Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2023, by and among Graf, Legacy NKGen and Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund
Exhibit 10.4
Execution Version
Date: | September 28, 2023 | |
To: | Graf Acquisition Corp. IV, a Delaware corporation (“GFOR”) and NKGen Biotech, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Target”) | |
Address: | 1790 Hughes Landing Blvd., Suite 400, The Woodlands, Texas, 77380 | |
From: | Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (“Seller”) | |
Re: | OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction |
The purpose of this agreement (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction (the “Transaction”) entered into between Seller, GFOR and Target on the Trade Date specified below. The term “Counterparty” refers to GFOR until the Business Combination (as defined below), then following the Business Combination, to NKGen Biotech, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PubCo”), which such name change will happen at or immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, concurrently with Target being renamed as “NKGen Operating Biotech, Inc.” In connection with the transactions contemplated by the BCA (as defined below), (i) Austria Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub”) will merge with and into Target, with Target as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo (the “Merger”, and together with the other transactions contemplated by the BCA, the “Business Combination”). Certain terms of the Transaction shall be as set forth in this Confirmation, with additional terms as set forth in a pricing date notice (the “Pricing Date Notice”) in the form of Schedule A hereto. This Confirmation, together with the Pricing Date Notice(s), constitutes a “Confirmation” and the Transaction constitutes a separate “Transaction” as referred to in the ISDA Form (as defined below).
This Confirmation, together with the Pricing Date Notices, evidences a complete binding agreement between Seller, GFOR and Target as to the subject matter and terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto.
The 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “Swap Definitions”) and the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and with the Swap Definitions, the “Definitions”), each as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., are incorporated into this Confirmation. If there is any inconsistency between the Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation governs. If, in relation to the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates, there is any inconsistency between the ISDA Form, this Confirmation (including the Pricing Date Notice), the Swap Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the following will prevail for purposes of such Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation (including the Pricing Date Notice(s)); (ii) the Equity Definitions; (iii) the Swap Definitions, and (iv) the ISDA Form.
This Confirmation, together with the Pricing Date Notice, shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the ISDA 2002 Master Agreement (the “ISDA Form”) as if Seller, Target and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except as set forth herein under “Schedule Provisions”) on the Trade Date of the Transaction.
The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
General Terms
Type of Transaction: | Share Forward Transaction | |
Trade Date: | September 29, 2023 | |
Pricing Date: | As specified in a Pricing Date Notice. | |
Effective Date: | One (T+2) Settlement Cycle following the Pricing Date. | |
Valuation Date: | The earlier to occur of (a) the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of the closing of the Business Combination (the date of the closing of the Business Combination, the “Closing Date”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 14, 2023 (the “BCA”), by and among GFOR, Merger Sub and Target, and (b) the date specified by Seller in a written notice to be delivered to Counterparty at Seller’s discretion (which Valuation Date shall not be earlier than the day such notice is effective) after the occurrence of any of (w) a VWAP Trigger Event, (x) a Delisting Event, (y) a Registration Failure or (z) unless otherwise specified therein, upon any Additional Termination Event. |
VWAP Trigger Event: | An event that occurs if the VWAP Price, for any 20 trading days during a 30 consecutive trading day-period thereafter beginning 30 days following the closing of the Business Combination, is below $2.00 per Share. | |
VWAP Price: | For any scheduled trading day, the volume weighted average price per Share for such day as reported on the relevant Bloomberg Screen “NKGN <Equity> AQR SEC” (or any successor thereto), or if such price is not so reported on such trading day for any reason or is erroneous, the VWAP Price shall be as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent. | |
Reset Price: | The Reset Price will initially be the Initial Price; provided that the Reset Price will be reduced upon a Dilutive Offering Reset immediately upon the occurrence of such Dilutive Offering. | |
Dilutive Offering Reset: | To the extent the Counterparty closes any agreement to sell or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Shares or any securities of the Counterparty or any of its respective subsidiaries (but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any secondary transfers), which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire or sell on behalf of the Counterparty at any time Shares or other securities, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, preference shares, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Shares or other securities, at an effective price per share less than the then existing Reset Price (a “Dilutive Offering”), then the Reset Price shall be modified to equal such reduced price as of such date; provided that, without limiting the foregoing, a Dilutive Offering Reset (for the avoidance of doubt) (i) shall not include any equity line of credit, at the market offering or other similar financing, (ii) shall not include the grant, issuance or exercise of stock options or other equity awards under the Counterparty or PubCo’s equity compensation plans or Shares underlying warrants now outstanding or to be issued in connection with the Business Combination and (iii) shall not include any Shares or other securities convertible or exercisable for Shares issued in connection with the Business Combination pursuant to the BCA and any other financing or subscription agreement entered into in connection with the closing of Business Combination, including the Warrant Subscription Agreements and the Securities Purchase Agreement to be entered into between GFOR and the investors party thereto in connection with the closing of the Business Combination. | |
Seller: | Seller. | |
Buyer: | Counterparty. | |
Shares: | Prior to the closing of the Business Combination, shares of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Graf Acquisition Corp. IV (Ticker: “GFOR”) and, after the closing of the Business Combination, common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of PubCo. |
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Number of Shares: | The sum of (i) the number of Recycled Shares plus (ii) the number of Additional Shares, but in no event more than the Maximum Number of Shares. The Number of Shares is subject to reduction only as described under “Optional Early Termination.” | |
Maximum Number of Shares: | Initially 1,000,000 Shares (the “Purchased Amount”); upon the occurrence of a Dilutive Offering Reset, a number of Shares equal to the quotient of (i) the Purchased Amount divided by (ii) the quotient of (a) the price of such Dilutive Offering divided by (b) the Initial Price. For the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment pursuant to a Dilutive Offering Reset shall only result in an increase to the Maximum Number of Shares. | |
Initial Price: | Equals the Redemption Price (the “Redemption Price”) as defined in Section 9.2(a) of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of GFOR, effective as of May 20, 2021, as amended by the Certificate of Amendment effective as of May 22, 2023 and as further amended from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”). | |
Recycled Shares: | The number of Shares purchased by Seller from third parties (other than Counterparty) through a broker in the open market (other than through Counterparty); provided that (a) if such Shares have been purchased by Seller prior to the time set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement Prospectus dated as of August 14, 2023 for submission of a written request to redeem such Shares as provided for in accordance Section 9.2 of the Certificate of Incorporation (the “Redemption Deadline”), Seller shall have irrevocably waived all redemption rights with respect to such Shares as provided below in the section captioned “Transactions by Seller in the Shares” and (b) if such Shares have been purchased by Seller after the Redemption Deadline, then the third party from whom Seller purchased such Shares shall have submitted a written reversal of the redemption request such third party previously submitted to Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company prior to the Redemption Deadline, which has been confirmed by Counterparty. Seller shall specify the number of Recycled Shares (the “Number of Recycled Shares”) in the initial Pricing Date Notice. | |
PIPE Subscription Agreement: | The Counterparty and Seller have entered into a subscription agreement(s), from time to time for the purchase by Seller of the Additional Shares (the “PIPE Subscription Agreement”). As of the date hereof, the PIPE Subscription Agreement are in full force and effect and are legal, valid and binding upon the Counterparty and, to the knowledge of the Counterparty, the Seller, enforceable in accordance with it terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity. Seller shall purchase pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements, Additional Shares in an amount no less than the Maximum Number of Shares less the Recycled Shares; provided, however, that Seller shall not be required to purchase an amount of Additional Shares such that following the issuance of Additional Shares, its ownership would exceed 9.9% ownership of the total Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such issuance unless Seller at its sole discretion waives such 9.9% ownership limitation. | |
Additional Shares: | The Seller shall have the right to purchase Additional Shares from the Counterparty at any date prior to the Valuation Date at the Initial Price, with such number of Shares to be specified in a Pricing Date Notice as Additional Shares subject to 9.9% ownership limitations which may be waived by Seller at its sole discretion; provided that such number of Additional Shares that may be purchased from the Counterparty shall not exceed (x) the Maximum Number of Shares, minus (y) the Recycled Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Shares purchased by Seller will be included in the Number of Shares for all purposes. |
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Prepayment Amount: | A cash amount equal to the product of (i) the Number of Shares as set forth in a Pricing Date Notice and (ii) the Initial Price less (y) the Prepayment Shortfall. | |
Prepayment: | Subject to Counterparty receiving a Pricing Date Notice, Counterparty will pay the Prepayment Amount by bank wire in immediately available funds to the Escrow Account from (subject to the below exception) the Counterparty’s Trust Account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company holding the net proceeds (less any amounts previously redeemed) of the sale of the units in Counterparty’s initial public offering and the sale of private placement warrants (the “Trust Account”), no later than the earlier of (a) one Local Business Day after the Closing Date and (b) the date any assets from the Trust Account are disbursed in connection with the Business Combination; except that to the extent that the Prepayment Amount is to be paid from the purchase of Additional Shares by Seller pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Amount”), the Prepayment Amount will be netted against the Subscription Amount, with Seller depositing the Subscription Amount into the Escrow Account.
