obligations set forth in this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

 

Section 7.01 Proxy Statement; Registration Statement.

 

(a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, (i) Parent (with the assistance and cooperation of the Company as reasonably requested by Parent) shall prepare and Pubco shall file with the SEC a proxy statement (as amended or supplemented, the “Proxy Statement”) to be sent to the stockholders of Parent, in which Parent shall solicit proxies from Parent’s stockholders to vote at the special meeting of Parent’s stockholders called for the purpose of voting on the following matters (the “Parent Stockholders’ Meeting”) in favor of (A) the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Mergers, (B) the issuance of Pubco Ordinary Shares as contemplated by this Agreement, (C) the approval and adoption of the Amended and Restated Pubco Memorandum and Articles, (D) the approval and adoption of an equity incentive plan, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company that provides for grant of awards to employees and other service providers of the Company Surviving Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries in the form of options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards based on Pubco Ordinary Shares with a total pool of awards of Pubco Ordinary Shares not exceeding, together with the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that would be issuable immediately after the Company Merger Effective Time and the Parent Merger Effective Time upon the vesting of all Converted RSUs or Converted Options, 10% of the number of Pubco Ordinary Shares outstanding as of immediately following the Closing (the “Pubco LTIP”), which Pubco LTIP shall have an annual “evergreen” increase of not more than 3% of Pubco Ordinary Shares outstanding as of the day prior to such increase, and (E) any approval of other proposals the parties deem necessary to effectuate the Mergers and the other Transactions (collectively, the “Parent Proposals”), and (ii) Parent shall prepare and Pubco shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”), which Registration Statement shall include the Proxy Statement in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of Pubco Ordinary Shares and the Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants to be issued to Participating Securityholders and/or holders of Parent securities, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b) Pubco and Parent shall (w) cause the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement when filed with the SEC to comply in all material respects with all legal requirements applicable thereto, (x) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC concerning the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement, (y) cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable and (z) keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective, Parent shall mail (or cause to be mailed) the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. Each of Parent, Pubco and the Company shall promptly furnish all information concerning it as may reasonably be requested by the other party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement.

 

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(c) No filing of, or amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement will be made by Pubco or Parent without the approval of the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Parent and Pubco, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, each will advise the other, promptly after they receive notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment thereto has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order, of the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock or the Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants to be issued or issuable to Participating Securityholders and/or holders of Parent securities, as applicable, in connection with this Agreement for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information. Each of Pubco, Parent and the Company shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), any response to comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement and any amendment to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement filed in response thereto.

 

(d) Each of Parent and Pubco represents that the information supplied by it for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at (i) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of Parent, (iii) the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, (iv) the Company Merger Effective Time, and (v) the Parent Merger Effective Time. If, at any time prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to any of the Parent Parties, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or Pubco which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, Parent shall promptly inform the Company. All documents that each of Parent and Pubco is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Mergers or the other Transactions will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

(e) The Company represents that the information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, at (i) the time the Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of Parent, (iii) the time of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, (iv) the Parent Merger Effective Time, and (iv) the Company Merger Effective Time. If, at any time prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly inform Parent.

 

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(f)   As promptly as practicable after the initial filing of the Registration Statement, the Company (with the assistance and cooperation of Parent as reasonably requested by the Company) shall prepare an information statement relating to the action to be taken by the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Written Consent.  As promptly as practicable after the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company shall deliver the Consent Solicitation Statement and the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement to its stockholders.

 

Section 7.02 Parent Stockholders’ Meeting; Pubco and Merger Subs Stockholder’s Approval.

 

(a) Parent shall call and hold the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting as promptly as practicable after the date on which the Registration Statement becomes effective (but in any event no later than 30 days after the date on which the Proxy Statement is mailed to stockholders of Parent) for the purpose of voting solely upon the Parent Proposals; provided that, with the prior consultation of the Company, Parent may postpone or adjourn the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting on one or more occasions for up to thirty (30) days in the aggregate upon the good faith determination by the Parent Board that such postponement or adjournment is necessary to solicit additional proxies to obtain approval of the Parent Proposals or otherwise take actions consistent with Parent’s obligations pursuant to Section 7.10 of this Agreement. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval of the Parent Proposals at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, including by soliciting from its stockholders proxies as promptly as possible in favor of the Parent Proposals. The Parent Board shall recommend to its stockholders that they approve the Parent Proposals (the “Parent Board Recommendation”) and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement. The Parent Board shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) (i) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify the Parent Board Recommendation, (ii) publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify the Parent Board Recommendation or (iii) fail to include the Parent Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement.

 

(b) Promptly following the execution of this Agreement (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours herefrom), (i) Parent shall adopt this Agreement and approve the Mergers and the other Transactions in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Pubco, and (ii) Pubco shall adopt this Agreement and approve the Mergers and the other Transactions in its capacity as the sole stockholders of each of the Merger Subs.

 

Section 7.03 Requisite Approval. Upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, (a) the Company shall (i) obtain the irrevocable written consent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent, of holders of Capital Stock constituting the Requisite Approval in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Company Merger and the other Transactions (the “Written Consent”), as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the Registration Statement becomes effective, and (b) the Company Board shall recommend to its stockholders that they adopt this Agreement and approve the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party (the “Company Board Recommendation”). The Company Board shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) (i) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, the Company Board Recommendation, (ii) approve, recommend or declare advisable, or propose publicly to approve, recommend or declare advisable, any Acquisition Proposal or (iii) fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Consent Solicitation Statement.

 

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Section 7.04 Access to Information; Confidentiality.

 

(a) During the Interim Period, the Company and Parent shall (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to): (i) provide to the other party (and the other party’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, agents and other representatives, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access at reasonable times upon prior notice to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of such party and its subsidiaries and to the books and records thereof; and (ii) furnish promptly to the other party such information concerning the business, properties, contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other aspects of such party and its subsidiaries as the other party or its Representatives may reasonably request, including in connection with any Tax disclosure in any statement, filing, notice or application relating to the Intended Tax Treatment or any Tax opinion requested or required to be filed pursuant to Section 7.12(c). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor Parent shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where the access or disclosure would jeopardize the protection of attorney-client privilege or contravene applicable Law (it being agreed that the parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause such information to be provided in a manner that would not result in such jeopardy or contravention).

 

(b) All information obtained by the parties pursuant to this Section 7.04 shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Nondisclosure Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2024 (the “Non-Disclosure Agreement”), between Parent and the Company.

 

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each party hereto (and its respective Representatives) may consult any Tax advisor as is reasonably necessary regarding the Tax treatment and Tax structure of the Transactions and may disclose to such Tax advisor as reasonably necessary such treatment and structure of the Transactions and all materials (including any Tax analysis) that are provided relating to such treatment or structure, in each case in accordance with the Non-Disclosure Agreement.

 

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Section 7.05 Non-Solicitation.

 

(a) During the Interim Period, the Company shall not, shall cause its Subsidiaries not to and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, propose or knowingly induce the making, submission or announcement of, or knowingly encourage, facilitate or assist, any inquiries or requests for information with respect to, or the making of, any inquiry regarding, or any proposal or offer that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any negotiations or discussions concerning, or provide access to its properties, business, assets, books, records or any confidential information or data to, any Person relating to any proposal, offer, inquiry or request for information that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, (iii) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (iv) execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, confidentiality agreement, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, exchange agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement for or relating to any Acquisition Proposal or (v) resolve or agree to do, or do, any of the foregoing. The Company also agrees that, immediately following the execution of this Agreement, it shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives to, cease any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) conducted heretofore in connection with an Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry or request for information that could reasonably be expected to lead to, or result in, an Acquisition Proposal. The Company also agrees that within five (5) Business Days of the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall request each Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) that has prior to the date hereof executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of an Acquisition Proposal (and with whom the Company has had contact in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement regarding an Acquisition Proposal) to return or destroy all confidential information furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the confidentiality agreement executed with such Person and terminate access to any physical or electronic data room maintained by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. If a party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Representatives receives any inquiry or proposal with respect to an Acquisition Proposal at any time prior to the Closing, then such party shall promptly (and in no event later than two (2) Business Days after such party becomes aware of such inquiry or proposal) notify such Person in writing of the terms of this Section 7.05. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 7.05 by any of the Company Subsidiaries, or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective Representatives acting on the Company’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ behalf, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 7.05 by the Company.

 

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal or offer from any Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) (other than the Parent Parties, or their respective Affiliates) relating to, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, (i) any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of a business that constitutes fifty percent (50%) or more of the net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) any direct or indirect acquisition of fifty percent (50%) or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (based on the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company Board), including through the acquisition of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company owning such assets, (iii) acquisition of beneficial ownership, or the right to acquire beneficial ownership, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the equity securities of the Company, any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person beneficially owning fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the equity securities of the Company, or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company whose business constitutes fifty percent (50%) or more of the net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) or (iv) any issuance or sale or other disposition (including by way of merger, reorganization, division, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the equity securities of the Company; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, no Permitted Financing shall constitute an Acquisition Proposal.

 

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Section 7.06 Exclusivity. During the Interim Period, Parent shall not, shall cause its Subsidiaries not to and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, propose or knowingly induce the making, submission or announcement of, or knowingly encourage, facilitate or assist, any inquiries or requests for information with respect to, or the making of, any inquiry regarding, or any proposal or offer that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Business Combination other than the Transactions (a “Business Combination Proposal”), (ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any negotiations or discussions concerning, or provide access to its properties, business, assets, books, records or any confidential information or data to, any Person relating to any proposal, offer, inquiry or request for information that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to result in or lead to, any Business Combination Proposal, (iii) approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to approve, endorse or recommend, any Business Combination Proposal, (iv) execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, confidentiality agreement, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, exchange agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement for or relating to any Business Combination Proposal or (v) propose, resolve or agree to do, or do, any of the foregoing. Parent also agrees that, immediately following the execution of this Agreement, it and the Sponsor shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives to, cease any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) conducted heretofore in connection with a Business Combination Proposal or any inquiry or request for information that could reasonably be expected to lead to, or result in, a Business Combination Proposal. Parent also agrees that within five (5) Business Days of the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall request each Person (other than the parties hereto and their respective Representatives) that has prior to the date hereof executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of a Business Combination Proposal (and with whom Parent has had contact in the twelve (12) months prior to the date of this Agreement regarding a Business Combination Proposal) to return or destroy all confidential information furnished to such Person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the confidentiality agreement executed with such Person and terminate access to any physical or electronic data room maintained by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. If a party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Representatives receives any inquiry or proposal with respect to a Business Combination Proposal at any time prior to the Closing, then such party shall promptly (and in no event later than two (2) Business Days after such party becomes aware of such inquiry or proposal) notify such Person in writing of the terms of this Section 7.06. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 7.06 by any of Parent’s Subsidiaries, or any of Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective Representatives acting on Parent’s or one of its Subsidiaries’ behalf, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 7.06 by Parent.

 

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Section 7.07 Employee Benefits Matters.

 

(a) Pubco shall, or shall cause the Company Surviving Subsidiary and each of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, to provide the employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries who remain employed immediately after the Effective Time (the “Continuing Employees”) credit for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and determining the level of benefits, as applicable, under any Employee Benefit Plan established or maintained by the Company Surviving Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding any retiree health plans or programs or defined benefit retirement plans or programs) for service accrued or deemed accrued prior to the Company Merger Effective Time with the Company or any Company Subsidiary; provided, however, that such crediting of service shall not operate to duplicate any benefit or the funding of any such benefit. In addition, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) cause to be waived any eligibility waiting periods, any evidence of insurability requirements and the application of any pre-existing condition limitations under each of the Employee Benefit Plans established or maintained by the Company Surviving Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries that cover the Continuing Employees or their dependents, and (ii) cause any eligible expenses incurred by any Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents, during the portion of the plan year in which the Closing occurs, under those health and welfare benefit plans in which such Continuing Employee currently participates to be taken into account under those health and welfare benefit plans in which such Continuing Employee participates subsequent to the Closing Date for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance, and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year. Following the Closing, the Company Surviving Subsidiary will honor all accrued but unused vacation and other paid time off of the Continuing Employees that existed immediately prior to the Closing with respect to the calendar year in which the Closing occurs. The Company shall provide Pubco or its designee with all information reasonably requested and necessary to allow Pubco or its designee to comply with such obligations.

 

(b) The Company shall cause all notices to be timely provided to each optionee under the Company Equity Incentive Plan as required by the Company Equity Incentive Plan in connection with the Transactions.

 

(c) The provisions of this Section 7.07 are solely for the benefit of the parties to the Agreement, and nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, shall confer upon any Continuing Employee or legal representative or beneficiary or dependent thereof, or any other Person, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, whether as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise, including, without limitation, any right to employment or continued employment for any specified period, or level of compensation or benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, shall constitute an amendment or modification of any Employee Benefit Plan or other employee benefit arrangement or shall require any of the Company, Pubco, Parent, the Parent Surviving Subsidiary, the Company Surviving Subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries to continue any Plan or other employee benefit arrangements, or prevent their amendment, modification or termination.

 

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Section 7.08 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification.

 

(a) The certificate of incorporation of the Company Surviving Subsidiary and Pubco shall each contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement or expense reimbursement than are set forth in the Company Memorandum and Articles, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Company Merger Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of the Company, unless such modification shall be required by applicable Law. From and after the Company Merger Effective Time, Pubco agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director and officer of the Company against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Company Merger Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Company would have been permitted under applicable Law and the Company Memorandum and Articles in effect on the date of this Agreement to indemnify such Person (including the advancing of expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law). Pubco further agrees that with respect to the provisions of the bylaws and certificate of incorporation or limited liability company agreement, as applicable, of the Company Subsidiaries relating to indemnification, advancement or expense reimbursement, such provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years from the Company Merger Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of such Company Subsidiary, unless such modification shall be required by applicable Law.

 

(b) For a period of six (6) years from the Company Merger Effective Time, Pubco shall maintain in effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering those Persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (true, correct and complete copies of which have been heretofore made available to Pubco or its agents or Representatives in the Virtual Data Room) on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage, except that in no event shall Pubco be required to pay an annual premium for such insurance in excess of 250% of the aggregate annual premium payable by the Company for such insurance policy for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Maximum Annual Premium”); provided, however, that (i) Pubco may cause coverage to be extended under the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance by obtaining a six (6)-year “tail” policy containing terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims existing or occurring at or prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, and (ii) if any claim is asserted or made within such six (6)-year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 7.08(b) shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof.

