Amendment No. 1 to Promissory Note issued to Level Field Capital, LLC

EX-10.9 20 tv495919_ex10-9.htm EXHIBIT 10.9

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

LF CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PROMISSORY NOTE

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PROMISSORY NOTE (the “Amendment”), effective as of December 31, 2017 (the “Effective Date”), is by and among LF CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Maker”), and LEVEL FIELD CAPITAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Payee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Maker and the Payee are parties to that certain Promissory Note of the Company, dated as of August 24, 2017, in the principal amount of $200,000.00 (the “Note”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Maker and the Payee desire to amend the Note as provided herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.Effective as of the Effective Date, the heading of the Note which currently is “Principal Amount: $200,000” shall be deleted in its entirety and, in lieu thereof, the following shall be inserted: “Principal Amount: $300,000”.

 

2.Effective as of the Effective Date, the first sentence of the preamble of the Note shall be deleted in its entirety and, in lieu thereof, the following new sentence is inserted:

 

LF Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of Level Field Capital, LLC or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”), or order, the principal sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) or such lesser amount as shall have been advanced by Payee to Maker and shall remain unpaid under this Note on the Maturity Date (as defined below) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below.

 

3.Effective as of the Effective Date, the first sentence of Section 1 shall be deleted in its entirety and, in lieu thereof, the following new sentence is inserted:

 

Principal. The entire unpaid principal balance of the Note shall be payable on the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2018, and (ii) the date on which Maker consummates an initial public offering of its securities (such earlier date, the “Maturity Date”).

 

4.Effective as of the Effective Date, the first sentence of Section 2 shall be deleted in its entirety and, in lieu thereof, the following new sentence is inserted:

 

Drawdown Requests. Maker and Payee agree that Maker may request, from time to time, up to Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) in drawdowns under this Note to be used for costs and expenses related to Maker’s formation and the proposed initial public offering of its securities (the “IPO”).

 

5.Effective as of the Effective Date, the penultimate sentence of Section 2 shall be deleted in its entirety and, in lieu thereof, the following new sentence is inserted:

 

Payee shall fund each Drawdown Request no later than three (3) business days after receipt of a Drawdown Request; provided, however, that the maximum amount of drawdowns outstanding under this Note at any time may not exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000).

 

6.Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Note are hereby confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect without impairment or modification.

 

 

 

 

7.This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

 

8.This Amendment may be executed electronically via email or facsimile and in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment effective as of the day and year first above written.

 

LF CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

 

  By: /s/ Philippe De Backer 
  Name:  Philippe De Backer
  Title:    Chief Executive Officer

 

LEVEL FIELD CAPITAL, LLC

 

  By:  Level Field Partners, LLC, its Managing Member
   
  By:  Level Field Management, LLC, its Manager
   
  By: /s/ Elias Farhat
  Name:   Elias Farhat
  Title:  Manager