Counterparty shall provide notice to (i) Counterparty’s trustee of the entrance into this Confirmation no later than one Local Business Day following the date hereof, with copy to Seller and Seller’s outside legal counsel, and (ii) Seller and Seller’s outside legal counsel of the Closing Date at least one Local Business Day before the Closing Date; provided that Seller shall be invited and permitted to attend any closing call in connection with the Business Combination. The Prepayment Amount shall be deposited into a new escrow account as further described in “Escrow” below. | |
Escrow: | Simultaneously with the closing of the Business Combination and the deposit of the Subscription Amount into an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) by the Seller with Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company (the “Escrow Agent”), Counterparty shall be deemed to have deposited the Prepayment Amount with respect to the Additional Shares, into the Escrow Account for the benefit of the Seller, which Escrow Account shall be subject to the terms of a written escrow agreement provided by the Escrow Agent (with any customary changes as reasonably requested by the parties hereto) and to be entered into on or prior to the closing of the Business Combination.
Upon receipt by the Escrow Agent and the Counterparty of an OET Notice, resulting in a reduction to the Number of Shares, the Escrow Agent will release from the Escrow Account (a) to the Counterparty the Early Termination Obligation associated with such Terminated Shares and (b) to the Seller an amount in cash equal to the difference between the Initial Price and Early Termination Obligation for each Terminated Share.
On the Cash Settlement Payment Date, the Escrow Agent shall remit from the Escrow Account to the Counterparty an amount equal to the Settlement Amount less the Settlement Amount Adjustment (unless previously paid by the Counterparty in Maturity Shares) and will not otherwise be required to return to the Counterparty any of the Prepayment Amount, and the Escrow Agent shall remit from the Escrow Account to the Seller (i) unless previously paid by the Counterparty in Maturity Shares, the Settlement Amount Adjustment and (ii) all other amounts remaining in the Escrow Account; provided, that if the Settlement Amount less the Settlement Amount Adjustment is a negative number and either clause (x) of Settlement Amount Adjustment applies or the Counterparty has elected pursuant to clause (y) of Settlement Amount Adjustment to pay the Settlement Amount Adjustment in cash, then the Escrow Agent shall remit nothing from the Escrow Account to the Counterparty, and all amounts in the Escrow Account shall be paid by the Escrow Agent to the Seller. |
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Prepayment Shortfall: | An amount in USD equal to 0.50% of the product of (i) the Recycled Shares multiplied by (ii) the Initial Price; paid by Seller to Counterparty on the Prepayment Date (which amount shall be netted from the Prepayment Amount). | |
Prepayment Shortfall Consideration: | Seller in its sole discretion may sell Recycled Shares at any time following the Trade Date with sales during the first six months following the Trade Date being sold at a price no less than the Reset Price and without payment by Seller of any Early Termination Obligation (as defined below) until such time as the proceeds from such sales equal 100% of the Prepayment Shortfall (as set forth under Shortfall Sales below) (such sales, “Shortfall Sales,” and such Shares, “Shortfall Sale Shares”). A sale of Shares is only (a) a “Shortfall Sale,” subject to the terms and conditions herein applicable to Shortfall Sale Shares, when a Shortfall Sale Notice is delivered hereunder, and (b) an Optional Early Termination, subject to the terms and conditions herein applicable to Terminated Shares, when an OET Notice (as defined below) is delivered hereunder, in each case the delivery of such notice in the sole discretion of the Seller. | |
Variable Obligation: | Not applicable. | |
Exchanges: | Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | |
Related Exchange(s): | All Exchanges | |
Payment Dates: | Following the Business Combination, the last day of each calendar quarter or, if such date is not a Local Business Day, the next following Local Business Day, until the Valuation Date. | |
Reimbursement of Legal Fees and Other Expenses: | Together with the Prepayment Amount, Counterparty shall pay to Seller an amount equal to (a) the reasonable and documented attorney fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related thereto actually incurred by Seller or its affiliates in connection with this Transaction, not to exceed $25,000 in the aggregate and (b) expenses actually incurred in connection with the acquisition of the Recycled Shares in an amount not to exceed $0.06 per Recycled Share. Counterparty shall also pay to Seller, a quarterly fee of $5,000 (payable at the Closing Date, prorated to account for any days remaining in the quarter, and upon the first day of each subsequent quarter) in consideration of certain legal and administrative obligations in connection with this Transaction, including, without limitation, legal, structuring and documentation, entity maintenance, escrow management, account set-up, and ongoing audit fees. | |
Settlement Terms | ||
Settlement Method Election: | Not Applicable. | |
Settlement Method: | Cash Settlement. |
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Settlement Amount: | With respect to Recycled Shares or Additional Shares that have been sold by Seller as of the Valuation Date and that are not Terminated Shares, a cash amount equal to the product of (x) the number of such Shares and (y) the Reset Price in respect of such Valuation Date.
With respect to Recycled Shares or Additional Shares that have not been sold by Seller as of the Valuation Date, a cash amount equal to (x) the number of such Shares as of the Valuation Date less the number of Unregistered Shares (as defined below), multiplied by (y) the volume weighted daily VWAP Price over the Valuation Period; provided that the Settlement Amount shall not be less than zero.