 

(c) On the Closing Date, to the extent not already entered into, Pubco shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to each of the Company and Parent with the post-Closing directors and officers of Pubco, which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Closing.

 

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Section 7.09 Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give prompt notice in writing to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice in writing to the Company, of any event which a party becomes aware of between the date of this Agreement and the Closing (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE IX), the occurrence, or non-occurrence of which causes or would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VIII to fail.

 

Section 7.10 Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts.

 

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, such things as are necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws or otherwise, and each shall cooperate with the other, to consummate and make effective the Transactions, including using its reasonable best efforts to make all filings with, respond to questions from, obtain all permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of, and the expiration or termination of waiting periods by, Governmental Authorities and parties to Contracts with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as set forth in Section 4.05 necessary for the consummation of the Transactions and to fulfill the conditions to the Mergers. If at any time after the Parent Merger Effective Time or Company Merger Effective Time further action is necessary or desirable to the parties to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of each party shall use their reasonable best efforts to take all such action.

 

(b) During the Interim Period, each of the parties shall keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the Transactions, including promptly notifying the other parties of any communication it or any of its Affiliates receives from any Governmental Authority relating to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement and permitting the other parties to review in advance, and to the extent practicable consult about, any proposed communication by such party to any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions. During the Interim Period, no party to this Agreement shall agree to participate in any meeting, video or telephone conference, or other communications with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filings, investigation or other inquiry unless it consults with the other parties in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the other parties the opportunity to attend and participate at such meeting, conference or other communications. Subject to the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, during the Interim Period, the parties will coordinate and cooperate fully with each other in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other parties may reasonably request in connection with the foregoing. Subject to the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, the parties will provide each other with copies of all material correspondence, filings or communications, including any documents, information and data contained therewith, between them or any of their Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby during the Interim Period. No party shall take or cause to be taken any action before any Governmental Authority that is inconsistent with or intended to delay its action on requests for a consent or the consummation of the Transactions.

 

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(c) During the Interim Period, each of Parent and Pubco will provide such information and such other assistance as is reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the Permitted Financings.

 

(d) During the Interim Period, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause holders of Parent Common Stock not to exercise or otherwise waive their Redemption Rights, including by entry into binding non-redemption agreements. Parent shall not enter into any Contracts between Parent or any of its Affiliates and any holder of Parent Common Stock or any of its Affiliates relating to any such waiver of Redemption Rights without the prior written consent of the Company; provided that the Sponsor shall be expressly permitted to transfer, assign or convey shares of Parent Common Stock beneficially owned by the Sponsor in connection with such Contracts to secure waivers of the Redemption Rights; provided, further, that any shares of Parent Common Stock transferred, assigned or conveyed in connection with securing such waivers of Redemption Rights shall remain obligated under the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement.

 

Section 7.11 Public Announcements. The initial press release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release, the text of which has been agreed to by each of Parent and the Company. Thereafter, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE IX) unless otherwise prohibited by applicable Law or the requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market, each of Parent and Pubco, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall use its reasonable best efforts to consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to this Agreement, the Mergers or any of the other Transactions, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement without the prior written consent of the other party. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Section 7.11 shall prevent Parent or the Company or its respective Affiliates from furnishing customary or other reasonable information concerning the Transactions to their investors and prospective investors that is substantively consistent with public statements previously consented to by the other party in accordance with this Section 7.11.

 

Section 7.12 Tax Matters.

 

(a) None of the parties hereto shall (and each shall cause its Affiliates not to) take or cause to be taken (or fail to take or cause to be taken) any action, which action (or failure to act), whether before or after the Effective Time, would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Mergers from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

 

(b) For U.S. federal and applicable state income Tax purposes, the parties hereto intend that (i) taken together, the Mergers and any PIPE Investment shall together qualify as a transaction described in Section 351(a) of the Code, (ii) the Company Merger shall qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and (iii) that this Agreement be, and hereby is adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3) to which each of Pubco, Company Merger Sub, and the Company are parties under Section 368(b) of the Code. The parties hereto shall prepare and file all Tax Returns and otherwise report the Mergers consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment (including attaching a statement described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-3(a) and 1.368-3(b) to applicable Tax Returns), unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. Each party hereto shall promptly notify the other party in writing of any challenge to the Intended Tax Treatment by any Governmental Authority. The parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in connection with fulfilling Tax reporting requirements under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.351-3, 1.368-3(a) and 1.368-3(b), as applicable.

 

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(c) Each party hereto shall promptly notify the other party in writing if, before the Closing, such party knows or has reason to believe that the Mergers may not qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment (and whether the terms of this Agreement could be reasonably amended in order to facilitate the Mergers qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment). In the event either (i) Parent or the Company seeks a Tax opinion from its respective Tax advisor regarding the Intended Tax Treatment or (ii) the SEC requests or requires such Tax opinion, each party hereto shall use reasonable efforts to execute and deliver customary Tax representation letters as the applicable Tax advisor may reasonably request in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Tax advisor. In the event the SEC requests or requires a Tax opinion with respect to the Mergers, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause its legal counsel to deliver such Tax opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, to Parent, and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause a nationally recognized accounting firm to deliver such Tax opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, to the Company.

 

Section 7.13 Stock Exchange Listing. Pubco will cause the Pubco Ordinary Shares and the Pubco Assumed Parent Warrants issued in connection with the Transactions to be approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market at the Closing. During the period from the date hereof until the Closing, Parent shall keep the Parent Common Stock, Parent Rights and Parent Warrants listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Section 7.14 Antitrust.

 

(a) To the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade, including the HSR Act (“Antitrust Laws”), each party hereto agrees to promptly make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, and no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, the Company and Parent each shall file (or cause to be filed) with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission a Notification and Report Form as required by the HSR Act. The parties hereto agree to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may reasonably be requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods or obtain required approvals, as applicable under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable.

 

(b) During the Interim Period, Parent and the Company each shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and expiration or termination of waiting periods for the Transactions under any Antitrust Law, use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other party or its Affiliates in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private Person; (ii) keep the other reasonably informed of any communication received by such party from, or given by such party to, any Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, in each case regarding any of the Transactions, and promptly furnish the other with copies of all such written communications; (iii) permit the other to review in advance any written communication to be given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, with any other Person, and to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or other Person, give the other party the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences; (iv) in the event a party is prohibited from participating in or attending any meetings or conferences, keep such party promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto; and (v) cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the Transactions, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority; provided that materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 7.14(b) may be limited to outside counsel and may be redacted (x) to remove references to the valuation of the Company, and (y) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements.

 

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(c) No party hereto shall take any action that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay the approval of any Governmental Authority, or the expiration or termination of any waiting period of any required filings or applications under Antitrust Laws, including by agreeing to merge with or acquire any other Person or acquire a substantial portion of the assets of or equity in any other Person. The parties hereto further covenant and agree, with respect to a threatened or pending preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling or statute, rule, regulation or executive order that would adversely affect the ability of the parties to consummate the Transactions, to use reasonable best efforts to prevent or lift the entry, enactment or promulgation thereof, as the case may be.

 

Section 7.15 Trust Account. As of the Parent Merger Effective Time, the obligations of Parent to dissolve or liquidate within a specified time period as contained in the Parent Certificate of Incorporation will be terminated and Parent shall have no obligation whatsoever to dissolve and liquidate the assets of Parent by reason of the consummation of the Mergers or otherwise, and, except to the extent they elect to redeem their shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Mergers pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents, no stockholder of Parent shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account; provided that the foregoing shall not modify or restrict the obligations of Parent to consummate the redemption of any shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to a valid exercise of Redemption Rights prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time in accordance with the Parent Organizational Documents. At least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, Parent shall provide notice to the Trustee in accordance with the Trust Agreement and shall deliver any other documents, opinions or notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement and cause the Trustee prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time to, and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to, transfer all funds held in the Trust Account to Parent (other than funds required to be paid from the Trust Account to stockholders of the Parent that elected to redeem their shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Mergers pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents pursuant to the Trust Agreement) (to be held as available cash on the balance sheet of Parent, and to be used to pay (a) as and when due all amounts payable to the stockholders of Parent holding shares of Parent Common Stock in the event they elect to redeem their Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Parent Organizational Documents, (b) any Outstanding Transaction Expenses payable by Parent on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 3.06 or (c) for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the business following the Closing) and thereafter shall cause the Trust Account and the Trust Agreement to terminate.

 

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Section 7.16 Directors. Parent and Pubco shall take all necessary action to cause the Pubco Board as of and immediately after the Company Merger Effective Time to be comprised of the individuals designated by Parent and the Company pursuant to Section 2.05.

 

Section 7.17 Equity Incentive Plan. Prior to the Closing and effective as of the Closing, Parent shall, and shall cause Pubco to, adopt the Pubco LTIP.

 

Section 7.18 Related Party Agreements. Prior to the Closing, (a) the Company shall have terminated, or caused to be terminated, all Contracts set forth in Section 4.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and any other Contracts between the Company and any of its directors, officers or holder of more than ten percent (10%) of the Capital Stock (assuming the full conversion or exercise of all Company Securities held by such Person), or any immediate family member of any of the foregoing (whether directly or indirectly through an Affiliate of such Person) (a “Related Party”) or that would otherwise be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K without any liability to the Company, other than (i) ordinary course agreements relating to director and employee compensation and benefits and (ii) the Contracts set forth on Section 7.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and (b) Parent shall have terminated, or caused to be terminated, all Parent Related Party Transactions, other than the Contracts set forth on Section 7.18 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.

 

Section 7.19 Assignment of Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses. Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, Parent shall (a) obtain the consent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, of each payee of Legacy Transaction Expenses set forth on Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, and each payee of any other transaction expenses reasonably determined by Parent and the Company to have been omitted from Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule but which would otherwise constitute Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses, to the assignment of such Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses to the Sponsor, and that such payee will not seek any recourse from Pubco or any of its Subsidiaries (including, following the Company Merger Effective Time, the Company) with respect to such Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses, and (b) assign to the Sponsor all of the Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses set forth on Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and any other transaction expenses reasonably determined by Parent and the Company to have been omitted from Section 1.01 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule but which would otherwise constitute Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses.

 

Section 7.20 PIPE Investment. Each of the Company, the Parent and Pubco agree that each shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to enter into and consummate subscription agreements with investors relating to a private placement of shares (including, for the avoidance of doubt, preferred equity) in the Company, the Parent and/or Pubco, convertible loan agreements with the Company, Parent and/or Pubco, and/or enter into backstop arrangements with potential investors provided always that the terms of any such private placement or backstop arrangement must be mutually agreeable to, and approved in advance in writing by each of the Company, Parent and Pubco (a “PIPE Investment”). Each of the Company, Parent and Pubco shall use, and shall cause their respective representatives to use, their respective commercially reasonable efforts to cause such PIPE Investment to occur, and having the senior management of the Company, Parent and/or Pubco participate in any investor meetings and roadshows with respect to a PIPE Investment as reasonably requested; provided, that any such PIPE Investment must not adversely impact the Intended Tax Treatment. Each of the Company, Parent and Pubco agree that Parent or Pubco may pursue a PIPE Investment on terms that are aligned with those attached as Schedule 7.20; provided, however, that, notwithstanding Schedule 7.20 or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the terms and conditions of any PIPE Investment must still be agreed upon, in writing, by the Company, Parent and Pubco prior to the offering of such PIPE Investment.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

CONDITIONS TO THE MERGERs

 

Section 8.01 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations of the Company and the Parent Parties to consummate the Transactions, including the Mergers, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

 

(a) Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.

 

(b) Parent Stockholders’ Approval. The Required Parent Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained in accordance with the Proxy Statement, the DGCL, the Parent Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

(c) No Order. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order or award which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions, including the Mergers, illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Transactions, including the Mergers.

 

(d) Antitrust Approvals and Waiting Periods. All required filings under the HSR Act shall have been completed and any applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Transactions under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.

 

(e) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceedings for purposes of suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been initiated or be threatened by the SEC.

 

(f)   Parent Net Tangible Assets. Parent shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following the exercise of Redemption Rights in accordance with the Parent Organizational Documents.

 

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Section 8.02 Conditions to the Obligations of the Parent Parties. The obligations of the Parent Parties to consummate the Transactions, including the Mergers, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following additional conditions:

 

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in (i) Section 4.01 (Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries), Section 4.04 (Authority Relative to This Agreement), Section 4.08 (Absence of Certain Changes or Events) and Section 4.21 (Brokers) shall each be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein), except to the extent of any changes that reflect actions permitted in accordance with Section 6.01 of this Agreement and except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (ii) Section 4.03 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in all respects except for de minimis inaccuracies as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent of any changes that reflect actions constituting Permitted Financings and any other actions permitted in accordance with Section 6.01 of this Agreement and except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and (iii) all other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in ARTICLE IV shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date, except (A) to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and (B) where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of the Closing Date or such earlier date) does not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing.

 

(c) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a certificate (the “Company Officer’s Certificate”), dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an officer of the Company, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8.02(a), Section 8.02(b) and Section 8.02(f).

 

(d) Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect that is continuing on the Closing Date.

 

(e) Lock-Up Agreements. The Specified Stockholders shall have delivered, or have caused to be delivered, to Parent duly executed copies of the Lock-Up Agreements.

 

(f)  PIPE Investment. The PIPE Investment shall have closed.

 

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(g) Exclusive License Agreement. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a duly executed copy of an exclusive licensing agreement with EG Biomed Co., Ltd. granting the Company exclusive rights to EG Biomed Co., Ltd.’s patents, technologies and detection products, and EG-Breast Cancer Detection-P1-Blood Monitoring Tool for the United States, European and Asian markets.

 

Section 8.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions, including the Company Merger, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to Closing of the following additional conditions:

 

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Parent Parties contained in (i) Section 5.01 (Corporation Organization), Section 5.04 (Authority Relative to this Agreement), Section 5.08 (Absence of Certain Changes or Events) and Section 5.12 (Brokers) shall each be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, as of the Effective Date (with respect to representations and warranties of Pubco and Parent Merger Sub), and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein), except to the extent that any changes that reflect actions permitted in accordance with Section 6.02 of this Agreement and except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, (ii) Section 5.03 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in all respects except for de minimis inaccuracies as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent of any changes that reflect actions permitted in accordance with Section 6.02 of this Agreement and except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and (iii) other representations and warranties of the Parent Parties contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Parent Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all respects as of the date hereof, as of the Effective Date (with respect to representations and warranties of Pubco and Parent Merger Sub), and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date, except (A) to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and (B) where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of the Closing Date or such earlier date) does not result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b) Agreements and Covenants. Each of the Parent Parties shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing.

