Business Combination Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2020, by and among ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp., Immatics, B.V., Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, Immatics Merger Sub 1 and Immatics Merger Sub 2

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Exhibit 2.1

Execution Version

BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

IMMATICS B.V.,

IMMATICS BIOTECHNOLOGIES GMBH,

ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP.,

IMMATICS MERGER SUB 1,

AND

IMMATICS MERGER SUB 2

DATED AS OF March 17, 2020


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          PAGE  

ARTICLE 1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

     4  

Section 1.1

   Definitions      4  

Section 1.2

   Certain Defined Terms      16  

ARTICLE 2 MERGERS

     18  

Section 2.1

   Closing Transactions      18  

Section 2.2

   Determination of Exchange Value      22  

Section 2.3

   Closing      22  

Section 2.4

   Withholding      22  

Section 2.5

   ARYA Warrants      23  

Section 2.6

   Treatment of Stock Appreciation Rights      23  

ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE COMPANY

     24  

Section 3.1

   Organization and Qualification      24  

Section 3.2

   Capitalization of the Group Companies      25  

Section 3.3

   Authority      26  

Section 3.4

   Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities      26  

Section 3.5

   Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations      27  

Section 3.6

   Permits      28  

Section 3.7

   Material Contracts      28  

Section 3.8

   Absence of Changes      30  

Section 3.9

   Litigation      30  

Section 3.10

   Compliance with Applicable Law      30  

Section 3.11

   Employee Plans      31  

Section 3.12

   Environmental Matters      32  

Section 3.13

   Intellectual Property      32  

Section 3.14

   Labor Matters      36  

Section 3.15

   Insurance      36  

Section 3.16

   Tax Matters      37  

Section 3.17

   Brokers      38  

Section 3.18

   Real and Personal Property      38  

Section 3.19

   Transactions with Affiliates      39  

Section 3.20

   Data Privacy and Security      39  

Section 3.21

   Compliance with International Trade & Anti-Corruption Laws      40  

Section 3.22

   Information Supplied      40  

Section 3.23

   Regulatory Compliance      41  

Section 3.24

   Investigation; No Other Representations.      42  

Section 3.25

   EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES      43  

ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO TOPCO AND THE MERGER SUBS

     43  

Section 4.1

   Corporate Organization      43  

Section 4.2

   Authority      44  

Section 4.3

   Capitalization of TopCo      44  

 

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Section 4.4

   Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations      45  

Section 4.5

   Business Activities      45  

Section 4.6

   Investment Company Act      46  

Section 4.7

   Tax Matters      46  

Section 4.8

   Investigation; No Other Representations.      46  

Section 4.9

   EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES      46  

ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO ARYA

     47  

Section 5.1

   Organization and Qualification      47  

Section 5.2

   Authority      47  

Section 5.3

   Consents and Requisite Government Approvals; No Violations      48  

Section 5.4

   Brokers      48  

Section 5.5

   Information Supplied      49  

Section 5.6

   Capitalization of ARYA      49  

Section 5.7

   SEC Filings      49  

Section 5.8

   Trust Account      50  

Section 5.9

   Transactions with Affiliates      51  

Section 5.10

   Litigation      51  

Section 5.11

   Compliance with Applicable Law      51  

Section 5.12

   Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements      51  

Section 5.13

   No Undisclosed Liabilities      52  

Section 5.14

   Tax Matters      53  

Section 5.15

   Investigation; No Other Representations      53  

Section 5.16

   EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES      54  

ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS

     55  

Section 6.1

   Conduct of Business of the Company      55  

Section 6.2

   Efforts to Consummate      57  

Section 6.3

   Confidentiality and Access to Information      58  

Section 6.4

   Public Announcements      59  

Section 6.5

   Tax Matters      60  

Section 6.6

   Exclusive Dealing      62  

Section 6.7

   Preparation of Registration Statement / Proxy Statement      63  

Section 6.8

   ARYA Shareholder Approval      64  

Section 6.9

   ARYA Merger Sub Shareholder Approval      64  

Section 6.10

   IB Merger Sub Shareholder Approval      65  

Section 6.11

   Conduct of Business of ARYA      65  

Section 6.12

   Company Equity Plan      66  

Section 6.13

   Nasdaq Listing      66  

Section 6.14

   Trust Account      66  

Section 6.15

   PCAOB Financials.      67  

Section 6.16

   Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance      67  

Section 6.17

   Post-Closing Directors and Officers.      68  

Section 6.18

   Conduct of Business of TopCo and the Merger Subs      70  

Section 6.19

   Required Company Board Approval and Required Company Shareholders Consent      70  

 

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ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT

     70  

Section 7.1

   Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties      70  

Section 7.2

   Other Conditions to the Obligations of ARYA      71  

Section 7.3

   Other Conditions to the Obligations of the Company      72  

Section 7.4

   Frustration of Closing Conditions      73  

ARTICLE 8 TERMINATION

     73  

Section 8.1

   Termination      73  

Section 8.2

   Effect of Termination      74  

ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS

     74  

Section 9.1

   Non-Survival      74  

Section 9.2

   Entire Agreement; Assignment      75  

Section 9.3

   Amendment      75  

Section 9.4

   Notices      75  

Section 9.5

   Governing Law      76  

Section 9.6

   Fees and Expenses      76  

Section 9.7

   Construction; Interpretation      77  

Section 9.8

   Exhibits and Schedules      77  

Section 9.9

   Parties in Interest      78  

Section 9.10

   Severability      78  

Section 9.11

   Counterparts; Electronic Signatures      78  

Section 9.12

   Knowledge of Company; Knowledge of ARYA      78  

Section 9.13

   No Recourse      79  

Section 9.14

   Extension; Waiver      79  

Section 9.15

   Waiver of Jury Trial      79  

Section 9.16

   Arbitration      80  

Section 9.17

   Remedies      80  

Section 9.18

   Trust Account Waiver      80  

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A    Form of Investor Rights Agreement
Exhibit B    Form of Warrant Assumption Agreement

 

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BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

This BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 17, 2020, is made by and among Immatics B.V., a Netherlands private limited liability company (“TopCo”), Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, a German limited liability company (the “Company”), ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ARYA”), Immatics Merger Sub 1, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ARYA Merger Sub”) and Immatics Merger Sub 2, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“IB Merger Sub”), TopCo, the Company, ARYA and the Merger Subs, shall be referred to herein from time to time collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in Section 1.1.

WHEREAS, (a) ARYA is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on June 29, 2018 and incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, (b) TopCo is a newly formed entity that was formed for purposes of consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and (c) each Merger Sub is, as of the date hereof, a wholly owned Subsidiary of TopCo that was formed for purposes of consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents;

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

WHEREAS, (a) the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders that do not redeem their shares of ARYA Class A Shares for cash pursuant to the ARYA Shareholder Redemption will receive TopCo Ordinary Shares in respect of such ARYA Class A Shares, and (b) the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders that hold Class B Shares will receive TopCo Ordinary Shares in respect of such ARYA Class B Shares, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), in connection with the First Merger and pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, ARYA Sciences Holdings, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Sponsor”), Kevin Conroy, Todd Wider and David Hung collectively own 3,593,750 ARYA Class B Shares, and the Sponsor owns 5,953,125 ARYA Warrants (the “Sponsor Warrants”);

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Sponsor, Kevin Conroy, Todd Wider, David Hung, ARYA and TopCo are entering into the sponsor letter agreement (the “Sponsor Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (a) each of the Sponsor, Kevin Conroy, Todd Wider and David Hung has agreed to vote in favor of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the First Merger), (b) the Sponsor has agreed to forfeit the Sponsor Warrants subject to, and conditioned upon, the occurrence of the Closing and effective as of immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time and (c) the Sponsor, Kevin Conroy, Todd Wider and David Hung have agreed to waive any adjustment to the conversion ratio set forth in the Governing Documents of ARYA or any other anti-dilution or similar protection with respect to the ARYA Class B Shares (whether resulting from the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements or otherwise), in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Letter Agreement;

 


WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Initial Participating Shareholders are entering into an irrevocable shareholder undertaking (the “Shareholder Undertaking”), between the Company, the Initial Participating Shareholders, each other Participating Shareholder and ARYA, pursuant to which, among other things, each Participating Shareholder (a) granted or will grant, as applicable, the Company (or a designee of the Company) with a power of attorney, in substantially the form attached to the Shareholder Undertaking, permitting and directing the Company (or a designee of the Company) (acting on behalf of each Participating Shareholder) to execute (i) the Dutch Deed of Issue, (ii) a German Share Transfer Deed and (iii) any Ancillary Documents to which such Participating Shareholder is or will be a party, (b) undertook, or will undertake, as applicable, vis-à-vis the Company, ARYA and each other Participating Shareholder to take all necessary or desirable actions in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and (c) agreed or will agree, as applicable, to certain covenants to support the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents (including restrictions on the sale, disposition or transfer of the Company Shares held by him, her or it), in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Shareholder Undertaking;

WHEREAS, at or immediately prior to Closing, in accordance with this Agreement and the Shareholder Undertaking, each Participating Shareholder shall effect the Exchange (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, immediately after the Exchange, the legal form of TopCo shall be changed from a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) to a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, ARYA Merger Sub will merge with and into ARYA (the “First Merger”), with ARYA as the surviving company in the merger and, after giving effect to such merger, becoming a wholly owned Subsidiary of TopCo, and each issued and outstanding ARYA Share will be converted into one ordinary share of the First Surviving Company, and immediately thereafter, each of the resulting ordinary shares of the First Surviving Company will be automatically exchanged for one TopCo Ordinary Share, and each outstanding ARYA Warrant will, by its terms, convert into a Topco Warrant exercisable for one TopCo Ordinary Share, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

WHEREAS, on the first Business Day following the Closing Date, the First Surviving Company will merge with and into IB Merger Sub (the “Second Merger”), with IB Merger Sub as the surviving company in the merger, and each issued and outstanding First Surviving Company share will be automatically converted into one ordinary share of IB Merger Sub;

 

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WHEREAS, (a) concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, each of TopCo, the Company and ARYA are entering into subscription agreements (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (collectively, the “Investors”) pursuant to which, among other things, the Investors have agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and TopCo has agreed to issue and sell to the Investors, an aggregate number of TopCo Ordinary Shares set forth in the Subscription Agreements in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $104,150,000 on the Closing Date immediately after the First Merger Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (such aggregate purchase price, the “PIPE Financing Amount”, and such equity financing hereinafter referred to as the “PIPE Financing”);

WHEREAS, at the Closing, TopCo, the Sponsor and each Company Shareholder that will be an officer or director of TopCo or that holds five percent (5%) or more of the Company Shares immediately prior to the Closing (the “IRA Company Shareholders”) shall enter into an investor rights agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (a) the Sponsor and each such Company Shareholder will agree not to effect any sale or distribution of any Equity Securities of TopCo issued pursuant to this Agreement or the Subscription Agreements during the lock-up period described therein and (b) the Sponsor and each such Company Shareholder will be granted certain registration rights with respect to their respective TopCo Ordinary Shares, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions therein;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of ARYA has (a) approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Mergers) and (b) recommended, among other things, acceptance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Mergers) and the approval of this Agreement by the holders of ARYA Shares entitled to vote thereon;

WHEREAS, the supervisory board (Beirat) of the Company has granted the Company Supervisory Board Approval and has, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Exchange);

WHEREAS, the board of directors of each of TopCo and each Merger Sub has approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Mergers);

WHEREAS, Stichting Immatics, as the sole shareholder of TopCo, has approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;

WHEREAS, TopCo, as the sole shareholder of each Merger Sub, has approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Mergers); and

WHEREAS, each of the Parties intends for U.S. federal income tax purposes that (a) this Agreement constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, (b) the Mergers, taken together with the Exchange, the PIPE Financing and the reinvestment of SAR Cash Proceeds pursuant to Section 2.6(b), constitute a transaction that qualifies under Section 351 of the Code and (c) the First Merger, together with the Second Merger, constitute a transaction treated as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (clauses (a)-(c), the “Intended Tax Treatment”).

 

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

ARTICLE 1

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

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

Active Employees” means any active employee of a Group Company, other than a Management Member, as of March 31, 2020.

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

Aggregate PIPE Proceeds” means the cash proceeds to be actually received by TopCo or any of its Affiliates in respect of the PIPE Financing.

Aggregate TopCo Transaction Proceeds” means an amount equal to (a) the sum of (i) the cash proceeds to be received by TopCo or any of its Affiliates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, ARYA) from the Trust Account in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (after, for the avoidance of doubt, giving effect to the ARYA Shareholder Redemption) and (ii) the Aggregate PIPE Proceeds, minus (b) the Unpaid ARYA Expenses on or prior to the Closing Date.

Ancillary Documents” means the Investor Rights Agreement, Sponsor Letter Agreement, the Subscription Agreements and each other agreement, document, instrument and/or certificate contemplated by this Agreement executed or to be executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (other than the Shareholder Undertaking).

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

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

ARYA Class B Shares” means ARYA’s Class B ordinary shares.

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

 

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ARYA Expenses” means, as of any determination time, the aggregate amount of fees, expense, commissions or other amounts incurred by or on behalf of, and that are due and payable by and not otherwise expressly allocated to the Company, TopCo or the Merger Subs pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, ARYA in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including (a) the fees and expenses of outside legal counsel, accountants, advisors, brokers, investment bankers, consultants, or other agents or service providers of ARYA and (b) any other fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts that are expressly allocated to ARYA pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document. For the avoidance of doubt, ARYA Expenses shall not include any Change of Control Payments or any Company Expenses.

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

ARYA Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.1 (Organization and Qualification), 5.2 (Authority), 5.4 (Brokers) and 5.6(a) (Capitalization of the ARYA).

ARYA Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other change, event, effect or occurrence, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations or financial condition of ARYA or (b) the ability of ARYA to consummate either Merger.

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

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

ARYA Shares” means, collectively, the ARYA Class A Shares and the ARYA Class B Shares.

ARYA Warrants” means each warrant to purchase one ARYA Class A Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.

Base Exchange Value” means (a) $350,000,000, minus (b) the aggregate amount of Change of Control Payments.

Business” means the business of, directly or indirectly, researching, developing, testing (whether pre-clinical or clinical) or manufacturing, immunotherapeutic substances or other immunotherapies for the treatment of cancers or any activities, services or products incidental or attendant thereto.

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

 

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Change of Control Payment” means (regardless of whether paid or payable prior to, at or after the Closing) the aggregate amount of, without duplication, (a) any success, change of control, retention, transaction bonus or other similar payments made or required to be made by any Group Company to any directors, managers, officers, employees, individual independent contractors or other service providers of the Group Companies as a result of, in connection with or otherwise related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) any payments made or required to be made pursuant to or connection with or upon termination of, and any fees, expenses or other payments owing in respect of, any Related Party Transaction and (c) the employer’s portion of any employer, payroll or similar Taxes in respect of any amounts described in clauses (a) and (b) and any amounts paid or payable to gross-up or make-whole any Person for income or excise Taxes imposed with respect to any such amounts. For the avoidance of doubt, none the items set forth in Section 1.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to be Change of Control Payments.

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

Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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

Company Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1(a) and (b) (Organization and Qualification), 3.2(a) and (b) (Capitalization of the Group Companies), 3.3 (Authority), 3.8(a) (no Company Material Adverse Effect), 3.17 (Brokers), 4.1 (Organization and Qualification), 4.2 (Authority) and 4.3 (Capitalization of TopCo).

Company Equity Plan” means the Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH Stock Appreciation Program 2010, the Immatics Biotechnologies 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and each other plan that provides for the award of rights of any kind to receive Equity Securities of any Group Company or benefits measured in whole or in part by reference to Equity Securities any Group Company.

Company Expenses” means, as of any determination time, the aggregate amount of fees, expense, commissions or other amounts incurred by or on behalf of, and that are due and payable by and not otherwise expressly allocated to ARYA pursuant to the terms this Agreement, any Group Company, TopCo or any Merger Sub in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including (a) the fees and expenses of outside legal counsel, accountants, advisors, brokers, investment bankers, consultants, or other agents or service providers of any Group Company, TopCo and/or any Merger Sub and (b) any other fees, expenses, commissions or other amounts that are expressly allocated to any Group Company, TopCo and/or any Merger Sub pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

Company IT Systems” means all computer systems, computer software and hardware, communication systems, servers, network equipment and related documentation, in each case, owned, licensed or leased by a Group Company.

 

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

Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with any other change, event, effect or occurrence, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Group Companies, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of TopCo, either Merger Sub or the Company (whether on behalf of itself or on behalf of the Participating Shareholders (taken as a whole), as applicable) to consummate either Merger or the Exchange, as applicable; provided, however, that, in the case of clause (a), none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: any adverse change, event, effect or occurrence arising after the date hereof from or related to (i) general business or economic conditions in or affecting Germany, the United States or the Netherlands, or changes therein, or the global economy generally, (ii) any national or international political or social conditions in Germany, the United States, the Netherlands or any other country, including the engagement by Germany, the United States, the Netherlands or any other country in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence in any place of any military or terrorist attack, sabotage or cyberterrorism, (iii) changes in conditions of the financial, banking, capital or securities markets generally in Germany, the United States, the Netherlands or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, including changes in interest rates in Germany, the United States, the Netherlands or any other country and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries, (iv) changes in any applicable Laws, (v) any change, event, effect or occurrence that is generally applicable to the industries or markets in which any Group Company operates, (vi) the execution or public announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company with employees, customers, investors, contractors, lenders, suppliers, vendors, partners, licensors, licensees, payors or other third parties related thereto (provided that the exception in this clause (vi) shall not apply to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.5 to the extent that its purpose is to address the consequences resulting from the public announcement or pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the condition set forth in Section 7.2(a) to the extent it relates to such representations and warranties), (vii) any failure by any Group Company to meet, or changes to, any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions (although the underlying facts and circumstances resulting in such failure may be taken into account to the extent not otherwise excluded from this definition pursuant to clauses (i) through (vi) or (viii)), or (viii) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, tsunami, natural disaster, mudslides, wild fires, epidemics, pandemics or quarantines, acts of God or other natural disasters or comparable events in Germany, the United States, the Netherlands or any other country or region in the world, or any escalation of the foregoing; provided, however, that any change, event, effect or occurrence resulting from a matter described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) or (viii) may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur to the extent such change, event, effect or occurrence has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Group Companies, taken as a whole, relative to other participants operating in the industries or markets in which the Group Companies operate.

 

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Company Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are owned, used, held for use or practiced by the Group Companies.

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

Company Registered Intellectual Property” means all Registered Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by, or filed by or in the name of any Group Company.

Company SAR” means a stock appreciation right in respect of Company Shares granted under a Company Equity Plan or otherwise, including any “Tandem Award” (as defined in and issued under any Company Equity Plan).

Company SAR Holders” means the holders of Company SARs.

Company Shares” means ordinary shares of the Company.

Company Shareholders” means the holders of Company Shares as of any determination time.

Company Shareholders Agreement” means the shareholders agreement relating to the Company dated June 28, 2017 (notarial deed no. 1803W/2017 of notary public Dr. Robert Walz, Munich, Germany).

Company Supervisory Board Approval” means the approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, and the other transactions contemplated hereby, by the supervisory board of the Company in accordance with its Governing Documents and the Company Shareholders Agreement.

Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2018 (as amended), by and between the Company and Perceptive Advisors LLC.

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

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

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

 

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Environmental Laws” means all Laws and Orders concerning pollution, protection of the environment, or human health or safety.

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

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

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Exchange Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

Exchange Consideration” means an aggregate number of TopCo Ordinary Shares equal to (a) the Exchange Value, divided by (b) the TopCo Ordinary Share Value.

Exchange Value” means (a) the Base Exchange Value, multiplied by (b) a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is the number of TopCo Ordinary Shares that will be issued to the Participating Shareholders in the Exchange as set forth opposite his, her or its name on the Allocation Schedule and (ii) the denominator of which is the Fully Diluted Closing Shares.

FDA” means the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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

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

Former Employees” means any former employee of the Company whose service relationship with the Company ended on or before March 31, 2020 and any Active Employee who tendered their resignation on or before March 31, 2020.

Fully Diluted Closing Shares” means the aggregate amount of TopCo Ordinary Shares that would be issued to all of the Persons set forth on the Allocation Schedule (assuming, for this purpose, that all Company Shareholders are Participating Shareholders, each Management Member, each Active Employee and the Other Founder purchase a number of TopCo Ordinary Shares equal to 50% of the SAR Cash Proceeds (determined on a pre-Tax basis) and all other Persons set forth on the Allocation Schedule receive a number of TopCo Ordinary Shares set forth opposite his or her name).

GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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

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

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

Hazardous Substance” means any hazardous, toxic, explosive or radioactive material, substance, waste or other pollutant that is regulated by, or may give rise to, Liability pursuant to any Environmental Law, including any petroleum products or byproducts, asbestos, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and poly-fluoroakyl substances or radon.

IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards as promulgated by the International Standards Accounting Board.

Immatics US” means Immatics US, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

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

Initial Participating Shareholders” means each Company Shareholder that has duly executed and delivered to the Company and ARYA the Shareholder Undertaking as of the date of this Agreement.

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Management Members” means the individuals listed in Section 1.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

Mergers” means, collectively, the First Merger and the Second Merger.

Merger Subs” means, collectively, ARYA Merger Sub and IB Merger Sub.

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

Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

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Off-the-Shelf Software” means any Software that is made generally and widely available to the public on a commercial basis and is licensed to the any of the Group Companies on a non-exclusive basis under standard terms and conditions for a one-time license fee of less than $100,000 per license, or an ongoing licensee fee of less than $50,000 per year.

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

Other ARYA Shareholder Approval” means the approval, at the ARYA Shareholders Meeting where a quorum is present, in the case of each Transaction Proposal (other than the Business Combination Proposal and the Merger Proposal), by an ordinary resolution in accordance with ARYA’s articles of association requiring the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued ARYA Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the ARYA Shareholders Meeting and entitled to vote on such matter.

Other Founder” means a co-founder of Immatics US Inc. affiliated with University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Participating Shareholders” means the Initial Participating Shareholders and each other Company Shareholder that duly executes and delivers to the Company and ARYA the Shareholder Undertaking after the date hereof.

