Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this Subscription Agreement) is entered into on December 21, 2021, by and between Zanite Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer), and the subscriber party set forth on the signature page hereto (Subscriber). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Issuer is, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, entering into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the Business Combination Agreement), by and among the Issuer, EVE UAM, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Eve), Embraer S.A., a Brazilian joint stock company (Embraer), and Embraer Aircraft Holding Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Embraer (EAH), in substantially the same form provided to Subscriber prior to the date hereof, pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, among other transactions, (i) Embraer will transfer units of Eve to EAH in exchange for shares of EAH such that upon such transfer of units, Eve will become a wholly owned subsidiary of EAH and (ii) following the transfer described in the preceding clause (i), EAH will contribute and transfer units of Eve to the Issuer in exchange for shares of the Issuer, in each case on the terms and conditions set forth therein (the Transactions);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Issuer that number of shares of the Issuers common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock), as set forth on the signature page hereto (the Acquired Shares), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the Per Share Price) and an aggregate purchase price set forth on the signature page hereto (the Purchase Price), and the Issuer desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Acquired Shares in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Issuer on or prior to the Closing (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Issuer and Subscriber are executing and delivering this Subscription Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act);
WHEREAS, substantially concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, (i) certain strategic investors and/or investors with existing relationships with Embraer (the Strategic Subscribers) have entered into separate subscription agreements with the Issuer (the Strategic Subscription Agreements), pursuant to which the Strategic Subscribers have agreed to purchase Common Stock on the Closing Date (as defined below) at the Per Share Price (the Strategic Acquired Shares), (ii) certain insiders of the Issuer and Embraer (each, an Insider Subscriber) have entered into separate subscription agreements with the Issuer (the Insider Subscription Agreements), pursuant to which the Insider Subscribers have agreed to purchase Common Stock on the Closing Date (as defined below) at the Per Share Price (the Insider Acquired Shares) and (iii) certain other qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or accredited investors (as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act) (each a Third-Party Subscriber, and together with the Strategic Subscribers and the Insider Subscribers, the Other Subscribers), have (severally and not jointly) entered into separate subscription agreements with the Issuer (the Third-Party Subscription Agreements and together with the Strategic Subscription Agreements and the Insider Subscription Agreements, the Other Subscription Agreements), pursuant to which such investors have agreed to purchase Common Stock on the Closing Date at the Per Share Price (the Third-Party Acquired Shares, and together with the Strategic Acquired Shares and the Insider Acquired Shares, the Other Acquired Shares);
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to be sold by Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements entered into on the date hereof equals 30,500,000 shares of Common Stock; and
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the aggregate amount of proceeds to be delivered to the Issuer in connection with the purchase and sale of the Acquired Shares and the Other Acquired Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements entered into an the date hereof equals $305,000,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Subscriber hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase, and the Issuer hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, upon the payment of the Purchase Price, the Acquired Shares (such subscription and issuance, the Subscription).
2. Closing.
(a) | The closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the Closing) is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Transactions and shall occur immediately prior thereto. Not less than five (5)1 business days prior to the scheduled closing date of the Transactions (the Closing Date), the Issuer shall provide written notice to Subscriber (the Closing Notice) (i) of such Closing Date, (ii) that the Issuer reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transactions to be satisfied or waived and (iii) containing wire instructions for the payment of the Purchase Price. Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer no later than two (2) business days before the Closing Date (as specified in the Closing Notice) or such other date as otherwise agreed to by the Issuer and Subscriber (such date, the Purchase Price Payment Date) the Purchase Price for the Acquired Shares by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds (i) to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice, to be held in a non-interest bearing third-party escrow account (the Escrow Account) designated by the Issuer prior to the Purchase Price Payment Date for the benefit of Subscriber until the Closing Date, or (ii) to an account specified by the Issuer and subject to such procedures otherwise mutually agreed by Subscriber and the Issuer (Alternative Settlement Procedures). On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deliver to Subscriber (1) the Acquired Shares in book entry form, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws or imposed by Subscriber), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by Subscriber, as applicable, and (2) a copy of the records of the transfer agent of the Issuer (the Transfer Agent) showing Subscriber as the owner of the Acquired Shares on and as of the Closing Date (the Subscribers Deliveries). Unless otherwise provided pursuant to Alternative Settlement Procedures, upon the transfer of Subscribers Deliveries by the Issuer to Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions), the Issuer shall, or shall cause the escrow agent for the Escrow Account to, on the Closing Date, release the Purchase Price from the Escrow Account to the Issuer. In the event the closing of the Transactions does not occur within five (5) business days of the Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, unless otherwise agreed by the Issuer and Subscriber, the Issuer shall, or shall instruct the escrow agent for the Escrow Account to, |
1 | For certain Strategic Subscribers, funding notice period and corresponding holding period extended to accommodate Subscriber policies and procedures. |
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promptly (but not later than two (2) business days thereafter) return the Purchase Price to Subscriber by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber, and any book entries shall be deemed cancelled. Notwithstanding such return or cancellation, unless and until this Subscription Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 6 hereof, Subscriber shall remain obligated (i) to redeliver funds to the Issuer following the Issuers delivery to Subscriber of a new Closing Notice setting forth a new Closing Date by which the Issuer reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transactions to be satisfied or waived and (ii) to consummate the Closing immediately prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Transactions, subject to the procedures set forth in this Section 2(a). For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, business day shall mean a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks in New York, New York, are open for the general transaction of business. |
(b) | The Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction, or valid waiver by each of the parties hereto, of the conditions that, on the Closing Date: |
(i) solely with respect to the Issuer:
(1) the representations and warranties made by Subscriber in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct as of such date), except for inaccuracies or the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct that (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) or another similar materiality qualification set forth herein), individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect, in each case without giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions;
(2) Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Subscriber at or prior to the Closing; and
(3) Subscriber shall have delivered the Purchase Price in compliance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement.