 

(c) Officer’s Certificate. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an officer of Parent, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8.03(a), Section 8.03(b) and Section 8.03(d).

 

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(d) D&O Resignations. Except as otherwise agreed by Parent and the Company in writing, all directors and officers of Parent shall have resigned or otherwise been removed effective as of the Closing.

 

(e) Parent Liabilities. At or prior to Closing, Parent shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full all costs relating to the Transactions payable by Parent pursuant to Section 3.06(a). To the extent Parent’s total liabilities at the time of Closing exceed $50,000 (the “Parent Closing Liability Max”), Sponsor shall have agreed to assume, pay or otherwise satisfy in full any amounts owed by Parent in excess of the Parent Closing Liability Max. All advances made by Sponsor to Parent prior to Closing shall have been forgiven, assumed by Sponsor in writing without recourse to Parent or otherwise satisfied by Sponsor and Parent. Parent shall have paid all amounts owed to Parent’s service providers and advisors, including any and all success fees at or before Closing.

 

(f)   Material Adverse Effect. Since the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any Parent Material Adverse Effect that is continuing on the Closing Date.

 

(g) Stock Exchange Listing. The Pubco Ordinary Shares shall be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market as of the Closing Date.

 

(h) Pubco Board. All directors and officers of Pubco that have not been designated to serve as directors and officers of Pubco as of and immediately following the Company Merger Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.05(b) shall have resigned or been removed by Pubco prior to the Closing.

 

(i)    Closing Price of Parent Common Stock. The closing price of a share of Parent Common Stock on the OTCQX on the trading date immediately preceding the Closing Date shall not be less than $8.00 per share.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

Section 9.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Mergers and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing, notwithstanding any requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the stockholders of the Company or Parent, as follows:

 

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

 

(b) by written notice from either Parent or the Company to the other on or after April 30, 2025 (such date, as may be so extended by mutual agreement of the parties);

 

(c) by written notice from either Parent or the Company to the other if any Governmental Authority in the United States shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any injunction, order, decree or ruling (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which has become final and nonappealable and has the effect of making consummation of the Transactions, including the Mergers, illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Transactions;

 

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(d) by written notice from either Parent or the Company to the other if the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting has been held (including any adjournment or postponement thereof permitted by Section 7.02(a)), has concluded, the Parent stockholders have duly voted and the Required Parent Stockholder Approval has not been obtained;

 

(e) by the Company if Parent shall have failed to deliver the consent of Parent, as the sole stockholder of Pubco, and the consents of Pubco, as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, to the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Transactions within twenty-four (24) hours after the execution of this Agreement;

 

(f)   by written notice from Parent to the Company if the Stockholder Support Agreements have not been delivered by a number of Company stockholders sufficient to deliver the Company Stockholder Approval within thirty (30) days of the execution and delivery of this Agreement; provided, however, that if the Stockholder Support Agreements signed by such number of holders have been delivered, Parent may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(f);

 

(g) by written notice from Parent to the Company if the Company shall have failed to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval within five (5) Business Days after the Registration Statement becomes effective; provided, however, that if the Written Consent evidencing the Requisite Approval has been obtained, Parent may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(g);

 

(h) by written notice from Parent to the Company upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Sections Section 8.02(a) and 8.02(b) would not be satisfied (“Terminating Company Breach”); provided that Parent has not waived such Terminating Company Breach and the Parent Parties are not then in material breach of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement; provided, further, that if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company, Parent may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(h) for so long as the Company continues to exercise its reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice of such breach is provided by Parent to the Company; or

 

(i)    by written notice from the Company to Parent upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Parent Parties set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of a Parent Party shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Sections Section 8.03(a) and 8.03(b) would not be satisfied (“Terminating Parent Breach”); provided that the Company has not waived such Terminating Parent Breach and the Company is not then in material breach of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement; provided, further, that if such Terminating Parent Breach is curable by the Parent Parties, the Company may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(i) for so long as the Parent Parties continue to exercise their reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice of such breach is provided by the Company to Parent.

 

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Section 9.02 Effect of Termination.

 

(a) In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any party hereto or its respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or stockholders, other than liability of any party hereto for any Willful Breach by such party occurring prior to such termination subject to Section 6.03. The provisions of Section 6.03, Section 7.04(b) and Article X (collectively, the “Surviving Provisions”) and the Non-Disclosure Agreement, and any other Section or Article of this Agreement referenced in the Surviving Provisions, which are required to survive in order to give appropriate effect to the Surviving Provisions, shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

(b) If this Agreement is validly terminated by Parent (i) pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.01(g) or Section 9.01(h) (provided that such breach by the Company is a Willful Breach), the Company shall pay to Parent (by wire transfer of immediately available funds), within two (2) Business Days after such termination, a fee in an amount equal to the actual documented monthly extension payments made by or on behalf of the Company to the Trust Account on or after the Effective Date (provided that Parent shall provide in good faith the amount of such payments no later than one (1) Business Day following such termination), which such amount shall constitute liquidated damages under this Agreement and which amount shall not exceed $150,000 (the “Break-Up Fee”).

 

(c) The Parent Parties agree that in the event this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 9.01(g) or Section 9.01(h) and the Break-Up Fee is paid to Parent pursuant to Section 9.02(b), (i) the payment of such Break-Up Fee shall be the sole and exclusive remedy (whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise) of the Parent Parties and their respective equityholders and Affiliates against the Company or any of its directors, officers and other Affiliates for, and (ii) in no event will the Parent Parties or any of their respective equityholders or Affiliates be entitled to recover any other money damages or any other remedy based on a claim in law or equity with respect to, (A) any loss suffered as a result of the failure of the Mergers to be consummated, (B) the termination of this Agreement, (C) any liabilities or obligations arising under this Agreement or (D) any claims or Actions arising out of or relating to any breach, termination or failure of or under this Agreement, and upon payment to Parent of the Break-Up Fee in accordance with Section 9.02(b), neither the Company nor any of its directors, officers or other Affiliates shall have any further liability or obligation to the Parent Parties or any of their equityholders or Affiliates relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions.

 

Section 9.03 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended in writing by the parties hereto at any time prior to the Closing. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

Section 9.04 Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, (a) Parent may (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of the Company, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein or in any document delivered by the Company pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of the Company or any condition to its own obligations contained herein and (b) the Company may (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any Parent Party, (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of any Parent Party contained herein or in any document delivered by any Parent Party pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any agreement of any Parent Party or any condition to its own obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

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ARTICLE X

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 10.01 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by email or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.01):

 

if to the Parent Parties:

 

Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.

955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929

Irving, TX 75039

Attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

Email: doug@breezeacquisition.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Woolery & Co.

1 Pier 76
408 12th Ave
New York, NY 10018
Attention: Jim Woolery; Mathew J. Saur
Email: james@wooleryco.com; matt@ekpyrosis.co

 

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if to the Company:

 

YD Biopharma Limited
12th Floor, No. 101, Section 2

Nanjing East Road, Zhongshan District

Taipei City, Taiwan 54186159

Attn: Dr. Ethan Shen
E-mail: ethanshen@eg-bio.com

 

with a copy to:

 

ArentFox Schiff LLP
1717 K Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Attention: Ralph V. De Martino
Email: ralph.demartino@afslaw.com

 

Section 10.02 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and all such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Closing (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Closing and (b) this ARTICLE X and any corresponding definitions set forth in ARTICLE I.

 

Section 10.03 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

Section 10.04 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except for the Non-Disclosure Agreement or as set forth in Section 7.04(b). This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether pursuant to a merger, by operation of law or otherwise) by any party without the prior express written consent of the other parties hereto.

 

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Section 10.05 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, other than Section 7.08 (which is intended to be for the benefit of the Persons covered thereby and may be enforced by such Persons).

 

Section 10.06 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State. All legal actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any Delaware Chancery Court; provided that, if jurisdiction is not then available in the Delaware Chancery Court, then any such legal Action may be brought in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any other Delaware state court. The parties hereto hereby (a) irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for themselves and with respect to their respective properties for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (b) agree not to commence any Action relating thereto except in the courts described above in Delaware, other than Actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in Delaware as described herein. Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Delaware as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such Action is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

 

Section 10.07 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions. Each of the parties hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce that foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement and the Transactions, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 10.07.

 

Section 10.08 Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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Section 10.09 Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery by email to counsel for the other parties of a counterpart executed by a party shall be deemed to meet the requirements of the previous sentence.

 

Section 10.10    Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and, accordingly, that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof (including the parties’ obligation to consummate the Mergers) in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, any court of the United States located in the State of Delaware without proof of actual damages or otherwise, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any Law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.

 

Section 10.11 No Recourse. Except in the case of Fraud, all actions, claims, obligations, liabilities or causes of actions (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil) that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out or by reason of, be connected with, or relate in any manner to: (a) this Agreement, (b) the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to, this Agreement), (c) any breach of this Agreement and (d) any failure of the Mergers to be consummated, may be made only against (and, without prejudice to the rights of any express third party beneficiary to whom rights under this Agreement inure pursuant to Section 10.11), are those solely of the Persons that are expressly identified as parties to this Agreement and not against any Nonparty Affiliate (as defined below). Except in the case of Fraud, no other Person, including any director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, manager, stockholder, optionholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of, or any financial advisor or lender to, any party to this Agreement, or any director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, manager, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney or representative of, or any financial advisor or lender to (each of the foregoing, a “Nonparty Affiliate”) any of the foregoing shall have any liabilities (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil) for any claims, causes of action, obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to the items in the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (d) and each party, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby irrevocably releases and forever discharges each of the Nonparty Affiliate from any such liability or obligation.

 

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Section 10.12 Conflicts and Privilege. Each of Pubco, Parent and the Company hereby agrees on behalf of its directors, members, partners, officers, employees and Affiliates and each of their respective successors and assigns (including, after the Closing, the Parent Surviving Subsidiary and the Company Surviving Subsidiary) (all such Parties the “Waiving Parties”), that ArentFox Schiff LLP (“AFS”) may represent the shareholders or holders of other equity interests of the Company or any of their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees or Affiliates (other than the Company Surviving Subsidiary (collectively, the “YD Group”)), in each case solely in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, notwithstanding its prior representation of the Company and its Subsidiaries or other Waiving Parties, and each of Pubco, Parent and the Company, on behalf of itself and the Waiving Parties hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives (and will not assert) any conflict of interest, breach of duty or any other objection arising from or relating to AFS’s prior representation of the Company, its Subsidiaries or of Waiving Parties. Each of Pubco, Parent and the Company, for itself and the Waiving Parties, hereby further irrevocably acknowledges and agrees that all privileged communications, written or oral, between the Company and its Subsidiaries or any member of the Waiving Parties and AFS, made in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or Action arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or any matter relating to any of the foregoing, are privileged communications that do not pass to the Company Surviving Subsidiary notwithstanding the Company Merger, and instead survive, remain with and are controlled by the YD Group (the “Privileged Communications”), without any waiver thereof. Parent, Pubco and the Company, together with any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns, agree that no Person may use or rely on any of the Privileged Communications, whether located in the records or email server of the Company Surviving Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries, in any Action against or involving any of the Parties after the Closing, and Parent, Pubco and the Company agree not to assert that any privilege has been waived as to the Privileged Communications, by virtue of the Mergers.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Pubco, Parent Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.

     
By: /s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Name:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Title: CEO & CFO
     
BREEZE MERGER SUB, INC.
     
By: /s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Name: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Title: President
     
YD BIOPHARMA LIMITED
     
By: /s/ Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
  Name: Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
  Title: CEO

 

[Signature Page to Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization]

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 24, 2024, is made by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), YD Biopharma Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), Breeze Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and the undersigned stockholders of Parent (the “Parent Stockholders” and together with the Sponsor, the “Parent Initial Stockholders”). Parent, the Company and each of the Parent Initial Stockholders are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A. On September 24, 2024, Parent, the Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, expected to be named “YD Bio Limited,” which is in the process of being formed by the Parent, and once formed, the Parent shall cause it to enter into a joinder to this Agreement (“Pubco”), Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation that will be a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Pubco (“Parent Merger Sub”), and a Cayman Islands exempted company and that will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco, expected to be named “BH Biopharma Merger Sub Limited,” which is in the process of being formed by the Parent, and once formed, the Parent shall cause it to enter into a joinder to this Agreement (“Company Merger Sub”), entered into that certain Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other matters, (a) Parent Merger Sub will merge with and into Parent, with Parent continuing as the surviving company (the “Parent Merger”), and with the security holders of Parent receiving substantially equivalent securities of Pubco and (b) Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”; Company Merger and the Parent Merger are together referred to herein as the “Mergers”), and with the shareholders of the Company receiving Pubco Ordinary Shares, and as a result of the Mergers, Parent and the Company will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco will become a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the provisions of applicable law.

 

B. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders is the record and beneficial owner of the number of issued and outstanding shares of Parent set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Shares”).

 

C. In order to induce Parent and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and the Specified Stockholders to enter into the Stockholder Support Agreement, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

 

 

AGREEMENT

 

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

 

1. Agreement to Vote; No Redemption. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (a) to vote, at any meeting of the stockholders of Parent or in any action by written consent of the stockholders of Parent, all of such Parent Initial Stockholder’s Shares (together with any other shares of Parent that such Parent Initial Stockholder acquires record or beneficial ownership of or the power to vote after the date hereof, collectively, the “Subject Parent Stock”) (i) in favor of the Parent Proposals, including without limitation the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Transactions, and if necessary and applicable, the Extension Proposal, and (ii) against, and withhold consent with respect to, any other matter, action, agreement, transaction or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in (A) a breach of any of the Parent Parties’ representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations under the Merger Agreement or (B) any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 8.01 or 8.03 of the Merger Agreement not being satisfied, (b) if a meeting of the stockholders of Parent is held in respect of the matters set forth in clause (a), to appear at such meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause all of its Subject Parent Stock to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and (c) not to redeem, elect to redeem or tender or submit any of its Subject Parent Stock for redemption in connection with such Parent stockholder approval, the Mergers or the other Transactions, or if necessary and applicable, the Extension Proposal. Prior to any valid termination of the Merger Agreement, each of the Parent Initial Stockholders shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable Laws to consummate the Mergers and the other Transactions on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. The obligations of the Parent Initial Stockholders specified in this Section 1 shall apply whether or not the Mergers, any of the other Transactions or any action described above, or if necessary and applicable, the Extension Proposal, is recommend by the Parent Board. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders acknowledges receipt and review of a copy of the Merger Agreement.