PCAOB” means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

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

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

 

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

Personal Data” means any data or information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

Pre-Closing ARYA Holders” means the holders of ARYA Shares at any time prior to the First Merger Effective Time, as applicable.

Privacy Laws” means Laws in any jurisdiction relating to the Processing or protection of Personal Data, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, the e-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC) and including any predecessor, successor or implementing legislation of the foregoing, and any amendments or re-enactments of the foregoing.

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

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

Public Health Laws” means all applicable Laws relating to the development, pre-clinical testing, clinical testing, manufacture, production, analysis, distribution, importation, exportation, use, handling, quality, sale or promotion of any drug, biologic or medical device (including any ingredient or component of the foregoing products) subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) or similar federal, state, or foreign pharmaceutical Laws, advanced therapy medicinal product Laws, medical devices Laws, Laws on the collection and processing of blood, blood components, tissues and/or cells, genetically engineered products Laws, infection protocol Laws and clinical investigation Laws.

Public Software” means any Software that contains, includes, incorporates or has instantiated therein, or is derived in any manner (in whole or in part) from, any Software that is distributed as free software, open source software (e.g., Linux) or similar licensing or distribution models, including under any terms or conditions that impose any requirement that any Software using, linked with, incorporating, distributed with or derived from such Public Software (a) be made available or distributed in source code form; (b) be licensed for purposes of making derivative works; or (c) be redistributable at no, or a nominal, charge.

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

 

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Registered Intellectual Property” means all issued Patents, pending Patent applications, registered Marks, pending applications for registration of Marks, registered Copyrights, pending applications for registration of Copyrights and Internet domain name registrations.

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

Regulatory Permits” means all Permits granted by FDA or any comparable Governmental Entity to any Group Company, including investigational new drug applications, new drug applications, abbreviated new drug applications, device premarket approval applications, device premarket notifications, investigational device exemptions, product recertifications, manufacturing approvals and authorizations, EC certificates, EC declarations of conformity, authorization of tissue establishment, and tissue and cell preparation processes, clinical trial authorizations and ethical reviews, scientific opinions for advanced therapy medicinal product, genetic engineering authorizations, infection protection authorizations or their national or foreign equivalents.

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

Required ARYA Shareholder Approval” means the approval, at the ARYA Shareholders Meeting where a quorum is present, (a) in the case of the Business Combination Proposal, by an ordinary resolution in accordance with ARYA’s articles of association requiring the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued ARYA Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the ARYA Shareholders Meeting and entitled to vote on such matter, and (b) in the case of the Merger Proposal, by a special resolution in accordance with ARYA’s articles of association requiring the affirmative vote of at least a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the votes cast by the holders of the issued ARYA Shares present in person or represented by proxy at the ARYA Shareholders Meeting and entitled to vote on such matter.

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

SAR Exchange Ratio” means the SAR Value divided by the TopCo Ordinary Share Value.

SAR Value” means the value of each SAR as set forth on the Allocation Schedule.

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity of which (a) if a corporation (including a German GmbH), a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof and for this purpose, a Person or Persons own a majority ownership interest in such a business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of such business entity’s gains or losses or shall be a, or control any, managing director or general partner of such business entity (other than a corporation). The term “Subsidiary” shall include all Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary.

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

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

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

 

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TopCo Ordinary Share” means an ordinary share in the share capital of TopCo.

TopCo Ordinary Share Value” means $10.00.

TopCo Warrants” means each warrant to purchase one TopCo Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50, subject to adjustment.

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

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

Unvested Company SAR” means, solely with respect to Company SARs held by Active Employees and Management Members, any Company SARs that would vest on or after January 1, 2021.

Vested Company SAR” means: (a) with respect to Company SARs held by Former Employees and former non-employee service providers, any Company SARs that vested as of such Former Employee’s termination of service relationship with the Company; and (b) with respect to Company SARs held by Active Employees, Members of Management and the Other Founder, any Company SARs that have vested or would vest by December 31, 2020 in accordance with their terms as of the date hereof.

WARN” means the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as well as analogous applicable foreign, state or local Laws.

Warrant Agreement” means the Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2018, between ARYA and the Trustee.

Section 1.2 Certain Defined Terms. Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:

 

Term    Section

Acquisition Proposal

   Section 6.6(a)

Additional ARYA SEC Reports

   Section 5.7

Agreed TopCo Governing Documents

   Section 6.17

Agreement

   Introduction

Allocation Schedule

   Section 2.2(b)

ARYA

   Introduction

ARYA Acquisition Proposal

   Section 6.6(b)

ARYA D&O Tail Policy

   Section 6.17

ARYA Merger Sub

   Introduction

ARYA Related Parties

   Section 5.9

ARYA Related Party Transactions

   Section 5.9

ARYA SEC Reports

   Section 5.7

ARYA Shareholders Meeting    

   Section 6.8

 

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Term    Section

Business Combination Proposal

   Section 6.8

Cayman Islands Act

   Section 2.1(c)(i)

Cayman Registrar

   Section 2.1(c)(ii)

Closing

   Section 2.3

CBA

   Section 3.14(d)

Closing Date

   Section 2.3

Closing Press Release

   Section 6.4(b)

Closing Statement

   Section 2.2(a)

Company

   Introduction

Company SAR Exchange Election

   Section 2.6

Converted Warrant

   Section 2.5

Creator

   Section 3.13(d)

Dutch Deed of Issue

   Section 2.1(a)

Electing Company SAR Holder

   Section 2.6

Exchange

   Section 2.1(a)

Financial Statements

   Section 3.4

First Merger

   Recitals

First Merger Consideration

   Section 2.1(c)(vi)

First Merger Documents

   Section 2.1(c)(ii)

First Merger Effective Time

   Section 2.1(c)(ii)

First Surviving Company

   Section 2.1(c)(i)

German Transfer Deed

   Section 2.1(a)

IB Merger Sub

   Introduction

Immatics US

   Introduction

Intended Tax Treatment

   Recitals

Investor Rights Agreement

   Recitals

Investors

   Recitals

IPO

   Section 9.18

IRA Company Shareholders

   Recitals

Leased Real Property

   Section 3.18(b)

Material Contracts

   Section 3.7(a)

Material Permits

   Section 3.6

Merger Proposal

   Section 6.8

Mergers

   Recitals

Participating Shareholder

   Recitals

Parties

   Introduction

PIPE Financing

   Recitals

PIPE Financing Amount

   Recitals

Privacy and Data Security Policies

   Section 3.20(a)(i)

Prospectus

   Section 9.18

Public Shareholders

   Section 9.18

Related Parties

   Section 3.19

Related Party Transactions

   Section 3.19

Related Proceeding

   Section 9.16

Required Company Shareholder Approval    

   Section 6.19

 

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Term    Section

Second Merger

   Recitals

Second Merger Documents

   Section 2.1(d)(ii)

Second Merger Effective Time

   Section 2.1(d)(ii)

Second Merger Surviving Company

   Section 2.1(d)(i)

Second Merger Surviving Company

   Section 2.1(d)(i)

Shareholder Undertaking

   Recitals

Signing Filing

   Section 6.4(b)

Signing Press Release

   Section 6.4(b)

Sponsor

   Recitals

Sponsor Letter Agreement

   Recitals

Sponsor Warrants

   Recitals

Subscription Agreements

   Recitals

Surviving Company

   Recitals

Termination Date

   Section 8.1(d)

TopCo

   Introduction

TopCo Executive Committee

   Section 6.17(a)

TopCo Management Board

   Section 6.17(a)

TopCo Supervisory Board

   Section 6.17(a)

Transaction Proposals

   Section 6.8

Trust Account

   Section 9.18

Trust Account Released Claims

   Section 9.18

Trust Agreement

   Section 5.8

Trustee

   Section 5.8

ARTICLE 2

MERGERS

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

(a) Exchange. At the Closing, pursuant to, the Shareholder Undertaking, the Company (on behalf of each Participating Shareholder) shall (i) enter with TopCo into a notarized “deed of issue of shares in TopCo” governed by Dutch law (and notarized by a Dutch civil-law notary), in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ARYA (the “Dutch Deed of Issue”), under which TopCo will issue to each such Participating Shareholder the portion of the Exchange Consideration to which he, she or it is entitled as set forth opposite his, her or its name on the Allocation Schedule, and (ii) immediately following the execution of the Dutch Deed of Issue enter with TopCo into a notarized “transfer deed” governed by German law, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ARYA (the “German Transfer Deed”), under which each such Participating Shareholder’s Company Shares will be assigned and transferred to TopCo in fulfilment of each Participating Shareholder’s respective obligations under the Dutch Deed of Issue to pay up the respective shares in TopCo issued to such Participating Shareholder by payment in kind by way of contribution of the Company Shares (the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.1(a), the “Exchange”).

 

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(b) Change in Legal Form of TopCo. Immediately after giving effect to the Exchange, TopCo shall (i) change its legal form to a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) and (ii) amend and restate its Governing Documents to be the Agreed TopCo Governing Documents and, as so amended and restated, shall be the Governing Documents of TopCo until thereafter amended in accordance with the terms thereof and applicable Law.

(c) First Merger.

(i) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the Companies Law (2020 Revision) of the Cayman Islands (the “Cayman Islands Act”), ARYA Merger Sub shall merge with and into ARYA at the First Merger Effective Time. Following the First Merger Effective Time, the separate existence of ARYA Merger Sub shall cease and ARYA shall continue as the surviving entity of the First Merger (the “First Surviving Company”) and shall succeed to and assume all the rights and obligations of ARYA Merger Sub in accordance with the Cayman Islands Act.

(ii) On the Closing Date and immediately after giving effect to the Exchange, ARYA and ARYA Merger Sub shall cause a plan of merger, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and ARYA (with such modifications, amendments or supplements thereto as may be required to comply with the Cayman Islands Act), along with all other documentation and declarations required under the Cayman Islands Act in connection with such merger, to be duly executed and properly filed with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies (the “Cayman Registrar”), in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Cayman Islands Act (together, the “First Merger Documents”). The First Merger shall become effective on the date and time at which the First Merger Documents have been duly filed with the Cayman Registrar or on a subsequent date and time as is agreed by ARYA and the Company and specified in the First Merger Documents in accordance with the Cayman Islands Act (the time the First Merger becomes effective being referred to herein as the “First Merger Effective Time”).

(iii) The First Merger shall have the effects as provided in this Agreement, in the First Merger Documents and in the applicable provisions of the Cayman Islands Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the First Merger Effective Time, all of the assets, properties, rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises of each of ARYA and AYRA Merger Sub shall vest in the First Surviving Company and all debts, liabilities and duties of each of ARYA, and AYRA Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the First Surviving Company.

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

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

 

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(vi) At the First Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the First Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each ARYA Share (other than such shares cancelled pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(viii)) issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time shall be automatically canceled and extinguished and converted into one ordinary share of First Surviving Company that is held in the accounts of the Exchange Agent, solely for the benefit of the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders, for further contribution immediately following the First Merger Effective Time as provided in Section 2.1(c)(vii) (the “First Merger Consideration”); provided, that the Sponsor Warrants shall be canceled and extinguished, and no consideration shall be paid with respect thereto, in each case in accordance with the Sponsor Letter Agreement. From and after the First Merger Effective Time, the holder(s) of certificates, if any, evidencing ownership of the ARYA Shares or ARYA Shares held in book-entry form issued and outstanding immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares except as otherwise provided for herein or under applicable Law.

(vii) Immediately following the First Merger Effective Time, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 2:94b of the Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek), the Exchange Agent, acting solely for the account and benefit of the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders (other than the holders of ARYA Shares to be cancelled in accordance with Section 2.1(c)(viii)), shall contribute, for the account and benefit of the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders (other than the holders of ARYA Shares to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(viii)), each of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the First Surviving Company that were issued to the Exchange Agent solely for the account and benefit of the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders (other than the holders of ARYA Shares to be cancelled pursuant Section 2.1(c)(viii)) to TopCo, as a contribution in kind (inbreng op aandelen anders dan in geld) and, in consideration of this contribution in kind, TopCo shall issue (uitgeven) to the Exchange Agent for the account and benefit of the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders (other than the holders of ARYA Shares to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.1(c)(viii)) one TopCo Ordinary Share in respect of each ordinary share of the First Surviving Company so contributed.

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

(ix) If after the date hereof and prior to the First Merger Effective Time ARYA pays a stock dividend in, splits, combines into a smaller number of shares, or issues by reclassification any ARYA Shares, then the First Merger Consideration will be appropriately adjusted to provide to the holders of the ARYA Shares the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such action, and as so adjusted will, from and after the date of such event, be the First Merger Consideration, subject to further adjustment in accordance with this provision.

 

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(d) Second Merger.

(i) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the Cayman Islands Act, First Surviving Company shall merge with and into IB Merger Sub at the Second Merger Effective Time. Following the Second Merger Effective Time, the separate existence of First Surviving Company shall cease and IB Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving entity of the Second Merger (the “Second Merger Surviving Company”) and shall succeed to and assume all the rights and obligations of First Surviving Company in accordance with the Cayman Islands Act.

(ii) On the first (1st) Business Day following the Closing, the First Surviving Company and IB Merger Sub shall cause a plan of merger, a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and ARYA (with such modifications, amendments or supplements thereto as may be required to comply with the Cayman Islands Act), along with all other documentation and declarations required under the Cayman Islands Act in connection with such merger, to be duly executed and properly filed with the Cayman Registrar, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Cayman Islands Act (together, the “Second Merger Documents”). The Second Merger shall become effective on the date and time at which the Second Merger Documents have been duly filed with the Cayman Registrar or on a subsequent date and time as is agreed by ARYA and the Company and specified in the Second Merger Documents in accordance with the Cayman Islands Act (the time the Second Merger becomes effective being referred to herein as the “Second Merger Effective Time”).

(iii) The Second Merger shall have the effects as provided in this Agreement, in the Second Merger Documents and in the applicable provisions of the Cayman Islands Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Second Merger Effective Time, all of the assets, properties, rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises of each of the First Surviving Company and IB Merger Sub shall vest in the Second Merger Surviving Company and all debts, liabilities and duties of each of First Surviving Company and IB Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Second Merger Surviving Company.

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

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

(vi) At the Second Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Second Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or any other Person, each issued and outstanding First Surviving Company Share shall be automatically canceled and extinguished and converted into one ordinary share of the Second Merger Surviving Company.

 

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Section 2.2 Determination of Exchange Value.

(a) Exchange Value. No later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and deliver to ARYA a statement (the “Closing Statement”) setting forth the Change of Control Payments, together with a calculation of the Exchange Value based on such amount. The Closing Statement and the determinations and calculations set forth therein shall be prepared in accordance with this Agreement. ARYA shall be entitled to review and comment on the Closing Statement, and the Company shall provide, or cause to be provided to, ARYA and its Representatives access to information that any of them reasonably requests relating to the Closing Statement and the Company’s preparation of the foregoing. The Company shall consider in good faith any comments ARYA may provide in respect of the Closing Statement prior to the Closing Date and shall revise the Closing Statement to reflect any reasonable comments and any other comments that, based on its good faith assessment, are warranted or appropriate and deliver a revised Closing Statement to ARYA prior to the Closing Date reflecting any such changes.

(b) Allocation Schedule. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Exchange Consideration is being allocated among the Participating Shareholders pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”) and such allocation (i) is and will be in accordance with the Governing Documents of the Company, the Company Shareholders Agreement and applicable Laws, (ii) does and will set forth the portion of the Exchange Consideration allocated to each Participating Shareholder and each other Company Shareholder (assuming for this purposes that such Company Shareholder becomes a Participating Shareholder as provided in this Agreement) and the portion of the Base Exchange Value allocated to each other Person set forth thereon (including any holders of Vested or Unvested Company SARs) and (iii) is and will otherwise be accurate

Section 2.3 Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m., New York, New York time, as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than the third (3rd) Business Day, following the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver) of the conditions set forth in Article 7 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) (the “Closing Date”) at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022 or at such other place, date and/or time as ARYA and the Company may agree in writing; provided that the Deed of Issue and the notarial deed effecting the change of legal form of TopCo shall be executed by the applicable Persons in the Netherlands and the German Transfer Deed shall be executed in Germany, in each case at or prior to the time required in Section 2.1.

Section 2.4 Withholding. TopCo shall be entitled to deduct and withhold (or cause to be deducted and withheld) from any consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld under applicable Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and timely remitted to the applicable Governmental Entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. The Parties shall cooperate in good faith to eliminate or reduce any such deduction or withholding (including through the request and provision of any statements, forms or other documents to reduce or eliminate any such deduction or withholding).

 

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Section 2.5 ARYA Warrants. As a result of the First Merger and without any action of any Party or any other Person (but without limiting the obligations of TopCo pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 2.5), each ARYA Warrant (other than the Sponsor Warrants) that is outstanding immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time shall automatically cease to represent a right to acquire ARYA Class A Shares and shall automatically represent, immediately following the First Merger Effective Time, a right to acquire TopCo Ordinary Shares (a “Converted Warrant”) on the same contractual terms and conditions as were in effect immediately prior to the First Merger Effective Time under the terms of the Warrant Agreement; provided, that each Converted Warrant: (a) shall represent the right to acquire the number of TopCo Ordinary Shares equal to the number of ARYA Class A Shares subject to each such ARYA Warrant immediately prior to the Second Merger Effective Time; (b) shall have an exercise price of $11.50 per whole warrant required to purchase one TopCo Ordinary Share; and (c) shall expire on the five (5) year anniversary of the Closing Date. TopCo shall enter into a warrant assumption agreement as of immediately prior the First Merger Effective Time, such assumption agreement to be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B to this Agreement.

Section 2.6 Treatment of Stock Appreciation Rights. At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall take all necessary actions to effect the following treatment of Company SARs.

(a) Effective at the Closing, each Vested Company SAR that is outstanding immediately prior to the Closing will be terminated and cancelled and, in full consideration of such cancellation, converted into, and represent only, the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the excess, if any, of the SAR Value over the applicable exercise price of the Vested Company SAR, multiplied by the number of Company Shares subject to such Vested Company SAR (such cash payment, the “SAR Cash Proceeds”). Prior to the Closing, the Company and TopCo may direct that the applicable transactions set forth in Section 2.6(b), (c) and (d) be deemed to occur simultaneously with the cancellation of the Vested Company SARs, respectively, as set forth in in the preceding sentence, provided, that all such transactions shall occur effective and completed in full at the Closing.

(b) Effective at the Closing, certain recipients of SAR Cash Proceeds shall be permitted or required, as applicable, to re-invest a portion of such SAR Cash Proceeds in TopCo Ordinary Shares as follows: (i) each Management Member shall purchase the number of TopCo Ordinary Shares equal to 50% of the SAR Cash Proceeds to be received by such Management Member (determined on a pre-Tax basis) divided by the TopCo Ordinary Share Value; (ii) each Active Employee shall purchase the number of TopCo Ordinary Shares equal to 25% (and, at their election, provided such election is made no later than 10 days prior to the Closing, shall be permitted to purchase the number of TopCo Ordinary Shares equal to 50%) of the SAR Cash Proceeds to be received by such Active Employee (determined on a pre-Tax basis) divided by the TopCo Ordinary Share Value; and (iii) the Other Founder shall be permitted, at the discretion of the Company, to purchase the number of TopCo Ordinary Shares equal to up to 50% of the SAR Cash Proceeds to be received by such Other Founder (determined on a pre-Tax basis) divided by the TopCo Ordinary Share Value.

 

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(c) Effective at the Closing, for each TopCo Ordinary Share purchased by the re-investment of SAR Cash Proceeds by a Management Member, Active Employee and Other Founder, pursuant to Section 2.6(b), TopCo will grant such individual an option to purchase two TopCo Ordinary Shares under the TopCo Equity Plan (as defined below), with an exercise price equal to the TopCo Ordinary Share Value (or such higher exercise price as is necessary for such option to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code), which will vest in full on July 31, 2021, subject to the grantee’s continuous service through such date and with such additional terms and conditions as the supervisory board of the Company shall approve.

(d) Effective at the Closing, each Unvested Company SAR that is outstanding immediately prior to the Closing shall cease to represent the right to receive Company Shares or a cash payment based on the value of Company Shares and shall be canceled in exchange for a TopCo Option under the TopCo Equity Plan (as such terms are defined below) in an amount, at an exercise price and subject to such terms and conditions determined as set forth below. Each such Unvested Company SAR so converted by TopCo (each, a “Converted Option”) shall be exercisable for, and represent the right to acquire, that number of TopCo Ordinary Shares equal to (A) the number of Company Shares subject to such Unvested Company SAR multiplied by (B) the SAR Exchange Ratio and rounded down to the nearest whole share, and (ii) the exercise price per TopCo Ordinary Share subject to each converted Unvested Company SAR shall be an amount equal to (A) the exercise price per Company Share subject to such Unvested Company SAR divided by (B) the SAR Exchange Ratio and rounded up to the nearest whole cent. The Converted Options shall vest over three years following the vesting commencement date of July 31, 2020, in twelve equal quarterly installments, subject to the grantee’s continuous service as of each vesting date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the actions contemplated by this Section 2.6(d) shall be taken in accordance with Section 409A and, if applicable, Section 422 of the Code.

(e) Effective at the Closing, any Company SAR that is not a Vested Company SAR or Unvested Company SAR will be canceled for no consideration.

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE COMPANY

Subject to Section 9.8, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby represents and warrants to ARYA, in each case, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, as follows:

Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification.

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

 

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(b) True and complete copies of the Governing Documents of the Company and the Company Shareholders Agreement have been made available to ARYA, in each case, as amended and in effect as of the date hereof. The Governing Documents of the Company and the Company Shareholders Agreement are in full force and effect, and the Company is not in breach or violation of any provision set forth in their respective Governing Documents or in material breach of the Company Shareholders Agreement.

(c) Each Group Company is duly qualified or licensed to transact business and is in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) in each jurisdiction in which the property and assets owned, leased or operated by it, or the nature of the business conducted by it, makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.2 Capitalization of the Group Companies.

