Amendment of the Insider Letter, dated May 12, 2022, by and among Digital World Acquisition Corp., its officers, directors, ARC Global Investments II LLC and EF Hutton, Division of Benchmark Investments, LLC
Exhibit 10.12
DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP
78 SW 7th Street, Suite 500
Miami, FL 33130
May 12, 2022
ARC Global Investments II, LLC
Patrick Orlando c/o Digital World Acquisition Corp
Luis Orleans-Braganza c/o Digital World Acquisition Corp
Bruce J. Garelick c/o Digital World Acquisition Corp | Lee Jacobson c/o Digital World Acquisition Corp
Justin L. Shaner c/o Digital World Acquisition Corp
Eric Swider c/o Digital World Acquisition Corp
Rodrigo Veloso c/o Digital World Acquisition Corp |
Re: Amendment of the Insider Letter
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain letter agreement, dated September 2, 2021 (the Insider Letter), by and among, Digital World Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the Company), Arc Global Investments II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Sponsor), and the directors, officers or other initial shareholders of the Company named therein (the Insiders), pursuant to which, among other matters, the Sponsor and the Insiders agreed in Section 9 thereof, that the Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain officers and directors of the Company may make non-interest bearing loans to the Company to finance transaction costs in connection with the Companys initial business combination (the Business Combination) and that, at the option of the lender, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into units of the Company, at a price of $10.00 per unit, upon consummation of the Business Combination. Any term used but not defined in this letter agreement (this Amendment) will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Insider Letter and the Merger Agreement (defined below).
On October 20, 2021, the Company entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended, the Merger Agreement), by and among the Company, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., a Delaware corporation (the TMTG), DWAC Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (Merger Sub), ARC Global Investments II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the capacity as the Purchaser Representative thereunder, and TMTGs General Counsel in the capacity as the Seller Representative thereunder, pursuant to which, among other matters, (i) Merger Sub will merge with and into TMTG, with TMTG continuing as the surviving entity and a
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wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, (ii) all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of TMTG immediately prior to the effective time of the transaction, shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, in exchange for the right for each stockholder of TMTG to receive its pro rata share of the Stockholder Merger Consideration, and (iii) the TMTG Options and the TMTG RSUs shall each be assumed (with equitable adjustments to the number and exercise price of such assumed TMTG Options and number of TMTG RSUs) by the Company, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the provisions of applicable law.
In connection with the Merger Agreement, each of the Sponsor and the Insiders, have agreed to revise the terms of the Insider Letter, to increase the aggregate principal amount of loans by the Sponsor, its Affiliates or the officers and directors of the Company that can be converted into units of the Company, from $1,500,000 to $30,000,000.
The Insider Letter may be changed, amended or modified by a written instrument executed by the Company and each officer or director that is the subject of any such change, amendment modification or waiver.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Primary Initial Shareholder hereby agrees as follows:
1. | Amendments to Insider Letter. The Parties hereby agree to the following amendments to the Insider Letter: |
(a) | The defined terms in this Amendment, and the definitions incorporated by reference from the Merger Agreement, are hereby added to the Insider Letter as if they were set forth therein. |
(b) | Section 9 of the Insider Letter is hereby deleting the word $1,500,000 and replacing it with $30,000,000. |
2. | Miscellaneous. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms and provisions in the Insider Letter are and shall remain in full force and effect, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. This Amendment does not constitute, directly or by implication, an amendment or waiver of any provision of the Insider Letter, or any other right, remedy, power or privilege of any party thereto, except as expressly set forth herein. Any reference to the Insider Letter in the Insider Letter or any other agreement, document, instrument or certificate entered into or issued in connection therewith shall hereinafter mean the Insider Letter, as amended by this Amendment (or as the Insider Letter may be further amended or modified in accordance with the terms thereof). The terms of this Amendment shall be governed by, enforced and construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Insider Letter, including Sections 18 thereof. |
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Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing by signing in the space provided below.
DIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CORP | ||
By: | /s/ Patrick Orlando | |
Name: Patrick Orlando Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Accepted and agreed, effective as of the date first set forth above:
ARC GLOBAL INVESTMENTS II LLC
By: | /s/ Patrick Orlando | |
Name: Patrick Orlando | ||
Title: Managing Member | ||
/s/ Patrick Orlando | ||
Patrick Orlando | ||
/s/ Luis Orleans-Braganza | ||
Luis Orleans-Braganza | ||
/s/ Bruce J. Garelick | ||
Bruce J. Garelick | ||
/s/ Lee Jacobson | ||
Lee Jacobson | ||
/s/ Justin L. Shaner | ||
Justin L. Shaner | ||
/s/ Eric Swider | ||
Eric Swider | ||
/s/ Rodrigo Veloso | ||
Rodrigo Veloso |
[Signature Page to Amendment to Insider Letter]
Accepted and agreed, effective as of the date first set forth above:
EF HUTTON, a division of Benchmark Investments, LLC
By: | /s/ Sam Fleischman | |
Name: Sam Fleischman | ||
Title: Supervisory Principal |
[Signature Page to Amendment to Insider Letter]