In the event that Seller has delivered a Registration Request at least 90 days prior to the Valuation Date, Shares which are set forth in Pricing Date Notices that are neither registered for resale under an effective resale Registration Statement nor transferable without any restrictions pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act, including pursuant to Rule 144 (so long as not subject to the requirement for the Counterparty to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144I(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) the volume and manner of sale limitations under Rule 144(e), (f) and (g)) (in either event, “Unregistered Shares”) will not be included in the calculation of the Settlement Amount with respect to Recycled Shares or Additional Shares that have not been sold by Seller prior to the Valuation Date. | |
Settlement Amount Adjustment: | A cash amount equal to the product of (1) the number of Recycled Shares and Additional Shares that have not been sold by Seller as of the Valuation Date multiplied by (2) $2.00. The Settlement Amount Adjustment shall be paid (x) in the event that the expected Settlement Amount determined by the VWAP Price over the 15 scheduled trading days ending on but excluding the Valuation Date exceeds the Settlement Amount Adjustment, in cash (in which case the Settlement Amount Adjustment will be automatically netted from the Settlement Amount and any remaining amount paid in cash), or (y) otherwise, at the option of Counterparty, in cash or Shares (such Shares, the “Maturity Shares”) (other than in the case of a Delisting Event, in which case the Settlement Amount Adjustment must be paid in cash). In the event that Counterparty is eligible to pay the Settlement Amount Adjustment using Maturity Shares, Counterparty will be deemed to have elected to pay the Settlement Amount Adjustment in Maturity Shares unless Counterparty notifies Seller no later than ten Local Business Days prior to the Valuation Date that Counterparty elects to pay the Settlement Amount Adjustment in cash. In the event the Settlement Amount Adjustment is paid in Maturity Shares then, on the Valuation Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Seller an initial calculation of the Maturity Shares equal to (a) the Settlement Amount Adjustment divided by (b) the volume weighted daily VWAP Price over the 15 scheduled trading days ending on but excluding the Valuation Date (the “Estimated Maturity Shares”). The total number of Maturity Shares to be delivered to Seller by Counterparty shall be based on the volume weighted daily VWAP Price over the Valuation Period (the “Final Maturity Shares”). On the Local Business Day following the end of the Valuation Period, (i) if the Final Maturity Shares exceeds the Estimated Maturity Shares, Counterparty shall deliver to Seller an additional number of Maturity Shares equal to such excess, and (ii) if the volume weighted daily VWAP Price over the Valuation Period multiplied by the Estimated Maturity Shares exceeds the Settlement Amount Adjustment, Seller shall deliver to Counterparty a cash amount equal to such excess. By no later than the start of the Valuation Period, all Maturity Shares shall be registered for resale by the Counterparty under an effective resale Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act under which Seller may sell or transfer the Shares and, subject to the receipt of Seller representation letters and such other customary supporting documentation as requested by (and in a form reasonably acceptable to) Counterparty and its counsel, bear no restrictive legend; provided, however, that Counterparty shall not be able to pay the Settlement Amount Adjustment with Maturity Shares if following the issuance of the Maturity Shares, Seller’s ownership of Shares would exceed 9.9% ownership of the total Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such issuance unless Seller at its sole discretion waives such 9.9% ownership limitation. To the extent that a Delisting Event occurs during the Valuation Period, the VWAP Price for the remainder of the Valuation Period shall be deemed to be zero and any election to pay the Settlement Amount Adjustment with Maturity Shares will automatically revert to a requirement that the Settlement Amount Adjustment be paid in cash such that any further payment that is to be made of the Settlement Amount Adjustment as provided above shall be made by Seller in cash. |
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Valuation Period: | The period commencing on the Valuation Date (or if the Valuation Date is not an Exchange Business Day, the first Exchange Business Day thereafter) and ending at 4:00 pm on the Exchange Business Day on which 10% of the total volume traded in the Shares over the period, excluding any volumes traded during the opening and closing auctions, has reached an amount equal to the Number of Shares outstanding as of the Valuation Date plus the Estimated Maturity Shares, less the number of Shares owned by Seller that are neither registered for resale under an effective resale Registration Statement nor eligible for resale under Rule 144 without volume or manner of sale limitations (but only counting such Shares that are eligible for resale under Rule 144 to the extent the Counterparty is in compliance with the requirements of Rule 144(i)(2) for the entire period). | |
Settlement Currency: | USD. | |
Cash Settlement Payment Date: | The tenth Local Business Day immediately following the last day of the Valuation Period. | |
Excess Dividend Amount: | Ex Amount. | |
Optional Early Termination: | From time to time and on any date following the Trade Date (any such date, an “OET Date”) and subject to the terms and conditions below, Seller may, in its absolute discretion, terminate the Transaction in whole or in part by providing written notice to Counterparty, and if applicable, the Escrow Agent (the “OET Notice”), no later than the next Payment Date following the OET Date, (which shall specify the quantity by which the Number of Shares shall be reduced (such quantity, the “Terminated Shares”)); provided that “Terminated Shares” includes only such quantity of Shares by which the Number of Shares is to be reduced and included in an OET Notice and does not include any other Share sales, Shortfall Sale Shares or sales of Shares that are designated as Shortfall Sales (which designation can be made only up to the amount of Shortfall Sale Proceeds), any Share Consideration Shares sales or any other Shares, whether or not sold, which Shares will not be included in any OET Notice or included in the definition, or when calculating the number, of Terminated Shares. The effect of an OET Notice shall be to reduce the Number of Shares by the number of Terminated Shares specified in such OET Notice with effect as of the related OET Date. As of each OET Date, Counterparty shall be entitled to an amount from Escrow Account and the Escrow Agent shall pay to Counterparty an amount, equal to the product of (x) the number of Terminated Shares and (y) the Reset Price in respect of such OET Date (an “Early Termination Obligation”), except that no such amount will be due to Counterparty upon any Shortfall Sale; provided, that, the Escrow Agent shall pay the Early Termination Obligation to the accounts and in the amounts as directed by Counterparty. The remainder of the Transaction, if any, shall continue in accordance with its terms. The Early Termination Obligation shall be payable by the Escrow Agent on the first Local Business Day following the date of delivery by the Escrow Agent of the OET Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, no other amounts as may be set forth in Sections 16.1 and 18.1 of the Swap Definitions shall be due to Counterparty upon an Optional Early Termination. The payment date may be changed within a quarter at the mutual agreement of the parties. |
Shortfall Sales: | From time to time and on any date following the Trade Date (any such date, a “Shortfall Sale Date”) and subject to the terms and conditions below, Seller may, in its absolute discretion, sell Shortfall Sale Shares, with sales during the first six months following the Trade Date being sold at a price no less than the Reset Price, and in connection with such sales, Seller shall provide written notice to Counterparty (the “Shortfall Sale Notice”) no later than the later of (a) the fifth Local Business Day following the Shortfall Sales Date and (b) the first Payment Date after the Shortfall Sales Date, specifying the quantity of the Shortfall Sale Shares and the allocation of the Shortfall Sale Proceeds. Seller shall not have any Early Termination Obligation in connection with any Shortfall Sales. The Counterparty covenants and agrees for a period of at least sixty Local Business Days (commencing on the Prepayment Date or if an earlier Registration Request is submitted by Seller on the Registration Statement Effective Date) not to issue, sell or offer or agree to sell more than $20 million of Shares, or securities or debt that is convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Shares, including under any existing or future equity line of credit, until the Shortfall Sales equal the Prepayment Shortfall, without the Seller’s consent; provided, however, that nothing in the foregoing covenant shall prohibit (i) the grant, issuance or exercise of employee stock options or other equity awards under the Counterparty’s equity compensation plans, (ii) the issuance of any securities issued or assumed in connection with the Business Combination, or (iii) repricing of Counterparty’s warrants in connection with the closing of the Business Combination. | |
Unless and until the proceeds from Shortfall Sales equal 100% of the Prepayment Shortfall, in the event that the product of (x) the difference between (i) the number of Shares as specified in the Pricing Date Notice(s), less (ii) any Shortfall Sale Shares as of such measurement time, multiplied by (y) the VWAP Price, is less than (z) the difference between (i) the Prepayment Shortfall, less (ii) the proceeds from Shortfall Sales as of such measurement time (the “Shortfall Variance”), then the Counterparty, as liquidated damages in respect of such Shortfall Variance, at its option shall within five (5) Local Business Days either: | ||
(A) Pay in cash an amount equal to the Shortfall Variance; or | ||
(B) Issue and deliver to Seller such number of additional Shares that are equal to (1) the Shortfall Variance, divided by (2) 90% of the VWAP Price (the “Shortfall Variance Shares”). |