(a) Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, and the Allocation Schedule sets forth, as of immediately prior to the Closing, a true and complete statement of (i) the number and class or series (as applicable) of all of the Equity Securities of the Company issued and outstanding, (ii) the identity of the Persons that are the legal and beneficial owners thereof and (iii) with respect to any Company SAR, (A) the date of grant, (B) the strike price or participation threshold and (C) any applicable vesting schedule. All of the Equity Securities of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. The Equity Securities of the Company (A) were not issued in violation of the Governing Documents of the Company or the Company Shareholders Agreement or any other Contract to which the Company is party or bound, (B) were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal or first offer, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person, (C) have been offered, sold and issued in compliance with applicable Law, including Securities Laws and (D) are free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens that would not delay, impair or prohibit the ability of any such Equity Securities participating in the Exchange). Except for the Company SARs set forth on Section 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (as in effect as of the date hereof) (which shall be treated as provided in Section 2.6), the Company has no outstanding (x) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights or (y) options, restricted stock, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts that could require the Company to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of the Company. There are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company’s Equity Securities.

 

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(b) Section 3.2(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, and Schedule 3.2(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of immediately prior to the Closing, a true and complete statement of (i) the number and class or series (as applicable) of all of the Equity Securities of Immatics US issued and outstanding and (ii) the identity of the Persons that are the record and beneficial owners thereof. There are no outstanding (A) equity appreciation, phantom equity or profit participation rights or (B) options, restricted stock, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts that could require the Company or any of Immatics US to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of Immatics US. There are no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts with respect to the voting or transfer of any Equity Securities of Immatics US.

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

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

Section 3.3 Authority. The Company has the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other similar power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been (or, in the case of any Ancillary Document entered into after the date of this Agreement, will be upon execution thereof) duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or other similar) action on the part of the Company. This Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which the Company is or will be a party has been or will be upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes or will constitute, upon execution and delivery thereof, as applicable, (assuming that this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party are or will be upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party thereto), enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

Section 3.4 Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.

(a) The Company has made available to ARYA a true and complete copy of (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Group Companies as of December 31, 2017 and the related audited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Group Companies for the year then ended and (ii) the most recent draft of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Group Companies as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019 (the “Latest Balance Sheet Date”) and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Group Companies for each of the years then ended (clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Financial Statements”), each of which are attached as Section 3.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule

 

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and, in the case of clause (i), contains an unqualified report of the Company’s auditors. Each of the Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) (A) was prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and (B) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Group Companies as at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise specifically noted therein.

(b) (A) The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Group Companies as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and the related audited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Group Companies for each of the years then ended (the “Closing Company Audited Financial Statements”), when delivered following the date of this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.15, (i) will be prepared in accordance with IFRS applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), (ii) will fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Group Companies as at the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise specifically noted therein, (iii) will have been audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and (iv) will contain an unqualified report of the Company’s auditors.

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

(d) Since January 1, 2018, no Group Company has received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that there is (A) “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies to the Company’s knowledge, (B) a “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies to the Company’s knowledge or (C) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of the Group Companies who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Group Companies.

Section 3.5 Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a) No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Company with respect to the Company’s execution, delivery or performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Documents, except for (i) any filings with or approvals or clearances from any Governmental Entities that the Parties determine (acting reasonably) are required and advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and the declaration

 

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of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC and (B) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (iii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit TopCo Ordinary Shares to be issued in accordance with this Agreement to be listed on Nasdaq, (iv) filing of the First Merger Documents and the Second Merger Documents under the applicable law of the Cayman Islands, (v) the approvals and consents to be obtained by each Merger Sub pursuant to Section 6.9 and Section 6.10, as applicable, or (vi) any consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement nor the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a party nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) (i) result in any breach of any provision of the Company’s Governing Documents, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, Consent, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (A) any Contract to which any Group Company is a party or (B) any Group Company Permits, (iii) violate, or constitute breach under, any Order or applicable Law to which any Group Company or any of it properties or assets are bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens) or Equity Securities of any Group Company, except, in the case of any of clauses (ii) through (iv) above, as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.6 Permits. Each of the Group Companies has all Permits (the “Material Permits”) that are required to own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as currently conducted, except where the failure to obtain the same would not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole, (i) each Material Permit is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and (ii) no written notice of revocation, cancellation or termination of any Material Permit has been received by the Group Companies.

Section 3.7 Material Contracts.

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

(i) any Contract relating to Indebtedness of any Group Company or to the placing of a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any material assets or properties of any Group Company;

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

 

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

(iv) any material joint venture, profit-sharing, partnership, collaboration, co-promotion, commercialization, research and development or other similar Contract;

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

(vi) any Contract requiring any future capital commitment or capital expenditure (or series of capital expenditures) by any Group Company in an amount in excess of (A) $750,000 annually or (B) $2,500,000 over the life of the agreement;

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

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

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

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

(xi) any employment, engagement, services, severance, retention, change of control Contract with any current director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of a Group Company whose annual base salary (or, in the case of an independent contractor, annual base compensation) is in excess of $200,000;

 

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

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

(xiv) any other Contract the performance of which requires either (A) annual payments to or from any Group Company in excess of $500,000 or (B) aggregate payments to or from any Group Company in excess of $1,000,000 over the life of the agreement and, in each case, that is not terminable by the applicable Group Company without penalty upon less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice.

(b) (i) Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the applicable Group Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the counterparty thereto, and is in full force and effect and (ii) the applicable Group Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, the counterparts thereto are not in material breach of, or default under, any Material Contract.

Section 3.8 Absence of Changes. During the period beginning on January 1, 2020 and ending on the date of this Agreement, (a) no Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred and (b) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (i) the Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course in all material respects and (ii) no Group Company has taken any action that would require the consent of ARYA if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(i), (iv)(A), (v), or (xii).

Section 3.9 Litigation. There is (and since December 31, 2018 there has been) no Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against or involving any Group Company that, if adversely decided or resolved, has been or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. Neither the Group Companies nor any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any material Order. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no material Proceedings by a Group Company pending against any other Person.

Section 3.10 Compliance with Applicable Law. Each Group Company (a) conducts (and since December 31, 2018 has conducted) its business in accordance with all Laws and Orders applicable to such Group Company and is not in violation of any such Law or Order and (b) has not received any written communications from a Governmental Entity that alleges that such Group Company is not in compliance with any such Law or Order, except in each case of clauses (a) and (b), as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

 

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Section 3.11 Employee Plans.

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

(b) No Group Company has any Liability with respect to or under: (i) a Multiemployer Plan; (ii) a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) or a plan that is or was subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; (iii) a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section of 413(c) of the Code or Section 210 of ERISA; or (iv) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA. No Group Company has any material Liabilities to provide any retiree or post-termination health or life insurance or other welfare-type benefits to any Person other than health continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA or similar Law and for which the recipient pays the full cost of coverage. No Group Company has any material Liabilities by reason of at any time being considered a single employer under Section 414 of the Code with any other Person.

(c) Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and has timely received a favorable determination or opinion or advisory letter from the Internal Revenue Service. None of the Group Companies has incurred (whether or not assessed) any material penalty or Tax under Section 4980H, 4980B, 4980D, 6721 or 6722 of the Code.

(d) There are no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, material Proceedings with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits).

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

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

 

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(g) The Group Companies have no material obligation to make a “gross-up” or similar payment in respect of any taxes that may become payable under Section 4999 or 409A of the Code.

(h) Each Foreign Benefit Plan that is required to be registered or intended to be tax exempt has been registered (and, where applicable, accepted for registration) and is tax exempt and has been maintained in good standing, to the extent applicable, with each Governmental Entity. No Foreign Benefit Plan is a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA) or has any material unfunded or underfunded Liabilities. All material contributions required to have been made by or on behalf of the Group Companies with respect to plans or arrangements maintained or sponsored a Governmental Entity (including severance, termination indemnities or other similar benefits maintained for employees outside of the U.S.) have been timely made or fully accrued. At all relevant times, all material benefit payments under Foreign Benefit Plans have been adjusted regularly, in particular as required by Section 16 of the German Company Pension Act (Betriebsrentengesetz—BetrAVG) and, where applicable, by contractual or other provisions, and no backlog adjustments (nachholende Anpassung) must be made for periods up to the Closing Date.

Section 3.12 Environmental Matters. Except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect:

(a) None of the Group Companies have received any written notice or communication from any Governmental Entity or any other Person regarding any actual, alleged, or potential violation in any respect of, or a failure to comply in any respect with, any Environmental Laws.

(b) There is (and since January 1, 2018 there has been) no Proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in writing against any Group Company pursuant to Environmental Laws.

(c) There has been no manufacture, release, treatment, storage, disposal, arrangement for disposal, transport or handling of, contamination by, or exposure of any Person to, any Hazardous Substances.

The Group Companies have made available to ARYA copies of all material environmental, health and safety reports and documents that are in any Group Company’s possession or control relating to the current or former operations, properties or facilities of the Group Companies.

Section 3.13 Intellectual Property.

(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list of (i) all currently issued or pending Company Registered Intellectual Property, (ii) Company Licensed Intellectual Property and (iii) material unregistered Marks and Copyrights owned by any Group Company, in each case, as of the date hereof. Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules lists, for each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property as of the date hereof, (A) the record owner of such item, (B) the jurisdictions in which such item has been issued or registered or filed, (C) the issuance, registration or application date, as applicable, for such item and (D) the issuance, registration or application number, as applicable, for such item.

 

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(b) As of the date of this Agreement, all necessary fees and filings with respect to any Company Registered Intellectual Property have been timely submitted to the relevant intellectual property office or Governmental Entity and Internet domain name registrars to maintain such Company Registered Intellectual Property in full force and effect. As of the date of this Agreement, no issuance or registration obtained and no application filed by the Group Companies for any Intellectual Property has been cancelled, abandoned, allowed to lapse or not renewed, except where such Group Company has, in its reasonable business judgment, decided to cancel, abandon, allow to lapse or not renew such issuance, registration or application. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no material Proceedings, including litigations, interference, re-examination, reissue, opposition, nullity or cancellation proceedings pending, that relate to any of the Company Registered Intellectual Property and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such material Proceedings are threatened by any Governmental Entity or any other Person.

(c) A Group Company exclusively owns all right, title and interest in and to all material Company Owned Intellectual Property, free and clear of all Liens or obligations to others (other than Permitted Liens). For all Company Patents, each inventor on the Patent has assigned their rights to a Group Company. No Group Company has (i) transferred ownership of, or granted any exclusive license with respect to, any material Company Owned Intellectual Property to any other Person or (ii) granted any customer the right to use any material Company Product or service on anything other than a non-exclusive basis. Section 3.13(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all current Contracts for Company Licensed Intellectual Property as of the date hereof to which any Person has been granted any license or covenant not to sue under, or otherwise has received or acquired any right (whether or not current exercisable) or interest in, any Company Owned Intellectual Property, other than (A) licenses to Off-the-Shelf Software, (B) licenses to Public Software and (C) non-disclosure agreements and licenses granted by employees, individual consultants or individual contractors of any Group Company pursuant to Contracts with employees, individual consultants or individual contractors, in each case, that do not materially differ from the Group Companies’ form therefor that has been made available to ARYA. The applicable Group Company has valid rights under all Contracts for Company Licensed Intellectual Property to use, sell, license and otherwise exploit, as the case may be, all Company Owned Intellectual Property licensed pursuant to such Contracts as the same is currently used, sold, licensed and otherwise exploited by such Group Company, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole. The Company Owned Intellectual Property and the Company Licensed Intellectual Property, to the knowledge of the Company, constitutes all of the Intellectual Property used or held for use by the Group Companies in the operation of their respective businesses, and all Intellectual Property necessary and sufficient to enable the Group Companies to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted in all material respects. The Company Registered Intellectual Property and the Company Licensed Intellectual Property, to the knowledge of the Company, is valid, subsisting and enforceable, and, to the Company’s knowledge, all of the Group Companies’ rights in and to the Company Registered Intellectual Property, all other Company Owned Intellectual Property and the Company Licensed Intellectual Property, are valid and enforceable (in each case, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

 

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(d) Each Group Company’s employees, consultants, advisors and independent contractors who independently or jointly contributed to or otherwise participated in the authorship, invention, creation, improvement, modification or development of any material Company Owned Intellectual Property since December 31, 2018 (each such person, a “Creator”) have agreed to maintain and protect the trade secrets and confidential information of all Group Companies. Each Group Company’s employees, consultants, advisors and independent contractors who independently or jointly contributed to or otherwise participated in the authorship, invention, creation, improvement, modification or development of any material Company Owned Intellectual Property have assigned or have agreed to a present assignment to such Group Company all Intellectual Property Rights authored, invented, created, improved, modified or developed by such person in the course of such Creator’s employment or other engagement with such Group Company.

(e) Each Group Company has taken all reasonable steps to safeguard and maintain the secrecy of any trade secrets, know-how and other confidential information owned by Each Group Company. Without limiting the foregoing, each Group Company has not disclosed any trade secrets, know-how or confidential information to any other Person unless such disclosure was under an appropriate written non-disclosure agreement containing appropriate limitations on use, reproduction and disclosure. To the Company’s knowledge, there has been no violation or unauthorized access to or disclosure of any trade secrets, know-how or confidential information of or in the possession each Group Company, or of any written obligations with respect to such.

(f) None of the Company Owned Intellectual Property and, to the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company Licensed Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding Order that restricts in any manner the use, sale, transfer, licensing or exploitation thereof by the Group Companies or affects the validity, use or enforceability of any such Company Owned Intellectual Property, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(g) To the Company’s knowledge, neither the conduct of the business of the Group Companies nor any of the Company Products offered, marketed, licensed, provided, sold, distributed or otherwise exploited by the Group Companies nor the design, development, manufacturing, reproduction, use, marketing, offer for sale, sale, importation, exportation, distribution, maintenance or other exploitation of any Company Product infringes, constitutes or results from an unauthorized use or misappropriation of or otherwise violates any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(h) Since December 31, 2018, there is no material Proceeding pending nor has any Group Company received any written communications (i) alleging that a Group Company has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person, (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability, use or exclusive ownership of any Company Owned Intellectual Property or (iii) inviting any Group Company to take a license under any Patent or consider the applicability of any Patents to any products or services of the Group Companies or to the conduct of the business of the Group Companies.

 

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(i) To the Company’s knowledge, no Person is infringing, misappropriating, misusing, diluting or violating any Company Owned Intellectual Property in any material respect. Since December 31, 2018, no Group Company has made any written claim against any Person alleging any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Company Owned Intellectual Property in any material respect.

(j) To the Company’s knowledge, each Group Company has obtained, possesses and is in compliance with valid licenses to use all of the Software present on the computers and other Software-enabled electronic devices that it owns or leases or that is otherwise used by such Group Company and/or its employees in connection with the Group Company business, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as whole. No Group Company has disclosed or delivered to any escrow agent or any other Person, other than employees or contractors who are subject to confidentiality obligations, any of the source code that is Company Owned Intellectual Property, and no other Person has the right, contingent or otherwise, to obtain access to or use any such source code. To the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) will, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery, license or disclosure of any source code that is owned by a Group Company or otherwise constitutes Company Owned Intellectual Property to any Person who is not, as of the date the event occurs or circumstance or condition comes into existence, a current employee or contractor of a Group Company subject to confidentiality obligations with respect thereto.

(k) Section 3.13(k) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth all Public Software that is incorporated or embedded in any proprietary Software of a Group Company by any Group Company as of the date hereof. No Group Company has accessed, used, modified, linked to, created derivative works from or incorporated into any proprietary Software that constitutes a product or service offered by a Group Company or is otherwise considered Company Owned Intellectual Property and that is distributed outside of the Group Companies, or is otherwise used in a manner that may trigger or subject such Group Company to any obligations set forth in the license for such Public Software, any Public Software, in whole or in part, in each case in a manner that (i) requires any Company Owned Intellectual Property to be licensed, sold, disclosed, distributed, hosted or otherwise made available, including in source code form and/or for the purpose of making derivative works, for any reason, (ii) grants, or requires any Group Company to grant, the right to decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise derive the source code or underlying structure of any Company Owned Intellectual Property, (iii) limits in any manner the ability to charge license fees or otherwise seek compensation in connection with marketing, licensing or distribution of any Company Owned Intellectual Property or (iv) otherwise imposes any limitation, restriction or condition on the right or ability of any Group Company to use, hold for use, license, host, distribute or otherwise dispose of any Company Owned Intellectual Property, other than compliance with notice and attribution requirements, in each case, except as is not and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

 

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Section 3.14 Labor Matters.

(a) Since January 1, 2018, (i) none of the Group Companies (A) has or has had any material Liability for any arrears of wages or other compensation for services, or any penalty or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, and (B) has or has had any material Liability for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Entity with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security, social insurances or other benefits or obligations for any employees of any Group Company (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice); and (ii) the Group Companies have withheld all amounts required by applicable Law or by agreement to be withheld from wages, salaries and other payments to employees or independent contractors or other service providers of each Group Company, except has not and would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, material Liability to the Group Companies.

(b) Since January 1, 2018, there has been no “mass layoff” or “plant closing” as defined by WARN related to any Group Company, and the Group Companies have not incurred any material Liability under WARN nor will they incur any Liability under WARN as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) No Group Company is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreements or other agreements with any labor organization, labor union, works council or other employee representative (each a “CBA”) or any other Contract with a labor union, labor organization, works council, employee delegate, representative or other employee collective group nor to the knowledge of the Company is there any duty on the part of any Group Company to bargain with any labor union, labor organization, works council, employee delegate, representative or other employee collective group, including any reconciliation of interest agreements (Interessenausgleiche) and social plans (Sozialpläne) agreed upon since December 31, 2018, any general commitments (Gesamtzusagen) and material customs and practices (betriebliche Übungen). Since December 31, 2018, there has been no actual or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened unfair labor practice charges, material grievances, arbitrations, strikes, lockouts, work stoppages, slowdowns, picketing, hand billing or other material labor disputes against or affecting any Group Company. To the Company’s knowledge, since December 31, 2018, there have been no labor organizing activities with respect to any employees of any Group Company.

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

 

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Section 3.16 Tax Matters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

(l) The Latest Balance Sheet is a materially accurate representations of the cash, marketable securities and obligations held by the Group Companies as of the dates indicated on such stand-alone balance sheets and, since such dates, there have been no material increases in the cash, marketable securities and obligations held by the Group Companies, other than any such increases occurring in the ordinary course of business or as a result of any actions taken pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(m) The Company believes that it was not a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code as of the end of 2019.

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

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

(p) No Group Company has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement and/or any Ancillary Documents that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers or the Exchange from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. To the knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers or the Exchange from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

Section 3.17 Brokers. Except for fees (including the amounts due and payable assuming the Closing occurs) set forth on Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedules and the fees of any broker, finder, investment banker or similar Person pursuant to any Contract entered into after the date hereof that is either expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(b) or entered into in accordance with Section 6.1(b) (which fees shall be the sole responsibility of the Company, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.6), no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates for which any of the Group Companies has any obligation.

Section 3.18 Real and Personal Property.

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(b) Leased Real Property. Section 3.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete list (including street addresses) of all real property leased by any of the Group Companies (the “Leased Real Property”) and all Real Property Leases pursuant to which any Group Company is a tenant or landlord as of the date of this Agreement. True and complete copies of all such Real Property Leases have been made available to ARYA. Each Real Property Lease is in full force and effect and is a valid, legal and binding obligation of the applicable Group Company party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms against such Group Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, each other party thereto (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity). There is no material breach or default by any Group Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any third party under any Real Property Lease, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred which (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) would constitute a material breach or default or would permit termination of, or a material modification or acceleration thereof by, any party to such Real Property Leases.

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

Section 3.19 Transactions with Affiliates. Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth all Contracts between (a) any Group Company, on the one hand, and (b) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder or Affiliate of any Group Company (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any other Group Company) or any family member of the foregoing Persons, on the other hand (the Persons identified in this clause (b), “Related Parties”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to a Related Party’s employment with (including benefit plans and other ordinary course compensation from) any of the Group Companies, (ii) Contracts with respect to Equity Securities of any Group Company, (iii) any Ancillary Document, (iv) Contracts that are immaterial to the Group Companies and (v) Contracts entered into after the date hereof that are either permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(b) or entered into in accordance with Section 6.1(b). No Related Party (A) owns any interest in any material asset used in the Business, (B) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a supplier, lender, partner, lessor, lessee or other material business relation of any Group Company or (C) owes any material amount to, or is owed any material amount by, any Group Company (other than ordinary course accrued compensation, employee benefits, employee or director expense reimbursement or other transactions entered into after the date hereof that are either permitted pursuant to Section 6.1(b) or entered into in accordance with Section 6.1(b)). All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 3.19 are referred to herein as “Related Party Transactions”.

Section 3.20 Data Privacy and Security.

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(b) There is no pending, nor has there been any material Proceedings against any Group Company initiated by (i) any Person; (ii) the United States Federal Trade Commission, any state attorney general or similar state official; (iii) any other Governmental Entity, foreign or domestic; or (iv) any regulatory or self-regulatory entity alleging that any Processing of Personal Data by or on behalf of a Group Company (A) is in violation of any applicable Privacy Laws or (B) is in violation of any Privacy and Data Security Policies.

(c) (i) Since January 1, 2018, there has been no unauthorized access, use or disclosure of Personal Data in the possession or control of any Group Company and any of its contractors with regard to any Personal Data obtained from or on behalf of a Group Company and (ii) there have been no unauthorized intrusions or breaches of security into any Group Company systems, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Each Group Company owns or has license to use the Company IT Systems as necessary to operate the business of each Group Company as currently conducted.

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

(a) Neither the Group Companies nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, is or has been, since January 1, 2018, (i) a Person named on any Sanctions and Export Control Laws-related list of designated Persons maintained by a Governmental Entity; (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory which is itself the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws; (iii) an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more Persons described in clause (i) or (ii); or (iv) otherwise engaging in dealings with or for the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i)(iii) or any country or territory which is or has, since January 1, 2018, been the subject of or target of any Sanctions and Export Control Laws (at the time of this Agreement, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, Sudan and Syria).

