Voting Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2022, by and between PCAM Acquisition Corp. and the stockholder of the Company named on the signature page thereto

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Exhibit 10.2

Execution Copy

Voting Agreement

This VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 16, 2022, is entered into by and between the undersigned stockholder (“Stockholder”) of Elevate Credit, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and PCAM Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”). Parent and Stockholder are each sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company, Parent, and PCAM Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), will enter, into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), providing for, among other things, the merger (the “Merger”) of Merger Sub and the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, in order to induce Parent to enter into the Merger Agreement, Stockholder is willing to make certain representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements as set forth in this Agreement with respect to the currently outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0004 per share, of the Company (“Company Common Stock”) Beneficially Owned by Stockholder and set forth below Stockholder’s signature on the signature page hereto (the “Original Shares” and, together with any additional shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 7 hereof, the “Shares”); and

WHEREAS, as a condition to its willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement, Parent has required that Stockholder, and Stockholder has agreed to, execute and deliver this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements set forth below and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency, and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions.

For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement. When used in this Agreement, the following terms in all of their tenses, cases, and correlative forms shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.

(a) “Beneficially Own” or “Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and a Person’s beneficial ownership of securities shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such rule (in each case, irrespective of whether or not such rule is actually applicable in such circumstance). For the avoidance of doubt, “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall also include record ownership of securities.

(b) “Beneficial Owner” shall mean the Person who Beneficially Owns the referenced securities.


2. Representations of Stockholder.

Stockholder represents and warrants to Parent that:

(a) Ownership of Shares. Stockholder: (i) is the Beneficial Owner of all of the Original Shares, (ii) has good and marketable title to, all of the Original Shares free and clear of any proxy, voting restriction, adverse claim, or other Liens, other than those created by this Agreement or under applicable federal or state securities laws; and (iii) has the sole voting and sole disposition power over all of the Original Shares. Except pursuant to this Agreement, there are no options, warrants, or other rights, agreements, arrangements, or commitments of any character to which Stockholder is a party relating to the pledge, disposition, or voting of any of the Original Shares and there are no voting trusts or voting agreements with respect to the Original Shares.

(b) Disclosure of All Shares Owned. Stockholder does not Beneficially Own any shares of Company Common Stock other than: (i) the Original Shares; and (ii) any options, warrants, or other rights to acquire any additional shares of Company Common Stock or any security exercisable for or convertible into shares of Company Common Stock, including any restricted stock units subject to vesting, set forth on the signature page of this Agreement (collectively, “Options”).

(c) Power and Authority; Binding Agreement. Stockholder has full power and authority and legal capacity to enter into, execute, and deliver this Agreement and to perform fully Stockholder’s obligations hereunder (including the proxy described in Section 3(b) below)). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Stockholder and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Stockholder, enforceable against Stockholder in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.

(d) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the compliance with the provisions hereof will not, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Stockholder or result in any breach of or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration, or cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Lien on any of the Shares pursuant to, any agreement or other instrument or obligation including organizational documents binding upon Stockholder or any of the Shares, except, for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not prevent or materially delay the performance by such Stockholder of such Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement.

(e) No Consents. Except for compliance with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, no consent, approval, order, or authorization of, or registration, declaration, or filing with, any Governmental Entity or any other Person on the part of Stockholder is required in connection with the valid execution and delivery of this Agreement.

(f) No Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation, or proceeding (whether judicial, arbitral, administrative, or other) (each an “Action”) pending against, or, to the knowledge of Stockholder, threatened against or affecting, Stockholder that could reasonably be expected to materially impair or materially adversely affect the ability of Stockholder to perform Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on a timely basis.

 

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3. Representations of Parent.

Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Stockholder as of the date hereof as follows:

(a) Organization and Qualification. Parent is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b) Authority. Parent has all necessary power and authority and legal capacity to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under this Agreement, and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and no other proceedings or actions on the part of Parent or its respective board of directors or governing body or trustees, or their respective stockholders, members, partners (limited or otherwise) or other equity holders or beneficiaries, as applicable, are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(c) Due Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Stockholder, constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity.

(d) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the compliance with the provisions hereof will not, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Stockholder or result in any breach of or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration, or cancellation of, any agreement or other instrument or obligation including organizational documents binding upon Parent, except, for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not prevent or materially delay the performance by such Parent of its obligations under this Agreement.

4. Agreement to Vote Shares. Stockholder irrevocably and unconditionally agrees during the term of this Agreement, at any annual or special meeting of the Company called with respect to the following matters, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, to appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause the Shares to be counted as present for purposes of establishing a quorum at each such meeting, and to vote or cause the holder of record to vote such Shares: (i) in favor of (1) the Merger Agreement (as amended from time to time) and the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and (2) any proposal to adjourn or postpone such meeting of stockholders of the Company to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Merger; and (ii) against (1) any Company Acquisition Proposal, Company Alternative Acquisition Agreement, or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, and (2) any action, proposal, transaction, or agreement that could reasonably be expected to materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the Merger or the transactions contemplated thereby.

