UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2021
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-39314 | 84-4636604 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
570 Lexington Avenue, 35th Floor New York, NY |
10022 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 521-8495
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Title of each class |
Trading Symbol |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant | HECCU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | HEC | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | HECCW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 12, 2021, Hudson Executive Investment Corp. (HEC) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) by and among HEC, Tailwind Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of HEC (First Merger Sub), Tailwind Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of HEC (Second Merger Sub) and GROOP Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace), a Delaware corporation (the Company or Talkspace).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the parties thereto will enter into a business combination transaction (the Business Combination) by which, (i) First Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company with the Company being the surviving corporation in the merger (the First Merger) and (ii) Second Merger Sub will merge with and into the surviving corporation with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity in the merger (the Second Merger and, together with the First Merger, being collectively referred to as the Mergers and, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Transactions and the closing of the Transactions, the Closing).
The proposed Business Combination is expected to be consummated after receipt of the required approval by the stockholders of HEC and the satisfaction or waiver of certain other conditions, as summarized below.
Merger Agreement
Closing Merger Consideration
The value of the aggregate consideration to be paid to the stockholders and vested optionholders of the Company will be equal to $1,400,000,000, reduced by certain deductions for the parties transaction expenses and the value (the Sponsor Share Amount), at $10.00 per share, of the shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of HEC held by HEC Sponsor LLC (the Sponsor) immediately prior to the consummation of the Transactions (the Merger Consideration).
As a result of the Mergers, among other things, all shares of common stock and preferred stock of the Company and all vested options exercisable for common stock of the Company, in each case, outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the First Merger, will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive, at the election of the holders thereof, a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of HEC (HEC Common Stock) or a combination of shares of HEC Common Stock and cash, in each case, as adjusted pursuant to the Merger Agreement, which in the aggregate with the options to acquire common stock of the Company to be assumed by HEC in exchange for options to acquire HEC Common Stock, will equal to the Merger Consideration. The maximum amount of cash (the Closing Cash Consideration) that may be paid to pre-closing holders of the Companys stock and vested options pursuant to the foregoing is equal to (i) the amount of cash held by HEC in its trust account (after reduction for the aggregate amount of cash payable in respect of any HEC stockholder redemptions), plus (ii) the amounts received by HEC upon consummation of the PIPE Investment and the transactions contemplated under the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement (each as defined below), minus (iii) $250,000,000, minus (iv) the transaction expenses of the parties to the Merger Agreement. The maximum number of shares of HEC Common Stock that may be issued to pre-closing holders of the Companys stock and options, including HEC Common Shares underlying any assumed options, pursuant to the foregoing is equal to a number determined dividing (a) (i) the Merger Consideration minus (ii) the Closing Cash Consideration, minus (iii) the Sponsor Share Amount, minus (iv) the transaction expenses of the parties to the Merger Agreement, by (b) $10.00.
Representations and Warranties
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the parties thereto, which will terminate and be of no further force and effect as of the Closing.
Covenants
The Merger Agreement contains customary covenants of the parties, including, among others, covenants providing for (i) the operation of the parties respective businesses prior to consummation of the Transactions, (ii) HEC and the Companys efforts to satisfy conditions to consummation of the Transactions, (iii) HEC and the Company to cease discussions regarding any alternative transactions, (iv) HEC to prepare and file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC and take certain other actions to obtain the requisite approval of HECs stockholders to vote in favor of certain matters (the Acquiror Stockholder Matters), including the adoption of the Merger Agreement, approval of the Transactions, amendment and restatement of HECs certificate of incorporation and certain other matters at a special meeting called therefor (the Special Meeting), (v) the protection of, and access to, confidential information of the parties and (vi) the parties efforts to obtain necessary approvals from governmental agencies.
Conditions to Closing
The consummation of the Transactions is subject to customary closing conditions for special purpose acquisition companies, including, among others: (i) approval by HECs stockholders, (ii) the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, (iii) no order, statute, rule or regulation enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Transactions being in force, (iv) HEC having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets as of the Closing, (v) receipt of approval for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market of the shares of HEC Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Transactions and (vi) customary bringdown conditions. Additionally, the obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions are also conditioned upon, among other conditions, the amount equal to (i) the amount of cash held by HEC in its trust account (after reduction for the aggregate amount of cash payable in respect of HEC stockholder redemptions), plus (ii) the amounts received by HEC upon consummation of the PIPE Investment and the transactions contemplated under the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement, minus (iii) HECs expenses (other than its transaction expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions) incurred prior to the Closing being at least $400,000,000 as of the Closing.
Termination
The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing (i) by mutual written consent of HEC and the Company, (ii) by either HEC or the Company (a) if the Transactions are not consummated on or before July 30, 2021, (b) if a governmental entity shall have issued an order or taken any other action that is final and nonappealable and permanently enjoins or prohibits the merger, (c) in the event of certain uncured breaches by the other party, or (iii) by the Company if, at the Special Meeting, the Transactions and the other Acquiror Stockholder Matters shall fail to be approved by requisite holders of HECs outstanding shares.
Related Agreements
Registration Rights Agreement
The Merger Agreement contemplates that, at the Closing, HEC, Talkspace, the Sponsor, Talkspaces independent directors, certain stockholders of Talkspace and the other parties thereto will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, (the Registration Rights Agreement), pursuant to which HEC will agree to register for resale certain shares of HEC Common Stock and other equity securities of HEC that are held by the parties thereto from time to time.
Subscription Agreements
On January 12, 2021, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, HEC entered into subscription agreements (the Subscription Agreements) with certain investors (collectively, the PIPE Investors), pursuant to, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of which, the PIPE Investors have collectively subscribed for 30,000,000 shares of HEC Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price equal to $300 million (the PIPE Investment). The PIPE Investment will be consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing.
The Subscription Agreements for the PIPE Investors provide for certain registration rights. In particular, HEC is required to, as soon as practicable but no later than 15 calendar days following the Closing, submit to or file with the SEC a registration statement registering the resale of such shares. Additionally, HEC is required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof. Upon the reasonable request of a PIPE Investor, HEC must use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the registration statement continuously effective with respect to such PIPE Investor until the earliest of: (a) the date such PIPE Investor no longer holds any registrable shares, (b) the date all registrable shares held by such PIPE Investor may be sold without restriction under Rule 144 and (c) two years from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement.
The Subscription Agreements will terminate with no further force and effect upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (ii) the mutual written agreement of the parties to such Subscription Agreement, (iii) the failure to satisfy any of the closing conditions set forth in such Subscription Agreements by the closing date, or (iv) the failure to close within seven months from the date of signing.
Sponsor Support Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, HEC entered into a sponsor support agreement (the Sponsor Support Agreement) with the Sponsor, the Company and certain insiders of HEC (the HEC Insiders). Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, all of the Sponsors and HEC Insiders shares of HECs Class B common stock (including shares of HECs Class A common stock issued upon conversion of the HECs Class B common stock) shall be unvested and shall be subject to certain time and performance-based vesting provisions as described below. Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, (i) 70% of the unvested founder shares shall vest at Closing, (ii) 15% of the unvested founder shares (the $12 Founder Shares) shall vest at such time as, during the 5-year period starting on the Closing Date (the Vesting Period), the price of HECs Common Stock is equal to or greater than $12.00, (iii) 15% of the unvested founder (the $15 Founder Shares) shall vest at such time as, during the Vesting Period, the price of HECs Common Stock is equal to or greater than $15.00 and (iv) in the event that there is sale of HEC (a HEC Sale) prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date that will result in the holders of HEC Common Stock receiving a price per share equal to, or in excess of, the applicable vesting price per share for the $12 Founder Shares and/or the $15 Founder Shares, then immediately prior to the consummation of the HEC Sale the applicable unvested founder shares will vest. Sponsor and each HEC Insider also agreed not to transfer its HEC common stock prior to the Closing Date.
Talkspace Holders Support Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, HEC entered into a support agreement (the Talkspace Holders Support Agreement) with Talkspace and certain stockholders of Talkspace (the Requisite Talkspace Stockholders). Pursuant to Talkspace Holders Support Agreement, the Requisite Talkspace Stockholders agreed to, among other things, vote to adopt and approve, upon the registration statement being declared effective and delivered or otherwise made available to stockholders, the Merger Agreement and all other documents and transactions contemplated thereby, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of Talkspace Holders Support Agreement. The Talkspace Holders Support Agreement will terminate in its entirety, and be of no further force or effect, upon the Termination Date (as defined in Talkspace Holders Support Agreement).
HEC Forward Purchase Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, HEC entered into an amendment to the forward purchase agreement (as amended, the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement) with HEC Master Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership and affiliate of the Sponsor (HEC Fund), dated June 8, 2020. Pursuant to the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement, HEC Fund agreed to purchase 2,500,000 forward purchase units (each forward purchase unit consisting of one forward purchase share and one forward purchase warrant), for $10.00 per unit, or an aggregate amount of $25,000,000, in a private placement that will close concurrently with the Closing. HEC Fund also agreed to backstop up to $25,000,000 of redemptions by stockholders of HEC. The forward purchase shares will be identical to the shares of Class A common stock included in the units sold in HECs initial public offering, except that they will be subject to transfer restrictions and registration rights. The forward purchase warrants will have the same terms as the HEC warrants issued to the Sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of HECs initial public offering so long as they are held by HEC Fund or its permitted assignees and transferees. The discussion herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement.
Transfer Restrictions
Additionally, the Sponsor is subject to certain restrictions on transfer with respect to the shares of HEC Common Stock, including shares of HEC Common Stock issuable upon conversion of HECs private placement warrants held by the Sponsor immediately following the Closing pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement. Such restrictions end on the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after Closing. Talkspace stockholders are subject to similar restrictions on transfer with respect to the shares of HEC Common Stock issued as part of the Merger Consideration pursuant to the form of bylaws to be adopted by HEC immediately prior to the Closing. Such restrictions begin at Closing and end on the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after Closing.
The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement, Subscription Agreements, Sponsor Support Agreement, Talkspace Holders Support Agreement and amendment to the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the respective agreements, copies of which are hereby filed as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The aforementioned agreements and the foregoing descriptions thereof have been included to provide investors and stockholders with information regarding the terms of such agreements. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about the parties to the respective agreements. The respective representations, warranties and covenants contained in such agreements were made only as of specified dates for the purposes of each such agreement, were solely for the benefit of the parties to each such agreement and may be subject to qualifications and limitations agreed upon by such parties. In particular, in reviewing the respective representations, warranties and covenants contained in each such agreement and discussed in the respective foregoing description, it is important to bear in mind that such representations, warranties and covenants were negotiated with the principal purpose of allocating risk between the parties, rather than establishing matters as facts. Such representations, warranties and covenants may also be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable to stockholders and reports and documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), and, with respect to the Merger Agreement, are also qualified in important part by a confidential disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to HEC in connection with the Merger Agreement. Investors and stockholders are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement or other foregoing agreements except as expressly contemplated therein. Accordingly, investors and stockholders should not rely on such representations, warranties and covenants as characterizations of the actual state of facts or circumstances described therein. Information concerning the subject matter of such representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement and each such other agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the parties public disclosures.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference herein. The shares of HEC Class A common stock to be issued in connection with the Subscription Agreements will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 13, 2021, HEC and the Company, issued a press release (the Press Release) announcing the Transactions. The Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein is an investor presentation dated January 2021, that will be used by HEC in meetings with certain of its shareholders as well as other persons with respect to the proposed Transactions, as described in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Attached as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated by reference herein is a presentation dated January 13, 2021, that is presented by HEC at the 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference with respect to the proposed Transactions, as described in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3, is furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of HEC under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information of the information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index is incorporated by reference herein.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This Current Report on Form 8-K relates to a proposed transaction between HEC and Talkspace. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. HEC intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC, which will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of HEC, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus. A proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all HEC shareholders. HEC also will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of HEC are urged to read the registration statement and the related proxy statement/prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto) and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by HEC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed by HEC with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge at HECs website at http:// https://hudsoninvestcorp.com/investors or upon written request to Hudson Executive Investment Corp., 570 Lexington Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10022.
Participants in Solicitation
HEC and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from HECs shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the business combination will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus when available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph..
Forward-Looking Statements Legend
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed transaction between HEC and Talkspace, including statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the transaction, the anticipated timing of the transaction, the services offered by Talkspace and the markets in which it operates, and future financial condition and performance of Talkspace and expected financial impacts of the transaction (including future revenue, pro forma enterprise value and cash balance), the satisfaction of closing conditions to the transaction, the PIPE transaction, the level of redemptions of HECs public shareholders. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words believe, project, expect, anticipate, estimate, intend, strategy, future, opportunity, plan, may, should, will, would, will be, will continue, will likely result, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this document, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of HECs securities, (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by HECs business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by HEC, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the
consummation of the transaction, including the approval of the merger agreement by the shareholders of HEC, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following redemptions by HECs public shareholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iv) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the business combination, (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Talkspace business relationships, performance, and business generally, (vii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Talkspace, (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Talkspace or against HEC related to the merger agreement or the proposed transaction, (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of HECs securities on The Nasdaq Stock Market, (x) the price of HECs securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which HEC plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting HECs business and changes in the combined capital structure, (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed business combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities, and (xii) the risk of downturns in the highly competitive telehealth and teletherapy markets. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors section of HECs registration statement on Form S-4 discussed above and other documents filed by HEC from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and HEC and Talkspace assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither HEC nor Talkspace gives any assurance that either HEC or Talkspace will achieve its expectations.
EXHIBIT INDEX
* | Schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. HEC agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP. | ||||||
Dated: January 13, 2021 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Dobres | |||||
Name: Jonathan Dobres | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP.,
TAILWIND MERGER SUB I, INC.,
TAILWIND MERGER SUB II, LLC
AND
GROOP INTERNET PLATFORM, INC.
dated as of
January 12, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I CERTAIN DEFINITIONS |
3 | |||||
Section 1.01 |
Definitions |
3 | ||||
Section 1.02 |
Construction |
19 | ||||
Section 1.03 |
Knowledge |
20 | ||||
Section 1.04 |
Equitable Adjustments |
20 | ||||
ARTICLE II THE MERGERS |
21 | |||||
Section 2.01 |
The Mergers |
21 | ||||
Section 2.02 |
Effective Times |
21 | ||||
Section 2.03 |
Effect of the Mergers |
22 | ||||
Section 2.04 |
Governing Documents |
22 | ||||
Section 2.05 |
Directors/Managers and Officers of the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Entity |
22 | ||||
ARTICLE III TOTAL PRE-CLOSING HOLDER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; MERGER CONSIDERATION |
22 | |||||
Section 3.01 |
Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration |
22 | ||||
Section 3.02 |
Effect of First Merger on Company Stock |
23 | ||||
Section 3.03 |
Merger Consideration. |
25 | ||||
Section 3.04 |
Exchange Agent |
27 | ||||
Section 3.05 |
Effect of Second Merger |
27 | ||||
Section 3.06 |
Treatment of Company Options |
28 | ||||
Section 3.07 |
Withholding Rights |
30 | ||||
Section 3.08 |
Dissenting Shares |
30 | ||||
ARTICLE IV CLOSING TRANSACTIONS |
30 | |||||
Section 4.01 |
Closing |
30 | ||||
Section 4.02 |
Closing Statements |
31 | ||||
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
32 | |||||
Section 5.01 |
Corporate Organization of the Company |
32 | ||||
Section 5.02 |
Subsidiaries |
33 | ||||
Section 5.03 |
Due Authorization |
33 | ||||
Section 5.04 |
No Conflict |
33 | ||||
Section 5.05 |
Governmental Authorities; Consents |
34 | ||||
Section 5.06 |
Current Capitalization |
34 | ||||
Section 5.07 |
Capitalization of Subsidiaries |
35 | ||||
Section 5.08 |
Financial Statements |
35 | ||||
Section 5.09 |
Undisclosed Liabilities |
36 | ||||
Section 5.10 |
Litigation and Proceedings |
36 | ||||
Section 5.11 |
Compliance with Laws |
36 | ||||
Section 5.12 |
Contracts; No Defaults |
37 | ||||
Section 5.13 |
Company Benefit Plans |
39 | ||||
Section 5.14 |
Labor Matters |
41 | ||||
Section 5.15 |
Taxes |
42 |
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Section 5.16 |
Insurance |
43 | ||||
Section 5.17 |
Permits |
44 | ||||
Section 5.18 |
Personal Property and Assets |
44 | ||||
Section 5.19 |
Real Property |
44 | ||||
Section 5.20 |
Intellectual Property and IT Security |
45 | ||||
Section 5.21 |
Environmental Matters |
47 | ||||
Section 5.22 |
Absence of Changes |
48 | ||||
Section 5.23 |
Brokers Fees |
48 | ||||
Section 5.24 |
Business Relationships |
48 | ||||
Section 5.25 |
Related Party Transactions |
48 | ||||
Section 5.26 |
Information Supplied |
48 | ||||
Section 5.27 |
Regulatory Compliance |
49 | ||||
Section 5.28 |
No Additional Representations or Warranties |
49 | ||||
ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR PARTIES |
49 | |||||
Section 6.01 |
Corporate Organization |
50 | ||||
Section 6.02 |
Due Authorization |
50 | ||||
Section 6.03 |
No Conflict |
51 | ||||
Section 6.04 |
Litigation and Proceedings |
51 | ||||
Section 6.05 |
Governmental Authorities; Consents |
51 | ||||
Section 6.06 |
Financial Ability; Trust Account |
52 | ||||
Section 6.07 |
Brokers Fees |
53 | ||||
Section 6.08 |
SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Undisclosed Liabilities |
53 | ||||
Section 6.09 |
Business Activities |
54 | ||||
Section 6.10 |
Tax Matters |
55 | ||||
Section 6.11 |
Capitalization |
56 | ||||
Section 6.12 |
Nasdaq Listing |
58 | ||||
Section 6.13 |
PIPE Investment |
58 | ||||
Section 6.14 |
Related Party Transactions |
59 | ||||
Section 6.15 |
Investment Company Act |
59 | ||||
Section 6.16 |
Interest in Competitors |
59 | ||||
Section 6.17 |
Acquiror Stockholders |
59 | ||||
Section 6.18 |
Registration Statement, Proxy Statement and Proxy Statement/Registration Statement |
60 | ||||
Section 6.19 |
No Additional Representations or Warranties |
60 | ||||
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY |
60 | |||||
Section 7.01 |
Conduct of Business |
60 | ||||
Section 7.02 |
Inspection |
63 | ||||
Section 7.03 |
HSR Act and Approvals |
64 | ||||
Section 7.04 |
No Claim Against the Trust Account |
64 | ||||
Section 7.05 |
FIRPTA |
65 | ||||
Section 7.06 |
Code Section 280G |
65 | ||||
Section 7.07 |
Company Stockholder Approval |
66 | ||||
Section 7.08 |
Pre-Closing Restructuring |
66 | ||||
Section 7.09 |
Affiliate Agreements |
66 |
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ARTICLE VIII COVENANTS OF ACQUIROR |
66 | |||||
Section 8.01 |
HSR Act and Regulatory Approvals |
66 | ||||
Section 8.02 |
Indemnification and Insurance |
67 | ||||
Section 8.03 |
Conduct of Acquiror During the Interim Period |
69 | ||||
Section 8.04 |
PIPE Investment; HEC Forward Purchase Agreement |
70 | ||||
Section 8.05 |
Inspection |
70 | ||||
Section 8.06 |
Acquiror Nasdaq Listing |
71 | ||||
Section 8.07 |
Acquiror Public Filings |
71 | ||||
Section 8.08 |
Section 16 Matters |
71 | ||||
Section 8.09 |
Acquiror Board of Directors, Committees and Officers |
71 | ||||
Section 8.10 |
Incentive Equity Plan and ESPP |
71 | ||||
Section 8.11 |
Qualification as an Emerging Growth Company |
71 | ||||
Section 8.12 |
Stockholder Litigation |
71 | ||||
Section 8.13 |
Other Compensation Matters |
72 | ||||
ARTICLE IX JOINT COVENANTS |
72 | |||||
Section 9.01 |
Support of Transaction |
72 | ||||
Section 9.02 |
Proxy Statement/Registration Statement; Acquiror Special Meeting |
72 | ||||
Section 9.03 |
Exclusivity |
75 | ||||
Section 9.04 |
Tax Matters |
76 | ||||
Section 9.05 |
Confidentiality; Publicity |
77 | ||||
Section 9.06 |
Post-Closing Cooperation; Further Assurances |
78 | ||||
Section 9.07 |
Employee Matters |
78 | ||||
ARTICLE X CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS |
79 | |||||
Section 10.01 |
Conditions to Obligations of All Parties |
79 | ||||
Section 10.02 |
Additional Conditions to Obligations of Acquiror Parties |
80 | ||||
Section 10.03 |
Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company |
81 | ||||
Section 10.04 |
Frustration of Conditions |
82 | ||||
ARTICLE XI TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS |
82 | |||||
Section 11.01 |
Termination |
82 | ||||
Section 11.02 |
Effect of Termination |
83 | ||||
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS |
83 | |||||
Section 12.01 |
Waiver |
83 | ||||
Section 12.02 |
Notices |
83 | ||||
Section 12.03 |
Assignment |
84 | ||||
Section 12.04 |
Rights of Third Parties |
84 | ||||
Section 12.05 |
Expenses |
85 | ||||
Section 12.06 |
Governing Law |
85 | ||||
Section 12.07 |
Captions; Counterparts |
85 | ||||
Section 12.08 |
Schedules and Exhibits |
85 | ||||
Section 12.09 |
Entire Agreement |
85 | ||||
Section 12.10 |
Amendments |
85 | ||||
Section 12.11 |
Severability |
86 | ||||
Section 12.12 |
Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY |
86 | ||||
Section 12.13 |
Enforcement |
86 | ||||
Section 12.14 |
Non-Recourse |
86 | ||||
Section 12.15 |
Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants |
87 | ||||
Section 12.16 |
Acknowledgements |
87 | ||||
Section 12.17 |
Provisions Respecting Representation of the Company |
88 |
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A | | Form of Acquiror Charter | ||
Exhibit B | | Form of Acquiror Bylaws | ||
Exhibit C | | Form of Registration Rights Agreement | ||
Exhibit D | | Sponsor Support Agreement | ||
Exhibit E | | Form of First Merger Certificate | ||
Exhibit F | | Form of Second Merger Certificate | ||
Exhibit G | | Form of FIRPTA Certificate | ||
Exhibit H | | Form of Incentive Equity Plan | ||
Exhibit I | | Form of Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this Agreement) is made and entered into as of January 12, 2021, by and among Hudson Executive Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (Acquiror), Tailwind Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (First Merger Sub), Tailwind Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (Second Merger Sub) and Groop Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace), a Delaware corporation (the Company). Acquiror, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub and the Company are collectively referred to herein as the Parties and individually as a Party. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in Section 1.01.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Acquiror is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware and formed to acquire one or more operating businesses through a Business Combination;
WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware (DLLCA) and other applicable Laws, the Parties intend to enter into a business combination transaction by which: (i) First Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the First Merger), with the Company being the surviving corporation of the First Merger (the Company, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the First Merger, is sometimes referred to as the Surviving Corporation); and (ii) immediately following the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, the Surviving Corporation will merge with and into Second Merger Sub (the Second Merger and, together with the First Merger, the Mergers), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger (Second Merger Sub, in its capacity as the surviving entity of the Second Merger, is sometimes referred to as the Surviving Entity);
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Acquirors willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Requisite Company Stockholders have each executed and delivered to Acquiror a Company Holders Support Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which the Requisite Company Stockholders have agreed to, among other things, provide their written consent to (a) adopt and approve, upon the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (b) adopt and approve, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Companys Governing Documents, the Pre-Closing Restructuring Plan (as defined below) and effect the Pre-Closing Restructuring (as defined below);
WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and for purposes of any applicable state or local Income Tax that follows the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Mergers), each of the Parties intends that (i) the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, will constitute an integrated transaction that qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder to which Acquiror and the Company are parties under Section 368(b) of the Code, and (ii) this Agreement be, and hereby is, adopted as a plan of reorganization for the purposes of Section 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g);
WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company has unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the stockholders of the Company, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement providing for the Mergers, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Mergers, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the First Merger, be adopted by the stockholders of the Company;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Acquiror has unanimously (i) determined that it is in the best interests of Acquiror and the Acquiror Stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement providing for the Mergers, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Mergers, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and (iii) adopted a resolution recommending that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Mergers, be adopted by the Acquiror Stockholders (the Acquiror Board Recommendation);
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Mergers and in accordance with the terms hereof, Acquiror shall provide an opportunity to Acquiror Stockholders to have their outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock redeemed on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and Acquirors Organizational Documents in connection with obtaining the Acquiror Stockholder Approval (as defined below);
WHEREAS, prior to the First Effective Time and the closing of the PIPE Investment, Acquiror shall (i) subject to obtaining the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, amend and restate the certificate of incorporation of Acquiror to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the Acquiror Charter), pursuant to which all outstanding shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock and Acquiror Class B Common Stock shall be converted into shares of Acquiror Common Stock, and (ii) amend and restate the bylaws of Acquiror to be substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the Acquiror Bylaws);
WHEREAS, at the Closing, the Sponsor, Acquiror, the Company, certain of the Pre-Closing Holders and certain other parties will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto (as amended, restated, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time, the Registration Rights Agreement);
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the Companys willingness to enter into this Agreement, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Sponsor, the Company and Acquiror have entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit D hereto;
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the Companys willingness to enter into this Agreement, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Sponsor and Acquiror have amended the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and Acquiror has agreed to issue and sell to the Sponsor, up to 5,000,000 Acquiror Units in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of up to $50,000,000, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, Acquiror has obtained commitments from certain investors for a private placement of shares of Acquiror Common Stock (the PIPE Investment) pursuant to the terms of one or more subscription agreements (each, a Subscription Agreement), pursuant to which, among other things, such investors have agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and Acquiror has agreed to issue and sell to such investors, an aggregate number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock set forth in the Subscription Agreements in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $300,000,000 on the Closing Date, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:
Acquiror has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
Acquiror Arrangements has the meaning specified in Section 7.06
Acquiror Board Recommendation has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Acquiror Bylaws has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Acquiror Capital Stock means the Acquiror Class A Common Stock and the Acquiror Class B Common Stock.
Acquiror Charter has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Acquiror Class A Common Stock means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Acquiror.
Acquiror Class B Common Stock means the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Acquiror.
Acquiror Closing Statement has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(a).
Acquiror Common Stock means the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Acquiror after the filing of the Acquiror Charter.
Acquiror Cure Period has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(c).
Acquiror Disclosure Letter has the meaning specified in the introduction to Article VI.
Acquiror Options has the meaning specified in Section 3.06(e).
Acquiror Organizational Documents means the Certificate of Incorporation and Acquirors bylaws, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Acquiror Parties means Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub.
Acquiror Party Representations means the representations and warranties of Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub expressly and specifically set forth in Article VI of this Agreement, as qualified by the Acquiror Disclosure Letter. For the avoidance of doubt, the Acquiror Party Representations are solely made by Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub.
Acquiror Preferred Stock means the preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Acquiror.
Acquiror Stockholder Approval has the meaning specified in Section 6.02(b).
Acquiror Stockholder Matters has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(v).
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Acquiror Stockholder Redemption has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(v).
Acquiror Stockholders means the holders of shares of Acquiror Capital Stock.
Acquiror Transaction Expenses means all fees, costs and expenses of Acquiror incurred prior to and through the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements, the performance and compliance with all Transaction Agreements and conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with by Acquiror at or before Closing, and the consummation of the Transactions, including the fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel, accountants, advisors and consultants of Acquiror, any and all filing fees payable to the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice or the United States Federal Trade Commission under the HSR Act or the antitrust or competition Law authorities of any other jurisdiction in connection with the Transactions (Antitrust Fees), the cost of the D&O Tail to be obtained pursuant to Section 8.02 and Transfer Taxes, in each case, whether paid or unpaid prior to the Closing.
Acquiror Warrant means a warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of Acquiror Class A Common Stock per warrant.
Acquisition Transaction has the meaning specified in Section 9.03(a).
Action means any claim, action, suit, assessment, arbitration or legal, judicial or administrative proceeding (whether at law or in equity) or arbitration.
Adjusted Assumed Vested Company Option Election Consideration means (A) with respect to an Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option, cash in an amount equal to (i) (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration multiplied by (b) such number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying the Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option, minus (ii) the aggregate exercise price applicable to each share of Company Common Stock underlying such Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option and (B) with respect to the remaining shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Company Option, a Vested Acquiror Option, determined as set forth in Section 3.06(d); provided, that the Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option shall mean an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal the Adjusted Assumed Vested Company Option Election Percentage.
Adjusted Assumed Vested Company Option Election Percentage means an amount, expressed as a percentage, (A)(I) the numerator of which is equal to the absolute value of the Available Excess Cash Amount, and (II) the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (a) the Closing Cash Consideration plus (b) the result of multiplying (i) the Closing Share Consideration by (ii) $10.00 divided by (B) a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the sum of the total number of Stock Electing Shares and Assumed Electing Options and (II) the denominator of which is the Aggregate Fully Diluted Company Common Stock.
Adjusted Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Consideration means (A) with respect to an Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option, cash in an amount equal to (i) (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration multiplied by (b) such number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying the Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option, minus (ii) the aggregate exercise price applicable to each share of Company Common Stock underlying such Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option and (B) with respect to the remaining shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Company Option, a Vested Acquiror Option, determined as set forth in Section 3.06(d); provided, that the Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option shall mean an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to the Adjusted Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage.
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Adjusted Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage means an amount, expressed as a percentage, (A)(I) the numerator of which is equal to the absolute value of the result of (a) (i) the Closing Cash Consideration minus (ii) the amount of cash elected to be paid in respect of all Standard Mixed Electing Shares and Standard Mixed Electing Options, and (II) the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (a) the Closing Cash Consideration plus (b) the result of multiplying (i) the Closing Share Consideration by (ii) $10.00 divided by (B) a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the sum of the total number of Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Share and Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Options and (II) the denominator of which is the Aggregate Fully Diluted Company Common Stock.
Adjusted Stock Election Consideration means (A) a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to (1) the Exchange Ratio multiplied by (2) the difference obtained by subtracting the Adjusted Stock Election Percentage from one (1), and (B) cash in an amount equal to (1) the Per Share Merger Consideration multiplied by (2) the Adjusted Stock Election Percentage.
Adjusted Stock Election Percentage means an amount, expressed as a percentage, (A) a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is equal to the absolute value of the Available Cash Excess Amount, and (II) the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (a) the Closing Cash Consideration plus (b) the result of multiplying (i) the Closing Share Consideration by (ii) $10.00 divided by (B) a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the sum of the total number of Stock Electing Shares and Assumed Electing Options and (II) the denominator of which is the Aggregate Fully Diluted Company Common Stock.
Adjusted Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Consideration means (A) a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to (1) the Exchange Ratio multiplied by (2) the difference obtained by subtracting the Adjusted Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage from one (1), and (B) cash in an amount equal to (1) the Per Share Merger Consideration multiplied by (2) the Adjusted Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage.
Adjusted Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage means an amount, expressed as a percentage, (A) a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is equal to the absolute value of the result of (a) (i) Closing Cash Consideration minus (ii) the amount of cash that would be elected to be paid in respect of all Standard Mixed Electing Shares and Standard Mixed Electing Options but for the adjustment set forth in Section 3.02(b), and (II) the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (a) the Closing Cash Consideration plus (b) the result of multiplying (i) the Closing Share Consideration by (ii) $10.00 divided by (B) a fraction, (I) the numerator of which is the sum of the total number of Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Shares and Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Options and (II) the denominator of which is the Aggregate Fully Diluted Company Common Stock.
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person, through one or more intermediaries or otherwise. The term control means the ownership of a majority of the voting securities of the applicable Person or the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the applicable Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise, and the terms controlled and controlling have meanings correlative thereto; provided, that, in no event shall the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries be considered an Affiliate of any portfolio company (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) of any investment fund affiliated with any direct or indirect equityholder of the Company nor shall any portfolio company (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) of any investment fund affiliated with any equityholder of the Company be considered to be an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Aggregate Fully Diluted Company Common Stock means, without duplication, (a) the aggregate number of shares of Company Stock that are (i) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time after giving effect to the Pre-Closing Restructuring or (ii) issuable upon, or subject to, the settlement of Company Options (whether or not then vested or exercisable), in each case, that are outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time, minus (b) the Company treasury shares, if any, outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time, minus (c) a number of shares equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Company Options described in clause (ii) above divided by the Per Share Merger Consideration; provided, that any Company Option with an exercise price equal to or greater than the Per Share Merger Consideration shall not be counted for purposes of determining the number of Aggregate Fully Diluted Company Common Shares.
Agreement has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
Allocation Schedule has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b).
Anti-Corruption Laws means, collectively: (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); (b) the UK Bribery Act 2010; and (c) any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption Laws related to combating bribery, corruption and money laundering.
Antitrust Fees has the meaning specified in the definition of Acquiror Transaction Expenses.
Assumed Electing Option has the meaning specified in Section 3.06(b)(i).
Assumed Vested Company Option Election means, with respect to any holder of Vested Company Options, an election by such holder to receive the following, as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.02(b) (the Assumed Vested Company Option Election Consideration): a Vested Acquiror Option, determined as set forth in Section 3.06(d).
Audited Financial Statements has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(a).
Available Cash Excess Amount has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b)(ii).
Available Closing Acquiror Cash means an amount equal to (i) all amounts in the Trust Account (after reduction for the aggregate amount of payments required to be made in connection with the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption), plus (ii) the aggregate amount of cash that has been funded to and remains with Acquiror pursuant to the Subscription Agreements as of immediately prior to the Closing, plus (iii) the aggregate amount of cash that has been funded to and remains with Acquiror pursuant to the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement, minus (iv) expenses of Acquiror and its Affiliates incurred prior to the Closing Date consistent with the disclosure set forth in the SEC Reports (other than the Acquiror Transaction Expenses).
Business Combination has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Business Combination Proposal has the meaning specified in Section 9.03(b).
Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.
Cash Election Amount means (1) the aggregate amount of cash consideration elected by all holders of Standard Mixed Election Shares (before giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to Section 3.02(b)), plus (2) the aggregate amount of cash consideration elected by all holders of Cash Weighted Mixed Consideration Shares (before giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to Section 3.02(b)), plus (3) the aggregate amount of cash consideration elected by all holders of Standard Mixed Election Options (before giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to Section 3.02(b)), plus (4) the aggregate amount of cash consideration elected by all holders of Cash Weighted Mixed Election Options (before giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to Section 3.02(b)).
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Cash Election Excess Amount has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(b)(i).
Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Option has the meaning specified in Section 3.06(b)(iii).
Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Share has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a)(iii).
Cancelled Option Portion has the meaning specified in Section 3.06(c).
CARES Act has the meaning specified in the definition of COVID-19 Measures.
Certificates has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
Certificate of Incorporation means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Acquiror, dated June 8, 2020, as amended and in effect on the date hereof.
Change in Recommendation has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(v).
Closing has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.
Closing Cash Consideration means an amount equal to (a) the Available Closing Acquiror Cash minus (b) $250,000,000.00, minus (c) Acquiror Transaction Expenses set forth on the Acquiror Closing Statement, minus (d) Company Transaction Expenses set forth on the Company Closing Statement; provided, that, if the Closing occurs when the Closing Cash Consideration as otherwise determined by this definition would result in Closing Share Consideration that is less than the Minimum Share Consideration, then the Closing Cash Consideration for all purposes under this Agreement will be decreased by the minimum extent necessary such that the Closing Share Consideration equals the Minimum Share Consideration.
Closing Date has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.
Closing Merger Consideration means $1,400,000,000.00.
Closing Share Consideration means the number of shares (rounded to the nearest whole share) of Acquiror Common Stock determined by dividing an amount equal to (a) (i) the Closing Merger Consideration minus (ii) the Closing Cash Consideration, minus (iii) the Sponsor Share Amount, minus (iv) Acquiror Transaction Expenses set forth on the Acquiror Closing Statement, minus (v) Company Transaction Expenses set forth on the Company Closing Statement, by (b) $10.00.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
Company Benefit Plan has the meaning specified in Section 5.13(a).
Company Closing Statement has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b).
Company Common Stock means the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
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Company Cure Period has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(b).
Company Disclosure Letter has the meaning specified in the introduction to Article V.
Company Employees has the meaning specified in Section 5.13(a).
Company Holders Support Agreement means that certain Support Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Requisite Company Stockholders, Acquiror and the Company, as amended or modified from time to time.
Company Incentive Plan means that certain 2014 Stock Incentive Plan of Groop Internet Platform, Inc.
Company Option means an option to acquire shares of Company Common Stock granted under the Company Incentive Plan.
Company Preferred Stock means, collectively, the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, of which shares have been designated as: (i) Series Seed Preferred Stock, (ii) Series Seed-1 Preferred Stock, (iii) Series Seed-2 Preferred Stock, (iv) Series A Preferred Stock, (v) Series B Preferred Stock, (vi) Series C Preferred Stock and (vii) Series D Preferred Stock.
Company Record Date has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(d)(ii).
Company Representations means the representations and warranties of the Company expressly and specifically set forth in Article V of this Agreement, as qualified by the Company Disclosure Letter. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company Representations are solely made by the Company.
Company Stock means the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.
Company Stockholder Approval means the approval of this Agreement and the Transactions, including the First Merger, and the Pre-Closing Restructuring Plan and the transactions contemplated thereby and the making of any filings, notices or information statements in connection with the foregoing, by (a) the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Company Common Stock and outstanding Company Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class and on an as-converted basis, and (b) the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Company Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, in each of case, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Companys Governing Documents and applicable Law.
Company Subsidiary Securities has the meaning specified in Section 5.07(b).
Company Transaction Expenses means all accrued and unpaid fees, costs and expenses of the Company and its Subsidiaries incurred prior to and through the Closing Date in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements, the performance and compliance with all Transaction Agreements and conditions contained herein to be performed or complied with at or before Closing, and the consummation of the Transactions, including the fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel, accountants, advisors and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the cost of any D&O Tail, any bonuses payable by or at the direction of the Company in connection with the Closing that have not been accrued for by the Company as of the most recent accrual period ending immediately prior to the Closing and any retention bonuses and transaction bonuses paid or payable to employees, directors or independent contractors of the Company or its Subsidiaries by or at the
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direction of the Company in connection with the Closing (including the employer portion of any payroll or employment Taxes related thereto), and the employer portion of any payroll or employment Taxes related to or payable in connection with the payment of any cash amounts under this Agreement with respect to the Vested Company Options. Confidentiality Agreement has the meaning specified in Section 12.09.
Continuing Employee has the meaning specified in Section 9.07(b).
Contracts means any legally binding contracts, agreements, subcontracts and leases and all material amendments, written modifications and written supplements thereto.
Counsel has the meaning specified in Section 12.17.
COVID-19 means SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and any evolutions thereof or any other epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks.
COVID-19 Measures means any quarantine, shelter in place, stay at home, workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or any other Law, Governmental Order, Action, directive, pronouncement, guidelines or recommendations by any Governmental Authority (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization) in connection with, related to or in response to COVID-19, including, but not limited to, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, or any changes thereto.
D&O Tail has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(b).
DGCL has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Disclosure Letter means, as applicable, the Company Disclosure Letter or the Acquiror Disclosure Letter.
Dissenting Shares has the meaning specified in Section 3.08.
DLLCA has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Election has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(d)(i).
Election Deadline has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(d).
Election Period has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(d)(ii).
Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option means (i) with respect to an Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election, the Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage of the shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Company Option (rounded up to the nearest whole number), and (ii) with respect to an Optionholder Standard Mixed Election, the Optionholder Standard Mixed Election Percentage of the shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Company Option (rounded up to the nearest whole number), in each case as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.02(b).
Enforceability Exceptions has the meaning specified in Section 5.03.
Engaged Professional means a psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, mental health coach or other similar practitioner employed or under contract with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Environmental Laws means any applicable Laws relating to pollution or protection of the environment, or the use, storage, emission, disposal or release of Hazardous Materials, each as in effect as of the date hereof.
Equity Securities means, with respect to any Person, any share, share capital, capital stock, partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interest in such Person (including any stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights), and any option, warrant, right or security (including debt securities) convertible, exchangeable or exercisable therefor.
ERISA has the meaning specified in Section 5.13(a).
ERISA Affiliate means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) (i) under common control within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA with the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) which together with the Company or any Subsidiary is treated as a single employer under Section 414(t) of the Code.
ESPP has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Agent has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(a).
Exchange Agent Agreement means a paying and exchange agent agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Acquiror and the Company.
Exchange Ratio means the quotient obtained by dividing:
a) | a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of (A) the Closing Merger Consideration, minus (B) the Sponsor Share Amount, minus (C) Acquiror Transaction Expenses set forth on the Acquiror Closing Statement, minus (D) Company Transaction Expenses set forth on the Company Closing Statement by (ii) $10.00; by |
b) | the Aggregate Fully Diluted Company Common Stock. |
Excluded Share has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a).
Export Control Laws means (a) the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and all other Laws adopted by Governmental Authorities of the United States and other countries relating to import and export controls and (b) the anti-boycott regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of the Treasury and all anti-boycott Laws adopted by Governmental Authorities of other countries relating to prohibition of unauthorized boycotts.
Final Prospectus has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).
Financial Statements has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(a).
First Certificate of Merger has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.
First Effective Time has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.
First Merger has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
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First Merger Sub has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
Form of Election has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(d)(ii).
Fraud means actual and intentional fraud under Delaware common law with a specific intent to deceive brought against a Party based solely and exclusively with respect to the making of any representation or warranty by such Party in Article V or Article VI (as applicable).
GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
Governing Documents means the legal document(s) by which any Person (other than an individual) establishes its legal existence or which govern its internal affairs, in each case as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time. For example, the Governing Documents of a corporation are its certificate of incorporation and by-laws, the Governing Documents of a limited partnership are its limited partnership agreement and certificate of limited partnership, the Governing Documents of a limited liability company are its operating agreement and certificate of formation and the Governing Documents of an exempted company are its memorandum and articles of association.
Government Closure has the meaning specified in Section 7.03(a).
Governmental Authority means any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, court or tribunal.
Governmental Order means any order, judgment, injunction, decree, writ, stipulation, determination or award, in each case, entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
Hazardous Material means any material, substance or waste that is listed, regulated, or otherwise defined as hazardous, toxic, or radioactive, or as a pollutant or contaminant or words of similar intent or meaning under applicable Environmental Laws as in effect as of the date hereof, including petroleum, petroleum by-products, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, flammable or explosive substances, or pesticides, in each case, which are regulated under Environmental Law and as to which liability may be imposed pursuant to Environmental Law.
Healthcare Information Laws has the meaning specified in Section 5.11(b).
HEC means HEC Master Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership.
HEC Forward Purchase Agreement means the Forward Purchase Agreement, entered into as of June 8, 2020, by and between Acquiror and HEC, as amended as of the date hereof and as further amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
HSR Act means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Holder has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(d).
Incentive Equity Plan has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.
Income Tax means any Tax imposed upon or measured by net income or gain (however denominated).
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Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person as of any time, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness for borrowed money of such Person, (ii) indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security, in each case, as of such time of such Person, (iii) any premiums, prepayment fees or other penalties, fees, costs or expenses associated with payment of any indebtedness of such Person, in each case to the extent payable as a result of the consummation of the Transactions, (iv) any payroll or employment Taxes the payment of which has been deferred by such Person pursuant to Section 2302 of the CARES Act; and (v) all indebtedness of the type referred to in clauses (i) - (iv) of this definition of any other Person, guaranteed directly or indirectly, jointly or severally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Indebtedness of any Person shall not include any item that would otherwise constitute Indebtedness of such Person that is an obligation between such Person and any wholly owned Subsidiary of such Person or between any two or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
Indemnitee Affiliates has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(c).
Information or Document Request means any request or demand for the production, delivery or disclosure of documents or other evidence, or any request or demand for the production of witnesses for interviews or depositions or other oral or written testimony, by any Regulatory Consent Authority relating to the Transactions or by any third party challenging the Transactions, including any so called second request for additional information or documentary material or any civil investigative demand made or issued by any Regulatory Consent Authority or any subpoena, interrogatory or deposition.
Intellectual Property means all worldwide rights in and to (a) patents, published, or unpublished patent applications (and any patents that issue as a result of those patent applications), inventions (whether or not patentable or whether or not reduced to practice), invention disclosures, and industrial designs, together with all parents, (b) copyrights and rights in works of authorship and copyrightable subject matter, together with any moral rights related thereto, including all rights of authorship, use, publication, reproduction, distribution, and performance, transformation and ownership, together with all other interests accruing by reason of international copyright conventions, (c) trade secrets, know-how and confidential information, (d) trademarks, trade names, logos, service marks, trade dress, business names (including any fictitious or dba names), Internet domain names, slogans, symbols, and other similar designations of source or origin together with the goodwill of the business symbolized by or associated with any of the foregoing, (e) Software, (f) technical data, and databases, compilations and collections of technical data, (g) any registrations or applications for registration for any of the foregoing, including any provisional, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, renewals, reissuances, revisions, re-examinations and extensions (as applicable).
Intended Income Tax Treatment has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(b).
Interim Financial Statements has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(a).
Interim Period has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
IT Systems means any information technology and computer systems, servers, networks, databases, websites, computer hardware and equipment used to process, store, generate, analyze, maintain and operate data or information that are owned by, licensed or leased to or otherwise under the control of the Company.
JOBS Act has the meaning specified in Section 8.11.
Key Executives means the individuals set forth on Section 1.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
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Law means any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation or Governmental Order, in each case, of any Governmental Authority.
Leased Real Property has the meaning specified in Section 5.19(b).
Leases has the meaning specified in Section 5.19(b).
Letter of Transmittal means a letter of transmittal in customary form and containing such provisions as Acquiror and the Company reasonably agree prior to the First Effective Time.
Licensed Intellectual Property has the meaning specified in Section 5.20(b).
Lien means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, easement, license, option, right of first refusal, security interest or other lien of any kind.
Material Adverse Effect means, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, any effect, occurrence, development, fact, condition or change (Effect) that (a) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) prevents the Company from consummating the Mergers; provided, however, that in no event would any of the following, alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any change in applicable Laws or GAAP or any interpretation thereof, (ii) any change in interest rates or economic, political, business, financial, commodity, currency or market conditions generally, (iii) the announcement or the execution of this Agreement, the pendency or consummation of the Mergers or the performance of this Agreement, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, landlords, licensors, distributors, partners, providers and employees, (iv) any Effect generally affecting any of the industries or markets in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate or the economy as a whole, (v) the compliance with the terms of this Agreement or the taking of any action required or contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Acquiror or at the request of the Acquiror, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub, (vi) any earthquake, hurricane, epidemic, pandemic, tsunami, tornado, flood, mudslide, wild fire or other natural disaster, act of God or other force majeure event, (vii) any national or international political or social conditions in countries in which, or in the proximate geographic region of which, the Company operates, including the engagement by the United States or such other countries in hostilities or the escalation thereof, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence or the escalation of any military or terrorist attack upon the United States or such other country, or any territories, possessions, or diplomatic or consular offices of the United States or such other countries or upon any United States or such other country military installation, equipment or personnel, (viii) any failure of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to meet any projections, forecasts or budgets; provided, that clause (viii) shall not prevent a determination that any Effect not otherwise excluded from this definition of Material Adverse Effect underlying such failure to meet projections or forecasts has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, (ix) COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures, or the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries compliance therewith, (x) any cyberattack on or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (xi) any matters set forth on the Company Disclosure Letter, and (xii) any Effect to the extent actually known by those individuals set forth on Section 1.03 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter on or prior to the date hereof; provided that, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (vi) and (vii), such changes may be taken into account to the extent (but only to the extent) that such changes have had a disproportionate and adverse impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated competitors or comparable entities operating in the industries and markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate.
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Material B2B Customers has the meaning specified in Section 5.24(a).
Material Contracts has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(b).
Material Suppliers has the meaning specified in Section 5.24(b).
Mergers has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Minimum Share Consideration means, solely to the extent the Company elects application hereof, the number of shares (rounded up to the nearest whole share) of Acquiror Common Stock that represents the minimum number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock that is required to ensure that the Mergers qualify for the Intended Income Tax Treatment (with such number of shares to be reasonably determined by tax counsel to the Company, taking into account reasonable expectations regarding the value of the Acquiror Common Stock on the Closing Date); provided, that the Company shall be eligible to elect the application hereof only if the Company has a good faith and reasonable belief that the volume-weighted average price of the Acquiror Common Stock on the Closing Date will be less than $10.00 per share. The Company will provide written notice to Acquiror no later than the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the Closing Date if it elects to apply the Minimum Share Consideration as used in this Agreement, which written notice shall include the Companys calculation of the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock described herein.
Most Recent Balance Sheet has the meaning specified in Section 5.08(a).
Nasdaq means the Nasdaq Capital Market.
Offer Documents has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(i).
Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election means, with respect to a Vested Company Option, an election by the holder of such Vested Company Option to receive the following, as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.02(b) (the Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Consideration): (A) with respect to the Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option, cash in an amount equal to (i) (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration multiplied by (b) such number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying the Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option, minus (ii) the aggregate exercise price applicable to each share of Company Common Stock underlying such Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option and (B) with respect to the remaining shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Company Option, a Vested Acquiror Option, determined as set forth in Section 3.06(d).
Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage means, with respect to any holder of Vested Company Options that has properly made and not revoked or lost an Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election in accordance with Section 3.03, a percentage equal to fifty percent (50%).
Optionholder Standard Mixed Election means, with respect to a Vested Company Option, an election by the holder of such Vested Company Option to receive the following, as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.02(b) (the Optionholder Standard Mixed Election Consideration): (A) with respect to the Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option, cash in an amount equal to (i) (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration multiplied by (b) such number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying the Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option, minus (ii) the aggregate exercise price applicable to each share of Company Common Stock underlying such Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option and (B) with respect to the remaining shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Company Option, a Vested Acquiror Option, determined as set forth in Section 3.06(d).
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Optionholder Standard Mixed Election Percentage means, with respect to any holder of Vested Company Options that has properly made and not revoked or lost an Optionholder Standard Mixed Election in accordance with Section 3.03, an amount, expressed as a percentage, (I) the numerator of which is the Closing Cash Consideration and (II) the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (a) the Closing Cash Consideration plus (b) the result of multiplying (i) the Closing Share Consideration by (ii) $10.00.
Owned Intellectual Property means all Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Party has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
PEO means any professional employer organization, including, without limitation, TriNet HR Corporation.
PEO Sponsored Plan means each Company Benefit Plan sponsored, contributed to or required to be contributed to by a PEO for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director or individual consultant of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Per Share Merger Consideration means the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Exchange Ratio by (ii) $10.00.
Permits has the meaning specified in Section 5.17.
Permitted Liens means (i) statutory or common law Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, landlords, carriers, repairmen, construction contractors and other similar Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business, that relate to amounts not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith through appropriate Actions for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (iv) Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) or zoning, building, entitlement and other land use and environmental regulations that (A) are matters of record, (B) would be disclosed by a current, accurate survey or physical inspection of such real property, or (C) do not materially interfere with the present uses of such real property, (v) with respect to any Leased Real Property (A) the interests and rights of the respective lessors with respect thereto, including any statutory landlord liens and any Lien thereon, (B) any Lien permitted under a Lease, and (C) any Liens encumbering the underlying fee title of the real property of which the Leased Real Property is a part, (vi) Liens that that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect, or materially disrupt, the ordinary course operation of the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (vii) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business, (viii) Liens securing any Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ix) any right, interest, Lien or title of a licensor, sublicensor, licensee, sublicensee, lessor or sublessor under any license, lease or other similar agreement or other property being leased or licensed including licenses of Intellectual Property and (x) Liens described on Section 1.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Person means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, governmental agency or instrumentality or other entity of any kind.
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Personal Information means, in addition to the definition for any similar term (e.g., personal data or personally identifiable information) provided by applicable Law, any information that identifies, could be used to identify, or is otherwise associated with an individual person.
PIPE Investment has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
PIPE Investment Amount has the meaning specified in Section 6.13(a).
PIPE Investor means an investor party to a Subscription Agreement.
Policies has the meaning specified in Section 5.16.
Pre-Closing Holders means all Persons who hold one or more shares of Company Stock immediately prior to the First Effective Time.
Pre-Closing Restructuring has the meaning specified in Section 7.08.
Pre-Closing Restructuring Plan has the meaning specified in Section 7.08.
Privacy Laws means all applicable Laws relating to the receipt, collection, compilation, use, storage, processing, sharing, security, disclosure or transfer of Personal Information, and all applicable Laws relating to breach notification in connection with Personal Information. Privacy Laws expressly excludes the Healthcare Information Laws.
Privileged Communications has the meaning specified in Section 12.17.
Proxy Statement has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(i).
Proxy Statement/Registration Statement has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(i).
Registered Intellectual Property has the meaning specified in Section 5.20(a).
Registration Rights Agreement has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Registration Statement means the Registration Statement on Form S-4, or other appropriate form, including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments or supplements thereto, to be filed with the SEC by Acquiror under the Securities Act with respect to the Registration Statement Securities.
Registration Statement Securities has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(i).
Regulatory Consent Authorities means the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice or the United States Federal Trade Commission, as applicable.
Representative means, as to any Person, any of the officers, directors, managers, employees, counsel, accountants, financial advisors, and consultants of such Person.
Requisite Company Stockholders means those stockholders listed on Section 1.01(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Sanctions Laws means any Law related to economic sanctions imposed, administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the European Union or any of its Member States, the United Nations, or Her Majestys Treasury of the United Kingdom.
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SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC Reports has the meaning specified in Section 6.08(a).
Second Certificate of Merger has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.
Second Effective Time has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.
Second Merger has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Second Merger Sub has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securities Laws means the securities Laws of any state, federal or foreign entity and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Seller Group has the meaning specified in Section 12.17.
Software means any and all computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form.
Special Meeting has the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(v).
Specified Representations has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(a)(i).
Sponsor means HEC Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Sponsor Share Amount means $72,000,000.00.
Sponsor Support Agreement means that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Sponsor, the Company, Acquiror and the other parties signatory thereto, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.
Subscription Agreement has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Standard Mixed Electing Option has the meaning specified in Section 3.06(b)(ii).
Standard Mixed Electing Share has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a)(ii).
Stock Electing Share has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a)(i).
Stock Election means, with respect to any Pre-Closing Holder, an election by such holder to receive the following, as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.02(b) (the Stock Election Consideration): a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio.
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Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election means, with respect to any Pre-Closing Holder, an election by such holder to receive the following, as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.02(b) (the Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Consideration): (A) a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to (1) the Exchange Ratio multiplied by (2) the difference obtained by subtracting the Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage from one (1), and (B) cash in an amount equal to (1) the Per Share Merger Consideration multiplied by (2) the Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage.
Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage means, with respect to any Pre-Closing Holder that has properly made and not revoked or lost a Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election in accordance with Section 3.03, a percentage equal to fifty percent (50%).
Stockholder Standard Mixed Election means, with respect to any Pre-Closing Holder, an election by such holder to receive the following, as it may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.02(b) (the Stockholder Standard Mixed Election Consideration): (A) a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to (1) the Exchange Ratio multiplied by (2) the difference obtained by subtracting the Stockholder Standard Mixed Election Percentage from one (1), and (B) cash in an amount equal to (1) the Per Share Merger Consideration, multiplied by (2) the Stockholder Standard Mixed Election Percentage.
Stockholder Standard Mixed Election Percentage means, with respect to any Pre-Closing Holder that has properly made and not revoked or lost a Stockholder Standard Mixed Election in accordance with Section 3.03, equal to an amount, expressed as a percentage, (I) the numerator of which is the Closing Cash Consideration and (II) the denominator of which is equal to the sum of (a) the Closing Cash Consideration plus (b) the result of multiplying (i) the Closing Share Consideration by (ii) $10.00.
Subsidiary means, with respect to a Person, any corporation or other organization (including a limited liability company or a partnership), whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which such Person directly or indirectly owns or controls a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization or any organization of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is, directly or indirectly, a general partner or managing member.
Surrender Documentation has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).
Surviving Corporation has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Surviving Entity has the meaning specified in the Recitals hereto.
Surviving Provisions has the meaning specified in Section 11.02.
Tax means any federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, foreign or other net income, alternative or add-on minimum, franchise, gross income, adjusted gross income or gross receipts, employment related (including employee withholding or employer payroll), ad valorem, transfer, franchise, license, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, personal property, real property, capital stock, profits, disability, registration, value added, estimated, customs duties, sales or use, or other tax or like assessment or charge in the nature of a tax, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto by a Governmental Authority, whether as a primary obligor or as a secondary obligor as a result of being a transferee or successor of another Person or member of an affiliated, consolidated, unitary, combined or other group, or pursuant to Law.
Tax Return means any return, report, statement, refund, claim, declaration, information return, statement, estimate or other document filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority in respect of Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and including any amendments thereof.
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Terminating Acquiror Breach has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(c).
Terminating Company Breach has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(b).
Termination Date has the meaning specified in Section 11.01(b).
Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.
Transaction Agreements shall mean this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company Holders Support Agreement, the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Subscription Agreements, the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement, the Exchange Agent Agreement, each Letter of Transmittal, the Acquiror Charter, the Acquiror Bylaws, and all the other agreements, documents, instruments and certificates entered into in connection herewith and/or therewith and any and all exhibits and schedules thereto.
Transactions means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Mergers.
Transfer Taxes has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(a).
Treasury Regulations means the regulations promulgated under the Code.
Trust Account has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).
Trust Agreement has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).
Trustee has the meaning specified in Section 6.06(a).
Unvested Acquiror Option has the meaning specified in Section 3.06(e).
Unvested Company Option means a Company Option, or portion thereof, to the extent such Company Option (or applicable portion thereof) is outstanding and not vested as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time.
Vested Acquiror Option has the meaning specified in Section 3.06(d).
Vested Company Option means a Company Option, or portion thereof, to the extent such Company Option (or applicable portion thereof) is vested and outstanding as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time (after taking into consideration any accelerated vesting that is required to occur as a result of the Transactions pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement that has not otherwise been waived by the holder thereof).
Waived 280G Benefits has the meaning specified in Section 7.06.
Warrant Agreement means that certain Warrant Agreement, dated June 8, 2020, by and between Acquiror and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent.
Section 1.02 Construction.
(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the terms hereof, herein, hereby, hereto and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (iv) the terms Article, Section, Disclosure
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Letter, Exhibit and Annex refer to the specified Article, Section, Disclosure Letter, Exhibit or Annex of or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified, (v) the word including shall mean including without limitation, (vi) the word or shall be disjunctive but not exclusive, (vii) the phrase to the extent means the degree to which a thing extends (rather than if), and (viii) references to $ or dollar shall be references to United States dollars.
(b) When used herein, ordinary course of business means an action taken, or omitted to be taken, in the ordinary and usual course of the Companys and its Subsidiaries business, consistent with past practice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, recent past practice in light of COVID-19).
(c) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto.
(d) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to statutes shall include all regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes or regulations shall be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation.
(e) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party.
(f) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.
(g) All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP.
(h) The phrases provided to, furnished to, made available and phrases of similar import when used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, means that a copy of the information or material referred to has been provided no later than 9:00 a.m. on the day that is immediately prior to the date of this Agreement to the Party to which such information or material is to be provided or furnished (i) in the virtual data room set up by the Company in connection with this Agreement or (ii) by delivery to such Party or its legal counsel via electronic mail or hard copy form.
Section 1.03 Knowledge. As used herein, the phrase to the knowledge shall mean the actual knowledge of, in the case of the Company, the individuals identified on Section 1.03 of the Company Disclosure Letter, none of whom shall have any personal liability or obligations regarding such knowledge, and, in the case of any or all of the Acquiror Parties, the individuals identified on Section 1.03 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, none of whom shall have any personal liability or obligations regarding such knowledge.
Section 1.04 Equitable Adjustments. If, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, shares of Company Preferred Stock or shares of Acquiror Capital Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, split, combination or
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exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, or if there shall have been any breach by Acquiror with respect to its shares of Acquiror Capital Stock or rights to acquire Acquiror Capital Stock, then any number, value (including dollar value) or amount contained herein which is based upon the number of shares of Company Common Stock, shares of Company Preferred Stock or shares of Acquiror Capital Stock, as applicable, will be appropriately adjusted to provide to the holders of Company Common Stock, the holders of Company Preferred Stock or the holders of Acquiror Capital Stock, as applicable, the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event; provided, however, that this Section 1.04 shall not be construed to permit Acquiror, the Company, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub to take any action with respect to their respective securities that is prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and/or any other Transaction Agreement.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGERS
Section 2.01 The Mergers.
(a) At the First Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, First Merger Sub and the Company shall consummate the First Merger, pursuant to which First Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, following which the separate corporate existence of First Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation after the First Merger and as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (provided that references to the Company for periods after the First Effective Time until the Second Effective Time shall include the Surviving Corporation).
(b) At the Second Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA, the Surviving Corporation shall be merged with and into Second Merger Sub, following which the separate corporate existence of the Surviving Corporation shall cease and Second Merger Sub shall continue as the Surviving Entity after the Second Merger and as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (provided that references to the Company or the Surviving Corporation for periods after the Second Effective Time shall include the Surviving Entity).
Section 2.02 Effective Times. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, on the Closing Date, the Company and First Merger Sub shall cause the First Merger to be consummated by filing the certificate of merger in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached hereto (the First Certificate of Merger) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL (the time of such filing, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by the Company and Acquiror and specified in the First Certificate of Merger, being the First Effective Time). As soon as practicable following the First Effective Time and in any case on the same day as the First Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and Second Merger Sub shall cause the Second Merger to be consummated by filing the certificate of merger in substantially the form of Exhibit F attached hereto (the Second Certificate of Merger) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and DLLCA (the time of such filing, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by the Company and Acquiror and specified in the Second Certificate of Merger, being the Second Effective Time). Concurrently with the Second Effective Time, Acquiror shall pay or cause to be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds, (i) all Acquiror Transaction Expenses as set forth on the Acquiror Closing Statement; and (ii) all Company Transaction Expenses as set forth on the Company Closing Statement.
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Section 2.03 Effect of the Mergers.
(a) At the First Effective Time, the effect of the First Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the First Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the First Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of First Merger Sub and the Company shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving Corporation, which shall include the assumption by the Surviving Corporation of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of First Merger Sub and the Company set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the First Effective Time.
(b) At the Second Effective Time, the effect of the Second Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Second Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the DLLCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Second Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of Second Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving Entity, which shall include the assumption by the Surviving Entity of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of Second Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Second Effective Time.
Section 2.04 Governing Documents. Subject to Section 8.02, at the First Effective Time, the Governing Documents of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended to read the same as the Governing Documents of First Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the First Effective Time, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be Groop Internet Platform, Inc. Subject to Section 8.02, at the Second Effective Time, the certificate of formation and operating agreement of Second Merger Sub shall be the certificate of formation and operating agreement of the Surviving Entity until thereafter amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by applicable Law, except that the name of the Surviving Entity shall be Talkspace, LLC.
Section 2.05 Directors/Managers and Officers of the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Entity. Immediately after the First Effective Time, the board of directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be as the Company may determine. Immediately after the Second Effective Time, the board of managers and officers of the Surviving Entity shall be as the Company may determine (it being understood that such managers and officers will be employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries).
ARTICLE III
TOTAL PRE-CLOSING HOLDER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION OF SECURITIES;
MERGER CONSIDERATION
Section 3.01 Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration. The aggregate consideration to be paid to the Pre-Closing Holders in respect of shares of Company Stock held immediately prior to the First Merger shall consist of (i) the Closing Cash Consideration, less the aggregate cash amount payable in respect of Vested Company Options and (ii) the Closing Share Consideration, less the aggregate number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock underlying Vested Acquiror Options and Unvested Acquiror Options on a net exercise basis, in each case as set forth herein (collectively, the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration).
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Section 3.02 Effect of First Merger on Company Stock. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the First Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any further action on the part of any Party or the holders of any securities of Acquiror, the following shall occur:
(a) Each share of Company Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Company Stock (i) that are subject to Company Options, which shall be subject to Section 3.06, (ii) held in the Companys treasury or owned by Acquiror, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or the Company immediately prior to the First Effective Time and (iii) held by stockholders of the Company who have perfected and not withdrawn a demand for appraisal rights pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL (clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, the Excluded Shares)) will be cancelled and automatically deemed for all purposes to represent the right to receive, subject to Section 3.02(b):
(i) in the case of a share of Company Stock with respect to which a Stock Election has been properly made and not revoked or lost pursuant to Section 3.03 (each, a Stock Electing Share), the Stock Election Consideration;
(ii) in the case of a share of Company Stock with respect to which a Stockholder Standard Mixed Election has been properly made and not revoked or lost pursuant to Section 3.03 or with respect to which no election has been made (each, a Standard Mixed Electing Share), the Stockholder Standard Mixed Election Consideration; and
(iii) in the case of a share of Company Stock with respect to which a Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election has been properly made and not revoked or lost pursuant to Section 3.03 (each, a Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Share), the Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Consideration.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, the Stock Election Consideration and the Cash Weighted Mixed Election Consideration, together with the Assumed Vested Company Option Election Consideration and the Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Consideration, shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to this Section 3.02(b):
(i) If the Cash Election Amount exceeds the Closing Cash Consideration (the amount of such excess, the Cash Election Excess Amount), then:
(A) all Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Adjusted Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Consideration; and
(B) all Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Options shall receive the Adjusted Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Consideration.
(ii) If the Closing Cash Consideration exceeds the Cash Election Amount (the amount of such excess, the Available Cash Excess Amount), then:
(A) all Stock Electing Shares shall be converted into the right to receive the Adjusted Stock Election Consideration; and
(B) all Assumed Electing Options shall receive the Adjusted Assumed Vested Company Option Election Consideration.
(iii) If the Closing Cash Consideration equals the Cash Election Amount, then there shall be no adjustment pursuant to this Section 3.02(b).
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(iv) For purposes of this Section 3.02, all Dissenting Shares shall be deemed to be Standard Mixed Electing Shares.
(c) From and after the First Effective Time, each of the Pre-Closing Holders shall cease to have any other rights in and to the Company, the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity, and each Certificate relating to the ownership of shares of Company Stock (other than Excluded Shares) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable portion of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration as set forth in Section 3.02(a), subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 3.02(b), in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. At the First Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and no transfer of the Company Stock shall be made thereafter.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary no fraction of a share of Acquiror Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the First Merger, and any such fractional share (after aggregating all fractional shares of Acquiror Common Stock that otherwise would be received by a Pre-Closing Holder) shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share.
(e) Each issued and outstanding share of common stock of First Merger Sub shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, which shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation. From and after the First Effective Time, all certificates representing the common stock of First Merger Sub (if any) shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
(f) Each share of Company Stock held in the Companys treasury or owned by Acquiror, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub or the Company immediately prior to the First Effective Time shall be cancelled and no consideration shall be paid or payable with respect thereto.
(g) The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration is being allocated among the Pre-Closing Holders pursuant to the Allocation Schedule to be delivered to Acquiror in connection with the Company Closing Statement pursuant to Section 4.02(b) and such allocation (i) will be in accordance with the Governing Documents of the Company (taking into account the Pre-Closing Restructuring); (ii) will set forth (A) the number and class of Equity Securities owned by each Pre-Closing Holder and (B) the portion of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration allocated to each Pre-Closing Holder (divided into the portion of the Closing Cash Consideration and Closing Share Consideration (as a percentage) payable to such Pre-Closing Holder) after giving effect to such Pre-Closing Holders Election in accordance with Section 3.03(d), as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.02(b); (iii) notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the consideration payable in connection with the Transactions in respect of all outstanding shares of Company Stock, Vested Company Options and Unvested Company Options exceed (A) an amount in cash equal to the Closing Cash Consideration and (B) a number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock (including shares of Acquiror Common Stock underlying Vested Acquiror Options and Unvested Acquiror Options on a net exercise basis) equal to the Closing Share Consideration (the Maximum Consideration); and (iv) to the extent the Allocation Schedule provided by the Company provides for aggregate consideration in excess of the Maximum Consideration, the Parties shall work together in good faith to correct such errors prior to the Closing. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, upon delivery, payment and issuance of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration on the Closing Date in accordance with Section 3.03(a) and completion of the transactions contemplated with respect to Company Options in Section 3.06, Acquiror and its respective Affiliates shall be deemed to have
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satisfied all obligations outstanding as of the Closing Date with respect to the payment of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration, and none of them shall have (i) any further obligations to any Pre-Closing Holder with respect to the payment of any consideration under this Agreement (including with respect to the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration), or (ii) any liability with respect to the allocation of the consideration under this Agreement, and the Company hereby irrevocably waives and releases Acquiror and its Affiliates (including, on and after the Closing, the Surviving Entity and its Affiliates) from all claims arising from or related to the allocation of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration among each Pre-Closing Holder as set forth in the Allocation Schedule.
Section 3.03 Merger Consideration.
(a) Deposit with Exchange Agent. Prior to the First Effective Time, Acquiror shall appoint a commercial bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as paying and exchange agent hereunder (the Exchange Agent). Immediately prior to the First Effective Time, Acquiror shall deposit with the Exchange Agent (i) the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the Closing Share Consideration and (ii) the Closing Cash Consideration.
(b) Letter of Transmittal; Surrender of Certificates. Promptly after the First Effective Time (and in any event within five (5) Business Days thereafter), the Exchange Agent shall mail to each Pre-Closing Holder (other than holders of Excluded Shares): (i) a Letter of Transmittal; and (ii) instructions for surrendering the outstanding certificate or certificates for Company Stock (collectively, the Certificates) (or affidavits of loss in lieu of the Certificates as provided in Section 3.03(c)) to the Exchange Agent (the Surrender Documentation); provided, however, that the Exchange Agent shall not be required to deliver the Surrender Documentation to any Pre-Closing Holder that has delivered its Surrender Documentation with respect to such Pre-Closing Holders Certificates to the Exchange Agent at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Upon surrender of a Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu of the Certificate as provided in Section 3.03(c)) to the Exchange Agent in accordance with the terms of the Surrender Documentation, the Exchange Agent will deliver to the holder of such Certificate in exchange therefor such holders portion of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration in accordance with the Allocation Schedule, with: (A) any cash portion of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration being delivered via wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with instructions provided by such Pre-Closing Holder in the Letter of Transmittal; and (B) the equity portion of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration being delivered via book-entry issuance, in each case, subject to any Tax withholdings as provided in Section 3.07; provided, however, that if the holder of such Certificate delivers to the Exchange Agent the Surrender Documentation with respect to such Pre-Closing Holders Certificates at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Exchange Agent shall deliver to the holder of such Certificate in exchange therefor such holders portion of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration covered by such Surrender Documentation in accordance with clauses (A) and (B) of this sentence on the Closing Date. The Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. No interest will be paid or accrued on any amount payable upon due surrender of the Certificates. In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Company Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, the applicable portion of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration to be delivered upon due surrender of the Certificate may be issued to such transferee if the Certificate formerly representing such shares of Company Stock is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock Transfer Taxes have been paid or are not applicable.
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(c) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed: (i) upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed; and (ii) if required by Acquiror, the posting by such Person of a bond in customary amount and upon such terms as may reasonably be required by Acquiror as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it, the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue the portion of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration attributable to such Certificate (after giving effect to any required Tax withholdings as provided in Section 3.07).
(d) Elections. Each holder on record of shares of Company Stock (not including the Excluded Shares) and Vested Company Options (each, a Holder) shall have the right, subject to the limitations set forth in this Article III, to submit an Election in accordance with this Section 3.03(d) on or prior to the Election Deadline. The Company shall not waive the Election Deadline unless such Election Deadline is waived with respect to all Holders, the new election deadline is disclosed by the Company to all Holders on a date agreed to by Acquiror, and Acquiror has otherwise given its prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such waiver. Election Deadline means 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date which the parties shall agree is as near as practicable to five (5) Business Days preceding the Closing Date. The parties shall cooperate to inform each Holder of the selected date of the Election Deadline not more than fifteen (15) Business Days before, and at least five (5) Business Days prior to, the Election Deadline.
(i) Each Holder may specify in a request made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.03(d)(i) (an Election) whether such Holder desires to make a (i) Stockholder Standard Mixed Election, (ii) Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election or (iii) Stock Election, in each case with respect to all shares of Company Stock held by such Holder, and/or an (i) Optionholder Standard Mixed Election, (ii) Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election or (iii) Assumed Vested Company Option Election, in each case with respect to all Vested Company Options held by such Holder. An Election made by any Holder shall apply to all shares of Company Stock and Vested Company Options, as applicable, held by such Holder. If any Holder attempts to apply an Election to only a portion of such Holders shares of Company Stock or Vested Company Options, as applicable, or any Holder attempts to apply multiple Elections to such Holders shares of Company Stock or multiple Elections to such Holders Vested Company Options, as applicable, then all of such Holders shares of Company Stock or Vested Company Options, as applicable, shall be automatically treated as if such Holder made a Stockholder Standard Mixed Election or an Optionholder Standard Mixed Election, as applicable.
(ii) Acquiror shall prepare a form of election that is reasonably acceptable to the Company (the Form of Election), which shall include the transmittal materials contemplated by Section 3.03(b), and Acquiror shall mail, or shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail and deliver, together with the Form of Election to Holders as of the record date established by the Board of Directors of the Company (the Company Record Date), not less than 10 Business Days prior to the anticipated Election Deadline (the period between such mailing and the Election Deadline, the Election Period). Acquiror shall use reasonable best efforts to make available one or more Forms of Election as may reasonably be requested from time to time by all persons who become Holders during the period following the Company Record Date and prior to the Election Deadline.
(iii) Any Election shall have been made properly only if the Exchange Agent shall have received, by the Election Deadline, (A) a Form of Election properly completed
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and signed in accordance with the instructions therein, and (B) the properly completed and executed documents required to be delivered by such Holder pursuant to the other provisions of this Section 3.03. Any Holder that does not make a valid Election by the Election Deadline (including as a result of the Exchange Agent not receiving an Election by the Election Deadline) shall be deemed to have made a Stockholder Standard Mixed Election or an Optionholder Standard Mixed Election, as applicable.
(iv) Any Holder may, at any time during the Election Period, revoke or revise his, her or its Election by written notice to the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Deadline, together with a properly completed and signed revised Form of Election. Any subsequent transfer of such Holders shares of Company Stock or expiration or other termination of such Holders Vested Company Options after such Holder has made an Election shall automatically revoke such Election (and any such subsequent transferee may make a new Election pursuant to and if permitted by the terms of this Section 3.03(d)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all Elections shall be automatically deemed revoked upon receipt by the Exchange Agent of written notification from the Company or Acquiror that this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Article XI. The Exchange Agent shall have reasonable discretion to determine if any Election is not properly made, changed or revoked with respect to any shares of Company Stock or Vested Company Options (none of the Company, Acquiror, Merger Sub or the Exchange Agent being under any duty to notify any Holder of any applicable defect). In the event the Exchange Agent makes a reasonable determination that an Election was not properly made (including as a result of the Exchange Agent not receiving an Election by the Election Deadline), such Election shall be deemed to be ineffective, and the shares of Company Existing Common Stock or Vested Company Options covered by such Election shall, for purposes hereof, be deemed to be Standard Mixed Electing Shares or Standard Mixed Electing Options, as applicable.
Section 3.04 Exchange Agent. Promptly following the date that is one year after the First Effective Time, Acquiror shall instruct the Exchange Agent to deliver to Acquiror all cash, certificates and other documents in its possession relating to the Transactions, and the Exchange Agents duties shall terminate. Thereafter, each Pre-Closing Holder who has not surrendered a Certificate and/or delivered a Letter of Transmittal may surrender such Certificate or deliver such Letter of Transmittal to Acquiror and (subject to applicable abandoned property, escheat and similar Laws) receive in consideration therefor, and Acquiror shall promptly pay, the portion of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration deliverable in respect thereof as determined in accordance with this Article III and the Allocation Schedule without any interest thereon. None of any Acquiror Party, the Company, Surviving Corporation, the Surviving Entity or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any Person in respect of any Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to and in accordance with any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws. If any Certificate shall not have been surrendered immediately prior to such date on which any amounts payable pursuant to this Article III and the Allocation Schedule would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Authority, any such amounts shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Entity, free and clear of all claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
Section 3.05 Effect of Second Merger. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Second Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the holders of any securities of Acquiror or the Surviving Corporation: (a) each share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist without any conversion thereof or payment therefor; and (b) the limited liability company interests of Second Merger Sub outstanding immediately
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prior to the Second Effective Time shall be converted into and become the limited liability company interests of the Surviving Entity, which shall constitute one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding equity of the Surviving Entity. From and after the Second Effective Time, the limited liability company interests of the Second Merger Sub shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of membership interests into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
Section 3.06 Treatment of Company Options.
(a) The Company shall take all actions necessary, including using reasonable efforts to obtain any requisite consents of the holders of the Company Options, to provide that, as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time, (i) each Vested Company Option shall be cancelled in part in respect of a cash payment as provided in Section 3.06(b) and shall be converted in part as provided in Section 3.06(c) and (ii) each Unvested Company Option shall be converted as provided in Section 3.06(d).
(b) Each Vested Company Option issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time will be automatically deemed for all purposes to represent the right to receive, subject to Section 3.02(b):
(i) in the case of a Vested Company Option with respect to which an Assumed Vested Company Option Election has been properly made and not revoked or lost pursuant to Section 3.03 (each, an Assumed Electing Option), the Assumed Vested Company Option Election Consideration;
(ii) in the case of a Vested Company Option with respect to which an Optionholder Standard Mixed Election has been properly made and not revoked or lost pursuant to Section 3.03 or with respect to which no election has been made (each, a Standard Mixed Electing Option), the Optionholder Standard Mixed Election Consideration;
(iii) in the case of a Vested Company Option with respect to which an Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election has been properly made and not revoked or lost pursuant to Section 3.03 (each, a Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Option), the Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Consideration; and
(iv) notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) with respect to the holders of Company Options set forth on Section 3.06(b)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage with respect to each Vested Company Option held by each such holder shall be as set forth therein; provided, that in no event shall the foregoing adjustment result in the aggregate cash amount payable to Pre-Closing Holders and holders of Vested Company Options exceeding the Closing Cash Consideration, and (B) the Adjusted Stockholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage with respect to each Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Share shall be adjusted to such an amount so as to preserve the intended Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage with respect to the Vested Company Options held by the individuals set forth on Section 3.06(b)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Letter, as compared to the Optionholder Cash Weighted Mixed Election Percentage for all Cash Weighted Mixed Electing Options.
(c) With respect to each Eligible Cash-Out Vested Company Option outstanding as of immediately prior to the First Effective Time that is entitled to receive a cash payment as set forth in Section 3.06(b), such portion of the Vested Company Option shall be automatically canceled
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(such cancelled portion, the Cancelled Option Portion) in exchange for such cash payment, and Acquiror shall, within five Business Days after the First Effective Time, cause the Companys (or the Surviving Corporations) payroll provider, on behalf of the Company, to deliver to each holder of a Vested Company Option the amount of cash such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 3.06(b). Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.06 to the contrary, the cash amount payable in respect of each Vested Company Option pursuant to Section 3.06(b) shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(d) As of immediately prior to the First Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, a portion of each Vested Company Option that is then outstanding shall be assumed and converted into an option to purchase shares of Acquiror Common Stock, as described in this Section 3.06(d) (such assumed portion, the Vested Acquiror Option). The number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such portion of the Vested Acquiror Option shall equal (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Company Option minus (ii) the number of shares (if any) of Company Common Stock subject to the Cancelled Option Portion of such Vested Company Option. Each such Vested Acquiror Option as so assumed and converted shall continue to have, and shall be subject to, the same terms and conditions as applied to the Vested Company Option immediately prior to the First Effective Time (but taking into account any changes thereto by reason of this Section 3.06(d)). As of immediately prior to the First Effective Time, each such Vested Acquiror Option as so assumed and converted shall be an option to acquire that number of whole shares of Acquiror Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Vested Company Option and (ii) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share of Acquiror Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock of such Vested Company Option by (y) the Exchange Ratio. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.06(d) to the contrary, the exercise price and the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock subject to the Vested Acquiror Option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and, in the case of Vested Company Option that is intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, consistent with the requirements of Section 424 of the Code.
(e) As of immediately prior to the First Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each Unvested Company Option that is then outstanding shall be assumed and converted into an option to purchase shares of Acquiror Common Stock (each, an Unvested Acquiror Option and, collectively and together with the Vested Acquiror Options, the Acquiror Options). Each such Unvested Acquiror Option as so assumed and converted shall continue to have, and shall be subject to, the same terms and conditions as applied to the Unvested Company Option immediately prior to the First Effective Time (but taking into account any changes thereto by reason of this Section 3.06(e)). As of immediately prior to the First Effective Time, each such Unvested Acquiror Option as so assumed and converted shall be an option to acquire that number of whole shares of Acquiror Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Unvested Company Option and (ii) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price per share of Acquiror Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock of such Unvested Company Option by (y) the Exchange Ratio. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.06(e) to the contrary, the exercise price and the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock subject to the Acquiror Options shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and, in the case of Unvested Company Options that is intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, consistent with the requirements of Section 424 of the Code.
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Section 3.07 Withholding Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all amounts or value deliverable in connection with this Agreement by Acquiror, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation, the Surviving Entity, the Exchange Agent and their respective Affiliates shall be paid free and clear and without any deduction or withholding for Taxes, except for any amount required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under applicable Law. Prior to making any deduction or withholding in respect of amounts payable to any Pre-Closing Holder in connection with this Agreement (other than any deduction or withholding (i) in respect of any payments compensatory in nature for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including any payments to restricted shareholders), (ii) in respect of backup withholding under Section 3406 of the Code or (iii) attributable to the Companys failure to deliver the certification and notice required under Section 7.05), Acquiror shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or cause to be provided at least seven (7) days prior notice of such deduction or withholding to the applicable Pre-Closing Holder, and all parties shall reasonably cooperate to reduce or eliminate any applicable withholding. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority consistent with the terms of this Section 3.07, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. Any amounts so withheld shall be timely remitted to the applicable Governmental Authority.
Section 3.08 Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Effective Time and held by a holder who has not voted in favor of adoption of this Agreement or consented thereto in writing and who is entitled to demand and has properly exercised appraisal rights of such shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (such shares of Company Stock being referred to collectively as the Dissenting Shares until such time as such holder fails to perfect or otherwise waives, withdraws, or loses such holders appraisal rights under the DGCL with respect to such shares) shall not be converted into a right to receive a portion of the Closing Merger Consideration, but instead shall be entitled to only such rights as are granted by Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that if, after the First Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect, waives, withdraws, or loses such holders right to appraisal pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL or if a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such holder is not entitled to the relief provided by Section 262 of the DGCL such shares of Company Stock shall be treated as if they had been converted as of the First Effective Time into the right to receive the Stockholder Standard Mixed Election Consideration in accordance with Section 3.02 without interest thereon, upon transfer of such shares. The Company shall provide Acquiror prompt written notice of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of shares of Company Stock, any waiver or withdrawal of any such demand, and any other demand, notice, or instrument delivered to the Company prior to the First Effective Time that relates to such demand. Except with the prior written consent of Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), the Company shall not make any payment with respect to, or settle, or offer to settle, any such demands.
ARTICLE IV
CLOSING TRANSACTIONS
Section 4.01 Closing. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the Transactions (the Closing) shall take place (a) electronically by the mutual exchange of electronic signatures (including portable document format (.PDF)) commencing as promptly as practicable (and in any event no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the third (3rd) Business Day) following the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waiver of the conditions set forth in Article X (other than those conditions that by their terms or nature are to be satisfied at the Closing; provided that such conditions are satisfied or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waived at the Closing), or (b) at such other place, time or date as Acquiror and the Company may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing shall occur is referred to herein as the Closing Date.
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Section 4.02 Closing Statements.
(a) Acquiror Closing Statement. On the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Acquiror shall prepare and deliver to the Company a written statement (the Acquiror Closing Statement) setting forth its good faith estimate and calculation of: (a) the aggregate amount of cash in the Trust Account (prior to giving effect to the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption) and each of the PIPE Investment proceeds and the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement proceeds received and to be received by Acquiror prior to the Closing; (b) the aggregate amount of all payments required to be made in connection with the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption; (c) the Available Closing Acquiror Cash resulting therefrom; (d) the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock to be outstanding as of the Closing after giving effect to the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption and the issuance of shares of Acquiror Common Stock pursuant to the Subscription Agreements and the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement; (e) the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of all Acquiror Warrants issued and outstanding as of the Closing after giving effect to the PIPE Investment, the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement and the exercise prices therefor; and (f) the Acquiror Transaction Expenses, in each case, including a detailed itemization of the components thereof and reasonable supporting documentation and detail therefor. The Acquiror Closing Statement and each component thereof shall be prepared and calculated in accordance with the definitions contained in this Agreement. From and after delivery of the Acquiror Closing Statement and through the Closing Date, (1) Acquiror shall promptly provide to the Company any changes to the Acquiror Closing Statement (including any component thereof) (the Updated Acquiror Closing Statement), and (2) the Company shall have the right to review and comment on such calculations and estimates, Acquiror shall consider in good faith any such comments made by the Company, and the Company and Acquiror shall cooperate with each other through the Closing Date and use good faith efforts to resolve any differences regarding the calculations and estimates contained in the Updated Acquiror Closing Statement (and any updates or revisions as may be agreed to by the Company and Acquiror shall be included in the Updated Acquiror Closing Statement). Acquiror shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, (i) reasonably cooperate with the Company and its Representatives to the extent related to the Companys review of the Acquiror Closing Statement and Updated Acquiror Closing Statement and the calculations and estimates contained therein (including engaging in good faith discussions related thereto) and (ii) provide access to personnel, books, records and other information during normal business hours to the extent related to the preparation of the Acquiror Closing Statement and Updated Acquiror Closing Statement and reasonably requested by the Company or its Representatives in connection with such review; provided that, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Representatives to not, unreasonably interfere with the business of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries in connection with any such access.
(b) Company Closing Statement. On the date that is three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror a written statement (the Company Closing Statement) setting forth its good faith calculation of (i) the Company Transaction Expenses and (ii) (A) the Closing Cash Consideration and (B) the Closing Share Consideration, in each case, determined based on the information provided in the Acquiror Closing Statement and (iii) an allocation schedule setting forth (A) the number and class of Equity Securities of the Company owned by each Pre-Closing Holder, (B) the portion of the Total Pre-Closing Holder Consideration allocated to each Pre-Closing Holder (divided into the portion of the Closing Share Consideration (as a percentage) payable to such Pre-Closing Holder), (C) on a holder-by-holder
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and award-by-award basis, each Acquiror Option that will be outstanding as of the Closing, and, with respect to such Acquiror Option, the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Acquiror Option and the exercise price of such Acquiror Option, and (D) on a holder-by-holder and award-by-award basis, each Vested Company Option, the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Cancelled Option Portion of each Vested Company Option, the applicable exercise price per share of each Vested Company Option, and the portion of the Closing Cash Consideration applicable to such Vested Company Option (the Allocation Schedule), in each case, including a detailed itemization of the components thereof, and determined pursuant to the definitions contained in this Agreement. Following Acquirors receipt of the Company Closing Statement and through the Closing Date, Acquiror shall have the right to review and comment on such calculations and estimates, the Company shall consider in good faith any such comments made by Acquiror, and the Company and Acquiror shall cooperate with each other through the Closing Date and use good faith efforts to resolve any differences regarding the calculation of the items set forth on the Company Closing Statement (and any updates or revisions as may be agreed to by the Company and Acquiror shall be included in the Company Closing Statement, with such Company Closing Statement and all items and amounts set forth therein being final, conclusive, and binding upon, and non-appealable by, the parties hereto). The Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, (i) reasonably cooperate with Acquiror and its Representatives to the extent related to Acquirors review of the Company Closing Statement and the calculations and estimates contained therein (including engaging in good faith discussions related thereto) and (ii) provide access to personnel, books, records and other information during normal business hours to the extent related to the preparation of the Company Closing Statement and reasonably requested by Acquiror or its Representatives in connection with such review; provided that, Acquiror shall not, and shall cause its Representatives to not, unreasonably interfere with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with any such access.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except (i) as set forth in the disclosure letter delivered to Acquiror Parties by the Company on the date of this Agreement (the Company Disclosure Letter) (each section of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent) and (ii) as contemplated by the Pre-Closing Restructuring Plan or otherwise in connection with the Pre-Closing Restructuring, the Company represents and warrants to Acquiror as follows:
Section 5.01 Corporate Organization of the Company. The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation and is in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, except as would not be material to the Company. The copies of the certificate of incorporation of the Company certified by the Secretary of the State of Delaware and the bylaws, as in effect on the date hereof, previously made available by the Company to Acquiror are true, correct and complete and are in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease all of its properties, rights and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where failure to have such corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease and to be so licensed or qualified would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.02 Subsidiaries. The Subsidiaries of the Company and their respective jurisdictions of incorporation or organization, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement are set forth on Section 5.02 of the Company Disclosure Letter. The Subsidiaries have been duly formed or organized, are validly existing under the laws of their jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and have the power and authority to own, operate and lease their properties, rights and assets and to conduct their business as it is now being conducted, except as would not be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each Subsidiary is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign or extra-provincial corporation (or other entity, if applicable) in each jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be in good standing or so licensed or qualified, except where the failure to be in good standing or so licensed or qualified would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.03 Due Authorization. Other than the Company Stockholder Approval by the Requisite Company Stockholders, the Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Transaction Agreement to which it is or will be a party and (subject to the approvals described in Section 5.05 of the Company Disclosure Letter) to perform all obligations to be performed by it hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and such Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the board of directors of the Company and other than execution and delivery of the Company Stockholder Approval by the Requisite Company Stockholders, no other corporate proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Transaction Agreements or the Companys performance hereunder or thereunder. This Agreement has been, and each such Transaction Agreement (when executed and delivered by the Company) will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each such Transaction Agreement will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law (the Enforceability Exceptions).
Section 5.04 No Conflict. Subject to the receipt of the consents, approvals, authorizations and other requirements set forth in Section 5.05 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Transaction Agreement to which the Company is or will be a party by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of or default under, the Governing Documents of the Company, (b) violate any provision of, or result in the breach of or default by the Company under any applicable Law, (c) except as set forth on Section 5.04(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, require any consent, waiver or other action by any Person under, violate, or result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration, cancellation, termination or modification of, or create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, cancel or modify, the terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract or Lease, (d) result in the creation of any Lien (except for Permitted Liens) upon any of the material properties, rights or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (e) constitute an event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in any such violation, breach, termination, acceleration, modification, cancellation or creation of a Lien (except for Permitted Liens) or (f) result in a violation or revocation of any license, permit or approval from any Governmental Authority or other Person, except, in each case of clauses (b) through (f), for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or failures to act that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 5.05 Governmental Authorities; Consents. Assuming the truth and completeness of the representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained in this Agreement, no action by, notice to, consent, approval, waiver, permit or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required on the part of the Company with respect to the Companys execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, except for (i) applicable requirements of the HSR Act and Securities Law, (ii) the filing of the First Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DGCL and the filing of the Second Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DLLCA, (iii) any actions, consents, approvals, permits or authorizations, designations, declarations or filings, the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform or comply with on a timely basis any material obligation of the Company under this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions in accordance with the terms hereof and (iv) as otherwise disclosed on Section 5.05 of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Section 5.06 Current Capitalization.
(a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (1) 114,092,838 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 11,813,602 shares are outstanding and (2) 84,389,164 shares of Company Preferred Stock, of which 83,395,815 are outstanding and convertible into 83,395,815 shares of Company Common Stock. The outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(b) As of the date hereof, 18,097,815 shares of Company Common Stock are issuable pursuant to outstanding Company Stock Options granted prior to the date of this Agreement. 744,656 shares of Company Common Stock are issuable pursuant to Company stock options that have been promised pursuant to contractual arrangements but not yet granted as of the date hereof (the Promised Company Stock Options). Section 5.06(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list, as of January 8, 2021, (i) of holders of capital stock (including the number of shares owned by such person), warrants (including the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such warrants and the exercise price thereof) and equity awards of the Company and (ii) of holders of outstanding Company equity awards, including, on an award-by-award basis, the type of award, the name of the holder, the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying the award, including the cumulative number of shares underlying vested awards, the vesting schedule, where applicable, and the exercise price, where applicable, which list shall include the Promised Company Stock Options and identifying them as such. Other than as set forth in this Section 5.06 or on Section 5.06 of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are (i) no subscriptions, calls, options, warrants, rights (including preemptive rights), puts or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Stock or, or other equity interests in, the Company, or any other Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its assets or properties are bound obligating the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, the Company, (ii) no equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in the Company, (iii) as of the date hereof, (A) no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity interests of the Company and (B) no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which the Companys stockholders may vote, (iv) no shareholders agreements, voting agreements, proxies, registration rights agreements or other similar agreements relating to the Companys equity interests to which the Company is a party and (v) as of the date hereof, no shares of common stock, preferred stock or other equity interests of the Company issued and outstanding.
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Section 5.07 Capitalization of Subsidiaries.
(a) The outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each of the Companys Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth on Section 5.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, all of the outstanding ownership interests in each Subsidiary of the Company are owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Liens (other than the restrictions under applicable Securities Laws, transfer restrictions existing under the terms of the Governing Documents of such Subsidiary, and Permitted Liens) and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such ownership interests) and have not been issued in violation of preemptive or similar rights.
(b) Except as set forth on Section 5.07(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding (i) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for ownership interests in any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) obligations, options, warrants or other rights (including preemptive rights), commitments or arrangements to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations or commitments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, sell or otherwise transfer, any ownership interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company or (iii) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, contingent value rights, phantom stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company (the items in clauses (a)-(c), in addition to all ownership interests of the Companys Subsidiaries, being referred to collectively as the Company Subsidiary Securities). There are no (x) voting trusts, proxies, equityholders agreements or other similar agreements or understandings to which any Subsidiary of the Company is a party or by which any Subsidiary of the Company is bound with respect to the voting or transfer of any shares of capital stock of such Subsidiary, or (y) obligations or commitments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company Subsidiary Securities or make payments in respect of such shares, including based on the value thereof, or to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any other Person. Except for the Company Subsidiary Securities, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any equity, ownership, profit, voting or similar interest in or any interest convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity, profit, voting or similar interest in, any Person.
Section 5.08 Financial Statements.
(a) Attached as Section 5.08(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter hereto are true and complete copies of (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders equity for the years then ended, together with the auditors reports thereon (the Audited Financial Statements), and (b) the unaudited consolidated condensed balance sheets of each of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2020 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the 9-month period then ended (such September 30, 2020 balance sheets, the Most Recent Balance Sheet) (the Interim Financial Statements and, together with the Audited Financial Statements, the Financial Statements).
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(b) The Financial Statements (i) have been prepared from, and reflect in all material respects, the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (ii) present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, cash flows and changes in shareholders equity (with respect to the Audited Financial Statements only) of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated in such Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in all material respects throughout the periods covered thereby (except, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, for normal and recurring year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes and other presentation items, in each case, the impact of which are not material to the entities named therein taken as a whole) and (iii) when delivered by the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement for filing with the SEC following the date of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.02, will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Exchange Act and the Securities Act applicable to a registrant, in effect as of the respective dates thereof.
(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries have established and maintained systems of internal controls sufficient to (i) provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Companys and its Subsidiaries financial reporting and (ii) permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been kept and maintained all material respects in accordance with applicable Laws.
Section 5.09 Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability, debt or obligation, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, required to be reflected or reserved for on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities, debts or obligations (a) reflected or reserved for on the Financial Statements or disclosed in the notes thereto, (b) that have arisen since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries consistent with past practice that are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (c) arising under this Agreement and/or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, including Company Transaction Expenses or (d) disclosed on Section 5.09 of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Section 5.10 Litigation and Proceedings. Except as set forth on Section 5.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing Actions against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, rights or assets which, if determined adversely, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. Except as set forth on Section 5.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter there is no Governmental Order imposed upon or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, rights or assets that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. As of the date hereof, there is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which, if determined adversely, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
Section 5.11 Compliance with Laws.
(a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and except (i) with respect to compliance with Environmental Laws (as to which certain representations and warranties are made pursuant to Section 5.21) and compliance with Tax Laws (which are the subject of Section 5.15) and (ii) as set forth on Section 5.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and since December 31, 2018 have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws and Governmental Orders. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
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Effect, since December 31, 2018 through the date hereof, (a) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any violations of applicable Laws, Governmental Orders or Permits, and (b) no charge, claim, assertion or Action of any violation of any Law, Governmental Order or material Permit by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently threatened in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof (A) no material investigation or review by any Governmental Authority with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, and (B) no such investigations have been conducted by any Governmental Authority since December 31, 2018, other than those the outcome of which did not, individually or in the aggregate, result in material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company, its Subsidiaries, each employed Engaged Professional, and to the Companys knowledge, each contracted Engaged Professional is in compliance, to the extent applicable, with the terms and provisions of all Laws or other rules or regulations of any Governmental Authority relating to patient or individual healthcare information, including, without limitation, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104 191, as amended, and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder and similar state Laws (collectively, the Healthcare Information Laws).
Section 5.12 Contracts; No Defaults.