(b) Neither the Group Companies nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their Representatives, or any other Persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, has (i) made, offered, promised, paid or received any unlawful bribes, kickbacks or other similar payments to or from any Person, (ii) made or paid any contributions, directly or indirectly, to a domestic or foreign political party or candidate or (iii) otherwise made, offered, received, authorized, promised or paid any improper payment under any Anti-Corruption Laws.

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

 

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Section 3.23 Regulatory Compliance.

(a) Section 3.23(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a complete and correct list of all material Regulatory Permits held by the Group Companies, which are the only Regulatory Permits that are necessary for the Group Companies to conduct their Business. The Group Companies and the Company Products are in compliance in all material respects with all Regulatory Permits, and no event, circumstance or state of facts has occurred which (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) would reasonably be expected to result in the failure of a Group Company to be in compliance in all material respects with the terms of any such Regulatory Permit. To the knowledge of the Company, (i) no Governmental Entity is considering limiting, suspending or revoking any Regulatory Permit and (ii) each third party that is a manufacturer, contractor or agent for the Group Companies is in compliance in all material respects with all Regulatory Permits required by all Public Health Laws insofar as they reasonably pertain to the Company Products.

(b) There is no act, omission, event or circumstance of which the Company has knowledge that would reasonably be expected to give rise to or lead to any material Proceeding against any Group Company related to compliance with Public Health Laws. To the Company’s knowledge, the Group Companies do not have any Liability for failure to comply with any Public Health Laws.

(c) All Company Products are developed, tested, investigated, manufactured, prepared, packaged, tested, labeled and distributed in compliance in all material respects with the Public Health Laws or any comparable Law.

(d) To the knowledge of the Company, the clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Group Companies are being and have been conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable clinical trial protocols, informed consents and applicable requirements and Laws of the FDA and any comparable Governmental Entity.

(e) To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, no Group Company, nor any clinical trial site conducting a clinical trial sponsored by any Group Company, is undergoing any inspection related to any Company Product or any clinical trial sponsored by any Group Company, or any other Governmental Entity investigation.

(f) Since January 1, 2018, the Group Companies have not distributed any Company Products that were upon their shipment by any Group Company adulterated or misbranded in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 331 or any other Governmental Entity’s jurisdiction. No Company Products have been seized, withdrawn, recalled, detained or subject to a suspension (other than in the ordinary course of business) of research, manufacturing or distribution, and there are no facts or circumstances reasonably likely to cause (i) the seizure, denial, withdrawal, recall, detention, public health notification, safety alert or suspension of manufacturing or other activity relating to any Company Product or (ii) a termination, seizure or suspension of researching, clinical investigation, manufacturing or distributing of any Company Product, in either case, except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, no proceedings in the United States or any other jurisdiction seeking the withdrawal, recall, revocation, suspension, import detention or seizure of any Company Product are pending or threatened against the Group Companies.

 

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(g) Neither the Group Companies nor any of its directors, managers, officers, employees, individual independent contractors or other service providers, including clinical trial investigators, coordinators, monitors, Company Products or services, (i) have been excluded or debarred from any federal healthcare program (including Medicare or Medicaid) or any other federal program and/or any other healthcare program or reimbursement regulation or agreement or (ii) have received notice from the FDA, any other Governmental Entity and/or any health insurance institution with respect to debarment, disqualification or restriction. None of the Group Companies nor any of their officers, directors, employees, agents or contractors have been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which (A) debarment is mandated or permitted by 21 U.S.C. § 335a or (B) such Person could be excluded from participating in the federal healthcare programs under Section 1128 of the Social Security Act or any similar law. No officer and, to the knowledge of the Company, no other employee or agent of any Group Company has (x) made any untrue statement of material fact or fraudulent statement to the FDA or any other Governmental Entity; (y) failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed to the FDA or any other Governmental Entity; or (z) committed an act, made a statement or failed to make a statement that would reasonably be expected to provide the basis for the FDA or any other Governmental Entity to refuse to grant a Regulatory Permit for any Company Product.

(h) No event has occurred or condition or state of facts exists which would form a reasonable basis for product liability related, in whole or in part, to any of the Company Products or any of the Group Company’s services, nor is there any complaint, claim, litigation or other suit pending against any Group Company related to product liability for the Company Products or the Group Company’s services.

Section 3.24 Investigation; No Other Representations.

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

(b) In entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party, the Company has relied solely on its own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 5 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party and no other representations or warranties of ARYA or any other Person, either express or implied, and the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 5 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party, neither ARYA nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

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Section 3.25 EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO ARYA OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DATA), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 3, ARTICLE 4, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE SHAREHOLDER UNDERTAKING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES, AND THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OR HOLDINGS OF THE GROUP COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ARYA OR IN ANY PRESENTATION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE GROUP COMPANIES BY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY OR OTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND NO STATEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF SUCH MATERIALS OR MADE IN ANY SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY ARYA IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING AND PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 3, ARTICLE 4, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE SHAREHOLDER UNDERTAKING, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY COST ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS OR OTHER PREDICTIONS, ANY DATA, ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR ANY MEMORANDA OR OFFERING MATERIALS OR PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR SIMILAR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE BY ANY GROUP COMPANY ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE OR TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY, AND ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY ARYA IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING AND PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

ARTICLE 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO TOPCO AND THE MERGER SUBS

Subject to Section 9.8, except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules, each of the Company, TopCo and each Merger Sub hereby represents and warrants to ARYA, in each case, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, as follows:

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

 

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Section 4.2 Authority. Each of TopCo and the Merger Subs has the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other similar power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Subject to the receipt of the approvals and consents to be obtained by each Merger Sub pursuant to Section 6.9 and Section 6.10, as applicable, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which TopCo or either Merger Sub is or will be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been (or, in the case of any Ancillary Document entered into after the date of this Agreement, will be upon execution thereof) duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of TopCo or either Merger Sub, as applicable. This Agreement has been and each Ancillary Document to which TopCo or either Merger Sub is or will be a party, will be, upon execution thereof, duly and validly executed and delivered by TopCo or either Merger Sub, as applicable, and constitutes or will constitute, upon execution thereof, as applicable, assuming due power and authority of, and due execution and delivery by, the Company and ARYA, a valid, legal and binding agreement of TopCo and the Merger Subs (assuming this Agreement has been and the Ancillary Documents to which TopCo and/or the Merger Subs is or will be a party are or will be upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto, as applicable), enforceable against TopCo and/or the Merger Subs, as applicable, in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

Section 4.3 Capitalization of TopCo.

(a) On the Closing Date, (i) the authorized share capital of TopCo shall consist of 285,000,000 TopCo Ordinary Shares and 15,000,000 TopCo Financing Preferred Shares, (ii) all of the issued and outstanding TopCo Ordinary Shares (A) shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (B) shall have been issued in compliance with applicable Law and (C) shall not have been issued in breach or violation of any preemptive rights or Contract. Except as set forth in the first sentence of this Section 4.3(a) or on Section 4.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, immediately prior to the issuance of TopCo Ordinary Shares in accordance with this Agreement, there shall be no other shares of TopCo Ordinary Shares or other equity interests of TopCo authorized, reserved, issued or outstanding.

(b) Except as set forth on Section 4.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, immediately prior to the issuance of TopCo Ordinary Shares in accordance with this Agreement, there shall be (i) no subscriptions, calls, options, warrants, rights or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for TopCo Ordinary Shares or the Equity Securities of any of the Group Company, or any other Contracts to which TopCo or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which TopCo or any of its Subsidiaries is bound obligating TopCo or any of its Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, other equity interests in or debt securities of, TopCo or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) no equity equivalents, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock ownership interests or similar rights in TopCo or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) no voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts with respect to the voting or transfer of TopCo Ordinary Shares.

 

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

Section 4.4 Consents and Requisite Governmental Approvals; No Violations.

(a) No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of TopCo or either Merger Sub with respect to TopCo and each Merger Sub’s execution, delivery or performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Documents, except for (i) any filings with or approvals or clearances from any Governmental Entities that the Parties determine (acting reasonably) are required and advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC and (B) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated by hereby or thereby, (iii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit TopCo Ordinary Shares to be issued in accordance with this Agreement to be listed on Nasdaq, (iv) filing of the First Merger Documents and the Second Merger Documents under the applicable law of the Cayman Islands, (v) the approvals and consents to be obtained by each Merger Sub pursuant to Section 6.9 and Section 6.10, as applicable, or (vi) any consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Neither the execution, delivery or performance by TopCo and each Merger Sub of this Agreement nor the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be a party nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will, directly or indirectly (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both), (i) result in any breach of any provision of the TopCo or either Merger Sub’s Governing Documents, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any Contract to which TopCo or either Merger Sub is a party, (iii) violate, or constitute breach under, any Order or applicable Law to which TopCo or either Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets are bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens), except, in the case of any of clauses (ii) through (iv) above, as would not have Company Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.5 Business Activities. Each of TopCo and the Merger Subs was organized solely for the purpose of entering into this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and consummating the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and has not engaged in any activities or business, other than those incident or related to or incurred in connection with its organization or formation, as applicable, or the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

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Section 4.6 Investment Company Act. TopCo is not an “investment company” or a Person directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of a person subject to registration and regulation as an “investment company”, in each case, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.

Section 4.7 Tax Matters. Neither TopCo nor the Merger Subs have taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement and/or any Ancillary Documents that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers or the Exchange from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

Section 4.8 Investigation; No Other Representations.

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

(b) In entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party, each of TopCo and the Merger Subs has relied solely on its own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 5 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party and no other representations or warranties of ARYA or any other Person, either express or implied, and each of TopCo and the Merger Subs, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 5 and in the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party, neither ARYA nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

Section 4.9 EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO ARYA OR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DATA), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 3, THIS ARTICLE 4, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE SHAREHOLDER UNDERTAKING, NEITHER TOPCO, THE MERGER SUBS NOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES, AND EACH OF TOPCO AND THE MERGER SUBS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OR HOLDINGS OF TOPCO OR THE MERGER SUBS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ARYA OR IN ANY PRESENTATION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF TOPCO AND THE MERGER SUBS BY THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY OR OTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH

 

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THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND NO STATEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF SUCH MATERIALS OR MADE IN ANY SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY ARYA IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING AND PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 3, THIS ARTICLE 4, THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS OR THE SHAREHOLDER UNDERTAKING, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY COST ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS OR OTHER PREDICTIONS, ANY DATA, ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR ANY MEMORANDA OR OFFERING MATERIALS OR PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR SIMILAR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE BY TOPCO OR THE MERGER SUBS ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE OR TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF TOPCO OR THE MERGER SUBS, AND ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY ARYA IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING AND PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

ARTICLE 5

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO ARYA

(a) Subject to Section 9.8, except as set forth on the ARYA Disclosure Schedules, or (b) except as set forth in any ARYA SEC Reports (excluding any disclosures in any “risk factors” section that do not constitute statements of fact, disclosures in any forward-looking statements disclaimers and other disclosures that are generally cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), ARYA represents and warrants to the Company, TopCo and the Merger Subs, in each case, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, as follows:

Section 5.1 Organization and Qualification. ARYA is an exempted company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, if applicable, in each case, with respect to the jurisdictions that recognize the concept of good standing or any equivalent thereof) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.

Section 5.2 Authority. ARYA has the requisite exempted company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, each of the Ancillary Documents to which ARYA is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Subject to the receipt of the ARYA Shareholder Approval, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which ARYA is or will be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been (or, in the case of any Ancillary Document entered into after the date of this Agreement, will be upon execution thereof) duly authorized by all necessary exempted company action on the part of ARYA. This Agreement has been and each Ancillary Document to which ARYA is or will be a party will be upon execution thereof, duly and validly executed and delivered by ARYA and constitutes or will constitute, upon execution thereof, as applicable, assuming due power and authority of, and due execution and delivery by, the Company, a valid, legal and binding agreement of ARYA (assuming this Agreement has been and the Ancillary Documents to which ARYA is or will be a party are or will be upon execution thereof, as applicable, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other Persons party hereto or thereto, as applicable), enforceable against ARYA in accordance with their terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity).

 

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Section 5.3 Consents and Requisite Government Approvals; No Violations.

(a) No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of ARYA with respect to ARYA’s execution, delivery or performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which it is or will be party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Documents, except for (i) any filings with or approvals or clearances from any Governmental Entities that the Parties determine (acting reasonably) are required and advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the filing with the SEC of (A) the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and the declaration of the effectiveness thereof by the SEC and (B) such reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection with this with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated by hereby or thereby, (iii) such filings with and approvals of Nasdaq to permit TopCo Ordinary Shares to be issued in accordance with this Agreement to be listed on Nasdaq, (iv) filing of the First Merger Documents and the Second Merger Documents under the applicable law of the Cayman Islands, (v) the ARYA Shareholder Approval or (vi) any consents, approvals, authorizations, designations, declarations, waivers or filings, the absence of which would not have an ARYA Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Neither the execution, delivery or performance by ARYA of this Agreement nor the Ancillary Documents to which ARYA is or will be a party nor the consummation by ARYA of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will (i) result in any breach of any provision of ARYA’s Governing Documents, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, amendment, modification, suspension, revocation or acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which ARYA is a party or by which ARYA or any of its properties or assets are bound, (iii) violate, or constitute a breach under, any Order or applicable Law to which ARYA or any of its properties or assets are bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the assets or properties (other than any Permitted Liens) of ARYA, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, as would not have an ARYA Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.4 Brokers. Except for fees (including the amounts due and payable assuming the Closing occurs) set forth on Section 5.4 of the ARYA Disclosure Schedules and the fees of any broker, finder, investment banker or similar Person pursuant to any Contract entered into after the date hereof that is either expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.11 or entered into in accordance with Section 6.11 (which fees shall be the sole responsibility of the ARYA, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.6), no broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage fee, finders’ fee or other commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of ARYA for which ARYA has any obligation.

 

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Section 5.5 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of ARYA expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective or when the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is mailed to the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders or at the time of the ARYA Shareholders Meeting, and in the case of any amendment thereto, at the time of such amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

Section 5.6 Capitalization of ARYA.

(a) Section 5.6(a) of the ARYA Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true and complete statement of the number and class or series (as applicable) of the issued and outstanding ARYA Shares and the ARYA Warrants. All outstanding Equity Securities of ARYA (except to the extent such concepts are not applicable under the applicable Law of ARYA’s jurisdiction of incorporation or other applicable Law) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Such Equity Securities (i) were not issued in violation of the Governing Documents of ARYA and (ii) are not subject to any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person (other than transfer restrictions under applicable Securities Laws or under the Governing Documents of ARYA) and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, call option, right of first refusal, subscription rights, transfer restrictions or similar rights of any Person. Except for this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, there are no outstanding (A) equity appreciation, phantom equity, profit participation rights or (B) options, restricted stock, phantom stock, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, calls, puts, rights of first refusal or first offer or other Contracts that could require ARYA, and, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, there is no obligation of ARYA, to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding or to acquire, repurchase or redeem any Equity Securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Securities of ARYA.

(b) As of the date hereof, ARYA has no Subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, any Equity Securities in any Person.

Section 5.7 SEC Filings. ARYA has timely filed or furnished all statements, forms, reports and documents required to be filed or furnished by it prior to the date of this Agreement with the SEC pursuant to Federal Securities Laws since its incorporation (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, and as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, the “ARYA SEC Reports”), and, as of the Closing, will have filed or furnished all other statements, forms, reports and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it subsequent to the date of this Agreement with the SEC pursuant to Federal Securities Laws through the Closing (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, and as they have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, but excluding the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the “Additional ARYA SEC Reports”). Each of the ARYA SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing, and as of the date of any amendment or filing that superseded the initial filing, complied and each of the Additional ARYA SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing, and as of the date of any amendment or filing that superseded the initial filing, will comply, in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the

 

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Federal Securities Laws (including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) applicable to the ARYA SEC Reports or the Additional ARYA SEC Reports. As of their respective dates of filing, the ARYA SEC Reports did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made or will be made, as applicable, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC with respect to the ARYA SEC Reports.

Section 5.8 Trust Account. As of the date hereof, ARYA has an amount in cash in the Trust Account equal to at least $147,800,000. The funds held in the Trust Account are (a) invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, having a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations and (b) held in trust pursuant to that certain Investment Management Trust Account Agreement, dated October 10, 2018, between ARYA and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”) (the “Trust Agreement”). There are no separate agreements, side letters or other agreements or understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied) that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the ARYA SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect and/or that would entitle any Person to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account, the ARYA SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect or, to ARYA’s knowledge, that would entitle any Person to any portion of the funds in the Trust Account (other than (i) in respect of deferred underwriting commissions or Taxes, (ii) Pre-Closing ARYA Holders who shall have elected to redeem their ARYA Class A Shares pursuant to the Governing Documents of ARYA or (iii) if ARYA fails to complete a Business Combination within the allotted time period and liquidates the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement, ARYA (in limited amounts to permit ARYA to pay the expenses of the Trust Account’s liquidation and dissolution) and then the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders). Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account are permitted to be released, except in the circumstances described in the Governing Documents of ARYA and the Trust Agreement. ARYA has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in material default or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with the Trust Agreement, and, to the knowledge of ARYA, no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a material default thereunder. There, as of the date hereof, are no claims or proceedings pending with respect to the Trust Account. Since October 10, 2018, ARYA 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). Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the distribution of assets from Trust Account to (A) in respect of deferred underwriting commissions or Taxes, (B) ARYA shall have no further obligation to Pre-Closing ARYA Holders who shall have elected to redeem their ARYA Class A Shares pursuant to the Governing Documents of ARYA and (C) TopCo, each in accordance with the terms of and as set forth in the Trust Agreement, ARYA shall have no further obligation under either the Trust Agreement or the Governing Documents of ARYA to liquidate or distribute any assets held in the Trust Account, and the Trust Agreement shall terminate in accordance with its terms.

 

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Section 5.9 Transactions with Affiliates. Section 5.9 of the ARYA Disclosure Schedules sets forth all Contracts between (a) ARYA, on the one hand, and (b) any officer, director, employee, partner, member, manager, direct or indirect equityholder (including Sponsor) or Affiliate of either ARYA or Sponsor, on the other hand (the Persons identified in this clause (b), “ARYA Related Parties”), other than (i) Contracts with respect to an ARYA Related Party’s employment with, or the provision of services to, ARYA (including benefit plans, indemnification arrangements and other ordinary course compensation from) and (ii) Contracts entered into after the date hereof that are either permitted pursuant to Section 6.11 or entered into in accordance with Section 6.11. No ARYA Related Party (A) owns any interest in any material asset used in the business of ARYA, (B) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person which is a material client, supplier, customer, lessor, lessee or competitor of ARYA or (C) owes any material amount to, or is owed material any amount by, ARYA. All Contracts, arrangements, understandings, interests and other matters that are required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 5.9 are referred to herein as “ARYA Related Party Transactions”.

Section 5.10 Litigation. There is (and since its incorporation there has been) no Proceeding pending or, to ARYA’s knowledge, threatened against or involving ARYA that, if adversely decided or resolved, would be material to ARYA. Neither ARYA nor any of their respective properties or assets is subject to any material Order. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no material Proceedings by ARYA pending against any other Person.

Section 5.11 Compliance with Applicable Law. ARYA is (and since its incorporation has been) in compliance with all applicable Laws, except as would not have an ARYA Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.12 Internal Controls; Listing; Financial Statements.

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

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

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

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

(f) Since its incorporation, ARYA has not received any written notification of any (i) “significant deficiency” in the internal controls over financial reporting of ARYA, (ii) “material weakness” in the internal controls over financial reporting of ARYA or (iii) fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees of ARYA who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of ARYA.

Section 5.13 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except for the Liabilities (a) set forth in Section 5.13 of the ARYA Disclosure Schedules, (b) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents, the performance of its covenants and agreements in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (c) set forth or disclosed in the ARYA Financial Statements included in the ARYA SEC Reports, (d) that have arisen since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the ARYA SEC Reports in the ordinary course of business, (e) either permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.11 or incurred in accordance with Section 6.11 or (f) that are not, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to ARYA, ARYA has no Liabilities.

 

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Section 5.14 Tax Matters.

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

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

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

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

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

(f) ARYA is not and has not been a party to any “listed transaction” as defined in Section 6707A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. income Tax Law).

(g) ARYA is tax resident only in its jurisdiction of formation.

(h) ARYA has taken or agreed to take any action not contemplated by this Agreement and/or any Ancillary Documents that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers or the Exchange from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. To the knowledge of ARYA, no facts or circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Mergers or the Exchange from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

Section 5.15 Investigation; No Other Representations.

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

 

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(b) In entering into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party, ARYA has relied solely on its own investigation and analysis and the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 3, Article 4, in the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party and the Shareholder Undertaking and no other representations or warranties of the Company, TopCo or any other Person, either express or implied, and ARYA, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives, acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 3, Article 4, in the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party and the Shareholder Undertaking, neither the Company, TopCo nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, in connection with or related to this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

Section 5.16 EXCLUSIVITY OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE DELIVERY OR DISCLOSURE TO THE COMPANY, TOPCO AND/OR THE MERGER SUBS OF ANY DOCUMENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION (INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS OR OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DATA), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 5 AND THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, NEITHER ARYA NOR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES, AND ARYA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE MATERIALS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OR HOLDINGS OF ARYA THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY, TOPCO AND/OR THE MERGER SUBS OR IN ANY PRESENTATION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF ARYA BY THE MANAGEMENT OF ARYA OR OTHERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND NO STATEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF SUCH MATERIALS OR MADE IN ANY SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL BE DEEMED A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE OR DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY THE COMPANY, TOPCO AND/OR THE MERGER SUBS IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING AND PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE ARTICLE 5 OR THE ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ANY COST ESTIMATES, PROJECTIONS OR OTHER PREDICTIONS, ANY DATA, ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR ANY MEMORANDA OR OFFERING MATERIALS OR PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OFFERING MEMORANDUM OR SIMILAR MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE BY ARYA ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE OR TO INCLUDE REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ARYA, AND ARE NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE RELIED UPON BY THE COMPANY, TOPCO AND/OR THE MERGER SUBS IN EXECUTING, DELIVERING AND PERFORMING THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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ARTICLE 6

COVENANTS

Section 6.1 Conduct of Business of the Company.