 

2. Waiver of Anti-dilution Protection. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders hereby irrevocably (a) waives, subject to, and conditioned upon, the occurrence of the Closing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and the Parent Organizational Documents, and (b) agrees not to assert or perfect, any rights to adjustment or other anti-dilution protections to which such Parent Initial Stockholder may be entitled in connection with the Mergers or the other Transactions, or if necessary and applicable, the Extension Proposal.

 

3. Transfer of Shares.

 

(a) Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders hereby agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), place a lien on, pledge, hypothecate, grant an option to purchase, distribute, dispose of or otherwise encumber any of its Subject Parent Stock or otherwise enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking to do any of the foregoing (each, a “Transfer”), (ii) deposit any of its Subject Parent Stock into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of its Subject Parent Stock that conflicts with any of the covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement or (iii) take any action that would have the effect of preventing or materially delaying the performance of its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Transfer (A) to an Affiliate of such Parent Initial Stockholder, (B) to another Parent Initial Stockholder that is a Party and bound by the terms and obligations hereof or (C) made in connection with the Mergers or the other Transactions; provided, that any transferee of any Transfer of the type set forth in clause (A) must enter into a joinder agreement agreeing to become a Party.

 

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(b) In furtherance of the foregoing, Parent hereby agrees to (i) place a revocable stop order on all Subject Parent Stock subject to Section 3(a), including those which may be covered by a registration statement, and (ii) notify Parent’s transfer agent in writing of such stop order and the restrictions on such Subject Parent Stock under Section 3(a) and direct Parent’s transfer agent not to process any attempts by any Parent Initial Stockholder to Transfer any Subject Parent Stock except in compliance with Section 3(a) and which shall first be approved by Parent; for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of Parent under this Section 3(b) shall be deemed to be satisfied by the existence of any similar stop order and restrictions currently existing on the Subject Parent Stock.

 

4. Reserved.

 

5. Other Covenants and Agreements.

 

(a) Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders hereby agrees to be bound by and subject to (i) Section 7.04(b) (Confidentiality) and Section 7.11 (Public Announcements) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the parties to the Merger Agreement and (ii) Section 7.06 (Exclusivity) and Section 7.02 (Parent Stockholders’ Meeting; Pubco and Merger Subs Stockholder’s Approval) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to Parent, in each case, mutatis mutandis and as if such Parent Initial Stockholder was a party thereto.

 

(b) The Sponsor hereby agrees in accordance with Section 7.19 of the Merger Agreement to assume and pay all of the Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses in full and will indemnify Pubco, Parent, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries from any and all liabilities relating to the Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Sponsor agrees that it shall not Transfer any of its Shares or distribute any of its assets unless and until such time as it has assumed and paid in full all Legacy Parent Transaction Expenses in accordance with this Section 5(b).

 

(c) Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders acknowledges and agrees that the Company is entering into the Merger Agreement and the Specified Stockholders are entering into the A&R Stockholder Support Agreement in reliance upon the Parent Initial Stockholders entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, and but for the Parent Initial Stockholders entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, the Company would not have entered into the Merger Agreement or agreed to consummate the Transactions and the Specified Stockholders would not have entered into the Stockholder Support Agreement or agreed to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

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6. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to Parent and the Company as follows:

 

(a) If such Parent Initial Stockholder is a natural person, he or she is legally competent to execute and deliver this Agreement. If such Parent Initial Stockholder is not a natural person, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.

 

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Parent Initial Stockholder’s power and have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of such Parent Initial Stockholder.

 

(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Parent Initial Stockholder does not, and the performance by such Parent Initial Stockholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to such Parent Initial Stockholder, (ii) result in the creation of any Lien on any of its Subject Parent Stock (other than under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements), (iii) if applicable, conflict with or result in a breach or violation of or constitute a default under its organizational documents, or (iv) require any consent, authorization or approval of, declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, any Person, in each case that has not been given or made as of the date hereof.

 

(d) There are no Actions pending against such Parent Initial Stockholder or, to the knowledge of such Parent Initial Stockholder, threatened against such Parent Initial Stockholder, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Parent Initial Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Parent Initial Stockholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Parent Initial Stockholder, enforceable against him, her or it in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy Laws, other applicable, similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies),

 

(f) Such Parent Initial Stockholder has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of his, her or its obligations hereunder.

 

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(g) Such Parent Initial Stockholder is the exclusive record and beneficial owner of, and has good and valid title to, all of the Shares set forth opposite such Parent Initial Stockholder’s name on Schedule A hereto, and there exist no Liens, pledge, proxy, security interest, option, right of first refusal, adverse claim of ownership or any other limitations or restrictions (including, without limitation, any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Shares), other than pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Parent Organizational Documents, (iii) the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, (iv) the Letter Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2020, by and between Parent and the Sponsor, (v) the Securities Escrow Agreement, dated as of November 23, 2020, by and among Parent, certain stockholders of Parent and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, and (vi) any applicable securities Laws, and as of the date of this Agreement, such Parent Initial Stockholder has the sole power (as currently in effect) to vote, and the right, power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver, such Shares, and such Parent Initial Stockholder does not own, directly or indirectly, any other Shares.

 

7. Termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate, without any notice or other action by any Party, upon the earliest of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) the mutual written agreement of all of the Parties. Upon termination of this Agreement as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, none of the Parties shall have any further obligations or liabilities under, or with respect to, this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7(a) shall not affect any liability on the part of any Party for a Willful Breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination or Fraud, (ii) Sections 2, 6 and 12 shall each survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7(a), and (iii) Sections 7 through 16 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 7, “Fraud” means an act or omission by a Party, and requires: (i) a false or incorrect representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement, (ii) with actual knowledge (as opposed to constructive, imputed or implied knowledge) by the Party making such representation or warranty that such representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement is false or incorrect, (iii) an intention to deceive another Party to induce him, her or it to enter into this Agreement, (iv) another Party, in justifiable or reasonable reliance upon such false or incorrect representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement, causing such Party to enter into this Agreement, and (v) causing such Party to suffer damage by reason of such reliance.

 

8. No Recourse. Except for claims pursuant to the Merger Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement by any party thereto against any other party thereto, each Party agrees that (a) this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any action for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the Parties, and no claims of any nature whatsoever (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising under or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be asserted against any Affiliate of the Company or any Affiliate of Parent (other than the Parent Initial Stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein), and (b) none of the Affiliates of the Company or the Affiliates of Parent (other than the Parent Initial Stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein) shall have any liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, as expressly provided herein, or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished in connection with this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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9. Notices. All notices and other communications among the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:

 

  (a) If to Parent, to:

 

Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.
955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929
Irving, TX 75039
Attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
Email: doug@breezeacquisition.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Woolery & Co.
1 Pier 76
408 12th Ave
New York, NY 10018
Attention: Jim Woolery; Mathew J. Saur
Email: james@wooleryco.com; matt@ekpyrosis.co

 

  (b) If to the Company, to:

 

YD Biopharma Limited
12th Floor, No. 101, Section 2
Nanjing East Road, Zhongshan District
Taipei City, Taiwan 54186159
Attn: Dr. Ethan Shen
E-mail: ethanshen@eg-bio.com

 

with a copy to: 

 

ArentFox Schiff LLP
1717 K Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Attention: Ralph V. De Martino
Email: ralph.demartino@afslaw.com

 

  (c) If to the Sponsor, to:

 

Breeze Sponsor, LLC
955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929
Irving, TX 75039
Attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
Email: doug@breezeacquisition.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Woolery & Co.
1 Pier 76
408 12th Ave
New York, NY 10018
Attention: Jim Woolery; Mathew J. Saur
Email: james@wooleryco.com; mathew@wooleryco.com

 

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If to a Parent Initial Stockholder (other than the Sponsor), to the address or email address set forth for such Parent Initial Stockholder on his, her or its signature page hereof, or to such other address or addresses as the Parties may from time to time designate in writing.

 

10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

11. Amendments and Waivers; Assignment. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the Parties and the Parties to be bound thereby, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties.

 

12. Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Merger Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses.

 

13. Fiduciary Duties. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) none of the Parent Initial Stockholders makes any agreement or understanding herein in any capacity other than in its capacity as a record holder and beneficial owner of the Subject Parent Stock and (b) nothing herein will be construed to limit or affect any action or inaction by any representative of such Parent Initial Stockholder in its capacity as a member of the Parent Board or other similar governing body of any of its Affiliates or as an officer, employee or fiduciary of Parent or any of its Affiliates, in each case, acting in such person’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or fiduciary of Parent or such Affiliate.

 

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

 

15. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not intended, nor shall be construed, to give any Person, other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever by reason this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall constitute the Parties acting as partners or participants in a joint venture.

 

16. Incorporation by Reference. Sections 1.03 (Construction)), 10.03 (Severability), 10.06 (Governing Law), 10.07 (Waiver of Jury Trial), 10.08 (Headings) and 10.09 (Counterparts; Electronic Delivery) of the Merger Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed and delivered this Sponsor Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Name:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Title: CEO & CFO

 

  BREEZE SPONSOR, LLC
   
  By: /s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Name:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Title: Manager

 

  YD BIOPHARMA LIMITED
   
  By: /s/ Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
    Name:  Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
    Title: CEO

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed and delivered this Sponsor Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  PARENT STOCKHOLDERS:
   
  I-BANKERS SECURITIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Matthew J. McCloskey
  Name: Matthew J. McCloskey
  Title: President
  Email:  
  Address:  

 

  /s/ Albert McLelland
  Albert McLelland
  Email:
  Address:

 

  /s/ Daniel L. Hunt
  Daniel L. Hunt
  Email:
  Address:

 

  /s/ Robert Lee Thomas
  Robert Lee Thomas
  Email:
  Address:

 

  /s/ Bill Stark
  Bill Stark
  Email:
  Address:

 

[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

PARENT SHARES

 

Name   Number of Shares of Common Stock
Breeze Sponsor, LLC   2,475,000
I-Bankers Securities, Inc.   300,000
Albert McLelland   25,000
Daniel L. Hunt   25,000
Robert Lee Thomas   25,000
Bill Stark   25,000

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Version

 

SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 24, 2024, is made by and among Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), YD Biopharma Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and the undersigned shareholders of the Company (each, a “Shareholder” and collectively, the “Shareholders”). Parent, the Company and each of the Shareholders are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A. On September 24, 2024, Parent, the Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, expected to be named “YD Bio Holdings Limited,” which is in the process of being formed by the Parent, and once formed, the Parent shall cause it to enter into a joinder to this Agreement (“Pubco”), Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation that will be a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Pubco (“Parent Merger Sub”), and a Cayman Islands exempted company that will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco, expected to be named “BH Biopharma Merger Sub Limited,” which is in the process of being formed by the Parent, and once formed, the Parent shall cause it to enter into a joinder to this Agreement (“Company Merger Sub”), entered into that certain Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other matters, (a) Parent Merger Sub will merge with and into Parent, with Parent continuing as the surviving company (the “Parent Merger”), and with the security holders of Parent receiving substantially equivalent securities of Pubco and (b) Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”; Company Merger and the Parent Merger are together referred to herein as the “Mergers”), and with the shareholders of the Company receiving Pubco Ordinary Shares, and as a result of the Mergers, Parent and the Company will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco will become a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the provisions of applicable law

 

B. Each of the Shareholders is the record and beneficial owner of the number and type of issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Shares”).

 

C. In order to induce Parent and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and the Parent Initial Shareholders to enter into the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

 

 

AGREEMENT

 

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

 

1. Company Shareholder Consent and Related Matters. As promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) following the time at which the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, each of the Shareholders shall (a) duly execute and deliver to the Company, Pubco and Parent the Written Consent, which Written Consent shall constitute the Requisite Approval, pursuant to which it shall irrevocably and unconditionally (i) adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Company Merger and the other Transactions to which the Company is a party, (ii) approve, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Company Organizational Documents, the Company Preferred Conversion to take effect immediately prior to the Closing and (iii) waive any appraisal or similar rights they may have pursuant to Cayman Law with respect to the Company Merger and the other Transactions, and (b) vote (or cause to be voted) all of such Shareholder’s Shares (together with any shares of the Company that such Shareholder acquires record or beneficial ownership of or the power to vote after the date hereof, collectively, the “Subject Company Stock”) against, and withhold consent with respect to, any other matter, action, agreement, transaction or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in (i) a breach of any of the Company’s representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or obligations under the Merger Agreement or (ii) any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 8.01 or 8.02 of the Merger Agreement not being satisfied; provided, that in the case of clauses (a) and (b), the Merger Agreement shall not have been amended or modified without such Shareholder’s consent (A) to decrease the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration payable under the Merger Agreement or (B) to change the form of the Aggregate Company Merger Consideration, in each case in a manner adverse to such Shareholder. Each of the Shareholders acknowledges receipt and review of a copy of the Merger Agreement.

 

2. Transfer of Shares. Each Shareholder hereby agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) sell, assign, transfer (including by operation of law), place a lien on, pledge, hypothecate, grant an option to purchase, distribute, dispose of or otherwise encumber any of its Subject Company Stock or otherwise enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or undertaking to do any of the foregoing (each, a “Transfer”), (b) deposit any of its Subject Company Stock into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of its Subject Company Stock that conflicts with any of the covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement or (c) take any action that would have the effect of preventing or materially delaying the performance of its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Transfer (i) to an Affiliate of such Shareholder, (ii) to another Shareholder that is a Party and bound by the terms and obligations hereof or (iii) made in connection with the Company Merger or the other Transactions; provided, that any transferee of any Transfer of the type set forth in clause (i) must enter into a joinder agreement agreeing to become a Party.

 

3. Other Covenants and Agreements.

 

(a) [Reserved.]