(a) Except for the Leases and Company Benefit Plans set forth on Section 5.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, Section 5.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list of all of the following Contracts to which, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is otherwise bound:
(i) Contracts with any Material B2B Customer or Material Supplier;
(ii) each Contract that (A) requires aggregate future payments to the Company and its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 in any calendar year and is not terminable by the counterparty with more than one hundred and twenty (120) days notice, and (B) grants to any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) (1) any most favored nation provisions or other price guarantees for a period greater than one (1) year with respect to such payments described in clause (A), or (2) material non-competition, non-solicitation or no-hire provisions imposed on the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(iii) (x) Contracts entered into during the one (1) year prior to the date hereof with respect to mergers, acquisitions or sales of any Person or material business unit thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than such Contracts between the Company and its Subsidiaries (each an M&A Contract), or (y) M&A Contracts in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any ongoing material obligations or liabilities, including deferred purchase price payments, earn-out payments or indemnification obligations;
(iv) Contracts establishing partnerships or joint ventures, in each case, that are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(v) the top ten (10) Contracts with Engaged Professionals or otherwise involving the provision of medical services, measured by total spend during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019;
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(vi) each Contract with Governmental Authorities requiring aggregate future payments to the Company and its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 in any calendar year;
(vii) Contracts for indebtedness for borrowed money or any guarantee thereof, including any mortgage, indenture, note, installment obligation or other instrument or agreement related thereto, except any such Contract (A) with an aggregate outstanding principal amount not exceeding $1,000,000 or (B) between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(viii) Contracts that relate to the settlement or final disposition of any material Action within the last two (2) years pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has ongoing obligations or liabilities, in each case, in excess of $1,000,000;
(ix) each material Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party whereby the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has granted any Person any license under any material Owned Intellectual Property or whereby the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is granted a license to any material Intellectual Property (excluding (A) non-exclusive licenses granted by or to customers in the ordinary course of business, (B) licenses to open source software, (C) nondisclosure agreements, (D) invention assignment agreements with current and former employees, consultants, and independent contractors of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (E) employment agreements with any current or former employee, and (F) licenses in respect of commercially available off-the-shelf software);
(x) Contracts with any officer, director, manager, stockholder, member of an Affiliate of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective relatives or Affiliates (other than the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries) (excluding employee confidentiality and invention assignment agreements, equity or incentive equity documents, Governing Documents, employment agreements, Contracts set forth under Section 5.12(a)(x) or Section 5.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter and offer letters for at-will employment set forth on Section 5.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter) (Affiliate Agreements);
(xi) employment, severance, consulting, and similar Contracts with each current executive, officer, director or current employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries providing for an annual base salary in excess of $200,000 (excluding Contracts for at-will employment that are terminable without any liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); and
(xii) each employee collective bargaining agreement or similar Contract between the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any labor union or other body representing employees of the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries, on the other hand.
(b) All of the foregoing set forth on Section 5.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, including all amendments and modifications thereto, are sometimes collectively referred to as Material Contracts. The Company has furnished or otherwise made available to Acquiror true, complete and correct copies of all Material Contracts. Each Material Contract sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and the other parties thereto. Each Material Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect (subject to the Enforceability Exceptions and assuming such Material Contract is a valid and legally binding
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obligation of the counterparty thereto). None of the Company, its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in default or violation of any Material Contract in any material respect. There is no event or condition that exists that constitutes or, with or without notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute any such default or violation by the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, or give rise to any acceleration of any obligation or loss of rights or any right of termination of a Material Contract. Since January 1, 2020, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or request, in each case, in writing, on behalf of any other party to a Material Contract to terminate, cancel or not renew such Material Contract, or to renegotiate any material term thereof that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, or alleging or disputing any breach or default under such Material Contract.
Section 5.13 Company Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 5.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of each Company Benefit Plan, indicating which Company Benefit Plans are PEO Sponsored Plans. For purposes of this Agreement, Company Benefit Plan means each material employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), and any stock purchase, stock option, equity compensation, severance, retirement, employment, individual consulting, retention, change-in-control, fringe benefit, collective bargaining, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, employee loan and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA, in each case, (a) which are contributed to (or required to be contributed to), sponsored by or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director or individual consultant of the Company or its Subsidiaries (the Company Employees), (b) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could have any liability, other than any (i) statutory plan, program or arrangement that is required under applicable Laws and maintained by any Governmental Authority and (ii) multiemployer pension plans (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or Section 4001(a)(3) of the Code), or (c) any plans sponsored by a PEO for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director or individual consultant of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(b) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, the Company has delivered or made available to Acquiror copies of (i) each Company Benefit Plan and any current trust agreement or other funding instrument relating to such plan, (ii) the most recent summary plan description, if any, required under ERISA with respect to such Company Benefit Plan, (iii) the most recent annual report on Form 5500 and all attachments with respect to each Company Benefit Plan (if applicable), (iv) the most recent actuarial valuation (if applicable) relating to such Company Benefit Plan, (v) the most recent determination or opinion letter, if any, issued by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to any Company Benefit Plan; and (vi) all material communications received from or sent to the Internal Revenue Service or the Department of Labor (including a written description of any oral communication) within the last calendar year.
(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (i) each Company Benefit Plan, and with respect to each PEO Sponsored Plan, to the knowledge of the Company, has been administered in material compliance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, and (ii) all contributions required to be made with respect to any Company Benefit Plan on or before the date hereof have been made. There is no material Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against any Company Benefit Plan or the assets of any Company Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits), or, with respect to each PEO Sponsored Plan, to the knowledge of the Company.
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(d) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each Company Benefit Plan, and with respect to each PEO Sponsored Plan, to the knowledge of the Company, that is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, such arrangement has, at all times while subject to Section 409A of the Code, been operated in compliance (including documentary compliance) with, Section 409A of the Code and all applicable guidance thereunder.
(e) No Company Benefit Plan or other Contract to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or otherwise bound provides any Person with a gross up or similar payment in respect of any Taxes that may become payable under Sections 409A or 4999 of the Code.
(f) Each Company Benefit Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code (i) has received a favorable determination or opinion letter as to its qualification or (ii) has been established under a standardized master and prototype or volume submitter plan for which a current favorable Internal Revenue Service advisory letter or opinion letter has been obtained by the plan sponsor and is valid as to the adopting employer, and, to the knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification.
(g) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to any employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), no event has occurred and no condition exists that would subject the Company or its Subsidiaries to any tax, fine, lien, or penalty imposed by ERISA, the Code or other applicable Law.
(h) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any current or projected liability in respect of post-employment or post-retirement health, medical, or life insurance benefits for current, former or retired employees of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as required to avoid an excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code or otherwise except as may be required pursuant to any other applicable Law.
(i) None of the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates sponsors, maintains or is required to contribute to, and at no point during the six year period prior to the date hereof sponsored, maintained or was required to contribute to, (i) a multiemployer pension plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or Section 4001(a)(3) of the Code) or (ii) a plan subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or Section 4971 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, either directly or through an ERISA Affiliate, any liability pursuant to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 or Section 4971 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability with respect to any employee benefit plan maintained for the benefit of any employee, officer, director or individual consultant based outside of the United States.
(j) Except as set forth on Section 5.13(j) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation of the Mergers will (whether alone or in connection with any subsequent event(s)) (i) result in the payment, acceleration, vesting, funding or creation of any compensatory rights of any director, officer or employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries to payments or benefits or increases in any
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payments or benefits (including any loan forgiveness) under any Company Benefit Plan (or under any arrangement that would be a Company Benefit Plan if in effect as of the date of this Agreement), (ii) result in severance pay or any increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment, or (iii) require any contributions or payments to fund any obligations under any Company Benefit Plan, or cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to transfer or set aside any assets to fund any Company Benefit Plan.
(k) Except as set forth on Section 5.13(k) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no amount or benefit that could be, or has been, received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property or the cancellation of indebtedness) by any current or former employee, officer, or director, other individual service provider or shareholder of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who is a disqualified individual within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code could reasonably be expected to be characterized as an excess parachute payment (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code) as a result of the consummation of the Transactions.
Section 5.14 Labor Matters.
(a) Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company has provided the Acquiror with a complete and accurate list of each employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of a date reasonably close to the date of this Agreement, together with (i) each such employees respective base salary or wage rate, (ii) current annual bonus opportunity, (iii) current title and work location, and (iv) status as exempt or non-exempt from overtime requirements.
(b) As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or similar agreements with a labor organization. None of the Company Employees are represented by any labor organization or works council with respect to their employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) there are no activities or proceedings of any labor organization to organize any of the Company Employees, and (ii) there is no, and since December 31, 2018 has been no, material labor dispute or strike, slowdown, concerted refusal to work overtime, or work stoppage against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, pending or threatened.
(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, since December 31, 2018, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has implemented any plant closings or employee layoffs that would trigger notice obligations under the WARN Act.
(d) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Laws regarding employment and employment practices, including, without limitation, all laws respecting terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, employee classification, non-discrimination, wages and hours, immigration, disability rights or benefits, equal opportunity, plant closures and layoffs, affirmative action, workers compensation, labor relations, whistle blower rights, sexual harassment policies, employee leave issues, the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, the proper payment of overtime and minimum wage, classification of employees as exempt and non-exempt, and unemployment insurance, and (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have not since December 31, 2018 committed any unfair labor practice as defined by the National Labor Relations Board or received written notice of any unfair labor practice complaint against it pending before the National Labor Relations Board that remains unresolved.
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(e) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries are not delinquent in payments to any employees or former employees for any services or amounts required to be reimbursed or otherwise paid in all cases since December 31, 2018.
(f) As of the date hereof, the Company has not received written notice that any Key Executive presently intends to terminate his or her employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries. To the knowledge of the Company, no officer, supervisor or management personnel of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been accused, in the past three (3) years, of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct.
Section 5.15 Taxes.
(a) All material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by the Company or its Subsidiaries have been filed, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects.
(b) All material amounts of Taxes due and owing by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been paid, and since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have incurred any material Tax liability outside the ordinary course of business other than any liabilities incurred in connection with the Transactions.
(c) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has (i) withheld and deducted all material amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld or deducted by it in connection with amounts paid or owed to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or any other third party, (ii) timely remitted, or will remit on a timely basis, such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority; and (iii) complied in all material respects with applicable Law with respect to Tax withholding, including all reporting and record keeping requirements.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any audit, administrative proceeding or judicial proceeding with respect to Taxes. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from a Governmental Authority of a dispute or claim with respect to material Taxes, other than disputes or claims that have since been resolved, and no such claims have been threatened in writing. No written claim has been made, and to the knowledge of the Company, no oral claim has been made, since December 31, 2017, by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file a Tax Return that such entity is or may be subject to material Taxes by, or required to file a Tax Return in respect of material Taxes in, that jurisdiction. There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, material Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (or any predecessor thereof) has constituted either a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a distribution of stock qualifying for Income Tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (or so much of Section 356 of the Code as relates to Section 355 of the Code) since December 31, 2018.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has been a party to any reportable transaction (other than a loss transaction) within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b), (ii) has executed or entered into any closing agreement or other binding written agreement with respect to material Taxes with a Governmental Authority that created obligations that will bind the Company or its Subsidiaries after the Closing or (iii) has, or has ever had, a permanent establishment or branch in a jurisdiction outside the country of its organization.
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(g) Except with respect to deferred revenue or prepaid revenues collected by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date and made prior to the Closing; (B) election pursuant to Section 108(i) of the Code made prior to the Closing; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing; or (D) prepaid amount received prior to the Closing.
(h) There are no Liens with respect to material Taxes on any of the assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than Permitted Liens.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor or (iii) by Contract or otherwise (except, in each case, for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts (or Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) not primarily relating to Taxes).
(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, is bound by, or has any obligation to any Governmental Authority or other Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) under any Tax allocation, Tax sharing, Tax indemnification or similar agreements (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, is bound by, or has any obligation to any Pre-Closing Holder or any of its Affiliates under any material Contract with a Pre-Closing Holder or any of its Affiliates that contains a material Tax gross-up provision that has not been furnished or made available to the Acquiror.
(k) The Company has not been, is not, and immediately prior to the First Effective Time will not be, treated as an investment company within the meaning of Section 368(a)(2)(F) of the Code.
(l) The Company has not taken any action (nor permitted any action to be taken), and is not aware of any fact or circumstance (other than any fact or circumstance relating to the value of the Acquiror Common Stock after the date hereof), that would reasonably be expected to prevent the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, from constituting an integrated transaction that qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(m) The Company is not currently, and has not been during the past five (5) years, a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
Section 5.16 Insurance. Section 5.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all material policies of property, fire and casualty, product liability, workers compensation, directors and officers and other forms of insurance held by, or for the benefit of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof (collectively, the Policies). Except as would not reasonably be expected to have,
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individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (a) all of the Policies with respect to policy periods that include the date of this Agreement are in full force and effect and all premiums due and payable for such Policies have been duly paid, (b) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received a written notice of cancellation of any of the Policies or of any changes that are required in the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a condition to the continuation of coverage under, or renewal of, any of such Policies and (c) except as set forth on Section 5.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter there is no claim by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Policy. The Company and its Subsidiaries have reported to their respective insurers all material claims and circumstances known by Company and Subsidiary employees with such reporting responsibilities that would reasonably be likely to give rise to a material claim by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Policy.
Section 5.17 Permits. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (a) as of the date of this Agreement, each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and each Engaged Professional has all licenses, approvals, consents, registrations, franchises and permits that are required to own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted (except with respect to licenses, approvals, consents, registrations and permits required under applicable Environmental Laws (as to which certain representations and warranties are made pursuant to Section 5.21), the Permits) and all Permits are in full force and effect and (b) none of the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Engaged Professionals are (i) in default or violation of such Permits or (ii) is the subject of any pending action by a Governmental Authority seeking the revocation, suspension or impairment of any Permit.
Section 5.18 Personal Property and Assets. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, as of the date hereof, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries owns and has good title to or a valid leasehold, license or similar interest in each item of material tangible personal property reflected on the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries as owned by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
Section 5.19 Real Property.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property.
(b) Section 5.19(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the address of each interest in real property leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the Leased Real Property) and each Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries lease such property, except for any Contract for which the aggregate rental payments in the most recent annual period did not exceed $500,000 (such Contracts, collectively, the Leases). Each Lease sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and the other parties thereto. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect: (a) none of the Company, its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in default or violation of any Lease in any material respect, (b) there is no event or condition that exists that constitutes or, with or without notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute any such default or violation by the Company, its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, so as to give rise to any acceleration of any obligation or loss of rights or any right of termination of a Lease, and (c) each lease is valid, binding and in full force and effect (subject to the Enforceability Exceptions).
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Section 5.20 Intellectual Property and IT Security.
(a) Section 5.20(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists all Owned Intellectual Property for which applications have been filed or registrations have been obtained, whether in the United States or internationally as of the date of this Agreement (Registered Intellectual Property). Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each item of Registered Intellectual Property is subsisting and unexpired, and, to the knowledge of the Company, valid and enforceable and has not been abandoned, canceled or otherwise terminated except in the ordinary course of business and (ii) all necessary registration, maintenance, renewal and other relevant filing fees due through the date hereof have been timely paid and all necessary documents and certificates in connection therewith have been timely filed with the relevant authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purpose of maintaining the Registered Intellectual Property in full force and effect. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries (A) solely and exclusively owns all Owned Intellectual Property free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens and (B) has the right to use all other Intellectual Property used in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as presently conducted (provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be interpreted to be a representation regarding non-infringement).
(b) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has entered into Contracts to use all Intellectual Property other than Owned Intellectual Property that is used in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted (the Licensed Intellectual Property).
(c) The Registered Intellectual Property, Owned Intellectual Property and the Licensed Intellectual Property (when used within the scope of the applicable license), constitutes all of the Intellectual Property necessary for the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective business as currently conducted.
(d) (i) To the knowledge of the Company, the conduct and operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted is not infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property rights of any Person, and have not infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property rights of any Person, at any time after December 31, 2018, (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, no third party is infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any material Owned Intellectual Property, (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received from any Person at any time after December 31, 2019 (or earlier, for matters that are or become unresolved) any written notice that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property rights of any Person, and (iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries have not since December 31, 2019 received any written notice, and no Action is currently pending, that challenges the validity or enforceability of any material Owned Intellectual Property or the Companys or its Subsidiaries right to use or otherwise exploit any Owned Intellectual Property.
(e) The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of any material confidential or proprietary information pertaining to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their business from unauthorized disclosure and use and, to the knowledge of the Company there has been no unauthorized access to or disclosure of such material confidential or proprietary information. It is the practice of the Company and its Subsidiaries to require employees, consultants, contractors, agents and other Persons who have contributed to or participated in the conception or development of any material Owned Intellectual Property on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as part of such Persons employment, consultancy or engagement to assign all such material Owned Intellectual Property to the Company or a Subsidiary to the extent that such material Owned Intellectual Property was not assigned to the
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Company or one of its Subsidiaries by operation of applicable Law. Without limiting the foregoing, no former and current employees, consultants, contractors, agents and other Persons who have contributed to or participated in the conception or development of any material Owned Intellectual Property on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns or has any right, claim, interest or option, including the right to further remuneration or consideration, with respect to any material Owned Intellectual Property.
(f) No material Software that is owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the Company Software) has been incorporated into or combined with any open source software in a manner which requires that such Company Software be licensed under any license that (A) requires the distribution of source code in connection with the distribution of such Company Software in object code form; (B) limits the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries freedom to seek full compensation in connection with marketing, licensing, and distributing such applications; or (C) allows a customer, or requires that a customer have the right, to decompile, disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer the Company Software. All use and distribution of Company Software by or through the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in full compliance with all licenses applicable thereto, including all copyright notice and attribution requirements except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has disclosed, licensed, made available or delivered to any escrow agent or any Person other than (i) third party service providers for the purpose of performing services for the Company or a Subsidiary or (ii) employees, consultants, agents and contractors of the Company and its Subsidiaries, any of the source code for any material Company Software, and no event has occurred that legally required the Company or a Subsidiary to do any of the foregoing. Neither this Agreement, nor any other Transaction Agreement to which the Company or a Subsidiary is a party, nor the consummation of the Transactions will result in the disclosure to a third Person of any source code included in the Company Software.
(g) The Company and its Subsidiaries take, and have taken, commercially reasonable actions and measures to protect and maintain the security of their IT Systems and Software (and all data stored therein or transmitted thereby).
(h) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries owns or has a valid right to access and use all IT Systems necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted. The material IT Systems (i) have been maintained in accordance with standards set by the manufacturers or otherwise in accordance with prudent industry standards, to ensure proper operation, monitoring and use and (ii) operate in all material respects in accordance with their documentation and functional specifications and as necessary to conduct the business as currently conducted. The Company and its Subsidiaries have back-up and disaster recovery arrangements designed to enable the continued operation of their businesses in the event of a failure of their material IT Systems that are, in the reasonable determination of the Company and its Subsidiaries, consistent with commercially reasonable practice in all material respects. Neither the IT Systems nor any Company Software: (A) contains any bug, defect or error (including any bug, defect or error relating to or resulting from the display, manipulation, processing, storage, transmission or use of data); or (B) fails to comply, or would cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to fail to comply, with any applicable warranty or other contractual commitment relating to any services rendered or products offered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the IT Systems nor any Company Software contains any back door, drop dead device, time bomb, Trojan horse, virus or worm or any other code designed or intended to have any of the following functions: (X) disrupting, disabling, harming or otherwise impeding in any manner the operation of, or providing unauthorized access to, a computer system or network
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or other device on which such code is stored or installed; or (Y) damaging or destroying any data or file without the users consent except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) The Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, any Person acting for or on their behalf has, since December 31, 2019 through and including the date of this Agreement, materially complied with (i) the Privacy Laws, (ii) the Companys published policies and notices regarding Personal Information, and (iii) the Companys contractual obligations with respect to Personal Information. The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained one or more commercially reasonable privacy policies regarding the handling and security of Personal Information in connection with the operation of its business (the Privacy Policies) and (i) the Companys and its Subsidiaries privacy practices are and have been in material compliance with all such Privacy Policies, and (ii) the Companys and its Subsidiaries information security practices are and have been in material compliance with any information security statements in its Privacy Policies at all times such Privacy Policies have been in effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect Personal Information in its possession or under its control against loss, theft, misuse or unauthorized access, use, modification, alteration, destruction or disclosure and have taken reasonable steps to ensure that any third party with access to Personal Information collected by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries has implemented and maintained the same, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, any third party who has provided Personal Information to the Company and its Subsidiaries has done so in compliance in all material respects with applicable Privacy Laws. There have been no material breaches, security incidents, misuse of, unauthorized access to or disclosure of any Personal Information in the possession or control of the Company or collected, used or processed by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries. No Person (including any Governmental Authority) has made any written claim or commenced any written Action, and to the knowledge of the Company, no claim or Action is threatened (i) alleging a violation of any Persons privacy or confidentiality rights under any Privacy Policy, the Companys or its Subsidiaries contractual obligations with respect to Personal Information or a Privacy Law or (ii) with respect to the security, use, transfer or disclosure of Personal Information specifically.
Section 5.21 Environmental Matters. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) the Company and its Subsidiaries are and, except for matters which have been fully resolved, since December 31, 2018 have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;
(b) the Company and its Subsidiaries hold all material Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws to permit the Company and its Subsidiaries to operate their assets in a manner in which they are now operated and maintained and to conduct the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted;
(c) there are no Actions pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging any violations of or liability under any Environmental Law or any violations or liability concerning any Hazardous Materials, nor to the knowledge of the Company is there any reasonable basis for such claims; and
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(d) there is no unresolved Governmental Order relating to any Environmental Law imposed upon or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their properties, rights or assets.
Section 5.22 Absence of Changes. Since the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
Section 5.23 Brokers Fees. Except as set forth on Section 5.23 of the Company Disclosure Letter, no broker, finder, financial advisor, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders fee or other similar fee, commission or other similar payment in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates for which Acquiror, the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries has any obligation.
Section 5.24 Business Relationships.
(a) Section 5.24(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and correct list of the ten (10) largest enterprise customers (measured by revenue during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019) (collectively, the Material B2B Customers).
(b) Section 5.24(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and correct list of the ten (10) largest and current vendors, suppliers and service providers to the Company and its (measured by aggregate spend during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019) (collectively, the Material Suppliers).
(c) The Company has not received any notice or threat in writing from any Material B2B Customer or Material Supplier since January 1, 2020 of any intention to terminate or not renew its business dealings with the Company or its Subsidiaries, or to materially decrease purchasing or selling (as the case may be) services or products to the Company and its Subsidiaries, or to adversely modify its business dealings with the Company and its Subsidiaries in a way that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.25 Related Party Transactions. Except for the Contracts set forth on Section 5.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter, (a) there are no Contracts (excluding Contracts related to (i) employee compensation and other ordinary incidents of employment (including participation in Company Benefit Plans) set forth on Section 5.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter and (ii) equity ownership) between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Affiliate, officer or director of the Company, on the other hand, and (b) none of the officers, directors, managers or Affiliates of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns any asset or property (intellectual, real or personal) used in and material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except in its capacity as a security holder of the Company.
Section 5.26 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries specifically in writing for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement will, at the date on which the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement is first mailed to the Acquiror Stockholders or at the time of the Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
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Section 5.27 Regulatory Compliance.
(a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Companys knowledge, any of their Representatives or any other Persons, in each case to the extent acting for and on behalf of any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is or has been, since December 31, 2017, (i) a Person named on any Sanctions Laws-related or Export Control Laws-related list of designated Persons; (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory which is itself the subject of or target of any Sanctions Laws; (iii) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, fifty percent or more by one or more Persons described in clauses (i) or (ii); (iv) transacting business with or on behalf of any Person described in clauses (i) (iii) or any country or territory described in clause (ii) in violation of Sanctions Laws; or (v) otherwise in violation of Sanctions Laws or Export Control Laws.
(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Companys knowledge, any of their Representatives or any other Persons, in each case to the extent acting for and on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, since December 31, 2017, (i) made, offered, promised, paid or received any bribes, kickbacks or other similar improper payments to or from any Person or (ii) made or paid any contributions, directly or indirectly, to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate, in each case of clause (i) or (ii), in violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws.
(c) To the Companys knowledge, as of the date hereof, (i) there are no pending or threatened in writing Actions, filings, Governmental Orders, inquiries or governmental investigations alleging any such violations of Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions Laws or Export Control Laws by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives or any other Persons, in each case to the extent acting for and on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) since December 31, 2018, no such Actions, filings, Governmental Orders, inquiries or governmental investigations have been threatened in writing or are pending.
Section 5.28 No Additional Representations or Warranties. Except as provided in and this Article V, neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any of their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, equityholders, partners, members or Representatives has made, or is making, any representation or warranty whatsoever to Acquiror Parties or their Affiliates and no such party shall be liable in respect of the accuracy or completeness of any information provided to Acquiror Parties or their Affiliates.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR PARTIES
Except as set forth in the disclosure letter delivered by Acquiror Parties to the Company on the date of this Agreement (the Acquiror Disclosure Letter) (each section of which qualifies (a) the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and (b) such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent) or in the SEC Reports filed or furnished by Acquiror prior to the date hereof (excluding (a) any disclosures in such SEC Reports under the headings Risk Factors, Forward-Looking Statements or Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk and other disclosures that are predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature and (b) any exhibits or other documents appended thereto) (it being acknowledged that nothing disclosed in such SEC Reports will be deemed to modify or qualify the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01 (Corporate Organization), Section 6.02 (Due Authorization), Section 6.06 (Financial Ability; Trust Account) and Section 6.11 (Capitalization)), each Acquiror Party represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
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Section 6.01 Corporate Organization. Each of Acquiror and First Merger Sub is duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. Second Merger Sub is duly formed and is validly existing as a requisite limited liability company in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the limited liability company power and authority to own, lease or operate its assets and properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted. The copies of the organizational documents of each of the Acquiror Parties previously delivered by Acquiror to the Company are true, correct and complete and are in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Each of the Acquiror Parties is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all material respects with all restrictions, covenants, terms and provisions set forth in its respective Governing Documents. Each of the Acquiror Parties is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or foreign limited liability company, as applicable, in all jurisdictions in which its ownership of property or the character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except where failure to be so licensed or qualified has not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Acquiror Parties to enter into this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions.
Section 6.02 Due Authorization.
(a) Each of the Acquiror Parties has all requisite corporate or entity power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Transaction Agreement to which it is or will be a party and, upon receipt of the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and such Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly, validly and unanimously authorized and approved by the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the applicable Acquiror Party and, except for the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, no other corporate or equivalent proceeding on the part of any Acquiror Party is necessary to authorize this Agreement or such Transaction Agreements or any Acquiror Partys performance hereunder or thereunder. By Acquirors execution and delivery hereof, it has provided all approvals on behalf of equityholders of First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub required for the Transactions. This Agreement has been, and each such Transaction Agreement to which such Acquiror Party is or will be a party has been or will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by such Acquiror Party and, assuming due authorization and execution by each other Party hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and each such Transaction Agreement to which such Acquiror Party is or will be a party, constitutes or will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Acquiror Party, enforceable against each Acquiror Party in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
(b) Assuming a quorum is present at the Special Meeting, as adjourned or postposed, the only votes of any of Acquirors capital stock necessary in connection with the entry into this Agreement by Acquiror, the consummation of the Transactions, including the Closing, and the approval of the Acquiror Stockholder Matters are as set forth on Section 6.02(b) of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter (such votes, collectively, the Acquiror Stockholder Approval).
(c) At a meeting duly called and held, the board of directors of Acquiror has unanimously: (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of Acquiror Stockholders; (ii) determined that the fair market value of the Company is equal to at least 80% of the amount held in the Trust Account (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned) as of the date hereof; (iii) approved the Transactions as a Business Combination; and (iv) resolved to recommend to the stockholders of Acquiror approval of the Transactions.
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(d) To the knowledge of Acquiror, the execution, delivery and performance of any Transaction Agreement by any party thereto, do not and will not conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any applicable Law or Governmental Order applicable to such party or any of such partys properties or assets.
Section 6.03 No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any other Transaction Agreement to which any Acquiror Party is or will be a party by such Acquiror Party and, upon receipt of the Acquiror Stockholder Approval, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Transaction Agreement do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of the Acquiror Organizational Documents or any organizational documents of any Subsidiaries of Acquiror, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of any Law or Governmental Order applicable to Acquiror, any Subsidiaries of Acquiror or any of their respective properties or assets, (c) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination or acceleration of, or a right of termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration or amendment under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the acceleration or trigger of any payment, posting of collateral (or right to require the posting of collateral), time of payment, vesting or increase in the amount of any compensation or benefit payable pursuant to, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which Acquiror or any Subsidiaries of Acquiror is a party or by which any of their respective assets or properties may be bound or affected, or (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Acquiror or any Subsidiaries of Acquiror, except (in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d) above) for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any of the Acquiror Parties to enter into and perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement to which any of the Acquiror Parties is or will be a party, as applicable.
Section 6.04 Litigation and Proceedings. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Acquiror, threatened in writing Actions against any Acquiror Party or any of their respective properties, rights or assets, which, if determined adversely, could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any of the Acquiror Parties to enter into and perform their respective obligations under this Agreement. There is no Governmental Order imposed upon or, to the knowledge of Acquiror, threatened in writing against any Acquiror Party or any of their respective properties, rights or assets which, if determined adversely, could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any of the Acquiror Parties to enter into and perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement to which any of the Acquiror Parties is or will be a party, as applicable. There is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon any Acquiror Party which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any of the Acquiror Parties to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement to which any of the Acquiror Parties is or will be a party, as applicable.
Section 6.05 Governmental Authorities; Consents. Assuming the truth and completeness of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement, no action by, notice to, consent, approval, waiver, permit or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required on the part of any Acquiror Party with respect to such Acquiror Partys execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements to which it is or will be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for (i) applicable requirements of the HSR Act and Securities Laws, (ii) the filing of the First Certificate of Merger
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in accordance with the DGCL and the filing of the Second Certificate of Merger in accordance with the DLLCA, (iii) any actions, consents, approvals, permits or authorizations, designations, declarations or filings, the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of such Acquiror Party to perform or comply with on a timely basis any material obligation under this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions in accordance with the terms hereof and (iv) as otherwise disclosed on Section 6.05 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter.
Section 6.06 Financial Ability; Trust Account.
(a) As of the date hereof, there is at least $414,000,000 invested in a trust account (the Trust Account), maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, acting as trustee (the Trustee), pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, effective as of June 8, 2020, by and between Acquiror and the Trustee on file with the SEC Reports of Acquiror as of the date of this Agreement (the Trust Agreement). Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except in accordance with the Trust Agreement, Acquiror Organizational Documents and Acquirors final prospectus dated June 8, 2020 (the Final Prospectus). Amounts in the Trust Account are invested in United States Government securities or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Acquiror has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in material default, breach or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with, the Trust Agreement, and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or breach thereunder. As of the date hereof, there are no claims or proceedings pending with respect to the Trust Account. Since June 8, 2020, Acquiror has not released any money from the Trust Account (other than interest income earned on the principal held in the Trust Account as permitted by the Trust Agreement). As of the First Effective Time, the obligations of Acquiror to dissolve or liquidate pursuant to the Acquiror Organizational Documents shall terminate, and, as of the First Effective Time, Acquiror shall have no obligation whatsoever pursuant to the Acquiror Organizational Documents to dissolve and liquidate the assets of Acquiror by reason of the consummation of the Transactions. To Acquirors knowledge, as of the date hereof, following the First Effective Time, no stockholder of Acquiror shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account except to the extent such stockholder shall have elected to tender its shares of Acquiror Common Stock for redemption pursuant to the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption. The Trust Agreement is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, the Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The Trust Agreement has not been terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended or supplemented or modified, in any respect, and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, no such termination, repudiation, rescission, amendment, supplement or modification is contemplated. There are no side letters and there are no Contracts, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, with the Trustee or any other Person that would (i) cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the SEC Reports to be inaccurate or (ii) entitle any Person (other than stockholders of Acquiror who shall have elected to redeem their shares of Acquiror Common Stock pursuant to the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption or the underwriters of Acquirors initial public offering in respect of their Deferred Discount (as defined in the Trust Agreement)) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account.
(b) As of the date hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein and the compliance by the Company with its respective obligations hereunder, Acquiror has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the use of funds in the Trust Account will not be satisfied or funds available in the Trust Account will not be available to Acquiror on the Closing Date.
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(c) As of the date hereof, Acquiror does not have, or have any present intention, agreement, arrangement or understanding to enter into or incur, any obligations with respect to or under any Indebtedness.
Section 6.07 Brokers Fees. Except as set forth on Section 6.07 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders fee, underwriting fee, deferred underwriting fee, commission or other similar payment in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by Acquiror or any of its Affiliates, including the Sponsors.
Section 6.08 SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Acquiror has filed in a timely manner all required registration statements, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since June 8, 2020 (collectively, as they have been amended since the time of their filing and including all exhibits thereto, the SEC Reports). None of the SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date, then on the date of such 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 made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements (including, in each case, the notes and schedules thereto) included in the SEC Reports complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto and except with respect to unaudited statements as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) and fairly present (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements included therein, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of complete footnotes) in all material respects the financial position of Acquiror as of the respective dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods then ended. No Acquiror Party has any material off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the SEC Reports.
(b) Acquiror has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to Acquiror is made known to Acquirors principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared. To Acquirors knowledge, such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting Acquirors principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in Acquirors periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.
(c) Acquiror has established and maintained a system of internal controls. To Acquirors knowledge, such internal controls are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of Acquirors financial reporting and the preparation of Acquirors financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
(d) To the knowledge of the Acquiror, each director and executive officer of Acquiror has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all statements required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by Acquiror to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of Acquiror. Acquiror has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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(e) Neither Acquiror (including, to the knowledge of the Acquiror, any employee thereof) nor Acquirors independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by Acquiror, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Acquirors management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by Acquiror or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.
(f) As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding SEC comments from the SEC with respect to the SEC Reports. To the knowledge of Acquiror, none of the SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.
Section 6.09 Business Activities.
(a) Since its incorporation, Acquiror has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of a Business Combination. Except as set forth in the Acquiror Organizational Documents, there is no agreement, commitment, or Governmental Order binding upon any Acquiror Party or to which any Acquiror Party is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of any Acquiror Party or any acquisition of property by any Acquiror Party or the conduct of business by any Acquiror Party as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of any Acquiror Party to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. Each of First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions, has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof and will not conduct any business prior to the Closing except for matters incidental to engaging in the Transactions, and has no assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and any Transaction Agreement to which it is or will be a party, as applicable, and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such Transaction Agreements, as applicable.
(b) No Acquiror Party owns or has a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity. Except for this Agreement and the Transactions, neither Acquiror nor any of its Subsidiaries has any interests, rights, obligations or liabilities with respect to, or is party to, bound by or has its assets or property subject to, in each case whether directly or indirectly, any Contract or transaction which is, or could reasonably be interpreted as constituting, a Business Combination.
(c) Except for this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby (including any agreements permitted by Section 8.03) or as set forth on Section 6.09(c) of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, no Acquiror Party is, and at no time has been, party to any Contract with any other Person that would require payments by any Acquiror Party in excess of $10,000 monthly, $100,000 in the aggregate with respect to any individual Contract or more than $500,000 in the aggregate when taken together with all other Contracts (other than this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby (including any agreements permitted by Section 8.03) and Contracts set forth on Section 6.09(c) of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter).
(d) There is no liability, debt or obligation of or claim or judgment against the Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due), except for liabilities and obligations (i) reflected or reserved for on Acquirors consolidated balance sheet for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 or disclosed in the notes thereto (other than any such
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liabilities not reflected, reserved or disclosed as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to Acquiror and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), (ii) that have arisen since the date of Acquirors consolidated balance sheet for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 in the ordinary course of the operation of business of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries (other than any such liabilities as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to Acquiror and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), (iii) disclosed in the Acquiror Disclosure Letter or (iv) incurred in connection with or contemplated by this Agreement and/or the Transactions.
(e) Since June 8, 2020, (a) there has not been any event or occurrence that has had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Acquiror to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and (b) except as set forth in Section 6.09(e) of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, the Acquiror has, in all material respects, conducted its business and operated their properties in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
Section 6.10 Tax Matters.
(a) All material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by any Acquiror Party have been filed, and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects.
(b) All material amounts of Taxes due and owing by any Acquiror Party have been paid, and since the date of Acquirors consolidated balance sheet for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, no Acquiror Party has incurred any material Tax liability outside the ordinary course of business other than any liabilities incurred in connection with the Transactions.
(c) Each Acquiror Party has (i) withheld and deducted all material amounts of Taxes required to have been withheld or deducted by it in connection with amounts paid or owed to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or any other third party, (ii) timely remitted, or will remit on a timely basis, such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority and (iii) complied in all material respects with applicable Law with respect to Tax withholding, including all reporting and record keeping requirements.
(d) No Acquiror Party is engaged in any audit, administrative proceeding or judicial proceeding with respect to Taxes. No Acquiror Party has received any written notice from a Governmental Authority of a dispute or claim with respect to material Taxes, other than disputes or claims that have since been resolved, and no such claims have been threatened in writing. No written claim has been made, and to the knowledge of Acquiror, no oral claim has been made, since December 31, 2017 by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where an Acquiror Party does not file a Tax Return that such Acquiror Party is or may be subject to material Taxes by, or is required to file a Tax Return in respect of material Taxes in, that jurisdiction that would be the subject of such Tax Return. There are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the collection or assessment or reassessment of, material Taxes of an Acquiror Party and no written request for any such waiver or extension is currently pending.
(e) Neither Acquiror nor any predecessor thereof has constituted either a distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a distribution of stock qualifying for Income Tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (or so much of Section 356 of the Code as relates to Section 355 of the Code) since December 31, 2018.
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(f) No Acquiror Party (i) has been a party to any reportable transaction (other than a listed transaction) within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b), (ii) has executed or entered into any closing agreement or other binding written agreement with respect to material Taxes with a Governmental Authority that created obligations that will bind any Acquiror Party after the Closing or (iii) has, or has ever had, a permanent establishment or branch in a jurisdiction outside the country of its organization.
(g) There are no Liens with respect to material Taxes on any of the assets of any Acquiror Party, other than Permitted Liens.
(h) No Acquiror Party has any material liability for the Taxes of any Person (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), (ii) as a transferee or successor or (iii) by Contract or otherwise (except, in each case, for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts (or Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) that do not primarily relate to Taxes).
(i) No Acquiror Party is a party to, is bound by, or has any obligation to any Governmental Authority or other Person under any Tax allocation, Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreement (except, in each case, for any such agreements that are commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes). No Acquiror Party is a party to, is bound by, or has any obligation to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates under any material Contract with the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates that contains a material Tax gross-up provision that has not been either furnished or made available to the Company or filed with the SEC. No Acquiror Party will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date and made prior to the Closing; (B) election pursuant to Section 108(i) of the Code made prior to the Closing; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing; or (D) prepaid amount received prior to the Closing.
(j) No Acquiror Party has taken any action (or permitted any action to be taken), or is aware of any fact or circumstance (other than any fact or circumstance relating to the value of the Acquiror Common Stock after the date hereof), that would reasonably be expected to prevent the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, from constituting an integrated transaction that qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
(k) All of the membership interests in Second Merger Sub are owned by Acquiror, and Second Merger Sub is, and has been since formation, disregarded as an entity (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3) separate from Acquiror for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(l) Acquiror is not currently and has never been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code. Acquiror has never owned an interest in another person, other than First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub.
Section 6.11 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Acquiror consists of 401,000,000 shares of capital stock, including (i) 380,000,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock, (ii) 20,000,000 shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock of which
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(A) 41,400,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (B) 10,350,000 shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and (C) 0 shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock, Acquiror Class B Common Stock, Acquiror Preferred Stock and Acquiror Warrants (1) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, (2) were issued in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law, (3) were not issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract and (4) are fully vested and not otherwise subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports with respect to certain Acquiror Capital Stock held by the Sponsors. As of the date hereof, Acquiror has issued 30,980,000 Acquiror Warrants that entitle the holder thereof to purchase Acquiror Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (subject to adjustment) on the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable warrant agreement.
(b) Immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements, the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement and the completion of the Mergers, the authorized capital stock of Acquiror will consist of 401,000,000 shares of capital stock, including (i) 380,000,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock, and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Acquiror Preferred Stock, of which Acquiror has committed to issue 30,00,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock to the PIPE Investors and up to 5,000,000 Acquiror Units to HEC, and to issue 10,350,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock upon the conversion of Acquiror Class B Common Stock in accordance with the Sponsor Support Agreement, and Acquiror will have up to 33,480,000 Acquiror Warrants issued and outstanding, of which (A) up to 10,280,000 will be issued to the Sponsor, (B) up to 2,500,000 will be issued to HEC, and (C) 20,700,000 Acquiror Warrants will entitle the holder thereof to purchase Acquiror Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share on the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable warrant agreement.
(c) Except for this Agreement, the Acquiror Warrants, the Subscription Agreements and the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement, as of the date hereof, there are (i) no subscriptions, calls, options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Acquiror Capital Stock or any other equity interests of Acquiror, or any other Contracts to which Acquiror is a party or by which Acquiror is bound obligating Acquiror to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, Acquiror, and (ii) no equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in Acquiror. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, the Acquiror Organizational Documents or in the Sponsor Support Agreement, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Acquiror to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity interests of Acquiror. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Acquiror having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matter for which Acquirors stockholders may vote. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, Acquiror is not a party to any shareholders agreement, voting agreement or registration rights agreement relating to Acquiror Capital Stock or any other equity interests of Acquiror. Acquiror does not own any capital stock or any other equity interests in any other Person or has any right, option, warrant, conversion right, stock appreciation right, restricted share, phantom equity, redemption right, repurchase right, agreement, arrangement or commitment of any character under which a Person is or may become obligated to issue or sell, or give any right to subscribe for or acquire, or in any way dispose of, any shares of the capital stock or other equity interests, or any securities or obligations exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into any shares of the capital stock or other equity interests, of such Person.
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(d) No Person and no syndicate or group (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) of a Person owns directly or indirectly beneficial ownership (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) of securities of Acquiror representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the issued and outstanding securities of Acquiror.
Section 6.12 Nasdaq Listing. The issued and outstanding units of the Acquiror, each such unit comprised of one share of Acquiror Common Stock and one-half of one Acquiror Warrant (an Acquiror Unit), are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol HECCU. The issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol HEC. The issued and outstanding Acquiror Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol HECCW. Acquiror is in compliance with the rules of the Nasdaq and there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Acquiror, threatened against Acquiror by the Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Acquiror Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants or terminate the listing of Acquiror Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants on the Nasdaq. None of Acquiror or its Affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the Acquiror Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants under the Exchange Act except as contemplated by this Agreement. Acquiror has not received any notice from the Nasdaq or the SEC regarding the revocation of such listing or otherwise regarding the delisting of the Acquiror Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants from the Nasdaq or the SEC.
Section 6.13 PIPE Investment; HEC Forward Purchase.
(a) Acquiror has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of each of the Subscription Agreements entered into by Acquiror with the applicable PIPE Investors named therein, pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have committed to provide equity financing to Acquiror solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions in the aggregate amount of $300,000,000 (the PIPE Investment Amount). To the knowledge of Acquiror, with respect to each PIPE Investor, the Subscription Agreement with such PIPE Investor is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by Acquiror. Each Subscription Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, each PIPE Investor, and neither the execution or delivery by any party thereto nor the performance of any partys obligations under any such Subscription Agreement violates or will violate any Laws. The Subscription Agreements provide that the Company is a third-party beneficiary thereof and is entitled to enforce such agreements against the PIPE Investor. There are no other agreements, side letters, or arrangements between Acquiror and any PIPE Investor that could affect the obligation of such PIPE Investors to contribute to Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount set forth in the Subscription Agreement of such PIPE Investors, and, as of the date hereof, Acquiror does not know of any facts or circumstances that may reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions set forth in any Subscription Agreement not being satisfied, or the PIPE Investment Amount not being available to Acquiror, on the Closing Date. No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of Acquiror under any material term or condition of any Subscription Agreement and, as of the date hereof, Acquiror has no reason to believe that it will be unable to satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis any term or condition to closing to be satisfied by it contained in any Subscription Agreement. The Subscription Agreements contain all of the conditions precedent (other than the conditions contained in this Agreement) to the obligations of the PIPE Investors to contribute to Acquiror the applicable portion of the PIPE Investment Amount set forth in the Subscription Agreements on the terms therein.
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(b) No fees, consideration or other discounts are payable or have been agreed by Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries (including, from and after the Closing, the Surviving Entity and its Subsidiaries) to any PIPE Investor in respect of its PIPE Investment, except as set forth in the Subscription Agreements.
(c) Acquiror has delivered to the Company true, correct and complete copies of the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement, including all amendments thereto, entered into by Acquiror with the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Sponsor has committed to provide equity financing to Acquiror solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions in the aggregate amount of up to $50,000,000 (the Forward Purchase Amount). To the knowledge of Acquiror, with respect to the Sponsor, the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated, or otherwise amended or modified, in any respect, and no withdrawal, termination, amendment or modification is contemplated by Acquiror. The HEC Forward Purchase Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Acquiror and, to the knowledge of Acquiror, the Sponsor, and neither the execution or delivery by any party thereto nor the performance of any partys obligations under the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement violates or will violate any Laws. The HEC Forward Purchase Agreement provide that the Company is a third-party beneficiary thereof and is entitled to enforce such agreements against the Sponsor. There are no other agreements, side letters, or arrangements between Acquiror and the Sponsor that could affect the obligation of the Sponsor to contribute to Acquiror the applicable portion of the Forward Purchase Amount in accordance with the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement, and, as of the date hereof, Acquiror does not know of any facts or circumstances that may reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions set forth in any HEC Forward Purchase Agreement not being satisfied, or the Forward Purchase Amount not being available to Acquiror, on the Closing Date. No event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of Acquiror under any material term or condition of the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement. The HEC Forward Purchase Agreement contains all of the conditions precedent (other than the conditions contained in this Agreement) to the obligations of the Sponsor to contribute to Acquiror the applicable portion of the Forward Purchase Amount set forth in the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement on the terms therein.
Section 6.14 Related Party Transactions. Except as described in the SEC Reports or in connection with the PIPE Investment, there are no transactions, Contracts, side letters, arrangements or understandings between any Acquiror Party, on the one hand, and any director, officer, employee, stockholder, warrant holder or Affiliate of such Acquiror Party.
Section 6.15 Investment Company Act. Neither the Acquiror nor any of its Subsidiaries is an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 6.16 Interest in Competitors. No Acquiror Party owns any interest, nor does any of its Affiliates insofar as such Affiliate-owned interests would be attributed to such Acquiror Party under the HSR Act or any other antitrust Law, in any entity or Person that derives revenues from any lines of products, services or business within any of the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries lines of products, services or business.
Section 6.17 Acquiror Stockholders. No foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) will acquire a substantial interest in the Company as a result of the Transaction such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401, and no foreign person will have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Company post-Closing.
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Section 6.18 Registration Statement, Proxy Statement and Proxy Statement/Registration Statement. On the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement, and when first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act and/or filed pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the Proxy Statement and the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto), shall comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. On the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. On the date of any filing in accordance with Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act and/or pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the date the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement, as applicable, is first mailed to the Acquiror Stockholders and certain of the Companys stockholders, as applicable, and at the time of the Special Meeting, the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement, as applicable, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that Acquiror makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, Proxy Statement or the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to Acquiror by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement, Proxy Statement or the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement.