(a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Section 6.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, or as consented to in writing by ARYA (it being agreed that any request for a consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) operate the business of the Group Companies in the ordinary course in all material respects and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact the business organization, assets and properties of the Group Companies, taken as a whole.

(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Company shall, and the Company shall cause its Subsidiaries to, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Section 6.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or as consented to in writing by ARYA (such consent, other than in the case of Section 6.1(b)(i), (iv)(A), (v), or (xii), not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), not do any of the following:

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

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

(iii) adopt any amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications to any Group Company’s Governing Documents or the Company Shareholders Agreement (other than to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the Shareholder Undertaking);

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

(v) transfer, issue, sell, grant or otherwise directly or indirectly dispose of, or subject to a Lien, (A) any Equity Securities of any Group Company or (B) any options, warrants, rights of conversion or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments obligating any Group Company to issue, deliver or sell any Equity Securities of any Group Company;

 

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(vi) incur, create or assume any Indebtedness, other than (i) ordinary course trade payables and (ii) for borrowed money in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000;

(vii) (A) amend, modify or terminate any Material Contract of the type described in Section 3.7(a)(iv), (v), (ix) or (x) (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any expiration or automatic extension or renewal of any such Material Contract pursuant to its terms or entering into additional work orders under any Material Contract), (B) waive any material benefit or right under any Material Contract of the type described in Section 3.7(a)(iv), (v), (ix) or (x) or (C) enter into any Contract that would constitute a Material Contract of the type described in Section 3.7(a)(iv), (v), (ix) or (x);

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

(ix) except as required under the terms of any Employee Benefit Plan that is set forth on the Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, (A) amend, modify, adopt, enter into or terminate any material Employee Benefit Plan of the Group Companies or any material benefit or compensation plan, policy, program or Contract that would be an Employee Benefit Plan if in effect as of the date hereof, (B) materially increase the compensation or benefits payable to any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of the Group Companies or (C) waive or release any noncompetition, non-solicitation, no-hire, nondisclosure or other restrictive covenant obligation of any current or former director, manager, officer, employee, individual independent contractor or other service providers of the Group Companies;

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

(xi) enter into any settlement, conciliation or similar Contract, the performance of which would involve the payment by the Group Companies in excess of $1,000,000, in the aggregate, or that imposes, or by its terms will impose at any point in the future, any material, non-monetary obligations on any Group Company (or TopCo or any of its Affiliates after the Closing);

(xii) authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to adopt, or otherwise effect, a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction involving any Group Company;

 

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(xiii) change any member of the Group Companies’ methods of accounting in any material respect, other than changes that are made in accordance with PCAOB standards

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

(xv) enter into any Contract to take, or cause to be taken, any of the actions set forth in this Section 6.1.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.1 or this Agreement to the contrary, nothing set forth in this Agreement shall give ARYA, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Group Companies prior to the Closing.

Section 6.2 Efforts to Consummate.

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including (i) the satisfaction, but not waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in Article 7 and, in the case of any Ancillary Document to which such Party will be a party to upon the execution thereof, the execution and delivery of such Ancillary Document, (ii) using reasonable best efforts to (A) obtain the PIPE Financing on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreements and (B) in the case of the Company, cause the Company Shareholders representing 92% of issued and outstanding Company Shares, immediately prior to the Closing, to be party to and bound by the Shareholder Undertaking and take all actions necessary or advisable to effect to the Exchange and (iii) the Company taking all actions necessary or advisable to cause the agreements set forth on Schedule 6.2(a) to be, subject to any conditions precedent expressly set forth thereon, terminated effective as of the Closing without any further obligations or liabilities to TopCo or any of its Affiliates (including the Group Companies or ARYA)). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain, file with or deliver to, as applicable, any Consents of any Governmental Entities or other Persons necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents. The Company shall bear the costs incurred in connection with obtaining such Consents; provided, however, that each Party shall bear its out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the preparation of any such Consents. ARYA shall promptly inform the Company of any communication between ARYA, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity, on the other hand, and the Company shall promptly inform ARYA of any communication between the Company, TopCo or either Merger Sub, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity, on the other hand, in either case, regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.

 

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(b) From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, ARYA, on the one hand, and the Company, TopCo and the Merger Subs, on the other hand, shall give counsel for the Company (in the case of ARYA) or ARYA (in the case of the Company, TopCo and/or the Merger Subs) a reasonable opportunity to review in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with, any proposed written communication to any Governmental Entity relating to any Consent of any Governmental Entity contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Each of the Parties agrees not to participate in any substantive meeting or discussion, either in person or by telephone with any Governmental Entity in connection with any Consent of any Governmental Entity contemplated by this Agreement unless it consults with, in the case of ARYA, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, TopCo and/or the Merger Subs, ARYA in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Entity, gives, in the case of ARYA, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, TopCo and/or the Merger Subs, ARYA, the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting or discussion.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, in the event that this Section 6.2 conflicts with any other covenant or agreement in this Article 6 that is intended to specifically address any subject matter, then such other covenant or agreement shall govern and control solely to the extent of such conflict.

Section 6.3 Confidentiality and Access to Information.

(a) The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the information being provided in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

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

 

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

Section 6.4 Public Announcements.

(a) Subject to Section 6.4(b), Section 6.7 and Section 6.8, none of the Parties or any of their respective Representatives shall issue any press releases or make any public announcements with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of, prior to the Closing, the Company and ARYA or, after the Closing, TopCo; provided, however, that each Party may make any such announcement or other communication (i) if such announcement or other communication is required by applicable Law, in which case the disclosing Party and its Representatives shall use reasonable best efforts to consult with the Company (prior to the Closing) or TopCo (after the Closing), if the disclosing party is ARYA, or ARYA (prior to the Closing) or TopCo (after the Closing), if the disclosing party is the Company, TopCo and/or the Merger Subs, to review such announcement or communication and the opportunity to comment thereon and the disclosing Party shall consider such comments in good faith, (ii) to the extent such announcements or other communications contain only information previously disclosed in a public statement, press release or other communication previously approved in accordance with this Section 6.4 and (iii) to Governmental Entities in connection with any Consents required to be made under this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.4 or otherwise in this Agreement, the Parties agree that ARYA, the Sponsor and their respective Representatives may provide general information about the subject matter of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby to any direct or indirect current or prospective investor or in connection with normal fund raising or related marketing or informational or reporting activities.

 

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

Section 6.5 Tax Matters.

(a) Tax Treatment.

(i) The Parties intend that (A) the Mergers, taken together with the Exchange, the PIPE Financing and the reinvestment of the SAR Cash Proceeds pursuant to Section 2.6(b), shall constitute a transaction that qualifies under Section 351 of the Code and (B) the ARYA Merger, together with the Second Merger, shall constitute a transaction treated as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and each Party shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to so qualify and shall file all Tax Returns consistent with, and take no position inconsistent with (whether in audits, Tax Returns or otherwise), such treatment unless required to do so pursuant to a “determination” that is final within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.

(ii) ARYA, the Company and TopCo hereby adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a). The Parties shall not take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act prevents or impedes, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede, the Intended Tax Treatment.

(iii) If, in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the SEC requests or requires that tax opinions be prepared and submitted in such connection, ARYA and the Company shall deliver to Kirkland & Ellis and Goodwin Procter LLP, respectively, customary Tax representation letters satisfactory to its counsel, dated and executed as of the date the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC and such other date(s) as determined reasonably necessary by such counsel in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP shall furnish an opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, to the effect that the Intended Tax Treatment should apply to the Mergers and Goodwin Procter LLP shall furnish an opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, to the effect that the Intended Tax Treatment should apply to the Exchange.

 

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(b) Certain Covenants and Restrictions. TopCo shall (i) not make any election under Section 336 or 338 of the Code (or similar provision of Law) with respect to the acquisition of any Group Company pursuant to this Agreement, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to do so, without the express written consent of the Company (which consent may be withheld in its sole discretion), and (ii) ensure that on the Closing Date TopCo’s place of effective management (werkelijke leiding) will be located in Germany for the purposes of the agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Federal Republic of Germany for the avoidance of double taxation (Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Bondsrepubliek Duitsland tot het vermijden van dubbele belasting en het voorkomen van het ontgaan van belasting met betrekking tot belastingen naar het inkomen).

(c) Gain Recognition Agreements. Upon the written request of a Participating Shareholder or Pre-Closing ARYA Holder (or any direct or indirect owner thereof) that owns five percent (5%) or more of TopCo immediately after the Closing (directly or constructively, as determined under applicable Treasury Regulations), TopCo shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) furnish to such person such information as such person reasonably requests in connection with such persons preparation of any “gain recognition agreement” (in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.367(a)-8 and (ii) provide such person with the information reasonably requested by such person for purposes of determining whether there has been any “triggering event” (or potential “triggering event”) under the terms of such agreement, in each case at the sole cost and expense of such requesting person, and, as applicable, information reasonably requested by such person in connection with such triggering event to make a substitute gain recognition agreement.

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

(e) ARYA Taxable Year. The Parties agree to treat the taxable year of ARYA as ending on the Closing Date for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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Section 6.6 Exclusive Dealing.

(a) From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, TopCo, the Merger Subs and the Company shall not, and each of them shall cause their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, encourage (including by means of furnishing or disclosing information), facilitate, discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) to (A) acquire, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or a substantial portion of any of the assets of any Group Company, TopCo or either Merger Sub, at least 5% of the Equity Securities of any Group Company, TopCo or either Merger Sub or the businesses of any Group Company, TopCo or either Merger Sub (whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, purchase or issuance of equity securities, purchase of assets, tender offer or otherwise) or (B) make an equity or similar investment in any Group Company, TopCo, either Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates (clause (A) or (B), an “Acquisition Proposal”, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, neither this Agreement nor any of the Ancillary Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall constitute an “Acquisition Proposal” for the purposes of this Section 6.6(a) or otherwise); (ii) furnish or disclose any non-public information to any Person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; (iii) enter into any Contract regarding an Acquisition Proposal; (iv) prepare or take any steps in connection with a public offering of any Equity Securities of any Group Company, TopCo or either Merger Sub (or any successor to or parent company of any Group Company); or (v) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, or facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing or seek to circumvent this Section 6.6 or further an Acquisition Proposal. The Company, TopCo and each Merger Sub agrees to (x) notify ARYA promptly upon receipt of any Acquisition Proposal by TopCo, any Merger Sub or any Group Company, and to describe the terms and conditions of any such Acquisition Proposal in reasonable detail (including the identity of the Persons making such Acquisition Proposal), and (y) keep ARYA fully informed on a current basis of any modifications to such offer or information.

(b) From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, ARYA shall not, and shall cause its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly (i) solicit, initiate, encourage (including by means of furnishing or disclosing information), facilitate, discuss or negotiate, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer (written or oral) to (A) acquire, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or a material portion of any the assets of ARYA, the Equity Securities of ARYA or the businesses of ARYA (whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, purchase or issuance of equity securities, purchase of assets, tender offer or otherwise) or (B) make an equity or similar investment in ARYA or their Affiliates (clause (A) or (B), an “ARYA Acquisition Proposal”, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, neither this Agreement nor any of the Ancillary Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall constitute an “ARYA Acquisition Proposal” for the purposes of this Section 6.6(b) or otherwise); (ii) furnish or disclose any non-public information to any Person in connection with, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, an ARYA Acquisition Proposal; (iii) enter into any Contract regarding an ARYA Acquisition Proposal; or (iv) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, or facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing or seek to circumvent this Section 6.6 or further an ARYA Acquisition Proposal. ARYA agrees to (x) notify the Company promptly upon receipt of any ARYA Acquisition Proposal by ARYA, and to describe the terms and conditions of any such ARYA Acquisition Proposal in reasonable detail (including the identity of any person or entity making such ARYA Acquisition Proposal), and (y) keep the Company fully informed on a current basis of any modifications to such offer or information.

 

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Section 6.7 Preparation of Registration Statement / Proxy Statement. As promptly as reasonably practicable (but in any event no more than ten (10) Business Days following the delivery of the Closing Company Audited Financial Statements in accordance with Section 6.15) following the date of this Agreement, ARYA, TopCo and the Company shall prepare and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by any of the Parties), and TopCo shall file with the SEC, the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (it being understood that the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement shall include a proxy statement / prospectus which will be included therein as a prospectus and which will be used for the ARYA Shareholders Meeting to adopt and approve the Transaction Proposals and other matters reasonably related to the Transaction Proposals, all in accordance with and as required by ARYA’s Governing Documents, applicable Law, and any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq). Each of ARYA, TopCo and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) cause the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement to comply in all material respects with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC (including, with respect to the Company, the provision of financial statements for the Group Companies for all periods, and in the form, required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement under Securities Laws (after giving effect to any waivers received) or in response to any comments from the SEC); (b) promptly notify the others of, reasonably cooperate with each other with respect to and respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff; (c) have the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after it is filed with the SEC; and (d) keep the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement effective through the Closing in order to permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. ARYA, on the one hand, and the Company, TopCo and each Merger Sub, on the other hand, shall promptly furnish to the other all information concerning such Party and its Representatives that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 6.7 or for including in any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of ARYA or TopCo to the SEC or Nasdaq in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, including delivering customary tax representation letters to counsel to enable counsel to deliver any tax opinions requested or required by the SEC to be submitted in connection therewith as described in Section 6.5(a)(iii). If any Party becomes aware of any information that should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, then (i) such Party shall promptly inform, in the case of ARYA, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, TopCo or either Merger Sub, ARYA thereof; (ii) such Party shall prepare and mutually agree upon with, in the case of ARYA, the Company, or, in the case of the Company, TopCo or either Merger Sub, ARYA (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement; (iii) TopCo shall file such mutually agreed upon amendment or supplement with the SEC; and (iv) the Parties shall reasonably cooperate, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders. TopCo shall promptly advise ARYA of the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of TopCo Ordinary Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and each of ARYA and TopCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to

 

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have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated. Each of the Parties hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that none of the information related to him, her or it or any of his, her or its Representatives, supplied by or on his, her or its behalf for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC, at each time at which it is amended, or at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

Section 6.8 ARYA Shareholder Approval. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement is declared effective under the Securities Act and, in any event within thirty (30) Business Days of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement, ARYA shall (a) duly give notice of and (b) use reasonable best efforts to duly convene and hold an extraordinary general meeting (the “ARYA Shareholders Meeting”) in accordance with the Governing Documents of ARYA, for the purposes of obtaining the ARYA Shareholder Approval and, if applicable, any approvals related thereto and providing its shareholders with the opportunity to elect to effect an ARYA Shareholder Redemption. ARYA shall, through its board of directors, recommend to its shareholders the (i) adoption and approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and include such recommendation in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement (the “Business Combination Proposal”); (ii) adoption and approval of 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 / Proxy Statement or in correspondence related thereto, and of any other proposals reasonably agreed by ARYA, TopCo and the Company as necessary or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents; (iii) adoption and approval of the First Merger and the Second Merger, along with, in each case, the First Merger Documents and the Second Merger Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Merger Proposal”); and (iv) the adjournment of the ARYA Shareholders Meeting, if necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies because there are not sufficient votes to approve and adopt any of the foregoing (such proposals in (i) through (iv) together, the “Transaction Proposals”); provided, that ARYA may postpone or adjourn the ARYA Shareholders Meeting (A) to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the ARYA Shareholder Approval, (B) for the absence of a quorum or (C) to allow reasonable time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosures that ARYA has determined, based on the advice of outside legal counsel, is reasonably likely to be required under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the Pre-Closing ARYA Holders prior to the ARYA Shareholders Meeting; provided that in no event shall ARYA adjourn the ARYA Shareholders Meeting for more than fifteen (15) Business Days later than the most recently adjourned meeting or to a date more than thirty (30) Business Days after the original date of the ARYA Shareholders Meeting or, without the consent of the Company, to a date that is beyond the Termination Date.

Section 6.9 ARYA Merger Sub Shareholder Approval. Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, TopCo shall approve and adopt this Agreement and the First Merger, as the sole shareholder of ARYA Merger Sub.

 

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Section 6.10 IB Merger Sub Shareholder Approval. Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, TopCo shall approve and adopt this Agreement and the Second Merger, as the sole shareholder of IB Merger Sub.

Section 6.11 Conduct of Business of ARYA. From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, ARYA shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, as applicable, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, as required by applicable Law, as set forth on Section 6.11 of the ARYA Disclosure Schedules or as consented to in writing by the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), do any of the following:

(a) adopt any amendments, supplements, restatements or modifications to the Trust Agreement, Warrant Agreement or the Governing Documents of ARYA or any of its Subsidiaries;

(b) declare, set aside, make or pay a dividend on, or make any other distribution or payment in respect of, any Equity Securities of ARYA or any of its Subsidiaries, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or offer to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any outstanding Equity Securities of ARYA or any of its Affiliates, other than, for the avoidance of doubt, for the ARYA Shareholder Redemption;

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

(d) incur, create or assume any Indebtedness, except for Indebtedness for borrowed money in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate;

(e) make any loans or advances to, or capital contributions in, any other Person, other than to, or in, ARYA or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f) issue any Equity Securities of ARYA or any of its Subsidiaries or grant any additional options, warrants or stock appreciation rights with respect to Equity Securities of the forgoing of ARYA or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries;

(g) enter into, renew, modify or revise any ARYA Related Party Transaction (or any Contract or agreement that if entered into prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement would be a ARYA Related Party Transaction), other than the entry into any ARYA Related Party Contract with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.11(d);

(h) engage in any activities or business, or incur any material Liabilities, other than any activities, businesses or Liabilities that are otherwise permitted under this Section 6.11 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any activities or business contemplated by, or Liabilities incurred in connection with, this Agreement, any Ancillary Document or the Shareholders Undertaking) or consented to by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.11;

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

(k) enter into any Contract to take, or cause to be taken, any of the actions set forth in this Section 6.11.

Section 6.12 Company Equity Plan. The board of directors and shareholder(s) of TopCo shall, in consultation with the Company and ARYA, approve and adopt an omnibus equity incentive plan (TopCo Equity Plan), in the manner prescribed under Section 422 of the Code and other applicable Laws, effective as of the day before the Closing Date, reserving 8,057,779 TopCo Ordinary Shares for grant thereunder and with vesting terms and conditions set forth on Section 6.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and such other terms and conditions that are reasonably satisfactory to the Company and ARYA prior to the Closing or the compensation committee of the TopCo Supervisory Board following the Closing. Subject to the immediately subsequent sentence, following the Closing, TopCo will grant options to purchase TopCo Ordinary Shares under the TopCo Equity Plan (“TopCo Options”), in such amounts and allocations as the TopCo Board shall determine, which will vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Section 6.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and have such other terms and conditions that are reasonably satisfactory to the Company and ARYA prior to the Closing or by the TopCo Supervisory Board (or, if there only is one board of directors of TopCo at such time, then such board of directors of TopCo). As promptly as practicable after the date hereof (but in any event prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement with the SEC), ARYA and the Company shall mutually agree (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either ARYA or the Company) to the members of management of the Company that will receive performance-based options out of the TopCo Equity Plan with the vesting schedule described in Section 6.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule at or promptly following the Closing and the allocation thereof among such management members in an aggregate amount of 3,706,465 performance-based options out of the TopCo Equity Plan, and each of ARYA and the Company shall reasonably cooperate and work in good faith with each other in order to determine the foregoing.

Section 6.13 Nasdaq Listing. The Company shall cause TopCo to, and TopCo shall, use its reasonable best efforts to cause TopCo Ordinary Shares issuable in accordance with this Agreement to be approved for listing on Nasdaq (and ARYA, the Company and the Merger Subs shall reasonably cooperate in connection therewith), subject to official notice of issuance, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event prior to the Closing Date and to cause TopCo to satisfy any applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq.

Section 6.14 Trust Account. Upon satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 7 and provision of notice thereof to the Trustee, (a) at the Closing, ARYA shall (i) cause the documents, opinions and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be so delivered and (ii) make all appropriate arrangements to cause the Trustee to (A) pay as and when due all amounts, if any, payable to the Public Shareholders of ARYA pursuant to the ARYA Shareholder Redemption, (B) pay the amounts due to the underwriters of ARYA’s initial public offering for their deferred underwriting commissions as set forth in the Trust Agreement and (C) immediately thereafter, pay all remaining amounts then available in the Trust Account to TopCo in accordance with the Trust Agreement, and (b) thereafter, the Trust Account shall terminate, except as otherwise provided therein.

 

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Section 6.15 PCAOB Financials.

(a) As soon as reasonably practicable (and pursuant to the procedures set forth on Section 6.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedules), the Company shall deliver to TopCo and ARYA (i) the Closing Company Audited Financial Statements, audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and containing an unqualified report of the Company’s auditors and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Group Companies as of and for a year-to-date period ended as of the end of a different fiscal quarter that is required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and any other filings to be made by TopCo and/or ARYA with the SEC in connection with the Transactions. All such financial statements, together with any unaudited consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Group Companies as of and for a year-to-date period ended as of the end of a different fiscal quarter that is required to be included in the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement and any other filings to be made by TopCo and/or ARYA with the SEC in connection with the Transactions, (A) will be prepared in accordance with IFRS applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), (B) will fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Group Companies as of the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise specifically noted therein, and (C) will, in the case of the Closing Company Audited Financial Statements, have been audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.

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

Section 6.16 Indemnification; Directors and Officers Insurance.

(a) Each Party agrees that (i) all rights to indemnification or exculpation now existing in favor of the directors and officers of ARYA, as provided in a ARYA’s Governing Documents or otherwise in effect as of the date of this Agreement, in either case, solely with respect to any matters occurring on or prior to the Closing, shall survive the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect from and after the Closing for a period of six (6) years and (ii) TopCo will perform and discharge all obligations to provide such indemnity and exculpation during such six (6)-year period. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, during such six (6)-year period, TopCo shall advance expenses in connection with such indemnification as provided in ARYA’s Governing Documents or other applicable agreements. The indemnification and liability limitation or exculpation provisions of

 

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the ARYA Governing Documents shall not, during such six (6)-year period, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified after the Closing in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, as of the Closing or at any time prior to the Closing, were directors or officers of ARYA (the “D&O Persons”) to be so indemnified, have their liability limited or be exculpated with respect to any matters occurring prior to Closing and relating to the fact that such D&O Person was a director or officer of any Group Company prior to the Closing, unless such amendment, repeal or other modification is required by applicable Law.