 

(b) Each of the Shareholders hereby agrees to be bound by and subject to (i) Section 7.04(b) (Confidentiality) and Section 7.11 (Public Announcements) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the parties to the Merger Agreement and (ii) Section 6.03 (Claims Against the Trust Account), Section 7.03 (Requisite Approval) and Section 7.05 (Non-Solicitation) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the Company, in each case, mutatis mutandis and as if such Shareholder was a party thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) no Shareholder shall be responsible for the actions of the Company or the Company Board (or any committee thereof) or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees or professional advisors of any of the foregoing (the “Company Related Parties”), including with respect to any of the matters contemplated by this Section 3(b), (y) no Shareholder is making any representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of the Company Related Parties, and (z) any breach by the Company of its obligations under the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a breach of this Section 3(b) (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that each Shareholder shall remain responsible for any breach by it of this Section 3(b)).

 

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(c) Each of the Shareholders acknowledges and agrees that Pubco, Parent, Parent Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement and the Parent Initial Shareholders are entering into the A&R Sponsor Support Agreement in reliance upon the Shareholders entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, and but for the Shareholders entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, Parent and Parent Merger Sub would not have entered into the Merger Agreement or agreed to consummate the Transactions and the Parent Initial Shareholders would not have entered into the A&R Sponsor Support Agreement or agreed to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

4. Shareholder Representations and Warranties. Each of the Shareholders, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to Parent and the Company as follows:

 

(a) If such Shareholder is a natural person, he or she is legally competent to execute and deliver this Agreement. If such Shareholder is not a natural person, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.

 

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Shareholder’s power and have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of such Shareholder.

 

(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Shareholder does not, and the performance by such Shareholder of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to such Shareholder, (ii) result in the creation of any Lien on any of its Subject Company Stock (other than under this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements), (iii) if applicable, conflict with or result in a breach or violation of or constitute a default under its organizational documents, or (iv) require any consent, authorization or approval of, declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, any Person, in each case that has not been given or made as of the date hereof.

 

(d) There are no Actions pending against such Shareholder or, to the knowledge of such Shareholder, threatened against such Shareholder, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(e) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Shareholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Shareholder, enforceable against him, her or it in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy Laws, other applicable, similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies).

 

(f) Such Shareholder has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of his, her or its obligations hereunder.

 

(g) Such Shareholder is the exclusive record and beneficial owner of, and has good and valid title to, all of the Shares set forth opposite such Shareholder’s name on Schedule A hereto, and there exist no Liens, pledge, proxy, security interest, option, right of first refusal, adverse claim of ownership or any other limitations or restrictions (including, without limitation, any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Shares), other than pursuant to (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Company Organizational Documents, (iii) the Merger Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and (iv) any applicable securities Laws, and as of the date of this Agreement, such Shareholder has the sole power (as currently in effect) to vote, and the right, power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver, such Shares, and such Shareholder does not own, directly or indirectly, any other Shares.

 

5. Termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate, without any notice or other action by any Party, upon the earliest of (a) the Company Merger Effective Time, (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (c) the mutual written agreement of all of the Parties. Upon termination of this Agreement as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, none of the Parties shall have any further obligations or liabilities under, or with respect to, this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5(b) shall not affect any liability on the part of any Party for a Willful Breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination or Fraud, (ii) Sections 5 and 10 shall each survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5(a), and (iii) Sections 5 through 14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 5, “Fraud” means an act or omission by a Party, and requires: (A) a false or incorrect representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement, (B) with actual knowledge (as opposed to constructive, imputed or implied knowledge) by the Party making such representation or warranty that such representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement is false or incorrect, (C) an intention to deceive another Party to induce him, her or it to enter into this Agreement, (D) another Party, in justifiable or reasonable reliance upon such false or incorrect representation or warranty expressly set forth in this Agreement, causing such Party to enter into this Agreement, and (E) causing such Party to suffer damage by reason of such reliance.

 

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6. No Recourse. Except for claims pursuant to the Merger Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement by any party thereto against any other party thereto, each Party agrees that (a) this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any action for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the Parties, and no claims of any nature whatsoever (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising under or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be asserted against any Affiliate of the Company (other than the Shareholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein) or any Affiliate of Parent, and (b) none of the Affiliates of the Company (other than the Shareholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein) or the Affiliates of Parent shall have any liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or its subject matter, or the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, as expressly provided herein, or for any actual or alleged inaccuracies, misstatements or omissions with respect to any information or materials of any kind furnished in connection with this Agreement, the negotiation hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

7. Notices. All notices and other communications among the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:

 

(a)If to Parent, to:

 

Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.
955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929
Irving, TX 75039
Attention: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
Email: doug@breezeacquisition.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Woolery & Co.
1 Pier 76
408 12th Ave
New York, NY 10018
Attention: Jim Woolery; Mathew J. Saur
Email: james@wooleryco.com; matt@ekpyrosis.co

 

(b)If to the Company, to:

 

YD Biopharma Limited
12th Floor, No. 101, Section 2
Nanjing East Road, Zhongshan District
Taipei City, Taiwan 54186159
Attn: Dr. Ethan Shen
E-mail: ethanshen@eg-bio.com

 

with a copy to: 

 

ArentFox Schiff LLP
1717 K Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Attention: Ralph V. De Martino
Email: ralph.demartino@afslaw.com

 

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(c) If to a Shareholder, to the address or email address set forth for such Shareholder on his, her or its signature page hereof, or to such other address or addresses as the Parties may from time to time designate in writing.

 

8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

9. Amendments and Waivers; Assignment. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by the Parties and the Parties to be bound thereby, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties.

 

10. Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the Merger Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses.

 

11. Fiduciary Duties. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) none of the Shareholders makes any agreement or understanding herein in any capacity other than in its capacity as a record holder and beneficial owner of the Subject Company Stock and (b) nothing herein will be construed to limit or affect any action or inaction by any representative of such Shareholder in its capacity as a member of the Company Board or other similar governing body of any of its Affiliates or as an officer, employee or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Affiliates, in each case, acting in such person’s capacity as a director, officer, employee or fiduciary of the Company or such Affiliate.

 

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

 

13. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not intended, nor shall be construed, to give any Person, other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever by reason this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall constitute the Parties acting as partners or participants in a joint venture.

 

14. Incorporation by Reference. Sections 1.03 (Construction), 10.03 (Severability), 10.06 (Governing Law), 10.07 (Waiver of Jury Trial), 10.08 (Headings) and 10.09 (Counterparts; Electronic Delivery) of the Merger Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed and delivered this Shareholder Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  PARENT:
   
  BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Name:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Title: CEO & CFO

 

[Signature Page to Shareholder Support Agreement]

 

 

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed and delivered this Shareholder Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  YD Biopharma limited
   
  By: /s/ Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
    Name:  Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
    Title: CEO

 

[Signature Page to Shareholder Support Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed and delivered this Shareholder Support Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  SHAREHOLDER:
   
  YD Biopharma Holding limited
   
  By: /s/ Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
    Name:  Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
    Title: CEO

 

[Signature Page to Shareholder Support Agreement]

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

COMPANY SHARES

 

Name  Ordinary Shares   % 
YD Biopharma Holding Limited   883,179    83.95%

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

Execution Version

 

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 24, 2024, by and among YD Biopharma Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), the undersigned shareholders of the Company (collectively, the “Company Shareholders”), Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Breeze Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and the undersigned stockholders of Parent (the “Parent Stockholders” and together with the Sponsor, the “Parent Initial Stockholders”). The Company Shareholders and the Parent Initial Stockholders are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Stockholder” and collectively as the “Stockholders.” The Company, Parent, and the Stockholders are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

A. Each of the Parent Initial Stockholders holds the number of shares of Parent common stock (“Parent Common Stock”) set forth opposite such Parent Initial Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A hereto.

 

B. On September 24, 2024, Parent, the Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, expected to be named “YD Bio Limited,” which is in the process of being formed by the Parent, and once formed, the Parent shall cause it to enter into a joinder to this Agreement (“Pubco”), Breeze Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation that will be a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Pubco (“Parent Merger Sub”), and a Cayman Islands exempted company that will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco, expected to be named “BH Biopharma Merger Sub Limited,” which is in the process of being formed by the Parent, and once formed, the Parent shall cause it to enter into a joinder to this Agreement (“Company Merger Sub”), entered into that certain Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other matters, (a) Parent Merger Sub will merge with and into Parent, with Parent continuing as the surviving company (the “Parent Merger”), and with the security holders of Parent receiving substantially equivalent securities of Pubco and (b) Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”; Company Merger and the Parent Merger are together referred to herein as the “Mergers”), and with the shareholders of the Company receiving Pubco Ordinary Shares, and as a result of the Mergers, Parent and the Company will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco will become a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the provisions of applicable law.

 

C. The Merger Agreement contemplates that the Parties will enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the ordinary shares of Pubco (“Pubco Ordinary Shares”), held by the Stockholders immediately following the Parent Merger Effective Time and the Company Merger Effective Time, as applicable (together with any securities paid as dividends or distributions with respect to such securities or into which such securities are exchanged or converted), shall become subject to the limitations on disposition set forth herein.

 

 

 

D. The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

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

 

1. For purposes of this Agreement:

 

(a) the term “Early Release Period” means the period beginning on the date that is the day after the four-month anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the date that is the eight-month anniversary of the Closing Date;

 

(b) the term “Lock-up Period” means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is eight (8) months after the Closing Date; provided, that the Lock-Up Period may be shortened in accordance with the terms of Section 2(a) or Section 2(b);

 

(c) the term “Lock-up Shares” means any Pubco Ordinary Shares held by the Stockholders immediately following each of the Parent Merger Effective Time and the Company Merger Effective Time, as applicable, or acquired thereafter;

 

(d) the term “Permitted Transferee” means any Person to whom a Stockholder is permitted to transfer Lock-up Shares prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period pursuant to Section 2(c);

 

(e) the term “Stock Price Level” means a daily volume weighted average closing sale price of Pubco Ordinary Shares quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market (or such other principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Pubco Ordinary Shares are then traded) for any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) consecutive Trading Day period; and

 

(f) the term “Transfer” means any (i) voluntary or involuntary transfer, sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecation, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) or agreement to dispose of or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, with respect to, any security, (ii) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).

 

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2. Lock-Up Provisions.

 

(a) Each of the Stockholders hereby agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its Permitted Transferees not to, Transfer any Lock-Up Shares during the Lock-Up Period (the “Transfer Restriction”), except as permitted in accordance with the following:

 

(i)during the Early Release Period, the Transfer Restriction shall expire with respect to ten percent (10%) of the Lock-Up Shares held by each Stockholder (the “First Tranche”) if a Stock Price Level equal to or greater than $12.50 is achieved;

 

(ii)during the Early Release Period and after or concurrently with the satisfaction of the conditions precedent for the early expiration of the Transfer Restriction with respect to the First Tranche under Section 2(a)(i), the Transfer Restriction shall expire with respect to an additional ten percent (10%) of the Lock-Up Shares (the “Second Tranche”), if a Stock Price Level equal to or greater than $15.00 is achieved; and

 

(iii)on the date on which Pubco completes a Subsequent Transaction, the Transfer Restriction will expire with respect to all Lock-Up Shares.

 

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each of the Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that, at any time during the Lock-Up Period and no earlier than six (6) months after the Closing Date, the board of directors of Pubco (the “Board”) may, in its sole discretion, resolve to terminate, in whole or in part, the Transfer Restriction; provided, that any termination of the Transfer Restriction in part shall apply pro rata to the Stockholders; and, provided, further, that the approval of such resolution of the Board shall (i) be given at a meeting of the Board called for the purpose of considering and voting upon such resolution and (ii) include at least a majority of the “independent” (as such term is defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Capital Market Listing Requirements) members of the Board.

 

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 2(a), each of the Stockholders and its respective Permitted Transferees may Transfer, in whole or in part, its Lock-up Shares during the Lock-up Period (i) to any Affiliate(s) of such Stockholder, (ii) in the case of an individual Stockholder, to a member of such individual’s immediate family (including such Stockholder’s spouse or ancestors, descendants or siblings (in each case, whether by blood, marriage or adoption)) or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is such Stockholder or a member of such Stockholder’s immediate family, or (iii), in the case of an individual Stockholder, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon the death of such Stockholder.

 

(d) The per share prices of the Pubco Ordinary Shares referenced in this Agreement shall be equitably adjusted on account of any changes in the equity securities of Pubco by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through any merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or business combination, or by any other means.

 

(e) If any Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, such Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and Pubco shall refuse to recognize any such Transfer and any such transferee of Lock-Up Shares as one of its equity holders for any purpose. In order to enforce this Section 2(e), Pubco may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Lock-Up Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement until the end of Lock-Up Period.

 

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(f) During the Lock-Up Period, each certificate (if any are issued) evidencing any Lock-Up Shares shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other applicable legends:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2024, BY AND AMONG THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES (THE “ISSUER”) THE ISSUER’S SECURITY HOLDER NAMED IN THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO. A COPY OF SUCH LOCK-UP AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

 

(g) For the avoidance of any doubt, each of the Stockholders shall retain all of his, her or its rights as a stockholder of Pubco with respect to his, her or its Lock-Up Shares during the Lock-Up Period, including the right to vote any Lock-Up Shares.

 

3. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective at the Parent Merger Effective Time.

 

(b) Termination of the Merger Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Parent Merger Effective Time, this Agreement and all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.

 

(c) Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement and all obligations of the Parties are personal to the Parties and may not be transferred or delegated by the Parties at any time.

 

(d) Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any Party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person or entity that is not a Party hereto or thereto.

 

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(e) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of Law or conflict of Law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Each Party (a) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any Action relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, for and on behalf of itself or any of its properties or assets, in accordance with this Section 3(e) or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Law and that such process may be served in the manner of giving notices in Section 3(h) and that nothing in this Section 3(e) shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law, (b) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its properties and assets in any Action or proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery Court”) (or, only if the Chancery Court declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) in the event any dispute or controversy arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or for recognition and enforcement of any Order in respect thereof, (c) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (d) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such Action in any such court or that such Action was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same, and (e) agrees that it will not bring any such Action in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each Party agrees that a final Order in any Action in such courts as provided above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the Order or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.

 

(f) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HEREBY (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 3(f).

 

(g) Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means “including” without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; and (iv) the term “or” means “and/or”. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

(h) Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof), (iii) one (1) Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested; provided, however, that notice given pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) above shall not be effective unless a duplicate copy of such notice is also given in person or by e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof), in each case to the addresses specified on the signature pages hereto (or at such other addresses for a Party as shall be specified by like notice).

 

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(i) Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Parties or the Party agreeing to be bound thereby, respectively. No failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.