Section 6.19 No Additional Representations or Warranties. Except as provided in and this Article VI, neither the Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates, nor any of their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, equityholders, partners, members or Representatives has made, or is making, any representation or warranty whatsoever to the Company or its Affiliates and no such party shall be liable in respect of the accuracy or completeness of any information provided to the Company or its Affiliates.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 7.01 Conduct of Business. From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the Interim Period), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as required by this Agreement, required by applicable Law, as contemplated by the Pre-Closing Restructuring Plan or otherwise in connection with the Pre-Closing Restructuring, set forth on Section 7.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter or consented to in writing by Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), use its reasonable efforts to operate its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, recent past practice in light of COVID-19 Measures; provided that, any action taken, or omitted to be taken, that relates to, or arises out of, COVID-19 Measures shall be deemed to be in the ordinary course of business). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as required by Law, as required by this Agreement, as contemplated by the Pre-Closing Restructuring Plan or otherwise in connection with the Pre-Closing Restructuring, as set forth on Section 7.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as consented to in writing by Acquiror (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied), the Company shall not, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, during the Interim Period:
(a) change or amend the Governing Documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(b) make, declare, set aside, establish a record date for or pay any dividend or distribution, other than any dividends or distributions from any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any other wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company;
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(c) (i) issue, deliver, sell, transfer, pledge, dispose of or place any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any shares of capital stock or any other equity or voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) issue, grant or agree to provide any options, warrants or other rights to purchase or obtain any shares of capital stock or any other equity or equity-based or voting securities of the Company, except, in any case, for the issuance of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with the exercise of Company Options that are outstanding as of the date hereof and that are either vested as of the date hereof or are required to vest following the date hereof pursuant to their terms;
(d) sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease, license, abandon, allow to lapse or expire, subject to or grant any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on, or otherwise dispose of, any material assets or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than (i) the sale of goods and services to customers, or the sale or other disposition of assets or equipment deemed by the Company in its good faith reasonable business judgment to be obsolete or no longer be material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each such case, in the ordinary course of business and (ii) transactions between the Company and any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company or between wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company;
(e) (i) cancel or compromise any claim or Indebtedness owed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) settle any pending or threatened Action (A) if such settlement would require payment by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries in an amount greater than $1,000,000, (B) to the extent such settlement includes an agreement by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to accept or concede injunctive relief or (C) to the extent such settlement is adverse to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and involves an Action brought by a Governmental Authority or alleged criminal wrongdoing;
(f) except as required by applicable Law or the terms of any existing Company Benefit Plans as in effect on the date hereof and set forth on Section 5.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (i) materially increase the compensation or benefits of any Company Employee except for increases in salary or hourly wage rates made in the ordinary course of business to Company Employees with annual base salary less than $200,000 or for ordinary course annual salary increases for 2021 for all employees that do not exceed, in the aggregate, 4% of the aggregate salary paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries in calendar year 2020, (ii) make any grant or promise of any severance, retention, incentive or termination payment to any Person, except severance or termination payments in connection with the termination of any employee in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, (iii) make any change in the key management structure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including the hiring of additional officers or the termination (other than for cause) of existing officers, (iv) hire any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any other individual who is providing or will provide services to the Company or its Subsidiaries other than any employee with an annual base salary of less than $200,000 in the ordinary course of business that would not otherwise violate subsection (iii) or (v) except in the ordinary course of business and as would not otherwise violate subsections (i)-(iv), establish, adopt, enter into, amend in any material respect or terminate any Company Benefit Plan or any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be a Company Benefit Plan if it were in existence as of the date of this Agreement;
(g) directly or indirectly acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantially all or a material portion of the assets of, or by purchasing all of or a substantial equity interest in, any business or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity or Person or division thereof;
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(h) make any loans or advance any money or other property to any Person, except for (A) advances in the ordinary course of business to employees or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for expenses not to exceed $50,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, (B) prepayments and deposits paid to suppliers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or (C) trade credit extended to customers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(i) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of capital stock (or other equity interests) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities or obligations convertible (whether currently convertible or convertible only after the passage of time or the occurrence of certain events) into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock (or other equity interests) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for (i) acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with the exercise of Company Options solely as the result of net settlement for taxes and/or exercise price to the extent the Company is so required by the terms of the Company Option, (ii) the acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of capital stock, membership interests or other equity interests (other than the Company Options pursuant to subsection (i)) of the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the forfeiture or cancellation of such interests, and (iii) transactions between the Company and any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company or between wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company;
(j) adjust, split, combine, subdivide, recapitalize, reclassify or otherwise effect any change in respect of any shares of capital stock or other equity interests or securities of the Company;
(k) make any change in its customary accounting principles or methods of accounting materially affecting the reported consolidated assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than as may be required by applicable Law, GAAP or regulatory guidelines;
(l) adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(m) make, change or revoke any material Tax election, adopt or change (or request any Governmental Authority to change) any material accounting method or accounting period with respect to Taxes, file any amended material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material Tax liability or claim for a refund of a material amount of Taxes, enter into any closing agreement or other binding written agreement with respect to any material Tax, surrender any right to claim a refund of Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment (other than pursuant to an extension of time to file any Tax Return obtained in the ordinary course of business), file any Tax Return other than one prepared in a manner consistent in all material respects with past practice, or enter into any Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreement or similar agreement (excluding commercial Contracts not primarily relating to Taxes), in each case, to the extent such action could reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on Acquiror, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(n) issue any debt securities, incur indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $1,000,000 other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any Person for Indebtedness;
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(o) terminate without replacement or amend in a manner materially detrimental to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, material insurance policies covering the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective properties, assets and businesses;
(p) enter into any agreement that materially restricts the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to engage or compete in any line of business or enter into a new line of business, except where such restriction does not, and would not be reasonably likely to, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect, or materially disrupt, the ordinary course operation of the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(q) enter into, assume, assign, partially or completely amend any material term of or terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) any collective bargaining or similar agreement, other than as required by applicable Law;
(r) enter into, modify in any material respect, waive any material rights under or terminate any Contract that is (or would be if entered into prior to the date of this Agreement) a Material Contract of the type described in clauses (i), (iii), (iv), (vi), (viii) or (x) of Section 5.12(a), other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as required by Law;
(s) acquire any ownership interest in any real property;
(t) fail to maintain, dedicate to the public, allow to lapse, or abandon, including by failure to pay the required fees in any jurisdiction, any material Owned Intellectual Property, excluding any failures, dedications, or allowances made by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, or for any Owned Intellectual Property that is not used or useful in the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or is not in the Companys reasonable business judgment, commercially practical to maintain;
(u) make any change in any material respect to the policies or practices of the Company and its Subsidiaries regarding the payment of accounts payable, the collection of accounts receivable, including accelerating the receipt of amounts due with respect to any accounts receivables, or lengthening the period for payment of accounts payable, except for changes in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; or
(v) enter into any agreement, or otherwise become obligated, to do any action prohibited under this Section 7.01.
Section 7.02 Inspection. Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to information furnished to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in the Companys or any of its Subsidiaries possession from time to time, and except for any information which (x) relates to interactions with prospective buyers of the Company or the negotiation of this Agreement or the Transactions, (y) is prohibited from being disclosed by applicable Law or (z) on the advice of legal counsel of the Company would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other privilege from disclosure, during the Interim Period the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to Acquiror and its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, in such manner as to not unreasonably interfere with the normal operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries and so long as permissible under applicable Law, to their respective properties, assets, books, Contracts, commitments, Tax Returns, records and appropriate officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and shall use its and their reasonable efforts to furnish such Representatives with financial and operating data and other information concerning the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are in the possession of the Company or its Subsidiaries, in each case, as Acquiror
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and its Representatives may reasonably request solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions; provided, however, that Acquiror shall not be permitted to perform any environmental sampling or testing at any Leased Real Property, including sampling of soil, groundwater, surface water, building materials, or air or wastewater emissions; provided, further, however, that remote access may be provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries in lieu of physical access in response to COVID-19 to the extent reasonably necessary (1) to protect the health and safety of such officers and employees or (2) in order to comply with any applicable COVID-19 Measures. The Parties shall use reasonable efforts to make alternative arrangements for such disclosure where the restrictions in the preceding sentence apply. Any request, and the provision of access or information, in each case pursuant to this Section 7.02 shall be made in a time and manner so as not to materially delay the Closing. All information obtained by Acquiror and its Representatives under this Agreement shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement prior to the Closing.
Section 7.03 HSR Act and Approvals.
(a) In connection with the Transactions, the Company shall comply promptly but in no event later than ten Business Days after the date hereof with the notification and reporting requirements of the HSR Act; provided that, in the event the Federal Trade Commission and/or the U.S. Department of Justice is closed or not accepting such filings under the HSR Act (a Government Closure), such days shall be extended day-for-day, for each Business Day the Government Closure is in effect. The Company shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to substantially comply with any Information or Document Requests and (ii) request early termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act.
(b) The Company shall promptly furnish to Acquiror copies of any material notices or written communications received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any third party or any Governmental Authority, and detail any substantive oral communications between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any Governmental Authority, with respect to the approval of the Transactions, and the Company shall permit counsel to Acquiror an opportunity to review in advance, and the Company shall consider in good faith the views of such counsel in connection with, any proposed written communications by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries to any Governmental Authority concerning the Transactions; provided, that the Company shall not extend any waiting period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority without the written consent of Acquiror. The Company agrees to provide, to the extent permitted by the applicable Governmental Authority, Acquiror and its counsel the opportunity, on reasonable advance notice, to participate in any substantive meetings or discussions, either in person or by telephone, between the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, agents or advisors, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, concerning or in connection with the Transactions.
Section 7.04 No Claim Against the Trust Account. The Company acknowledges that it has read the Final Prospectus and other SEC Reports, the Acquiror Organizational Documents, and the Trust Agreement and understands that Acquiror has established the Trust Account described therein for the benefit of Acquirors public stockholders and that disbursements from the Trust Account are available only in the limited circumstances set forth in the Trust Agreement. The Company further acknowledges that, if the Transactions, or, in the event of a termination of this Agreement, another Business Combination, are not consummated by June 11, 2022 or such later date as approved by the stockholders of Acquiror to complete a Business Combination, Acquiror will be obligated to return to its stockholders the amounts being held in the Trust Account. Accordingly, the Company (on behalf of itself and its controlled Affiliates) hereby waives any past, present or future claim of any kind against, and any right to access, the Trust Account or to collect from the Trust Account any monies that may be owed to them by Acquiror or any of
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its Affiliates for any reason whatsoever, and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account at any time for any reason whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.04 shall not serve to limit or prohibit the Companys or its controlled Affiliates rights to pursue a claim against Acquiror or any of its Affiliates for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account (including from and after the consummation of a Business Combination other than as contemplated by this Agreement) or pursuant to Section 12.13 for specific performance or other injunctive relief. This Section 7.04 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
Section 7.05 FIRPTA. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror the certification and notice attached hereto as Exhibit G.
Section 7.06 Code Section 280G. To the extent that any disqualified individual (within the meaning of Section 280G(c) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) of the Company has the right to receive or retain any payments or benefits that could be deemed to constitute parachute payments (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2)(A) of the Code and the regulations thereunder), then, the Company will: (a) no later than seven days prior to the Closing Date, solicit and use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain from each such disqualified individual a waiver of such disqualified individuals rights to some or all of such payments or benefits (the Waived 280G Benefits) so that any remaining payments and/or benefits shall not be deemed to be excess parachute payments (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder); and (b) no later than five days prior to the Closing Date, with respect to each individual who agrees to the waiver described in clause (a), submit to a vote of the stockholders of the Company entitled to vote on such matters, in the manner required under Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, along with adequate disclosure intended to satisfy such requirements (including Q&A 7 of Section 1.280G-1 of such regulations), the right of any such disqualified individual to receive the Waived 280G Benefits. Prior to, and in no event later than three days prior to soliciting such waivers and approval, the Company shall provide drafts of such waivers and approval materials to Acquiror for its reasonable review and comment, and the Company shall consider in good faith any changes reasonably requested by Acquiror. No later than five days prior to soliciting the waivers, the Company shall provide Acquiror with the calculations and related documentation to determine whether and to what extent the vote described in this Section 7.06 is necessary in order to avoid the imposition of Taxes under Section 4999 of the Code. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Acquiror evidence that a vote of the stockholders of the Company was solicited in accordance with the foregoing and whether the requisite number of votes of the stockholders of the Company was obtained with respect to the Waived 280G Benefits or that the vote did not pass and the Waived 280G Benefits will not be paid or retained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any contract, agreement, term sheet, plan or other arrangement (whether written or unwritten) is entered into by Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation, the Surviving Entity or any of their respective Affiliates and a disqualified individual in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement prior to the Closing Date (the Acquiror Arrangements), Acquiror shall provide a copy of such contract, agreement, plan or summary of such other arrangement to the Company at least fifteen days prior to the Closing Date and shall cooperate with the Company or its counsel in good faith in order to calculate or determine the value (for purposes of Section 280G of the Code) of any payments or benefits granted or contemplated therein, which may be paid, granted or provided in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that could constitute a parachute payment under Section 280G of the Code; provided, however, that the Companys failure to include the Acquiror Arrangements as Waived 280G Benefits shall not result in a breach of the covenants set forth in this Section 7.06 if Acquiror fails to provide a copy of such contract, agreement, plan or summary of such other arrangement to the Company at least fifteen days before the Closing Date and/or fails to cooperate with the Company or its counsel in good faith in order to calculate or determine the value as required pursuant to this Section 7.06. In no event shall the Company be deemed in breach of this Section 7.06 if any disqualified individual refuses to execute a waiver or the stockholder vote is not obtained due to the Companys stockholder not approving such Waived 280G Benefits. With respect to each time period set forth in this Section 7.06, such period may be shorter as agreed by the Parties, with such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld.
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Section 7.07 Company Stockholder Approval. Company shall (i) obtain and deliver to Acquiror, the Company Stockholder Approvals, (A) in the form of a written consent executed by each of the Requisite Company Stockholders (pursuant to the Company Holders Support Agreement), as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and delivered or otherwise made available to stockholders, and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours after the Registration Statement is declared effective and delivered or otherwise made available to stockholders, and (B) in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Companys Governing Documents, and (ii) take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the Company Stockholder Approvals and, if applicable, any additional consents or approvals of its stockholders related thereto.
Section 7.08 Pre-Closing Restructuring. The Company shall take those actions set forth, and otherwise in the manner described, on Section 7.08 of the Company Disclosure Letter (such actions, the Pre-Closing Restructuring and such section of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Pre-Closing Restructuring Plan).
Section 7.09 Affiliate Agreements. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall terminate, or cause to be terminated, without liability to Acquiror, the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries, all Affiliate Agreements and obtain evidence reasonably satisfactory to Acquiror that such Affiliate Agreements have been terminated effective prior to the Closing.
ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS OF ACQUIROR
Section 8.01 HSR Act and Regulatory Approvals.
(a) In connection with the Transactions, Acquiror shall comply promptly but in no event later than ten Business Days after the date hereof with the notification and reporting requirements of the HSR Act; provided that, in the event that there is a Government Closure, such days shall be extended day-for-day, for each Business Day the Government Closure is in effect. Acquiror shall substantially comply with any Information or Document Requests.
(b) Acquiror shall request early termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act and undertake promptly any and all action required to (i) obtain termination or expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act, (ii) prevent the entry in any Action brought by a Regulatory Consent Authority or any other Person of any Governmental Order which would prohibit, make unlawful or delay the consummation of the Transactions and (iii) if any such Governmental Order is issued in any such Action, cause such Governmental Order to be lifted.
(c) Acquiror shall cooperate in good faith with the Regulatory Consent Authorities and undertake promptly any and all action required to complete lawfully the Transactions as soon as practicable (but in any event prior to the Termination Date) and, with the prior written consent of the Company, all action necessary or advisable to avoid, prevent, eliminate or remove the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding in any forum by or on behalf of any Regulatory Consent Authority or the issuance of any Governmental Order that would delay, enjoin, prevent, restrain or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the Transactions, including (i) proffering and consenting and/or agreeing to a Governmental Order or other agreement providing for (A) the sale, licensing or other disposition, or the holding separate, of particular assets, categories of assets or lines of business of the Company or Acquiror or (B) the termination, amendment or assignment of
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existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations of the Company or Acquiror and (ii) promptly effecting the disposition, licensing or holding separate of assets or lines of business or the termination, amendment or assignment of existing relationships and contractual rights, in each case, at such time as may be necessary to permit the lawful consummation of the Transactions on or prior to the Termination Date. The entry by any Governmental Authority in any Action of a Governmental Order permitting the consummation of the Transactions but requiring any of the assets or lines of business of Acquiror to be sold, licensed or otherwise disposed or held separate thereafter (including the business and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries) shall not be deemed a failure to satisfy any condition specified in Article X.
(d) Acquiror shall promptly furnish to the Company copies of any material notices or written communications received by Acquiror or any of its Affiliates from any third party or any Governmental Authority with respect to the Transactions, and Acquiror shall permit counsel to the Company an opportunity to review in advance, and Acquiror shall consider in good faith the views of such counsel in connection with, any proposed written communications by Acquiror and/or its Affiliates to any Governmental Authority concerning the Transactions; provided, that Acquiror shall not extend any waiting period or comparable period under the HSR Act or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Authority without the written consent of the Company. Acquiror agrees to provide the Company and its counsel the opportunity, on reasonable advance notice, to participate in any substantive meetings or discussions, either in person or by telephone, between Acquiror and/or any of its Affiliates, agents or advisors, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, concerning or in connection with the Transactions.
(e) Except as required by this Agreement, Acquiror shall not engage in any action or enter into any transaction or permit any action to be taken or transaction to be entered into, that would reasonably be expected to materially impair or delay Acquirors ability to consummate the Transactions or perform its obligations hereunder.
Section 8.02 Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) From and after the First Effective Time, Acquiror agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, manager and officer of the Company and Acquiror and each of their respective Subsidiaries against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any Action, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the First Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the First Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Company, Acquiror or their respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, would have been permitted under applicable Law and their respective Governing Documents in effect on the date of this Agreement to indemnify such Person (including the advancing of expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law). Without limiting the foregoing, Acquiror shall cause the Surviving Entity and each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain for a period of not less than six years from the First Effective Time provisions in its Governing Documents concerning the indemnification and exoneration (including provisions relating to expense advancement) of officers and directors/managers that are no less favorable to those Persons than the provisions of such Governing Documents as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) not amend, repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any respect that would adversely affect the rights of those Persons thereunder, in each case, except as required by Law.
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(b) For a period of six years from the First Effective Time, Acquiror shall, or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to, maintain in effect directors and officers liability insurance covering those Persons who are currently covered by Acquirors, the Companys or any of their respective Subsidiaries directors and officers liability insurance policies (true, correct and complete copies of which have been heretofore made available to Acquiror or its agents or Representatives) on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage; provided, however, that (i) Acquiror may cause coverage to be extended under the current directors and officers liability insurance by obtaining a six-year tail policy containing terms not materially less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage with respect to claims existing or occurring at or prior to the First Effective Time (a D&O Tail) and (ii) if any claim is asserted or made within such six-year period, any insurance required to be maintained under this Section 8.02 shall be continued in respect of such claim until the final disposition thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Acquiror be required to expend an annual premium for such D&O Tail in excess of 300% of the last annual payment made by the Company or any of their respective Affiliates for such directors and officers liability insurance policies currently in effect as of the date hereof and, in such event, Acquiror shall purchase the maximum coverage available for 300% of the most recent annual premium paid by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries prior to the date of this Agreement.
(c) Acquiror and the Company hereby acknowledge (on behalf of themselves and their respective Subsidiaries) that the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by current stockholders, members, or other Affiliates of such stockholders or members (Indemnitee Affiliates) separate from the indemnification obligations of the Acquiror, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries hereunder. The Parties hereby agree (i) that the Acquiror, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries are the indemnitors of first resort (i.e., its obligations to the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 are primary and any obligation of any Indemnitee Affiliate to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 are secondary), (ii) that the Acquiror, the Company and their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and required by the Acquirors, the Companys and their respective Subsidiaries Governing Documents or any director or officer indemnification agreements, without regard to any rights the indemnified Persons under this Section 8.02 may have against any Indemnitee Affiliate, and (iii) that the Parties (on behalf of themselves and their respective Subsidiaries) irrevocably waive, relinquish and release the Indemnitee Affiliates from any and all claims against the Indemnitee Affiliates for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof.
(d) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Section 8.02 shall survive the consummation of the First Merger indefinitely and shall be binding, jointly and severally, on Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Entity and all successors and assigns of Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Entity. In the event that Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity or any of their respective successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Acquiror, the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 8.02.
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Section 8.03 Conduct of Acquiror During the Interim Period.
(a) During the Interim Period, except as set forth on Section 8.03 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, as required by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or as consented to by the Company in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld, delayed or denied, except, in the case of as (i), (ii), (iv), (vi) and (vii) below, as to which the Companys consent may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion), Acquiror shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to:
(i) change, modify, supplement, restate or amend the Trust Agreement, the Acquiror Organizational Documents or the organizational documents of First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub;
(ii) (A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distribution in respect of any outstanding capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Acquiror; (B) split, combine or reclassify any capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Acquiror; or (C) other than in connection with the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption or as otherwise required by Acquirors Organizational Documents in order to consummate the Transactions, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Acquiror;
(iii) make, change or revoke any material Tax election, adopt or change (or request any Governmental Authority to change) any material accounting method or accounting period with respect to Taxes, file any amended material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material Tax liability or claim for a refund of a material amount of Taxes, enter into any closing agreement or other binding written agreement with respect to any material Tax, surrender any right to claim a refund of Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment (other than pursuant to an extension of time to file any Tax Return obtained in the ordinary course of business), file any Tax Return other than one prepared in a manner consistent in all material respects with past practice, or enter into any Tax sharing or Tax indemnification agreement or similar agreement (excluding commercial Contracts not primarily relating to Taxes), in each case, to the extent such action could reasonably be expected to have an adverse impact on Acquiror, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv) enter into, renew, modify, supplement or amend any transaction or Contract with an Affiliate of Acquiror (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Sponsor, and, where applicable, (x) anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to the Sponsor or (y) any Person in which the Sponsor has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership interest of 5% or greater);
(v) waive, release, compromise, settle or satisfy any pending or threatened Action or compromise or settle any liability;
(vi) incur, guarantee or otherwise become liable for (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness;
(vii) (A) offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, or authorize or propose to offer, issue, deliver, grant or sell, any capital stock of, other equity interests, equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in, Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such capital stock or equity interests, other than (x) issuance of Acquiror Common Stock in connection with the exercise of any Acquiror Warrants
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outstanding on the date hereof or (y) issuance of Acquiror Common Stock at not less than $10 per share and issuance of up to 2,500,000 Acquiror Warrants at an exercise price per share of not less than $11.50 per share, in each case on the terms set forth in the Subscription Agreements and the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement, as applicable, or (B) amend, modify or waive any of the terms or rights set forth in, any Acquiror Warrant or the Warrant Agreement, including any amendment, modification or reduction of the warrant price set forth therein; or
(viii) enter into any agreement, or otherwise become obligated, to take any action prohibited under this Section 8.03.
(b) During the Interim Period, Acquiror shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to comply with, and continue performing under, as applicable, the Acquiror Organizational Documents, the Trust Agreement, the Transaction Agreements and all other agreements or Contracts to which Acquiror or its Subsidiaries may be a party.
Section 8.04 PIPE Investment; HEC Forward Purchase Agreement. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Company, Acquiror shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, any waiver (in whole or in part) of, or provide consent to modify (including consent to terminate), any provision or remedy under, or any replacements of, any of the Subscription Agreements or the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, Acquiror shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things required, necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements and the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement on the terms and conditions described therein, including by enforcing its rights (a) under the Subscription Agreements to cause the PIPE Investors to pay to (or as directed by) Acquiror the applicable purchase price under each PIPE Investors applicable Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) under the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement to cause the Sponsor to pay to (or as directed by) Acquiror the applicable purchase price under the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Section 8.05 Inspection. Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to information furnished to Acquiror or its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in Acquirors or its Subsidiaries possession from time to time, and except for any information which on the advice of legal counsel of Acquiror would result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or other privilege from disclosure, Acquiror shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives reasonable access during the Interim Period, during normal business hours and with reasonable advance notice, to their respective properties and assets, books, Contracts, commitments, Tax Returns, records and appropriate officers and employees of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries, and shall use its and their reasonable efforts to furnish such Representatives with all financial and operating data and other information concerning the business and affairs of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries that are in the possession of Acquiror or its Subsidiaries, in each case as the Company and its Representatives may reasonably request solely for purposes of consummating the Transactions; provided, however, that remote access may be provided by Acquiror lieu of physical access in response to COVID-19 to the extent reasonably necessary (a) to protect the health and safety of such officers and employees or (b) in order to comply with any applicable COVID-19 Measures. The Parties shall use reasonable efforts to make alternative arrangements for such disclosure where the restrictions in the preceding sentence apply. Any request, and the provision of access or information, in each case pursuant to this Section 8.05, shall be made in a time and manner so as not to materially delay the Closing. All information obtained by the Company, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives under this Agreement shall be subject to the Confidentiality Agreement prior to the Second Effective Time.
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Section 8.06 Acquiror Nasdaq Listing. From the date hereof through the Closing, Acquiror shall use reasonable efforts to ensure Acquiror remains listed as a public company on, and for shares of Acquiror Common Stock and Acquiror Warrants (but, in the case of Acquiror Warrants, only to the extent issued as of the date hereof) to be listed on, Nasdaq.
Section 8.07 Acquiror Public Filings. From the date hereof through the Closing, Acquiror shall keep current and timely file all reports required to be filed or furnished with the SEC and otherwise comply in all material respects with its reporting obligations under applicable Securities Laws.
Section 8.08 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the First Effective Time, Acquiror shall take all reasonable steps as may be required (to the extent permitted under applicable Law) to cause any acquisition or disposition of the Acquiror Common Stock or any derivative thereof that occurs or is deemed to occur by reason of or pursuant to the Transactions by each Person who is or will be or may be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Acquiror to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, including by taking steps in accordance with the No-Action Letter, dated January 12, 1999, issued by the SEC regarding such matters.
Section 8.09 Acquiror Board of Directors, Committees and Officers.
(a) The Parties shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the individuals listed on Section 8.09(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter are elected and appointed as directors of Acquiror effective at the Closing.
(b) The officers of the Company as of immediately prior to the Closing shall be the officers of Acquiror effective at the Closing.
Section 8.10 Incentive Equity Plan and ESPP. Prior to the Closing Date, Acquiror shall approve, and subject to approval of the stockholders of Acquiror, adopt, (i) a management incentive equity plan in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H providing for the issuance of the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock set forth therein (with such changes as may be agreed to in writing by Acquiror and the Company), (the Incentive Equity Plan) and (ii) an employee stock purchase plan in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I providing for the issuance of the number of shares of Acquiror Common Stock set forth therein (with such changes as may be agreed to in writing by Acquiror and the Company) (the ESPP). Within five (5) Business Days following the expiration of the sixty (60) day period following the date Acquiror has filed current Form 10 information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company, Acquiror shall file an effective registration statement on Form S-8 (or other applicable form) with respect to the Acquiror Common Stock issuable under the Incentive Equity Plan and the ESPP, and Acquiror shall use reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement(s) (and maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein) for so long as awards granted pursuant to the Incentive Equity Plan and the ESPP remain outstanding.
Section 8.11 Qualification as an Emerging Growth Company. Acquiror shall, at all times during the period from the date hereof until the Closing: (a) take all actions necessary to continue to qualify as an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (JOBS Act); and (b) not take any action that would cause Acquiror to not qualify as an emerging growth company within the meaning of the JOBS Act.
Section 8.12 Stockholder Litigation. In the event that any litigation related to this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements or any or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby is brought, or, to the knowledge of Acquiror, threatened in writing, against Acquiror or the Board of Directors of Acquiror by any of Acquiror Stockholders prior to the Closing, Acquiror shall promptly notify the Company of any
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such litigation and keep the Company reasonably informed with respect to the status thereof. Acquiror shall provide the Company the opportunity to participate in (subject to a customary joint defense agreement), but not control, the defense of any such litigation, shall give due consideration to the Companys advice with respect to such litigation and shall not settle any such litigation without prior written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Section 8.13 Other Compensation Matters. Following the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, the Acquiror will utilize the services of an independent compensation consultant to review and make recommendations with respect to post-Closing compensation arrangements, and the Parties will work together to review the Companys existing compensation arrangements for purposes of developing post-Closing market-based compensation arrangements, including terms and conditions relating to initial awards under the Incentive Equity Plan and customary employment agreements for key employees, taking into account such recommendations.
ARTICLE IX
JOINT COVENANTS
Section 9.01 Support of Transaction. Without limiting any covenant contained in Article VII or Article VIII, including the obligations of the Company and Acquiror with respect to the notifications, filings, reaffirmations and applications described in Section 7.03 and Section 8.01, respectively, which obligations shall control to the extent of any conflict with the succeeding provisions of this Section 9.01, Acquiror and the Company shall each, and shall each cause their respective Subsidiaries to: (a) use reasonable efforts to assemble, prepare and file any information (and, as needed, to supplement such information) as may be reasonably necessary to obtain as promptly as practicable all governmental and regulatory consents required to be obtained in connection with the Transactions, (b) use reasonable efforts to obtain all material consents and approvals of third parties that any of Acquiror, the Company, or their respective Affiliates are required to obtain in order to consummate the Transactions; provided that, to the extent agreed to by Acquiror, the Company shall not be required to seek any such required consents or approvals of third-party counterparties to Material Contracts with the Company or its Subsidiaries, and (c) take such other action as may reasonably be necessary or as another Party may reasonably request to satisfy the conditions of the other Party set forth in Article X or otherwise to comply with this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions as soon as practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Acquiror, First Merger Sub, Second Merger Sub, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries be obligated to bear any material expense or pay any material fee or grant any material concession in connection with obtaining any consents, authorizations or approvals pursuant to the terms of any Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise required in connection with the consummation of the Transactions.
Section 9.02 Proxy Statement/Registration Statement; Acquiror Special Meeting.
(a) Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(i) As promptly as practicable following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (x) Acquiror and the Company shall, in accordance with this Section 9.02(a), jointly prepare and Acquiror shall file with the SEC, mutually acceptable materials which shall include the proxy statement to be filed with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement and sent to the Acquiror Stockholders relating to the Special Meeting (such proxy statement, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the Proxy Statement) and (y) Acquiror shall prepare (with the Companys reasonable cooperation (including causing its Subsidiaries and Representatives to cooperate)) and file with the SEC the Registration Statement, in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus
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(the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of (A) the shares of Acquiror Common Stock that constitute the Closing Share Consideration and (B) the shares of Acquiror Common Stock that are subject to Acquiror Options (collectively, the Registration Statement Securities). Each of Acquiror and the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Transactions. Acquiror also agrees to use its reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state Securities Law or Blue Sky Permits required to carry out the Transactions, and the Company shall furnish all information concerning the Company, its Subsidiaries and any of their respective members or stockholders as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. Each of Acquiror and the Company agrees to furnish to the other party all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors, managers, stockholders, and other equityholders and information regarding such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable or as may be reasonably requested in connection with the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement, a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Acquiror, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries to any regulatory authority (including Nasdaq) in connection with the Mergers and the other Transactions (the Offer Documents). Acquiror will cause the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement to be mailed to the Acquiror Stockholders in each case promptly after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act.
(ii) To the extent not prohibited by Law, Acquiror will advise the Company, reasonably promptly after Acquiror receives notice thereof, of the time when the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of the qualification of the Acquiror Common Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or written threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement or for additional information. To the extent not prohibited by Law, the Company and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement and any Offer Document each time before any such document is filed with the SEC, and Acquiror shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by the Company and its counsel. To the extent not prohibited by Law, Acquiror shall provide the Company and its counsel with (A) any comments or other communications, whether written or oral, that Acquiror or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement/Registration Statement or Offer Documents promptly after receipt of those comments or other communications and (B) a reasonable opportunity to participate in the response of Acquiror to those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be given), including by participating with the Company or its counsel in any discussions or meetings with the SEC.
(iii) Each of Acquiror and the Company shall ensure that none of the information supplied by or on its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (A) the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
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fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading or (B) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the Acquiror Stockholders and at the time of the Special Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
(iv) If at any time prior to the First Effective Time any information relating to the Company, Acquiror or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, directors or officers is discovered by the Company or Acquiror, which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement, so that neither of such documents would include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, with respect to the Proxy Statement, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law, disseminated to the Acquiror Stockholders.
(v) Acquiror Special Meeting. Acquiror shall, prior to or as promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act, establish a record date (which date shall be mutually agreed with the Company, acting reasonably) for, give notice of and duly call a meeting of the Acquiror Stockholders (the Special Meeting), which meeting shall be held not more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective, for the purpose of, among other things: (A) providing Acquiror Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem shares of Acquiror Common Stock by tendering such shares for redemption not later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the date of the Special Meeting (the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption); and (B) soliciting proxies from holders of Acquiror Common Stock to vote at the Special Meeting, as adjourned or postponed, in favor of: (1) the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions (including the First Merger); (2) the issuance of shares of Acquiror Common Stock in connection with the First Merger (including as may be required under Nasdaq); (3) the amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation in the form of the Acquiror Charter attached as Exhibit A hereto; (4) the appointment of the individuals to the Acquirors board of directors in accordance with Section 8.09, and the designation of the classes of such appointees to the Acquirors board of directors; (5) the approval of the adoption of the Incentive Equity Plan and the ESPP; (6) any other proposals as either the SEC or Nasdaq (or the respective staff members thereof) may indicate are necessary in its comments to the Registration Statement or in correspondence related thereto, or any other proposals the Parties agree are necessary or desirable to consummate the Transactions; and (7) adoption and approval of any other proposals as reasonably agreed by Acquiror and the Company to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the Transactions; and (8) the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing (collectively, the Acquiror Stockholder Matters). Acquiror shall include the Acquiror Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement. The board of directors of Acquiror shall not (and no committee or subgroup thereof shall) change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, or publicly propose to change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify, the Acquiror Board Recommendation for any reason (together with any change, withdrawal, withholding, qualification or modification of its recommendation to the Acquiror Stockholders
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described in the Recitals hereto, a Change in Recommendation). To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, (A) Acquiror agrees that its obligation to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Special Meeting for the purpose of seeking the Acquiror Stockholder Approval shall not be affected by any Change in Recommendation or other intervening event or circumstance, (B) Acquiror agrees to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Special Meeting and submit for the approval of its stockholders the Acquiror Stockholder Matters, in each case in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of any Change in Recommendation or other intervening event or circumstance, and (C) Acquiror agrees that if the Acquiror Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained at any such Special Meeting, then Acquiror shall promptly continue to take all such necessary actions, including the actions required by this Section 9.02(a)(v), and hold additional Special Meetings in order to obtain such approval. Acquiror may only postpone or adjourn the Special Meeting (and, in the case of the following clauses (ii) and (iii), at the request of the Company, shall postpone or adjourn), for a period of no longer than fifteen (15) days and on a date no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Termination Date: (i) to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement that the board of directors of Acquiror has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is required by applicable Law is disclosed to Acquiror Stockholders and for such supplement or amendment to be promptly disseminated to Acquiror Stockholders prior to the Special Meeting; (ii) if, as of the time for which the Special Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement), there are insufficient shares of Acquiror Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business to be conducted at the Special Meeting; (iii) in order to solicit additional proxies from stockholders for purposes of obtaining the Acquiror Stockholder Approval; or (iv) only with the prior written consent of the Company, for purposes of satisfying the condition set forth in Section 10.03(c) hereof; provided, that, notwithstanding any longer adjournment or postponement period specified at the beginning of this sentence, in the event of any such postponement or adjournment, the Special Meeting shall be reconvened as promptly as practicable following such time as the matters described in such clauses have been resolved.
Section 9.03 Exclusivity.
(a) During the Interim Period, the Company shall not take, and it shall direct its Affiliates and Representatives not to take, whether directly or indirectly, any action to (i) solicit, initiate, continue or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or enter into any agreement with, or knowingly encourage, respond to, or provide information to, any Person (other than Acquiror and/or any of its Affiliates or Representatives) concerning any merger, recapitalization or similar business combination transaction, or any sale of substantially all of the assets involving the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (each such acquisition transaction, but excluding the Transactions, an Acquisition Transaction) or (ii) commence, continue or renew any due diligence investigation regarding, or that is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, any offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest, written or oral, with respect to, or which is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, an Acquisition Transaction; provided, that, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions shall not be deemed a violation of this Section 9.03(a). The Company shall, and shall direct its Affiliates and Representatives to, immediately cease any and all existing discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to, or which is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, an Acquisition Transaction.
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(b) During the Interim Period, Acquiror shall not take, nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates or Representatives to take, whether directly or indirectly, any action to solicit, initiate, continue or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or enter into any agreement with, or encourage, respond to, provide information to or commence due diligence with respect to, any Person (other than the Company, its shareholders and/or any of their Affiliates or Representatives), concerning, relating to or which is intended or is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, any offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest, written or oral relating to any Business Combination (a Business Combination Proposal) other than with the Company, its shareholders and their respective Affiliates and Representatives; provided, that, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the Transactions shall not be deemed a violation of this Section 9.03(b). Acquiror shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, immediately cease any and all existing discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to, or which is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, a Business Combination Proposal.
Section 9.04 Tax Matters.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Acquiror shall pay all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value-added or other similar Taxes incurred in connection with the Transactions (collectively Transfer Taxes). Acquiror shall, at its own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns with respect to all such Taxes, and, if required by applicable Law, the Company will join in the execution of any such Tax Returns.
(b) For U.S. federal income tax purposes (and for purposes of any applicable state or local Income Tax that follows the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Mergers), each of the Parties intends that the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, will constitute an integrated transaction that qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder to which each of the Acquiror and the Company are parties under Section 368(b) of the Code (collectively, the Intended Income Tax Treatment). The Parties will prepare and file all Tax Returns consistent with the Intended Income Tax Treatment and will not take any inconsistent position on any Tax Return or during the course of any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes, except (i) if the Company has not elected the application of the Minimum Share Consideration and the Intended Income Tax Treatment does not satisfy a more likely than not Tax reporting standard because the Share Consideration Percentage is less than forty percent (40%) or (ii) as otherwise required by a change in applicable Law after the date hereof or a determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. Each of the Parties agrees to (x) promptly notify all other Parties of any challenge to the Intended Income Tax Treatment by any Governmental Authority, and (y) cooperate with each other and their respective counsel to document and provide factual support for the Intended Income Tax Treatment, including by reasonably cooperating to provide factual support letters (except to the extent clause (i) of the prior sentence is applicable). For purposes of this Section 9.04(b): the Share Consideration Percentage shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the Share Consideration Value; and (B) the denominator of which is the sum of (I) the Share Consideration Value and (II) the portion of the Closing Cash Consideration paid to holders of Company Stock in the Mergers; and the Share Consideration Value shall mean the value as of the Closing Date of the Closing Share Consideration paid to holders of Company Stock in the Mergers, determined using the volume weighted average of trading prices of Acquiror Common Stock on the Closing Date (as reported by Bloomberg L.P., or, if not reported therein, in another authoritative source).
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(c) No Party shall take or cause to be taken any action, or fail to take or cause to be taken any action, which action or failure to act would reasonably be expected to prevent the First Merger and Second Merger from so qualifying for the Intended Income Tax Treatment (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 9.04(c) or any other provision in this Agreement shall constitute a representation or warranty abut the Company making or not making, or shall place any limit on the Companys choice regarding making or not making, the election to apply the Minimum Share Consideration).
(d) The Company, Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub hereby adopt this Agreement as a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a).
(e) Any and all Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreements between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Pre-Closing Holder or any of its Affiliates (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries), on the other hand, shall be terminated as of the Closing Date and, from and after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be obligated to make any payment pursuant to any such agreement for any past or future period. Any and all Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreements between Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any direct or indirect equityholder of Acquiror (or their Affiliates), on the other hand, shall be terminated as of the Closing Date and, from and after the Closing Date, neither Acquiror nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be obligated to make any payment pursuant to any such agreement for any past or future period.
Section 9.05 Confidentiality; Publicity.
(a) Acquiror acknowledges that the information being provided to it in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. The Confidentiality Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall apply to all information furnished thereunder or hereunder and any other activities contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company acknowledges that, in connection with the PIPE Investment, Acquiror shall be entitled to disclose, pursuant to the Exchange Act, any information contained in any presentation to the PIPE Investors, which information may include Evaluation Material (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement); provided, that, Acquiror provides the Company with a reasonable opportunity to review and provide comments to such presentation and the Company consents to the contents thereof.
(b) The Company and the Acquiror shall reasonably cooperate to create and implement a communications plan regarding the Transactions promptly following the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Acquiror, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates shall make any public announcement or issue any public communication regarding this Agreement or the Transactions, or any matter related to the foregoing, without first obtaining the prior consent of the Company or Acquiror, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except (i) if such announcement or other communication is required by applicable Law or legal process (including pursuant to the Securities Laws or the rules of any national securities exchange), in which case Acquiror or the Company, as applicable, shall use their reasonable efforts to obtain such consent with respect to such announcement or communication with the other Party, prior to announcement or issuance; and (ii) subject to this Section 9.05, each Party and its Affiliates may make announcements regarding the status and terms (including price terms) of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to their respective directors, officers, employees, direct and indirect current or prospective limited partners and investors or
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otherwise in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, in each case, so long as such recipients are obligated to keep such information confidential, without the consent of any other Party; and provided, further, that subject to Section 7.02 and this Section 9.05, the foregoing shall not prohibit any Party from communicating with third parties to the extent necessary for the purpose of seeking any third party consent; provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing in this Section 9.05(b) (a) public announcements and communications that are consistent with public announcements and communications previously approved pursuant to this Section 9.05(b) shall not require approval by either Party, and (b) subject to compliance with Section 9.05(a), communications by the Company with its customers, employees and other existing or prospective business relationships will not be considered public announcements or communications for purposes of this Section 9.05(b); provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.05(b), nothing herein shall modify or affect Acquirors obligations pursuant to Section 9.02.
(c) The initial press release concerning this Agreement and the Transactions shall be a joint press release in the form mutually agreed by the Company and Acquiror prior to the execution of this Agreement, and such initial press release shall be released as promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement.
Section 9.06 Post-Closing Cooperation; Further Assurances. Following the Closing, each Party shall, on the request of any other Party, execute such further documents, and perform such further acts, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to give full effect to the allocation of rights, benefits, obligations and liabilities contemplated by this Agreement and the Transactions.
Section 9.07 Employee Matters.
(a) Following the Closing, Acquiror shall honor and perform in accordance with their terms all Company Benefit Plans, including all employment, severance, bonus, transaction, incentive and other compensation arrangements, provided, that such Company Benefit Plan was in effect immediately prior to the Closing and such Company Benefit Plan was disclosed on Section 5.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(b) Except where applicable Law or the provisions of a Company Benefit Plan in effect as of the date hereof require more favorable treatment, Acquiror shall, or shall cause an Affiliate of Acquiror to, for the period lasting until twelve (12) months after the Closing Date (or, if earlier, until the date of the applicable employees termination of employment with Acquiror or its Affiliates), provide to each employee employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing (each a Continuing Employee) (a) a base salary or wage rate and annual cash bonus opportunity that are no less favorable than the base salary or wage rate and annual cash bonus opportunity provided by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Closing Date, and (b) employee benefits (excluding equity, defined benefit pension and retiree medical benefits, except as required by applicable Law or the provisions of a Company Benefit Plan) that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to those provided by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Effective as of the Closing and thereafter, Acquiror and its Affiliates shall recognize, or shall cause the Companies and their Subsidiaries to recognize, each Continuing Employees employment or service with any Company or any of the Companies Subsidiaries (including any current or former Affiliate thereof or any predecessor of a Company or any of its Subsidiaries) prior to the Closing for all purposes, including for purposes of determining, as
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applicable, eligibility for participation, vesting and entitlement of the Continuing Employee under all employee benefit plans maintained by the Companies, their Subsidiaries, Acquiror or an Affiliate of Acquiror, including vacation plans or arrangements, 401(k) or other retirement plans and any severance or welfare plans (excluding benefit accruals under a defined benefit pension plan); provided, that no such credit will result in any duplication of benefits. With respect to any welfare benefit plan in which Continuing Employees participate in the plan year in which the Closing occurs, Acquiror shall cause each Continuing Employee (and any eligible dependent) to be able to participate without regard to preexisting condition limitations, waiting periods, evidence of insurability or other exclusions and shall credit the Continuing Employees with any expenses covered by a comparable plan prior to Closing for purposes of determining deductibles, co-pays and other applicable limits.
(d) This Section 9.07 shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each of the parties to this Agreement, and nothing in this Section 9.07, express or implied, shall confer upon any other Person (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Company Employee or Continuing Employee) any rights (including third party beneficiary rights) or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Section 9.07. Nothing contained herein, express or implied, shall be construed to establish, amend or modify any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the terms set forth in this Section 9.07 shall not create any right in any employee or any other Person to any continued employment with Acquiror or any of its Affiliates for any specific period of time or compensation or benefits of any nature or kind whatsoever.
ARTICLE X
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS
Section 10.01 Conditions to Obligations of All Parties. The obligations of the Parties to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived (if legally permitted) in writing by the Company and Acquiror:
(a) Governmental Approvals. The applicable waiting period(s) under the HSR Act in respect of the Transactions (and any extension thereof, or any timing agreements, understandings or commitments obtained by request or other action of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and/or the U.S. Department of Justice, as applicable) shall have expired or been terminated.
(b) No Prohibition. There shall not be in force any Governmental Order enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the Transactions.
(c) Net Tangible Assets. Acquiror shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets (as determined in accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Exchange Act) remaining after the Acquiror Stockholder Redemption.
(d) Acquiror Stockholder Approval. The Acquiror Stockholder Approval shall have been duly obtained in accordance with the DGCL, the Acquiror Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.
(e) Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been duly obtained in accordance with the DGCL and the Companys Governing Documents.
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(f) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC and not withdrawn.
(g) Listing Approval. The shares of Acquiror Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Mergers and the other Transactions shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq.
Section 10.02 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Acquiror Parties. The obligations of the Acquiror Parties to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by Acquiror:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in the first and second sentences of Section 5.01 (Corporate Organization of the Company) and Section 5.03 (Due Authorization) shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date). Section 5.06(a) and the first sentence of Section 5.06(b) (Current Capitalization) (collectively with the representations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the Specified Representations) shall be true and in all respects other than de minimis inaccuracies as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date in all respects other than de minimis inaccuracies).
(ii) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 5.22 (Absence of Changes) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date.
(iii) The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Article V (other than the Specified Representations and the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 5.22), shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any similar limitation set forth therein) as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), except, in either case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The covenants and agreements of the Company in this Agreement to be performed as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects; provided, that for purposes of this Section 10.02(b), a covenant of the Company shall only be deemed to have not been performed if the Company has materially breached such covenant and failed to cure within twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach has been delivered to the Acquiror (or if earlier, the Termination Date); provided, further, that no action that is contemplated by the Pre-Closing Restructuring Plan may be deemed to constitute nonperformance of such material covenant.
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(c) Officers Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Acquiror a certificate signed by an officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge and belief of such officer, the conditions specified in Section 10.02(a) and Section 10.02(b) have been fulfilled.
(d) Other Closing Deliverables. At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Acquiror (i) certified copies of the amended (or amended and restated) Governing Documents of the Company, duly approved and adopted by the board of directors of the Company and the Company stockholders in connection with the Pre-Closing Restructuring and (ii) a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by each of the Pre-Closing Holders party thereto.
Section 10.03 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to consummate or cause to be consummated the Transactions is subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by the Company:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) Each of the representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained in Article VI (other than the representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained in Section 6.11 (Capitalization)) shall be true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any similar limitation set forth therein) in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though then made (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date).
(ii) The representations and warranties of the Acquiror Parties contained in Section 6.11 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct other than de minimis inaccuracies, as of the Closing Date, as though then made.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The covenants and agreements of the Acquiror Parties in this Agreement to be performed as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects; provided, that for purposes of this Section 10.03(b), a covenant of the Acquiror Parties shall only be deemed to have not been performed if the Acquiror Parties have materially breached such covenant and failed to cure within twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach has been delivered to the Company (or if earlier, the Termination Date).
(c) Available Closing Acquiror Cash. The Available Closing Acquiror Cash shall not be less than $400,000,000.
(d) Officers Certificate. Acquiror shall have delivered to the Company a certificate signed by an officer of Acquiror, dated the Closing Date, certifying that, to the knowledge and belief of such officer, the conditions specified in Section 10.03(a), Section 10.03(b) and Section 10.03(c) have been fulfilled.
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(e) Other Closing Deliverables. At or prior to the Closing, Acquiror shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Company a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by Acquiror and each Sponsor Party (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) party thereto.
Section 10.04 Frustration of Conditions. None of the Acquiror Parties or the Company may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article X to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such Partys failure to act in good faith or to take such actions as may be necessary to cause the conditions of the other Party to be satisfied, as required by Section 9.01.
ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION/EFFECTIVENESS
Section 11.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Transactions abandoned:
(a) by mutual written consent of the Company and Acquiror;
(b) prior to the Closing, by written notice to the Company from Acquiror if (i) there is any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions specified in Section 10.02(a) or Section 10.02(b) would not be satisfied at the Closing (a Terminating Company Breach), except that, if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company through the exercise of its reasonable efforts, then, for a period of up to 30 days (or any shorter period of the time that remains between the date Acquiror provides written notice of such violation or breach and the Termination Date) after receipt by the Company of notice from Acquiror of such breach, but only as long as the Company continues to use its reasonable efforts to cure such Terminating Company Breach (the Company Cure Period), such termination shall not be effective, and such termination shall become effective only if the Terminating Company Breach is not cured within the Company Cure Period, (ii) the Closing has not occurred on or before July 30, 2021 (the Termination Date); or (iii) the consummation of the Mergers is permanently enjoined, prohibited or prevented by the terms of a final, non-appealable Governmental Order; provided, that, the right to terminate this Agreement under subsection (i) or (ii) shall not be available if an Acquiror Partys failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date;
(c) prior to the Closing, by written notice to Acquiror from the Company if (i) there is any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of any Acquiror Party set forth in this Agreement, such that the conditions specified in Section 10.03(a) or Section 10.03(b) would not be satisfied at the Closing (a Terminating Acquiror Breach), except that, if any such Terminating Acquiror Breach is curable by such Acquiror Party through the exercise of its reasonable efforts, then, for a period of up to 30 days (or any shorter period of the time that remains between the date the Company provides written notice of such violation or breach and the Termination Date) after receipt by Acquiror of notice from the Company of such breach, but only as long as Acquiror continues to exercise such reasonable efforts to cure such Terminating Acquiror Breach (the Acquiror Cure Period), such termination shall not be effective, and such termination shall become effective only if the Terminating Acquiror Breach is not cured within the Acquiror Cure Period, (ii) the Closing has not occurred on or before the Termination Date, (iii) the consummation of the First Merger or the Second Merger is permanently enjoined, prohibited or prevented by the terms of a final, non-appealable Governmental Order; or (iv) if the Company does not deliver the Company Stockholder Approval duly executed by the Requisite Company Stockholders within forty-eight (48) hours after the Registration Statement is declared effective and delivered or otherwise made available to stockholders; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under subsection (i) or (ii) shall not be available if the Companys failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or primarily resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date; or
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(d) by written notice from the Company to the Acquiror if the Special Meeting has been held, Acquiror Stockholders have duly voted, and the Acquiror Stockholder Approval has not been obtained (subject to any adjournment, postponement or recess of the meeting).