(b) TopCo shall not have any obligation under this Section 6.16 to any D&O Person when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine (and such determination shall have become final and non-appealable) that the indemnification of such D&O Person in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law.

(c) TopCo shall purchase, at or prior to the Closing, and maintain in effect for a period of six (6) years after the Closing Date, without lapses in coverage, a “tail” policy providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for the benefit of those Persons who are currently covered by any comparable insurance policies of ARYA as of the date hereof with respect to matters occurring on or prior to the Closing (the “ARYA D&O Tail Policy”). Such “tail” policy shall provide coverage on terms (with respect to coverage and amount) that are substantially the same as (and no less favorable in the aggregate to the insured than) the coverage provided under the ARYA’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies as of the date hereof; provided that TopCo shall not pay a premium for such “tail” policy in excess of 300% of the most recent annual premium paid by ARYA prior to the date of this Agreement and, in such event, TopCo shall purchase the maximum coverage available for 300% of the most recent annual premium paid by ARYA prior to the date of this Agreement.

(d) If TopCo, any Group Company or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) shall merge or consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the surviving or continuing corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of their respective properties and assets as an entity in one or a series of related transactions to any Person, then in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors or assigns of TopCo or such Group Company shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Section 6.16.

(e) The D&O Persons entitled to the indemnification, liability limitation, exculpation and insurance set forth in this Section 6.16 are intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 6.16. This Section 6.16 shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall be binding on all successors and assigns of TopCo and the Group Companies.

Section 6.17 Post-Closing Directors and Officers.

(a) TopCo shall take all such action within its power as may be necessary or appropriate such that (a) effective immediately after the Closing, (i) the supervisory board of TopCo (the “TopCo Supervisory Board”) shall consist of seven (7) directors, which shall be divided into three (3) classes, designated Class I, II and III, with Class I consisting of two (2) directors, Class II consisting of two (2) directors and Class III consisting of three (3) directors; (ii)

 

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the management board of TopCo (the “TopCo Management Board”) shall consist of one director; (iii) the initial members of the TopCo Supervisory Board are the individuals determined in accordance with Section 6.17(b) and Section 6.17(c), with each such individual being in the class of directors determined pursuant to Section 6.17(b) or Section 6.17(c), as applicable; (iv) the initial members of the compensation committee, audit committee and nominating committee of the TopCo Supervisory Board are the individuals determined in accordance with Section 6.17(d), (v) the initial member of the TopCo Management Board is the individual determined in accordance with Section 6.17(e); (vi) the members of the executive committee of TopCo (the “TopCo Executive Committee”) are the individuals determined in accordance with Section 6.17(h); and (vii) the Governing Documents of TopCo shall be in a form that reflects the terms set forth on Section 6.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules and such other terms and conditions that are reasonably satisfactory to the Company and ARYA (the “Agreed TopCo Governing Documents”), and each of ARYA and the Company shall reasonably cooperate and work in good faith with each other in order to finalize and agree to other terms and conditions of the Agreed TopCo Governing Documents, and (b) upon the first (1st) anniversary of the Closing Date, the TopCo Board shall be automatically reorganized as a “one-tier” board of directors as set forth in the Agreed TopCo Governing Documents, with nine (9) directors divided into three (3) classes, designated Class I, II and III and with the directors of the TopCo Supervisory Board serving on the “one-tier” board in the same class that such director served immediately prior to such time, unless otherwise agreed by TopCo and the Sponsor.

(b) Prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement with the SEC, ARYA shall designate two (2) individuals to serve as Class III directors on the TopCo Supervisory Board immediately after the Closing, with each such designation being subject to the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

(c) Prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement with the SEC, the Company shall designate one (1) individual to serve as a Class III director on the TopCo Supervisory Board, two (2) individuals to serve as Class II directors on the TopCo Supervisory Board and two (2) individuals that are Class I directors on the TopCo Supervisory Board, in each case, immediately after the Closing, with each such designation being subject to the prior written consent of ARYA (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

(d) Prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement with the SEC, ARYA and the Company shall mutually agree (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either the Company or ARYA) to the directors that will serve on the compensation committee, the audit committee and the nominating committee of the TopCo Supervisory Board.

(e) Prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement with the SEC, ARYA and the Company shall mutually agree (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either the Company or ARYA) to the individual that will serve as a director on the TopCo Management Board immediately after the Closing.

 

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(f) Prior to the mailing of the Registration Statement / Proxy Statement with the SEC, ARYA and the Company shall mutually agree (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either the Company or ARYA) to the individuals that will be members of the TopCo Executive Committee and the titles thereof, in each case, immediately after the Closing.

Section 6.18 Conduct of Business of TopCo and the Merger Subs. Except as set forth in Section 6.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, TopCo and each Merger Sub shall not take any action, or engage in any activities or business, nor incur any liabilities or obligations, other than (a) those that are incident to its organization, (b) the execution of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which it is or will be a party, (c) those that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document (including the enforcement of any of its rights or the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby) or (d) those that are consented to in writing by ARYA (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Section 6.19 Required Company Board Approval and Required Company Shareholders Consent. As promptly as practicable (and in any event prior to the date that is thirty (30) days) following the date hereof, (a) the supervisory board of the Company shall, if required or appropriate, waive any requirements as to form and notice periods for the convening of a meeting of the supervisory board, resolve on the approval of the transfer of Company Shares as required pursuant to section 16.1.6 and 20.1 of the Company’s articles of association in order to implement the Exchange (the “Required Company Board Approval”), and (b) the Company shall (i) duly give notice, (ii) duly convene and hold the shareholders’ meeting in accordance with section 10.3 of the Company’s articles of association, for the purposes of obtaining the shareholders’ meeting’s approval of the transfer of Company Shares as required in order to implement the Exchange in accordance with section 10.8.10 of the Company’s articles of association (the “Required Company Shareholders Consent”) and (iii) the Company shall, through its supervisory board, recommend that the Company Shareholders approve the matters described in clause (b)(ii).

ARTICLE 7

CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED

BY THIS AGREEMENT

Section 7.1 Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties. The obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, waiver by the Party for whose benefit such condition exists of the following conditions:

(a) no Order or Law issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Entity or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect;

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

 

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(c) the Required ARYA Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained;

(d) the Required Company Shareholders’ Consent shall have been obtained;

(e) after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including the PIPE Financing), TopCo 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) immediately after the Closing;

(f) the Aggregate TopCo Transaction Proceeds shall be equal to or greater than $150,000,000; and

(g) the Aggregate PIPE Proceeds shall be equal to or greater than $100,000,000.

Section 7.2 Other Conditions to the Obligations of ARYA. The obligations of ARYA to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, waiver by ARYA of the following further conditions:

(a) (i) the Company Fundamental Representations (other than the representations set forth in Sections 3.2(a)) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.2(a) shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects (except for de minimis inaccuracies) as of such earlier date), and (iii) the representations and warranties of the of the Company set forth in Article 3 and TopCo and the Merger Subs in Article 4 (other than the Company Fundamental Representations) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth herein) in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty is made of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, taken as a whole, does not cause a Company Material Adverse Effect;

(b) the Company, TopCo and the Merger Subs shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by any of the Company, TopCo and the Merger Subs under this Agreement or the Shareholder Undertaking at or prior to the Closing;

 

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(c) since the date of this Agreement, no Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred;

(d) the TopCo Ordinary Shares issuable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be duly authorized by the general meeting or management board of TopCo and TopCo’s Governing Documents;

(e) the Company Shareholders representing 92% of the issued and outstanding Company Shares immediately prior to the Closing have entered into, and are bound by, the Shareholder Undertaking, and the same has not been revoked, modified, amended, waived or terminated;

(f) TopCo’s initial listing application with Nasdaq in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been approved and, immediately following the Closing, TopCo shall satisfy any applicable initial and continuing listing requirements of Nasdaq and TopCo shall not have received any notice of non-compliance therewith, and the TopCo Ordinary Shares shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq; and

(g) at or prior to the Closing, the Company, as applicable, shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to ARYA the following documents:

(i) a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in Section 7.2(a), Section 7.2(b) and Section 7.2(c) are satisfied, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ARYA; and

(ii) the Investor Rights Agreement duly executed by TopCo and the IRA Company Shareholders.

Section 7.3 Other Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, waiver by the Company of the following further conditions:

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

 

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

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

(i) a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of ARYA, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified in Section 7.3(a) and Section 7.3(b) are satisfied, in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company; and

(ii) the Investor Rights Agreement duly executed by the Sponsor.

Section 7.4 Frustration of Closing Conditions. None of the Company, TopCo or either Merger Sub may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article 7 to be satisfied if such failure was proximately caused of the Company, TopCo or either Merger Sub’s failure to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Closing to occur, as required by Section 6.2, or a breach of this Agreement. ARYA may not rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article 7 to be satisfied if such failure was proximately caused by ARYA’s failure to use reasonable best efforts to cause the Closing to occur, as required by Section 6.2, or a breach of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 8

TERMINATION

Section 8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:

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

(b) by ARYA, if any of the representations or warranties set forth in Article 3 or 4 shall not be true and correct or if the Company, TopCo or either Merger Sub has failed to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Company, Topco or either Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate the Closing) such that the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) could not be satisfied and the breach or breaches causing such representations or warranties not to be true and correct, or the failures to perform any covenant or agreement, as applicable, is (or are) not cured or cannot be cured within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered to the Company, and (ii) the Termination Date; provided, however, that ARYA is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to prevent the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) from being satisfied;

(c) by the Company, if any of the representations or warranties set forth in Article 5 shall not be true and correct or if ARYA has failed to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of ARYA set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate the Closing) such that the condition to Closing set forth in either Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) could not be satisfied and the breach or breaches causing such representations or warranties not to be

 

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true and correct, or the failures to perform any covenant or agreement, as applicable, is (or are) not cured or cannot be cured within the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is delivered to ARYA and (ii) the Termination Date; provided, however, that the Company, TopCo or any Merger Sub is not then in breach of this Agreement so as to prevent the condition to Closing set forth in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) from being satisfied;

(d) by either ARYA or the Company, if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not have been consummated on or prior to October 10, 2020 (the “Termination Date”); provided that (i) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) shall not be available to any ARYA if ARYA’s breach of any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement shall have proximately caused the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before the Termination Date and (ii) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) shall not be available to the Company if the Company’s, TopCo’s or Merger Sub’s breach of any of his, her or its covenants or obligations under this Agreement shall have proximately caused the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before the Termination Date;

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

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

Section 8.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, this entire Agreement shall forthwith become void (and there shall be no Liability or obligation on the part of the Parties and their respective Representatives) with the exception of (a) Section 6.3, this Section 8.2, Article 1 and Article 9 (to the extent related to the foregoing), each of which shall survive such termination and remain valid and binding obligations of the Parties and (b) the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive such termination and remain valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 shall not affect any Liability on the part of any Party for a willful or material breach of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination or actual fraud.

ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1 Non-Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants in this Agreement shall terminate at the Second Merger Effective Time, except for Sections 6.4(b) (the Closing Filing), 6.12 (Company Equity Plan), 6.16 (Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance) and 6.17 (Post-Closing Directors and Officers), which by their terms contemplate performance after the Second Merger Effective Time.

 

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Section 9.2 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement (together with the Ancillary Documents) constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be assigned by any Party (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of ARYA (prior to the Closing) or the Sponsor (after the Closing), on the one hand, and the Company or TopCo (after the Closing), on the other hand. Any attempted assignment of this Agreement not in accordance with the terms of this Section 9.2 shall be void.

Section 9.3 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written agreement executed and delivered by (a) ARYA on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, prior to the Closing and (b) TopCo, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, after the Closing; provided, however, that none of the provisions that survive the Second Merger Effective Time shall be amended or modified without the prior written consent of the Sponsor. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence and any purported amendment by any Party or Parties effected in a manner which does not comply with this Section 9.3 shall be void, ab initio.

Section 9.4 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given ) by delivery in person, by facsimile (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof), e-mail (having obtained electronic delivery confirmation thereof), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) (upon receipt thereof) to the other Parties as follows:

(a) If to ARYA, to:

c/o ARYA Science Acquisition Corp.

51 Astor Place, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10003

Attention: Michael Altman

Konstantin Poukalov

Facsimile: (646) 205-5301

E-mail:     ***@***

***@***

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

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Jonathan L. Davis, P.C.

Christian Nagler

Ryan Brissette

Facsimile: (212) 446-6460

E-mail:      ***@***

***@***

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(b) If to the Company or, after the Closing, TopCo to:

Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH

Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 15

72076 Tuebingen

Germany

Attention: CEO

Facsimile: 49 (7071) 5397-900

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

Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH

Machtlfinger Strasse 11

81379 Munich

Germany

Attention: CBO

E-mail: ***@***

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

Goodwin Procter LLP

100 Northern Avenue

Boston, MA 02210

Attention: Jocelyn M. Arel

Mitchell S. Bloom

Michael R. Patrone

Facsimile: (617) 321-4344

E-mail: ***@***

***@***

***@***

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

Section 9.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware (except that the Cayman Islands Act shall apply to the Mergers).

Section 9.6 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, shall be paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) if this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Unpaid Company Expenses and ARYA shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Unpaid ARYA Expenses and (b) if the Closing occurs, then TopCo shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Unpaid Company Expenses and all Unpaid ARYA Expenses.

 

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Section 9.7 Construction; Interpretation. The term “this Agreement” means this Business Combination Agreement together with the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the terms hereof. The headings set forth in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. No Party, nor its respective counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement for purposes of construing the provisions hereof, and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed according to their fair meaning and not strictly for or against any Party. Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary herein by the context or use thereof: (a) the words, “herein”, “hereto”, “hereof” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Schedules and Exhibits, and not to any particular section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause set forth in this Agreement; (b) masculine gender shall also include the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa; (c) words importing the singular shall also include the plural, and vice versa; (d) the words “include”, “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (e) references to “$” or “dollar” or “US$” shall be references to United States dollars; (f) the word “or” is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive; (g) the words “writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form; (h) the word “day” means calendar day unless Business Day is expressly specified; (i) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”; (j) all references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits or Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement; (k) the words “provided” or “made available” or words of similar import (regardless of whether capitalized or not) shall mean, when used with reference to documents or other materials required to be provided or made available to ARYA, any documents or other materials posted to the electronic data room located <http://www.live.irooms.net> under the project name “Project Helios” as of 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at least one (1) day prior to the date hereof; (l) all references to any Law will be to such Law as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; and (m) all references to any Contract are to that Contract as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (subject to any restrictions on amendments or modifications set forth in this Agreement). If any action under this Agreement is required to be done or taken on a day that is not a Business Day, then such action shall be required to be done or taken not on such day but on the first succeeding Business Day thereafter. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Shareholder Undertaking, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

Section 9.8 Exhibits and Schedules. All Exhibits and Schedules, or documents expressly incorporated into this Agreement, are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and are hereby made a part hereof as if set out in full in this Agreement. The Schedules shall be arranged in Sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered Sections and subsections set forth in this Agreement. Any item disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedules or in the ARYA Disclosure Schedules corresponding to any Section or subsection of Article 3 or Article 4 (in the case of the Company Disclosure Schedules) or Article 5 (in the case of the ARYA

 

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Disclosure Schedules) shall be deemed to have been disclosed with respect to every other Section and subsection of Article 3 or Article 4 (in the case of the Company Disclosure Schedules) or Article 5 (in the case of the ARYA Disclosure Schedules), as applicable, where the relevance of such disclosure to such other Section or subsection is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure. The information and disclosures set forth in the Schedules that correspond to the section or subsections of Article 3, 4 or 5 may not be limited to matters required to be disclosed in the Schedules, and any such additional information or disclosure is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily include other matters of a similar nature.

Section 9.9 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party and its successors and permitted assigns and, except as provided in Section 6.16, Section 6.17, the last sentence of this Section 9.9 and Section 9.13, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. The Sponsor shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Section 9.2, Section 9.3, Section 6.17 and this Section 9.9.

Section 9.10 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable under applicable Law, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

Section 9.11 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile, e-mail or scanned pages shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Agreement.

Section 9.12 Knowledge of Company; Knowledge of ARYA. For all purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “to the Company’s knowledge” and “known by the Company” and any derivations thereof shall mean as of the applicable date, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 9.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, assuming reasonable due inquiry and investigation of his or her direct reports. For all purposes of this Agreement, the phrase “to ARYA’s knowledge” and “to the knowledge of ARYA” and any derivations thereof shall mean as of the applicable date, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on Section 9.12(b) of the ARYA Disclosure Schedules, assuming reasonable due inquiry and investigation of his or her direct reports. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the individuals set forth on Section 9.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules or Section 9.12(b) of the ARYA Disclosure Schedules shall have any personal Liability or obligations regarding such knowledge.

 

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Section 9.13 No Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any action for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the Parties, and none of the Representatives of ARYA (including the Sponsor) or the Company (including directors, officers, employees and shareholders) shall have any Liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including with respect to any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) for breach of this Agreement or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, as expressly provided herein.

Section 9.14 Extension; Waiver. The Company may (on behalf of itself, TopCo and/or each Merger Sub) (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of ARYA set forth herein, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of ARYA set forth herein or (c) waive compliance by ARYA with any of the agreements or conditions set forth herein. ARYA may prior to the First Merger Effective Time (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the Company, TopCo and each Merger Sub set forth herein, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the Company, TopCo and each Merger Sub set forth herein or (iii) waive compliance by the Company, TopCo and/or each Merger Sub with any of the agreements or conditions set forth herein. Any agreement on the part of ARYA to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of ARYA and any agreement on the part of the Company, TopCo and either Merger Sub to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of the Company. Any waiver of any term or condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of any Party to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.

Section 9.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (a) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (b) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (c) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (d) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.15.

 

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Section 9.16 Arbitration. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that any Proceeding based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (each, a “Related Proceeding”) shall be finally settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by three arbitrators. Any Related Proceeding shall be decided by a panel of three (3) arbitrators seated in New York, New York. Each arbitrator must be (a) an attorney with significant experience in negotiating complex commercial transactions, or a judge seated on, or retired from, a U.S. federal court sitting in the Southern District of New York or the Delaware Court of Chancery and (b) neutral and independent of each Party. The Parties agree, pursuant to Article 30(2)(b) of the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, that the Expedited Procedure Rules shall apply irrespective of the amount in dispute. The arbitrators may enter a default decision against any Party who fails to participate in the arbitration proceedings with respect to any Related Proceeding. The language of the proceeding shall be English. The decision of the arbitrators on the points in dispute will be final, unappealable and binding, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The Parties and the arbitrators will keep confidential, and will not disclose to any Person, except the Parties’ respective Representatives (who shall keep any such information confidential as provided in this sentence), or as may be required by applicable Law or any Order of a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction, the existence of any Related Proceeding under this Section 9.16, the referral of any such Related Proceeding to arbitration or the status or resolution thereof. The initiation of any Related Proceeding pursuant to this Section 9.16 will toll the applicable statute of limitations for the duration of any such Related Proceeding.

Section 9.17 Remedies. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all remedies provided herein will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform their respective obligations under the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise breach such provisions. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in each case, without posting a bond or undertaking and without proof of damages and this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief when expressly available pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the basis that the other parties have an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.

Section 9.18 Trust Account Waiver. Reference is made to the final prospectus of ARYA, filed with the SEC (File No. 333-227283) on October 4, 2018 (the “Prospectus”). The Company, TopCo and the Merger Subs each acknowledges and agrees and understand that ARYA has established a trust account (the “Trust Account”) containing the proceeds of its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of ARYA’s public shareholders (including overallotment shares acquired by ARYA’s underwriters, the “Public Shareholders”), and ARYA may disburse monies from the Trust Account only in the express

 

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circumstances described in the Prospectus. For and in consideration of ARYA entering into this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, TopCo and the Merger Subs each hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Representatives that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Company, TopCo, either Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives does now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or any proposed or actual business relationship between ARYA or its Representatives, on the one hand, and the Company, TopCo, either Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives, on the other hand, or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Trust Account Released Claims”). The Company, TopCo and each Merger Sub on its own behalf and on behalf of its Representatives hereby irrevocably waives any Trust Account Released Claims that the Company, TopCo, each Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, or Contracts with AYRA or its Representatives and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of any agreement with AYRA or its Affiliates).

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

 

IMMATICS, B.V.
By:  

/s/ Thomas Ulmer

Name:   Thomas Ulmer
Title:   Managing Director
IMMATICS BIOTECHNOLOGIES GMBH,
By:  

/s/ Rainer Kramer

Name:   Rainer Kramer
Title:   CBO
By:  

/s/ Harpreet Singh

Name:   Harpreet Singh
Title:   CEO
IMMATICS MERGER SUB 1
By:  

/s/ Jordan Silverstein

Name:   Jordan Silverstein
Title:   Director
IMMATICS MERGER SUB 2
By:  

/s/ Jordan Silverstein

Name:   Jordan Silverstein
Title:   Director
ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP.
By:  

/s/ Adam Stone

Name:   Adam Stone
Title:   Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit A

FORM OF INVESTOR RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

THIS INVESTOR RIGHTS AND LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of [•], 2020, by and among Immatics B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (“TopCo”), the parties listed as Investors on Schedule I hereto (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the “Investors”).