 

(j) Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

(k) Specific Performance. Each of the Parties acknowledges that its obligations under this Agreement are unique and recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by such Party, money damages will be inadequate and the other Parties will have no adequate remedy at law, and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by the other Parties in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the other Parties and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such Parties may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

(l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the Parties; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the Parties under the Merger Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies or obligations of the Parties under any other agreement between any of the Parties, or any certificate or instrument executed by any of the Parties.

 

(m) Further Assurances. From time to time, at another Party’s reasonable request and without further consideration (but at the requesting Party’s reasonable cost and expense), each Party shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(n) Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature or by email in portable document or other electronic format in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Parent:
   
  BREEZE HOLDINGS ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Name: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Title: CEO & CFO
  Email: doug@breezeacquisition.com
  Address: Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.
955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929
Irving, TX 75039
  Attention:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

  SPONSOR:
   
  BREEZE SPONSOR, LLC
   
  By: /s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Name: J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.
  Title: Manager
  Email: doug@breezeacquisition.com
  Address: Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.
955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929
Irving, TX 75039
  Attention:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  PARENT STOCKHOLDERS:
   
  I-BANKERS SECURITIES, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Matthew J. McCloskey
  Name: Matthew J. McCloskey
  Title: CEO
  Email:  
  Address:   

 

  /s/ Albert McLelland
  Albert McLelland
  Email:
  Address:

 

  /s/ Daniel L. Hunt
  Daniel L. Hunt
  Email:
  Address:

 

  /s/ Robert Lee Thomas
  Robert Lee Thomas
  Email:
  Address:

 

  /s/ Bill Stark
  Bill Stark
  Email:
  Address:

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  YD Biopharma Limited
   
  By: /s/ Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
  Name: Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
  Title: CEO
  Email:  
  Address:  YD Biopharma Limited
12th Floor, No. 101, Section 2
Nanjing East Road, Zhongshan District
Taipei City, Taiwan 54186159

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS:
   
  YD Biopharma Holding Limited
   
  By: /s/ Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
  Name: Dr. Hsieh Tsung Shen
  Title: CEO
     
  Email:  
     
  Address:  

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. Announces Definitive Agreement to Merge with YD Biopharma Limited

 

YD Biopharma is a Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Company Focusing on Cancer Prevention Diagnostics and Seeking to Transform the Treatment of a Wide Spectrum of Diseases

 

Pro Forma for the Transaction, Combined Company is Expected to Have an Estimated Enterprise Value of Nearly $700 Million

 

The Proposed Merger is Expected to Close by Early 2025; After Closing, the Combined Company is Expected to be Listed on Nasdaq Capital Market

 

YD Biopharma has Recently Obtained Patents, Technology, and U.S. Authorization for Core Methylation Detection of Pancreatic Cancer, Along with Entering into an Agreement to Acquire Licenses for Breast Cancer Detection Upon the Closing of the Merger

 

Irving, Texas, September 25, 2024 – Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. (OTCQX: BRZH, BRZHR, BRZHW) (“Breeze” or the “Company”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with YD Biopharma Limited (“YD Biopharma”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on cancer prevention medical diagnostics and the development of exosome-based therapeutics with the potential to transform the treatment of a wide spectrum of diseases with high unmet medical need. Following the closing, the combined company is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Using Technology to Detect Health Problems Early On

 

YD Biopharma specializes in the biopharmaceutical business and serves as a supplier of drugs and medical materials for clinical trials. In 2015, YD Biopharma was appointed as a clinical testing drug supplier by Novartis and has since expanded its offerings to include development and supply of ancillary products post-launch. YD Biopharma’s mission is to create a cancer-free world through advancements in biotechnology.

 

More recently, YD Biopharma obtained patent and technology authorization from 3D Global Biotech Inc. (“3D Biotech”) to pioneer the application of corneal mesenchymal stem cells and their exosomes for treating eye diseases. YD Biopharma has introduced new advanced drugs and treatments for conditions such as dry eye disease, glaucoma, and corneal repair. YD Biopharma aims to optimize the treatment market for eye diseases by distribution through pharmacies, optometrists, and other channels.

 

Earlier this year, YD Biopharma obtained patents, technology and U.S. market authorization from EG Biomed Taiwan for core methylation detection of pancreatic cancer with high sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. This partnership has led to the establishment of an independent laboratory in the U.S. dedicated to pancreatic cancer early detection and monitoring technology that marks a significant expansion of YD Biopharma’s research and development capabilities to collaborate with hospitals, insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies to reach new patients.

 

YD Biopharma has also recently negotiated related authorizations for breast cancer detection to further expand the Company’s product offerings. YD Biopharma is in the process of acquiring licenses from EG BioMed Taiwan for advanced breast cancer detection technology in the U.S., E.U., and Asia-Pacific that has high sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. The acquisition of the licenses for EG Biomed’s breast cancer detection technology in the U.S., E.U., and Asia-Pacific is expected to be consummated simultaneously with the closing of the merger with Breeze.

 

Management Commentary

 

Dr. Ethan Shen, the Founder, Chairman and CEO of YD Biopharma, has an extensive background in the pharmaceutical industry having worked at a well-known global pharmaceutical company. Inspired by his father’s struggle with cancer and subsequent passing, Dr. Shen is dedicated to eradicating cancer and helping people to avoid chronic and painful treatments through early detection.

 

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Dr. Shen stated the following regarding the proposed transaction, “I’m pleased to announce the next phase of our strategy as we embark on a public listing in the U.S. through the proposed business combination with Breeze. Since our founding in 2013, we’ve made significant strides in expanding our capabilities through organic innovation, licensing agreements, and notable strategic partnerships. We have a strategic roadmap in place for accelerated growth and a compelling story to tell in the U.S. market as we aim to deliver health problem detection at an earlier stage than ever before through minimal intervention.”

 

J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO of Breeze, commented, “From day one, it has been our mission at Breeze to find a company with innovative and disruptive technology that has the potential to deliver significant growth to our shareholders. We are highly optimistic about the proposed business combination with YD Biopharma, a company that we believe is a true outlier in the biotech industry with strong growth potential in a variety of healthcare markets. We are working closely with their team to expeditiously close the transaction by early 2025 and move forward with YD Biopharma as a publicly traded company in the U.S.”

 

YD Biopharma Key Investment Highlights

 

Proven Capabilities Across a Broad Spectrum of Solutions: YD Biopharma has an extensive suite of solutions ranging from ophthalmology cellular drug development to pancreatic and breast cancer diagnostics to nutritional product sales.

 

Notable Strategic Partnerships, Offering Validation and Growth Potential: YD Biopharma is a clinical testing drug supplier for Novartis, a top five global pharmaceutical company, as well as having licensing partnerships with EG BioMed for pancreatic cancer detection and 3D Global Biotech to develop treatment for eye disorders.

 

Proprietary Technology Supported by Licensing Agreements and IP Portfolio: Multi-decade, exclusive licensing agreements and owned, patented technology provides YD Biopharma with significant competitive first-mover advantage in each of its clinical markets.

 

Large and Underserved Markets for Each Solution Showcase Untapped Growth Potential: Multi-billion-dollar global market sizes and high single digit CAGRs over the next decade provide significant growth potential for YD Biopharma’s solutions.

 

Strong Leadership Team with Deep Expertise in Biotech and Finance: YD Biopharma has a founder-led management team with experience in new drug development, medical-grade health product development, pharmacy channel development, and financial management and accounting.

 

Transaction Overview

 

Under the terms of the business combination agreement, Breeze and YD Biopharma will each merge into wholly-owned subsidiaries of a newly formed Cayman holding company expected to be named “YD Biopharma Holdings Limited” and is anticipated to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

Assuming no redemptions, the combined company will have an estimated post-transaction enterprise value of $694 million, consisting of an estimated equity value of $715 million, $21.0 million in cash and no debt. Cash proceeds raised will consist of Breeze’s $10.1 million cash in trust (before redemptions and payment of any transaction expenses) and $15 million in anticipated new capital.

 

YD Biopharma intends to use the proceeds from the transaction to expand production and continue development, approval and launch of new technologies.

 

The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both YD Biopharma and Breeze. It is expected to close by early 2025, subject to regulatory and stockholder approvals, and other customary closing conditions. Additional information may be found in the Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed by Breeze Holdings today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Upon completion of the transaction, YD Biopharma will continue to be led by Founder, Chairman, and CEO Dr. Ethan Shen. Wu Cheng-fend will serve as Chief Medical Officer, and May Tsai will serve as Chief Business Officer.

 

Advisors

 

ArentFox Schiff LLP and Ogier are acting as legal advisors to YD Biopharma. I-Bankers Securities, Inc. is acting as financial advisor to Breeze Holdings. Woolery & Co. PLLC is acting as legal advisor to Breeze Holdings.

 

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About YD Biopharma

 

YD Biopharma Limited is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on cancer prevention medical diagnostics and the development of exosome-based therapeutics with the potential to transform the treatment of a wide spectrum of diseases with high unmet medical need. Through continuous effort and innovation, the Company has also become a recognized supplier of clinical trial drugs and has begun developing and supplying post-market auxiliary products.

 

For more information, please visit www.yd-biopharma.com.

 

About Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.

 

Breeze Holdings is a blank check company organized for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar business combinations with one or more businesses or entities.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

This press release relates to a proposed business combination transaction involving Breeze Holdings and YD Biopharma. In connection with the proposed transaction, a newly-formed Cayman exempted company expected to be named “YD Biopharma Holdings Limited” (“YD Holdings”) intends to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form F-4 that will include a proxy statement of Breeze and that also will constitute a prospectus of YD Holdings with respect to the ordinary shares of YD Holdings to be issued in the proposed transaction (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”). This document is not a substitute for the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. The definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus (if and when available) will be delivered to Breeze Holdings’ and YD Biopharma’s stockholders. Breeze Holdings may also file other relevant documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF BREEZE HOLDINGS AND YD BIOPHARMA AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BREEZE HOLDINGS, YD HOLDINGS, YD BIOPHARMA, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS.

 

Investors and security holders of Breeze Holdings and YD Biopharma may obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement/Prospectus (if and when available) and other documents that are filed or will be filed with the SEC by Breeze Holdings through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Breeze Holdings will be available free of charge at Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., 955 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Suite 100-929, Irving, TX 75039, attention: J. Douglas Ramsey.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

Breeze Holdings, YD Biopharma and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Breeze Holdings and YD Biopharma in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about Breeze Holdings’ directors and executive officers and their ownership of Breeze Holdings common stock is set forth in Breeze Holdings’ filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on April 25, 2024 (the “Annual Report”). To the extent that holdings of Breeze Holdings’ securities have changed since the amounts included in the Annual Report, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership of Form 4 filed with the SEC. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC in respect of the proposed transaction when they become available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among other things, statements regarding the anticipated benefits and impact of the proposed transaction on the combined company’s business and future financial and operating results, the anticipated timing of closing of the proposed transaction, the anticipated growth of the industries and markets in which YD Biopharma competes, the success and customer acceptance of YD Biopharma’s product and service offerings and other aspects of YD Biopharma’s operations, plans, objectives, opportunities, expectations or operating results, the expected ownership structure of the combined company and the likelihood and ability of the parties to successfully consummate the proposed transaction. Words such as “may,” “should,” “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimated,” “target,” “project,” and similar phrases or words of similar meaning that denote future expectations or intent regarding the combined company’s financial results, operations and other matters are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks, uncertainties and other factors, both known and unknown, which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control and that may cause actual results and the timing of future events to differ materially from the results and timing of future events anticipated by the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i) the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction within the time frame anticipated or at all, which may adversely impact the price of Breeze Holdings’ securities; (ii) the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction or those benefits taking longer than anticipated to be realized; (iii) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed by Breeze Holdings’ business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain further extensions of the business combination deadline if sought by Breeze Holdings; (iv) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including the adoption of the definitive merger agreement by the stockholders of Breeze Holdings or YD Biopharma, the receipt of any required governmental or regulatory approvals or the failure to meet the Nasdaq listing standards in connection with the closing of the proposed transaction; (v) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the proposed transaction; (vi) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive merger agreement; (vii) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or related governmental or regulatory orders ; (viii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed transaction on YD Biopharma’s business relationships, performance and business generally; (ix) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of YD Biopharma and any potential difficulties in YD Biopharma employee retention as a result of the proposed transaction; (x) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against YD Biopharma or Breeze Holdings related to the definitive merger agreement or the proposed transaction or any product liability or regulatory lawsuits or proceedings relating to YD Biopharma’s products or services; (xi) the ability to maintain the listing of YD Holdings’ securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market after the closing of the proposed transaction; (xii) potential volatility in the price of Breeze Holdings’ securities due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which YD Biopharma operates, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting YD Biopharma’s business, and changes in the combined company’s capital structure; (xiii) the ability to implement business plans, identify and realize additional opportunities and achieve forecasts and other expectations after the completion of the proposed transaction; (xiv) the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industries in which YD Biopharma operates or the markets that YD Biopharma targets; (xv) the inability of YD Biopharma and its current and future collaborators to successfully develop and commercialize YD Biopharma’s products and services in the expected time frame or at all; (xvi) the risk that the combined company may never achieve or sustain profitability or may need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; and (xvii) the costs of the proposed transaction. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to additional risks, uncertainties and factors, including those described in Breeze Holdings’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by Breeze Holdings from time to time. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date hereof. Forecasts and estimates regarding YD Biopharma’s industry and end markets are based on sources we believe to be reliable, however there can be no assurance these forecasts and estimates will prove accurate in whole or in part. Annualized, pro forma, projected and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purposes only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.

 

No Offer or Solicitation

 

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or to buy any securities or a solicitation of any proxy, consent, vote or approval with respect to any securities in respect of the proposed transaction and is not a substitute for the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any other document that Breeze Holdings may file with the SEC or send to Breeze Holdings’ or YD Biopharma’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. No offer, sale, issuance or transfer of securities shall be made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale, issuance or transfer would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

Contacts:

 

YD Biopharma Limited

Bob Chiu

bobc95@udn-pharm.com

 

Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.