(ii) solely with respect to Subscriber:
(1) the representations and warranties made by the Issuer in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties expressly made as of an earlier date, which shall be true and correct as of such date), except for inaccuracies or the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct that (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or Issuer Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) or another similar materiality qualification set forth herein), individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect, in each case without giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions;
(2) the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Issuer at or prior to the Closing;
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(3) except to the extent consented to in writing by Subscriber, the Business Combination Agreement (as filed with the Commission (as defined below) on or shortly after the date hereof, but other than the condition in Section 8.3(c) of the Business Combination Agreement, or the effects thereof) shall not have been amended, modified, supplemented or waived by Embraer in a manner that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Subscription Agreement (it being understood that any such amendment, modification or waiver (i) resulting in a decrease in the valuation of Eve in connection with the Transactions, (ii) relating to the failure by one or more Other Subscribers to meet their closing funding obligations in violation of the Other Subscription Agreements or (iii) in connection with any additional financing transactions relating to the Transactions following the date hereof, would not have such a material and adverse effect).
(4) other than in connection with (i) the customary ongoing review by the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) or such other applicable stock exchange on which Issuers Common Stock or its successors common stock is then listed or (ii) any modifications to Issuers or its successors stock exchange or ticker symbol listings made in connection with the Transactions, no suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock for offering or sale or trading by the Commission (as defined below) or under applicable rules of Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as applicable, or initiation or threatening in writing of any proceedings for any of such purposes, shall have occurred, and the Acquired Shares shall be approved for listing on NYSE, subject only to official notice of issuance; and
(5) all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transactions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the party who is the beneficiary of such condition(s) in the Business Combination Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, a waiver of the following conditions precedent in the Business Combination Agreement shall not be a condition to the Subscribers obligations hereunder (1) those conditions that may only be satisfied at the closing of the Transactions, but subject to satisfaction or waiver of such conditions as of the closing of the Transactions and (2) the condition pursuant to Section 8.3(c) of the Business Combination Agreement), provided, however, that the Issuer cannot waive any conditions precedent set forth in Section 8.2(a) (i) and/or in Section 8.2(c) of the Business Combination Agreement without the prior approval of the Subscriber to the extent that such waiver would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Subscription Agreement.2
(iii) no governmental authority having applicable jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any material judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
2 | For certain Strategic Subscribers, closing conditions also include a condition regarding minimum commitments from certain insiders/affiliates and/or minimum cash. |
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(c) | Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber and the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to reasonably assist and cooperate with the other party hereto in doing, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable legal requirements to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. |
3. Issuer Representations and Warranties. Provided that no representation or warranty by the Issuer shall apply to any statement or information in reports filed with the Commission (as defined below) that relates to any statement or information in the SEC Reports (as defined below) that relates to changes to historical accounting policies of Issuer in connection with any order, directive, guideline, comment or recommendation from the Commission or Issuers auditor or accountant that is applicable to Issuer (collectively, the SEC Guidance), nor shall any correction, amendment, revision or restatement of the Issuers financial statements due wholly or in part to the SEC Guidance or any other accounting matters, nor any other effects that relate to or arise out of, or are in connection with or in response to, any of the foregoing or any changes in accounting or disclosure related thereto, be deemed to be a breach of any representation or warranty by the Issuer, the Issuer represents and warrants to Subscriber that:
(a) | The Issuer is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. Except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to constitute an Issuer Material Adverse Effect, the Issuer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and, to the extent applicable, in good standing, in all other jurisdictions where the ownership or leasing of its properties or the conduct of its business required such qualification. |
(b) | As of the Closing Date, the Acquired Shares will be duly authorized by the Issuer and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Acquired Shares in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Acquired Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances or other restrictions (except as otherwise stated herein) and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Issuers certificate of incorporation and bylaws (each, as amended concurrently with the Closing) or under the laws of the State of Delaware or otherwise. |
(c) | This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Subscriber, this Subscription Agreement is enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity. |
(d) | The execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement, including the issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares by the Issuer and the consummation of the Transactions and other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Issuer pursuant to the terms of (i) |
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any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer is subject; (ii) the organizational documents of the Issuer; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its properties, which would reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to the Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken together as a whole (on a consolidated basis), that, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Issuers ability to consummate the (i) transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, including the issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares or (ii) the Transactions. |
(e) | The Issuer is not in default or violation (and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or violation) of any term, condition or provision of (i) the organizational documents of the Issuer, (ii) any loan or credit agreement, guarantee, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, permit, franchise or license to which, as of the date of this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuers properties or assets are bound or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency, taxing authority or regulatory body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer, or any of its properties, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for defaults or violations that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. |
(f) | The Issuer is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Subscription Agreement or the Transactions (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Acquired Shares), other than, as applicable, (i) the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) of the Registration Statement (as defined below), (ii) in connection with or as a result of the SEC Guidance or other accounting matters, (iii) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (iv) the filing of notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, if applicable; (v) those required by Nasdaq or NYSE, as applicable, including with respect to obtaining stockholder approval; (vi) those that will be obtained on or prior to the Closing (including those required to consummate the Transactions as provided under the Business Combination Agreement), (vii) any filing, the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect; (viii) as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement; and (ix) the filing of a Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities on Form D with the Commission under Regulation D of the Securities Act. |
(g) | Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Subscriber as set forth in Section 4 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares by the Issuer to Subscriber in the manner contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. The Acquired Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws. |
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(h) | Except for such matters as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) investigation, action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending, or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer, or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental authority outstanding against the Issuer. |
(i) | Except for placement fees payable to Jefferies LLC and BTIG, LLC (collectively, the Placement Agents), 3 the Issuer has not paid, and is not obligated to pay, any brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with its issuance and sale of the Acquired Shares. |
(j) | None of the Issuer nor any of its subsidiaries has taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation, administration or winding up or failed to pay their debts when due, nor does the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of their respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or seek to commence an administration. |
(k) | The Issuer is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Acquired Shares, and consummation of the Transactions, will not be, an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
(l) | There has been no action taken by the Issuer, any of its subsidiaries, or any of its or their directors, officers or employees, or, to the best knowledge of the Issuer, any of its or their agents or representatives, in each case acting on behalf of the Issuer, in each case, in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws (as herein defined), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any foreign official (as such term is defined in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, amended (the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of Anti-Corruption Laws, and the Issuer and its subsidiaries and, to the best knowledge of the Issuer, its other affiliates, have conducted their businesses in compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws. The Issuer has not (i) been convicted of violating any Anti-Corruption Laws or subjected to any investigation by a governmental authority for violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any governmental authority regarding any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anti-Corruption Laws and (iii) received any written notice or citation from a governmental authority for any actual or potential noncompliance with any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. As used herein, Anti-Corruption Laws means any applicable laws in any jurisdiction relating to corruption and bribery, including the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and any similar law that prohibits bribery or corruption. |