5. No Voting Trusts or Other Arrangement. Except as permitted in Section 6 hereof, Stockholder agrees that during the term of this Agreement Stockholder will not, and will not permit any entity under Stockholder’s control to, deposit any of the Shares in a voting trust, grant any proxies with respect to the Shares, or subject any of the Shares to any arrangement with respect to the voting of the Shares other than agreements entered into with Parent.

 

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6. Transfer and Encumbrance.

(a) Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that, except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Merger Agreement (or, for those Stockholders who have entered into the Rollover Agreement, the Rollover Agreement between Parent and Stockholder), during the term of this Agreement, Stockholder will not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Parent, sell, pledge, transfer, or otherwise voluntarily dispose of (“Transfer”) any of the Shares or take any other voluntarily action which would have the effect of removing Stockholder’s power to vote Stockholder’s Shares. Any attempted Transfer of Shares or any interest therein in violation of this Section 6 shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if applicable, this Section 6 shall not prohibit a Transfer of any Shares (i) to the Company in connection with the payment of any exercise price or taxes associated with Company Options or other awards from the Company, or (ii) to an immediate family member or otherwise for estate planning purposes or to an Affiliate of such Stockholder; provided, that a Transfer referred to in this clause shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee shall agree in writing to be subject to each of the terms of this Agreement by executing and delivering an Adoption Agreement in accordance with this Section 6.

(b) Each transferee or assignee of the Shares subject to this Agreement shall continue to be subject to the terms hereof, and, as a condition to the recognition of such transfer, each such transferee or assignee (other than the Company) shall agree in writing to be subject to each of the terms of this Agreement by executing and delivering an adoption agreement with terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to Parent (“Adoption Agreement”). Upon the execution and delivery of an Adoption Agreement by any transferee, such transferee shall be deemed to be a party hereto as if such transferee’s signature appeared on the signature pages of this Agreement.

7. Additional Shares. Stockholder agrees that all shares of Company Common Stock that Stockholder purchases, acquires the right to vote, or otherwise acquires Beneficial Ownership of after the execution of this Agreement and prior to the Expiration Time shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall constitute Shares for all purposes of this Agreement. In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, merger, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares, or the like of the capital stock of the Company affecting the Shares, the terms of this Agreement shall apply to the resulting securities and such resulting securities shall be deemed to be “Shares” for all purposes of this Agreement.

8. Waiver of Appraisal and Dissenters’ Rights. To the extent permitted by Law, Stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert or perfect, any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent in connection with the Merger that Stockholder may have by virtue of ownership of the Shares.

9. Termination. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall terminate upon the earliest of (the “Expiration Time”) (i) with respect to a Stockholder, the mutual agreement of Parent and such Stockholder, (ii) the day after the date on which the Requisite Company Vote is obtained, (iii) the Effective Time, (iv) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (v) with respect to a Stockholder any reduction in the Merger Consideration or change in the type of such consideration, or (vi) material modification to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

 

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10. No Agreement as Director or Officer. Stockholder makes no agreement or understanding in this Agreement in Stockholder’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (if Stockholder holds such office), and nothing in this Agreement: (a) will limit or affect any actions or omissions taken by Stockholder in stockholder’s capacity as such a director or officer, including in exercising rights under the Merger Agreement as such, including with respect to any Company Acquisition Proposal in compliance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, and no such actions or omissions shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement; or (b) will be construed to prohibit, limit, or restrict Stockholder from exercising Stockholder’s fiduciary duties as an officer or director to the Company or its stockholders.

11. Further Assurances. Stockholder agrees, from time to time, and without additional consideration, to execute and deliver such additional proxies, documents, and other instruments and to take all such further action as Parent may reasonably request to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

12. Stop Transfer Instructions. At all times commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the Expiration Time, in furtherance of this Agreement, Stockholder hereby authorizes the Company or its counsel to notify the Company’s transfer agent that there is a stop transfer order with respect to all of the Shares (and that this Agreement places limits on the voting and transfer of the Shares), subject to the provisions hereof and provided that any such stop transfer order and notice will immediately be withdrawn and terminated by the Company following the Expiration Time.

13. Specific Performance. Each Party hereto acknowledges that it will be impossible to measure in money the damage to the other Party if a Party hereto fails to comply with any of the obligations imposed by this Agreement, that every such obligation is material and that, in the event of any such failure, the other Party will not have an adequate remedy at Law or damages. Accordingly, each Party hereto agrees that injunctive relief or other equitable remedy, in addition to remedies at Law or damages, is the appropriate remedy for any such failure and will not oppose the seeking of such relief on the basis that the other Party has an adequate remedy at Law. Each Party hereto agrees that it will not seek, and agrees to waive any requirement for, the securing or posting of a bond in connection with the other Party’s seeking or obtaining such equitable relief.