Investor Relations

Cody Slach and Cody Cree

Gateway Group

(949) 574-3860

BREZ@gateway-grp.com

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

Investor Presentation YD BIOPHARMA LIMITED September 2024

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Disclaimer YD BIOPHARMA This investor presentation (this “ Presentation ”) has been prepared for use in connection with a potential business combination (the “ Business Combination ”) between Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp . (“ SPAC ”) and YD Biopharma Limited (” YD Biopharma ” or “ YD BIO ” or “ Target ” and together with SPAC, the “ Parties ”) . This Presentation is for information purposes only and may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Parties . This Presentation does not and, if hereafter supplemented, will not be all inclusive or contain all of the information that may be required to evaluate the Business Combination . The Parties reserve the right to update or supplement the information provided in this Presentation but disclaim any obligation to do so . You should not definitively rely upon it or use it to form the definitive basis for any decision, contract, commitment, or action whatsoever, with respect to the Business Combination or otherwise . You should consult your own legal, regulatory, tax, business, financial and accounting advisors to the extent you deem necessary, and you must make your own investment decision and perform your own independent investigation and analysis of the Parties and the Business Combination . To the fullest extent permitted by law, in no circumstances will either Party or any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives, advisors or agents be responsible or liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or loss of profit arising from the use of this Presentation, its contents, its omissions, reliance on the information contained within it or on opinions communicated in relation thereto or otherwise arising in connection therewith . The information in this Presentation is highly confidential . This Presentation shall remain the property of the Parties, and the distribution or disclosure of this Presentation by you to any other person is unauthorized except to your affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives, advisors or agents who have a need to receive this Presentation in connection with evaluating the Business Combination and who have been advised of, and have agreed to abide by, the confidentiality obligations described herein . Any unauthorized disclosure, forwarding, reproduction or photocopying, or alteration of the contents, of this Presentation or any portion thereof is prohibited . You shall keep this Presentation and its contents confidential, shall not use this Presentation or its contents for any purpose other than as expressly authorized by the Parties and shall be required to return or destroy all copies of this Presentation or portions thereof in your possession promptly following a request by the Parties . By accepting delivery of this Presentation, you are deemed to agree to the foregoing confidentiality requirements . Any unauthorized distribution or reproduction of any part of this Presentation may result in a violation of the United States Securities Act of 1933 , as amended (the “ Act ”) . Neither Party nor any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives, advisors or agents makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this Presentation or any oral information provided in connection herewith, or any data it generates, or that any transaction has been or may be effected on the terms or in the manner stated or implied by this Presentation, or as to the achievement or reasonableness of future projections, management targets, estimates, prospects or returns, if any, and the Parties accept no responsibility, obligation or liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract, tort or otherwise) in relation to any of such information . The Parties and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives, advisors, and agents expressly disclaim any and all liability which may be based on this Presentation and any errors therein or omissions therefrom . This Presentation and the information contained herein do not constitute : (a) (i) a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities in respect of the Business Combination or (ii) an offer to sell or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange any security, commodity or instrument or related derivative, nor shall there be any sale of any securities, commodities or instruments or related derivatives in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction or (b) an offer or commitment to lend, syndicate or arrange a financing, underwrite or purchase or act as an agent or advisor or in any other capacity with respect to any transaction, or commit capital, or to participate in any trading strategies . You should not construe the contents of this Presentation as legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or investment advice or a recommendation . We recommend that you seek independent third party legal, regulatory, business, financial, accounting and tax advice regarding the contents of this Presentation . This Presentation does not constitute and should not be considered as any form of financial or fairness opinion or recommendation by either Party or any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives, advisors or agents . This Presentation is not a research report . By accepting this Presentation, you confirm that you are not relying upon the information contained herein to make any decision . This Presentation is for distribution only to persons reasonably believed to be sufficiently expert to understand the risks involved in the Business Combination . You should determine the economic risks and merits, as well as the legal, regulatory, business, financial, accounting and tax characterizations and consequences of the Business Combination and independently determine that you are able to assume the risks associated with the foregoing . By accepting delivery of this Presentation, you acknowledge that you have been advised that (a) neither Party is providing you any legal, regulatory, business, financial, accounting or tax advice, (b) you understand that there will be legal, regulatory, business, financial, accounting and tax risks associated with the Business Combination, (c) you should receive legal, regulatory, business, financial, accounting and tax advice from advisors with appropriate expertise to assess relevant risks and (d) you should apprise senior management in your organization as to the legal, regulatory, business, financial, accounting and tax advice (and, if applicable, risks) associated with the Business Combination and these disclaimers as to these matters . You confirm that you are not relying upon the information contained herein to make any decision . NEITHER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (“SEC”) NOR ANY STATE OR TERRITORIAL SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THIS PRESENTATION OR DETERMINED THAT IT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE . ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE . 2

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Disclaimer YD BIOPHARMA Forward - Looking Statements This Presentation contains certain “forward - looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 , Section 27 A of the Act and Section 21 E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended . All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Presentation, including, but not limited to, statements as to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination and related agreements, the benefits or timing of the Business Combination, the effects of regulations, projected future results of operations and financial position, revenue and other metrics, planned products and services, business strategy and plans, objectives of management for future operations, market size and growth opportunities, competitive position and technological and market trends, are forward - looking statements . Some of these forward - looking statements can be identified by the use of forward - looking words, including, but not limited to, “may,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “predict,” “plan,” “targets,” “projects,” “could,” “would,” “continue,” “forecast,” “strategy,” and “opportunity” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar expressions . All forward - looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors (including those which are beyond the control of either Party) which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward - looking statements . All forward - looking statements are based upon estimates, forecasts and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Parties, are inherently uncertain, and many factors may cause the actual results to differ materially from current expectations, which include, but are not limited to : (a) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreements executed by the Parties with respect to the Business Combination ; (b) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against either Party or the combined company, or any of their respective directors or officers, following the announcement of the Business Combination and the transactions contemplated thereby ; (c) the inability to complete the Business Combination due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of either Party, or to satisfy other conditions to closing of the Business Combination ; (d) changes to the proposed structure of the Business Combination that may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations or as a condition to obtaining applicable regulatory approvals for the Business Combination ; (e) the ability to meet or maintain the Nasdaq Stock Market’s listing standards prior to or following the consummation of the Business Combination ; (f) the risk that the announcement or consummation of the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of either Party ; (g) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination ; (h) the ability of the combined company to successfully increase market penetration into its target markets, to execute on its business strategy or to compete effectively ; (i) the addressable markets that the Parties intend to target do not grow as expected ; (j) the loss of any key executives ; (k) the loss of any relationships with key suppliers or customers (as may be applicable) or the inability to attract and retain customers ; (l) the inability to protect patents and other intellectual property ; (n) costs related to the Business Combination ; (o) changes in applicable laws or regulations ; (p) the possibility that either Party or the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors ; (q) the Parties’ estimates of growth and projected financial results and meeting or satisfying the underlying assumptions with respect thereto ; (r) the risk that the Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of either Party’s securities ; (s) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by SPAC’s business combination deadline (as may be extended pursuant to SPAC’s governing documents) ; (t) the impact of the novel coronavirus disease pandemic, including any mutations or variants thereof, and its effect on business and financial conditions ; and (u) other risks and uncertainties set forth in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward - Looking Statements” in SPAC’s Form S - 1 (File No . 333 - 249677 ), annual report on Form 10 - K/A for the year ended December 31 , 2023 , quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the period ended June 30 , 2024 and, when available, the registration statement on Form F - 4 to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination, which will include a document that serves as a preliminary prospectus and proxy statement of SPAC, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus, and other documents filed or to be filed from time to time with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination . The foregoing list is not exhaustive, and new risks may emerge from time to time . These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward - looking statements . Nothing in this Presentation should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward - looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward looking statements will be achieved . You should not place undue reliance on forward - looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made . Neither Party, nor any of their respective affiliates, gives any assurance that the combined company will achieve its currently expected results . Neither Party nor the combined company undertakes any duty to update or revise these forward - looking statements, except as otherwise required by law . Use of Projections This Presentation may contain financial forecasts of the Parties and the combined company which are based on currently available information and estimates . Neither Party nor its independent auditors, nor the independent registered public accounting firm of either Party, has audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the projections for the purpose of their inclusion in this Presentation, and accordingly, none of the foregoing has expressed an opinion or provided any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the purpose of this Presentation . These projections are forward - looking statements and should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results . The projected financial information contained in this Presentation constitutes forward - looking information, and neither Party nor the combined company undertakes any duty to update or revise the projected financial information . The assumptions and estimates underlying such projected financial information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic, competitive, and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the prospective financial information . See the section titled “Forward - Looking Statements” above . Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the prospective results are indicative of future performance or that actual results will not differ materially from the results presented in the prospective financial information contained in this Presentation . Actual results may differ materially from the results contemplated by the projected financial information contained in this Presentation . The inclusion of such information in this Presentation should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results reflected in such projections will be achieved . 3

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Disclaimer YD BIOPHARMA Financial Information Certain financial information and data contained in this Presentation is unaudited and may not conform to Regulation S - X . Such information and data may not be included in, may be adjusted in or may be presented differently in the registration statement to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination and the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus contained therein . Trademarks Each Party owns or has rights to various trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade names and products that they use in connection with the operation of its business . This Presentation may also contain trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade names or products of other companies, which are the property of their respective owners . The use or display of third parties’ trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade names or products in this Presentation is not intended to and does not imply a relationship with either Party, or an endorsement or sponsorship by or of either Party . Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights referred to in this Presentation may be listed without the TM, SM, © or ® symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that each Party will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights or the rights of the applicable owners, if any, to these trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade names and products . Industry and Market Data This Presentation contains and relies on certain information obtained from third - party sources and the internal sources . This information involves many assumptions and limitations ; therefore, there can be no guarantee as to the accuracy or reliability of such assumptions, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to this information . Further, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by either Party as to the reasonableness of the assumptions made within or the accuracy or completeness of any projections or any other information contained herein, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Parties hereby disclaim any responsibility or liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or loss of profit arising from the use of such information . Any data on past performance or modelling contained herein are not an indication as to future performance . Neither Party nor any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives or advisors has independently verified the accuracy or completeness of any such third - party information . Similarly, other third - party survey data and research reports commissioned by the Parties, while believed to be reliable, are based on limited sample sizes and have not been independently verified by either Party . In addition, projections, assumptions, estimates, goals, targets, plans and trends of the future performance of the industry in which Target operates, and its future performance, are necessarily subject to uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described above . These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates made by independent parties and by the Parties . Additional Information and Where to Find It The Parties intend to file a definitive proxy statement/prospectus of SPAC with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination (the “ Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus ”) . The Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be sent to all stockholders of SPAC and Target as of a record date to be established . The Parties will also file other documents regarding the Business Combination with the SEC . Before making any voting or other investment decision, investors and security holders of SPAC and Target are urged to read the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the Business Combination as they become available because they will contain important information about the Parties and the Business Combination . Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by the Parties in connection with the Business Combination through the website maintained by the SEC at www . sec . gov . Participants in the Solicitation The Parties and certain other parties to the definitive agreement executed in connection with the Business Combination, and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees, may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from SPAC’s stockholders in connection with the Business Combination . A list of the names of such persons and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination will be contained in the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus when available . You may obtain free copies of these documents free of charge by directing a written request to SPAC at doug@breezeacquisition . com . This Presentation does not contain all the information that should be considered in connection with the Business Combination . It is not intended to form any basis of any investment decision or any decision in respect to the Business Combination . 4

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. YD BIO Merger w/ Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. YD BIOPHARMA Key Management • SPAC Overview : Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp . (OTCQX : BRZH) is a publicly - listed special purpose acquisition company with approximately $ 10 M in cash . • Valuation : Company pro forma equity value of approximately $ 700 m . • Structure : Breeze and YD BIO will each merge into wholly - owned subsidiaries of a newly formed Cayman holding company expected to be named “YD Bio Limited . ” Post - merger YD Bio Limited is expected to be listed on Nasdaq . • Ownership : Existing YD BIO shareholders : 90 . 6 % , PIPE shareholders : 2 . 6 % , SPAC public shares : 2 . 1 % , SPAC insider shares : 4 . 7 % . • Timing : The transaction is expected to close 1 Q 25 , subject to customary closing conditions and any required regulatory approvals . • Management and Board Composition : Upon completion of the transaction, YD BIO will continue to be led by Dr . Ethan Shen . The Board will consist of YD BIO’s CEO, five ( 5 ) directors designated by YD BIO and two ( 2 ) directors designated by Breeze Holdings . Breeze and YD Biopharma Partnership Combines Public Company Experience and Sector Expertise Transaction Details Experience Name And Position ~25 Years Doug Ramsey, Ph.D. Chairman & CEO ~35 Years Russ Griffin Director & President ~23 Years Dr. Ethan Shen Chairman & CEO ~17 Years Wu Cheng - feng Chief Medical Officer ~35 Years May Tsai Chief Business Officer ~18 Years Jean Chen Accounting Manager Breeze Holdings YD Biopharma 5

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Introduction to YD Biopharma YD BIOPHARMA Yong Ding Biopharma Co . , Ltd . (“YD Biopharma” or “YD BIO” of the “Company”) was founded by Dr . Ethan Shen in Taipei, Taiwan in 2013 . YD BIO specializes in the pharmaceutical business and serves as a supplier of drugs and medical materials for clinical trials . In 2015 , YD BIO was appointed as a clinical testing drug supplier by Novartis (Taiwan) and has since expanded its offerings to include development and supply of ancillary products post - launch . In June 2024 , YD BIO obtained patent and technology authorization from 3 D GLOBAL BIOTECH INC . (“ 3 D Biotech”) . In partnership with 3 D Biotech, YD BIO has pioneered the application of corneal mesenchymal stem cells and their exosomes for treating eye diseases . YD BIO has introduced new drugs and treatments for conditions such as dry eye disease, glaucoma, and corneal repair . In Q 2 2024 , YD BIO obtained patents, technology and U . S . market authorization from EG Biomed for core methylation detection of pancreatic cancer . This partnership has led to the establishment of an independent laboratory in the U . S . dedicated to pancreatic cancer detection and marks a significant expansion of YD BIO’s research and development capabilities into critical healthcare areas . YD BIO has recently negotiated related authorizations for breast cancer detection to further expand the Company’s product offerings . The acquisition of the licenses for EG Biomed’s breast cancer detection technology in the U . S . , E . U . , and Asia - Pacific will be consummated simultaneously with the closing of the Business Combination with Breeze Holdings . “ Use our technology to detect physical problems early and help the body regenerate, delay aging, and restore health without ta kin g medicine. ” ~ Dr. Ethan Shen on YD Biopharma’s Mission YD BIOPHARMA LIMITED (Cayman) Yong Ding Biopharm CO., Ltd. (Taiwan) 100% Owned 6