Section 11.02 Effect of Termination. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 11.02 or Section 12.13, in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any Party or its respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or stockholders, other than liability of any Party for any Fraud or intentional and willful breach of this Agreement by such Party occurring prior to such termination. The provisions of Section 7.04 (No Claim Against the Trust Account), Section 9.05 (Confidentiality; Publicity), this Section 11.02 (Effect of Termination) and Article XII (MISCELLANEOUS) (collectively, the Surviving Provisions) and the Confidentiality Agreement, and any other Section or Article of this Agreement referenced in the Surviving Provisions which are required to survive in order to give appropriate effect to the Surviving Provisions, shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01 Waiver. Any Party may, at any time prior to the Closing, by action taken by its board of directors or equivalent governing body, or officers thereunto duly authorized, waive in writing any of its rights or conditions in its favor under this Agreement or agree to an amendment or modification to this Agreement in the manner contemplated by Section 12.10 and by an agreement in writing executed in the same manner (but not necessarily by the same Persons) as this Agreement.
Section 12.02 Notices. All notices and other communications among the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered in person, (ii) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (iv) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:
(a) | If to Acquiror, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub to: |
Hudson Executive Investment Corp.
570 Lexington Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Attn: Douglas G. Bergeron, Douglas L. Braunstein and Jonathan Dobres
E-mail: Doug.Bergeron@hudsonexecutive.com;
Douglas.Braunstein@hudsonexecutive.com
Jonathan.Dobres@hudsonexecutive.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Milbank LLP
55 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
Attn: Scott Golenbock and Iliana Ongun
E-mail: sgolenbock@milbank.com and iongun@milbank.com
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(b) | If to the Company, to: |
Groop Internet Platform Inc.
2578 Broadway #607
New York, New York 10025
Attention: Nisim Cohen
E-mail: nisim.cohen@talkspace.com
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Justin Hamill
E- mail: justin.hamill@lw.com
(c) | If to the Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Entity, to: |
Groop Internet Platform, Inc.
2578 Broadway #607
New York, New York 10025
Attention: Nisim Cohen
E-mail: nisim.cohen@talkspace.com
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Justin Hamill
E- mail: justin.hamill@lw.com
or to such other address or addresses as the Parties may from time to time designate in writing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for purposes of obtaining Acquirors prior written consent pursuant to Section 7.01, an email from Douglas G. Bergeron or Douglas L. Braunstein expressly consenting to the matter or action in question in response to a request for consent pursuant to Section 7.01 shall suffice.
Section 12.03 Assignment. No Party shall assign this Agreement or any part hereof without the prior written consent of the Company and Acquiror; provided, that the Company may delegate the performance of its obligations or assign its rights hereunder in part or in whole to any Affiliate of the Company so long as the Company remains fully responsible for the performance of the delegated obligations. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of the terms of this Section 12.03 shall be null and void, ab initio.
Section 12.04 Rights of Third Parties. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than the Parties, any right or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing (a) in the event the Closing occurs, the present and former officers and directors of the Company and Acquiror (and their successors, heirs and Representatives) and each of their respective Indemnitee Affiliates are
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intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 8.02, (b) the past, present and future directors, officers, employees, incorporators, members, partners, stockholders, Affiliates, agents, attorneys, advisors and Representatives of the Parties, and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing (and their successors, heirs and Representatives), are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 12.14 and Section 12.15, and (c) Counsel are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 12.17.
Section 12.05 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Party shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements and the transactions herein and therein contemplated whether or not such transactions shall be consummated, including all fees of its legal counsel, financial advisers and accountants (and with respect to Acquiror, any and all Antitrust Fees); provided that if the Closing occurs, then the Acquiror shall pay or cause to be paid, the Company Transaction Expenses, Acquiror Transaction Expenses, and other specified expenses of Acquiror or its Affiliates, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02. For the avoidance of doubt, any payments to be made (or to cause to be made) by Acquiror pursuant to this Section 12.05 shall be paid upon consummation of the Mergers and release of proceeds from the Trust Account.
Section 12.06 Governing Law. This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement and/or the Transactions, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal Laws of the State of Delaware, including its statute of limitations, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws or statute of limitations of another jurisdiction.
Section 12.07 Captions; Counterparts. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 12.08 Schedules and Exhibits. The Disclosure Letters and Exhibits referenced herein are a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references herein to Disclosure Letters and Exhibits shall be deemed references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require. Any disclosure made by a Party in the Disclosure Letters with reference to any section or schedule of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a disclosure with respect to all other sections or schedules to which such disclosure may apply to the extent the relevance of such disclosure is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure in such Disclosure Letter. Certain information set forth in the Disclosure Letters is included solely for informational purposes.
Section 12.09 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Disclosure Letters and Exhibits to this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements) and that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2020, by and between the Company and Acquiror (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the Confidentiality Agreement), constitute the entire agreement among the Parties relating to the Transactions and supersede any other agreements, whether written or oral, that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to the Transactions. No representations, warranties, covenants, understandings, agreements, oral or otherwise, relating to the Transactions exist between the Parties except as expressly set forth or referenced in this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements and the Confidentiality Agreement.
Section 12.10 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part, only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed in the same manner as this Agreement and which makes reference to this Agreement. The approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of any of the Parties shall not restrict the ability of the board of directors (or other body performing similar functions) of any of the Parties to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.01 or to cause such Party to enter into an amendment to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 12.10.
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Section 12.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the Laws governing this Agreement, they shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by Law and, to the extent necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Agreement to replace any provision contained herein that is held invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision giving effect to the intent of the Parties.
Section 12.12 Jurisdiction; WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. Any Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Transactions may only be brought in federal and state courts located in the State of Delaware, and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such Action, waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, agrees that all claims in respect of the Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and agrees not to bring any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any Party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other Party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action brought pursuant to this Section 12.12. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 12.13 Enforcement. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform their obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate this Agreement) or any other Transaction Agreement in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, without proof of damages, prior to the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.01, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement, and (ii) the right of specific enforcement is an integral part of the Transactions and without that right, none of the Parties would have entered into this Agreement. Each Party agrees that it will not oppose the granting of specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that the other Parties have an adequate remedy at Law. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any Party seeking an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement in accordance with this Section 12.13 shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such injunction.
Section 12.14 Non-Recourse. Subject in all respects to the last sentence, this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the Transactions may only be brought against, the entities that are expressly named as Parties and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such Party. Except to the extent a Party (and then only to the extent of the specific obligations undertaken by such Party in this Agreement), (a) no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or Representative or Affiliate of any Party and (b) no past,
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present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or Representative or Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall have any liability (whether in contract, tort, equity or otherwise) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of any one or more of the Company, Acquiror, First Merger Sub or Second Merger Sub under this Agreement of or for any claim based on, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the Transactions, and each Party hereby waives and releases all claims, causes of actions and liabilities related thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 12.14 shall limit, amend or waive any rights or obligations of any party to any Transaction Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such rights or obligations.
Section 12.15 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and each shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Second Effective Time (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part at or after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring at or after the Closing and (b) this Article XII. Nothing herein is intended to limit any Partys liability for such Partys Fraud.
Section 12.16 Acknowledgements.
(a) Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees (on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives) that: (i) it has conducted its own independent investigation of the financial condition, results of operations, assets, liabilities, properties and projected operations of the other Parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) and has been afforded satisfactory access to the books and records, facilities and personnel of the other Parties (and their respective Subsidiaries) for purposes of conducting such investigation; (ii) the Company Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of the Company in connection with the Transactions; (iii) the Acquiror Party Representations constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub; (iv) except for the Company Representations by the Company and the Acquiror Party Representations by the Acquiror Parties, none of the Parties or any other Person makes, or has made, any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any Party (or any Partys Subsidiaries), including any implied warranty or representation as to condition, merchantability, suitability or fitness for a particular purpose or trade as to any of the assets of the such Party or its Subsidiaries or the Transactions and all other representations and warranties of any kind or nature expressed or implied (including (x) regarding the completeness or accuracy of, or any omission to state or to disclose, any information, including in the estimates, projections or forecasts or any other information, document or material provided to or made available to any Party or their respective Affiliates or Representatives in certain data rooms, management presentations or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions, including meetings, calls or correspondence with management of any Party (or any Partys Subsidiaries), and (y) any relating to the future or historical business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, prospects, assets or liabilities of any Party (or its Subsidiaries), or the quality, quantity or condition of any Partys or its Subsidiaries assets) are specifically disclaimed by all Parties and their respective Subsidiaries and all other Persons (including the Representatives and Affiliates of any Party or its Subsidiaries); and (v) each Party and its respective Affiliates are not relying on any representations and warranties in connection with the Transactions except the Company Representations by the Company and the Acquiror Party Representations by the Acquiror Parties. The foregoing does not limit any rights of any Party pursuant to any other Transaction Agreement against any other Party pursuant to such
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Transaction Agreement to which it is a party or an express third party beneficiary thereof. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Acquiror understands and agrees that any assets, properties and business of the Company and its Subsidiaries are furnished as is, where is and subject to and except for the Company Representations by the Company or as provided in any certificate delivered in accordance with Section 10.02(c), with all faults and without any other representation or warranty of any nature whatsoever. Nothing in this Section 12.16(a) shall relieve any Party of liability in the case of Fraud committed by such Party.
(b) Effective upon Closing, each of the Parties waives, on its own behalf and on behalf of its respective Affiliates and Representatives, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, any and all rights, Actions and causes of action it may have against any other Party or their respective Subsidiaries and any of their respective current or former Affiliates or Representatives relating to the operation of any Party or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, the Disclosure Letters, or the Exhibits to this Agreement, whether arising under or based upon any federal, state, local or foreign statute, Law, ordinance, rule or regulation or otherwise. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that it will not assert, institute or maintain any Action, suit, investigation, or proceeding of any kind whatsoever, including a counterclaim, cross-claim, or defense, regardless of the legal or equitable theory under which such liability or obligation may be sought to be imposed, that makes any claim contrary to the agreements and covenants set forth in this Section 12.16. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Section 12.16(b) shall preclude any Party from seeking any remedy for Fraud by a Party. Each Party shall have the right to enforce this Section 12.16 on behalf of any Person that would be benefitted or protected by this Section 12.16 if they were a party hereto. The foregoing agreements, acknowledgements, disclaimers and waivers are irrevocable. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 12.16 shall limit, modify, restrict or operate as a waiver with respect to, any rights any Party may have under any written agreement entered into in connection with the Transactions, including any other Transaction Agreement.
Section 12.17 Provisions Respecting Representation of the Company. Each of the Parties hereby agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of its directors, managers, members, partners, officers, employees, stockholders and Affiliates, that Latham & Watkins LLP (Counsel) may serve as counsel to Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees (individually and collectively, the Seller Group) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the consummation of the Transactions, and that, following consummation of the Transactions, Counsel (or any of its respective successors) may serve as counsel to Seller Group or any director, manager, member, partner, stockholder, officer, employee or Affiliate of any member of Seller Group, in connection with any Action or obligation arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions notwithstanding such representation or any continued representations, and each of the Parties (on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates) hereby consents thereto and irrevocably waives any conflict of interest arising therefrom, and each of such parties shall cause any Affiliate thereof to consent to irrevocably waive any conflict of interest arising from such representation. The Parties agree to take the steps necessary to ensure that any privilege attaching as a result of Counsel representing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions shall survive the Closing and shall remain in effect. As to any privileged attorney-client communications between Counsel and the Company or Counsel and any of the Companys Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions prior to the Closing Date (collectively, the Privileged Communications), Acquiror, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, together with any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns, agree that no such party may use or rely on any of the Privileged Communications in any action against or involving any of the parties after the Closing. In addition, if the Mergers and the other Transactions are consummated, all Privileged Communications related to such Transactions will become the property of (and be controlled by) the Seller Group, and none of Acquiror, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
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Affiliates, Subsidiaries, successors or assigns shall retain any copies of such records or have any access to them. In the event that Acquiror is legally required or requested by any Governmental Authority to access or obtain a copy of all or a portion of the Privileged Communications, Acquiror shall be entitled to access or obtain a copy of and disclose the Privileged Communications to the extent necessary to comply with any such legal requirement or request.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger to be duly executed as of the date hereof.
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Douglas Braunstein | |
Name: | Douglas L. Braunstein | |
Title: | President | |
TAILWIND MERGER SUB I, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Douglas Braunstein | |
Name: | Douglas L. Braunstein | |
Title: | President | |
TAILWIND MERGER SUB II, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Douglas Braunstein | |
Name: | Douglas L. Braunstein | |
Title: | President |
[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger to be duly executed as of the date hereof.
GROOP INTERNET PLATFORM, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Oren Frank | |
Name: | Oren Frank | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Merger Agreement]
EXHIBIT 10.1
FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of , 2021, is made and entered into by and among Talkspace, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company) (formerly known as Hudson Executive Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation), HEC Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Sponsor), certain former stockholders of Groop Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace), a Delaware corporation (Talkspace) identified on the signature pages hereto (such stockholders, the Talkspace Holders and, collectively with the Sponsor, the Talkspace Holders, and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 or Section 5.10 of this Agreement, the Holders and each, a Holder).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Sponsor are party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2020 (the Original RRA);
WHEREAS, the Company has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 12, 2021, (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the Merger Agreement), by and among the Company, TAILWIND MERGER SUB I, INC., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Talkspace, and TAILWIND MERGER SUB II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Talkspace Holders received shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock), of the Company;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, certain other investors (such other investors, collectively, the Third Party Investor Stockholders) purchased an aggregate of 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the Investor Shares) in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to certain Subscription Agreements, each dated as of January 12, 2021, and entered into by and between the Company and each of the Third Party Investor Stockholders, respectively (each, a Subscription Agreement and, collectively, the Subscription Agreements);
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, HEC Master Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership (HEC Master Fund), purchased an aggregate of [ ● ] shares of Common Stock pursuant to that certain Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2020, by and between the Company and HEC Master Fund, as amended on January 12, 2021;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Original RRA, the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth therein may be amended or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders (as defined in the Original RRA) of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Original RRA) at the time in question, and the Sponsor is the Holder of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities as of the date hereof; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Sponsor desire to amend and restate the Original RRA in its entirety and enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
Additional Holder shall have the meaning given in Section 5.10.
Additional Holder Common Stock shall have the meaning given in Section 5.10.
Adverse Disclosure shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, declared effective or used, as the case may be, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.
Agreement shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
Block Trade shall have the meaning given in Section 2.4.1.
Board shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
Closing shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.
Closing Date shall have the meaning given in the Merger Agreement.
Commission shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Stock shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
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Company shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto and includes the Companys successors by recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction.
Competing Registration Rights shall have the meaning given in Section 5.7.
Demanding Holder shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.
Form S-1 Shelf shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1.
Form S-3 Shelf shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1.
Holder Information shall have the meaning given in Section 4.1.2.
Holders shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto, for so long as such person or entity holds any Registrable Securities.
Investor Shares shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
Joinder shall have the meaning given in Section 5.10.
Lock-up Period shall mean (a) with respect to the Sponsor and its respective Permitted Transferees, the Lock-up Period as defined in that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2021, by and among the Company, Talkspace, the Sponsor and the other parties thereto (the Sponsor Support Agreement) and (b) with respect to the Talkspace Holders and their respective Permitted Transferees, the Lock-up Period as defined in the Bylaws of the Company.
Maximum Number of Securities shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.5.
Merger Agreement shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
Minimum Takedown Threshold shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.
Misstatement shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
Original RRA shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
Other Coordinated Offering shall have the meaning given in Section 2.4.1.
Talkspace shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
Talkspace Holders shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
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Permitted Transferees shall mean (a) with respect to the Sponsor and its respective Permitted Transferees, (i) prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period pursuant to Section 1.8(b) of the Sponsor Support Agreement and (ii) after the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities, subject to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter; (b) with respect to the Talkspace Holders and their respective Permitted Transferees, (i) prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period pursuant to Section 7.12 of the Bylaws of the Company and (ii) after the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities, subject to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter; and (c) with respect to all other Holders and their respective Permitted Transferees, any person or entity to whom such Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities, subject to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or their respective Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter.
Piggyback Registration shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.1.
Prospectus shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
Registrable Security shall mean (a) any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder immediately following the Closing (including any securities distributable pursuant to the Merger Agreement); (b) any outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other equity security (including warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company acquired by a Holder following the date hereof to the extent that such securities are restricted securities (as defined in Rule 144) or are otherwise held by an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (c) any Additional Holder Common Stock; and (d) any other equity security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries issued or issuable with respect to any securities referenced in clause (a), (b) or (c) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest to occur of: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement by the applicable Holder; (B) (i) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, (ii) new certificates for such securities not bearing (or book entry positions not subject to) a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and (iii) subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 or any successor rule promulgated under the Securities Act (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations including as to manner or timing of sale); and (E) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.
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Registration shall mean a registration, including any related Shelf Takedown, effected by preparing and filing a registration statement, Prospectus or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.
Registration Expenses shall mean the documented, out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:
(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;
(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of outside counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);
(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;
(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;
(E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and
(F) in an Underwritten Offering or Other Coordinated Offering, reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders with any fees and expenses in excess of $30,000 in the aggregate for each Registration subject to the approval of the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld).
Registration Statement shall mean any registration statement that covers Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Requesting Holders shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.5.
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
Shelf shall mean the Form S-1 Shelf, the Form S-3 Shelf or any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be.
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Shelf Registration shall mean a registration of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Commission in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect).
Shelf Takedown shall mean an Underwritten Shelf Takedown or any proposed transfer or sale using a Registration Statement, including a Piggyback Registration.
Sponsor shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.
Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.2.
Transfer shall mean the (a) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).
Underwriter shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealers market-making activities.
Underwritten Offering shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.
Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.4.
Withdrawal Notice shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.6.
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS AND OFFERINGS
2.1 Shelf Registration.
2.1.1 Filing. Within thirty (30) calendar days following the Closing Date, the Company shall submit to or file with the Commission a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-1 (the Form S-1 Shelf) or a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration on Form S-3 (the Form S-3 Shelf), if the Company is then eligible to use a Form S-3 Shelf, in each case, covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such submission or filing) on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (a) the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the filing date thereof if the Commission notifies the Company that it will review the Registration Statement and (b) the tenth (10th) business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will
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not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review. Such Shelf shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain a Shelf in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. In the event the Company files a Form S-1 Shelf, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Form S-1 Shelf (and any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) to a Form S-3 Shelf as soon as practicable after the Company is eligible to use Form S-3. The Companys obligation under this Section 2.1.1, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.
2.1.2 Subsequent Shelf Registration. If any Shelf ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Shelf to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf or file an additional registration statement as a Shelf Registration (a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing), and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form. The Companys obligation under this Section 2.1.2, shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.
2.1.3 Additional Registrable Securities. Subject to Section 3.4, in the event that any Holder holds Registrable Securities that are not registered for resale on a delayed or continuous basis, the Company, upon written request of the Sponsor or a Talkspace Holder, shall promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the resale of such Registrable Securities to be covered by either, at the Companys option, any then available Shelf (including by means of a post-effective amendment) or by filing a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement and cause the same to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and such Shelf or Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be subject to the terms hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall only be required to cause such Registrable Securities to be so covered twice per calendar year for each of the Sponsor and the Talkspace Holders.
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2.1.4 Requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns. Subject to Section 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, the Sponsor or a Talkspace Holder (any of the Sponsor or a Talkspace Holder being in such case, a Demanding Holder) may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering that is registered pursuant to the Shelf (each, an Underwritten Shelf Takedown); provided that the Company shall only be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such offering shall include Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Holder, either individually or together with other Demanding Holders, with an anticipated aggregate offering price, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, of at least $50.0 million (the Minimum Takedown Threshold). All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the Company, which shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. Subject to Section 2.4.4, the Company shall have the right to select the Underwriters for such offering (which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks), subject to the initial Demanding Holders prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Sponsor and a Talkspace Holder may each demand not more than two (2) Underwritten Shelf Takedowns pursuant to this Section 2.1.4 in any twelve (12) month period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may effect any Underwritten Offering pursuant to any then effective Registration Statement, including a Form S-3, that is then available for such offering.
2.1.5 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Holders requesting piggy back rights pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (the Requesting Holders) (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and all other shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, that have been requested to be sold in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the Maximum Number of Securities), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, before including any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities proposed to be sold by Company or by other holders of Common Stock or other equity securities, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
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2.1.6 Withdrawal. Prior to the filing of the applicable red herring prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification (a Withdrawal Notice) to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown; provided that the Sponsor or a Talkspace Holder, as applicable, may elect to have the Company continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown if the Minimum Takedown Threshold would still be satisfied by the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the Sponsor, the Talkspace Holders or any of their respective Permitted Transferees, as applicable. If withdrawn, a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall constitute a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown by the withdrawing Demanding Holder for purposes of Section 2.1.4, unless either (i) such Demanding Holder has not previously withdrawn any Underwritten Shelf Takedown or (ii) such Demanding Holder reimburses the Company for all Registration Expenses with respect to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown (or, if there is more than one Demanding Holder, a pro rata portion of such Registration Expenses based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown); provided that, if the Sponsor or Talkspace Holder, as applicable, elects to continue an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, such Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall instead count as an Underwritten Shelf Takedown demanded by the Sponsor or such Talkspace Holder, as applicable, for purposes of Section 2.1.4. Following the receipt of any Withdrawal Notice, the Company shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to any other Holders that had elected to participate in such Shelf Takedown. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Shelf Takedown prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.1.6, other than if a Demanding Holder elects to pay such Registration Expenses pursuant to clause (ii) of the second sentence of this Section 2.1.6.
2.2 Piggyback Registration.
2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. Subject to Section 2.4.3, if the Company or any Holder proposes to conduct a registered offering of, or if the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Registration of, equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 2.1), in each case solely for cash and other than a Registration Statement (or any registered offering with respect thereto) (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan (v) a Block Trade or (vi) an Other Coordinated Offering, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed offering to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the applicable red herring prospectus or prospectus supplement used for marketing such offering, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in
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such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to include in such registered offering such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such registered offering, a Piggyback Registration). Subject to Section 2.2.2, the Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and, if applicable, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of such Piggyback Registration to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.2.1 to be included therein on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such registered offering and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The inclusion of any Holders Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration shall be subject to such Holder agreement to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering.
2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof and (iii) the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:
(a) if the Registration or registered offering is undertaken for the Companys account, the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2.1, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;
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(b) if the Registration or registered offering is pursuant to a demand by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering (A) first, the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.2.1, pro rata, based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, as to which Registration or a registered offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and
(c) if the Registration or registered offering and Underwritten Shelf Takedown is pursuant to a request by Holder(s) of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, then the Company shall include in any such Registration or registered offering securities in the priority set forth in Section 2.1.5.
2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities (other than a Demanding Holder, whose right to withdraw from an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, and related obligations, shall be governed by Section 2.1.6) shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or, in the case of a Piggyback Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration, the filing of the applicable red herring prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such Piggyback Registration used for marketing such transaction. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons or entities pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration (which, in no circumstance, shall include a Shelf) at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (other than Section 2.1.6), the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.2.3.
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2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, subject to Section 2.1.6, any Piggyback Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 2.1.4 hereof.
2.3 Market Stand-off. In connection with any Underwritten Offering of equity securities of the Company (other than a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering), if requested by the managing Underwriters, each Holder that is an executive officer, director or Holder in excess of five percent (5%) of the outstanding Common Stock (and for which it is customary for such a Holder to agree to a lock-up) agrees that it shall not Transfer any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company (other than those included in such offering pursuant to this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the Company, during the ninety (90)-day period (or such shorter time agreed to by the managing Underwriters) beginning on the date of pricing of such offering, except as expressly permitted by such lock-up agreement or in the event the managing Underwriters otherwise agree by written consent. Each such Holder agrees to execute a customary lock-up agreement in favor of the Underwriters to such effect (in each case on substantially the same terms and conditions as all such Holders).
2.4 Block Trades; Other Coordinated Offerings.
2.4.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, but subject to Section 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf is on file with the Commission, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in (a) an underwritten registered offering not involving a roadshow, an offer commonly known as a block trade (a Block Trade) or (b) an at the market or similar registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal, (an Other Coordinated Offering), in each case, with an anticipated aggregate offering price of, either (x) at least $50.0 million or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder, then such Demanding Holder only needs to notify the Company of the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering at least five (5) business days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering; provided that the Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any Underwriters, brokers, sales agents or placement agents prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering.
2.4.2 Prior to the filing of the applicable red herring prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to submit a Withdrawal Notice to the Company, the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) and any brokers, sale agents or placement agents (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.4.2.
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2.4.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Section 2.2 shall not apply to a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering initiated by a Demanding Holder pursuant to this Agreement.
2.4.4 The Demanding Holder in a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to select the Underwriters and any brokers, sale agents or placement agents (if any) for such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering (in each case, which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks).
2.4.5 A Holder in the aggregate may demand no more than two (2) Block Trades or Other Coordinated Offerings pursuant to this Section 2.4 in any twelve (12) month period. For the avoidance of doubt, any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering effected pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 2.1.4 hereof.
2.5 Acknowledgment. The Talkspace Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that their respective Registrable Securities are subject to the lock-up provisions set forth in the Bylaws of the Company.
ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES
3.1 General Procedures. In connection with any Shelf and/or Shelf Takedown, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:
3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities;
3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by any Holder that holds at least five percent (5%) of the Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;
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3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and such Holders legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;
3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request (or provide evidence satisfactory to such Holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification) and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;
3.1.5 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each national securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;
3.1.8 at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus (or such shorter period of time as may be (a) necessary in order to comply with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, as applicable or (b) advisable in order to reduce the number of days that sales are suspended pursuant to Section 3.4), furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel (excluding any exhibits thereto and any filing made under the Exchange Act that is to be incorporated by reference therein);
3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4;
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3.1.10 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering, or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriters or other financial institutions facilitating such Underwritten Offering, Block Trade, Other Coordinated Offering or other sale pursuant to such Registration, if any, and any attorney, consultant or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such persons or entitys own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Companys officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, financial institution, attorney, consultant or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives, Underwriters or financial institutions agree to confidentiality arrangements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;
3.1.11 obtain a cold comfort letter from the Companys independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration (subject to such broker, placement agent or sales agent providing such certification or representation reasonably requested by the Companys independent registered public accountants and the Companys counsel) in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;
3.1.12 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the participating Holders, the broker, placement agents or sales agent, if any and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the participating Holders, broker, placement agent, sales agent or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters;
3.1.13 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting or other purchase or sales agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter or the broker, placement agent or sales agent of such offering or sale;
3.1.14 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Companys first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule then in effect);
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3.1.15 with respect to an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.1.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary road show presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in such Underwritten Offering; and
3.1.16 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the participating Holders, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with such Registration.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent if such Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent has not then been named with respect to the applicable Underwritten Offering or other offering involving a registration as an Underwriter or broker, sales agent or placement agent, as applicable.
3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of Registration Expenses, all fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.
3.3 Requirements for Participation in Registration Statement in Offerings. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Holder does not provide the Company with its requested Holder Information, the Company may exclude such Holders Registrable Securities from the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such information is necessary to effect the registration and such Holder continues thereafter to withhold such information. No person or entity may participate in any Underwritten Offering or other offering for equity securities of the Company pursuant to a Registration initiated by the Company hereunder unless such person or entity (i) agrees to sell such persons or entitys securities on the basis provided in any underwriting, sales, distribution or placement arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting or other agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting, sales, distribution or placement arrangements. The exclusion of a Holders Registrable Securities as a result of this Section 3.3 shall not affect the registration of the other Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration.
3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure; Restrictions on Registration Rights.
3.4.1 Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.
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3.4.2 Subject to Section 3.4.3, if the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would (a) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, (b) require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Companys control or (c) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the Board such Registration, be seriously detrimental to the Company and/or the holders of its capital stock and it is therefore essential to defer such filing, initial effectiveness or continued use at such time, the Company shall have the right, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders (which notice shall not specify the nature of the event giving rise to such delay or suspension), delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose. In the event the Company exercises its rights under this Section 3.4.2, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities until such Holder receives written notice from the Company that such sales or offers of Registrable Securities may be resumed, and in each case maintain the confidentiality of such notice and its contents.
3.4.3 (a) During the period starting with the date ninety (90) days prior to the Companys good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated Registration and provided that the Company continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the applicable Shelf Registration Statement, or (b) if, pursuant to Section 2.1.4, Holders have requested an Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the Company and Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite such offering, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay any other registered offering pursuant to Section 2.1.4 or 2.4. The right to delay or suspend any filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3.4.2 or a registered offering pursuant to this Section 3.4.3 shall be exercised by the Company, in the aggregate, for not more than ninety (90) consecutive calendar days or more than one hundred twenty (120) total calendar days in each case, during any twelve (12)-month period.
3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings; provided that any documents publicly filed or furnished with the Commission pursuant to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System shall be deemed to have been furnished or delivered to the Holders pursuant to this Section 3.5. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect). Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
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ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
4.1 Indemnification.
4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers, directors and agents and each person or entity who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act), against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in or incorporated by reference in any 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 not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person or entity who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.
4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (the Holder Information) and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors, officers and agents and each person or entity who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys fees) resulting from any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any 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 not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement is contained in (or not contained in, in the case of an omission) any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person or entity who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.
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4.1.3 Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) 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 or entitys right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified partys reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, 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 (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist 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 includes a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party 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.
4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this 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 or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Companys or such Holders indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses 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, claims, damages, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses 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 or alleged 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; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this Section 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. 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 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties
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hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 4.1.5. No person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 4.1.5 from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: Talkspace, Inc., 570 Lexington Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attn: Douglas G. Bergeron, Douglas L. Braunstein and Jonathan Dobres, Email: Doug.Bergeron@hudsonexecutive.com; Douglas.Braunstein@hudsonexecutive.com, and Jonathan.Dobres@hudsonexecutive.com, and, if to any Holder, at such Holders address, electronic mail address or facsimile number as set forth in the Companys books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.
5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.
5.2.2 Subject to Section 5.2.4 and Section 5.2.5, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of a Holder hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part to such Holders Permitted Transferees; provided, that, with respect to the Talkspace Holders and the Sponsor, the rights hereunder that are personal to such Holders may not be assigned or delegated in whole or in part, except that (x) each of the Talkspace Holders shall be permitted to transfer its rights hereunder as the Talkspace Holders to one or more affiliates or any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of such Talkspace Holder (it being understood that no such transfer shall reduce any rights of such Talkspace Holder or such transferees) and (y) the Sponsor shall be permitted to transfer its rights hereunder as the Sponsor to one or more affiliates or any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of the Sponsor (it being understood that no such transfer shall reduce any rights of the Sponsor or such transferees).
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5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.
5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons or entities that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2.
5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such partys rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.
5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.
5.4 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT (1) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND (2) THE VENUE FOR ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK COUNTY, AND ANY STATE APPELLATE COURT THEREFROM WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK COUNTY, OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK.
5.5 TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
5.6 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of (a) the Company and (b) the Holders of a majority of the total Registrable Securities, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof shall also require the written consent of the Sponsor so long as the Sponsor and its affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company; provided,
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further, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof shall also require the written consent of each Talkspace Holder so long as such Talkspace Holder and its affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company; and provided, further, that any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
5.7 Other Registration Rights. Other than (i) the Third Party Investor Stockholders who have registration rights with respect to their Investor Shares pursuant to their respective Subscription Agreements and (ii) as provided in the Warrant Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2020, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Company represents and warrants that no person or entity, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration Statement filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person or entity. For so long as (a) the Sponsor and its affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, the Company hereby agrees and covenants that it will not grant rights to register any Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) pursuant to the Securities Act that are more favorable, pari passu or senior to those granted to the Holders hereunder (such rights Competing Registration Rights) without the prior written consent of the Sponsor, and (b) an Talkspace Holder and its affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, the Company hereby agrees and covenants that it will not grant Competing Registration Rights without the prior written consent of such Talkspace Holder. Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
5.8 Term. This Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (a) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (b) with respect to any Holder, on the date that such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.
5.9 Holder Information. Each Holder agrees, if requested in writing, to represent to the Company the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for the Company to make determinations hereunder.
5.10 Additional Holders; Joinder. In addition to persons or entities who may become Holders pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof, subject to the prior written consent of each of the Sponsor and each Talkspace Holder (in each case, so long as such Holder and its affiliates hold, in the aggregate, at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company),
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the Company may make any person or entity who acquires Common Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock after the date hereof a party to this Agreement (each such person or entity, an Additional Holder) by obtaining an executed joinder to this Agreement from such Additional Holder in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (a Joinder). Such Joinder shall specify the rights and obligations of the applicable Additional Holder under this Agreement. Upon the execution and delivery and subject to the terms of a Joinder by such Additional Holder, the Common Stock of the Company then owned, or underlying any rights then owned, by such Additional Holder (the Additional Holder Common Stock) shall be Registrable Securities to the extent provided herein and therein and such Additional Holder shall be a Holder under this Agreement with respect to such Additional Holder Common Stock.
5.11 Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
5.12 Entire Agreement; Restatement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter. Upon the Closing, the Original RRA shall no longer be of any force or effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
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Exhibit A
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT JOINDER
The undersigned is executing and delivering this joinder (this Joinder) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of [●], 2021 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the Registration Rights Agreement), among Talkspace, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and the other persons or entities named as parties therein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Registration Rights Agreement.
By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Company, and upon acceptance hereof by the Company upon the execution of a counterpart hereof, the undersigned hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the Registration Rights Agreement as a Holder of Registrable Securities in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to the Registration Rights Agreement, and the undersigneds shares of Common Stock shall be included as Registrable Securities under the Registration Rights Agreement to the extent provided therein; provided, however, that the undersigned and its permitted assigns (if any) shall not have any rights as Holders, and the undersigneds (and its transferees) shares of Common Stock shall not be included as Registrable Securities, for purposes of the Excluded Sections.
For purposes of this Joinder, Excluded Sections shall mean [ ].
Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the __________ day of __________, 20__.
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Exhibit 10.2
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this Subscription Agreement) is entered into this 12th day of January, 2021, by and among Hudson Executive Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (the Issuer), and the undersigned (Subscriber or you). Defined terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, the Issuer, Groop Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace), a Delaware corporation (the Company), and the other parties named therein will concurrently with the execution of this Subscription Agreement, enter into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, or waived from time to time in accordance with its terms, the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which, inter alia, First Merger Sub, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the First Merger), and immediately thereafter and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, the Company will be merged with and into Second Merger Sub, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, with Second Merger Sub surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (such merger, together with the First Merger, the Mergers), in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the Mergers, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Transactions);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Issuer that number of shares of the Class A common stock of the Issuer, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class A Common Stock), which after giving effect to the Transactions, will become common stock of the Issuer (the Common Stock), set forth on Subscribers signature page hereto (the Shares) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for the aggregate purchase price set forth on Subscribers signature page hereto (the Purchase Price), and the Issuer desires to issue, in book entry form, and sell to Subscriber the Shares in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price therefor by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Issuer, all on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, certain other qualified institutional buyers (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)) or accredited investors (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) (each, an Other Subscriber) have, severally and not jointly, entered into separate subscription agreements with the Issuer (the Other Subscription Agreements) substantially similar to this Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which such Other Subscribers have agreed to purchase Common Stock on the Closing Date (as defined herein) at the same per share purchase price as the Subscriber, and the aggregate amount of securities to be sold by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements equals, as of the date hereof, 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock; and
WHEREAS, HEC Master Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership (HEC), has entered into a separate forward purchase agreement with the Issuer (the Forward Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which, among other things, HEC has agreed to purchase certain Common Stock and warrants exercisable to purchase one share of Common Stock on the Closing Date.
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, at the Closing, 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 Shares (such subscription and issuance, the Subscription). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the consummation of the Subscription is contingent upon the subsequent occurrence of the closing of the Transactions as further described herein.
2. Representations, Warranties, and Agreements.
2.1 Subscribers Representations, Warranties, and Agreements. To induce the Issuer to issue the Shares to Subscriber, Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer and acknowledges and agrees with the Issuer as follows:
2.1.1 If Subscriber is not an individual, 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, with power and authority to enter into, deliver, and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber has the authority to enter into, deliver, and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
2.1.2 If Subscriber is not an individual, this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by Subscriber. If Subscriber is an individual, the signature on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and Subscriber has legal competence and capacity to execute the same. Assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Issuer, this Subscription Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of Subscriber and is enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
2.1.3 The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein do not and will not (i) 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 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, which would, in each case, reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the ability of Subscriber to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, (ii) if Subscriber is not an individual, result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of Subscriber or (iii) result in any violation of 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 its properties, which would, in each case, reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the ability of Subscriber to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
2.1.4 Subscriber (i) is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an accredited investor (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, (ii) is an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (iii) is acquiring the Shares only for its own account or for beneficiaries portfolio under its management and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer, and Subscriber has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations, warranties, and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iv) is not acquiring the Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information on Schedule I attached hereto). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares.
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2.1.5 Subscriber understands that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands that the 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) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur solely 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 of cases (i) and (iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any book entries representing the Shares (if any) shall contain a legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges that the Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. Subscriber understands and agrees that as a result of the transfer restrictions described herein, Subscriber may not be able to readily resell the Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the 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 Shares.
2.1.6 Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Shares directly from the Issuer. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements made to Subscriber by the Issuer, the Company, the Placement Agents (as defined below) or any of their respective affiliates, officers or directors, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement, and Subscriber is not relying on any representations, warranties or covenants other than those expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement.
2.1.7 If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), Subscriber represents and warrants that its acquisition and holding of the Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), or any applicable similar law.
2.1.8 In making its decision to purchase the Shares, Subscriber represents that it has relied solely upon independent investigation made by Subscriber and the Issuers representations, warranties and agreements in Section 2.2 hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber has not relied on any statements or other information provided by anyone other than the Issuer concerning the Issuer or the Shares or the offer and sale of the Shares. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has received access to and has had an adequate opportunity to review such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares, including with respect to the Issuer, the Company, and the Transactions and has made its own assessment and is satisfied concerning the relevant tax and other economic considerations relevant to the Subscribers investment in the Shares. Subscriber acknowledges that it has reviewed the documents made available to the Subscriber by the Company in the virtual dataroom as of the date hereof to which Subscriber has been granted access. 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 as Subscriber and such Subscribers professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares.
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2.1.9 Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Issuer or its representative. Subscriber acknowledges that the Shares were not offered to Subscriber by any form of advertising or, to its knowledge, general solicitation, including methods described in Section 502(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
2.1.10 Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares, and Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal, and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the purchase and sale of the Shares hereunder meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).
2.1.11 Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), if any, Subscriber represents and acknowledges that Subscriber has adequately analyzed and considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and that Subscriber is able 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.
2.1.12 Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Shares.
2.1.13 Subscriber represents and warrants that Subscriber is not (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 in any other Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (collectively, OFAC Lists), (ii) owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person, that is named on an OFAC 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. Subscriber represents that if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and its implementing regulations (collectively, the BSA/PATRIOT Act), that 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 OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC 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 Shares were legally derived.
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2.1.14 If Subscriber is 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 neither the Issuer nor 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 to acquire and hold the 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 Shares.
2.1.15 The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that it will not, nor will any person acting at the Subscribers direction or pursuant to any understanding with the Subscriber, directly or indirectly offer, sell, pledge, contract to sell, sell any option, engage in hedging activities or execute any short sales as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act of the Shares until the consummation of the Transactions (or such earlier termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms). For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.1.15 shall not apply to (a) any sale (including the exercise of any redemption right) of securities of the Issuer (i) held by Subscriber, its controlled affiliates or any person or entity acting on behalf of Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates prior to the execution of this Subscription Agreement or (ii) purchased by Subscriber, its controlled affiliates or any person or entity acting on behalf of Subscriber or any of its controlled affiliates in open market transactions after the execution of this Agreement or (b) ordinary course, non-speculative hedging transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) nothing herein shall prohibit other entities under common management with the Subscriber that have no knowledge of this Subscription Agreement or of the Subscribers participation in the subscription (including the Subscribers controlled affiliates and/or affiliates) from entering into any short sales and (b) in the case of a Subscriber that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Subscribers assets and the portfolio managers have no knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Subscribers assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Shares covered by this Subscription Agreement.
2.1.16 Subscriber will have, on the date the Purchase Price would be required to be funded, sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.
2.1.17 The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPM) and Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc. (Citi and together with JPM, in their respective capacities as placement agents with respect to the issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements, the Placement Agents) is each acting solely as Placement Agent in connection with the Transactions and is not acting as an underwriter or in any other capacity and is not and shall not be construed as a fiduciary for the undersigned, the Company or any other person or entity in connection with the Transactions, (b) the Placement Agents have not made and will not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character and have not provided any advice or recommendation in connection with the Transactions, (c) the Placement Agents will have no
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responsibility with respect to (i) any representations, warranties or agreements made by any person or entity under or in connection with the Transactions or any of the documents furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, or the execution, legality, validity or enforceability (with respect to any person) of any thereof, or (ii) the business, affairs, financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of, or any other matter concerning the Company or the Transactions, and (d) the Placement Agents shall have no liability or obligation (including without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by the Subscriber, the Company or any other person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, to the Subscriber, or to any person claiming through the Subscriber, in respect of the Transactions.
2.1.18 No broker, finder, or other financial consultant has acted on behalf of or at the direction of Subscriber in connection with this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the Issuer, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries.
2.2 Issuers Representations, Warranties, and Agreements. To induce Subscriber to purchase the Shares, the Issuer hereby represents and warrants to Subscriber and agrees, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, with Subscriber as follows:
2.2.1 The Issuer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), with 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. Other than direct ownership of First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub, the Issuer has no direct or indirect subsidiaries, and does not own or hold the right to acquire any stock, partnership interest or joint venture interest or other equity ownership interest in any other partnership, corporation, organization or entity. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Issuer to provide funds to, or to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any other person.
2.2.2 The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber against full payment for the Shares, will be free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those specified hereunder) in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement and registered with the Issuers transfer agent, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights, whether created under the Issuers amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or under the DGCL or otherwise.
2.2.3 This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming that this Subscription Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Subscriber, is the valid and binding obligation of the Issuer and is enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.
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2.2.4 The execution, delivery, and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including compliance by the Issuer with all of the provisions hereof), issuance and sale of the Shares, and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated herein, including the Transactions, will not (i) 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 or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license, or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject, which would, in any case, reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders equity or results of operations of the Issuer or the Company or their respective subsidiaries individually or taken as a whole and including the combined company after giving effect to the Transactions, or prevents, materially impairs, materially delays or materially impedes the ability of the Issuer to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, the Merger Agreement or materially affect the validity or enforceability of the Shares (an Issuer Material Adverse Effect), (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule, or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries or any of its and their respective properties that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.
2.2.5 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 or self-regulatory organization in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares), the failure of which would reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect, other than (i) filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission), (ii) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (iii) any filings required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 or similar antitrust laws, and (iv) filings required by Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq), including with respect to obtaining Company stockholder approval.
2.2.6 Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer is entering into the Other Subscription Agreements providing for the sale of an aggregate of 30,000,000 Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $300,000,000 (including the Shares purchased and sold under this Subscription Agreement).
2.2.7 Assuming the accuracy of Subscribers representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.1 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Class A Common Stock by the Issuer to Subscriber and the Other Subscribers.
2.2.8 The issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol HEC (it being understood that the trading symbol will be changed in connection with the Closing). There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by Nasdaq or the Commission. The Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate or expected to result in the termination of the registration of the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act.
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2.2.9 The Issuer has made available to Subscriber (including via the Commissions EDGAR system) a true, correct, and complete copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement, and other documents filed by the Issuer with the Commission prior to the date of this Subscription Agreement (the SEC Documents), which SEC Documents, as of their respective filing dates, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to the SEC Documents and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents. None of the SEC Documents filed, contained, when filed or, if amended prior to the date of this Subscription Agreement, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Issuer has timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Issuer was required to file with the Commission since its inception and through the date hereof. As of the date hereof, there are, and upon Closing there shall be, no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the Commission staff with respect to any of the SEC Documents.
2.2.10 As of the date hereof and as of immediately prior to the Transactions, the authorized capital stock of the Issuer is 401,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 380,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, (b) 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Existing Class B Shares), and (c) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Preferred Shares). As of the date hereof: (i) no Preferred Shares are issued and outstanding; (ii) 41,400,000 shares of Class A Common Stock are issued and outstanding; (iii) 10,350,000 shares of Existing Class B Shares are issued and outstanding; (iv) 10,350,000 warrants to purchase 10,350,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the Private Placement Warrants) are outstanding and (v) 20,700,000 warrants to purchase 20,700,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the Public Warrants) are outstanding. All (A) issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Existing Class B Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights and (B) outstanding Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are not subject to preemptive rights. Except as set forth above and pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements, the Forward Purchase Agreement and the Merger Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Issuer any shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B common stock, or any other equity interests in the Issuer, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests.
2.2.11 The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares will not be, an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
2.2.12 Other than the Other Subscription Agreements, the Merger Agreement and any other agreement contemplated by the Merger Agreement, neither the Company nor the Issuer has entered into any side letter or similar agreement with any Other Subscriber or any other investor in connection with such Other Subscribers or investors direct or indirect investment in the Company (other than any side letter or similar agreement relating to the transfer to any investor of (i) securities of the Company by existing securityholders of the Company, which may be effectuated as a forfeiture to the Company and reissuance, or (ii) securities to be issued to the direct or indirect securityholders of the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement). No Other Subscription Agreement includes terms and conditions that are materially more advantageous to any such Other Subscriber than the Subscriber hereunder, and such Other Subscription Agreements have not been amended or modified in any material respect following the date of this Subscription Agreement.
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2.2.13 Other than as set forth in the Merger Agreement, there are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Issuer is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Shares or (ii) the shares to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement (as defined below) or the Forward Purchase Agreement that have not been or will not be validly waived on or prior to the closing of the Transactions; provided, that any such holders will waive any such anti-dilution or similar provisions in connection with the Transactions.
2.2.14 As of the date hereof, there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened suits, claim, actions or proceedings (collectively, Actions), which, if determined adversely, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, there is no unsatisfied judgment or any open injunction binding upon the Issuer which would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.
2.2.15 Other than to the Placement Agents, no broker, finder, or other financial consultant has acted on behalf of or at the direction of the Issuer in connection with this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on Subscriber. Issuer is solely responsible for paying any fees or any other commission owed to the Placement Agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
2.2.16 The Issuer is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Shares, will not be, an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
2.2.17 The Issuer is in compliance with all applicable laws, except where such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. The Issuer 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, be reasonably expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.
2.2.18 The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, prior to the Effectiveness Date, the Shares may be pledged by Subscriber in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, which such pledge (but for the avoidance of doubt, not any call or redemption in connection with such pledge) shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Shares hereunder, and Subscriber effecting a pledge of Shares shall not be required to provide the Issuer with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.
2.2.19 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 of the Securities Act) in connection with any offer or sale of the Shares.
2.2.20 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 Issuers charter documents, (ii) any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, permit, franchise or license to which the Issuer is now 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 or 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 be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.
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3. Settlement Date and Delivery; Closing.
3.1.1 Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in sections 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3 and 3.1.4 below, the closing of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the Closing) shall occur on the date of, and substantially concurrently with, the consummation of the Transactions (such date, the Closing Date). Upon written notice from (or on behalf of) the Issuer to Subscriber (the Closing Notice) at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date that the Issuer reasonably expects all conditions to the closing of the Transactions to be satisfied (the Expected Closing Date), Subscriber shall deliver to the Issuer on the Expected Closing Date, (x) the Purchase Price for the Shares by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in the Closing Notice and (y) such information as is reasonably requested in the Closing Notice in order for the Issuer to issue the Shares to Subscriber, including the legal name of the person in whose name the Shares are to be issued and a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or an appropriate duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8. If the Transactions are not consummated on or prior to the third (3rd) Business Day after the Expected Closing Date, the Issuer shall promptly (but in no event later than four (4) Business Days after the Expected Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice) return the Purchase Price (which shall not include, for the avoidance of doubt, the accrual of any interest) to Subscriber by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to an account specified by Subscriber. Notwithstanding such return, Subscriber shall remain obligated to redeliver funds representing the Purchase Price to the Issuer following the Issuers delivery to Subscriber of a new Closing Notice, which redelivery shall be made on the new Expected Closing Date specified in such new Closing Notice. Unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing, the Issuer shall deliver the Closing Notice at least four (4) Business Days prior to the date of the Special Meeting. At the Closing, the Issuer shall deliver to Subscriber (i) the Shares in book entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws or as set forth herein or in any other agreement between the Issuer and the Subscriber), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee or custodian in accordance with its delivery instructions) and (ii) a copy of the records of the Issuers transfer agent showing the Subscriber (or such nominee or custodian, as applicable) as the owner of the Shares on and as of the Closing, it being understood that the delivery of a reasonably acceptable copy of such records shall be a condition precedent to the Subscribers obligation to wire the Purchase Price for the Shares. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.