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In the event that the Counterparty issues and delivers to Seller Shortfall Variance Shares, within thirty calendar days of such issuance and delivery, Counterparty shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file (at Counterparty’s sole cost and expense) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement registering the resale of all shares held by the Seller, including the Recycled Shares (the “Shortfall Variance Registration Statement”), provided, that, the Counterparty’s obligations to file such Shortfall Variance Registration Statement shall be contingent upon Seller furnishing in writing to the Counterparty a completed selling stockholder questionnaire in customary form that contains such information regarding Seller, the securities of the Counterparty held by Seller and the intended method of disposition of the shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Counterparty to effect the registration of the shares, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Shortfall Variance Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earliest of (i) the 90th calendar day (or 120th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Counterparty that it will “review” the Shortfall Variance Registration Statement) following the issuance and delivery of the Shortfall Variance Shares and (ii) the 10th Local Business Day after the date the Counterparty is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Shortfall Variance Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. Upon notification by the Commission that the Shortfall Variance Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, within two Local Business Days thereafter, the Counterparty shall file the final prospectus under Rule 424 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended containing a “plan of distribution” reasonably agreeable to Seller. Counterparty shall not identify Seller as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission. In the event that the SEC asks that Seller be identified as a statutory underwriter, Seller shall have the option, in its sole discretion and without any breach of this provision or without any Registration Failure deemed to have occur, to remove its shares from the Shortfall Variance Registration Statement. The Counterparty will use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shortfall Variance Registration Statement covering the resale of the shares as described above continuously effective (except that the Counterparty shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Shortfall Variance Registration Statement (i) during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder and (ii) as may be necessary in connection with the preparation and filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement following the filing of the Counterparty’s Annual Report on Form 10-K), until all such Shortfall Variance Shares have been sold or may be transferred without any restrictions, including the requirement for the Counterparty to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or the volume and manner of sale limitations under Rule 144(e), (f) and (g) under the Securities Act. Seller shall not be entitled to use the Shortfall Variance Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of Shortfall Variance Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Counterparty may delay or postpone filing of such Shortfall Variance Registration Statement, and from time to time require Seller not to sell under the Shortfall Variance Registration Statement or suspend the use or effectiveness of any such Shortfall Variance Registration Statement if it determines in good faith that in order for the registration statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed, or if such filing or use would reasonably be expected to materially affect a bona fide business or financing transaction of the Counterparty or would reasonably be expected to require premature disclosure of information that would materially adversely affect the Counterparty (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, that, (w) the Counterparty shall not so delay filing or so suspend the use of the Shortfall Variance Registration Statement for a period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days or more than two (2) times in any three hundred sixty (360) day period, and (x) the Counterparty shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement available for the sale by Seller of such Shortfall Variance Shares as soon as practicable thereafter. If requested by Seller, the Counterparty shall within five (5) Local Business Days of receipt of such request, subject to receipt of a legal opinion of Counterparty’s counsel, instruct its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legend with respect to transfers under the Securities Act from Shortfall Variance Shares that have been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act (subject to all applicable requirements of Rule 144 being met); provided that Seller and its broker shall have timely provided customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Counterparty, its counsel and/or its transfer agent in connection therewith. Any fees (with respect to the transfer agent, Counterparty’s counsel or otherwise) associated with the issuance of any legal opinion required by the Counterparty’s transfer agent or the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Counterparty. |
Any Shortfall Variance Shares shall constitute Shortfall Shares, and the sale of such Shortfall Variance Shares after the Shortfall Variance Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission shall be a Shortfall Sale. If the Shortfall Variance has not been paid in cash by the Counterparty, and after the sale of all Shortfall Variance Shares, the proceeds from all Shortfall Sales, including the Shortfall Variance Shares, is less than 100% of the Prepayment Shortfall, then there will be another Shortfall Variance, calculated in accordance with this provision, and the Counterparty shall address such Shortfall Variance as provided for by this provision. This shall continue until such time as the proceeds from all Shortfall Sales equal 100% of the Prepayment Shortfall or the Counterparty shall have paid any Shortfall Variance in cash. | ||
With respect to the forgoing and any issuance of Shortfall Variance Shares, the Counterparty shall not issue any Shortfall Variance Shares pursuant to this provision to the extent that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate number of Shares that would be issued pursuant to this provision would exceed 19.99% of the Shares that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to such issuance, which number of shares shall be (i) reduced, on a share-for-share basis, by the number of Shares issued or issuable pursuant to any transaction or series of transactions that may be aggregated with the transactions contemplated hereby under applicable rules of the Nasdaq and (ii) appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction that occurs after the date of this Confirmation (such maximum number of shares, the “Exchange Cap”), unless and until the Counterparty elects to solicit stockholder approval of the issuance of the Shortfall Variance Shares as contemplated hereby, and the stockholders of the Counterparty have in fact approved the issuance of the Shortfall Variance Shares as contemplated hereby in accordance with the applicable rules of the Nasdaq. In the event that there is an Exchange Cap, if the Counterparty does not elect to solicit stockholder approval and obtain such stockholder approval in accordance with the applicable rules of the Nasdaq, then the Counterparty will pay the Shortfall Variance in cash. |
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Share Consideration: | In addition to the Prepayment Amount, Counterparty shall issue 80,000 Shares to the Seller pursuant to Section 1(b) of the PIPE Subscription Agreement (the “Share Consideration Shares”), which shall be incremental to the Maximum Number of Shares, shall not be included in the Number of Shares in this Transaction, and the Seller and the Share Consideration Shares shall be free and clear of all obligations with respect to the Seller and such Share Consideration Shares in connection with this Confirmation. | |
Share Registration: | Within 30 days after receipt of a written request of Seller (the “Registration Request”), which request may be made no earlier than the Trade Date (as defined above) and no later than the Valuation Date, Counterparty use commercially reasonable efforts to file (at Counterparty’s sole cost and expense) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement registering the resale of all shares held by the Seller, including the Recycled Shares and Share Consideration Shares (but excluding any Additional Shares, with registration rights for such Additional Shares governed by the PIPE Subscription Agreement) (the “Registration Statement”), provided, that, the Counterparty’s obligations to file the Registration Statement shall be contingent upon Seller furnishing in writing to the Counterparty a completed selling stockholder questionnaire in customary form that contains such information regarding Seller, the securities of the Counterparty held by Seller and the intended method of disposition of the shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Counterparty to effect the registration of the shares, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earliest of (i) the 90th calendar day (or 120th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Counterparty that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the date of the Registration Request (provided, however, that in the event the Commission issues any written rules related to special purpose acquisition companies that would reasonably effect the timing of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and such rules become effective following the date hereof and prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, such number of calendar days in this subsection (i) shall be changed to the 120th calendar day (or 180th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Counterparty that it will “review” the Registration Statement) and (ii) the 10th Local Business Day after the date the Counterparty is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (each respective date as described above, the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that (x) if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Local Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (y) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same number of Local Business Days that the Commission remains closed for. Upon notification by the Commission that the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, within two Local Business Days thereafter, the Counterparty shall file the final prospectus under Rule 424 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, containing a “plan of distribution” reasonably agreeable to Seller. |