WHEREAS, ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted limited company (“ARYA”), TopCo, Immatics Merger Sub 1, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ARYA Merger Sub”), Immatics Merger Sub 2, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“IB Merger Sub”), and Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, a German limited liability company (the “Company”) have entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2020 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things: (i) each Participating Shareholder (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) of the Company exchanged his, her or its shares of the Company for TopCo Ordinary Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions therein (the “Exchange”) and (ii) ARYA Merger Sub will merge with and into ARYA (the “ARYA Merger”), with ARYA surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of TopCo;

WHEREAS, ARYA, ARYA Sciences Holdings, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Sponsor”), Dr. David Hung, Dr. Todd Wider and Kevin Conroy (together with Sponsor, the “ARYA Investors”) are parties to that certain Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated October 10, 2018 (the “Prior Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the ARYA Investors currently hold (i) Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of ARYA issued by ARYA prior to the consummation of ARYA’s initial public offering (collectively, the “Founder Shares”) and (ii) warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”), of ARYA issued by ARYA simultaneously with the consummation of ARYA’s initial public offering (the “Sponsor’s Warrants”);

WHEREAS, the Founder Shares will automatically convert into Class A Ordinary Shares at the time of the initial Business Combination (as defined in the Prior Agreement) on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, on the terms and conditions provided in ARYA’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as the same may be amended from time, and will be exchanged for TopCo Ordinary Shares in connection with the ARYA Merger;

WHEREAS, Sponsor will forfeit all Sponsor’s Warrants at the consummation of the Business Combination;

WHEREAS, certain Investors (“Company Investors”) hold ownership interests in the Company, consisting of ordinary shares (“Company Ordinary Shares”); shares designated as Series C preferred shares (“Company Series C Preferred Shares”); shares designated as Series D preferred shares (“Company Series D Preferred Shares”), and shares designated as Series E preferred shares (“Company Series E Preferred Shares” and together with Company Ordinary Shares, Company Series C Preferred Shares and Company Series D Preferred Shares, the “Company Shares”);


WHEREAS, the Company Shares will be exchanged for ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of TopCo (“TopCo Ordinary Shares”) on or about the date hereof, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties to the Prior Agreement desire to terminate the Prior Agreement to provide for the terms and conditions included herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized terms used herein have the following meanings:

Addendum Agreement” is defined in Section 8.2.

Agreement” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

ARYA Investors” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Block Trade” means any non-marketed underwritten offering taking the form of a block trade to a financial institution, QIB or Institutional Accredited Investor, bought deal, over-night deal or similar transaction that does not include “road show” presentations to potential investors requiring substantial marketing effort from management over multiple days, the issuance of a “comfort letter” by the Company’s auditors, and the issuance of legal opinions by the Company’s legal counsel.

Business Combination Agreement” is defined in the preamble to this 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.

Closing Date” is defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other Federal agency then administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Company” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Company Investors” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Company Shares” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Demand Registration” is defined in Section 2.2.1.

Demanding Holder” is defined in Section 2.2.1.

Dievini” means dievini Hopp BioTech holding GmbH & Co. KG.

 

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Effectiveness Period” is defined in Section 3.1.3.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

Form F-1” means a Registration Statement on Form F-1.

Form F-3” means a Registration Statement on Form F-3 or any similar short-form registration that may be available at such time.

Founder Shares” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 4.3.

Indemnifying Party” is defined in Section 4.3.

Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institutional “accredited” investor as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

Investor” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Investor Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 4.1.

Lock-up Period” is defined in Section 6.1.

Maximum Number of Shares” is defined in Section 2.2.4.

New Registration Statement” is defined in Section 2.1.4.

New Securities means all TopCo Ordinary Shares issued in connection with any of the ARYA Merger or the Exchange.

Notices” is defined in Section 8.3.

Permitted Transferee” means (i) the members of an Investor’s immediate family (for purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean with respect to any natural person, any of the following: such person’s spouse, the siblings of such person and his or her spouse, and the direct descendants and ascendants (including adopted and step children and parents) of such person and his or her spouses and siblings); (ii) any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of an Investor or the immediate family of an Investor; (iii) if an Investor is a trust, to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust; (iv) any officer, director, general partner, limited partner, shareholder, member, or owner of similar equity interests in an Investor; (v) any affiliate of an Investor or the immediate family of such affiliate or (vi) any affiliate of an immediate family of the Investor.

Piggy-Back Registration” is defined in Section 2.3.1.

Prior Agreement” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

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Pro Rata” is defined in Section 2.2.4.

QIB” means “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

Registration” mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement 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.

Registrable Securities” means (i) New Securities and (ii) all TopCo Ordinary Shares issued to any Investor with respect to such securities referenced in clause (i) by way of any share split, share dividend or other distribution, recapitalization, share exchange, share reconstruction, amalgamation, contractual control arrangement or similar event. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (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; (b) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by TopCo and subsequent public distribution of them shall not require registration under the Securities Act; or (c) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.

Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed by TopCo or its successor with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for a public offering and sale of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities (other than a registration statement on Form F-4, Form S-4 or Form S-8, or their successors, or any registration statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another entity).

Resale Shelf Registration Statement” is defined in Section 2.1.1.

SEC Guidance” is defined in Section 2.1.4.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.

Sponsor’s Warrants” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

TopCo” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

TopCo Ordinary Shares” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Transfer” means to (i) sell, 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, 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, and the rules and regulations of

 

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the Commission promulgated thereunder, with respect to any TopCo Ordinary Shares, (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 TopCo Ordinary Shares, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce any intention to effect any transaction, including the filing of a registration statement specified in clause (i) or (ii), other than a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Transfer shall not be deemed to include any transfer for no consideration if the donee, trustee, heir or other transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms under this Agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the Transfer.

Underwriter” means a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an underwritten offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

Underwritten Demand Registration” shall mean an underwritten public offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration, as amended or supplemented, that is a fully marketed underwritten offering that requires Company management to participate in “road show” presentations to potential investors requiring substantial marketing effort from management over multiple days, the issuance of a “comfort letter” by the Company’s auditors, and the issuance of legal opinions by the Company’s legal counsel.

Underwritten Takedown” shall mean an underwritten public offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented that requires the issuance of a “comfort letter” by the Company’s auditors and the issuance of legal opinions by the Company’s legal counsel.

2. REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

2.1 Resale Shelf Registration Rights.

2.1.1 Registration Statement Covering Resale of Registrable Securities. Provided compliance by the Investors with Section 3.4, TopCo shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed with the Commission, no later than forty five (45) days following the Closing Date, a Registration Statement on Form F-3 or its successor form, or, if the Company is ineligible to use Form F-3, a Registration Statement on Form F-1, for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale from time to time by Investors of all of the Registrable Securities then held by such Investors that are not covered by an effective resale registration statement (the “Resale Shelf Registration Statement”). TopCo shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as possible after filing, and in no event later than the date that the Lock-up Period expires, and once effective, to keep the Resale Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act at all times until the expiration of the Effectiveness Period. In the event that TopCo files a Form F-1 pursuant to this Section 2.1, TopCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to convert the Form F-1 to a Form F-3 as soon as practicable after TopCo is eligible to use Form F-3.

 

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2.1.2 Notification and Distribution of Materials. TopCo shall notify the Investors in writing of the effectiveness of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and shall furnish to them, without charge, such number of copies of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement (including any amendments, supplements and exhibits), the prospectus contained therein (including each preliminary prospectus and all related amendments and supplements) and any documents incorporated by reference in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or such other documents as the Investors may reasonably request in order to facilitate the sale of the Registrable Securities in the manner described in the Resale Shelf Registration Statement.

2.1.3 Amendments and Supplements. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.1.1 above, TopCo shall promptly prepare and file with the Commission from time to time such amendments and supplements to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep the Resale Shelf Registration Statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all the Registrable Securities during the Effectiveness Period.

2.1.4 Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Section 2.1, in the event the Commission informs TopCo that all of the Registrable Securities cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, TopCo agrees to promptly (i) inform each of the holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement as required by the Commission and/or (ii) withdraw the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the Commission, on Form F-1, Form F-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, TopCo shall be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with any publicly-available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff (the “SEC Guidance”), including, without limitation, the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations D.29. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that TopCo used diligent efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced on a Pro Rata basis, subject to a determination by the Commission that certain Investors must be reduced first based on the number of Registrable Securities held by such Investors. In the event TopCo amends the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, TopCo will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to TopCo or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form F-1, Form F-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement.

 

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2.1.5 Notice of Certain Events. TopCo shall promptly notify the Investors in writing of any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to, or additional information in connection with, the Resale Shelf Registration Statement required to be prepared and filed hereunder (or prospectus relating thereto). TopCo shall promptly notify each Investor in writing of the filing of the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or any prospectus, amendment or supplement related thereto or any post-effective amendment to the Resale Shelf Registration Statement and the effectiveness of any post-effective amendment.

2.1.6 Underwritten Takedown. If TopCo shall receive a request from the holders of Registrable Securities with an estimated market value of at least $25,000,000 that TopCo effect a Underwritten Takedown of all or any portion of the requesting holder’s Registrable Securities, then TopCo shall promptly give notice of such requested Underwritten Takedown at least seven (7) Business Days prior to the anticipated filing date of the prospectus or supplement relating to such Underwritten Takedown to the other Investors and thereupon shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect, as expeditiously as possible, the offering in such Underwritten Takedown of:

(i) subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 2.2.4, all Registrable Securities for which the requesting holder has requested such offering under Section 2.1.6, and

(ii) subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 2.2.4, all other Registrable Securities that any holders of Registrable Securities have requested TopCo to offer by request received by TopCo within two (2) Business Days after such holders receive TopCo’s notice of the Underwritten Takedown Notice, all to the extent necessary to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended methods thereof as aforesaid) of the Registrable Securities so to be offered.

(a) Promptly after the expiration of the two-Business Day-period referred to in Section 2.1.6(ii), TopCo will notify all selling holders of the identities of the other selling holders and the number of shares of Registrable Securities requested to be included therein.

(b) TopCo shall only be required to effectuate: (i) one Underwritten Takedown by each of (A) the ARYA Investors, collectively, and (B) the Company Investors, collectively within any six-month period; (ii) no more than three Underwritten Takedowns in respect of all Registrable Securities held by ARYA Investors after giving effect to Section 2.2.1(c); and (iii) no more than [three] Underwritten Takedowns in respect of all Registrable Securities held by Company Investors after giving effect to Section 2.2.1(d).

2.1.7 Block Trade. If TopCo shall receive a request from the holders of Registrable Securities with an estimated market value of at least $10,000,000 that TopCo effect the sale of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities in a Block Trade, then TopCo shall, as expeditiously as possible, the offering in such Block Trade of the Registrable Securities for which such requesting holder has requested such offering under Section 2.1.7.

 

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2.1.8 Selection of Underwriters. Selling holders holding a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities requested to be sold in an Underwritten Takedown shall have the right to select an Underwriter or Underwriters in connection with such Underwritten Takedown, which Underwriter or Underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to TopCo. In connection with an Underwritten Takedown, TopCo shall enter into customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Takedown, including, if necessary, the engagement of a “qualified independent underwriter” in connection with the qualification of the underwriting arrangements with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

2.1.9 Underwritten Takedowns effected pursuant to this Section 2.1 shall be counted as Demand Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.2.

2.2 Demand Registration.

2.2.1 Request for Registration. At any time and from time to time after the expiration of any lock-up to which an Investor’s shares are subject, if any, provided compliance by the Investors with Section 3.4, and provided further there is not an effective Resale Shelf Registration Statement available for the resale of the Registerable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 (i) ARYA Investors who hold a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all ARYA Investors, (ii) Dievini or (iii) Company Investors (other than Dievini) who hold [•]1 of the Registrable Securities held by all Company Investors, as the case may be, may make a written demand for Registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities on Form F-1 or any similar long-form Registration or, if then available, on Form F-3. Each registration requested pursuant to this Section 2.2.1 is referred to herein as a “Demand Registration”. Any demand for a Demand Registration shall specify the number of shares of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. TopCo will notify all Investors that are holders of Registrable Securities of the demand, and each such holder of Registrable Securities who wishes to include all or a portion of such holder’s Registrable Securities in the Demand Registration (each such holder including shares of Registrable Securities in such registration, a “Demanding Holder”) shall so notify TopCo within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by the holder of the notice from TopCo. Upon any such request, the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in the Demand Registration, subject to Section 2.2.4 and the provisos set forth in Section 3.1.1. TopCo shall not be obligated to effect: (a) more than one (1) Demand Registration during any six-month period; (b) any Demand Registration at any time there is an effective Resale Shelf Registration Statement on file with the Commission pursuant to Section 2.1; (c) more than three Underwritten Demand Registrations in respect of all Registrable Securities held by ARYA Investors; or (d) more than [three] Underwritten Demand Registrations in respect of all Registrable Securities held by Company Investors.

 

 

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Note to Draft: To be determined based on post-Closing pro forma capitalization.

 

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2.2.2 Effective Registration. A Registration will not count as a Demand Registration until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration has been declared effective and TopCo has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, however, that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration is interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any other governmental agency or court, the Registration Statement with respect to such Demand Registration will be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders thereafter elect to continue the offering; provided, further, that TopCo shall not be obligated to file a second Registration Statement until a Registration Statement that has been filed is counted as a Demand Registration or is terminated.

2.2.3 Underwritten Demand Registration. If the Demanding Holders so elect and such holders so advise TopCo as part of their written demand for a Demand Registration, the offering of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Demand Registration. In such event, the right of any holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Demanding Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such underwriting by the holders initiating the Demand Registration, and subject to the approval of TopCo. The parties agree that, in order to be effected, any Underwritten Demand Registration must result in either aggregate proceeds to the selling shareholders of at least $[•] million2.

2.2.4 Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Underwritten Demand Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises TopCo and the Demanding Holders in writing that, in such Underwriter’s or Underwriters’ opinion, the dollar amount or number of shares of Registrable Securities which the Demanding Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other TopCo Ordinary Shares or other securities which TopCo desires to sell and the Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by other shareholders of TopCo who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares that can be sold in such 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 shares, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Shares”), then TopCo shall include in such registration: (i) first, the Registrable Securities as to which Demand Registration has been requested by the Demanding Holders (pro rata in accordance with the number of shares that each such person has requested be included in such registration, regardless of the number of shares held by each such person (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the TopCo Ordinary Shares or other securities that TopCo desires

 

 

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to sell; and (iii) any TopCo Ordinary Shares or other securities for the account of other persons that TopCo is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons, as to which “piggy-back” registration has been requested by the holders thereof that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.

2.2.5 Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders may elect to withdraw from such Demand Registration by giving written notice to TopCo and the Underwriter or Underwriters of their request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Demand Registration. If the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders withdraws from a proposed offering, then either the Demanding Holders shall reimburse TopCo for the costs associated with the withdrawn registration (in which case such registration shall not count as a Demand Registration provided for in Section 2.2.1) or the withdrawn registration shall count as a Demand Registration provided for in Section 2.2.1.

2.3 Piggy-Back Registration.

2.3.1 Piggy-Back Rights. If at any time after the expiration of the any lock-up to which an Investor’s shares are subject, if any, provided compliance by the Investors with Section 3.4, TopCo proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by TopCo for its own account or for shareholders of TopCo for their account (or by TopCo and by shareholders of TopCo including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.2.1), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to TopCo’s existing shareholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of TopCo or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then TopCo shall (x) give written notice of such proposed filing to the holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of shares of Registrable Securities as such holders may request in writing within five (5) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggy-Back Registration”). The foregoing rights shall not be available to any Investor at such time as (i) there is an effective Resale Shelf Registration Statement available for the resale of the Registerable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1, (ii) such Registration is solely to be used for the offering of securities by TopCo for its own account and (iii) no other shareholder of TopCo is entitled to participate in such Registration. TopCo shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of TopCo and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their securities through a Piggy-Back Registration that involves an Underwriter or Underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such Piggy-Back Registration.

 

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2.3.2 Reduction of Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a Piggy-Back Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises TopCo and the holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the dollar amount or number of TopCo Ordinary Shares which TopCo desires to sell, taken together with Ordinary Shares, if any, as to which registration has been demanded pursuant to written contractual arrangements with persons other than the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder and the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested under this Section 2.3, exceeds the Maximum Number of Shares, then TopCo shall include in any such registration:

(a) If the registration is undertaken for TopCo’s account: (A) first, the TopCo Ordinary Shares or other securities that TopCo desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the TopCo Ordinary Shares or other securities, if any, comprised of Registrable Securities, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the terms hereof, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares, Pro Rata; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the TopCo Ordinary Shares or other securities for the account of other persons that TopCo is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and

(b) If the registration is a “demand” registration undertaken at the demand of persons other than either the holders of Registrable Securities or TopCo, (A) first, the TopCo Ordinary Shares or other securities for the account of the demanding persons that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the TopCo Ordinary Shares or other securities that TopCo desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the TopCo Ordinary Shares or other securities, if any, comprised of Registrable Securities, Pro Rata, as to which registration has been requested pursuant to the terms hereof, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the TopCo Ordinary Shares or other securities for the account of other persons that TopCo is obligated to register pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.

2.3.3 Withdrawal. Any holder of Registrable Securities may elect to withdraw such holder’s request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to TopCo of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, if such offering is pursuant to a Demand Registration, or prior to the public announcement of the offering, if such offering is pursuant to an Underwritten Takedown. TopCo (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, TopCo shall pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Registrable Securities in connection with such Piggy-Back Registration as provided in Section 3.3.

 

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3. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.

3.1 Filings; Information. Whenever TopCo is required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2, TopCo shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof as expeditiously as practicable, and in connection with any such request:

3.1.1 Filing Registration Statement. TopCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to, as expeditiously as possible after receipt of a request for a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on any form for which TopCo then qualifies or which counsel for TopCo shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of all Registrable Securities to be registered thereunder in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and use its reasonable best efforts to keep it effective for the Effectiveness Period; provided, however, that TopCo shall have the right to defer any Demand Registration for up to sixty (60) days, and any Piggy-Back Registration for such period as may be applicable to deferment of any Demand Registration to which such Piggy-Back Registration relates, in each case if TopCo shall furnish to the holders a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of TopCo stating that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of TopCo (the “TopCo Board”), it would be materially detrimental to TopCo and its shareholders for such Registration Statement to be effected at such time.

3.1.2 Copies. TopCo shall, prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to 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 holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration or legal counsel for any such holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such holders.

3.1.3 Amendments and Supplements. TopCo shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or such securities have been withdrawn (the “Effectiveness Period”).

3.1.4 Notification. After the filing of a Registration Statement, TopCo shall promptly, and in no event more than three (3) Business Days after such filing, notify the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement of such filing, and shall further notify such holders promptly and confirm such advice in writing in all events within three (3)

 

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Business Days of the occurrence of any of the following: (i) when such Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) when any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement becomes effective; (iii) the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order (and TopCo shall take all actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered); and (iv) any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or any prospectus relating thereto or for additional information or of the occurrence of an event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities covered by such Registration Statement, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and promptly make available to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement any such supplement or amendment; except that before filing with the Commission a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, TopCo shall furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement and to the legal counsel for any such holders, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed sufficiently in advance of filing to provide such holders and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents and comment thereon.

3.1.5 Securities Laws Compliance. TopCo shall use its reasonable best 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 reasonably request 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 TopCo 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 TopCo shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph or subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction.

3.1.6 Agreements for Disposition. TopCo shall enter into customary agreements (including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. The representations, warranties and covenants of TopCo in any underwriting agreement which are made to or for the benefit of any Underwriters, to the extent applicable, shall also be made to and for the benefit of the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement, and the representations, warranties and covenants of the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement in any underwriting agreement which are made to or for the benefit of any Underwriters, to the extent applicable, shall also be made to and for the benefit of TopCo.

 

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3.1.7 Comfort Letter. In the event of an Underwritten Takedown or an Underwritten Demand Registration, TopCo shall obtain a “cold comfort” letter from TopCo’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an underwritten offering, and a customary “bring-down” thereof, 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. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3.17 shall not apply to Block Trades.

3.1.8 Opinions and Negative Assurance Letters. In the event of an Underwritten Takedown or an Underwritten Demand Registration, on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to any Registration, TopCo shall obtain an opinion and negative assurances letter, each dated such date, of one (1) counsel representing TopCo for the purposes of such Registration, including an opinion of local counsel if applicable, addressed to the holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to such Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority in interest of the participating holders. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3.18 shall not apply to Block Trades.

3.1.9 Cooperation. The principal executive officer of TopCo, the principal financial officer of TopCo, the principal accounting officer of TopCo and all other officers and members of the management of TopCo shall cooperate fully in any offering of Registrable Securities hereunder, which cooperation shall include, without limitation, the preparation of the Registration Statement with respect to such offering and all other offering materials and related documents, and participation in meetings with Underwriters, attorneys, accountants and potential investors.

3.1.10 Transfer Agent. TopCo shall provide and maintain a transfer agent and registrar for the Registrable Securities.

3.1.11 Records. Upon execution of confidentiality agreements, TopCo shall make available for inspection by the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, any Underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other professional retained by any holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement or any Underwriter, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of TopCo, as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause TopCo’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information requested by any of them in connection with such Registration Statement.

3.1.12 Earnings Statement. TopCo shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make available to its shareholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a period of twelve (12) months, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder.

 

 

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3.1.13 Road Show. If an offering pursuant to this Agreement is conducted as an Underwritten Takedown or Underwritten Demand Registration and involves Registrable Securities with an aggregate offering price (before deduction of underwriting discounts) exceeds $[50,000,000], TopCo shall use its reasonable best 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 offering.

3.1.14 Listing. TopCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement to be listed on such exchanges or otherwise designated for trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by TopCo are then listed or designated.

3.2 Obligation to Suspend Distribution. Upon receipt of any notice from TopCo of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.1.4(iv), or, upon any suspension by TopCo, pursuant to a written insider trading compliance program adopted by the TopCo Board, of the ability of all “insiders” covered by such program to transact in TopCo’s securities because of the existence of material non-public information, each holder of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall immediately discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such holder receives the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3.1.4(iv) or the restriction on the ability of “insiders” to transact in TopCo’s securities is removed, as applicable, and, if so directed by TopCo, each such holder will deliver to TopCo all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such holder’s possession, of the most recent prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice. The foregoing right to delay or suspend may be exercised by TopCo for no longer than 180 days in any consecutive 12-month period.

