Form of Lock-Up Agreement

EX-10.4 7 vine0307form8kexh10_4.htm EXHIBIT 10.4

Exhibit 10.4

LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) by and among (i) Fresh Vine Wine, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Fresh Vine”); (ii) Amaze Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and (iii) the undersigned party listed on the signature page (the “Holder”), is dated March 7, 2025. Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement.

BACKGROUND

A.              On or about March 7, 2025, (i) Fresh Vine, (ii) the Company; and (iii) Amaze Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, intend to enter into that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), under which, among other things, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresh Vine in accordance with the Merger Agreement and the DGCL.

B.              Holder is as of immediately before the Closing a stockholder of Fresh Vine.

C.              Pursuant to and as an inducement to enter into the Merger Agreement, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement, under which the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share of Fresh Vine (the “Fresh Vine Common Stock”) owned by Holder as of the date hereof, including all Fresh Vine securities convertible into or exchangeable for Fresh Vine Common stock, (all such securities, together with any securities paid as dividends or distributions with respect to such securities or into which such securities are exchanged or converted, the “Restricted Securities”) shall become subject to limitations on disposition as set forth in this Agreement.

D.              In consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

1.                Lock-Up Provisions.

(a)              Holder agrees not to, during the period (the “Lock-Up Period”) commencing from the Closing and ending on the earlier of (x) the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing, and (y) the first date after the Closing on which the last sale price of Fresh Vine Common Stock on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded equals or exceeds $2.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, share consolidations, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period commencing at least one hundred fifty (150) days after the Closing; (i) lend, offer, assign, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Securities, (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 the Restricted Securities, or (iii) publicly announce the intention to do any of the foregoing, whether any such transaction described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above is to be settled by delivery of Restricted Securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise (any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Prohibited Transfer”). The foregoing sentence shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Restricted Securities owned by Holder (I) by gift, will or intestate succession upon the death of Holder, (II) to any Permitted Transferee (as defined below), (III) under a court order or settlement agreement related to the distribution of assets in connection with the dissolution of marriage or civil union or under a domestic relations order, (IV) to Fresh Vine in accordance with the requirements of the Merger Agreement, or (V) required by virtue of the laws of Nevada; provided, however, that in the of cases of clauses (I), (II) or (III) it shall be a condition to such transfer that the transferee executes and delivers to Fresh Vine an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Restricted Securities subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Holder, and there shall be no further transfer of such Restricted Securities except in accordance with this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Permitted Transferee” shall mean: (A) the members of Holder’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), (B) any trust or charitable organization for the direct or indirect benefit of Holder or the immediate family of Holder, (C) if Holder is a trust, the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust, (D) if Holder is an entity, as a distribution to limited partners, shareholders, members of, or owners of similar equity interests in Holder. Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by Fresh Vine that are consistent with the foregoing.

(b)             If any Prohibited Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, such purported Prohibited Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and Fresh Vine shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee of the Restricted Securities as one of its equity holders for any purpose. In order to enforce this Section 1, Fresh Vine may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Restricted Securities of Holder (and Permitted Transferees and assigns) until the end of the Lock-Up Period.

(c)              During the Lock-Up Period, each certificate or book entry evidencing any Restricted Securities shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other applicable legends:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH ___, 2025, BY AND AMONG THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES (THE “ISSUER”), AND THE ISSUER’S SECURITY HOLDER. A COPY OF SUCH LOCK-UP AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”

(d)             For the avoidance of any doubt, Holder shall retain all of its rights as a shareholder of Fresh Vine with respect to the Restricted Securities during the Lock-Up Period, including the right to vote any Restricted Securities, but subject to the obligations under the Merger Agreement.

2.                Miscellaneous.

(a)              Effective Date. This Agreement shall be binding upon Holder upon Holder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement.

(b)             Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement and all obligations of Holder are personal to Holder and may not be transferred or delegated by Holder at any time. Fresh Vine may freely assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any successor entity (whether by merger, consolidation, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise) without obtaining the consent or approval of Holder.

(c)              Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the contemplated transactions shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person or entity that is not a party or a successor or permitted assign of such a party.

(d)             Notice. If to Fresh Vine, to:

Fresh Vine Wine, Inc.

11500 Wayzata Blvd., #1147

Minnetonka, MN 55305

Attn: Michael Pruitt

Email: ***@***

 

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

 

Maslon LLP

225 South Sixth Street, Suite 2900

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Attn: William M. Mower

Email: ***@***

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Amaze Software, Inc.

2901 West Coast Hwy., Ste. 200

Newport Beach, CA 92663

Email: ***@***

Attention: Aaron Day

 

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

 

Mercer Oak LLC

29 North Ada Street

Chicago, IL 60607

Attn: Thomas J. Dammrich II

E-mail: ***@***

If to a Holder, to the address of such Holder set forth on their signature page.

(e)              Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. All actions, suits or proceedings (each an “Action”, and, collectively, “Actions”), arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New Castle County, Delaware (the “Specified Courts”). Each party (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party and (b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the contemplated transactions may not be enforced in or by any Specified Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other Action relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth in Section 2(d). Nothing in this Section 2(e) shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.

(f)              WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS. EACH PARTY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 2(f).

(g)             Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and (iii) the term “or” means “and/or”. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

(i)               Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of Fresh Vine, the Company, and Holder. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.

(j)               Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision.

(k)             Specific Performance. Holder acknowledges that its obligations under this Agreement are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Holder, money damages will be inadequate and Fresh Vine will have no adequate remedy at law, and agrees that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by Holder in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, Fresh Vine shall be entitled to an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement by Holder and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

(l)               Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Merger Agreement, and the Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter, and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter. This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether under a merger, by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the parties, and any attempt to do so without such consent shall be void ab initio.

(m)            Further Assurances. From time to time, at another party’s request and without further consideration (but at the requesting party’s reasonable cost and expense), each party shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(n)             Counterparts.  This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by email in portable document format in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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The parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

Fresh Vine:

FRESH VINE WINE, INC.

 

By:________________________

Name: Michael Pruitt

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

COMPANY:

 

AMAZE SOFTWARE, INC.

 

By: ________________________

Name: Aaron Day

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

{Additional Signature on the Following Page}

In addition to the signatures set forth above or in counterpart documents, the party or parties below have executed this Lock-Up Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

Holder:

 

  

______________________________________

[NAME]

 

 

 

Address for Notice in accordance with Section 2(d)