3 | Note: The Placement Agents are solely acting as placement agents on behalf of certain Third-Party Subscribers. Provisions regarding the involvement of the Placement Agents differ accordingly in the Other Subscription Agreements for the Strategic Subscribers, Insider Subscribers and the other Third-Party Subscribers. |
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(m) | The Issuer does not engage in (i) the design, fabrication, development, testing, production or manufacture of one (1) or more critical technologies within the meaning of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, including all implementing regulations thereof (the DPA) or (ii) the ownership, operation, maintenance, supply, manufacture, or servicing of covered investment critical infrastructure within the meaning of the DPA (where such activities are covered by column 2 of Appendix A to 31 C.F.R. Part 800). |
(n) | As of their respective filing dates, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, which shall be deemed to supersede such original filing, all reports required to be filed by the Issuer with the Commission (the SEC Reports) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, which shall be deemed to supersede such original filing, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date thereof, there are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received by the Issuer from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission with respect to any of the SEC Reports. The financial statements of the Issuer included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, which shall be deemed to supersede such original filing, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Issuer as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statement or information in the SEC Reports that relates or arises from the topics referenced in the SEC Guidance, and any restatement, revision or other modification to the SEC Reports (including any financial statements contained therein) relating to or arising from the SEC Guidance shall not be deemed material noncompliance for purposes of this Subscription Agreement. |
(o) | As of the date hereof, the authorized share capital of the Issuer consists of 100,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (Class A Common Stock), 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Class B Common Stock), and 1,000,000 preferred shares, par value $0.0001 per share (Preferred Shares). As of the date hereof: (i) 23,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 5,750,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and no Preferred Shares were issued and outstanding; (ii) 25,750,000 warrants, each exercisable to purchase one share of Common Stock at $11.50 per share (Warrants), were issued and outstanding, including 14,250,000 private placement warrants; and (iii) no Common Stock was subject to issuance upon exercise of outstanding options. No Warrants are exercisable on or prior to the Closing. |
(p) | All (i) issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class B Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights and (ii) outstanding Warrants have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are not subject to and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights. |
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(q) | Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Acquired Shares. |
(r) | The issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and are listed for trading on Nasdaq or such other applicable stock exchange on which Issuers Common Stock or its successors common stock is then listed. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by Nasdaq or such other applicable stock exchange on which Issuers Common Stock or its successors common stock is then listed or the Commission to prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A Common Stock or, when issued, the Acquired Shares on Nasdaq or such other applicable stock exchange on which Issuers Common Stock or its successors common stock is then listed, excluding, for the purposes of clarity, the customary ongoing review by Nasdaq or such other applicable stock exchange on which Issuers Common Stock or its successors common stock is then listed. Other than in connection with any modifications to Issuers or its successors stock exchange or ticker symbol listings made in connection with the Transactions, the Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act. |
(s) | The Issuer represents and warrants that none of its officers or directors is (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, the Executive Order 13599 List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, or the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, each of which is administered by the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) or any similar list of sanctioned persons administered by the European Union or any individual European Union member state, or the United Kingdom (collectively, the Sanctions Lists) (ii) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person, that is named on a Sanctions List; (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or born in, or a citizen, national, or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States, (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (v) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank. The Issuer agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that the Issuer is permitted to do so under applicable law. The Issuer represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the BSA/PATRIOT Act, the Issuer maintains, to the extent required, policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with any applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. The Issuer also represents that, to the extent required under applicable law, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with OFAC-administered sanctions programs, including for the screening of its investors against the Sanctions Lists. |
(t) | None of the Issuer, its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, nor any person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Acquired Shares under the Securities Act, whether through integration with prior offerings pursuant to Rule 502(a) of the Securities Act or otherwise. |
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(u) | The Third-Party Subscription Agreements contain the same Per Share Price for the purchase of the Acquired Shares and representations, warranties and covenants that are not more favorable to any similarly situated investors thereunder than the terms of this Subscription Agreement, other than representations, warranties and covenants particular to the regulatory requirements of such investor or its affiliates or related funds. |
(v) | The Issuer is in compliance with all applicable laws and has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Issuer is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. |
4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants to Issuer that:
(a) | Subscriber has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction), with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. |
(b) | This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Subscriber and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer, this Subscription Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity. |
(c) | The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement, including the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action. Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber shall be responsible for any of Subscribers tax liabilities that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, and that neither the Issuer nor Embraer nor any of their respective affiliates, have provided any tax advice or any other representation or guarantee, whether written or oral, regarding the tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. |
(d) | The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement, including the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject; (ii) Subscribers organizational documents or under any law, rule, regulation, agreement or other obligation by which Subscriber is bound; and (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of their respective properties, that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Subscriber to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement (a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect). |
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(e) | Subscriber (i) is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional accredited investor (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule A, (ii) is acquiring the Acquired Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is a qualified institutional buyer or an accredited investor and is subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer or an accredited investor and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Acquired Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction (and shall provide the requested information on Schedule A following the signature page hereto). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Acquired Shares, unless such newly formed entity is an entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act). |
(f) | Subscriber understands that the Acquired Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Acquired Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction. Subscriber understands that it is acquiring its entire beneficial ownership interest in the Acquired Shares for Subscribers own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to any distribution of the Acquired Shares in any manner that would violate the securities laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction. Subscriber understands that the Acquired Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) pursuant to offers and sales that occur in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (Rule 144), provided that all of the applicable conditions thereof (including those set out in Rule 144(i) which are applicable to the Issuer) have been met, or (iv) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including pursuant to a private sale effected under Section 4(a)(7) of the Securities Act or applicable formal or informal Commission interpretation or guidance, such as a so-called 4(a)(11⁄2) sale, and that any certificates or book-entry records representing the Acquired Shares shall contain a legend to such effect, which legend shall be subject to removal as set forth herein and in the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among the Issuer and other parties thereto (the Registration Rights Agreement) (but only to the extent that Subscriber is party to the Registration Rights Agreement). Subscriber understands and agrees that the Acquired Shares will be subject to the foregoing restrictions and, as a result, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Acquired Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Acquired Shares for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Acquired Shares. By making the representations herein, Subscriber does not agree to hold any of the Acquired Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the Acquired Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the Securities Act. |