Counterparty shall not identify Seller as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission. In the event that the SEC asks that Seller be identified as a statutory underwriter, Seller shall have the option, in its sole discretion and without any breach of this provision or without any Registration Failure deemed to have occur, to remove its shares from the Registration Statement. The Counterparty will use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement covering the resale of the shares as described above continuously effective (except that the Counterparty shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement (i) during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder (a “Blackout Period Suspension”) and (ii) as may be necessary in connection with the preparation and filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement following the filing of the Counterparty’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “10-K Post-Effective Amendment Suspension”)), until all such shares have been sold or may be transferred without any restrictions, including the requirement for the Counterparty to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) or the volume and manner of sale limitations under Rule 144(e), (f) and (g) under the Securities Act. Seller shall not be entitled to use the Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Counterparty may delay or postpone filing of such Registration Statement, and from time to time require Seller not to sell under the Registration Statement or suspend the use or effectiveness of any such Registration Statement if there is a Suspension Event; provided, that, (w) the Counterparty shall not so delay filing or so suspend the use of the Registration Statement for a period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days or more than two (2) times in any three hundred sixty (360) day period, and (x) the Counterparty shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement available for the sale by Seller of such Shares as soon as practicable thereafter, provided that Counterparty covenants and agrees to make all necessary filings, amendments, supplements and submissions in furtherance of the foregoing, including to register all of Seller’s Shares for resale; provided further, that it shall be a “Registration Failure” if (a) the Registration Statement covering all of the shares described above in this section is not declared effective after the 90th calendar day (or 120th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Counterparty that it will “review” the Registration Statement) after the Trade Date (provided, however, that in the event the Commission issues any written rules related to special purpose acquisition companies that would reasonably effect the timing of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and such rules become effective following the date hereof and prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, such number of calendar days in this subsection (i) shall be changed to the 120th calendar day (or 180th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Counterparty that it will “review” the Registration Statement) and or (b) the Registration Statement after it is declared effective ceases to be continuously effective (subject to the Blackout Period Suspensions and 10-K Post-Effective Amendment Suspension as indicated above and any Suspension Event) as set forth in the preceding sentence for more than 120 consecutive calendar days; provided, that (x) if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Local Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (y) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same number of Local Business Days that the Commission remains closed for. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Registration Failure will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Shares that may be transferred at such time under Rule 144 (without volume or manner of sale limitations), so long as the Counterparty is in compliance with the requirements of Rule 144 (c)(1) and (i)(2), if applicable. |
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Seller will promptly deliver customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Counterparty, its counsel and/or its transfer agent in connection with the Registration Statement, including those related to selling stockholders, and to respond to SEC comments. If requested by Seller, the Counterparty shall remove or instruct its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legend with respect to transfers under the Securities Act from Shares that have been sold pursuant to (i) an effective and available registration statement and current prospectus or (ii) Rule 144 under the Securities Act (subject to all applicable requirements of Rule 144 being met); provided that Seller and its broker shall have timely provided customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Counterparty, its counsel and/or its transfer agent in connection therewith. Any reasonable and documented fees (with respect to the transfer agent, Counterparty’s counsel or otherwise) associated with the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Counterparty. If a legend is removed pursuant to the foregoing sentence, the Counterparty will, no later than five Local Business Days following the delivery by Seller to the Counterparty or the transfer agent (with notice to the Counterparty) of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Counterparty, its counsel and/or its transfer agent, remove the restrictive legend related to such Shares that have been sold. |
Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in this Share Registration section, in the event the Commission informs the Counterparty that all of the Shares cannot, as a result of the application of Rule 415, be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single registration statement, the Counterparty agrees to promptly (i) inform Seller and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Registration Statement as required by the Commission and/or (ii) withdraw the Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), on Form S-3, or if Form S-3 is not then available to the Counterparty for such registration statement, on such other form available to register for resale the Shares as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Counterparty shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Shares in accordance with any publicly-available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff (the “SEC Guidance”). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Counterparty used commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all or a greater number of the Shares), unless otherwise directed in writing by a selling stockholder as to its securities to register fewer securities, the number of securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced on a pro rata basis among all selling stockholders named in such Registration Statement (except that such pro rata reduction shall not apply with respect to any securities the registration of which is necessary to satisfy applicable listing rules of a national securities exchange). In the event the Counterparty amends the Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Counterparty will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission, as promptly as allowed by Commission or SEC Guidance provided to the Counterparty or to registrants of securities in general, one or more registration statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale that portion of Shares that were not registered for resale on the Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to seek effectiveness of the New Registration Statement, but in any event no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the filing of such Registration Statement (the “Additional Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to ninety (90) calendar days (or one hundred twenty (120) calendar days if the Commission notifies the Counterparty that it will “review” the New Registration Statement) if such New Registration Statement is reviewed by, and comments thereto are provided from, the Commission; provided, further, that the Counterparty shall have such Registration Statement declared effective within five (5) Local Business Days after the date the Counterparty is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of the Commission that such New Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, further, that (x) if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Local Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (y) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same number of Local Business Days that the Commission remains closed for. For the avoidance of doubt, any such amendments to or withdrawal of the Registration Statement or filing of the New Registration Statement shall not constitute a Registration Failure. |
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Short Selling: | Seller represents that with respect to the securities of PubCo, it has not engaged in any short selling activity of any kind prior to the date hereof and shall not engage in any such activity whatsoever at any time through the Maturity. | |
Share Adjustments: | ||
Method of Adjustment: | Calculation Agent Adjustment. | |
Extraordinary Events: | ||
Consequences of Merger Events involving Counterparty: | ||
Share-for-Share: | Calculation Agent Adjustment. | |
Share-for-Other: | Cancellation and Payment. | |
Share-for-Combined: | Component Adjustment. | |
Tender Offer: | Applicable; provided, however, that Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the reference therein to “10%” with “25%” and (ii) adding “, or of the outstanding Shares,” before “of the Issuer” in the fourth line thereof. Sections 12.1(e) and 12.1(l)(ii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by adding “or Shares, as applicable,” after “voting Shares”. | |
Consequences of Tender Offers: | ||
Share-for-Share: | Calculation Agent Adjustment. | |
Share-for-Other: | Calculation Agent Adjustment. | |
Share-for-Combined: | Calculation Agent Adjustment. | |
Composition of Combined Consideration: | Not Applicable. |
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Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting: | Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it shall also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, Nasdaq Capital Market or the Nasdaq Global Market (or their respective successors) or such other exchange or quotation system which, in the determination of the Calculation Agent, has liquidity comparable to the aforementioned exchanges; if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall be deemed to be the Exchange. | |
Business Combination Exclusion: | Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision herein, the parties agree that the Business Combination shall not constitute a Merger Event, Tender Offer, Delisting or any other Extraordinary Event hereunder. | |
Additional Disruption Events: | ||
(a) Change in Law: | Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the words “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” after the word “regulation” in the second line thereof. | |
(b) Failure to Deliver: | Not Applicable. | |
(c) Insolvency Filing: | Applicable. | |
(d) Hedging Disruption: | Not Applicable. | |
(e) Increased Cost of Hedging: | Not Applicable. | |
(f) Loss of Stock Borrow: | Not Applicable. | |
(g) Increased Cost of Stock Borrow: | Not Applicable. | |
Determining Party: | For all applicable events, Seller, unless (i) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to Seller, or (ii) if Seller fails to perform its obligations as Determining Party, in which case a Third Party Dealer (as defined below) in the relevant market selected by Counterparty will be the Determining Party. When making any determination or calculation as “Determining Party”, Seller shall be bound by the same obligations relating to required acts of the Calculation Agent as set forth in Section 1.40 of the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation as if Determining Party were the Calculation Agent. | |
Additional Provisions: | ||
Calculation Agent: | Seller, unless (i) an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to Seller, or (ii) if Seller fails to perform its obligations as Calculation Agent, in which case an unaffiliated leading dealer in the relevant market selected by Counterparty in its sole discretion will be the Calculation Agent. | |