3.1.2 The obligation of the Issuer and the Subscriber to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction by the Issuer of, or the waiver by the Issuer and the Subscriber of the conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(1) no suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale or trading in any jurisdiction, or initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes, shall have occurred;
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(2) all consents, waivers, authorizations or orders of, any notice required to be made to, and any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including Nasdaq) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares) required to be made in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares shall have been obtained or made, except where the failure to so obtain or make would not prevent the Issuer from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance and sale of the Shares;
(3) no governmental authority shall have enacted, issued or entered any judgment or order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and no such governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition (except in the case of a governmental authority located outside the United States where such restraint or prohibition would not be reasonably expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect); and
(4) all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transaction set forth in the Merger Agreement, including all necessary approvals of the Companys stockholders and regulatory approvals, if any, shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties to the Merger Agreement) or waived (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the Transactions pursuant to the Merger Agreement), and the closing of the Transactions shall be scheduled to occur substantially concurrently with or immediately following the Closing.
3.1.3 The obligation of the Issuer to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver by the Issuer of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(1) all representations and warranties of the Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date); and
(2) the Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing; provided, that this condition shall be deemed satisfied unless written notice of such non-compliance is provided by the Issuer to the Subscriber and the Subscriber fails to cure such noncompliance in all material respects within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice.
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3.1.4 The obligation of the Subscriber to consummate the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver by the Subscriber of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(1) all representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to Issuer Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of the Closing Date (unless they specifically speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to Issuer Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such date), other than, in each case, failures to be true and correct that would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in an Issuer Material Adverse Effect; and
(2) the Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing; provided, that this condition shall be deemed satisfied unless written notice of such non-compliance is provided by Subscriber to the Issuer and the Issuer fails to cure such noncompliance in all material respects within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice; and
(3) No amendment or modification of, or waiver with respect to Issuers obligation to effect the Closing under, the Merger Agreement shall have occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially, adversely and disproportionately as compared to Other Subscribers affect the economic benefits to Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement without having received Subscribers prior written consent.
4. Registration Statement.
4.1 The Issuer agrees that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the consummation of the Transactions (the Filing Date), the Issuer will file with the Commission (at the Issuers sole cost and expense) a registration statement (the Registration Statement) registering the resale of the Shares (the Registrable Securities), and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the 45th calendar day (or 75th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will review the Registration Statement) following the Closing Date and (ii) the 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 (any such date, the Effectiveness Date); provided, however, that the Issuers obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing a completed and executed selling shareholders questionnaire in customary form to the Issuer that contains the information required by Commission rules for a Registration Statement regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Issuer held by Subscriber, and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities, 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 Registrable Securities. In no event shall the Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission; provided, that if the
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Commission requests that the Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, the Subscriber will have the opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement. For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Issuer to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Date or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Issuer of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement as set forth above in this Section 4. For purposes of this Section 4, Registrable Securities shall include, as of any date of determination, the Shares and any other equity security of the Issuer issued or issuable with respect to the Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event or otherwise.
4.2 In the case of the registration effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. At its expense, the Issuer shall:
4.2.1 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, until the earlier of the following: (i) Subscriber ceases to hold any Registrable Securities; (ii) 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)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) and (iii) two years from the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement ;
4.2.2 advise Subscriber as expeditiously as possible, but in any event within five (5) Business Days:
(a) when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;
(b) 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;
(c) of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and
(d) 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 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 (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
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 (a) through (d) above constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer; Subscriber hereby consents to receipt of any material, non-public information with respect to the occurrence of the events listed in (a) through (d) above;
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4.2.3 use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;
4.2.4 upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 4.2.2(d), 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 Registrable Securities 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; and
4.2.5 use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Issuers Common Stock is then listed.
4.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including in the Registration Statement any or all of the Shares due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Shares by the Subscriber, the Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Shares as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Shares to be registered for each selling shareholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling shareholders.
4.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Issuer shall be entitled to delay 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, in each case in good faith and its reasonable judgment after consultation with counsel to the Issuer, that in order for the Registration Statement not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, (i) 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, (ii) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by Issuer or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event Issuers board of directors reasonably believes would require additional disclosure by Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of Issuers board of directors to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, or (iii) in the good faith judgment of the majority of Issuers board of directors, upon advice of counsel, such filing or effectiveness or use of such Registration Statement, would be materially adverse to the Issuer and the majority of the Issuers board of directors concludes as a result that it is essential to defer such filing (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 45 consecutive calendar days, in each case during any twelve (12) month period; and, provided further, that the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make the Registration Statement available for sale by the Subscriber of its Shares as soon as practicable following any such suspension. 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
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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 (a) it will promptly discontinue offers and sales of the Shares under the Registration Statement 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; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Issuer shall not include any material non-public information in any such written notice and Subscriber shall not bear any duty of confidentiality in respect thereof. 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 Shares in Subscribers possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares shall not apply (1) 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 (2) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
4.5 Issuer shall, notwithstanding the termination of this Subscription Agreement, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Subscriber (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), its officers, directors, partners, members, managers, employees, stockholders, advisers and agents, and each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, agents and employees of such controlling persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees) and expenses (collectively, Losses) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or incorporated by reference therein), any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent that such untrue statements or alleged untrue statements or omissions or alleged omissions, are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein. The Issuer shall notify Subscriber promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 4.5 of which the Issuer is aware.
4.6 Subscriber shall, severally and not jointly with any Other Subscriber, indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each person who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or alleged untrue statements, or omissions, or alleged omissions, are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Issuer by Subscriber expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 4.6 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). In no event shall the liability of Subscriber exceed the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Subscriber shall notify the Issuer promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 4.6 of which Subscriber is aware.
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4.7 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 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 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 (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), 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.
4.8 If the indemnification provided for herein from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses 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, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses 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 or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, 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 subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 4.8 and deemed to include 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 4.8 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each indemnifying partys obligation to make a contribution pursuant to this Section 4.8 shall be individual, not joint and several, and in no event shall the liability of Subscriber hereunder exceed the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
5. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earlier to occur of (i) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with its terms, (ii) upon the mutual written agreement of the Company and each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (iii) if any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 3.1.2 is not satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Transactions, are not consummated at the Closing or (iv) on or after September 12, 2021 if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to such 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 of the termination of the Merger Agreement promptly after the termination of such agreement (if applicable).
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6. Miscellaneous.
6.1 Further Assurances. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as the parties reasonably may deem to be practical and necessary in order to consummate the Subscription as contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
6.1.1 Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer, the Company, and others will, rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties made by Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Issuer and the Company if any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties of the Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. The Issuer acknowledges that Subscriber and others will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Issuer contained in this Subscription Agreement.
6.1.2 Each of the Issuer, Subscriber, and the Company 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.
6.1.3 The Issuer may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Issuer may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Shares, and Subscriber shall promptly provide such information as may be reasonably requested to the extent within Subscribers possession and control or otherwise readily available to Subscriber, provided that the Issuer agrees to keep confidential any such information provided by Subscriber.
6.1.4 Each party shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
6.2 Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed, 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) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (iii) three (3) 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:
(a) | if to Subscriber, to such address or addresses set forth on Subscribers signature page hereto; |
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(b) | if to the Issuer, to: |
Hudson Executive Investment Corp.
570 Lexington Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Douglas G. Bergeron and Douglas L. Braunstein
Email: doug.bergeron@hudsonexecutive.com,
douglas.braunstein@hudsonexecutive.com
with a required copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:
Milbank LLP
55 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 1001
Attention: Scott Golenbock
Email: sgolenbock@milbank.com
(c) | if to the Company, to: |
Talkspace
2578 Broadway #607
New York, NY 10025
Attention: Oren Frank
Email: oren@talkspace.com
with required copies (which copies shall not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: Justin G. Hamill
Email: justin.hamill@lw.com
6.3 Entire Agreement. This Subscription Agreement 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, including any commitment letter entered into relating to the subject matter hereof.
6.4 Modifications; Amendments; Waivers. This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented, or waived (i) except by an instrument in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such amendment, modification, supplement, or waiver is sought and (ii) without the prior written consent of the Company. No failure or delay of either party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereto or the exercise of any other right or power.
6.5 Assignment. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights, interests, or obligations that may accrue to the parties hereunder (including Subscribers rights to purchase the Shares) may be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of each of the Company and the other party hereto (other than the Shares acquired hereunder and then only in accordance with this Subscription Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subscriber may assign its rights and obligations under this
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Subscription Agreement to any fund or account managed by the same investment manager as the Subscriber or by an affiliate of such investment manager without the prior consent of the Issuer; provided further that (x) prior to such assignment, any such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms hereof and (y) no such assignment shall relieve the Subscriber of its obligations hereunder if any such assignee fails to fully perform such obligations.
6.6 Benefit.
6.6.1 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.
6.6.2 Each of the Issuer and Subscriber further acknowledge and agree that the Placement Agents are third-party beneficiaries of the representations and warranties of the Issuer and Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement.
6.7 Governing Law. 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 internal laws of the State of Delaware, including its statute of limitations, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflicts of law thereof to the extent they would require or permit the application of laws or statute of limitations of another jurisdiction.
6.8 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; provided, that if subject matter jurisdiction over the matter that is the subject of the legal proceeding is vested exclusively in the U.S. federal courts, such legal proceeding shall be heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (together with the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, the Chosen Courts), in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Subscription Agreement. Each party hereby waives, and shall not assert as a defense in any legal dispute, that (i) such person is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts for any reason, (ii) such legal proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in the Chosen Courts, (iii) such persons property is exempt or immune from execution, (iv) such legal proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, or (v) the venue of such legal proceeding is improper. Each party hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by Delaware law, further consents to service of process by nationally recognized overnight courier service guaranteeing overnight delivery, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 6.2, and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such manner of service of process. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 6.8, a party may commence any action, claim, cause of action, or suit in a court other than the Chosen Courts solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by the Chosen Courts. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CLAIMS OR COUNTERCLAIMS ASSERTED IN ANY LEGAL DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY SHALL ASSERT IN SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE A NONCOMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE WITH A SEPARATE ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED.
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6.9 Severability. 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.
6.10 No Waiver of Rights, Powers, and Remedies. No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power, or remedy under this Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power, or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power, or remedy under this Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power, or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.
6.11 Remedies.
6.11.1 The parties agree that each party may suffer irreparable damage if this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions, to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 6.8, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity, including money damages.
6.11.2 The parties acknowledge and agree that this Section 6.11 is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and without that right, the parties hereto would not have entered into this Subscription Agreement.
6.12 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, if for any reason the Closing does not occur prior to the consummation of the Transactions, all representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements of the parties hereunder shall survive the consummation of the Transactions and remain in full force and effect.
6.13 Headings and Captions. The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Subscription Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.
6.14 Counterparts. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, email, or any other form of electronic delivery, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
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6.15 Construction. The words include, includes, and including will be deemed to be followed by without limitation. Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. The words this Subscription Agreement, herein, hereof, hereby, hereunder, and words of similar import refer to this Subscription Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein will have independent significance. If any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty, or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which such party hereto has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant. All references in this Subscription Agreement to numbers of shares, per share amounts, and purchase prices shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination, recapitalization, or the like occurring after the date hereof.
6.16 Mutual Drafting. This Subscription Agreement is the joint product of the parties hereto and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation, and agreement of the parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.
7. Cleansing Statement; Disclosure.
7.1 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, issue one (1) or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other Subscription Agreements, the Forward Purchase Agreement, and the Transactions. From and after the issuance of such press release(s) or filings, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Issuer or 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 Issuer, the Placement Agent, or any of their affiliates in connection with the Transactions; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent that Subscriber or any of its affiliates are an investor in the Company as of the date hereof. The Issuer understands and confirms that the Subscriber and its affiliates will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor the Issuer shall publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any affiliate or investment adviser of Subscriber, or include the name of Subscriber or any affiliate or investment adviser of Subscriber in any press release or in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent (including by e-mail) of Subscriber, except in the Registration Statement contemplated by Section 5 of this Subscription Agreement, as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and/or to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, or at the request of the staff of the Commission or any regulatory agency, in which case the Issuer shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice (including by e-mail) of such permitted disclosure, and shall reasonably consult with Subscriber regarding such disclosure.
8. Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber acknowledges that the Issuer has established a trust account containing the proceeds of its initial public offering and from certain private placements (collectively, with interest accrued from time to time thereon, the Trust Account). For and in consideration of the Issuers entering into this Subscription Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Subscriber agrees that (i) it
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has no right, title, interest, or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and (ii) it shall have no right of set-off or any right, title, interest, or claim of any kind (Claim) to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account, in each case in connection with this Subscription Agreement, and hereby irrevocably waives any Claim to, or to any monies in, the Trust Account that it may have in connection with this Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8 (x) shall serve to limit or prohibit the Subscribers right to pursue a claim against Issuer for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief, (y) shall serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Subscriber may have in the future against the Issuers assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds) or (z) shall be deemed to limit Subscribers right, title, interest, or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Subscribers record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, including any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Issuer. In the event Subscriber has any Claim against the Issuer under this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber shall pursue such Claim solely against the Issuer and its assets outside the Trust Account and not against the property or any monies in the Trust Account.
9. Non-Reliance. 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 Company, the Issuer, any of their respective affiliates, or any of its or their respective control persons, officers, directors, or employees), other than the representations and warranties of the Issuer expressly set forth in this Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Issuer. Subscriber agrees none of the Placement Agent, its affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing shall be liable to Subscriber pursuant to or in connection with this Subscription Agreement or any other agreement related to the private placement of shares of the Issuers capital stock for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Shares hereunder.
10. [Waiver of Sovereign Immunity. With respect to the liability of Subscriber to perform its obligations under this Agreement, with respect to itself or its property, Subscriber:
10.1 agrees that, for purposes of the doctrine of sovereign immunity, the execution, delivery, and performance by it of this Agreement constitutes private and commercial acts done for private and commercial purposes;
10.2 agrees that, should any proceedings be brought against it or its assets in any jurisdiction in relation to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, Subscriber is not entitled to any immunity on the basis of sovereignty in respect of its obligations under this Agreement, and no immunity from such proceedings (including, without limitation, immunity from service of process from suit, from the jurisdiction of any court, from an order or injunction of such court, or the enforcement of same against its assets) shall be claimed by or on behalf of such party or with respect to its assets;
10.3 waives, in any such proceedings, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right of immunity which it or any of its assets now has or may acquire in the future in any jurisdiction;
10.4 subject to the terms and conditions hereof, consents generally in respect of the enforcement of any judgment or award against it in any such proceedings to the giving of any relief or the issue of any process in any jurisdiction in connection with such proceedings (including, without limitation, pre-judgment attachment, post judgment attachment, the making, enforcement, or execution against or in respect of any assets whatsoever irrespective of their use or intended use of any order or judgment that may be made or given in connection therewith); and
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10.5 specifies that, for the purposes of this provision, assets shall be taken as excluding premises of the mission as defined in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations signed at Vienna, April 18, 1961, consular premises as defined in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations signed in 1963, and military property or military assets or property of the Subscriber.]1
11. Rule 144. From and after such time as the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may allow Subscriber to sell securities of the Issuer to the public without registration are available to holders of the Issuers common stock and until the third (3rd) anniversary of the Closing Date, the Issuer shall, at its expense:
11.1.1 make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
11.1.2 use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Issuer remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144 to enable Subscriber to sell the Shares under Rule 144 for so long as the Subscriber holds any Shares; and
11.1.3 furnish to Subscriber, promptly upon Subscribers reasonable request, (i) 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, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Issuer and such other reports and documents so filed by the Issuer, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit Subscriber to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
11.1.4 If in the opinion of counsel to the Issuer, it is then permissible to remove the restrictive legend from the Shares pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then at Subscribers request, the Issuer will request its transfer agent to remove the legend set forth in Section 2.1.5.
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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.
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SCHEDULE I
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 of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) (a QIB)) and have marked and initialed the appropriate box on the following pages indicating the provision under which we qualify as a QIB. |
2. | ☐ We are subscribing for the 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. | INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS |
(Please check the applicable 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:
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☐ | 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.
This page should be completed by Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
The Subscriber is a qualified institutional buyer (within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act) if it is an entity that meets any one of the following categories at the time of the sale of securities to the Subscriber (Please check the applicable subparagraphs):
☐ | The Subscriber is an entity that, acting for its own account or the accounts of other qualified institutional buyers, in the aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis at least $100 million in securities of issuers that are not affiliated with the Subscriber and: |
☐ is an insurance company as defined in section 2(a)(13) of the Securities Act;
☐ is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Company Act), or any business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act;
☐ is a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the US Small Business Administration under section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (Small Business Investment Act);
☐ is a 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;
☐ is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA);
☐ is a trust fund whose trustee is a bank or trust company and whose participants are exclusively (a) plans 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, of (b) employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the ERISA, except, in each case, trust funds that include as participants individual retirement accounts or H.R. 10 plans;
☐ is a business development company as defined in section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Investment Advisers Act);
☐ is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Internal Revenue Code), corporation (other than a bank as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Act, a savings and loan association or other institution referenced in section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act, or a foreign bank or savings and loan association or equivalent institution), partnership, or Massachusetts or similar business trust; or
☐ is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act;
☐ | The Subscriber is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), acting for its own account or the accounts of other qualified institutional buyers, that in the aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis at least $10 million of securities of issuers that are not affiliated with the Subscriber; |
☐ | The Subscriber is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act acting in a riskless principal transaction on behalf of a qualified institutional buyer; |
☐ | The Subscriber is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act, acting for its own account or for the accounts of other qualified institutional buyers, that is part of a family of investment companies2 which own in the aggregate at least $100 million in securities of issuers, other than issuers that are affiliated with Subscriber or are part of such family of investment companies; |
2 | Family of investment companies means any two or more investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act, except for a unit investment trust whose assets consist solely of shares of one or more registered investment companies, that have the same investment adviser (or, in the case of unit investment trusts, the same depositor); provided that, (a) each series of a series company (as defined in Rule 18f-2 under the Investment Company Act) shall be deemed to be a separate investment company and (b) investment companies shall be deemed to have the same adviser (or depositor) if their advisers (or depositors) are majority-owned subsidiaries of the same parent, or if one investment companys adviser (or depositor) is a majority-owned subsidiary of the other investment companys adviser (or depositor) |
☐ | The Subscriber is an entity, all of the equity owners of which are qualified institutional buyers, acting for its own account or the accounts of other qualified institutional buyers; or |
☐ | The Subscriber is a 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, or any foreign bank or savings and loan association or equivalent institution, acting for its own account or the accounts of other qualified institutional buyers, that in the aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis at least $100 million in securities of issuers that are not affiliated with the Subscriber and that has an audited net worth of at least $25 million as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, as of a date not more than 16 months preceding the date of sale of securities in the case of a US bank or savings and loan association, and not more than 18 months preceding the date of sale of securities for a foreign bank or savings and loan association or equivalent institution. |
Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, 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 which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an institutional 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; |
☐ | Any insurance company as defined in section 2(a)(13) of the Securities Act; |
☐ | Any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act or a business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company 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; |
☐ | 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 ERISA, if (i) the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment adviser, (ii) the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, (iii) such plan is 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; |
☐ | Any (i) corporation, limited liability company or partnership, (ii) Massachusetts or similar business trust, or (iii) organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and with total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer;
Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that persons spouse, exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural persons net worth: (a) the persons primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness that is secured by the persons primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of sale of securities 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 shall 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 primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall 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;
☐ | 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 Section 230.506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D; or |
☐ | Any entity in which all of the equity owners are institutional accredited investors. |
Exhibit 10.3
SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Sponsor Support Agreement (this Sponsor Agreement) is dated as of January 12, 2021 by and among HEC Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Sponsor Holdco), the Persons set forth on Schedule I hereto (together with the Sponsor Holdco, each, a Sponsor and, together, the Sponsors), Hudson Executive Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (as defined in the Merger Agreement (as defined below)) (Acquiror), and Groop Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace), a Delaware corporation (the Company). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Sponsors collectively are the holders of record and the beneficial owners (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 10,350,000 shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock and 10,280,000 Acquiror Warrants in the aggregate as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto;
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Sponsor Agreement, Acquiror, Merger Sub I, Merger Sub II and the Company, have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended or modified from time to time, the Merger Agreement), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other transactions, following completion of the Mergers, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror, on the terms and conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Acquiror and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated therein, the parties hereto desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT; COVENANTS
Section 1.1 Binding Effect of Merger Agreement. Each Sponsor hereby acknowledges that it has read the Merger Agreement and this Sponsor Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors. Each Sponsor shall be bound by and comply with Sections 9.03(b) (Exclusivity) and 9.05 (Confidentiality; Publicity) of the Merger Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such sections) as if such Sponsor was an original signatory to the Merger Agreement with respect to such provisions.
Section 1.2 No Transfer. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (a) the Closing and (b) the liquidation of Acquiror, each Sponsor shall not (i) sell, assign, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the SEC (other than the Registration Statement) or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Acquiror Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants owned by such Sponsor, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any shares of Acquiror Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants owned by such Sponsor or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii) (the actions specified in clauses (i) to (iii), Transfer).
Section 1.3 New Shares. In the event that (a) any Acquiror Common Stock, Acquiror Warrants or other equity securities of Acquiror are issued to a Sponsor after the date of this Sponsor Agreement pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of Acquiror Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants of, on or affecting the Acquiror Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants owned by such Sponsor or otherwise, (b) a Sponsor purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any Acquiror Common Stock, Acquiror Warrants or other equity securities of Acquiror after the date of this Sponsor Agreement, or (c) a Sponsor acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any Acquiror Common Stock or other equity securities of Acquiror after the date of this Sponsor Agreement (such Acquiror Common Stock, Acquiror Warrants or other equity securities of Acquiror, collectively the New Securities), then such New Securities acquired or purchased by such Sponsor shall be subject to the terms of this Sponsor Agreement to the same extent as if they constituted the Acquiror Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants owned by such Sponsor as of the date hereof.
Section 1.4 Closing Date Deliverables. On the Closing Date, the Sponsor Holdco shall deliver to Acquiror and the Company a duly executed copy of that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, by and among Acquiror, the Company, the Sponsor Holdco and certain of the Companys stockholders or their respective affiliates, as applicable, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit C to the Merger Agreement.
Section 1.5 Sponsor Agreements.
(a) At any duly called meeting of the shareholders of Acquiror or at any adjournment thereof, or in any other circumstance in which the vote, consent or other approval of the shareholders of Acquiror is sought, in each case, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each Sponsor shall (i) appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause all of its Acquiror Common Stock to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum and (ii) vote (or cause to be voted), or execute and deliver a written consent (or cause a written consent to be executed and delivered) covering, all of its Acquiror Common Stock:
(i) in favor of the Transactions;
(ii) against any Business Combination Proposal or any proposal relating to a Business Combination Proposal (in each case, other than the Transactions);
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(iii) against any merger agreement or merger (other than the Merger Agreement and the Mergers), consolidation, combination, sale of substantial assets, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of or by Acquiror; and
(iv) against any proposal, action or agreement that would (A) impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or any Merger, (B) result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of Acquiror, Merger Sub I or the Merger Sub II under the Merger Agreement, (C) result in any of the conditions set forth in Section 10.03 of the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled or (D) change in any manner the dividend policy or capitalization of, including the voting rights of any class of capital stock of, Acquiror.
Each Sponsor hereby agrees that it shall not commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing.
(b) Each Sponsor shall comply with, and fully perform all of its obligations, covenants and agreements set forth in, the Insider Letter, including the obligations of the Sponsors pursuant to Section 1 therein to not redeem any Acquiror Common Stock owned by such Sponsor in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
(c) During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of the consummation of the Closing and the termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Article XI thereof, each Sponsor shall not modify or amend any Contract between or among such Sponsor, anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to such Sponsor or any Affiliate of such Sponsor (other than Acquiror or any of its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and Acquiror or any of Acquirors Subsidiaries, on the other hand.
Section 1.6 Further Assurances. Each Sponsor shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable Laws to consummate the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein and herein.
Section 1.7 No Inconsistent Agreement. Each Sponsor hereby represents and covenants that such Sponsor has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of such Sponsors obligations hereunder.
Section 1.8 Lock-Up.
(a) Subject to Section 1.8(b), each Sponsor hereby agrees that such Sponsor shall not Transfer any Lock-up Shares until the end of the Lock-up Period (the Lock-up).
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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 1.8(a), each Sponsor or its Permitted Transferees may Transfer the Lock-up Shares during the Lock-up Period (i) to (A) the Acquirors officers or directors, (B) any affiliates or family members of the Acquirors officers or directors, or (C) any members or partners of Sponsor Holdco or their affiliates, any affiliates of Sponsor Holdco, or any employees of such affiliates; (ii) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of such individuals immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individuals immediate family, an affiliate of such individual or to a charitable organization; (iii) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of such individual; (iv) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (v) by private sales or transfers made in connection with the HEC Forward Purchase Agreement; (vi) by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware or the Sponsor Holdcos limited liability company agreement upon dissolution of the Sponsor; or (vii) in the event of the Acquirors liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Acquirors stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock of the Acquiror (Acquiror Common Stock) for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the Closing Date.
(c) The Lock-up in this Section 1.8 shall supersede the lock-up provisions contained in Section 7 of the Insider Letter, which provision in Section 7 of the Insider Letter shall be of no further force or effect.
(d) For purposes of this Section 1.8:
(i) the term Lock-up Period means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is 180 days after the Closing Date;
(ii) the term Lock-up Shares means the shares of Acquiror Common Stock and Acquiror Warrants (including the shares of Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof) held by each Sponsor immediately following the Closing (other than shares of Acquiror Common Stock acquired in the public market or pursuant to a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a subscription agreement where the issuance of Acquiror Common Stock occurs on or after the Closing); provided, that, for clarity, shares of Acquiror Common Stock issued in connection with the PIPE Investment shall not constitute Lock-up Shares;
(iii) the term Permitted Transferees means, prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Sponsor is permitted to transfer such Lock-up Shares prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period pursuant to Section 1.8(b); and
(iv) the term Insider Letter means that certain Letter Agreement, dated June 8, 2020, by and among Acquiror, its current executive officers and directors, and Sponsor Holdco, as amended.
Section 1.9 Vesting
(a) Each of the Sponsors agrees that, as of immediately prior to (but subject to) the Closing, all of the shares of Acquiror Class B Common Stock and the shares of Acquiror Class A Common Stock and Acquiror Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares in connection with the Closing (the Founder Shares) held by such person as of immediately prior to the Closing shall be unvested and shall be subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions set forth in this Section 1.9.
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(b) Vesting of Shares at Closing. 70% of the unvested Founder Shares owned by the Sponsors (or their respective Affiliates) as of the Closing shall vest (and shall not be subject to forfeiture) at the Closing.
(c) Performance Vesting Shares.
(i) 15% of the unvested Founder Shares owned by the Sponsors (or their respective Affiliates) as of the Closing shall vest (and shall not be subject to forfeiture) upon the occurrence of Triggering Event I (the $12 Founder Shares). If Triggering Event I does not occur on or prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Founder Shares that were eligible to vest pursuant to this Section 1.9(c)(i) shall not vest, and shall be forfeited as provided in Section 1.9(c)(iii).
(ii) 15% of the unvested Founder Shares owned by the Sponsors (or their respective Affiliates) as of the Closing shall vest (and shall not be subject to forfeiture) upon the occurrence of Triggering Event II (the $15 Founder Shares). If Triggering Event II does not occur on or prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Founder Shares that were eligible to vest pursuant to this Section 1.9(c)(ii) shall not vest, and shall be forfeited as provided in Section 1.9(c)(iii).
(iii) Any unvested Founder Shares that are forfeited pursuant to Section 1.9(c)(i) or Section 1.9(c)(ii) shall be deemed transferred by the forfeiting holder to the Acquiror and shall be cancelled by Acquiror and cease to exist.
(d) Acquiror Sale. In the event that there is a Company Sale after the Closing but on or prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date that will result in the holders of Acquiror Common Stock receiving a Company Sale Price equal to or in excess of the applicable price per share attributable to any Triggering Event, then immediately prior to the consummation of the Company Sale any such Triggering Event that has not previously occurred shall be and the related vesting conditions shall also be deemed to have occurred and the holders of such Founder Shares shall be eligible to participate in such Company Sale. For avoidance of doubt, assuming no prior Triggering Events have occurred, in the case of clause (y): (i) if the Company Sale Price for acquisition of the Acquiror Common Stock is greater than or equal to $12.00 per share of Acquiror Common Stock but less than $15.00 per share of Acquiror Common Stock, the $12 Founder Shares shall be deemed to have fully vested (and the $15 Founder Shares shall be deemed forfeited and shall be cancelled by Acquiror); (ii) if the Company Sale Price for acquisition of the Acquiror Common Stock is greater than or equal to $15.00 per share of Acquiror Common Stock, the $12 Founder Shares and the $15 Founder Shares shall be deemed to have vested; provided, however, that if the Company Sale Price for acquisition of the Acquiror Common Stock is less than $12.00 per share of Acquiror Common Stock, then no Founder Shares shall be deemed to have vested and all such Founder Shares shall be deemed forfeited and shall be cancelled by Acquiror.
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(e) Subject to the limitations contemplated herein, the Sponsors shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Acquiror with respect to the Founder Shares, including the right to receive dividends and/or distributions made to the holders of Acquiror Common Stock and to voting rights generally granted to holders of Acquiror Common Stock; provided, however, that the unvested Founder Shares shall not entitle the holder thereof to consideration in connection with any sale or other transaction and may not be offered, sold, transferred, redeemed, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, encumbered or otherwise disposed of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) by the Sponsors, as the case may be, or be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, and shall bear a customary legend with respect to such transfer restrictions. Any attempt to so sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of such unvested Founder Shares shall be null and void.
(f) If, and as often as, there are any changes in the Acquiror or the Founder Shares by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or business combination, or by any other means, equitable adjustment shall be made to the provisions of this Sponsor Agreement as may be required so that the rights, privileges, duties and obligations hereunder shall continue with respect to Acquiror, Acquirors successor or the surviving entity of such transaction and the Founder Warrants, each as so changed. Each of the Sponsors will promptly inform the Company of any elections made by such Sponsor under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code in connection with the Closing with respect to Founder Shares held by such Sponsor.
(g) For purposes of this Section 1.9:
(i) Company Sale means (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the Transactions): (x) any transaction or series of related transactions that results in any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) acquiring Equity Securities that represent more than 50% of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Acquiror (or the equity interests of the surviving Person outstanding immediately after such transaction or transactions) or (y) a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Acquiror and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, in each case other than a transaction or series of related transactions which results in at least 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Acquiror (or any successor to Acquiror) immediately following the closing of such transaction (or series of related transactions) being beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by individuals and entities (or Affiliates of such individuals and entities) who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of Equity Securities representing more than 50% of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Acquiror immediately prior to such transaction (or series of related transactions).
(ii) Company Sale Price means the price per share for Acquiror Common Stock in a Company Sale. If and to the extent the price paid per share includes any escrows, holdbacks, deferred purchase price, earnouts or other contingent consideration, Acquirors Board of Directors shall determine the price paid per share of Acquiror Common Stock in such Company Sale in good faith. If and to the extent the price is payable in whole or in part with consideration other than cash, the price for such non-cash consideration shall be determined as follows: (x) with respect to any securities: (A) the average of the closing prices of the sales of the securities on all securities exchanges on which the securities may at the time
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be listed averaged over a period of 21 days consisting of the day as of which such value is being determined and the 20 consecutive business days prior to such day or (B) if the information in (A) is not practically available, the value of each such security shall be equal to the fair value thereof as of the date of valuation as determined by an independent, nationally recognized investment banking firm to be appointed with the mutual approval of Acquiror, the Company and the HEC Representative on the basis of an orderly sale to a willing, unaffiliated buyer in an arms-length transaction, taking into account all factors determinative of value as the investment banking firm determines relevant (and, in the case of clause (A) or (B), reduced by the amount of any transfer Taxes payable in connection with such sale) and (y) with respect to any other non-cash assets, the fair value thereof as of the date of valuation as determined by an independent, nationally recognized investment banking firm to be appointed with the mutual approval of Acquiror and HEC on the basis of an orderly sale to a willing, unaffiliated buyer in an arms-length transaction, taking into account all factors determinative of value as the investment banking firm determines relevant (and reduced by the amount of any transfer Taxes payable in connection with such sale).
(iii) Earn Out Period means the date that is five (5) years following the Closing Date.
(iv) Triggering Event I means the date following the Closing but prior to the expiration of the Earn Out Period, on which the per-share price on Nasdaq (as reported by Bloomberg) of the Acquiror Common Stock is greater than or equal to $12.00.
(v) Triggering Event II means the date following the Closing but prior to the expiration of the Earn Out Period, on which the per-share price on Nasdaq (as reported by Bloomberg) of the Acquiror Common Stock is greater than or equal to $15.00.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Sponsors. Each Sponsor represents and warrants as of the date hereof to Acquiror and the Company (solely with respect to itself, himself or herself and not with respect to any other Sponsor) as follows:
(a) Organization; Due Authorization. If such Sponsor is not an individual, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Sponsor Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Sponsors corporate, limited liability company or organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or organizational actions on the part of such Sponsor. If such Sponsor is an individual, such Sponsor has full legal capacity, right and authority to execute and deliver this Sponsor Agreement and to perform his or her obligations hereunder. This Sponsor Agreement has been
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duly executed and delivered by such Sponsor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Sponsor Agreement, this Sponsor Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of such Sponsor, enforceable against such Sponsor in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies). If this Sponsor Agreement is being executed in a representative or fiduciary capacity, the Person signing this Sponsor Agreement has full power and authority to enter into this Sponsor Agreement on behalf of the applicable Sponsor.
(b) Ownership. Such Sponsor is the record and beneficial owner (as defined in the Securities Act) of, and has good title to, all of such Sponsors Acquiror Class B Common Stock and Acquiror Warrants, and there exist no Liens or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Acquiror Class B Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants (other than transfer restrictions under the Securities Act)) affecting any such Acquiror Class B Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants, other than Liens pursuant to (i) this Sponsor Agreement, (ii) the Acquiror Governing Documents, (iii) the Merger Agreement or (iv) any applicable securities Laws. Such Sponsors Acquiror Class B Common Stock and Acquiror Warrants are the only equity securities in Acquiror owned of record or beneficially by such Sponsor on the date of this Sponsor Agreement, and none of such Sponsors Acquiror Class B Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of such Acquiror Class B Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants, except as provided hereunder and under the Voting Letter Agreement. Other than the Acquiror Warrants, such Sponsor does not hold or own any rights to acquire (directly or indirectly) any equity securities of Acquiror or any equity securities convertible into, or which can be exchanged for, equity securities of Acquiror.
(c) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Sponsor Agreement by such Sponsor does not, and the performance by such Sponsor of his, her or its obligations hereunder will not, (i) if such Sponsor is not an individual, conflict with or result in a violation of the organizational documents of such Sponsor or (ii) require any consent or approval that has not been given or other action that has not been taken by any Person (including under any Contract binding upon such Sponsor or such Sponsors Acquiror Class B Common Stock or Acquiror Warrants), in each case, to the extent such consent, approval or other action would prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Sponsor of its, his or her obligations under this Sponsor Agreement.
(d) Litigation. There are no Actions pending against such Sponsor, or to the knowledge of such Sponsor threatened against such Sponsor, before (or, in the case of threatened Actions, that would be before) any arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Sponsor of its, his or her obligations under this Sponsor Agreement.
(e) Brokerage Fees. Except as described on Section 6.07 of the Acquiror Disclosure Letter, no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement based upon arrangements made by such Sponsor, for which Acquiror or any of its Affiliates may become liable.
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(f) Affiliate Arrangements. Except as set forth on Schedule II attached hereto, neither such Sponsor nor any anyone related by blood, marriage or adoption to such Sponsor or, to the knowledge of such Sponsor, any Person in which such Sponsor has a direct or indirect legal, contractual or beneficial ownership of 5% or greater is party to, or has any rights with respect to or arising from, any Contract with Acquiror or its Subsidiaries.
(g) Acknowledgment. Such Sponsor understands and acknowledges that each of Acquiror and the Company is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such Sponsors execution and delivery of this Sponsor Agreement.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1 Termination. This Sponsor Agreement and all of its provisions shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earliest of (a) the Closing, (b) the liquidation of Acquiror and (c) the written agreement of the Sponsor, Acquiror, and the Company. Upon such termination of this Sponsor Agreement, all obligations of the parties under this Sponsor Agreement will terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any party hereto to any Person in respect hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party hereto shall have any claim against another (and no person shall have any rights against such party), whether under contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Sponsor Agreement shall not relieve any party hereto from liability arising in respect of any breach of this Sponsor Agreement prior to such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 1.9 and this ARTICLE III shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 3.2 Governing Law. This Sponsor Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Sponsor Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Sponsor Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Sponsor Agreement) will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements executed and performed entirely within such State.
Section 3.3 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a) THE PARTIES TO THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE COURTS LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE OR THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND BY THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, ANY DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION FOR THE INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
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SPONSOR AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER DOCUMENT DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN SUCH COURTS OR THAT THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS OR THAT THEIR PROPERTY IS EXEMPT OR IMMUNE FROM EXECUTION, THAT THE ACTION IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, OR THAT THE VENUE OF THE ACTION IS IMPROPER. SERVICE OF PROCESS WITH RESPECT THERETO MAY BE MADE UPON ANY PARTY TO THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3.8.
(b) WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT 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 SPONSOR AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS SPONSOR AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 3.3.
Section 3.4 Assignment. This Sponsor Agreement and all of the provisions hereof will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Sponsor Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder will be assigned (including by operation of law) without the prior written consent of the parties hereto.
Section 3.5 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Sponsor Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Sponsor Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Sponsor Agreement in the chancery court or any other state or federal court within the State of Delaware, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity.
Section 3.6 Amendment. This Sponsor Agreement may not be amended, changed, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified or terminated, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by Acquiror, the Company and the Sponsor Holdco.
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Section 3.7 Severability. If any provision of this Sponsor Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Sponsor Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Sponsor Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
Section 3.8 Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the United States mail having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when e-mailed during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the immediately following Business Day), addressed as follows:
If to Acquiror:
Hudson Executive Investment Corp.
570 Lexington Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Attn: Douglas G. Bergeron, Douglas L. Braunstein and Jonathan Dobres
E-mail: Doug.Bergeron@hudsonexecutive.com;
Douglas.Braunstein@hudsonexecutive.com
Jonathan.Dobres@hudsonexecutive.com
with a copy to (which will not constitute notice):
Milbank LLP
55 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
Attn: Scott Golenbock and Iliana Ongun
E-mail: sgolenbock@milbank.com and iongun@milbank.com
If to the Company:
Talkspace
2578 Broadway #607
New York, NY 10025
Attention: Oren Frank
Email: oren@talkspace.com
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Ave
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New York, NY 10022
Attention: Justin G. Hamill
Email: justin.hamill@lw.com
If to a Sponsor:
To such Sponsors address set forth in Schedule I
with a copy to (which will not constitute notice):
Milbank LLP
55 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
Attn: Scott Golenbock and Iliana Ongun
E-mail: sgolenbock@milbank.com and iongun@milbank.com
Section 3.9 Counterparts. This Sponsor Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (any of which may be delivered by electronic transmission), each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 3.10 Entire Agreement. This Sponsor Agreement and the agreements referenced herein constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sponsors, Acquiror, and the Company have each caused this Sponsor Support Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
SPONSORS: | ||
HEC SPONSOR LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Douglas L. Braunstein | |
Name: Douglas L. Braunstein | ||
Title: Managing Member | ||
/s/ Douglas G. Bergeron | ||
Name: | Douglas G. Bergeron | |
/s/ Douglas L. Braunstein | ||
Name: | Douglas L. Braunstein | |
/s/ Jonathan Dobres | ||
Name: | Jonathan Dobres | |
/s/ Robert Greifeld | ||
Name: | Robert Greifeld | |
/s/ Amy Schulman | ||
Name: | Amy Schulman | |
/s/ Thelma Duggin | ||
Name: | Thelma Duggin |
[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]
ACQUIROR: | ||
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Dobres | |
Name: Jonathan Dobres | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]
COMPANY: | ||
GROOP INTERNET PLATFORM, INC. (D/B/A TALKSPACE) | ||
By: | /s/ Oren Frank | |
Name: Oren Frank | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Sponsor Support Agreement]
Exhibit 10.4
COMPANY HOLDERS SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Company Holders Support Agreement (this Agreement), dated as of January 12, 2021, is entered into by and among Hudson Executive Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (Acquiror), Groop Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace), a Delaware corporation (the Company) and certain of the stockholders of the Company, whose names appear on the signature pages of this Agreement (such stockholders, the Stockholders, and Acquiror, the Company and the Stockholders, each a Party, and collectively, the Parties).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, Acquiror, the Company, Tailwind Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (First Merger Sub), and Tailwind Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror (Second Merger Sub), are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the Merger Agreement; capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which (and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein), (i) First Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the First Merger), with the Company being the surviving corporation of the First Merger; and (ii) immediately following the First Merger and as part of the same overall transaction of the First Merger, the Company will merge with and into Second Merger Sub (the Second Merger and, together with the First Merger, the Mergers), with Second Merger Sub being the surviving entity of the Second Merger;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Stockholder is the sole record owner and beneficial owner (as such term is used herein, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Exchange Act)) of, and has the sole power to dispose of and vote (or direct the voting of), the number of shares of Company Stock set forth opposite such Stockholders name on Schedule 1 attached hereto (collectively, with respect to each Stockholder, such Stockholders Owned Shares, and such Owned Shares, together with (1) any additional shares of Company Stock (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Company Stock) in which such Stockholder acquires record and beneficial ownership after the date hereof, including by purchase, as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities and (2) any additional shares of Company Stock with respect to which such Stockholder has the right to vote through a proxy, the Covered Shares);
WHEREAS, upon the consummation of the First Merger, each of the following agreements will terminate: (i) that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Investors Rights Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2019, by and among the Company, the Investors and the Key Holders (as such terms are defined therein) (the Investors Rights Agreement), (ii) that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2019, by and among the Company, the Investors and the Key Holders (as such terms are defined therein) (the Voting Agreement), (iii) that certain Sixth Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2019, by and among the Company, the Investors and the Key Holders (as such terms are defined therein) (the ROFR Agreement) and (iv) that certain Management Rights Letter Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2019, by and between the Company and Revolution Growth III, LP (the Revolution Side Letter and, together with the Investors Rights Agreement, the Voting Agreement and the ROFR Agreement, the Investment Agreements); and
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Acquiror to enter into the Merger Agreement, the Company and the Stockholders are entering into this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Acquiror, the Company and each Stockholder hereby agree as follows:
1. Agreement to Vote. Subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3 and the last paragraph of this Section 1, the Stockholder, solely in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder or proxy holder of the Company, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to validly execute and deliver to the Company in respect of all of the Stockholders Covered Shares, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and delivered or otherwise made available to the stockholders of Acquiror and the Company, and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours after the Registration Statement is declared effective and delivered or otherwise made available to the stockholders of Acquiror and the Company, a written consent in respect of all of the Stockholders Covered Shares approving the Merger Agreement and the Transactions. In addition, prior to the Termination Date (as defined herein), the Stockholder, in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder or proxy holder of the Company, irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that, at any other meeting of the stockholders of the Company (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting, however called and including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and in connection with any written consent of stockholders of the Company, such Stockholder shall, and shall cause any other holder of record of any of such Stockholders Covered Shares to:
(a) when such meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Stockholders Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum;
(b) vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of such Stockholders Covered Shares owned as of the record date for such meeting (or the date that any written consent is executed by such Stockholder) in favor of the Transactions and the adoption of the Merger Agreement and any other matters necessary or reasonably requested by the Company for consummation of the Transactions;
(c) in any other circumstances upon which a consent or other approval is required under the Companys Governing Documents or the Investment Agreements or otherwise sought with respect to the Merger Agreement or the Transactions, including adopting and approving the Pre-Closing Restructuring Plan and the transactions contemplated thereby, vote, consent or approve (or cause to be voted, consented or approved) all of such Stockholders Covered Shares held at such time in favor thereof;
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(d) vote (or execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of such Stockholders Covered Shares against (i) any Business Combination Proposal or any proposal relating to a Business Combination Proposal (in each case, other than the Transactions); (ii) any merger agreement or merger (other than the Merger Agreement and the Mergers), consolidation, combination, sale of substantial assets, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of or by the Company; and (iii) against any proposal, action or agreement that would (A) impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or any Merger, (B) result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, representation, warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Merger Agreement or (C) result in any of the conditions set forth in Section 10.02 of the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled.
The obligations of each Stockholder specified in this Section 1 shall apply whether or not the Transactions are recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company or the Board of Directors of the Company has previously recommended the Transactions but changed such recommendation.
2. No Inconsistent Agreements. Each Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that such Stockholder shall not (i) enter into any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any of such Stockholders Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Stockholders obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) grant a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of such Stockholders Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Stockholders obligations pursuant to this Agreement, or (iii) enter into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
3. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) the First Effective Time, (ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, and (iii) the time this Agreement is terminated upon the mutual written agreement of the Company, Acquiror and the Stockholder (the earliest such date under clause (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to herein as the Termination Date) and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall not survive the Closing or the termination of this Agreement; provided, that the provisions set forth in Sections 10 through 21 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders. Each Stockholder hereby represents and warrants (severally and not jointly as to itself only) to the Acquiror as follows:
(a) Such Stockholder is the sole record owner and beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of, and has good, valid and marketable title to or has a valid proxy to vote, such Stockholders Covered Shares, free and clear of any Liens (other than as created by this Agreement or the organizational documents of the Company (including, for the purposes hereof, any agreements between or among stockholders of the Company)). As of the date hereof, other than the Owned Shares set forth opposite such Stockholders name on Schedule 1, such Stockholder does not own beneficially or of record any shares of Company Stock (or any securities convertible into shares of Company Stock) or any interest therein.
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(b) Such Stockholder in each case except as provided in this Agreement, the Investment Agreements or the Governing Documents of the Company, (i) has full voting power, full power of disposition and full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein whether by ownership or by proxy, in each case, with respect to such Stockholders Covered Shares, (ii) has not entered into any voting agreement or voting trust, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such voting agreement or voting trust in effect with respect to any of such Stockholders Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Stockholders obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) has not granted a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of such Stockholders Covered Shares that is inconsistent with such Stockholders obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such proxy or power of attorney in effect, and (iv) has not entered into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and has no knowledge and is not aware of any such agreement or undertaking.
(c) Such Stockholder affirms that (i) if the Stockholder is a natural person, he or she has all the requisite power and authority and has taken all action necessary in order to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform his or her obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) if the Stockholder is not a natural person, (A) is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent such concept is applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and (B) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and, subject to the due execution and delivery of this Agreement by each other Party, constitutes a legally valid and binding agreement of such Stockholder enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws or other similar Laws affecting creditors rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies).
(d) Other than the filings, notices and reports pursuant to, in compliance with or required to be made under the Exchange Act, no filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits, waivers, expirations of waiting periods or authorizations are required to be obtained by such Stockholder from, or to be given by such Stockholder to, or be made by such Stockholder with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Stockholder of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Transactions.
(e) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the Transactions will not, constitute or result in (i) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Governing Documents of such Stockholder (if such Stockholder is not a natural person), (ii) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) of or a default under, the loss of any benefit under, the creation, modification or
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acceleration of any obligations under or the creation of a Lien on any of the properties, rights or assets of such Stockholder pursuant to any Contract binding upon such Stockholder or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby), compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4(d), under any applicable Law to which such Stockholder is subject or (iii) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Contract legally binding upon such Stockholder, except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) directly above, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impair such Stockholders ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the Transactions.
(f) As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Action pending against such Stockholder or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, threatened against such Stockholder that, in any manner, questions the beneficial or record ownership of the Stockholders Covered Shares or the validity of this Agreement, or challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by such Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement.
(g) The Stockholder is a sophisticated stockholder and has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of Acquiror and the Company to make an informed decision regarding this Agreement and the Transactions and has independently and based on such information as the Stockholder has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. The Stockholder acknowledges that Acquiror and the Company have not made and do not make any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Stockholder acknowledges that the agreements contained herein with respect to the Covered Shares held by the Stockholder are irrevocable.
(h) Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Acquiror is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such Stockholders execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of such Stockholder contained herein.
(i) No investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to any brokers, finders, financial advisors or other similar fee or commission for which Acquiror or the Company is or could be liable in connection with the Merger Agreement or this Agreement or any of the respective transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, in each case based upon arrangements made by such Stockholder in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, on behalf of such Stockholder in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder.