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(g) | Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the book-entry position representing the Acquired Shares will bear or reflect, as applicable, a legend substantially similar to the following (provided that such legend shall be subject to removal in accordance with Section 5(f) hereof): |
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING SUCH SECURITIES, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER THAT THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, RESOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER ABSENT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT EXCEPT (I) TO THE ISSUER OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (II) TO NON-U.S. PERSONS PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (III) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, AND IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
(h) | Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Acquired Shares directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no, and in purchasing the Acquired Shares Subscriber is not relying on any, representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by the Placement Agents, the Issuer or any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or representatives, or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressly stated in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement. |
(i) | To the extent applicable to it, Subscriber represents and warrants that its acquisition and holding of the Acquired Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), or any applicable similar law. |
(j) | In making its decision to purchase the Acquired Shares, Subscriber represents that it has conducted and completed its own independent due diligence, to the extent deemed appropriate by Subscriber, and has independently made its own analysis and decision with respect to the Subscription. Subscriber further represents that, except for the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by the Issuer herein, it is relying exclusively on its own sources of information, investment analysis and due diligence, to the extent deemed appropriate by Subscriber (including professional advice Subscriber deems appropriate) with respect to the Subscription, the Acquired Shares and the business, condition (financial and otherwise), management, operations, properties and prospects of the Issuer, including but not limited to all business, legal, regulatory, accounting, credit and tax matters. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it has received, reviewed and understood the offering materials made available to it in connection with the |
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Subscription and such other information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares, including with respect to the Issuer, Embraer and the Transactions. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscribers professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information from the Issuer directly as Subscriber and such Subscribers professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Acquired Shares. However, neither any such inquiries, nor any due diligence investigation conducted by Subscriber or any of Subscribers professional advisors nor anything else contained herein, shall modify, limit or otherwise affect Subscribers right to rely on the Issuers representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Subscription Agreement. |
(k) | Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Issuer, Embraer, the Placement Agents, any of their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing), other than the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agents, nor any of their respective affiliates, has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Acquired Shares nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither the Placement Agents nor any of their respective affiliates has made or makes any representation as to the Issuer, Embraer or the quality or value of the Acquired Shares. Further, the Placement Agents and any of their respective affiliates may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Issuer or Embraer which Subscriber agrees need not be provided to it. On behalf of itself and its affiliates, Subscriber (i) acknowledges that the Placement Agents shall not have any liability or any obligation to Subscriber or its affiliates in respect of this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby including, but not limited to, any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with Subscribers purchase of the Shares and (ii) releases each Placement Agent in respect of any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements related to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. |
(l) | Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or Eve, and the Acquired Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or Eve. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Acquired Shares, nor were the Acquired Shares offered to Subscriber, by any other means. |
(m) | Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agents, and their respective affiliates, are acting solely as placement agents in connection with the Subscription and are not acting as underwriters or in any other capacity and are not and shall not be construed as a financial advisor or fiduciary for Subscriber, the Issuer or any other person or entity in connection with the Subscription; provided however that Raymond James Financial, Inc. is acting as financial advisor to Embraer in relation to the Transactions and Jefferies LLC is acting as financial advisor to the Issuer in relation to the Transactions. |
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(n) | Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Acquired Shares. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial, business and private equity matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment, both in general and with regard to transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, including Subscribers investment in the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. |
(o) | Subscriber represents and acknowledges that, alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), Subscriber has analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Acquired Shares and determined that the Acquired Shares are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscribers investment in the Issuer. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists. |
(p) | Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Acquired Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment. |
(q) | Subscriber represents and warrants that none of its officers, directors, managers, managing members, general partners or any other person acting in a similar capacity or carrying out a similar function, is (i) a person or entity named on the Sanctions Lists; (ii) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person, that is named on a Sanctions List; (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or born in, or a citizen, national, or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States; (iv) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515; or (v) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank. Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the BSA/PATRIOT Act, Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. Subscriber also represents that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with OFAC-administered sanctions programs, including for the screening of its investors against the Sanctions Lists. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Acquired Shares were legally derived. |
(r) | If Subscriber is or is acting on behalf of an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Code or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include plan assets of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a Plan) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) none of the Issuer or any of its affiliates (the Transaction Parties) has acted as the Plans fiduciary, or has been relied on for advice, with respect to its decision |
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to acquire and hold the Acquired Shares, and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plans fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Acquired Shares; (ii) the decision to invest in the Acquired Shares has been made at the recommendation or direction of an independent fiduciary within the meaning of US Code of Federal Regulations 29 C.F.R. section 2510.3 21(c), as amended from time to time (the Fiduciary Rule) who is (1) independent of the Transaction Parties; (2) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with respect to particular transactions and investment strategies (within the meaning of the Fiduciary Rule); (3) is a fiduciary (under ERISA and/or section 4975 of the Code) with respect to Subscribers investment in the Acquired Shares and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Acquired Shares; and (4) is aware of and acknowledges that (A) none of the Transaction Parties is undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the purchasers or transferees investment in the Acquired Shares, and (B) the Transaction Parties have a financial interest in the purchasers investment in the Acquired Shares on account of the fees and other remuneration they expect to receive in connection with transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. |
(s) | At the Purchase Price Payment Date, Subscriber will have sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2. |
(t) | Subscriber represents and warrants that it has not entered into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to dispose of any Acquired Shares, and does not intend or expect to enter into any such contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement at any time up to immediately after Closing, except as provided for in Section 9 (c) below. |
(u) | Subscriber acknowledges and is aware that Raymond James Financial, Inc. is acting as financial advisor to Embraer in relation to the Transactions and Jefferies LLC is acting as financial advisor to the Issuer in relation to the Transactions. |
(v) | Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it has not received any recommendation with respect to the Subscription from the Placement Agents and thus will not be deemed to form a relationship with the Placement Agents in connection with the Subscription that would require the Placement Agents to treat Subscriber as a retail customer for purposes of Regulation Best Interest pursuant to Rule 11-1 of the Exchange Act, or a retail investor for purposes of Form CRS pursuant to Rule 17a-14 of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it is not entitled to the protections or disclosures required by Regulation Best Interest or Form CRS with respect to the Subscription. |
(w) | The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that any restatement, revision or other modification of the SEC Reports relating to or arising from the SEC Guidance shall be deemed not material for purposes of this Subscription Agreement. |