14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and contains the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended or supplemented, and no provisions hereof may be modified or waived, except by an instrument in writing signed by both of the Parties hereto. No waiver of any provisions hereof by either Party shall be deemed a waiver of any other provisions hereof by such Party, nor shall any such waiver be deemed a continuing waiver of any provision hereof by such Party.

15. Spousal Consent. If any Stockholder who is a natural person is married on the date of this Agreement and a consent from such Stockholder’s spouse is required for Parent to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, such Stockholder’s spouse has executed the consent set forth on Exhibit A hereto (“Consent of Spouse”). Notwithstanding the execution and delivery thereof, such Consent of Spouse shall not be deemed to confer or convey to the spouse any rights in such Stockholder’s shares of capital stock that do not otherwise exist by operation of law or other agreement of the partied.

16. Notices. All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given upon the earlier of actual receipt or: (a) when delivered by hand (providing proof of delivery); (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); or (c) on the date sent by email if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next business day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient. Such communications must be sent to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 16):

if to Parent or Merger Sub:

8214 Westchester Drive, Suite 910

Dallas, Texas 75225

    Attention: President

    e-mail: ***@***

 

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with a copy to:

Haynes and Boone, LLP

2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75219

Attention: Jennifer Wisinski and Stephen Grant

e-mail: ***@*** and

***@***

if to Stockholder, to the mailing address or email address set forth for Stockholder on the signature page hereof, with a copy to:

Jason Harvison

4150 International Plaza, Suite 300

Fort Worth, TX 76109

e-mail: ***@***

17. Miscellaneous.

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement, and all action (whether based on contract, tort, or statute) arising out of or relating to, or in connection with this Agreement or the actions of any of the Parties in the negotiation, administration, performance, or enforcement hereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of Laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.

 

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(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any action with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other Party hereto or its successors or assigns shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, Delaware, or in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action, in the federal court of the United States of America sitting in the State of Delaware. Each of the Parties hereto agrees that service of process or other papers in connection with any such action in the manner provided for notices in Section 16 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable Laws, will be valid and sufficient service thereof. Each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court or tribunal other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim, or otherwise, in any action with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder: (i) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve process in accordance with this Section 17(b); (ii) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment, or otherwise); and (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable Law, any claim that (x) the suit, action, or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (y) the venue of such suit, action, or proceeding is improper, or (z) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

(c) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT: (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTION; (B) SUCH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 17(C).

(d) Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such cost or expense, whether or not the Merger is consummated.

 

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(e) Severability. If any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(g) Section Headings. All section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and are not part of this Agreement, and no construction or reference shall be derived therefrom.

(h) Assignment. Except as permitted by, and in accordance with the terms of, Section 6 hereof, neither Party to this Agreement may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party hereto, except that Parent may assign, in its sole discretion, all or any of its rights, interests and obligations hereunder to any of its Affiliates. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any assignment contrary to the provisions of this Section 17(h) shall be null and void.

(i) No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, benefit, or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

PCAM ACQUISITION CORP.

By: /s/ Alex Dunev

Name: Alex Dunev

Title: President

JASON HARVISON

/s/ Jason Harvison

Jason Harvison

 

Number of Shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned as of the date of this Agreement: 665,309

 

Number of Options and other Rights Beneficially Owned as of the date of this Agreement: ___

 

Street Address: 4150 International Plaza, Suite 300

 

City/State/Zip Code: Fort Worth, TX 76109

 

Email: ***@***

 

Signature Page to Voting Agreement


Execution Copy

EXHIBIT A

CONSENT OF SPOUSE

I, ____________________, spouse of ______________, acknowledge that I have read the Voting Agreement, dated as of ___________, 2022, to which this Consent of Spouse is attached as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”), and that I know the contents of the Agreement. I am aware that the Agreement contains provisions regarding the voting and transfer of shares of common stock of Elevate Credit, Inc. (the “Company”), which my spouse may own, including any interest I might have therein.

I hereby agree that my interest, if any, in any shares of common stock of the Company subject to the Agreement shall be irrevocably bound by the Agreement and further understand and agree that any community property interest I may have in such shares of common stock of the Company shall be similarly bound by the Agreement.

I am aware that the legal, financial and related matters contained in the Agreement are complex and that I am free to seek independent professional guidance or counsel with respect to this Consent. I have either sought such guidance of counsel or determined after reviewing the Agreement carefully that I will waive such right.

Dated:                                                             

 

 

Signature

 

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Exhibit A to Voting Agreement