3.3 Registration Expenses. TopCo shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Resale Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.1, any Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.2.1, any Underwritten Takedown pursuant to Section 2.1.6, any Block Trade pursuant to Section 2.1.7 (other than expenses set forth below in clause (ix) of this Section 3.3), any Piggy-Back Registration pursuant to Section 2.3, and all expenses incurred in performing or complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities); (iii) printing expenses; (iv) TopCo’s internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities as required by Section 3.1.12; (vi) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fees; (vii) fees and disbursements of counsel for TopCo and fees and expenses for independent certified public accountants retained by TopCo; (viii) the fees and expenses of any special experts retained by TopCo in connection with such registration; and (ix) the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel selected by the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities included in such registration not to exceed $62,500. TopCo shall have no obligation to pay any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable to the Registrable Securities being sold by the holders thereof, which underwriting discounts or selling commissions shall be borne by such holders, but TopCo shall pay any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable to the securities it sells for its own account.

 

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3.4 Information. The holders of Registrable Securities shall promptly provide such information as may reasonably be requested by TopCo, or the managing Underwriter, if any, in connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act and in connection with TopCo’s obligation to comply with Federal and applicable state securities laws.

3.5 Other Obligations. At any time and from time to time after the expiration of any lock-up to which such shares are subject, if any, in connection with a sale or transfer of Registrable Securities exempt from registration under the Securities Act or through any broker-dealer transactions described in the plan of distribution set forth within any prospectus and pursuant to the Registration Statement of which such prospectus forms a part, TopCo shall, subject to the receipt of customary documentation required from the applicable holders in connection therewith, (i) promptly instruct its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legends applicable to the Registrable Securities being sold or transferred and (ii) cause its legal counsel to deliver the necessary legal opinions, if any, to the transfer agent in connection with the instruction under subclause (i). In addition, TopCo shall cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by such holders in connection with the aforementioned sales or transfers.

4. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.

4.1 Indemnification by TopCo. TopCo agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Investor and each other holder of Registrable Securities, and each of their respective officers, employees, affiliates, directors, partners, members, attorneys and agents, and each person, if any, who controls an Investor and each other holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) (each, an “Investor Indemnified Party”), from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by TopCo of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to TopCo and relating to action or inaction required of TopCo in connection with any such registration; and TopCo shall promptly reimburse the Investor Indemnified Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such Investor Indemnified Party in connection with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that TopCo will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to TopCo, in writing, by such selling holder expressly for use therein, or is based on any selling holder’s violation of the federal securities laws (including Regulation M) or failure to sell the Registrable Securities in accordance with the plan of distribution contained in the prospectus.

 

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4.2 Indemnification by Holders of Registrable Securities. Each selling holder of Registrable Securities will, in the event that any Registration is being effected under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement of any Registrable Securities held by such selling holder, indemnify and hold harmless TopCo, each of its directors and officers, and each other selling holder and each other person, if any, who controls another selling holder within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, insofar as such losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon any omission or the alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading, if the statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to TopCo by such selling holder expressly for use therein, or is based on any selling holder’s violation of the federal securities laws (including Regulation M) or failure to sell the Registrable Securities in accordance with the plan of distribution contained in the prospectus, and shall reimburse TopCo, its directors and officers, and each other selling holder or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigation or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. Each selling holder’s indemnification obligations hereunder shall be several and not joint and shall be limited to the amount of any net proceeds actually received by such selling holder.

4.3 Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Promptly after receipt by any person of any notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability or any action in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Sections 4.1 or 4.2, such person (the “Indemnified Party”) shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any other person for indemnification hereunder, notify such other person (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing of the loss, claim, judgment, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the failure by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which the Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure. If the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any claim or action brought against the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume control of the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that in any action in which both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party) to represent

 

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the Indemnified Party and its controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by such Indemnifying Party if, based upon the written opinion of counsel of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of judgment or effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding.

4.4 Contribution.

4.4.1 If the indemnification provided for in the foregoing Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 is unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in connection with the actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

4.4.2 The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 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 Section 4.4.1.

4.4.3 The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any loss, claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.4, no holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds (after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts, commissions or taxes) actually received by such holder from the sale of Registrable Securities which gave rise to such contribution obligation. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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5. UNDERWRITING AND DISTRIBUTION.

5.1 Rule 144. TopCo covenants that it shall file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall take such further action as the holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.

6. LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS.

6.1 Investor Lock-Up3. Each Investor agrees that such Investor shall not Transfer any TopCo Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable (directly or indirectly) for TopCo Ordinary Shares (including New Securities) for 180-days following the Closing Date (the “Lock-up Period”). The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude each Investor during such 180-day period from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of such Investor’s TopCo Ordinary Shares even if such TopCo Ordinary Shares would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions during such 180-day period would include without limitation any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to any of the Investor’s TopCo Ordinary Shares or with respect to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value from such Ordinary Shares. The foregoing notwithstanding, each executive officer and director of the Company shall be permitted to establish a plan to acquire and sell TopCo Ordinary Shares pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, provided that such plan does not provide for the Transfer of TopCo Ordinary Shares during the Lock-up Period. The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to Transfers made: (i) pursuant to a bona fide gift or charitable contribution; (ii) by will or intestate succession upon the death of an Investor; (iii) to any Permitted Transferee; (iv) pursuant to a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union; or (v) in the event of TopCo’s completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of its shareholders having the right to exchange their TopCo ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property; provided that in the case of (i) or (iii), the recipient of such Transfer must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the transfer restrictions set forth in this Section 6.1.

 

 

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Subject to the Prior Agreement, the ARYA Investors are subject to a lockup for shares of TopCo issued in respect of shares issued prior to the closing date of the Business Combination Agreement, for the period ending on the earlier of (A) one year after the completion of ARYA’s initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after ARYA’s initial Business Combination or (y) the date on which ARYA completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of ARYA’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property.

 

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7. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CONSENT RIGHT.

7.1 ARYA Directors. Until the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of this Agreement, at each annual or special meeting of shareholders of TopCo, ARYA Investors who represent a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities held by all ARYA Investors shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate for election as a director of TopCo, and the TopCo Board (including any committee thereof) shall nominate (and recommend for election and include such recommendation in a timely manner in any proxy statement, consent solicitation or other applicable announcement to TopCo’s shareholders) two individuals to serve on the TopCo Board (one Class I Director and one Class III Director); provided, however, that if any time during such five-year period, ARYA Investors collectively own less than [•]% of the TopCo Ordinary Shares but more than [•]% of the TopCo Ordinary Shares (in each case, as adjusted for any share split, share dividend or other share recapitalization, share exchange or other event), the foregoing will apply only to one individual to serve as a Class I Director of TopCo, and if at any time during such five-year period ARYA Investors collectively own less than [•]% of the TopCo Ordinary Shares (as adjusted for any share split, share dividend or other share recapitalization, share exchange or other event), the rights of ARYA Investors and obligations of the TopCo Board under this Section 7.1 shall terminate. The directors designated pursuant to this Section 7.1 may, but do not need to, qualify as “independent” pursuant to the listing standards of Nasdaq. For the avoidance of doubt, the individuals designated by the ARYA Investors to serve on the TopCo Board shall serve on the “supervisory board” of TopCo, at such time as the TopCo Board is structured as a “two-tier” board; on such date as the TopCo Board is reorganized to be structured as a “one-tier” board pursuant to Section [•] of the TopCo Articles of Association in effect on the date hereof (the “Board Structure Provision”) and the individuals designated by the ARYA Investors to serve on the TopCo Board shall continue as directors of TopCo without any further action by the ARYA Investors.

7.2 ARYA Director Vacancies. Each Investor agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all TopCo Ordinary Shares owned by such Investor, or over which such Investor has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that: (a) no director elected pursuant to Section 7.1 may be removed from office, unless: (i) such removal is directed or approved by the affirmative vote of ARYA Investors entitled under Section 7.1 to designate such director; or (ii) ARYA Investors are no longer entitled to designate TopCo directors pursuant to Section 7.1; and (b) any vacancies created by the resignation, removal or death of a director elected pursuant to Section 7.1 shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7. TopCo and the TopCo Board shall take all actions necessary to fill such vacancy with such replacement director promptly upon written notice to TopCo of the name of such replacement director by ARYA Investors entitled under Section 7.1 to designate such director.

7.3 Dievini Directors. Until the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of this Agreement, at each annual or special meeting of shareholders of TopCo, Dievini shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate for election as a director of TopCo, and the TopCo Board (including any committee thereof) shall nominate (and recommend for election and include such recommendation in a timely manner in any proxy statement, consent solicitation or other applicable announcement to TopCo’s shareholders) two individuals to serve on the TopCo Board (one Class I Director and one Class III Director); provided, however, that if any time during such five-year period, Dievini owns less than [•]% of the TopCo Ordinary Shares but more than [•]%

 

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of the TopCo Ordinary Shares (in each case, as adjusted for any share split, share dividend or other share recapitalization, share exchange or other event), the foregoing will apply only to one individual to serve as a Class I Director of TopCo, and if at any time during such five-year period Dievini owns less than [•]% of the TopCo Ordinary Shares (as adjusted for any share split, share dividend or other share recapitalization, share exchange or other event), the rights of Dievini and obligations of the TopCo Board under this Section 7.3 shall terminate. The directors designated pursuant to this Section 7.3 may, but do not need to, qualify as “independent” pursuant to the listing standards of Nasdaq. For the avoidance of doubt, the individuals designated by Dievini to serve on the TopCo Board shall serve in accordance with the Board Structure Provision and the individuals designated by Dievini to serve on the TopCo Board shall continue as directors of TopCo without any further action by Dievini.

7.4 Dievini Director Vacancies. Each Investor agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all TopCo Ordinary Shares owned by such Investor, or over which such Investor has voting control, from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that: (a) no director elected pursuant to Section 7.3 may be removed from office, unless: (i) such removal is directed or approved by the affirmative vote of Dievini entitled under Section 7.3 to designate such director; or (ii)Dievini is no longer entitled to designate TopCo directors pursuant to Section 7.3; and (b) any vacancies created by the resignation, removal or death of a director elected pursuant to Section 7.3 shall be filled pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7. TopCo and the TopCo Board shall take all actions necessary to fill such vacancy with such replacement director promptly upon written notice to TopCo of the name of such replacement director by Dievini entitled under Section 7.3 to designate such director.

7.5 Indemnification. As promptly as reasonably practicable following the request of any director designated pursuant to Section 7.1 or Section 7.3, TopCo shall enter into an indemnification agreement with the director, in the form entered into with the other members of the TopCo Board or, if not entered into by other members of the TopCo Board, a customary form. TopCo shall pay the reasonable, documented and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such director related to his or her service to TopCo, including attending meetings of the TopCo Board or any committee or sub-committee thereof or events attended on behalf of TopCo or any of its subsidiaries at TopCo’s request. For so long as a director designated pursuant to Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 serves as a director of TopCo, TopCo shall not amend, alter or repeal any right to indemnification or exculpation covering or benefiting any director designated pursuant to Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 as and to the extent consistent with applicable law, including but not limited to under the articles of association of TopCo (except to the extent such amendment or alteration permits TopCo to provide broader indemnification or exculpation rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto). TopCo shall (i) purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in an amount determined by the TopCo Board to be reasonable and customary and (ii) for so long as any director designated pursuant to Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 serves as a director of the TopCo Board, maintain such coverage with respect to such director; provided that upon removal or resignation of such director for any reason, TopCo shall take all actions reasonably necessary to extend such directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage for a period of not less than six (6) years from any such event in respect of any act or omission occurring at or prior to such event.

 

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7.6 Consent Right. None of TopCo, the TopCo Board or any of the Company Investors shall take any action to amend or repeal the Board Structure Provision without the express written consent of a majority in interest of the ARYA Investors. The right provided for in this Section 7.6 shall be of no further force or effect upon the adoption by TopCo of a “one-tier” board structure on the one-year anniversary of the date of this Agreement.

8. MISCELLANEOUS.

8.1 Other Registration Rights and Arrangements. TopCo represents and warrants that no person, other than a holder of the Registrable Securities has any right to require TopCo to register any of TopCo’s share capital for sale or to include TopCo’s share capital in any registration filed by TopCo for the sale of shares for its own account or for the account of any other person. The parties hereby terminate the Prior Agreement, which shall be of no further force and effect and is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety by this Agreement. TopCo shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent with or violates the rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement and in the event of any conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

8.2 Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of TopCo hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by TopCo in whole or in part. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be freely assigned or delegated by such holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any permitted transfer of Registrable Securities by any such holder. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and the holders of Registrable Securities and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not party hereto other than as expressly set forth in Section 4 and this Section 8.2. The rights of a holder of Registrable Securities under this Agreement may be transferred by such a holder to a transferee who acquires or holds Registrable Securities; provided, however, that such transferee has executed and delivered to TopCo a properly completed agreement to be bound by the terms of this Agreement substantially in form attached hereto as Exhibit A (an “Addendum Agreement”), and the transferor shall have delivered to TopCo no later than thirty (30) days following the date of the transfer, written notification of such transfer setting forth the name of the transferor, the name and address of the transferee, and the number of Registrable Securities so transferred. The execution of an Addendum Agreement shall constitute a permitted amendment of this Agreement.

8.3 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of TopCo and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, which majority shall include ARYA Investors who hold a majority in interest of the Registrable Securities held by all ARYA Investors at the time in question, 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

 

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notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects an Investor, solely in his, her or its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of TopCo, in a manner that is materially different from other Investors (in such capacity) shall require the consent of such Investor so affected. No course of dealing between any Investor or TopCo and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of an Investor or TopCo in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Investor or TopCo. 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.

8.4 Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (ii) the date as of which there shall be no Registrable Securities outstanding; provided further that with respect to any Investor, such Investor will have no rights under this Agreement and all obligations of TopCo to such Investor under this Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (x) the date at least one year after the date hereof that such Investor ceases to hold at least 1% of the Registrable Securities outstanding on the date hereof or (y) if such Investor is a director or an executive officer of TopCo, the date such Investor no longer serves as a director or an executive officer of TopCo; provided, however, that such termination as to an Investors shall not apply to the following provisions until such Investor no longer holds any Registrable Securities: Sections 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.10, 3.1.12, 3.1.14, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 7.5, 8.3, 8.5 and Articles IV and V.

8.5 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications (collectively, “Notices”) required or permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by facsimile or email, addressed as set forth below, or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Notice shall be deemed given (i) on the date of service or transmission if personally served or transmitted by telegram, telex or facsimile; provided, that if such service or transmission is not on a Business Day or is after normal business hours, then such notice shall be deemed given on the next Business Day or (ii) one Business Day after being deposited with a reputable courier service with an order for next-day delivery, to the parties as follows:

 

If to TopCo:     
Immatics Biotechnology, GmbH     

 

    

 

    

 

    
Attn:                                                                         
Email:                                                                       

with a copy to:

Goodwin Procter LLP

100 Northern Avenue

 

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Boston, MA 02210

Attn: Jocelyn Arel

Facsimile: (617) 321-4344

Email: ***@***

If to ARYA:

51 Astor Place, 10th floor

New York, NY 10003

Attn: Secretary

Email: [•]

with a copy to:

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attn: Jonathan L. Davis

Christian O. Nagler

Peter S. Seligson

Ryan Brissette

Facsimile: (212) 446-4934

Email: ***@***

***@***

***@***

***@***

If to an Investor, to the address set forth under such Investor’s signature to this Agreement or to such Investor’s address as found in TopCo’s books and records.

8.6 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible that is valid and enforceable.

8.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

8.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including all agreements entered into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant hereto and thereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions between the parties, whether oral or written, including, without limitation the Prior Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Investor Rights and Lock-Up Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

 

[TOPCO]:
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Investor Rights and Lock Up Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTORS:

 


EXHIBIT A

Addendum Agreement

This Addendum Agreement (“Addendum Agreement”) is executed on                             , 20        , by the undersigned (the “New Holder”) pursuant to the terms of that certain Investor Rights and Lock-Up Agreement dated as of [•], 2020 (the “Agreement”), by and among TopCo and the Investors identified therein, as such Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Addendum Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. By the execution of this Addendum Agreement, the New Holder agrees as follows:

1. Acknowledgment. New Holder acknowledges that New Holder is acquiring certain ordinary shares of TopCo (the “Shares”) as a transferee of such Shares from a party in such party’s capacity as a holder of Registrable Securities under the Agreement, and after such transfer, New Holder shall be considered an “Investor” and a holder of Registrable Securities for all purposes under the Agreement.

2. Agreement. New Holder hereby (a) agrees that the Shares shall be bound by and subject to the terms of the Agreement and (b) adopts the Agreement with the same force and effect as if the New Holder were originally a party thereto.

3. Notice. Any notice required or permitted by the Agreement shall be given to New Holder at the address or facsimile number listed below New Holder’s signature below.

 

NEW HOLDER:     ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
Print Name:  

             

             [TOPCO]
By:  

                 

    By:  

                 

 

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SCHEDULE I


Exhibit B

FORM OF WARRANT

ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

This Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of [•], 2020, by and among ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), Immatics B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (“TopCo”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Warrant Agent”).

WHEREAS, the Company and the Warrant Agent are parties to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2018, and filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 2018 (the “Existing Warrant Agreement”);

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined, shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Existing Warrant Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Existing Warrant Agreement, the Company issued (i) 5,953,125 warrants to the Sponsor (collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Shares”), with each Private Placement Warrant being exercisable for one Class A Share and with an exercise price of $11.50 per share, and (ii) 7,187,500 warrants as part of units to public investors in the Public Offering (the “Public Warrants” and together with the Private Placement Warrants, the “Warrants”) to purchase Class A Shares, with each whole Public Warrant being exercisable for one Class A Share and with an exercise price of $11.50 per share;

WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, that certain Business Combination Agreement (the “BCA”) was entered into by and among TopCo, Immatics US, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, a German limited liability company, the Company, [ARYA MERGER SUB] a Cayman Islands exempted company (“ARYA Merger Sub”) and [IB Merger SUB] a Cayman Islands exempted company (“IB Merger Sub”);

WHEREAS, all of the Warrants are governed by the Existing Warrant Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the BCA, ARYA Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “First Merger”), with the Company as the surviving company in the merger (the “First Surviving Company”) and immediately following the First Merger, the First Surviving Company will merge with and into IB Merger Sub (“Second Merger”), with IB Merger Sub as the surviving company in the merger. In accordance with the provisions of the BCA, each issued and outstanding ordinary share of the Company will be exchanged for one ordinary share of TopCo, par value $ [•] per share (“TopCo Shares”);


WHEREAS, upon consummation of the First Merger, and as provided in Section 4.5 of the Existing Warrant Agreement, the Public Warrants will no longer be exercisable for Class A Shares but instead will be exercisable (subject to the terms and conditions of the Existing Warrant Agreement as amended hereby) for TopCo Shares;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2 of that certain letter agreement, by and among the Company, Sponsor and TopCo, dated as of [•], 2020 (the “Sponsor Letter”), upon consummation of the First Merger the Private Placement Warrants will be forfeited and cancelled;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the BCA will constitute a Business Combination (as defined in Section 3.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement);

WHEREAS, in connection with the First Merger, the Company desires to assign all of its right, title and interest in the Existing Warrant Agreement to TopCo and TopCo wishes to accept such assignment; and

WHEREAS, Section 9.8 of the Existing Warrant Agreement provides that the Company and the Warrant Agent may amend the Existing Warrant Agreement without the consent of any registered holders for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained therein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Existing Warrant Agreement as the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem necessary or desirable and that the Company and the Warrant Agent deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the registered holders of the Warrants.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows.

 

  1.

Assignment and Assumption; Consent.

 

  1.1

Assignment and Assumption. The Company hereby assigns to TopCo all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby) as of the First Merger Effective Time (as defined in the BCA) and TopCo hereby assumes, and agrees to pay, perform, satisfy and discharge in full, as the same become due, all of the Company’s liabilities and obligations under the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby) arising from and after the First Merger Effective Time.

 

  1.2

Consent. The Warrant Agent hereby consents to the assignment of the Existing Warrant Agreement by the Company to TopCo pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof effective as of the First Merger Effective Time, and the assumption of the Existing Warrant Agreement by TopCo from the Company pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof effective as of the First Merger Effective Time, and to the continuation of the Existing Warrant Agreement in full force and effect from and after the First Merger Effective Time, subject at all times to the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended hereby) and to all of the provisions, covenants, agreements, terms and conditions of the Existing Warrant Agreement and this Agreement.

 

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2. Amendment of Existing Warrant Agreement. The Company and the Warrant Agent hereby amend the Existing Warrant Agreement as provided in this Section 2, effective as of the First Merger Effective Time, and acknowledge and agree that the amendments to the Existing Warrant Agreement set forth in this Section 2 are necessary or desirable and that such amendments do not adversely affect the interests of the registered holders.

2.1 Preamble. The preamble on page one of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation” and replacing it with “[TopCo N.V.], a public limited company incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands”. As a result thereof, all references to the “Company” in the Existing Warrant Agreement shall be references to [TopCo N.V.] rather than ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp.

2.2 Reference to TopCo Shares. All references to “Class A Shares” or “shares of Class A Shares” in the Existing Warrant Agreement (including all Exhibits thereto) shall mean “TopCo Ordinary Shares” or “ordinary shares in the share capital of TopCo.”

2.3 Notice. The address for notices to the Company set forth in Section 9.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

[INSERT TOPCO ADDRESS]

[INSERT TOPCO ADDRESS]

[INSERT TOPCO ADDRESS]

Attention:    

Email:    

3. Miscellaneous Provisions.

3.1 Effectiveness of Warrant. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the effectiveness of this Agreement shall be expressly subject to the occurrence of the Fist Merger and the Second Merger (as defined in the BCA) and shall automatically be terminated and shall be null and void if the BCA shall be terminated for any reason.

3.2 Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of TopCo or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

3.3 Severability. This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

3.4 Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereby agree that any action, proceeding or claim against a party arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. Each of the parties hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

 

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3.5 Examination of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, for inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.

3.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

3.7 Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

3.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Existing Warrant Agreement, as modified by this Agreement, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled and terminated.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, TopCo , the Company, and the Warrant Agent have duly executed this Agreement, all as of the date first written above.

 

ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[TOPCO]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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