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In the event that a party (the “Disputing Party”) does not agree with any calculation or determination made (or the failure to make any determination) by the Calculation Agent or the Determining Party, the Disputing Party shall have the right to require that the Calculation Agent or the Determining Party, as applicable, have such calculation or determination reviewed by a disinterested third party that is a dealer in derivatives of the type that is the subject of the dispute and that is not an Affiliate of either party (a “Third Party Dealer”). Such Third Party Dealer shall be jointly selected by the parties within one Local Business Day after the Disputing Party’s exercise of its rights hereunder (once selected, such Third Party Dealer shall be the “Substitute Calculation Agent” or “Substitute Determining Party,” as applicable). If the parties are unable to agree on a Substitute Calculation Agent or Substitute Determining Party, as applicable, within the prescribed time, each of the parties shall elect a Third Party Dealer and such two dealers shall agree on a Third Party Dealer by the end of the subsequent Local Business Day. Such Third Party Dealer shall be deemed to be the Substitute Calculation Agent or Substitute Determining Party, as applicable. Any exercise by the Disputing Party of its rights hereunder must be in writing and shall be delivered to the Calculation Agent or Determining Party, as applicable, not later than the third Local Business Day following the Local Business Day on which the Calculation Agent or Determining Party, as applicable, notifies the Disputing Party of any calculation or determination made (or of the failure to make any calculation or determination). Any calculation or determination by the Substitute Calculation Agent or Substitute Determining Party, as applicable, shall be binding in the absence of manifest error and shall be made as soon as possible but no later than the second Local Business Day following the Substitute Calculation Agent’s or Substitute Determining Party’s, appointment, as applicable. The costs of such Substitute Calculation Agent or Substitute Determining Party, as applicable, shall be borne by (a) the Disputing Party if the Substitute Calculation Agent or Substitute Determining Party, as applicable, substantially agrees with the Calculation Agent or Determining Party, or (b) the non-Disputing Party if the Substitute Calculation Agent or Substitute Determining Party, as applicable, does not substantially agree with the Calculation Agent or Determining Party, as applicable. If, after following the procedures and within the specified time frames set forth above, a binding calculation or determination is not achieved, the original calculation or determination of the Calculation Agent or Determining Party, as applicable, shall apply. | ||
Following any adjustment, determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a written request by Counterparty (which may be by email), the Calculation Agent will promptly (but in any event within five Exchange Business Days) provide to Counterparty by email to the email address provided by Counterparty in such written request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such adjustment, determination or calculation (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources, and any assumptions used in making such adjustment, determination or calculation), it being understood that in no event will the Calculation Agent be obligated to share with Counterparty any proprietary or confidential data or information or any proprietary or confidential models used by it in making such adjustment, determination or calculation or any information that is subject to an obligation not to disclose such information. All calculations and determinations by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. |
Non-Reliance: | Applicable. | |
Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging Activities: | Applicable. | |
Additional Acknowledgements: | Applicable. |
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Schedule Provisions: | ||
Specified Entity: | In relation to both Seller and Counterparty for the purpose of: | |
Section 5(a)(v), Not Applicable | ||
Section 5(a)(vi), Not Applicable | ||
Section 5(a)(vii), Not Applicable | ||
Cross-Default: | The “Cross-Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the ISDA Form will not apply to either party. | |
Credit Event Upon Merger: | The “Credit Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(v) of the ISDA Form will not apply to either party. | |
Automatic Early Termination: | The “Automatic Early Termination” of Section 6(a) of the ISDA Form will not apply to either party. | |
Other Events of Early Termination | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Definitions or in the ISDA Form, if the Business Combination does not close and the Shares are redeemed pursuant to a SPAC liquidation, this Transaction shall automatically terminate as of the time when redemptions are first effected without any amounts or other obligations being owed by either party to the other hereunder except for the payment by Counterparty to Seller of any amounts owing pursuant to “Reimbursement of Legal Fees and Other Expenses” herein. | |
Termination Currency: | United States Dollars. | |
Additional Termination Events: | The occurrence of any of the following events, and only these events, shall constitute an Additional Termination Event in respect of which both parties will be Affected Parties. |
(a) | The BCA is terminated pursuant to its terms prior to the closing of the Business Combination; and | |
(b) | A material and uncured breach of the PIPE Subscription Agreement by Counterparty or Target; and | |
(c) | The Counterparty materially amends the BCA prior to the Closing Date (provided, however, that an amendment or waiver of the Acquiror Closing Cash Amount condition to closing set forth in Section 9.1(f) of the BCA to reduce such condition to closing of the Business Combination from $50 million shall not constitute a material amendment of the BCA if consented to in writing by Seller). Seller will not withhold consent to any amendments or waivers to BCA by Counterparty | |
(d) | If it is, or, as a consequence of a change in law, regulation or interpretation, it becomes or will become, unlawful for the Seller or the Counterparty to perform any of its obligations contemplated by the Transaction (this sub-section (d), a “Change in Law Additional Termination Event”). |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Definitions or in the ISDA Form, if an Early Termination Date is designated prior to the closing of the Business Combination as a result of an Additional Termination Event, then this Transaction will terminate as of such Early Termination Date without any amounts or other obligations being owed by either party to the other hereunder. | ||
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Counterparty’s obligations set forth under the captions, “Reimbursement of Legal Fees and Other Expenses,” and “Other Provisions — (d) Indemnification” shall survive any termination due to the occurrence of any of the foregoing Additional Termination Events. |
Governing Law: | New York law (without reference to choice of law doctrine other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the General Obligations Law). | |
Credit Support Provider: | With respect to Seller and Counterparty, None. | |
Local Business Days: | Seller specifies the following places for the purposes of the definition of Local Business Day as it applies to it: New York. Counterparty specifies the following places for the purposes of the definition of Local Business Day as it applies to it: New York. |
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Representations, Warranties and Covenants
1. | Each of Counterparty, Target and Seller represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the other as of the date on which it enters into the Transaction that (in the absence of any written agreement between the parties that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for the Transaction) as follows. |
(a) | Non-Reliance. It is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisors as it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction, it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction will not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction. No communication (written or oral) received from the other party will be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction. |
(b) | Assessment and Understanding. It is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction. It is also capable of assuming, and assumes, the risks of the Transaction. |
(c) | Non-Public Information. It is in compliance with Section 10(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). |
(d) | Tender Offer Rules. Counterparty, Target and Seller each acknowledge that the Transaction has been structured, and all activity in connection with the Transaction has been undertaken to comply with the requirements of all tender offer regulations applicable to the Business Combination, including Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act. |
(e) | Authorization. The Transaction, including this Confirmation, has been entered into pursuant to authority granted by its board of directors or other governing authority. It has no internal policy, whether written or oral, that would prohibit it from entering into any aspect of the Transaction, including, but not limited to, the purchase of Shares to be made in connection therewith. |
(f) | Enforceability. The Transaction, including the Confirmation, when executed and delivered by each of the parties, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of each such party, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, or (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies. |
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(g) | Compliance with Other Instruments and Law. The execution, delivery and performance of this Transaction, including the Confirmation, and the consummation of the Transaction, will not result in any violation or default (i) of any provisions of its organizational documents, (ii) of any instrument, judgment, order, writ or decree to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iii) under any note, indenture or mortgage to which it is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) under any lease, agreement, contract or purchase order to which it is a party or by which it is bound or (v) of any provision of any applicable federal or state statute, rule or regulation, in each case (other than clause (i)), which would have a material adverse effect on it or its ability to consummate the Transaction. |
(h) | Affiliate Status. It is the intention of the parties hereto that Seller shall not be an “affiliate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of Target or Counterparty, including GFOR or PubCo, following the closing of the Business Combination, as a result of the transactions contemplated hereunder. |
2. | Counterparty represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, Seller as of the date on which it enters into the Transaction, that: |
(a) | Total Assets. GFOR expects to have as of the closing of the Business Combination, after giving effect to this transaction and the other transactions contemplated by the BCA, total assets of at least USD $5,000,001, which are, for the avoidance of doubt, measured on a consolidated basis. Furthermore, the condition to closing set forth in Section 9.03(f) of the BCA shall have been satisfied or waived on the Closing Date. |
