Letter Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2022, by and between View, Inc. and CF Principal Investments LLC
Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version
View, Inc.
195 S. Milpitas Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
October 26, 2022
CF Principal Investments LLC
499 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: COO
General Counsel
Facsimile: (212) 829-4708
Email:   ***@***
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To whom it may concern:
Reference is hereby made to the $11,850,000.00 aggregate principal amount of the 6.00%/9.00% Convertible Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2027 (the Notes) issued by View, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), pursuant to the Indenture, dated October 26, 2022 (the Indenture), by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, and held by CF Principal Investments LLC (the Investor). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, the Investor and the Company agree, to the extent the Notes held by Investor are not Global Notes (as defined in the Indenture), as follows:
A. | (i) Notwithstanding any provision of the Notes or the Indenture to the contrary, and subject to paragraph E below, any Notice of Conversion (as defined in the Indenture) with respect to the Notes delivered by or on behalf of the Investor (or any Investor Holder) shall be deemed automatically not to have been so delivered, and the Company shall have no obligation to deliver any shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the Common Stock) or make any other delivery with respect to such Notice of Conversion, to the extent that the delivery of any shares of Common Stock or any other security otherwise deliverable upon such conversion would result in the Investor, together with its affiliates or other persons whose beneficial ownership would be aggregated with the Investors (the Investor Holders), in the aggregate, having beneficial ownership, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including the definition of any group of which the Investor is a member (Beneficial Ownership), of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). |
(ii) For purposes of calculating Beneficial Ownership, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Investor Holders shall include (a) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes held by the Investor Holders; (b) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Investor Holders; and (c) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise, conversion or exchange of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the Investor Holders; provided that such calculation shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of the unexercised, unconverted or unexchanged portion of the Notes and any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the Investor Holders (including, without limitation, any convertible or exchangeable notes, convertible stock or warrants) that are subject to the limitation on Beneficial Ownership described in this agreement or a limitation on conversion, exchange or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this agreement. Any purported delivery to the Investor (or any Investor Holder) of a number of shares or any other security upon conversion of the Notes, in either case, shall be void and have no effect to the extent, and only to the extent, that after such delivery, the Investor (or any Investor Holder) would have Beneficial Ownership of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. In the event that the issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Investor (or any Investor Holder) upon conversion of Notes results in the Investor Holders being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), the shares issued in connection with such conversion of Notes (the Conversion Shares) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and the Investor Holders shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Conversion Shares.
B. | For purposes of this agreement, Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall mean 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. Subject to paragraph E, the Investor (or any Investor Holder) may, from time to time by written notice to the Company, increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to any other percentage specified in such notice (subject to the provisions of Section 14.02(a)(vi) of the Indenture); provided that any such increase will not be effective until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company. |
C. | For purposes of this agreement, the Investor shall be solely responsible for determining the number of shares that it and the other Investor Holders beneficially own. |
D. | For purposes of this agreement, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Investor (or any Investor Holder) may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (i) the Companys most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Annual Report on Form 10-K, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (iii) any other more recent written notice by the Company, in each case setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of the Investor (or any Investor Holder), the Company shall within two (2) business days confirm in writing to the Investor the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. |
E. | The provisions of this agreement shall be construed, corrected and implemented in a manner so as to comply with the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and so as to effectuate the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained. The shares underlying the Notes in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Investor Holders for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the Exchange Act. |
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This agreement may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company. This agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Investor and the Company and their respective permitted assigns, and no other person shall have any rights or obligations hereunder.
F. | The Company shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to the Investor to determine the Investors Beneficial Ownership of shares of Common Stock, nor shall the Company have any responsibility to determine or monitor compliance with the terms of this agreement, and the Company shall have no liability to the Investor in connection with the provisions of this agreement. The Company shall have no liability to the Investor under the Indenture or the Notes in connection with any action or inaction of the Companys obligations under the Indenture or the Notes to the extent such action is taken or omitted to be taken pursuant to the provisions of this agreement. |
G. | This agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. |
H. | This agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the choice of law provisions of such state that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. |
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This agreement may be executed in multiple counterpart copies, each of which shall be considered an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument binding on all parties.
Very truly yours, | ||
VIEW, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Bill Krause | |
Name: Bill Krause | ||
Title: Chief Legal Officer |
CF PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Mark Kaplan | |
Name: Mark Kaplan | ||
Title: Global Chief Operating Officer |
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