5. Registration Rights.
(a) | The Issuer agrees that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) calendar days after the Closing Date (the Filing Date), the Issuer will file with the Commission (at the Issuers sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Acquired Shares (the Registration Statement), and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as |
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practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the ninetieth (90th) calendar day if the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will review the Registration Statement) following the Closing and (ii) the tenth (10th) business day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review (the Effectiveness Date); provided, however, that if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same amount of days that the Commission remains closed for operations, provided, further, that the Issuers obligations to include the Acquired Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by Subscriber, the intended method of disposition of the Acquired Shares (which shall be limited to non-underwritten public offerings) and such other information as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder; provided that Subscriber shall not in connection with the foregoing be required to execute any lock-up or similar agreement or otherwise be subject to any contractual restriction on the ability to transfer the Acquired Shares. Any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to cause the effectiveness of such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or cause the effectiveness of the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 5. Upon the request of Subscriber, the Issuer will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber at least two (2) business days in advance of filing the Registration Statement, and will reasonably promptly advise the Subscriber when the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Issuer be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Registration Statement as a result of or in connection with Subscribers review. In no event shall Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission; provided, however, that, if the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have an opportunity to withdraw its Acquired Shares from the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Acquired Shares by Subscriber and any Other Subscribers or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Acquired Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Acquired Shares as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Acquired Shares to be registered for each Subscriber or Other Subscriber named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such subscribers. In the event the Issuer amends the Registration Statement in accordance with the foregoing, the Issuer will use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly file with the Commission one or more registration statements to register the resale of those Registrable Securities (as defined below) that were not registered on the initial Registration Statement, as so amended and to cause such amendment or Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. The Issuer will, at its own expense, use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the Registration Statement until all such securities cease to be Registrable Securities or such shorter period upon which each holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have notified the Issuer |
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that such Registrable Securities have actually been sold. The Issuer will provide all customary and commercially reasonable cooperation necessary to (i) enable Subscriber to resell the Acquired Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144, as applicable, (ii) qualify the Acquired Shares for listing on the primary stock exchange on which the Issuers Common Stock are then listed, (iii) update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include Registrable Securities and (iv) provide customary notice to holders of Registrable Securities. Registrable Securities shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Acquired Shares and any other equity security of the Issuer issued or issuable with respect to the Acquired Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event or otherwise. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities at the earliest of: (A) when Subscriber ceases to hold any Registrable Securities; (B) the date all Registrable Securities held by Subscriber may be sold without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions which may be applicable to affiliates under Rule 144, and without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144, (C) when such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding or (D) three (3) years from the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement. |
(b) | In the case of the registration, qualification, exemption or compliance effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration, qualification, exemption and compliance. At its expense the Issuer shall: |
(i) except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such registration, and any qualification, exemption or compliance under state securities laws which the Issuer determines to obtain, continuously effective with respect to Subscriber, and to keep the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement free of any material misstatements or omissions, for as long as Subscriber continues to hold Registrable Securities;
(ii) advise Subscriber, as promptly as practicable but in any event, within three (3) business days:
(1) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(2) after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;
(3) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Acquired Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(4) subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus included therein so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (and in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising Subscriber of such events, provide Subscriber with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer other than to the extent that providing notice to Subscriber of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (4) above may constitute material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer;
(iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
(iv) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 5(b)(ii)(4), except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to, as soon as reasonably practicable, prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Acquired Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(v) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Acquired Shares to be listed on the primary securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Common Stock issued by the Issuer have been listed;
(vi) allow Subscriber to review disclosure specifically regarding Subscriber in the Registration Statement on reasonable advance notice; and
(vii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Acquired Shares.