5. Certain Covenants of the Stockholders. Except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, each Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
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(a) No Solicitation. Subject to Section 6 hereof, prior to the Termination Date, the Stockholder shall not take, and, to the extent applicable, shall direct its Affiliates and Representatives not to take, whether directly or indirectly, any action to (i) solicit, initiate, continue or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or enter into any agreement with, or knowingly encourage, respond to, or provide information to, any Person (other than Acquiror, the Company and/or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives) concerning any Acquisition Transaction, (ii) commence, continue or renew any due diligence investigation regarding, or that is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, any offer, inquiry, proposal or indication of interest, written or oral, with respect to, or which is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, an Acquisition Transaction, (iii) solicit, initiate, continue or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or enter into any agreement with, or encourage, respond to, provide information to or commence due diligence with respect to, any Person (other than Acquiror, the Company and/or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives) concerning, relating to or which is intended or is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, any Business Combination Proposal other than with Acquiror, the Company and their respective Affiliates and Representatives; provided, that, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be deemed a violation of this Section 5(a). Such Stockholder shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, immediately cease any and all existing discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to, or which is reasonably likely to give rise to or result in, an Acquisition Proposal or a Business Combination Proposal.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) such Stockholder shall not be responsible for the actions of the Company or the Board of Directors of the Company (or any committee thereof), any subsidiary of the Company, or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing (collectively, the Company Related Parties), (ii) such Stockholder makes no representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of the Company Related Parties, and (iii) any breach by the Company of its obligations under Section 9.03 of the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a breach of this Section 5(a) (it being understood that, for the avoidance of doubt, such Stockholder or his, her or its Representatives (other than any such Representative that is a Company Related Party) shall remain responsible for any breach by such Stockholder or his, her or its Representatives of this Section 5(a)).
(b) Each Stockholder hereby agrees, prior to the Termination Date, not to (except in each case pursuant to the Merger Agreement), (i) directly or indirectly, (a) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign, hedge, swap, convert or otherwise dispose of (including by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of Law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily (collectively, Transfer), or (b) enter into any Contract or option with respect to the Transfer of, any of such Stockholders Covered Shares, or (ii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction specified in clauses (a) or (b), or (iii) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such Stockholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling such Stockholder from performing its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit a Transfer to an Affiliate of the Stockholder or to another Stockholder of the Company that is a party to this Agreement and bound by the terms and obligations hereof (a Permitted Transfer); provided, further, that any Permitted Transfer shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee agrees in a writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Acquiror, to assume all of the obligations of the Stockholder under, and be bound by all of the terms of, this Agreement; provided, further, that any Transfer permitted under this Section 5(b) shall not relieve the Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this Section 5(b) with respect to the Stockholders Covered Shares shall be null and void.
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(c) Each Stockholder hereby authorizes the Company to maintain a copy of this Agreement at either the executive office or the registered office of the Company.
(d) Binding Effect of Merger Agreement. Each Stockholder hereby acknowledges that it has read the Merger Agreement and this Company Holders Support Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors. Each Stockholder shall be bound by and comply with Section 9.05 (Confidentiality; Publicity) of the Merger Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such sections) as if such Stockholder was an original signatory to the Merger Agreement with respect to such provisions.
(e) Closing Date Deliverables. On the Closing Date, each Stockholder that is requested by the Company to execute the Registration Rights Agreement shall deliver to Acquiror and the Company a duly executed copy of the Registration Rights Agreement, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit C to the Merger Agreement.
(f) Drag-Along Rights. Each Stockholder shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and cooperate with other parties, to exercise the drag-along rights set forth in Section 3 of the Voting Agreement with respect to the Mergers.
(g) No Challenges. Each Stockholder agrees not to commence, join in, facilitate, assist or encourage, and agrees to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, derivative or otherwise, against any of the Acquiror Parties, the Company or any of their respective successors or directors, challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement or alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of any Person in connection with the evaluation, negotiation or entry into the Merger Agreement. Each stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, exercise or perfect (or attempt to exercise, assert or perfect) any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from the Mergers or quasi-appraisal rights that it may at any time have under applicable Laws, including Section 262 of the DGCL.
(h) Termination of Stockholder Agreements. Each Stockholder, by this Agreement with respect to its Covered Shares, severally and not jointly, hereby agrees to terminate, subject to and effective immediately prior to the Closing, (a) all Contracts to which such Stockholder is party that are set forth on Section 5.25 of the Company Disclosure Letter, including the Investment Agreements (collectively, the Stockholder Agreements); and (b) any rights under any letter or agreement providing for redemption rights, put rights, purchase rights or other similar rights not generally available to stockholders of the Company (clauses (a) and (b), collectively, the Terminating Rights) between such Stockholder and the Company, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) any rights such Company Stockholder may have that relate to any commercial or employment agreements or arrangements between such Company Stockholder and the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, which shall survive the Closing in accordance with their terms, and (ii) any indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation rights of any Company Stockholder or any of its Affiliates set forth in the foregoing documents, which shall survive the Closing in accordance with their terms. In connection with the foregoing, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Acquiror that consent of the Company and the Stockholders represent the requisite consent required to terminate the Stockholder Agreements to which a Stockholder is party.
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6. Further Assurances. From time to time, at Acquirors request and without further consideration, each Stockholder shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or reasonably requested to effect the actions and consummate the Transactions and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Stockholder further agrees not to commence or participate in, and to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any action or claim, derivative or otherwise, against Acquiror, Acquirors Affiliates, the Sponsor, the Company or any of their respective successors and assigns relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
7. Disclosure. Such Stockholder hereby authorizes the Company and Acquiror to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC (or as otherwise required by any applicable Securities Laws or any other securities authorities) such Stockholders identity and ownership of the Covered Shares and the nature of such Stockholders obligations under this Agreement and, if deemed appropriate by Acquiror or the Company, a copy of this Agreement. Each Stockholder will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by Acquiror or the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including filings with the SEC).
8. Changes in Capital Stock. In the event (i) of a stock split, stock dividend or distribution, or any change in Company Stock by reason of any split-up, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange of shares or the like, (ii) the Stockholder purchases or otherwise acquires beneficial ownership of any Company Stock or (iii) the Stockholder acquires the right to vote or share in the voting of any Company Stock, the terms Owned Shares and Covered Shares shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction.
9. Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing signed by Acquiror, the Company and the applicable Stockholder.
10. Waiver. No failure or delay by any Party exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by such Party.
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11. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, by email (with confirmation of receipt) or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express, to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice made pursuant to this Section 11):
if to the Stockholder, to the address or email address set forth opposite such Stockholders name on Schedule 1, or in the absence of such address or email address being set forth on Schedule 1, the address (including email) set forth in the Companys books and records,
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Justin Hamill
Email: Justin.Hamill@lw.com
if to the Company, to it at:
Talkspace
2578 Broadway #607
New York, New York 10025
Attn Oren Frank
Email: oren@talkspace.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attn: Justin Hamill
Email: Justin.Hamill@lw.com
if to Acquiror, to it at:
Hudson Executive Investment Corp.
570 Lexington Avenue, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Attn: Douglas G. Bergeron
Douglas L. Braunstein
Jonathan Dobres
Email: Doug.Bergeron@hudsonexecutive.com
Douglas.Braunstein@hudsonexecutive.com
Jonathan.Dobres@hudsonexecutive.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Milbank LLP
55 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
Attn: Scott Golenbock
Iliana Ongun
Email: sgolenbock@milbank.com
iongun@milbank.com
12. No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Acquiror any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to the Covered Shares of the Stockholder. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Covered Shares of the Stockholder shall remain vested in and belong to the Stockholder, and Acquiror shall have no authority to direct the Stockholder in the voting or disposition of any of the Stockholders Covered Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.
13. Entire Agreement; Time of Effectiveness. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement shall not be effective or binding upon the Stockholder until after such time as the Merger Agreement is executed and delivered by the Company, Acquiror, First Merger Sub and Second Merger Sub.
14. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Stockholder hereby agrees that its representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of Acquiror in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, and the Parties hereby further agree that this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against, the Persons expressly named as Parties.
15. Governing Law and Venue; Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflicts of laws to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable and would require or permit the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
(b) In addition, each of the Parties (i) consents to submit itself, and hereby submits itself, to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction, in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court,
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and agrees not to plead or claim any objection to the laying of venue in any such court or that any judicial proceeding in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum, (iii) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction, and (iv) consents to service of process being made through the notice procedures set forth in Section 11.
(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, INTENTIONALLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
16. Assignment; Successors. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall (a) be assigned by any of the Stockholders in whole or in part (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of Acquiror and the Company or (b) be assigned by Acquiror or the Company in whole or in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of (i) the Company or Acquiror, respectively, and (ii) the applicable Stockholder. Any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
17. Enforcement. The rights and remedies of the Parties shall be cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this 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 an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, including each Stockholders obligations to vote its Covered Shares as provided in this Agreement, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if under applicable law exclusive jurisdiction over such matter is vested in the federal courts, any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware, without proof of actual damages or otherwise (and each Party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
18. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the remainder of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, so long as the economic and legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby, taken as a whole, are not affected in a manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such a determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
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19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, it being understood that each Party need not sign the same counterpart. This Agreement shall become effective when each Party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other Parties. Signatures delivered electronically or by facsimile shall be deemed to be original signatures.
20. Interpretation and Construction. The words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The descriptive headings used herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. References to Sections are to Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. Writing, written and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. References to any person include the successors and permitted assigns of that person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including such date or through and including such date, respectively. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
21. Capacity as a Stockholder or Proxy holder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Stockholder or proxy holder signs this Agreement solely in the Stockholders or proxy holders capacity as a stockholder or proxy holder of the Company, and not in any other capacity and this Agreement shall not limit, prevent or otherwise affect the actions of the Stockholder, proxy holder or any Affiliate or Representative of the Stockholder or proxyholder, or any of their respective Affiliates in his or her capacity, if applicable, as an officer or director of the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company) or any other Person, including in the exercise of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. No Stockholder shall be liable or responsible for any breach, default, or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement hereunder by any other Stockholder that is also a Party and each Stockholder shall solely be required to perform its obligations hereunder in its individual capacity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed (where applicable, by their respective officers or other authorized Persons thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first written above.
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Dobres | |
Name: | Jonathan Dobres | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
GROOP INTERNET PLATFORM, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Oren Frank | |
Name: | Oren Frank | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
COMPOUND II, LP | ||
By: | /s/ David Hirsch | |
Name: | David Hirsch | |
Title: | Managing Partner | |
COMPOUND II-A, LP | ||
By: | /s/ David Hirsch | |
Name: | David Hirsch | |
Title: | Managing Partner |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
SOFTBANK CAPITAL FUND 10 L.P. | ||
By: SB Capital 10 LP, its General Partner | ||
By: SB Capital Managers 10 LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Eric Hippeau | |
Name: | Eric Hippeau | |
Title: | Managing Member | |
SOFTBANK CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY NEW YORK FUND II L.P. | ||
By: SB Capital Managers New York II LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Jordan Levy | |
Name: | Jordan Levy | |
Title: | Manager | |
SOFTBANK CAPITAL TECHNOLOGY NEW YORK PARALLEL FUND II L.P. | ||
By: SB Capital Managers New York II LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Jordan Levy | |
Name: | Jordan Levy | |
Title: | Manager |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
FIRSTIME INVESTORS A LP | ||
By: | /s/ Nir Tarlovsky | |
Name: | Nir Tarlovsky | |
Title: | CEO | |
FIRSTIME VENTURES (A) L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Nir Tarlovsky | |
Name: | Nir Tarlovsky | |
Title: | CEO | |
FIRSTIME VENTURES L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Nir Tarlovsky | |
Name: | Nir Tarlovsky | |
Title: | CEO | |
FIRSTIME INVESTORS A LP | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Benartzi | |
Name: | Jonathan Benartzi | |
Title: | Managing Partner | |
FIRSTIME VENTURES (A) L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Benartzi | |
Name: | Jonathan Benartzi | |
Title: | Managing Partner |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
FIRSTIME VENTURES L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Benartzi | |
Name: | Jonathan Benartzi | |
Title: | Managing Partner | |
FIRSTIME INVESTORS A LP | ||
By: | /s/ Karen Kopilov | |
Name: | Karen Kopilov | |
Title: | Partner & CFO | |
FIRSTIME VENTURES (A) L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Karen Kopilov | |
Name: | Karen Kopilov | |
Title: | Partner & CFO | |
FIRSTIME VENTURES L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Karen Kopilov | |
Name: | Karen Kopilov | |
Title: | Partner & CFO |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
QUMRA CAPITAL II, L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Erez Shachar | |
Name: | Erez Shachar | |
Title: | Managing Partner |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
SPARK CAPITAL FOUNDERS FUND IV L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Alex Finkelstein | |
Name: | Alex Finkelstein | |
Title: | Managing Member | |
SPARK CAPITAL IV L.P. | ||
By: | /s/ Alex Finkelstein | |
Name: | Alex Finkelstein | |
Title: | Managing Member |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
/s/ Oren Frank |
Name: Oren Frank |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
OREN FRANK 2018 TRUST | ||
By: | /s/ Oren Frank | |
Name: | Oren Frank | |
Title: | CEO |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
/s/ Roni Frank |
Name: Roni Frank |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
RONI FRANK 2018 TRUST | ||
By: | /s/ Oren Frank | |
Name: | Roni Frank | |
Title: | Co-Founder & Head of Clinical Services |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
/s/ John Reilly |
Name: John Reilly |
[Signature Page to Company Holders Support Agreement]
REVOLUTION GROWTH II, LP | ||
By: Revolution Growth GP III, LP, its general partner | ||
By: Revolution Growth UGP III, LLC, its general partner | ||
By: | /s/ Steven J. Murray | |
Name: | Steven J. Murray | |
Title: | Operating Manager |
NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS XIII, LP | ||
By: Genesis VC Partners XIII, LLC, its General Partner | ||
By: NVP Associates LLC, its Managing Member | ||
By: | /s/ Jeff Crowe | |
Name: | Jeff Crowe | |
Title: | Jeff Crowe |
Exhibit 10.5
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
FORWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO FORWARD PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this Amendment), dated as of January 12 2021, is entered into by and between Hudson Executive Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and HEC Master Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the Purchaser).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser are party to that certain Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2020 (as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Forward Purchase Agreement);
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Amendment, the Company, Tailwind Merger Sub I, Inc., Tailwind Merger Sub II, LLC and Groop Internet Platform, Inc. (Talkspace) have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which the Company will complete its initial Business Combination; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, the Company and the Purchaser wish to amend the Forward Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.1 Defined Terms and Rules of Interpretation. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as set forth in the Forward Purchase Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment. For all purposes of this Amendment, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, the rules of construction set forth in Section 9(o) of the Forward Purchase Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis, as if fully set forth herein.
1.2 Amendments.
1.2.1 Forward Purchase Units. Section 1(a) of the Forward Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(i) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company: (A) 2,500,000 Forward Purchase Units for a purchase price of $10.00 per Forward Purchase Unit (the Forward Purchase Price) and (B) up to 2,500,000 Forward Purchase Units at the Forward Purchase Price, which proceeds shall be used by the Company to fund the redemption of any Public Shares validly submitted for redemption in connection with the Companys initial Business Combination. Each Forward Purchase Warrant will have the same terms as each Private Placement Warrant, and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Warrant Agreement entered into between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent, on June 8, 2020 in connection with the IPO, mutatis mutandis.
(ii) At least two (2) Business Days before the Business Combination Closing, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with a notice (the Final Company Notice) including:
(A) | its determination, based on the actual number of Public Shares validly submitted for redemption, of the aggregate number of Forward Purchase Units that the Purchaser shall purchase pursuant to this Agreement as set forth in Section 1(a)(i) of this Agreement; |
(B) | the anticipated date of the Business Combination Closing; and |
(C) | instructions for wiring the aggregate Forward Purchase Price. |
(iv) The closing of the sale of Forward Purchase Units (the Forward Closing) shall be held on the same date and concurrently with the Business Combination Closing (such date being referred to as the Forward Closing Date). At least one (1) Business Day prior to the Forward Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Company the aggregate Forward Purchase Price for the Forward Purchase Units by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company in the Final Company Notice to be held in escrow until the Forward Closing. Immediately prior to the Forward Closing on the Forward Closing Date, (i) the aggregate Forward Purchase Price shall be released from escrow automatically and without further action by the Company or the Purchaser, and (ii) upon such release, the Company shall issue the Forward Purchase Units to the Purchaser in book-entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws), registered in the name of the Purchaser (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions), or to a custodian designated by the Purchaser, as applicable. In the event the Business Combination Closing does not occur within five (5) Business Days of the date scheduled for closing, the Forward Closing shall not occur and the Company shall promptly (but not later than one (1) Business Day thereafter) return the aggregate Forward Purchase Price to the Purchaser. For purposes of this Agreement, Business Day means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close in the City of New York, New York.
1.2.2 (iii)Forward Closing Conditions.
1.2.2.1 Section 7(a)(i) and Section 7(b)(i) of the Forward Purchase Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:
(i) All conditions precedent to the consummation of the transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties thereto) or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the consummation of the transactions, but subject to satisfaction (as determined by the parties thereto) or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the consummation of the transactions); and
(ii) All conditions precedent to the consummation of the transactions set forth in the Subscription Agreements (as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties thereto) or waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof under each Subscription Agreement (other than those conditions that may only be satisfied at the consummation of the transactions, but subject to satisfaction (as determined by the parties thereto) or waiver by such party of such conditions as of the consummation of the transactions).
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1.2.2.2 Section 7(a)(ii)-(vi) and 7(b)(ii)-(iv) of the Forward Purchase Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.
1.2.3 Miscellaneous. Section 9(e) of the Forward Purchase Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(e) Successors. All of the terms, agreements, covenants, representations, warranties, and conditions of this Agreement are binding upon, and inure to the benefit of and are enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge and agree that Talkspace (in such capacity, the Beneficiary) is an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) the Beneficiary shall be entitled to seek and obtain equitable relief, without proof of actual damages, including an injunction or injunctions or order for specific performance to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement to cause the Company to cause, or directly cause, Purchaser to fund the aggregate Forward Purchase Price and cause the Forward Closing to occur if the conditions in Section 7 have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waived.
1.3 Effect on the Forward Purchase Agreement. Upon and following the date hereof, each reference to the Forward Purchase Agreement in the Forward Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Forward Purchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, (a) the Forward Purchase Agreement is and shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and (b) nothing contained in this Amendment shall, by implication or otherwise, limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the parties to the Forward Purchase Agreement or any other document, or shall alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Forward Purchase Agreement.
1.4 Representations and Warranties. Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other party hereto that:
1.4.1 such party has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment;
1.4.2 the execution and delivery of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such party, and no other action is necessary on the part of such party to authorize this Amendment; and
1.4.3 this Amendment constitutes (assuming the due execution and delivery by such other party hereto) a valid and legally binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally, or (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.
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1.5 Miscellaneous.
1.5.1 Parties in Interest. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
1.5.2 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of Law or conflict of Laws rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
1.5.3 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, and any Party hereto may execute any such counterpart, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.
COMPANY | ||||
HUDSON EXECUTIVE INVESTMENT CORP. | ||||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Dobres | |||
Name: | Jonathan Dobres | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
PURCHASER | ||||
HEC MASTER FUND LP | ||||
By: HEC Performance GP LLC, its General Partner | ||||
By: | HEC Management GP LLC, its Managing Member | |||
By: | /s/ Douglas L. Braunstein | |||
Name: | Douglas L. Braunstein | |||
Title: | Managing Member |
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Exhibit 99.1
Talkspace to Merge with Hudson Executive Investment Corp., Forming the Only Publicly Traded Pure
Play Virtual Behavioral Health Company
| Talkspace targets a vast unmet need in behavioral health, improving access and outcomes while reducing costs |
| Transaction and partnership with Hudson Executive Investment Corp. will help Talkspace grow its user base, add partnerships, and expand internationally |
| Hudson Executive Investment Corp. is a SPAC led by Doug Braunstein and Doug Bergeron |
| Hudson Executive Capital has an outstanding track record in healthcare and technology as both an investor and a strategic partner to public companies |
| Pro-forma enterprise value of the transaction is approximately $1.4 billion |
| $300MM fully committed PIPE anchored by leading investors including the Federated Hermes Kaufmann Funds, Jennison Associates LLC, Woodline Partners LP, and Deerfield |
| Investor call at 8:00 AM Eastern on January 13, 2021 |
New York, January 13, 2021 Talkspace, the leading digital and virtual behavioral healthcare company, and Hudson Executive Investment Corp. (HEIC) (NASDAQ: HECCU, HEC, HECCW), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Hudson Executive Capital LP, announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The combined company will operate as Talkspace and intends to be listed on NASDAQ under the symbol TALK. The transaction values Talkspace at an initial enterprise value of $1.4 billion and will provide the company with $250 million of cash, to be used as growth capital.
Oren Frank, Co-founder and CEO of Talkspace, said, Roni and I started Talkspace nine years ago to establish a next-generation technology company, exclusively focused on behavioral health, with the mission of opening up access to mental healthcare, improving clinical outcomes, and helping those in need live happier and healthier lives. Today, this mission is more important than ever before. We are proud of the positive impact Talkspace has made and are excited for the next phase in the companys journey. Hudson Executives experience and relationships in healthcare, expertise in capital markets, and alignment with our mission will be invaluable as we continue to grow, innovate and improve mental health outcomes.
Douglas L. Braunstein, Founder and Managing Partner of Hudson Executive Capital, said, Talkspace is a purpose-built technology company designed to meet the unmet medical needs in behavioral health by improving access, decreasing costs, improving outcomes, and creating value for patients, providers, and employers. We are excited to be partnering with Talkspaces exceptional management team and look forward to working together with them.
Co-founders Roni and Oren Frank will continue to lead Talkspace, along with President, COO and CFO Mark Hirschhorn and the rest of the companys highly experienced leadership team. Following the closing, Douglas L. Braunstein will serve as Chairman of the companys new board of directors. Talkspace will also benefit from the strategic contributions of Hudson Executive Capitals deep bench of healthcare CEO partners.
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Talkspace Overview
Co-founded by Roni and Oren Frank in 2012, Talkspace is the leading digital and virtual behavioral healthcare company. Talkspace promotes behavioral health as a lifestyle, not as a one-time event. The company provides access to an extensive network of certified, credentialed, and professional clinicians through two channels direct-to-consumer and enterprise and has leading brand awareness in digital behavioral health.
Talkspace has seen robust user growth, with approximately 46,000 active members, and more than 39 million lives covered by employer or healthcare insurance agreements. The company is differentiated in the market due to its focused offerings as well as its highly-rated app and purpose-built technology designed to enhance access and improve outcomes.
In the United States alone, it is estimated that more than 70 million people suffer from some form of mental illness and that less than half of people with a behavioral illness receive care because of cost, lack of access, or stigma. The COVID pandemic has further highlighted this growing and unmet medical need.
For 2021, Talkspaces estimated net revenue is $125 million, up approximately 69% from 2020 estimated net revenue.
Summary of the Transaction
The transaction will be funded with HEICs $414 million of cash in trust (assuming no redemptions), a $25 million forward purchase from Hudson Executive Capital and an additional $25 million committed by Hudson Executive Capital to backstop redemptions. The transaction is further supported by an oversubscribed $300 million fully committed PIPE at $10.00 per share anchored by leading investors including the Federated Hermes Kaufmann Funds, Jennison Associates LLC, Woodline Partners LP and Deerfield.
Upon closing, it is expected that the company will have an enterprise value of $1.4 billion, or approximately 11x 2021 estimated net revenue, and $250 million of cash on the balance sheet available to fund growth initiatives.
The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of Talkspace and HEIC, is expected to close late in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2021, subject to receipt of HEIC stockholder approval, and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.
Additional information about the proposed transaction, including a copy of the merger agreement and investor presentation, will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by HEIC today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available at www.sec.gov.
Investor Conference Call
Talkspace and HEIC will host an investor conference call to discuss the proposed transaction at 8:00 AM EDT on January 13. The call can be accessed by visiting: https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1420433&tp_key=ac8ac0dcbe.
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Investor Presentation
A copy of the investor presentation can be found by accessing: https://hudsoninvestcorp.com/investors.
Advisors
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as lead financial advisor and Jefferies acted as financial advisor to Talkspace. Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal counsel to Talkspace.
Citigroup Inc and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as capital markets advisors and placement agents. Citigroup acted as financial advisor and Milbank LLP acted as legal counsel to Hudson Executive Investment Corp.
About Talkspace
Talkspace is a telebehavioral healthcare company. Its signature psychotherapy and psychiatry product connects individual users with a network of thousands of licensed mental health providers through an easy-to-use and HIPAA-compliant web and mobile platform. With Talkspace, users can send their dedicated providers unlimited text, video, picture and audio messages from anywhere, at any time. Providers engage with clients daily, 5 days a week. Talkspace also provides psychiatry services and prescription fulfillment, adolescent therapy and couples counseling.
About Hudson Executive Investment Corp.
Hudson Executive Investment Corp. is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company formed by Hudson Executive Capital LP (HEC), Douglas L. Braunstein, and Douglas G. Bergeron. HEC is an event-driven investment firm managing over $1.5B in assets. Mr. Braunstein is founder and co-managing partner of HEC and the former CFO and Vice Chairman of JP Morgan. Mr. Bergeron is co-managing partner of HEC and the former Chairman and CEO of VeriFone, Inc. For more information, visit: https://hudsoninvestcorp.com/.
Contacts
For Media:
Gladstone Place Partners
Steve Lipin / Felipe Ucros
212-230-5930
For Investors:
Westwicke, an ICR Company
Bob East / Jordan Kohnstam
443-213-0500
TalkspaceIR@westwicke.com
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Additional Information and Where to Find It
This press release relates to a proposed transaction between Talkspace and HEIC. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. HEIC intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC, which will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of HEIC, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus. A proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to all HEIC shareholders. HEIC also will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC. Before making any voting decision, investors and security holders of HEIC are urged to read the registration statement and the related proxy statement/prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto) and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction as they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by HEIC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed by HEIC with the SEC also may be obtained free of charge at HEICS website at https://hudsoninvestcorp.com/investors or upon written request to Hudson Executive Investment Corp., 570 Lexington Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10022.
Participants in Solicitation
HEIC and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from HEICs shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the business combination will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus when available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described in the preceding paragraph.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed transaction between Talkspace and HEIC, including statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the transaction, the anticipated timing of the transaction, the services offered by Talkspace and the markets in which it operates, and future financial condition and performance of Talkspace and expected financial impacts of the transaction (including future revenue, pro forma enterprise value and cash balance), the satisfaction of closing conditions to the transaction, the PIPE transaction, and the level of redemptions of HEICs public shareholders. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words believe, project, expect, anticipate, estimate, intend, strategy, future, opportunity, plan, may, should, will, would, will be, will continue, will likely result, and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on
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current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of HEICs securities, (ii) the risk that the transaction may not be completed by HEICs business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by HEIC, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transaction, including the approval of the merger agreement by the shareholders of HEIC, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following redemptions by HEICs public shareholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iv) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the business combination, (v) the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Talkspaces business relationships, performance, and business generally, (vii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Talkspace, (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Talkspace or against HEIC related to the merger agreement or the proposed transaction, (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of HEICs securities on The Nasdaq Stock Market, (x) the price of HEICs securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which HEIC plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting HEICs business and changes in the combined capital structure, (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed business combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities, and (xii) the risk of downturns in the highly competitive telehealth and teletherapy markets. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors section of HEICs Registration Statement on Form S-4 discussed above and other documents filed by HEIC from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Talkspace and HEIC assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither Talkspace nor HEIC gives any assurance that either Talkspace or HEIC will achieve its expectations.
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Disclaimer About this Presentation This investor presentation (this “Presentation”) has been prepared for use by Hudson Executive Investment Corp. (“Hudson”) and Groop Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace) (the “Company”) in connection with their proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”). This presentation is for informational purposes only and may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Hudson and Talkspace. The information contained herein does not purport to be all-inclusive and none of Hudson, the Company or their respective affiliates makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information contained in this Presentation. This Presentation does not constitute (i) a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed Business Combination or (ii) an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase any security of Hudson, the Company, or any of their respective affiliates, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. You should not construe the contents of this Presentation as legal, tax, accounting or investment advice or a recommendation. You should consult your own counsel and tax and financial advisors as to legal and related matters concerning the matters described herein, to the extent you deem necessary. Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this Presentation may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Hudson’s or the Company’s future financial or operating performance. For example, projections of future EBITDA and other metrics are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential” or “continue”, or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Hudson and its management, and the Company and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. Nothing in this Presentation should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Neither Hudson nor the Company undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements. Non-GAAP Financial Measures This Presentation includes certain financial measures not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) including, but not limited to, EBITDA and certain ratios and other metrics derived there from. These non-GAAP financial measures are not measures of financial performance in accordance with GAAP and may exclude items that are significant in understanding and assessing the Company’s financial results. Therefore, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows from operations or other measures of profitability, liquidity or performance under GAAP. You should be aware that the Company’s Presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company believes that the use of these non- GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends in and in comparing the Company’s financial measures with other similar companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. These non- GAAP financial measures are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which expense and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to footnotes where presented on each page of this Presentation or to the tables therein for a reconciliation of these measures to what the Company believes are the most directly comparable measure evaluated in accordance with GAAP. This Presentation also includes certain projections of non-GAAP financial measures. Due to the high variability and difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections of some of the information excluded from these projected measures, together with some of the excluded information not being ascertainable or accessible, the Company is unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures without unreasonable effort. Consequently, no disclosure of estimated comparable GAAP measures is included and no reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures is included. Certain monetary amounts, percentages and other figures included in this Presentation have been subject to rounding adjustments. Certain other amounts that appear in this Presentation may not sum due to rounding. Use of Projections This Presentation contains financial forecasts with respect to the Company’s projected financial results, including Revenue and EBITDA, for the Company's fiscal years 2020 through 2023. The Company's independent auditors have not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the projections for the purpose of their inclusion in this Presentation, and accordingly, they did not express an opinion or provide any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the purpose of this Presentation. These projections should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying the prospective financial information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the prospective financial information. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the prospective results are indicative of the future performance of the Company or that actual results will not differ materially from those presented in the prospective financial information. Inclusion of the prospective financial information in this Presentation should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results contained in the prospective financial information will be achieved. Industry and Market Data In this Presentation, Hudson and the Company rely on and refer to certain information and statistics obtained from third-party sources which they believe to be reliable. Neither Hudson nor the Company has independently verified the accuracy or completeness of any such third-party information. Additional Information Hudson intends to file with the SEC a proxy statement / prospectus on Form S-4 relating to the proposed Business Combination, which will be mailed to its stockholders once definitive. This Presentation does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Business Combination. Hudson’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement / prospectus and the amendments thereto and the proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the proposed Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about the Company, Hudson and the Business Combination. When available, the proxy statement / prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed Business Combination will be mailed to stockholders of Hudson as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed Business Combination. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement / prospectus, the definitive proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Talkspace, Broadway #607, New York, NY 10025. Participants in the Solicitation Hudson and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Hudson’s stockholders with respect to the proposed Business Combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Hudson is contained in Hudson’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as effective on June 8, 2020, which was filed with the SEC and is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Talkspace, Broadway #607, New York, NY 10025. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the proxy statement / prospectus for the proposed Business Combination when available. The Company and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Hudson in connection with the proposed Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed Business Combination will be included in the proxy statement / prospectus for the proposed Business Combination when available. 1Disclaimer About this Presentation This investor presentation (this “Presentation”) has been prepared for use by Hudson Executive Investment Corp. (“Hudson”) and Groop Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace) (the “Company”) in connection with their proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”). This presentation is for informational purposes only and may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Hudson and Talkspace. The information contained herein does not purport to be all-inclusive and none of Hudson, the Company or their respective affiliates makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information contained in this Presentation. This Presentation does not constitute (i) a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed Business Combination or (ii) an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase any security of Hudson, the Company, or any of their respective affiliates, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. You should not construe the contents of this Presentation as legal, tax, accounting or investment advice or a recommendation. You should consult your own counsel and tax and financial advisors as to legal and related matters concerning the matters described herein, to the extent you deem necessary. Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this Presentation may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Hudson’s or the Company’s future financial or operating performance. For example, projections of future EBITDA and other metrics are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential” or “continue”, or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Hudson and its management, and the Company and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. Nothing in this Presentation should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Neither Hudson nor the Company undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements. Non-GAAP Financial Measures This Presentation includes certain financial measures not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) including, but not limited to, EBITDA and certain ratios and other metrics derived there from. These non-GAAP financial measures are not measures of financial performance in accordance with GAAP and may exclude items that are significant in understanding and assessing the Company’s financial results. Therefore, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows from operations or other measures of profitability, liquidity or performance under GAAP. You should be aware that the Company’s Presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company believes that the use of these non- GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends in and in comparing the Company’s financial measures with other similar companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. These non- GAAP financial measures are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which expense and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. Please refer to footnotes where presented on each page of this Presentation or to the tables therein for a reconciliation of these measures to what the Company believes are the most directly comparable measure evaluated in accordance with GAAP. This Presentation also includes certain projections of non-GAAP financial measures. Due to the high variability and difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections of some of the information excluded from these projected measures, together with some of the excluded information not being ascertainable or accessible, the Company is unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures without unreasonable effort. Consequently, no disclosure of estimated comparable GAAP measures is included and no reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures is included. Certain monetary amounts, percentages and other figures included in this Presentation have been subject to rounding adjustments. Certain other amounts that appear in this Presentation may not sum due to rounding. Use of Projections This Presentation contains financial forecasts with respect to the Company’s projected financial results, including Revenue and EBITDA, for the Company's fiscal years 2020 through 2023. The Company's independent auditors have not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the projections for the purpose of their inclusion in this Presentation, and accordingly, they did not express an opinion or provide any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the purpose of this Presentation. These projections should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying the prospective financial information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the prospective financial information. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the prospective results are indicative of the future performance of the Company or that actual results will not differ materially from those presented in the prospective financial information. Inclusion of the prospective financial information in this Presentation should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results contained in the prospective financial information will be achieved. Industry and Market Data In this Presentation, Hudson and the Company rely on and refer to certain information and statistics obtained from third-party sources which they believe to be reliable. Neither Hudson nor the Company has independently verified the accuracy or completeness of any such third-party information. Additional Information Hudson intends to file with the SEC a proxy statement / prospectus on Form S-4 relating to the proposed Business Combination, which will be mailed to its stockholders once definitive. This Presentation does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Business Combination. Hudson’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement / prospectus and the amendments thereto and the proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the proposed Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about the Company, Hudson and the Business Combination. When available, the proxy statement / prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed Business Combination will be mailed to stockholders of Hudson as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed Business Combination. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement / prospectus, the definitive proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Talkspace, Broadway #607, New York, NY 10025. Participants in the Solicitation Hudson and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Hudson’s stockholders with respect to the proposed Business Combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Hudson is contained in Hudson’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as effective on June 8, 2020, which was filed with the SEC and is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Talkspace, Broadway #607, New York, NY 10025. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the proxy statement / prospectus for the proposed Business Combination when available. The Company and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Hudson in connection with the proposed Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed Business Combination will be included in the proxy statement / prospectus for the proposed Business Combination when available. 1
Today’s attendees Oren Mark Doug Doug Hirschhorn Braunstein Bergeron Frank Chairman and President, Chief Co-founder and Chief Chief Executive President Operating and Executive Officer Officer Financial Officer Former CFO and Vice Technology Investor and Chairman of J.P. Morgan Former CEO of VeriFone 2Today’s attendees Oren Mark Doug Doug Hirschhorn Braunstein Bergeron Frank Chairman and President, Chief Co-founder and Chief Chief Executive President Operating and Executive Officer Officer Financial Officer Former CFO and Vice Technology Investor and Chairman of J.P. Morgan Former CEO of VeriFone 2
Hudson Executive Investment Corp. overview n Managing Partner of Hudson n Founder / Managing Partner of Executive Capital Hudson Executive Capital n 35-year successful FinTech track n Former CFO / Vice Chairman of record including 12 years as J.P. Morgan and Head of CEO of VeriFone, during which Americas Investment Banking time enterprise value grew from n 35-years of M&A leadership, $50 million to over $5 billion including some of largest n Tech investor and mentor to Healthcare transactions management teams Doug Bergeron Doug Braunstein Select CEO network: HEC investments Select Healthcare Executives n HEC is an investment firm that helps n Marc Casper: President, CEO and Director drive portfolio company strategy through active engagement with management n Stephen Hemsley: Former CEO and current Chairman n Dedicated investment team with deep knowledge of public market positioning n Alan Miller: Founder, Chairman and CEO n Leverage CEO network for guidance on investments n Fred Eshelman: Former Chairman and CEO n HEC, along with Doug Braunstein and Doug Bergeron, is a co-sponsor of the n Paul Ormond: Former SPAC Chairman and CEO 3Hudson Executive Investment Corp. overview n Managing Partner of Hudson n Founder / Managing Partner of Executive Capital Hudson Executive Capital n 35-year successful FinTech track n Former CFO / Vice Chairman of record including 12 years as J.P. Morgan and Head of CEO of VeriFone, during which Americas Investment Banking time enterprise value grew from n 35-years of M&A leadership, $50 million to over $5 billion including some of largest n Tech investor and mentor to Healthcare transactions management teams Doug Bergeron Doug Braunstein Select CEO network: HEC investments Select Healthcare Executives n HEC is an investment firm that helps n Marc Casper: President, CEO and Director drive portfolio company strategy through active engagement with management n Stephen Hemsley: Former CEO and current Chairman n Dedicated investment team with deep knowledge of public market positioning n Alan Miller: Founder, Chairman and CEO n Leverage CEO network for guidance on investments n Fred Eshelman: Former Chairman and CEO n HEC, along with Doug Braunstein and Doug Bergeron, is a co-sponsor of the n Paul Ormond: Former SPAC Chairman and CEO 3
Key highlights Tech-enabled solution to tremendous unmet medical need with huge TAM accelerated by COVID Platform designed to optimize outcomes for patients and clinicians 1 2 Ideal modality for behavioral health – more affordable and more timely access 3 Scalable technology stack driven by unmatched behavioral data set 4 5 Purpose-driven management team with proven public telehealth track record 6 Best-in-class B2C capabilities and brand awareness 7 8 Sizable B2B pipeline of incremental recurring revenue Highly attractive valuation, growth profile and unit economics Hudson Executive / Talkspace partnership further accelerates growth n Deep enterprise relationships in healthcare and other industries n Public market and M&A expertise 4Key highlights Tech-enabled solution to tremendous unmet medical need with huge TAM accelerated by COVID Platform designed to optimize outcomes for patients and clinicians 1 2 Ideal modality for behavioral health – more affordable and more timely access 3 Scalable technology stack driven by unmatched behavioral data set 4 5 Purpose-driven management team with proven public telehealth track record 6 Best-in-class B2C capabilities and brand awareness 7 8 Sizable B2B pipeline of incremental recurring revenue Highly attractive valuation, growth profile and unit economics Hudson Executive / Talkspace partnership further accelerates growth n Deep enterprise relationships in healthcare and other industries n Public market and M&A expertise 4
Compelling peer differentiation 1 2021E EV / Revenue 20.7x 22.9x 11.2x 15.2x 18.1x 6.8x 2022E EV / Revenue 30.4x 62.3x 2021E EV / Gross Profit 17.5x 22.2x 44.6x 10.9x 2022E EV / Gross Profit 48.4% 30.2% 65.3% 2019–2023E revenue CAGR Clinician Clinician Specialized Supply / demand supply / demand Clinical model focus behavioral network alignment alignment B2C | B2B behavioral üOOO üü Physician continuity OO ü 5 Source: FactSet and company filings 1 Note: Market data as of 01/07/21; Pro forma for merger with Livongo Capabilities ValuationCompelling peer differentiation 1 2021E EV / Revenue 20.7x 22.9x 11.2x 15.2x 18.1x 6.8x 2022E EV / Revenue 30.4x 62.3x 2021E EV / Gross Profit 17.5x 22.2x 44.6x 10.9x 2022E EV / Gross Profit 48.4% 30.2% 65.3% 2019–2023E revenue CAGR Clinician Clinician Specialized Supply / demand supply / demand Clinical model focus behavioral network alignment alignment B2C | B2B behavioral üOOO üü Physician continuity OO ü 5 Source: FactSet and company filings 1 Note: Market data as of 01/07/21; Pro forma for merger with Livongo Capabilities Valuation
Compelling peer differentiation EV / EV / Revenue Revenue Revenue CAGR ’19A- 2021E 2022E 22E • Telehealth / behavioral health 1 offering Core Peers 19.2x 14.2x 36% • Technology-driven differentiation • Disrupting long-standing therapy 2 solutions Disruptive Healthcare 18.0x 14.6x 27% • Innovation expanding TAM • Transforming business and 3 consumer connectivity High Growth Internet 22.8x 18.1x 42% • Recurring revenue stream 11.2x 6.8x 75% 6 1 2 FactSet as of 01/07/2021; Core Peers includes mean of: Amwell, GoodRx, SOC Telemed, Teladoc; Disruptive Healthcare includes mean of: Accolade, DexCom, Health Catalyst, HealthEquity, Inspire Medical, iRhythm, Novocure, Oak Street, 3 One Medical, Phreesia, Veeva; High Growth Internet includes mean of: Chegg, Etsy, Fiverr, Match, Shopify, Upwork, Zoom; Note: SOC Telemed is based on capital structure at deal announcement and Teladoc is pro forma for merger with LivongoCompelling peer differentiation EV / EV / Revenue Revenue Revenue CAGR ’19A- 2021E 2022E 22E • Telehealth / behavioral health 1 offering Core Peers 19.2x 14.2x 36% • Technology-driven differentiation • Disrupting long-standing therapy 2 solutions Disruptive Healthcare 18.0x 14.6x 27% • Innovation expanding TAM • Transforming business and 3 consumer connectivity High Growth Internet 22.8x 18.1x 42% • Recurring revenue stream 11.2x 6.8x 75% 6 1 2 FactSet as of 01/07/2021; Core Peers includes mean of: Amwell, GoodRx, SOC Telemed, Teladoc; Disruptive Healthcare includes mean of: Accolade, DexCom, Health Catalyst, HealthEquity, Inspire Medical, iRhythm, Novocure, Oak Street, 3 One Medical, Phreesia, Veeva; High Growth Internet includes mean of: Chegg, Etsy, Fiverr, Match, Shopify, Upwork, Zoom; Note: SOC Telemed is based on capital structure at deal announcement and Teladoc is pro forma for merger with Livongo
Business Overview 7Business Overview 7
Behavioral health is a vital service with an enormous TAM 70+ million 17 million $4.6 billion $192 billion 30% Americans suffer from US adults have had at least Spent annually in the U.S. Of annual lost wages and Increase in annual US mental illness, spread one major depressive on unnecessary ER visits for lost productivity in U.S. as a suicide rate since 2001 across all ethnic, socio- episode in the past year mental illness result economic and age ranges True Global TAM ~$588bn 3.5% CAGR ~$480bn ~$335bn Illustrative 60% of fully-treated ~$273bn Talkspace 1 global TAM members are in therapy for the first time $163bn International TAM $133bn $90bn Domestic TAM $73bn 2019 2025 8 1 Source: Mordor Intelligence, NAMI; Illustrative fully-treated global TAM represents total addressable market if the entire prevalent population were to receive care (only approximately 46% of patients with a behavioral illness currently receive care). This TAM number is calculated by taking the global TAM of those who receive treatment, divided by the % of the total treatable population who receive careBehavioral health is a vital service with an enormous TAM 70+ million 17 million $4.6 billion $192 billion 30% Americans suffer from US adults have had at least Spent annually in the U.S. Of annual lost wages and Increase in annual US mental illness, spread one major depressive on unnecessary ER visits for lost productivity in U.S. as a suicide rate since 2001 across all ethnic, socio- episode in the past year mental illness result economic and age ranges True Global TAM ~$588bn 3.5% CAGR ~$480bn ~$335bn Illustrative 60% of fully-treated ~$273bn Talkspace 1 global TAM members are in therapy for the first time $163bn International TAM $133bn $90bn Domestic TAM $73bn 2019 2025 8 1 Source: Mordor Intelligence, NAMI; Illustrative fully-treated global TAM represents total addressable market if the entire prevalent population were to receive care (only approximately 46% of patients with a behavioral illness currently receive care). This TAM number is calculated by taking the global TAM of those who receive treatment, divided by the % of the total treatable population who receive care
Leading virtual behavioral health platform 2021E financial snapshot $125M ~69% ~64% net revenue y/y rev. growth gross margin Company snapshot n Robust technology platform purpose-built to personalize treatment and drive outcomes n Highly rated app promotes behavioral health as a lifestyle >2M >39M ~46,000 choice, not a one-time event Members commercial active n Leading management team 1 served to date covered lives members passionate about mission n Large, optimized clinician network n Unique B2C capabilities and a highly-engaged customer base 68% n Robust and rapidly expanding B2B #1 ~2,650 Of members saw presence branded virtual providers improvement in therapy provider 2 symptoms 9 1 2 Source: Brand Health Tracking Study (February and July 2020); Includes B2C and B2B active members; Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry 20, 297 (2020)Leading virtual behavioral health platform 2021E financial snapshot $125M ~69% ~64% net revenue y/y rev. growth gross margin Company snapshot n Robust technology platform purpose-built to personalize treatment and drive outcomes n Highly rated app promotes behavioral health as a lifestyle >2M >39M ~46,000 choice, not a one-time event Members commercial active n Leading management team 1 served to date covered lives members passionate about mission n Large, optimized clinician network n Unique B2C capabilities and a highly-engaged customer base 68% n Robust and rapidly expanding B2B #1 ~2,650 Of members saw presence branded virtual providers improvement in therapy provider 2 symptoms 9 1 2 Source: Brand Health Tracking Study (February and July 2020); Includes B2C and B2B active members; Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry 20, 297 (2020)
A deep, highly experienced leadership team with both technology and healthcare expertise Oren Frank Roni Frank Mark Hirschhorn Gil Margolin Sam Braunstein Chief Marketing Officer CEO, Co-Founder Co-Founder, Clinical President, COO and CFO CTO Services Dr. Neil Leibowitz Deb Adler Nisim Cohen Michaela Yule Chief Medical Officer SVP Network & Quality VP Finance and Ops Chief of Staff “Our mission is to provide more people with convenient access to affordable behavioral healthcare so that those in need live a happier and healthier life” 10A deep, highly experienced leadership team with both technology and healthcare expertise Oren Frank Roni Frank Mark Hirschhorn Gil Margolin Sam Braunstein Chief Marketing Officer CEO, Co-Founder Co-Founder, Clinical President, COO and CFO CTO Services Dr. Neil Leibowitz Deb Adler Nisim Cohen Michaela Yule Chief Medical Officer SVP Network & Quality VP Finance and Ops Chief of Staff “Our mission is to provide more people with convenient access to affordable behavioral healthcare so that those in need live a happier and healthier life” 10
Virtual therapy ideal for the unmet need in behavioral care E Elem lemen ent ts s o of f car care e IIn pe n per rs son l on liimi mita tati tions ons Treatment stigma coupled Multiple ways to access Convenience û with physical hurdlesü care On-demand access aligns Inefficient Timeliness û ü issue and solution High cost Cost Affordable pricing model û ü Lead time between Matching algorithm and Clinical matching û appointment / visit access to clinical network ü 44% return for second 1 Care continuity 80% return for second visit 1 û visitü Hard to measure, AI / machine learning- Outcomes û variable outcomesü driven platform COVID has accelerated and made permanent these changes 11 1 Per Talkspace-conducted employer study Quality AccessVirtual therapy ideal for the unmet need in behavioral care E Elem lemen ent ts s o of f car care e IIn pe n per rs son l on liimi mita tati tions ons Treatment stigma coupled Multiple ways to access Convenience û with physical hurdlesü care On-demand access aligns Inefficient Timeliness û ü issue and solution High cost Cost Affordable pricing model û ü Lead time between Matching algorithm and Clinical matching û appointment / visit access to clinical network ü 44% return for second 1 Care continuity 80% return for second visit 1 û visitü Hard to measure, AI / machine learning- Outcomes û variable outcomesü driven platform COVID has accelerated and made permanent these changes 11 1 Per Talkspace-conducted employer study Quality Access
B2C and B2B model overview Therapy Psychiatry Robust growth B2C Active Members $65/week $79/week $99/week ~28,000 Messaging LiveTalk Messaging Plus Premium Ultimate Fee per ~20,000 +1 Live Video +4 Live Videos session model Text, video and Text, video and Text, video and audio messaging audio messaging audio messaging n Initial consultation: 2019A Current $199 1n Follow-up: $125 Sustained high growth in direct to Average member treatment length: 5.4 months consumer member base 1 Monthly average per member: $263 Employee Total B2B covered lives (mm) Behavioral Direct to Assistance Health Employer >39 Program Fee per session model ~ 2 n Initial consultation: 2 ~$180 Q1'19 Current EAP price per session: $65 2 n Follow-up: ~$120 Impressive client growth success despite only recently launching BH price per session: $70 12 1 2 Numbers calculated based on most recently aggregated cohort data from January 2017 to August 2020; B2B Psychiatry pricing shown as an illustrative average, true amount varies by provider type and payer B2C Overview B2B OverviewB2C and B2B model overview Therapy Psychiatry Robust growth B2C Active Members $65/week $79/week $99/week ~28,000 Messaging LiveTalk Messaging Plus Premium Ultimate Fee per ~20,000 +1 Live Video +4 Live Videos session model Text, video and Text, video and Text, video and audio messaging audio messaging audio messaging n Initial consultation: 2019A Current $199 1n Follow-up: $125 Sustained high growth in direct to Average member treatment length: 5.4 months consumer member base 1 Monthly average per member: $263 Employee Total B2B covered lives (mm) Behavioral Direct to Assistance Health Employer >39 Program Fee per session model ~ 2 n Initial consultation: 2 ~$180 Q1'19 Current EAP price per session: $65 2 n Follow-up: ~$120 Impressive client growth success despite only recently launching BH price per session: $70 12 1 2 Numbers calculated based on most recently aggregated cohort data from January 2017 to August 2020; B2B Psychiatry pricing shown as an illustrative average, true amount varies by provider type and payer B2C Overview B2B Overview
Unique platform to match providers and patients Robust growth Unmatched presence and quality Active providers Access 102% growth ~2,650 ~2,650 providers across all 50 U.S. states ~1,300 Experience Jun'19 Nov'20 100% 8 years of providers with a average years of Unparalleled value proposition Masters degree or experience per higher provider Flexibility and convenience Professional development Diversity 85% female, 15% male 21 clinical specialties 33% people of color 37% under age 35 Efficiency Income 13Unique platform to match providers and patients Robust growth Unmatched presence and quality Active providers Access 102% growth ~2,650 ~2,650 providers across all 50 U.S. states ~1,300 Experience Jun'19 Nov'20 100% 8 years of providers with a average years of Unparalleled value proposition Masters degree or experience per higher provider Flexibility and convenience Professional development Diversity 85% female, 15% male 21 clinical specialties 33% people of color 37% under age 35 Efficiency Income 13
Robust technology platform drives differentiated care model The journey Technology engaged Impact 1 Highly specialized, reliable expertise Robust, data-supported Screening / intake Initial behavioral health assessment to evaluate member provider network well-being and note specific needs and preferences Personalized matches to suit specific Proprietary matching 2 needs and preferences algorithm and quality Match Member and provider matched based on specific control preferences, driving positive outcomes and retention Machine learning-driven Improved clinical outcomes 3 Treatment tools and programmatic / Fully structured treatment incorporating a variety of evidence-based provider tools predictive therapy Outcomes visualization tools become Outcome trends and iterative in treatment journey 4 Outcomes engagement patterns 68% of members improved or remitted in reported anxiety / depression symptoms Data results to catalyze and reinforce Clinical progress tracker positive next steps 5 Discharge and data-driven discharge Member provided with data results from sessions and results reminded of support available with no interruption to prior cadence / provider 6 Providing better therapy at scale – Maintenance Personal digital care tools truly managed care 14 Source: Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry 20, 297 (2020)Robust technology platform drives differentiated care model The journey Technology engaged Impact 1 Highly specialized, reliable expertise Robust, data-supported Screening / intake Initial behavioral health assessment to evaluate member provider network well-being and note specific needs and preferences Personalized matches to suit specific Proprietary matching 2 needs and preferences algorithm and quality Match Member and provider matched based on specific control preferences, driving positive outcomes and retention Machine learning-driven Improved clinical outcomes 3 Treatment tools and programmatic / Fully structured treatment incorporating a variety of evidence-based provider tools predictive therapy Outcomes visualization tools become Outcome trends and iterative in treatment journey 4 Outcomes engagement patterns 68% of members improved or remitted in reported anxiety / depression symptoms Data results to catalyze and reinforce Clinical progress tracker positive next steps 5 Discharge and data-driven discharge Member provided with data results from sessions and results reminded of support available with no interruption to prior cadence / provider 6 Providing better therapy at scale – Maintenance Personal digital care tools truly managed care 14 Source: Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry 20, 297 (2020)
Talkspace offers a best-in-class member experience Guaranteed Multi-platform Digital navigation Find provider response time capability and triage n Personalized matches to n Secure, reliable n Live video sessions n Goal-setting, guidance, suit specific needs and messaging with a with providers across and personalized preferences licensed provider mobile and desktop treatment plans 15Talkspace offers a best-in-class member experience Guaranteed Multi-platform Digital navigation Find provider response time capability and triage n Personalized matches to n Secure, reliable n Live video sessions n Goal-setting, guidance, suit specific needs and messaging with a with providers across and personalized preferences licensed provider mobile and desktop treatment plans 15
Science-based approach leads to superior clinical outcome Clinical case study A focus on clinical excellence Talkspace treatment efficacy 10 PHQ-9 GAD-7 12 10 Peer-reviewed studies 8 6 4 2 0 Pre Post 68% of patients improved or remitted Methods n Published study of 10,718 participants n Study length of 1.5-3 months n Average patient age 35 n Based on PHQ-9, GAD-7 results n Clinical standard for measuring depression and anxiety symptoms, respectively 16 Source: Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry 20, 297 (2020)Science-based approach leads to superior clinical outcome Clinical case study A focus on clinical excellence Talkspace treatment efficacy 10 PHQ-9 GAD-7 12 10 Peer-reviewed studies 8 6 4 2 0 Pre Post 68% of patients improved or remitted Methods n Published study of 10,718 participants n Study length of 1.5-3 months n Average patient age 35 n Based on PHQ-9, GAD-7 results n Clinical standard for measuring depression and anxiety symptoms, respectively 16 Source: Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry 20, 297 (2020)
The strongest brand in digital behavioral health 1 Instantly recognizable, highly influential spokespeople Highest brand awareness relative to competitors Top US behavioral telehealth brands Multi-faceted marketing approach is core to success in consumer market Optimized Go-To-Market Spokespeople + Narrative + Tracked PR + Advertising / Print Media + Grassroots Employer Partnership Consumer Engagement Earned Media Campaign Program 17 Source: July 2020 Brand survey - 1,200 U.S. consumers, 18-49 y.o 1 Measurement of aided awareness.The strongest brand in digital behavioral health 1 Instantly recognizable, highly influential spokespeople Highest brand awareness relative to competitors Top US behavioral telehealth brands Multi-faceted marketing approach is core to success in consumer market Optimized Go-To-Market Spokespeople + Narrative + Tracked PR + Advertising / Print Media + Grassroots Employer Partnership Consumer Engagement Earned Media Campaign Program 17 Source: July 2020 Brand survey - 1,200 U.S. consumers, 18-49 y.o 1 Measurement of aided awareness.