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Transaction Overview YD BIOPHARMA Transaction Summary Pro Forma Ownership Illustrative Sources and Uses Illustrative Pro Forma Valuation • YD Biopharma to combine with Breeze Holdings to become publicly traded, NASDAQ - listed company o Pro forma equity value of $ 715 m o Existing YD BIO equity holders to roll 100 % of their equity • Anticipated ~ $ 25 m in new capital, assuming no redemptions from SPAC trust . • Proceeds to be used to expand production and continue development, approval and launch of new technologies . 95.4% Pro Forma Shares Outstanding 71 Share Price $10 Pro Forma Equity Value $715 Less: Cash $21 Plus: Debt $0 Pro Forma Enterprise Value $694 Amounts in millions [ 1 ] Assumes no redemptions from current trust balance, which is calculated based on 893 , 712 outstanding shares multiplied by $ 11 . 26 market price as of 9 / 12 / 2024 . Sources ($m) Seller Rollover Equity $647.3 96.3% New Capital $15.0 2.2% Cash from SPAC Trust [1] $10.1 1.5% Total Sources $672.4 100.0% Uses ($m) Seller Rollover Equity $647.3 96.3% Cash to Balance Sheet $20.7 3.1% Estimated Transaction Costs $4.4 0.7% Total Uses $672.4 100.0% 7

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Company Products and Capabilities YD BIOPHARMA 8 Formulation and manufacturing of health supplements Products based on patented limbal stem cells (LSC) technology to treat eye - related disorders including glaucoma, corneal repair, and dry eye syndrome. Partnership with EG BioMed in 2024 to develop techniques (DNA Methylation Analysis) for early detection of pancreatic cancer. Licensing of EG Biomed’s breast cancer detection technology in the U.S., E.U., and Asia - Pacific. Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostics Breast Cancer Diagnostics Ophthalmology Cellular Drug Development Nutritional Product Sales

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Strategic Partnerships YD BIOPHARMA YD Biopharma appointed a clinical testing drug supplier by Novartis (Taiwan) in 2015. Licensing partnership with 3D Global Biotech in 2024 to develop products based on patented limbal stem cells (LSC) technology for the treatment of eye disorders such as glaucoma, corneal repair, and dry eye syndrome. 3D Global Biotech is publicly - traded on the Taipei Stock Exchange. Licensing partnership with EG BioMed, a biomedical and healthcare startup in Taiwan developing new technologies for cancer detection. YD BIO acquired authorization to use EG Biomed’s pancreatic cancer detection technology in Q2 2024 and is finalizing the licensing agreement for EG Biomed’s breast cancer detection technology in the U.S., E.U., and Asia - Pacific. 9

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. YD BIO – Innovation & Licensed Technology Eye Disorders No immune rejection Rapid cell culture Long - term storage Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostics Higher accuracy (~92%) and early detection rate (Stage 1 & 2) compared to current solutions in market that range from 50 - 60% Non - invasive and user - friendly testing procedures Expedited report generation Breast Cancer Diagnostics More sensitive, accurate, lower cost, and easier to operate than other breast cancer detection methods Licensing / Patent Details Advantages Novel DNA methylation biomarkers EG - Pancreatic Blood Test - E1 Corneal mesenchymal stem cell storage and culture technology EG - Breast Cancer Detection - P1 Innovation & Technology "METHODS OF CULTURING HUMAN CORNEAL LIMBUS CELLS“ (U.S. Patent Application No. US15/967,401; Publication No. US20190062704A1) Patents and technology related to blood monitoring tool for breast cancer progression by detecting circulating methylation GCM2 and TMEM240 Methylation analysis technology for application in pancreatic cancer (incl. U.S. Patent Application No. 18/444,053) 10 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. YD BIO – Innovation & Licensed Technology Global Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostics United States Breast Cancer Diagnostics U.S., E.U., Asia - Pacific L icensed Markets Approval Status 3D LensMate Evs buffer products: obtain certification in Q3 2024 Therapeutic lens set (exosomes): in R&D phase, indications include dry eye disease and glaucoma. Expected to pass IRB review by end of 2024 and enter clinical trial for IVD application. First phase of administrative review completed and is currently entering the 90 - day substantive review. FDA expected to respond with results on 12/8/2024. Preparing to submit de novo application to FDA, has passed first phase of administrative review and is currently entering the second phase of review. Commercialization Status U.S. CLIA Laboratory certification is expected to obtained by end of Nov 2024. U.S. rollout and sales scheduled to commence in Q4 2024. Sales scheduled to commence in Q2 2025. 3D LensMate Evs buffer products: Sales scheduled to commence in Q2 2025 Therapeutic lens set (exosomes): Sales schedule TBD Eye Disorders 11 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Company History & Milestones YD BIOPHARMA YD Biopharma founded by Dr. Ethan Shen Initial focus on nutritional innovations, product sales, & pharmacy operations Partnership with Novartis (Taiwan) to expand into clinical testing drug market Collaborative Innovation Exosome Development Partnership with 3D Global Biotech to expand into eye disorders treatment Partnership with EG Biomed to expand into pancreatic cancer and breast cancer detection technology / diagnostics 2024 2022 - 2023 2015 2013 / 5 12

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Market Analysis – Selected Disorders YD BIOPHARMA Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostics Glaucoma Dry Eye Syndrome Disease / Disorder Market Size ~$870M as of 2023 CAGR ~5.6% from 2023 to 2030 ~$5.5B as of 2021 ~3.2% from 2022 to 2028 ~$6.0B as of 2022 Source: https://www.grandviewsearch.com ~7.2% from 2022 to 2030 Source: https://www.gminsights.com/industry - analysis/dry - eye - disease - market Breast Cancer Diagnostics ~$4.5B as of 2023 ~7.2% from 2023 to 2033 Source: biospace.com/breast - cancer - diagnostics - market - size - share - and - growth - report - 2033 Market(s): Global Market(s): North American & Europe Source: https://www.gminsights.com/industry - analysis/dry - eye - disease - market Market(s): Global Market(s): United States 13

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. YD Biopharma Management Team Ph.D. of Translational Medicine Finance/ Baruch College/ New York Expertise: Translational Medicine New drug development Medical - grade health product development Financial Management Chairman / CEO Dr. Ethan Shen C hief Medical Officer Wu Cheng - feng Master of Pharmacology Expertise: Development of new drugs and nutraceuticals/cell medical applications C hief Business Officer May Tsai Masters Degree in Business Administration, UNC Charlotte Expertise: H ealth care products, drug procurement and pharmacy channel development Master of Accountancy, National Taipei University CPA of the Republic of China Expertise: Financial Accounting Financial Management Internal Control Accounting Manager Jean Chen 14 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

Doug Ramsey, Ph.D. Chairman, CEO, CFO and Director ▪ Finance professor at SMU, Baylor and Cal Poly Pomona ▪ BS in Finance from Cal Poly Pomona, MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an MA and Ph.D. in Business and Financial Economics from Claremont Graduate University ▪ Public - company CFO experience ▪ National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) – Directorship Certified ©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp. Management Team – Selected Highlights Russ Griffin President and Director ▪ BS in Petroleum Engineering Technology from Nicholls State University ▪ Led or participated in multiple acquisitions and divestitures, both domestic and international ▪ National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) – Directorship Certified Charles Ross Chief Operating Officer ▪ BS in Engineering from UT Austin ▪ Led or participated in multiple acquisitions and divestitures, both domestic and international Aaron Ortega Executive VP of Business Development ▪ BA from Duke University, and an MBA from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business ▪ Led or participated in multiple acquisitions and divestitures, both domestic and international SPAC Board Members: Albert McLelland, Robert Thomas, Bill Stark and Gen. James Williams. Various Roles & Credentials ▪ Director of the Chairman’s Asian Cross - Border Transactions Initiative for PwC ▪ Adjunct Professor at SMU Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship in the Cox School of Business ▪ Extensive international operating, capital markets and corporate governance experience including multiple director roles on b eha lf of the Carlyle Group and other prominent financial services firms 15 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Biotech Sector Strength – Recent Transactions YD BIOPHARMA MBX Biosciences (Nasdaq: MBX) Bicara Therapeutics (Nasdaq: BCAX) Zenas BioPharma (Nasdaq: ZBIO) A developer of therapies for endocrine and metabolic disorders, MBX shares traded immediately post - IPO up 48 % to over $ 23 /share (above its IPO price of $ 16 /share) . MBX’s upsized IPO raised $ 163 M, pricing 10 . 2 M shares at the upper limit of the price range . Order book was reportedly 7 x oversubscribed . A provider of treatments targeting head and neck carcinomas, BCAX shares traded immediately post - IPO up 30 % to over $ 23 /share . BCAX upsized its IPO to sell 17 . 5 M shares at $ 18 (at the top of the price range) to raise $ 315 M . Order book was reportedly 10 x oversubscribed . A number of successful IPOs in the biotech sector have priced in September 2024, representing the busiest period for biotech and pharmaceutical IPOs since July 2021. A developer of therapies for patients with autoimmune diseases, ZBIO shares traded immediately post - IPO up 6 . 8 % to over $ 18 /share . The IPO raised $ 225 M priced at $ 17 /share (the middle of the marketed range) . 16

 

 

APPENDIX

 

 

We will strive to surpass our competitors within two years Galleri EGPT - E1 Test Grail EG BIOMED Company NGS platform qPCR platform platform High Low Testing Cost Analysis takes a long time and reporting is slow Short analysis time and quick report generation Test of Time High construction costs Unable to quickly deploy globally Low construction cost Rapid global layout Global layout Through low detection cost, fast speed and low construction cost, we hope to surpass our competitors in 2 years . 18 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Publications Related to Licensed Technology 19 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

Pancreatic cancer ranks among top ten cancers in Taiwan Pancreatic Cancer ©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is difficult Symptoms often appear in advanced stages Five - year survival rate is only 5% High - fat diets contribute to increasing incidence Diabetics face over eight times higher risk YD BIO’s EG Test - E1 is able to detect Stage 1 & 2 pancreatic cancer. 20 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

EG Test - E1 technical performance • EG - Pancreatic Blood Test - E1 clinical trial enrollment verification, covering pancreatic cancer stages 1, 2, 3, and 4 . • Pancreatic cancer early detection kits and detection methods can Early Detection Pancreatic Cancer . • EG - Biomed has submitted a de novo application to the FDA, has passed the first phase of administrative review, and is currently entering the second phase of review. Sensitivity 99.9%, Specificity 93.3% Accuracy 94.2% AUC: 0.97 21 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

Breast cancer diagnosis requires invasive and anesthetic breast biopsy procedures, which can be stressful for patients. Current blood tests for breast cancer monitoring lack sufficient sensitivity . The Clinical Need for Precise, Non - Invasive Blood Cancer Detection Breast Cancer 22 ©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

EG Breast Blood Test - P1 technical performance • Monitoring for Progression of Breast Cancer • FDA de novo Under Review • Sensitivity 95.7% Specificity 90.3% Accuracy 95.4% EGBC - P1 CA15 - 3 CEA 23 ©2024, YD BIOPHARMA ., LTD. YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

Summary of Patent Licensing and Technology Transfer Agreement from 3D GLOBAL BIOTECH INC. • Licensed Patent and Know - How: "METHODS OF CULTURING HUMAN CORNEAL LIMBUS CELLS" (U.S. Patent Application No. US15/967,401; Publication No. US20190062704A1), and owns the relevant know - how and technical data. • Scope of License: 3D GLOBAL 's Patent and Know - How, as well as its know - how in the technology of cell culture process, technology of cell bank construction , exosome purification and authentication technology, and exosome production , which are related to and/or derived from "METHODS OF CULTURING HUMAN CORNEAL LIMBUS CELLS" . YD Biopharma obtains a global, exclusive license from 3D GLOBAL to use the licensed subject to develop, manufacture, offer for sale, sell, use, or import for the above purpose the Product. • Method of License: Global, exclusive license. and agrees YD Biopharma can sublicense to a third party. » Authorization tim e: From the effective date of this Agreement until the expiration of twenty (20) years after all the Product have/has been put on the market. » License Fees and Royalties from selling the Product: Total Licensing fee is USD 5,000,000, Signature Deposit is USD 1,000,0000, Other USD4,000,000 authorization fees will be paid upon milestone completion. and a royalty of 10% of the " Gross Sales" of the Product on a quarterly basis. » Sub - licenses Fee: 20% of the sub - license fees 24 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

Summary of Patent Licensing and Technology Transfer Agreement (Pancreatic cancer Detection) from EG BioMed • Licensed Patent and Know - How: methylation analysis technology for application in pancreatic cancer (including U.S. Patent Application No. 18/444,053) and the relevant know - how, and agrees to have the aforesaid patent(s) and relevant know - how • Scope of License: use of the Licensed Patent and Know - How in the Licensed Territory (United States) for manufacturing, offering for sale, selling, using, or importing the Product for the aforementioned purposes. High - fat diets contribute to increasing incidence • Method of License: E xclusive license in U.S. » Authorization tim e : 10 years and will be automatically renewed for another five years or until the expiration of the Licensed Patent » License Fees and Royalties from selling the Product: NT$60,000,000 (tax excluded) and a royalty of 7% of the " Gross Sales" of the Product on a quarterly basis. 25 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

Summary of Patent Licensing and Technology Transfer Agreement (Breast cancer Detection) from EG BioMed * • Licensed Patent and Know - How: methylation analysis technology for application in breast cancer (including U.S. Patent Application No. 17/053,688, Europe 3790984, China Patent No. 201980031343.5,Taiwan Patent No. I721414 and other Patent in Asian countries) and the relevant know - how, and agrees to have the aforesaid patent(s) and relevant know - how • Scope of License: use of the Licensed Patent and Know - How in the Licensed Territory(American, European and Asian) for manufacturing, offering for sale, selling, using, or importing the Product for the aforementioned purposes. High - fat diets contribute to increasing incidence • Method of License: E xclusive license • Authorization tim e : 20 years and will be automatically renewed for another five years or until the expiration of the Licensed Patent » License Fees and Royalties from selling the Product: A royalty of 20% of the " Gross Sales" of the Product on a quarterly basis. *YD Biopharma and EG BioMed have reached an agreement in principle on the above terms and are currently working on definitive documentation. 26 YD BIOPHARMA

 

 

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