(c) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay the filing or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if it determines (1) that in order for the Registration Statement not to contain a material misstatement or omission, (x) an amendment thereto would be needed to include information that would at that time not otherwise be required in a current, quarterly, or annual report under the Exchange Act, (y) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Issuer or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event, the Issuers board of directors reasonably believes would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose or legal obligations for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Issuers board of directors, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements or (z) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the members of the Issuers board of directors, upon the advice of legal counsel, such filing or effectiveness or use of such Registration Statement, would be seriously detrimental to the Issuer and the majority of the members of the Issuers board of directors concludes as a result that it is essential to defer such filing, or (2) to delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, a Registration Statement and such delay or suspension arises out of, or is a result of, or is related to or is in connection with the SEC Guidance or other changes to the |
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financial statements related to accounting matters with respect to securities issued in, or other matters related to, the Issuers initial public offering (each such circumstance, a Suspension Event); provided, however, that the Issuer may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than two (2) occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve (12)-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer of the happening of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Acquired Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Issuer unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by the Issuer, Subscriber will deliver to the Issuer or, in Subscribers sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Acquired Shares in Subscribers possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Acquired Shares shall not apply (i) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (a) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (b) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (ii) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up. |
(d) | Subscriber may deliver written notice (an Opt-Out Notice) to the Issuer requesting that Subscriber not receive notices from the Issuer otherwise required by this Section 5; provided, however, that Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Issuer shall not deliver any such notices to Subscriber and Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to Subscribers intended use of an effective Registration Statement, Subscriber will notify the Issuer in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 5(d)) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Issuer will so notify Subscriber, within one (1) business day of Subscribers notification to the Issuer, by delivering to Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event promptly following its availability. |
(e) | Indemnification. |
(i) The Issuer shall, notwithstanding the termination of this Subscription Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, Subscriber, its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, and each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors and employees of each such controlling person from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any reasonable and documented attorneys fees and expenses incurred in connection
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with defending or investigating any such action or claim) (collectively, Losses) that arise out of, are based upon, or are caused by any untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement (or incorporated by reference therein), prospectus included in any Registration Statement (Prospectus) or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the extent that such untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Issuer by or on behalf of such Subscriber expressly for use therein. The Issuer shall notify Subscriber promptly of the institution, threat or assertion (to the Issuers knowledge) of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the Transactions; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 5(e)(i) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Issuer be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs (A) in connection with any failure of such person to deliver or cause to be delivered a Prospectus made available by the Issuer in a timely manner or (B) in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Subscriber in violation of this Agreement.
(ii) In connection with any Registration Statement in which Subscriber is participating, Subscriber agrees, severally and not jointly with any Other Subscriber that is a party to the Other Subscription Agreements, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, the Issuer, its directors, officers, agents, employees and affiliates and each person or entity who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act) and the officers, directors and employees of each such controlling person against any Losses, resulting from, arising out or that are based upon of any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission was made (or not made in the case of an omission) in reliance on, and in conformity with, any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of Subscriber expressly for use therein; provided, however, that in no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber from the sale of Acquired Shares pursuant to such Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation and provided further that the indemnification contained in this Section 5(e)(ii) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of Subscriber (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(iii) Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (1) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any persons right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (2) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent. An indemnifying party who elects not to assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (together with one firm of local counsel (in each jurisdiction)) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of legal counsel to any indemnified party a conflict of interest exists between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
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(iv) The indemnification provided under this Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, employee, agent, affiliate or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Acquired Shares.
(v) If the indemnification provided under this Section 5(e) from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by, in the case of an omission), such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying partys and indemnified partys relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 5(e)(i), 5(e)(ii), 5(e)(iii), any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 5(e)(v) from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Any contribution pursuant to this Section 5(e)(v) by any seller of Acquired Shares shall be limited in amount to the amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Acquired Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(f) | The Issuer will use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) at the reasonable request of Subscriber, deliver all the necessary documentation to cause the Transfer Agent to remove all restrictive legends from any Acquired Shares being sold under the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144 at the time of sale of the Acquired Shares, or that may be sold by Subscriber without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume, information and manner of sale restrictions, and (B) deliver or cause its legal counsel to deliver to the Transfer Agent the necessary legal opinions or instruction letters required by the Transfer Agent, if any, in connection with the instruction under clause (A), in each case in the case of clauses (A) and (B), upon the receipt of Subscriber representation letters and such other customary supporting documentation as requested by (and in a form reasonably acceptable to) the Issuer and its counsel. Subscriber agrees to disclose its beneficial ownership, as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, of Acquired Shares to the Issuer (or its successor) upon reasonable request to assist the Issuer in making the determination described above. |
(g) | In the event Subscriber is a party to the Registration Rights Agreement, this Section 5 shall not apply and not be effective with respect to such Subscriber. |
6. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect (except for those provisions expressly contemplated to survive termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with Section 9(d)), and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof (except
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with respect to those provisions expressly contemplated to survive termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with Section 9(d)), upon the earlier to occur of (a) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (c) if any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied or waived on or prior to the earlier of the Closing Date or the Outside Date (as defined below), or become incapable of being satisfied on or prior to the earlier of the Closing Date or the Outside Date, and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated at the Closing or (d) September 20, 2022 (the Outside Date); provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover Losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Issuer shall promptly notify Subscriber in writing (with email being sufficient) of the termination of the Business Combination Agreement. Upon the termination hereof, any monies paid by Subscriber to the Issuer in connection herewith shall promptly (and in any event within two (2) business days) be returned in full to Subscriber by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber, without any deduction for or on account of any tax withholding, charges or set-off, whether or not the Transactions shall have been consummated.
7. Additional Agreements and Waivers of Subscriber.
(a) Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer is a blank check company whose business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Subscriber further acknowledges that, as described in the Issuers prospectus relating to its initial public offering, dated November 16, 2020 (the IPO Prospectus), available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of the Issuers assets consist of the cash proceeds of the Issuers initial public offering and private placements of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a trust account (the Trust Account) for the benefit of its public stockholders and the underwriters of its initial public offering. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds in the Trust Account that may be released to the Issuer to pay its tax obligations, if any, the cash in the Trust Account may be disbursed only for the purposes set forth in the IPO Prospectus. For and in consideration of the Issuer entering into this Subscription Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Subscriber, on behalf of itself and its affiliates and representatives, hereby irrevocably waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind they have or may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse or make or bring any action, suit, claim or other proceeding against the Trust Account as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the Acquired Shares, regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to limit any Subscribers right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Subscribers redemption rights in connection with the Transactions with respect to any shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer owned by such Subscriber. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it shall not have any redemption rights with respect to the Acquired Shares pursuant to the Issuers certificate of incorporation in connection with the Transactions or any other business combination, any subsequent liquidation of the Trust Account or the Issuer or otherwise. In the event Subscriber has any claim against the Issuer as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the Acquired Shares, it shall pursue such claim solely against the Issuer and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the Trust Account or any monies or other assets in the Trust Account. This paragraph shall survive any termination of this Subscription Agreement.