(b) | Non-Reliance. Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Seller is not making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards. |
(c) | Solvency. Auditors to Counterparty will not deliver a going concern opinion at time of Business Combination. |
(d) | Public Reports. As of the Trade Date, Counterparty is in compliance in all material respects with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, and all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, when considered as a whole (with the most recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. |
(e) | No Distribution. Except with respect to any Shares that may be offered and sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction to facilitate a distribution of the Shares (or any security that may be converted into or exercised or exchanged for Shares, or whose value under its terms may in whole or in significant part be determined by the value of the Shares) or in connection with any future issuance of securities, in each case, in violation of Regulation M or other federal securities laws. |
(f) | SEC Documents. The Counterparty shall comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s guidance, including Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation No. 166.01, for all relevant disclosure in connection with this Confirmation and the Transaction. |
(g) | Waiver. The Counterparty shall waive any violation of its “bulldog clause,” as set forth in Section 9.2(c) of the Certificate of Incorporation, and any other restrictions that would be caused by Seller entering into this Transaction. |
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(h) | Disclosure. The Counterparty agrees to comply with applicable SEC guidance in respect of disclosure and the Counterparty shall preview with Seller all public disclosure relating to the Transaction and shall consult with Seller to ensure that such public disclosure, including the press release, Form 8-K or other filing that announces the Transaction adequately discloses the material terms and conditions of the Transaction and all material non-public information disclosed to Seller in connection with the Transaction, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Seller. |
(i) | Listing. The Counterparty agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to maintain the listing of the Pubco Shares on a national securities exchange; provided that if the PubCo Shares cease to be listed on a national securities exchange or upon the filing of a Form 25 (and, in each case, if the Counterparty fails to relist on such national securities exchange or list on a different national securities exchange within 10 calendar days) (following such 10 calendar day period, each a “Delisting Event”), Seller may accelerate the Valuation Date under this Confirmation by delivering notice to the Counterparty and shall be entitled to the Legal Fees and Other Expenses, which shall be due and payable immediately following the Valuation Date. |
(j) | Regulatory Filings. Counterparty covenants that it will make all regulatory filings that it is required by law or regulation to make with respect to the Transaction. |
(k) | Regulation M and Approvals. Counterparty is not on the Trade Date and agrees and covenants on behalf of itself and Target that it and Target will not be on any date Seller is purchasing shares that may be included in a Pricing Date Notice, engaged or engaging in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act, of any securities of Counterparty, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M. Counterparty shall not and shall cause Target to not, until the second scheduled trading day immediately following dates referenced in the preceding sentence, engage in any such distribution. |
(l) | Investment Company Act. Counterparty is not and, after giving effect to the Transaction, will not be required to register as an “investment company” under, and as such term is defined in, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
(m) | Exclusivity. Counterparty and Target shall not enter into, negotiate or exchange terms with any other party for any other Share Forward Transaction or any other similar arrangement during the term of this Transaction without the prior written consent of Seller. |
(n) | Lock-Up Provision. Counterparty covenants that both the Lockup Agreement substantially in the form described in the Definitive Proxy Statement Prospectus dated as of August 14, 2023 which is to be entered into by certain parties pursuant to the BCA other than those individuals for which entry into a Lockup Agreement has been waived by the parties to the BCA prior to the Closing Date, and the Sponsor Support and Lockup Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2023, by and among Graf Acquisition Partners IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, GFOR, Target and the persons set forth on Schedule I thereto, each providing for the restriction of the transfer of Shares of Counterparty by certain parties specified therein, will be in effect as of the Closing Date and at all times prior to the Valuation Date, subject to exceptions stated in such Lockup Agreement or Sponsor Support and Lockup Agreement. For the sake of clarity, the shares purchased pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement shall not be subject to any lock-up. Seller will not withhold consent to any amendments or waivers to BCA by Counterparty. |
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3. | Seller represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, Counterparty and Target as of the date on which it enters into the Transaction, that: |
(a) | Regulatory Filings. Seller will make all regulatory filings that it is required by law or regulation to make with respect to the Transaction including, without limitation, as may be required by Section 13 or Section 16 (if applicable) under the Exchange Act and, assuming the accuracy of Counterparty’s Repurchase Notices (as described under “Repurchase Notices” below) any sales of the Recycled Shares and the Additional Shares will be in compliance therewith. |
(b) | Eligible Contract Participant. Seller is an “eligible contract participant” under, and as defined in, the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1a(18)) and CFTC regulations (17 CFR § 1.3). |
(c) | Tax Characterization. Seller shall treat the Transaction as a derivative financial contract for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and it shall not take any action or tax return filing position contrary to this characterization, except to the extent otherwise required by a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law. |
(d) | Private Placement. Seller (i) is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (ii) is entering into the Transaction for its own account without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iii) understands that the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. |
Transactions by Seller in the Shares
(a) | Seller hereby waives the redemption rights (“Redemption Rights”) set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation in connection with the Business Combination with respect to the Recycled Shares and the Additional Shares only during the term of this Confirmation. Subject to any restrictions set forth in this Confirmation, Seller may sell or otherwise transfer, loan or dispose of any of the Shares or any other shares or securities of the Counterparty in one or more public or private transactions at any time. Any Recycled Shares that are not Shortfall Sale Shares and Additional Shares sold by Seller during the term of the Transaction and included on an OET Notice will cease to be included in the Number of Shares. |
(b) | Unless specified in an OET Notice (or Shortfall Sale Notice pursuant to the section entitled Shortfall Sales), no sale of Shares by Seller shall terminate all or any portion of this Confirmation and provided that Seller complies with all of its other obligations hereunder nothing contained herein shall limit any of Seller’s purchases and sales of Shares. |
Trust Account Waiver
Seller hereby waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind they have or may have during the term of this Confirmation, in or to any monies held in the Counterparty’s Trust Account and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account in each case, as a result of, or arising out of, this Transaction; provided, however, that nothing herein shall (x) serve to limit or prohibit Seller’s right to pursue a claim against the Counterparty for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief, (y) serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Seller may have in the future against the Counterparty’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds), (z) be deemed to limit Seller’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Seller’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Counterparty acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Transaction or (aa) serve to limit Seller’s redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Seller other than during the term of the Confirmation.
No Arrangements
Seller, Counterparty and Target each acknowledge and agree that: (i) there are no voting, hedging or settlement arrangements between or among Seller, Counterparty and Target with respect to any Shares or the Counterparty or Target, other than those set forth herein; (ii) Seller may hedge its risk under the Transaction in any way Seller determines (that does not otherwise violate the terms of this Confirmation), provided that Seller has no obligation to hedge with the purchase, sale or maintenance of any Shares or otherwise; (iii) Counterparty and Target will not be entitled to any voting rights in respect of any of the Shares underlying the Transaction; and (iv) Counterparty and Target will not seek to influence Seller with respect to the voting or disposition of any Shares.
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Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act
In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“WSTAA”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, nor any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the date of this Confirmation, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the ISDA Form, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the ISDA Form.
Address for Notices
Notice to Seller:
Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund
94 Solaris Avenue
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman
KY1-1108, Cayman Islands
With a copy to:
c/o Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.
16 York Street, Suite 2900
Toronto, Ontario M5J 0E6 Canada
Attn: Ravi Bhat, Jillian Bruce and Legal Department
Email: ***@***; ***@***; and ***@***
Notice to Counterparty:
Graf Acquisition Corp. IV
1790 Hughes Landing Blvd., Suite 400
The Woodlands, Texas, 77380
Attn: James A. Graf and Tony Kuznik
E-mail: ***@*** and ***@***
With a copy to:
White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1095
Attn: James Hu and Elliott Smith
E-mail: ***@*** and ***@***
Following the Closing of the Business Combination:
NKGen Biotech, Inc.
3001 Daimler Street
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Attn: Paul Song
E-mail: ***@***
With a copy to:
Cooley LLP
10265 Science Center Dr,
San Diego, CA 92121
Attn: Rama Padmanabhan and Ken Rollins
E-mail: ***@*** and ***@***
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Other Provisions.