Growth 18Growth 18
Multiple levers for continued rapid growth M&A International expansion Expand partnerships Continue expanding user base and increase engagement 19Multiple levers for continued rapid growth M&A International expansion Expand partnerships Continue expanding user base and increase engagement 19
Expand highly-engaged core user base Continue driving Highest brand 1 awareness brand awareness relative to competitors and member engagement Brand awareness of Talkspace n Expand Talkspace’s brand to promote therapy as 80% 98% a lifestyle choice and not as a one time event Maintain current n Continue to enhance offering to minimize net and capture of members viewed of members viewed turn of members Talkspace as more Talkspace as more repeat members effective than traditional, convenient than n Actively engage captive and prior members F2F therapy traditional therapy n Utilize brand awareness for further penetration 36% 42% Expand member n Transition existing user base in need of psychiatry services of Americans are open of Americans have base to seeing a therapist seen a therapist at n Expand provider network and capabilities some point in their lives 20 Source: July 2020 Brand survey - 1,200 U.S. consumers, 18-49 y.o.; Hull, T.D., Mahan K. A Study of Asynchronous Mobile-Enabled SMS Text Psychotherapy. Journal of Telemedicine and e- Health, Vol. 23, No. 3; “Americans Feel Good About Counseling” 1 Measurement of aided awarenessExpand highly-engaged core user base Continue driving Highest brand 1 awareness brand awareness relative to competitors and member engagement Brand awareness of Talkspace n Expand Talkspace’s brand to promote therapy as 80% 98% a lifestyle choice and not as a one time event Maintain current n Continue to enhance offering to minimize net and capture of members viewed of members viewed turn of members Talkspace as more Talkspace as more repeat members effective than traditional, convenient than n Actively engage captive and prior members F2F therapy traditional therapy n Utilize brand awareness for further penetration 36% 42% Expand member n Transition existing user base in need of psychiatry services of Americans are open of Americans have base to seeing a therapist seen a therapist at n Expand provider network and capabilities some point in their lives 20 Source: July 2020 Brand survey - 1,200 U.S. consumers, 18-49 y.o.; Hull, T.D., Mahan K. A Study of Asynchronous Mobile-Enabled SMS Text Psychotherapy. Journal of Telemedicine and e- Health, Vol. 23, No. 3; “Americans Feel Good About Counseling” 1 Measurement of aided awareness
Diverse pathways to continued B2B growth Address embedded Expand capabilities members in existing B2B Add new B2B clients clients B2B lives covered growth (mm) Extend member retention through 1 self-service care products >39 2 Further establish and grow psychiatry ~2 Q1'19 YTD 2020 3 Expand into sleep & wellness n Partner with additional regional and national health plans B2B lives covered growth n Accelerate outbound marketing (2019) Integrate platform with other 4 efforts in order to further penetrate 1 At launch Current B2B segment providers Client A 3,000 126,051 n Leverage broker and consultant relationships to reach additional Client B 34,370 ~2.4mm clients 5 Offer service at a global scale Client C ~1.7mm ~4.8mm n Continue penetrating college / university market 21 1 As of 12/1/2020Diverse pathways to continued B2B growth Address embedded Expand capabilities members in existing B2B Add new B2B clients clients B2B lives covered growth (mm) Extend member retention through 1 self-service care products >39 2 Further establish and grow psychiatry ~2 Q1'19 YTD 2020 3 Expand into sleep & wellness n Partner with additional regional and national health plans B2B lives covered growth n Accelerate outbound marketing (2019) Integrate platform with other 4 efforts in order to further penetrate 1 At launch Current B2B segment providers Client A 3,000 126,051 n Leverage broker and consultant relationships to reach additional Client B 34,370 ~2.4mm clients 5 Offer service at a global scale Client C ~1.7mm ~4.8mm n Continue penetrating college / university market 21 1 As of 12/1/2020
Clear global expansion opportunity >$205bn global behavioral health TAM Illustrative TAM Rationale n Highly exportable platform capabilities n Near-term focus on English speaking countries n Clear perspective on regulatory and clinical requirements Aggregate addressable pop. 30mm+ 22 Source: Mordor Intelligence, NAMI, OurWorldinData Near term targetsClear global expansion opportunity >$205bn global behavioral health TAM Illustrative TAM Rationale n Highly exportable platform capabilities n Near-term focus on English speaking countries n Clear perspective on regulatory and clinical requirements Aggregate addressable pop. 30mm+ 22 Source: Mordor Intelligence, NAMI, OurWorldinData Near term targets
Optimally positioned for M&A opportunities across behavioral health landscape Wellness and Chronic managed care coaching platforms Virtual therapy and Face to face therapy and psychiatry adjacencies psychiatry platforms 23Optimally positioned for M&A opportunities across behavioral health landscape Wellness and Chronic managed care coaching platforms Virtual therapy and Face to face therapy and psychiatry adjacencies psychiatry platforms 23
Financial Overview 24Financial Overview 24
Exceptional financial profile… Net revenue ($mm) | Growth (%) Gross profit ($mm) | Gross margin (%) 60% 78% $74 CAGR CAGR $47 $38 $29 $20 $14 $18 $8 2017 2018 2019 2020E 2017 2018 2019 2020E 61% 33% 94% 47% 49% 51% 63% 25Exceptional financial profile… Net revenue ($mm) | Growth (%) Gross profit ($mm) | Gross margin (%) 60% 78% $74 CAGR CAGR $47 $38 $29 $20 $14 $18 $8 2017 2018 2019 2020E 2017 2018 2019 2020E 61% 33% 94% 47% 49% 51% 63% 25
…With strong growth trajectory $285 57% Net revenue ($mm) CAGR $205 $125 $74 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E Gross profit ($mm) | Gross margin (%) 55% CAGR $176 $129 $80 $47 63% 64% 63% 62% 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 1 EBITDA ($mm) | EBITDA margin (%) $42 $14 7% 15% ($12) ($15) 2020E 2021E 2023E 2022E 26 1 We have not provided a reconciliation of EBITDA to GAAP net income (losses) on a forward-looking basis due to the potential variability, limited visibility and unpredictability…With strong growth trajectory $285 57% Net revenue ($mm) CAGR $205 $125 $74 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E Gross profit ($mm) | Gross margin (%) 55% CAGR $176 $129 $80 $47 63% 64% 63% 62% 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E 1 EBITDA ($mm) | EBITDA margin (%) $42 $14 7% 15% ($12) ($15) 2020E 2021E 2023E 2022E 26 1 We have not provided a reconciliation of EBITDA to GAAP net income (losses) on a forward-looking basis due to the potential variability, limited visibility and unpredictability
Profit and loss snapshot HI S T O RI CA L F O RE CA S T ($ in millions, except 2017A 2018A 2019A 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E subscribers data) Total B2C 15,021 17,002 19,851 31,214 46,259 71,001 85,829 subscribers Total B2B lives 0 1,039 6,725 39,285 65,341 129,093 174,218 covered (‘000s) Net revenue $18 $29 $38 $74 $125 $205 $285 61% 33% 94% 69% 64% 39% % growth Gross profit 8 14 20 47 80 129 176 % margin 47% 49% 51% 63% 64% 63% 62% Operating (23) (34) (49) (62) (93) (114) (134) expenses 1, 2 EBITDA (14) (20) (29) (15) (12) 14 42 27 1 2 No adjustments required to reconcile historical GAAP net income (losses) to EBITDA; We have not provided a reconciliation of EBITDA to GAAP net income (losses) on a forward-looking basis due to the potential variability, limited visibility and unpredictabilityProfit and loss snapshot HI S T O RI CA L F O RE CA S T ($ in millions, except 2017A 2018A 2019A 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E subscribers data) Total B2C 15,021 17,002 19,851 31,214 46,259 71,001 85,829 subscribers Total B2B lives 0 1,039 6,725 39,285 65,341 129,093 174,218 covered (‘000s) Net revenue $18 $29 $38 $74 $125 $205 $285 61% 33% 94% 69% 64% 39% % growth Gross profit 8 14 20 47 80 129 176 % margin 47% 49% 51% 63% 64% 63% 62% Operating (23) (34) (49) (62) (93) (114) (134) expenses 1, 2 EBITDA (14) (20) (29) (15) (12) 14 42 27 1 2 No adjustments required to reconcile historical GAAP net income (losses) to EBITDA; We have not provided a reconciliation of EBITDA to GAAP net income (losses) on a forward-looking basis due to the potential variability, limited visibility and unpredictability
Transaction Overview 28Transaction Overview 28
Transaction overview Talkspace is preparing to go public through a SPAC Merger with Hudson Executive Investment Corp., which has raised a $300 million PIPE to further support long-term growth n HEIC’s IPO raised $414 million in June 2020, with its common stock trading on the NASDAQ under 1 symbol “HEC” n The transaction is expected to be funded through a combination of: n HEIC’s $414 million of cash in trust n $300 million of committed PIPE financing n $25 million from Hudson Executive Capital funded at closing with an additional $25mm available to backstop SPAC redemptions n $250 million of growth capital funded to balance sheet n Talkspace will trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker “TALK” at closing, expected late Q1 / early Q2 29 1 Hudson Executive Investment Corp. trades on the NASDAQ under the following symbols: “HEC” (common stock), “HECCU” (units) and “HECCW” (warrants)Transaction overview Talkspace is preparing to go public through a SPAC Merger with Hudson Executive Investment Corp., which has raised a $300 million PIPE to further support long-term growth n HEIC’s IPO raised $414 million in June 2020, with its common stock trading on the NASDAQ under 1 symbol “HEC” n The transaction is expected to be funded through a combination of: n HEIC’s $414 million of cash in trust n $300 million of committed PIPE financing n $25 million from Hudson Executive Capital funded at closing with an additional $25mm available to backstop SPAC redemptions n $250 million of growth capital funded to balance sheet n Talkspace will trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker “TALK” at closing, expected late Q1 / early Q2 29 1 Hudson Executive Investment Corp. trades on the NASDAQ under the following symbols: “HEC” (common stock), “HECCU” (units) and “HECCW” (warrants)
Pro forma capitalization and ownership 1 Estimated Transaction Sources & Uses Post-Money Valuation at Close ($mm) ($mm) Sources PF Transaction SPAC Cash in Trust $414 Illustrative Talkspace Share Price $10 2 PF Shares Outstanding Hudson Executive Capital Forward Purchase $25 165.0 PIPE $300 Total Equity Value $1,650 (+) Debt at close $0 (-) Cash at close ($250) Total cash sources $739 PF Enterprise Value $1,400 PF EV / 2021E Net Revenue 11.2x PF EV / 2022E Net Revenue 6.8x Uses Cash to balance sheet $250 2 Illustrative Post-Transaction Ownership Secondary proceeds $444 1 Estimated transaction expenses $45 2% Total cash uses $739 4% Existing Talkspace shareholders HEIC shareholders 18% 51% PIPE HEIC sponsor 25% FPA 30 1 2 Transaction expenses are an estimate; Total pro forma shares outstanding includes 83.9 million rollover equity shares, 41.4 million for HEIC public investors, 30.0 million from PIPE, 7.2 million SPAC sponsor shares, and 2.5 million from HEIC forward purchase agreement. Assumes no redemptions, no management awards and does not include impact of dilution from 20.7 million public warrants,10.3 million private warrants, and 1.3 million FPA warrants. 1.6 million SPAC sponsor share vest when the stock reaches $12 and 1.6 million share at $15Pro forma capitalization and ownership 1 Estimated Transaction Sources & Uses Post-Money Valuation at Close ($mm) ($mm) Sources PF Transaction SPAC Cash in Trust $414 Illustrative Talkspace Share Price $10 2 PF Shares Outstanding Hudson Executive Capital Forward Purchase $25 165.0 PIPE $300 Total Equity Value $1,650 (+) Debt at close $0 (-) Cash at close ($250) Total cash sources $739 PF Enterprise Value $1,400 PF EV / 2021E Net Revenue 11.2x PF EV / 2022E Net Revenue 6.8x Uses Cash to balance sheet $250 2 Illustrative Post-Transaction Ownership Secondary proceeds $444 1 Estimated transaction expenses $45 2% Total cash uses $739 4% Existing Talkspace shareholders HEIC shareholders 18% 51% PIPE HEIC sponsor 25% FPA 30 1 2 Transaction expenses are an estimate; Total pro forma shares outstanding includes 83.9 million rollover equity shares, 41.4 million for HEIC public investors, 30.0 million from PIPE, 7.2 million SPAC sponsor shares, and 2.5 million from HEIC forward purchase agreement. Assumes no redemptions, no management awards and does not include impact of dilution from 20.7 million public warrants,10.3 million private warrants, and 1.3 million FPA warrants. 1.6 million SPAC sponsor share vest when the stock reaches $12 and 1.6 million share at $15
Valuation benchmarking to peers ‘19A – ‘22E 31% 75% 39% 54% 20% 27% 42% Revenue CAGR 2021 Core Peers Mean: 19.2x 2022 Core Peers Mean: 14.2x 24.1x 22.9x 22.8x 20.7x 18.1x 18.0x 18.1x 17.3x 15.2x 14.6x 11.2x 9.0x 6.8x 6.4x Disruptive High Growth 1 2 Healthcare Internet Talkspace premium / (54%) / (61%) (51%) / (62%) (46%) / (55%) 25% / 8% (38%) / (53%) (51%) / (62%) (discount) to peers 2021 Core Peers Mean: 33.7x 2022 Core Peers Mean: 24.1x Disruptive High Growth 1 2 Healthcare Internet TT alal ksp kspac aceeppr re emi miu um / m / (72%) / (76%) (43%) / (51%) (32%) / (41%) 7% / (2%) (53%) / (60%) (48%) / (59%) (d (di iss cc oount unt)) t to o p peer eers s 2021 2022 31 1 2 Source: FactSet as of 01/07/2021; Disruptive Healthcare includes mean of: Accolade, DexCom, Health Catalyst, HealthEquity, Inspire Medical, iRhythm, Novocure, Oak Street, One Medical, Phreesia, Veeva; High Growth Internet includes mean of: Chegg, Etsy, Fiverr, Match, Shopify, Upwork, Zoom; Note: SOC Telemed is based on capital structure at deal announcement and Teladoc is pro forma for merger with Livongo EV / Gross Profit EV / RevenueValuation benchmarking to peers ‘19A – ‘22E 31% 75% 39% 54% 20% 27% 42% Revenue CAGR 2021 Core Peers Mean: 19.2x 2022 Core Peers Mean: 14.2x 24.1x 22.9x 22.8x 20.7x 18.1x 18.0x 18.1x 17.3x 15.2x 14.6x 11.2x 9.0x 6.8x 6.4x Disruptive High Growth 1 2 Healthcare Internet Talkspace premium / (54%) / (61%) (51%) / (62%) (46%) / (55%) 25% / 8% (38%) / (53%) (51%) / (62%) (discount) to peers 2021 Core Peers Mean: 33.7x 2022 Core Peers Mean: 24.1x Disruptive High Growth 1 2 Healthcare Internet TT alal ksp kspac aceeppr re emi miu um / m / (72%) / (76%) (43%) / (51%) (32%) / (41%) 7% / (2%) (53%) / (60%) (48%) / (59%) (d (di iss cc oount unt)) t to o p peer eers s 2021 2022 31 1 2 Source: FactSet as of 01/07/2021; Disruptive Healthcare includes mean of: Accolade, DexCom, Health Catalyst, HealthEquity, Inspire Medical, iRhythm, Novocure, Oak Street, One Medical, Phreesia, Veeva; High Growth Internet includes mean of: Chegg, Etsy, Fiverr, Match, Shopify, Upwork, Zoom; Note: SOC Telemed is based on capital structure at deal announcement and Teladoc is pro forma for merger with Livongo EV / Gross Profit EV / Revenue
Leading virtual behavioral health platform 2021E financial snapshot $125M ~69% ~64% net revenue y/y rev. growth gross margin Company snapshot n Robust technology platform purpose-built to personalize treatment and drive outcomes n Highly rated app promotes behavioral health as a lifestyle >2M >39M ~46,000 choice, not a one-time event Members commercial active n Leading management team served to date covered lives members passionate about mission n Large, optimized clinician network n Unique B2C capabilities and a highly-engaged customer base 68% n Robust and rapidly expanding B2B #1 ~2,650 Of members saw presence branded virtual providers improvement in therapy provider 1 symptoms 32 1 Source: Brand Health Tracking Study (February and July 2020) Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry 20, 297 (2020)Leading virtual behavioral health platform 2021E financial snapshot $125M ~69% ~64% net revenue y/y rev. growth gross margin Company snapshot n Robust technology platform purpose-built to personalize treatment and drive outcomes n Highly rated app promotes behavioral health as a lifestyle >2M >39M ~46,000 choice, not a one-time event Members commercial active n Leading management team served to date covered lives members passionate about mission n Large, optimized clinician network n Unique B2C capabilities and a highly-engaged customer base 68% n Robust and rapidly expanding B2B #1 ~2,650 Of members saw presence branded virtual providers improvement in therapy provider 1 symptoms 32 1 Source: Brand Health Tracking Study (February and July 2020) Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry 20, 297 (2020)
Key highlights Tremendous unmet medical need with huge TAM accelerated by COVID 1 Platform designed to optimize outcomes for patients and clinicians 2 Ideal modality for behavioral health – more affordable and more timely access 3 Scalable technology stack driven by unmatched behavioral data set 4 Purpose-driven management team with proven public telehealth track record 5 Highly attractive valuation, growth profile and unit economics 6 Hudson Executive is l Ho u g d ical son p E arxecu tner tto ive sup / T po al rksp t alread acey pa im rp tne ressi rshi ve p gfrurt owhe th t r ra aj c ect ceo le ry raan ted s t grow ransit ti h on to public markets n Executive and entern priD se eep relat ent ions erhi pr ps is i e r n heal elatitons hcar hi e / ps ot iher n heal indus thc trar ies e and to acc ot el her erat ie B ndus 2Bt radopt ies ion n Track record of success advising and leading public boards n Public market and M&A expertise 33Key highlights Tremendous unmet medical need with huge TAM accelerated by COVID 1 Platform designed to optimize outcomes for patients and clinicians 2 Ideal modality for behavioral health – more affordable and more timely access 3 Scalable technology stack driven by unmatched behavioral data set 4 Purpose-driven management team with proven public telehealth track record 5 Highly attractive valuation, growth profile and unit economics 6 Hudson Executive is l Ho u g d ical son p E arxecu tner tto ive sup / T po al rksp t alread acey pa im rp tne ressi rshi ve p gfrurt owhe th t r ra aj c ect ceo le ry raan ted s t grow ransit ti h on to public markets n Executive and entern priD se eep relat ent ions erhi pr ps is i e r n heal elatitons hcar hi e / ps ot iher n heal indus thc trar ies e and to acc ot el her erat ie B ndus 2Bt radopt ies ion n Track record of success advising and leading public boards n Public market and M&A expertise 33
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Exhibit 99.3 Color palette 15.193.167 39.50.90 250.100.117 122.111.233 Virtual Behavioral 156.163.193 Health for All 114.183.0 Talkspace - the leading behavioral health platform. 0.98.179 186.204.255 183.228.224 239.244.246 JANUARY 13TH 2021 1Exhibit 99.3 Color palette 15.193.167 39.50.90 250.100.117 122.111.233 Virtual Behavioral 156.163.193 Health for All 114.183.0 Talkspace - the leading behavioral health platform. 0.98.179 186.204.255 183.228.224 239.244.246 JANUARY 13TH 2021 1
Disclaimer About this Presentation Color palette This investor presentation (this “Presentation”) has been prepared for use by Hudson Executive Investment Corp. (“Hudson”) and Groop Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace) (the “Company”) in connection with their proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”). This presentation is for informational purposes only and may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Hudson and Talkspace. The information contained herein does not purport to be all-inclusive and none of 15.193.167 Hudson, the Company or their respective affiliates makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information contained in this Presentation. This Presentation does not constitute (i) a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed Business Combination or (ii) an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase any security of Hudson, the Company, or any of their respective affiliates, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. You should not construe the contents of this Presentation as legal, tax, accounting or investment advice or a recommendation. You should consult your own counsel and tax and financial advisors as to legal and related matters concerning the matters described herein to the extent you deem necessary. 39.50.90 Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this Presentation may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 . Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Hudson’s or the Company’s future financial or operating performance. For example, projections of future revenue and other metrics are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expect”, 250.100.117 “intend”, “will”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential” or “continue”, or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Hudson and its management, and the Company and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. Nothing in this Presentation should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Neither Hudson nor the Company undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements. 122.111.233 Use of Projections This Presentation contains financial forecasts with respect to the Company’s projected financial results, including revenue. The Company's independent auditors have not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the projections for the purpose of their inclusion in this Presentation, and accordingly, they did not express an opinion or provide any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the purpose of this Presentation. These projections should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results. The 156.163.193 assumptions and estimates underlying the prospective financial information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the prospective financial information. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the prospective results are indicative of the future performance of the Company or that actual results will not differ materially from those presented in the prospective financial information. Inclusion of the prospective financial information in this Presentation should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results contained in the prospective financial information will be achieved. Industry and Market Data 114.183.0 In this Presentation, Hudson and the Company rely on and refer to certain information and statistics obtained from third-party sources which they believe to be reliable. Neither Hudson nor the Company has independently verified the accuracy or completeness of any such third-party information. Additional Information 0.98.179 Hudson intends to file with the SEC a proxy statement / prospectus on Form S-4 relating to the proposed Business Combination, which will be mailed to its stockholders once definitive. This Presentation does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Business Combination. Hudson’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement / prospectus and the amendments thereto and the proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the proposed Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about the Company, Hudson and the Business Combination. When available, the proxy statement / prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed Business Combination will be mailed to stockholders of Hudson as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed Business Combination. Stockholders will 186.204.255 also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement / prospectus, the definitive proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Talkspace, Broadway #607, New York, NY 10025. Participants in the Solicitation 183.228.224 Hudson and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Hudson’s stockholders with respect to the proposed Business Combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Hudson is contained in Hudson’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as effective on June 8, 2020, which was filed with the SEC and is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Talkspace, Broadway #607, New York, NY 10025. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the proxy statement / prospectus for the proposed Business Combination when available. The Company and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the 239.244.246 solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Hudson in connection with the proposed Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed Business Combination will be included in the proxy statement / prospectus for the proposed Business Combination when available. 2Disclaimer About this Presentation Color palette This investor presentation (this “Presentation”) has been prepared for use by Hudson Executive Investment Corp. (“Hudson”) and Groop Internet Platform, Inc. (d/b/a Talkspace) (the “Company”) in connection with their proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”). This presentation is for informational purposes only and may not be reproduced or redistributed, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Hudson and Talkspace. The information contained herein does not purport to be all-inclusive and none of 15.193.167 Hudson, the Company or their respective affiliates makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the information contained in this Presentation. This Presentation does not constitute (i) a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed Business Combination or (ii) an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase any security of Hudson, the Company, or any of their respective affiliates, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. You should not construe the contents of this Presentation as legal, tax, accounting or investment advice or a recommendation. You should consult your own counsel and tax and financial advisors as to legal and related matters concerning the matters described herein to the extent you deem necessary. 39.50.90 Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this Presentation may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 . Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Hudson’s or the Company’s future financial or operating performance. For example, projections of future revenue and other metrics are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expect”, 250.100.117 “intend”, “will”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential” or “continue”, or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Hudson and its management, and the Company and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. Nothing in this Presentation should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Neither Hudson nor the Company undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements. 122.111.233 Use of Projections This Presentation contains financial forecasts with respect to the Company’s projected financial results, including revenue. The Company's independent auditors have not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the projections for the purpose of their inclusion in this Presentation, and accordingly, they did not express an opinion or provide any other form of assurance with respect thereto for the purpose of this Presentation. These projections should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results. The 156.163.193 assumptions and estimates underlying the prospective financial information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the prospective financial information. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the prospective results are indicative of the future performance of the Company or that actual results will not differ materially from those presented in the prospective financial information. Inclusion of the prospective financial information in this Presentation should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results contained in the prospective financial information will be achieved. Industry and Market Data 114.183.0 In this Presentation, Hudson and the Company rely on and refer to certain information and statistics obtained from third-party sources which they believe to be reliable. Neither Hudson nor the Company has independently verified the accuracy or completeness of any such third-party information. Additional Information 0.98.179 Hudson intends to file with the SEC a proxy statement / prospectus on Form S-4 relating to the proposed Business Combination, which will be mailed to its stockholders once definitive. This Presentation does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Business Combination. Hudson’s stockholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement / prospectus and the amendments thereto and the proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the proposed Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about the Company, Hudson and the Business Combination. When available, the proxy statement / prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed Business Combination will be mailed to stockholders of Hudson as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed Business Combination. Stockholders will 186.204.255 also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement / prospectus, the definitive proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to: Talkspace, Broadway #607, New York, NY 10025. Participants in the Solicitation 183.228.224 Hudson and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Hudson’s stockholders with respect to the proposed Business Combination. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in Hudson is contained in Hudson’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as effective on June 8, 2020, which was filed with the SEC and is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Talkspace, Broadway #607, New York, NY 10025. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the proxy statement / prospectus for the proposed Business Combination when available. The Company and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the 239.244.246 solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Hudson in connection with the proposed Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed Business Combination will be included in the proxy statement / prospectus for the proposed Business Combination when available. 2
We are excited to announce the $1.4bn SPAC merger of Talkspace and Hudson Executive Talkspace is the largest and only pure-play virtual behavioral health platform in the public markets Leverages Hudson’s extensive CEO network, enterprise contacts, and deep industry experience to accelerate scale and capabilities Provides Talkspace with additional capital to fuel organic and inorganic growth 3 We are excited to announce the $1.4bn SPAC merger of Talkspace and Hudson Executive Talkspace is the largest and only pure-play virtual behavioral health platform in the public markets Leverages Hudson’s extensive CEO network, enterprise contacts, and deep industry experience to accelerate scale and capabilities Provides Talkspace with additional capital to fuel organic and inorganic growth 3
Today’s presenters Color palette 15.193.167 39.50.90 250.100.117 122.111.233 156.163.193 Oren Frank Doug Braunstein 114.183.0 Co-founder and Chief Chairman and President 0.98.179 Executive Officer Former CFO and Vice Chairman of J.P. Morgan 186.204.255 183.228.224 239.244.246 4Today’s presenters Color palette 15.193.167 39.50.90 250.100.117 122.111.233 156.163.193 Oren Frank Doug Braunstein 114.183.0 Co-founder and Chief Chairman and President 0.98.179 Executive Officer Former CFO and Vice Chairman of J.P. Morgan 186.204.255 183.228.224 239.244.246 4
COVID has illuminated and accelerated a second Color palette pandemic 15.193.167 39.50.90 250.100.117 4x 60% 122.111.233 Prevalence of depression Of adults reported their mental symptoms in the U.S. since health had gotten worse since 156.163.193 beginning of COVID pandemic pandemic lockdown 114.183.0 0.98.179 186.204.255 183.228.224 239.244.246 5 Source: NBC as of December 2020, New York Times as of December 2020, Washington Post as of November 2020, Tech Crunch as of January 2021COVID has illuminated and accelerated a second Color palette pandemic 15.193.167 39.50.90 250.100.117 4x 60% 122.111.233 Prevalence of depression Of adults reported their mental symptoms in the U.S. since health had gotten worse since 156.163.193 beginning of COVID pandemic pandemic lockdown 114.183.0 0.98.179 186.204.255 183.228.224 239.244.246 5 Source: NBC as of December 2020, New York Times as of December 2020, Washington Post as of November 2020, Tech Crunch as of January 2021
Behavioral health is a vital service with an enormous TAM Color palette 15.193.167 70+ million >48,000 $192 billion Americans suffer from mental illness, spread Americans died of suicide in 2018, the Of annual lost wages and lost th 1 39.50.90 across all ethnic, socio-economic and age 10 leading cause of death in the U.S. productivity in U.S. as a result ranges 250.100.117 ~$480bn True Global TAM 122.111.233 156.163.193 Illustrative fully-treated ~$273bn 114.183.0 2 global TAM 60% of Talkspace members are 0.98.179 in therapy for the 186.204.255 first time International TAM $133bn 183.228.224 Domestic TAM $73bn 239.244.246 2019 6 1 2 Source: Mordor Intelligence, NAMI; Latest available data per the CDC WISQARS Leading Causes of Death Report in 2018; Illustrative fully-treated international and domestic TAM represents total addressable market if the entire prevalent population were to receive care (only approximately 43% of patients with a behavioral illness currently receive care). This TAM number is calculated by taking the international and domestic TAM of those who receive treatment, divided by the % of the total treatable population who receive care Behavioral health is a vital service with an enormous TAM Color palette 15.193.167 70+ million >48,000 $192 billion Americans suffer from mental illness, spread Americans died of suicide in 2018, the Of annual lost wages and lost th 1 39.50.90 across all ethnic, socio-economic and age 10 leading cause of death in the U.S. productivity in U.S. as a result ranges 250.100.117 ~$480bn True Global TAM 122.111.233 156.163.193 Illustrative fully-treated ~$273bn 114.183.0 2 global TAM 60% of Talkspace members are 0.98.179 in therapy for the 186.204.255 first time International TAM $133bn 183.228.224 Domestic TAM $73bn 239.244.246 2019 6 1 2 Source: Mordor Intelligence, NAMI; Latest available data per the CDC WISQARS Leading Causes of Death Report in 2018; Illustrative fully-treated international and domestic TAM represents total addressable market if the entire prevalent population were to receive care (only approximately 43% of patients with a behavioral illness currently receive care). This TAM number is calculated by taking the international and domestic TAM of those who receive treatment, divided by the % of the total treatable population who receive care
Leading virtual behavioral health platform Color palette 15.193.167 2021E financial snapshot 39.50.90 ~69% ~64% $125m y/y rev. growth gross margin net revenue 250.100.117 122.111.233 Company snapshot 156.163.193 >2m >39m ~46,000 1 members commercial active members 114.183.0 served to date covered lives 0.98.179 #1 68% ~2,650 branded virtual of members saw providers 186.204.255 2 therapy provider improvement in symptoms 183.228.224 “Our mission is to provide more people with convenient access to affordable 239.244.246 behavioral healthcare so that those in need live a happier and healthier life” 7 1 2 Source: Brand Health Tracking Study (February and July 2020); Includes B2C and B2B active members; Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry 20, 297 (2020) Leading virtual behavioral health platform Color palette 15.193.167 2021E financial snapshot 39.50.90 ~69% ~64% $125m y/y rev. growth gross margin net revenue 250.100.117 122.111.233 Company snapshot 156.163.193 >2m >39m ~46,000 1 members commercial active members 114.183.0 served to date covered lives 0.98.179 #1 68% ~2,650 branded virtual of members saw providers 186.204.255 2 therapy provider improvement in symptoms 183.228.224 “Our mission is to provide more people with convenient access to affordable 239.244.246 behavioral healthcare so that those in need live a happier and healthier life” 7 1 2 Source: Brand Health Tracking Study (February and July 2020); Includes B2C and B2B active members; Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry 20, 297 (2020)
Virtual therapy ideal for the unmet need in behavioral care Color palette 15.193.167 Elements of care In person limitations 39.50.90 Multiple ways to access care 250.100.117 On-demand access aligns 122.111.233 issue and solution 156.163.193 Affordable pricing model 114.183.0 Matching algorithm and access to clinical network 0.98.179 1 80% return for second visit 186.204.255 AI / machine 183.228.224 learning-driven platform 239.244.246 Covid has accelerated and made permanent these changes 8 1 Per Talkspace-conducted employer study Virtual therapy ideal for the unmet need in behavioral care Color palette 15.193.167 Elements of care In person limitations 39.50.90 Multiple ways to access care 250.100.117 On-demand access aligns 122.111.233 issue and solution 156.163.193 Affordable pricing model 114.183.0 Matching algorithm and access to clinical network 0.98.179 1 80% return for second visit 186.204.255 AI / machine 183.228.224 learning-driven platform 239.244.246 Covid has accelerated and made permanent these changes 8 1 Per Talkspace-conducted employer study
B2C and B2B model overview Color palette Therapy Psychiatry Robust growth 15.193.167 B2C Active Members 39.50.90 250.100.117 Messaging Messaging LiveTalk Plus Premium Ultimate ~28,000 ~20,000 +1 Live Video +4 Live Videos 122.111.233 Live Video Text, video and audio messaging 156.163.193 2019A Current 114.183.0 Behavioral Employee Assistance Direct to Total B2B covered lives (mm) Health Program Employer 0.98.179 186.204.255 >39 183.228.224 Live Video ~2 Q1’19 Current 239.244.246 9 B2B Overview B2C OverviewB2C and B2B model overview Color palette Therapy Psychiatry Robust growth 15.193.167 B2C Active Members 39.50.90 250.100.117 Messaging Messaging LiveTalk Plus Premium Ultimate ~28,000 ~20,000 +1 Live Video +4 Live Videos 122.111.233 Live Video Text, video and audio messaging 156.163.193 2019A Current 114.183.0 Behavioral Employee Assistance Direct to Total B2B covered lives (mm) Health Program Employer 0.98.179 186.204.255 >39 183.228.224 Live Video ~2 Q1’19 Current 239.244.246 9 B2B Overview B2C Overview
The strongest brand in digital behavioral health Instantly recognizable, 1 Highest brand awareness highly influential spokespeople relative to competitors Multi-faceted marketing approach is core to success in consumer market Top US behavioral telehealth brands 10 1 Source: July 2020 Brand survey - 1,200 U.S. consumers, 18-49 y.o; Measurement of aided awareness.The strongest brand in digital behavioral health Instantly recognizable, 1 Highest brand awareness highly influential spokespeople relative to competitors Multi-faceted marketing approach is core to success in consumer market Top US behavioral telehealth brands 10 1 Source: July 2020 Brand survey - 1,200 U.S. consumers, 18-49 y.o; Measurement of aided awareness.
Unique platform to match providers and patients Unmatched presence and quality Robust growth Access Active providers providers across all 50 U.S. states ~2,650 2,650 1,300 Experience Jun ‘19 Nov ’20 100% 8 years of providers with a average years of Masters degree or higher experience per provider growth 102% Diversity clinical specialties 85% f emale, 15% male 21 Unparalleled value proposition 37% under age 35 people of color 33% Flexibility and Professional Efficiency Income convenience development 11Unique platform to match providers and patients Unmatched presence and quality Robust growth Access Active providers providers across all 50 U.S. states ~2,650 2,650 1,300 Experience Jun ‘19 Nov ’20 100% 8 years of providers with a average years of Masters degree or higher experience per provider growth 102% Diversity clinical specialties 85% f emale, 15% male 21 Unparalleled value proposition 37% under age 35 people of color 33% Flexibility and Professional Efficiency Income convenience development 11
Robust technology platform drives differentiated care model 1 2 3 4 5 6 Screening / Match Treatment Outcomes Discharge Maintenance intake Machine Clinical progress Robust, Proprietary learning-driven Outcome trends tracker and Personal digital data-supported matching algorithm tools and and engagement data-driven discharge care tools provider network and quality control programmatic / patterns results predictive therapy 12 Technology engaged The journeyRobust technology platform drives differentiated care model 1 2 3 4 5 6 Screening / Match Treatment Outcomes Discharge Maintenance intake Machine Clinical progress Robust, Proprietary learning-driven Outcome trends tracker and Personal digital data-supported matching algorithm tools and and engagement data-driven discharge care tools provider network and quality control programmatic / patterns results predictive therapy 12 Technology engaged The journey
Science-based approach leads to superior clinical outcome Clinical case study Focus on clinical excellence Talkspace treatment efficacy 10 peer reviewed studies 12 PHQ-9 GAD-7 9 “Two-way messaging “Patterns of utilization of therapy for depression an interactive text-based 6 and anxiety” psychotherapy delivery 3 system” 0 Pre Post “Identifying therapist conversational actions of patients improved or remitted “Message delivery for the 68% across diverse treatment of post- psychotherapeutic Methods traumatic stress disorder” approaches” ○ Published study of 10,718 participants ○ Based on clinically validated PHQ-9, GAD-7 results ■ Standard for measuring depression and anxiety symptoms 13 Source: Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry; Lee, F., Hull, D. et al. Identifying therapist conversational actions cross diverse psychotherapeutic approaches. Wiley; Malgaroli, M., Resick, P. et al. Message delivery for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: longitudinal observational study of symptom trajectories, Journal of Medical Internet Research; Farber, B., Nitzburg, G. Patterns of utilization and a case illustration of an interactive text-based psychotherapy delivery system Science-based approach leads to superior clinical outcome Clinical case study Focus on clinical excellence Talkspace treatment efficacy 10 peer reviewed studies 12 PHQ-9 GAD-7 9 “Two-way messaging “Patterns of utilization of therapy for depression an interactive text-based 6 and anxiety” psychotherapy delivery 3 system” 0 Pre Post “Identifying therapist conversational actions of patients improved or remitted “Message delivery for the 68% across diverse treatment of post- psychotherapeutic Methods traumatic stress disorder” approaches” ○ Published study of 10,718 participants ○ Based on clinically validated PHQ-9, GAD-7 results ■ Standard for measuring depression and anxiety symptoms 13 Source: Hull, T.D., Malgaroli, M., Connolly, P.S. et al. Two-way messaging therapy for depression and anxiety: longitudinal response trajectories. BMC Psychiatry; Lee, F., Hull, D. et al. Identifying therapist conversational actions cross diverse psychotherapeutic approaches. Wiley; Malgaroli, M., Resick, P. et al. Message delivery for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: longitudinal observational study of symptom trajectories, Journal of Medical Internet Research; Farber, B., Nitzburg, G. Patterns of utilization and a case illustration of an interactive text-based psychotherapy delivery system
Multiple levers for continued rapid growth M&A International expansion Expand partnerships Expand user base ■ Multiple adjacency and drive engagement areas to enter ■ Highly exportable ■ Expand base and platform capabilities ■ Further expand care penetration of ■ Expand base through ■ 30mm+ near-term capabilities existing B2B clients driven brand awareness international ■ Add new B2B client addressable patients ■ Drive member relationships engagement beyond episodic care 14Multiple levers for continued rapid growth M&A International expansion Expand partnerships Expand user base ■ Multiple adjacency and drive engagement areas to enter ■ Highly exportable ■ Expand base and platform capabilities ■ Further expand care penetration of ■ Expand base through ■ 30mm+ near-term capabilities existing B2B clients driven brand awareness international ■ Add new B2B client addressable patients ■ Drive member relationships engagement beyond episodic care 14
Key highlights Tech-enabled solution designed to address tremendously under-served medical need with huge TAM accelerated by COVID 1 Purpose built platform represents a 2 win-win-win for all parties We believe Talkspace’s behavioral health platform is well positioned to boost Best-in-class B2C capabilities and sizeable B2B 3 access, convenience and pipeline with unparalleled industry brand awareness outcomes to allow all to live a happier and healthier life. 4 Highly attractive valuation, growth profile and unit economics 5 Synergistic relationship between Talkspace and Hudson driven by management teams with proven public telehealth track record 15Key highlights Tech-enabled solution designed to address tremendously under-served medical need with huge TAM accelerated by COVID 1 Purpose built platform represents a 2 win-win-win for all parties We believe Talkspace’s behavioral health platform is well positioned to boost Best-in-class B2C capabilities and sizeable B2B 3 access, convenience and pipeline with unparalleled industry brand awareness outcomes to allow all to live a happier and healthier life. 4 Highly attractive valuation, growth profile and unit economics 5 Synergistic relationship between Talkspace and Hudson driven by management teams with proven public telehealth track record 15
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Transaction overview Talkspace is preparing to go public through a SPAC Merger with Hudson Executive Investment Corp., which has raised a $300 million PIPE to further support long-term growth 1 HEIC’s IPO raised $414 million in June 2020, with its common stock trading on the NASDAQ under symbol “HEC” The transaction is expected to be funded through a combination of: HEIC’s $414 million of cash in trust $300 million of committed PIPE financing $25 million from Hudson Executive Capital funded at closing with an additional $25mm available to backstop SPAC redemptions $250 million of growth capital funded to balance sheet Talkspace will trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker “TALK” at closing, expected late Q1 / early Q2 18 1 Hudson Executive Investment Corp. trades on the NASDAQ under the following symbols “HEC” (common stock), “HECCU” (units) and “HECCW” (warrants) Transaction overview Talkspace is preparing to go public through a SPAC Merger with Hudson Executive Investment Corp., which has raised a $300 million PIPE to further support long-term growth 1 HEIC’s IPO raised $414 million in June 2020, with its common stock trading on the NASDAQ under symbol “HEC” The transaction is expected to be funded through a combination of: HEIC’s $414 million of cash in trust $300 million of committed PIPE financing $25 million from Hudson Executive Capital funded at closing with an additional $25mm available to backstop SPAC redemptions $250 million of growth capital funded to balance sheet Talkspace will trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker “TALK” at closing, expected late Q1 / early Q2 18 1 Hudson Executive Investment Corp. trades on the NASDAQ under the following symbols “HEC” (common stock), “HECCU” (units) and “HECCW” (warrants)
Hudson Executive Investment Corp. overview Doug Braunstein Doug Bergeron Founder / Managing Partner of Hudson Managing Partner of Hudson Executive Capital Executive Capital 35-year successful FinTech track record Former CFO / Vice Chairman of J.P. Morgan including 12 years as CEO of VeriFone, during and Head of Americas Investment Banking which time enterprise value grew from $50 million to over $5 billion 35-years of M&A leadership, including some of largest Healthcare transactions Tech investor and mentor to management teams CEO network: Select Healthcare Executives HEC is an investment firm that helps drive portfolio Marc Casper: President, CEO and Director company strategy through active engagement with management Stephen Hemsley: Former CEO and current Chairman Dedicated investment team with deep knowledge of Alan Miller: Founder, Chairman and CEO public market positioning Fred Eshelman: Former Chairman and CEO Leverage CEO network for guidance on investments Paul Ormond: Former Chairman and CEO HEC, along with Doug Braunstein and Doug Bergeron, is a co-sponsor of the SPAC 19Hudson Executive Investment Corp. overview Doug Braunstein Doug Bergeron Founder / Managing Partner of Hudson Managing Partner of Hudson Executive Capital Executive Capital 35-year successful FinTech track record Former CFO / Vice Chairman of J.P. Morgan including 12 years as CEO of VeriFone, during and Head of Americas Investment Banking which time enterprise value grew from $50 million to over $5 billion 35-years of M&A leadership, including some of largest Healthcare transactions Tech investor and mentor to management teams CEO network: Select Healthcare Executives HEC is an investment firm that helps drive portfolio Marc Casper: President, CEO and Director company strategy through active engagement with management Stephen Hemsley: Former CEO and current Chairman Dedicated investment team with deep knowledge of Alan Miller: Founder, Chairman and CEO public market positioning Fred Eshelman: Former Chairman and CEO Leverage CEO network for guidance on investments Paul Ormond: Former Chairman and CEO HEC, along with Doug Braunstein and Doug Bergeron, is a co-sponsor of the SPAC 19