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(b) No Hedging. Subscriber hereby agrees that neither it, nor any person or entity legally acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, shall execute any short sales (as such term is defined in Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, 17 CFR 242.200) or engage in other hedging transactions of any kind with respect to the Acquired Shares during the period from the date of this Subscription Agreement through the Closing (or such earlier termination of this Subscription Agreement). Nothing in this Section 7(b) shall prohibit any other investment portfolios of Subscriber that is not legally acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it from entering into any short sales or engaging in other hedging transactions. Subscriber hereby agrees that neither it, nor any person or entity legally acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, will, prior to or on the Closing Date, enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to dispose of any Acquired Shares.
8. Issuers Covenants.
(a) | Except as contemplated herein, the Issuer, its subsidiaries and their respective controlled affiliates shall not, and shall cause any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing to not, take any action or steps that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Acquired Shares under the Securities Act. |
(b) | Following such time as Rule 144 is available, with a view to making available to Subscriber the benefits of Rule 144, the Issuer agrees, for so long as Subscriber holds Acquired Shares to: |
(i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; and
(ii) furnish to Subscriber so long as it owns Acquired Shares, promptly upon request, (x) a written statement by the Issuer, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (y) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Issuer and such other reports and documents so filed by the Issuer (public availability on the Commissions EDGAR system (or successor system) being sufficient) and (z) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit Subscriber to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
9. Miscellaneous.
(a) | Each party hereto acknowledges that the other party hereto and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, each party hereto agrees to promptly notify the other party hereto and the Placement Agents if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties set forth herein with respect to it are no longer accurate in all material respects. Subscriber and the Issuer further acknowledge and agree that each of the Placement Agents is a third-party beneficiary with the right to enforce Section 3, Section 4 and Section 9 of this Subscription Agreement on its behalf and not, for the avoidance of doubt, on behalf of the Issuer, and that each of the Placement Agents will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by Subscriber and Issuer contained in this Subscription Agreement. |
(b) | Each of the Issuer, Subscriber and the Placement Agents (with respect to Section 3, Section 4 and Section 9 hereof), is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby. |
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(c) | This Subscription Agreement may not be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of each of the other parties hereto, and any such attempted transfer or assignment shall be void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Subscription Agreement and any of Subscribers rights and obligations hereunder may be assigned to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager or investment advisor as Subscriber or by an affiliate of such investment manager or investor advisor, without the prior consent of the Issuer, provided that such assignee(s) agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof. Upon such assignment by a Subscriber, the assignee(s) shall become Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations provided for herein to the extent of such assignment; provided further that, no assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder, including any assignment to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager or investment advisor as Subscriber or by an affiliate of such investment manager or investment advisor, unless consented to in writing by the Issuer (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, delayed or withheld). |
(d) | All of the representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. All of the covenants and agreements made by each party in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing until the applicable statute of limitations or in accordance with their respective terms, if a shorter period. |
(e) | The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may deem reasonably necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Acquired Shares, and Subscriber shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that, the Issuer agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential; provided, further, that upon receipt of such additional information, the Issuer shall be allowed to convey such information to each Placement Agent and such Placement Agent shall keep the information confidential, except as may be required by applicable law, rule, regulation or in connection with any legal proceeding or regulatory request. |
(f) | This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, waived or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto. |
(g) | This Subscription Agreement (including the schedule hereto) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. |
(h) | Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns, and the agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and acknowledgments contained herein shall be deemed to be made by, and be binding upon, such heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. |
(i) | If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. |
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(j) | This Subscription Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts (including by electronic means), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. |
(k) | Each party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. |
(l) | Except as otherwise provided in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall be solely responsible for the fees of the Transfer Agent, the escrow agent, stamp taxes associated with the issuance of the Acquired Shares. |
(m) | Subscriber understands and agrees that (i) no disclosure or offering document has been prepared by the Placement Agents or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Acquired Shares; (ii) none of the Placement Agents, nor any of their respective affiliates, nor any control persons, directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing has made any independent investigation with respect to the Issuer, Embraer, or their subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, the Transactions or the Acquired Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Issuer or Embraer; and (iii) in connection with the issue and purchase of the Acquired Shares, the Placement Agents have not acted as Subscribers financial advisor, tax or fiduciary. |
(n) | If Subscriber is a Foreign Person (each term herein as defined at 31 C.F.R. § 800), Subscriber shall not have, and the Issuer shall not provide to Subscriber: (i) access to any material non-public technical information in the possession of the Issuer; (ii) membership or observer rights on the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body of the Issuer or the right to nominate an individual to a position on the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body of the Issuer; (iii) any involvement, other than through the voting of shares, in substantive decision-making of the Issuer regarding (x) the use, development, acquisition or release of any Issuer critical technology, (y) the use, development, acquisition, safekeeping, or release of sensitive personal data of U.S. citizens maintained or collected by the Issuer, or (z) the management, operation, manufacture, or supply of covered investment critical infrastructure. |
(o) | Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or telecopied, sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) upon receipt of an appropriate electronic answerback or confirmation when so delivered by telecopy (to such number specified below or another number or numbers as such person may subsequently designate by notice given hereunder), (iii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (iv) five (5) business days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder: |
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if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on the signature page hereto;
if to the Issuer, to:
Zanite Acquisition Corp.
2501 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 350
Cleveland, Ohio 44122
Attention: Steven H. Rosen, Co-CEO
Email: [email protected]
with a required copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
One Manhattan West
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Paul T. Schnell, Thomas W. Greenberg
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
and
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
300 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90071-3144
Attention: P. Michelle Gasaway
Email: [email protected]
and required copies to (which copies shall not constitute notice):
White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York NY 10020
Attention: Joel Rubinstein, Matthew Kautz
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
(p) | The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. |
(q) | This Subscription Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Subscription Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Subscription Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would otherwise require the application of the law of any other state. |
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THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (OR TO THE EXTENT SUCH COURT DOES NOT HAVE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE), OR THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING FOR INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF THAT SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE OR THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED BY SUCH A DELAWARE STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 9(n) OR IN SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE THEREOF.
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, PLACEMENT AGENTS OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (II) SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (III) SUCH PARTY MAKES THE FOREGOING WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9(p).