(a) | Rule 10b-5. |
(i) | Counterparty represents and warrants to Seller that Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) for the purpose of inducing the purchase or sale of such securities or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act, and Counterparty represents and warrants to Seller that Counterparty has not entered into or altered, and agrees that Counterparty will not enter into or alter, any corresponding or hedging transaction or position with respect to the Shares, in each case, except for other forward purchase agreements. |
(ii) | Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that Counterparty does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or whether Seller effects any purchases of Shares in connection with the Transaction. Counterparty represents and warrants that it has consulted with its own advisors as to the legal aspects of its adoption and implementation of this Confirmation and the Transaction under the federal securities laws, including without limitation, the prohibitions on manipulative and deceptive devices under the Exchange Act. |
(iii) | Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Confirmation must be effected in accordance with the requirements for the amendment or termination of a written trading plan for trading securities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination shall be made in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, including without limitation the prohibition on manipulative and deceptive devises under the Exchange Act and no such amendment, modification or waiver shall be made at any time at which Counterparty or any officer, director, manager or similar person of Counterparty is aware of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares. |
(b) | Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares (other than in connection with a Counterparty equity compensation program (e.g., to fund taxes in connection with vested RSUs)), promptly give Seller a written notice of such repurchase (a “Repurchase Notice”), if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than the number of Shares outstanding that would result in the percentage of total Shares outstanding represented by the number of Shares underlying the Transaction increasing by 0.10% (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than the number of Shares that would need to be repurchased to result in the percentage of total Shares outstanding represented by the number of Shares underlying the Transaction increasing by a further 0.10% less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice; provided that Counterparty agrees that this information does not constitute material non-public information; provided further if this information shall be material non-public information, it shall publicly disclosed immediately. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Seller’s hedging activities as a consequence of remaining or becoming a Section 16 “insider” following the closing of the Business Combination, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Seller with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within thirty days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable and documented legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, Counterparty has no indemnification or other obligations with respect to Seller becoming a Section 16 “insider” prior to the closing of the Business Combination. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Seller with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction. |
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(c) | Transfer or Assignment. The rights and duties under this Confirmation may not be transferred or assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, subject to the immediately following sentence. If at any time following the closing of the Business Combination at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage exceeds 9.9%, or (B) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit, if any applies (any such condition described in clause (A) or (B), an “Excess Ownership Position”), Seller is unable to effect a transfer or assignment of a portion of the Transaction to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Seller and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Seller such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Seller may designate any Local Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “Terminated Portion”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that Seller so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a portion of the Shares with respect to the Transaction shall be delivered to Counterparty as if the Early Termination Date was the Valuation Date in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the number of Shares underlying the Terminated Portion. The “Section 16 Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, as determined by Seller, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Seller and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Seller under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Exchange Act) with Seller directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) (the “Seller Group” ) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding.
The “Share Amount” as of any day is the number of Shares that Seller and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Seller and any group (however designated) of which Seller is a member (Seller or any such person or group, a “Seller Person”) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Restrictions”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Seller in its sole discretion.
The “Applicable Share Limit” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting (other than on Schedule 13D or 13G) or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Seller Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Seller Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Seller in its sole discretion, minus (B) 0.1% of the number of Shares outstanding. |
(d) | Indemnification. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any and all losses (but not including financial losses to an Indemnified Person relating to the economic terms of the Transaction provided that the Counterparty performs its obligations under this Confirmation in accordance with its terms), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Person arising out of, in connection with, or relating to, and to reimburse, within thirty days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, whether arising out of any action between any of the Indemnified Parties and the Counterparty or between any of the Indemnified Parties and any third party, or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other statute or at common law or otherwise or under the laws of foreign countries, arising out of or based upon the Transaction, including the execution or delivery of this Confirmation, the performance by Counterparty of its obligations under the Transaction, any material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty made by Counterparty or Target in this Confirmation or the ISDA Form, regulatory filings and submissions made by or on behalf of the Counterparty related to the Transaction (other than as relates to any information provided in writing by or on behalf of Seller or its affiliates), or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Registration Statement or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement, press release, filings or other document, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Counterparty will not be liable under the foregoing indemnification provision to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is related to the manner in which Seller sells, or arising out of any sales by Seller of, any Shares, including the Recycled Shares and the Additional Shares or found in a nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from Seller’s material breach of any covenant, representation or other obligation in this Confirmation or the ISDA Form or from Seller’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in performing the services that are subject of the Transaction. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Person or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Person, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Person as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition (and in addition to any other Reimbursement of Legal Fees and other Expenses contemplated by this Confirmation), Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Person for all reasonable, out-of-pocket, expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Person is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. Counterparty also agrees that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability to Counterparty or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of Counterparty in connection with or as a result of any matter referred to in this Confirmation except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by Counterparty result from such Indemnified Person’s breach of any covenant, representation or other obligation in this Confirmation or the ISDA Form or from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the Indemnified Person or breach of any U.S. federal or state securities laws or the rules, regulations or applicable interpretations of the Commission. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and/or delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to the ISDA Form or this Confirmation shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Seller. |
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(e) | Amendments to Equity Definitions. |
(i) | Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (ii) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Form with respect to that Issuer.”; and |
(ii) | Section 12.6(c)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing the words “the Transaction will be cancelled,” in the first line with the words “Seller will have the right, which it must exercise or refrain from exercising, as applicable, in good faith acting in a commercially reasonable manner, to cancel the Transaction,”; |
(f) | Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein. |
(g) | Attorney and Other Fees. Subject to clause (d) Indemnification (above), in the event of any legal action initiated by any party arising under or out of, in connection with or in respect of, this Confirmation or the Transaction, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred in such action, as determined and fixed by the court. |
(h) | Tax Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. |
(i) | Securities Contract; Swap Agreement. The parties hereto intend for (i) the Transaction to be (a) a “securities contract” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code, in which case each payment and delivery made pursuant to the Transaction is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (b) a “swap agreement” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code and a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the parties hereto to be entitled to the protections afforded by, among other Sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 546(e), 546(g), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) a party’s right to liquidate, terminate and accelerate the Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of any Event of Default under the ISDA Form with respect to the other party to constitute a “contractual right” as described in the Bankruptcy Code, and (iii) each payment and delivery of cash, securities or other property hereunder to otherwise constitute a “margin payment” or “settlement payment” and a “transfer” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code. |
(j) | Process Agent. For the purposes of Section 13(c) of the ISDA Form: |
Seller appoints as its Process Agent: None
Counterparty appoints as its Process Agent: None.
[Signature page follows]
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to us at your earliest convenience.
Very truly yours, | ||
POLAR MULTI-STRATEGY MASTER FUND By its investment advisor Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.
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By: | /s/ Andrew Ma /s/ Aatifa Ibrahim | |
Name: | Andrew Ma/Aatifa Ibrahim | |
Title: | CCO/Legal Counsel |
Agreed and accepted by: | ||
GRAF ACQUISITION CORP. IV | ||
By: | /s/ James Graf | |
Name: | James Graf | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
NKGEN BIOTECH, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Pierre Gagnon | |
Name: | Pierre Gagon | |
Title: | Chief Operating Officer |
(Signature Page to Forward Share Purchase Agreement)
SCHEDULE A
FORM OF PRICING DATE NOTICE
Date: [•], 2023
To: GRAF ACQUISITION CORP. IV (“Counterparty”)
Address: 1790 Hughes Landing Blvd., Suite 400, The Woodlands, Texas, 77380
Phone: (346) 442-0819
From: [●](collectively, “Seller”)
Re: OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction
1. This Pricing Date Notice supplements, forms part of, and is subject to the Confirmation Re: OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction dated as of [•] (the “Confirmation”) between Counterparty and Seller, as amended and supplemented from time to time. All provisions contained in the Confirmation govern this Pricing Date Notice except as expressly modified below.
2. The purpose of this Pricing Date Notice is to confirm certain terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Seller and Counterparty pursuant to the Confirmation.
Pricing Date: [•], 2023
Number of Recycled Shares: [•]
Number of Additional Shares: [•]
Number of Shares: [•]
Prepayment Date: [•]