(r) | If, any change in the Common Stock shall occur between the date hereof and immediately prior to the Closing by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend, the number of Acquired Shares issued to Subscriber and/or the Per Share Price, as applicable, shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change. |
(s) | The Issuer shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the Disclosure Document) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other Subscription Agreements and the Transactions [and any other material, nonpublic information that the Issuer has provided to Subscriber any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. Upon the issuance of the Disclosure Document, to the Issuers knowledge, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Issuer or |
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any of its officers, directors or employees or agents and Subscriber shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any current agreement, whether written or oral with the Issuer or any of their affiliates.]4 Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer shall not, and shall instruct the Placement Agents and Eve not to, publicly disclose the name or identity of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or its investment adviser, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or its investment adviser in (i) any press release or marketing materials without the prior written consent of Subscriber and (ii) any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market without the prior written consent of Subscriber (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, delayed or withheld), except with respect to this clause (ii) as required by state or federal securities law, any governmental authority or stock exchange rule, in which case the Issuer shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice of such disclosure permitted under hereunder. |
(t) | The obligations of Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any Other Subscriber under the Other Subscription Agreements, and Subscriber shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any Other Subscriber under any Other Subscription Agreements. The decision of Subscriber to purchase the Acquired Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement has been made by Subscriber independently of any Other Subscriber and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Issuer, Embraer or any of their respective subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any Other Subscriber or investor or by any agent or employee of any Other Subscriber or investor, and neither Subscriber nor any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Other Subscriber or investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. The decision of each Other Subscriber to purchase Other Acquired Shares pursuant to an Other Subscription Agreement has been made by such Other Subscriber independently of Subscriber and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Issuer, Embraer or any of their respective subsidiaries which may have been made or given by Subscriber. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by Subscriber or investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Subscriber and any Other Subscribers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that Subscriber and any Other Subscribers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements. Subscriber acknowledges that no Other Subscriber has acted as agent for Subscriber in connection with making its investment hereunder and no Other Subscriber will be acting as agent of Subscriber in connection with monitoring its investment in the Acquired Shares or enforcing its rights under this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Subscriber or investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. |
4 | Note: Bracketed language not included for certain Strategic Subscribers subject to continuing confidentiality obligations. |
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(u) | The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Subscription Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Subscription Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) all references to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits are to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits contained in or attached to this Subscription Agreement, (ii) each accounting term not otherwise defined in this Subscription Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP, (iii) words in the singular or plural include the singular and plural and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, (iv) the use of the word including in this Subscription Agreement shall be by way of example rather than limitation, and (v) the word or shall not be exclusive. |
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Issuer and Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.
ZANITE ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | Steven H. Rosen | |||
Title: | Co-Chief Executive Officer |
Date: [ ]
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
SUBSCRIBER: |
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Signature of Subscriber: | Signature of Joint Subscriber, if applicable: | |||
By: _______________________________ Name: Title: |
By: ___________________________________ Name: Title: | |||
Date: December ____, 2021 | ||||
Name of Subscriber: | Name of Joint Subscriber, if applicable: | |||
(Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above) |
(Please print. Please indicate name and capacity of person signing above) | |||
Name in which securities are to be registered (if different) |
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Email Address: [email protected] | ||||
If there are joint investors, please check one: | ||||
☐ Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship | ||||
☐ Tenants-in-Common | ||||
☐ Community Property | ||||
Subscribers EIN: _______________ | Joint Subscribers EIN: ________________________________ | |||
Business Address-Street: | Mailing Address-Street (if different): | |||
City, State, Zip: | City, State, Zip: | |||
Attn: | Attn: | |||
Telephone No.: ___________________ | Telephone No.: ___________________ | |||
Facsimile No.: ____________________ | Facsimile No.: ____________________ | |||
Aggregate Number of Acquired Shares subscribed for: | ||||
____________________ | ||||
Aggregate Purchase Price: $_______________ |
You must pay the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice.
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
A. | QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS |
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
1. ☐ | We are a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a QIB)). |
2. ☐ | We are subscribing for the Acquired Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such account is a QIB. |
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B. | ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS |
(Please check each of the following subparagraphs):
1. ☐ | We are an accredited investor (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and have marked and initialed the appropriate box on the following page indicating the provision under which we qualify as an accredited investor. |
2. ☐ | We are not a natural person. |
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C. | AFFILIATE STATUS |
(Please check the applicable box)
SUBSCRIBER:
☐ | is: |
☐ | is not: |
an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Issuer or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Issuer.
Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an accredited investor shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the Issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box below, the provision(s) below that apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an accredited investor.
☐ | Any bank as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; |
☐ | Any broker or dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Exchange Act; |
☐ | An investment adviser registered pursuant to section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or registered pursuant to the laws of a state; |
[Schedule A to Subscription Agreement]
☐ | An investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission under section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; |
☐ | Any insurance company as defined in section 2(a)(13) of the Securities Act; |
☐ | Any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of the Securities Act; |
☐ | Any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; |
☐ | A Rural Business Investment Company as defined in section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; |
☐ | Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in section 3(21) of such Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are accredited investors; |
☐ | Any private business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; |
☐ | Any organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership or limited liability company, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of the Securities Act; |
☐ | An entity, of a type not listed in any of the foregoing paragraphs, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, owning investments in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | A family office, as defined in rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (17 CFR 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1): (i) with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and (iii) whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; |
☐ | A family client, as defined in rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (17 CFR 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1), of a family office meeting the requirements in the foregoing paragraph and whose prospective investment in the issuer is directed by such family office pursuant to clause (iii) in the foregoing paragraph; |
[Schedule A to Subscription Agreement]
☐ | Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that persons spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural persons net worth: (a) the persons primary residence must not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness secured by the persons primary residence up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence must not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of calculation exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess must be included as a liability); and (c) indebtedness that is secured by the persons primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the residence must be included as a liability; |
☐ | Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that persons spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; or |
☐ | Any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors meeting one or more of the above tests. |
[Schedule A to Subscription Agreement]