Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2021, by and among MDH Acquisition Corp., Paylink Holdings Inc., Normandy Holdco LLC, Olive Ventures Holdings, Inc., Milestone Merger Sub Inc., MDH Merger Sub Inc., CF OMS LLC, and OP Group Holdings, LLC

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EX-2.1 2 tm2136595d1_ex2-1.htm EXHIBIT 2.1

 

Exhibit 2.1

 

Execution Version 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated as of December 30, 2021, by and among (i) MDH Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“MDH”), (ii) Paylink Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Blocker”), (iii) Normandy Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Blocker Owner”), (iv) Olive Ventures Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Blocker (“PubCo”), (v) Milestone Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Milestone Merger Sub”), (vi) MDH Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo (“MDH Merger Sub”), (vii) CF OMS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CF OMS”), and (viii) OP Group Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). Each of MDH, Blocker, Blocker Owner, PubCo, Milestone Merger Sub, MDH Merger Sub, CF OMS and the Company is also referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”

 

This Amendment is entered into by the Parties in accordance with Section 14.1 (Amendment and Waiver) of the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2021, by and among the Parties (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings given to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended effective from and after the date hereof.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.              Section 13.1(c). Section 13.1(c) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(c) by either the Company or MDH by written notice to the other if the consummation of the Transactions shall not have occurred on or before March 31, 2022 (the “Outside Date”); provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 13.1(c) shall not be available to any Party then in material breach of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under this Agreement;”

 

2.             Amended Agreement. Each reference to “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar import set forth in the Business Combination Agreement and each reference to the Business Combination Agreement in any other agreement, document or other instrument shall, in each case, refer to the Business Combination Agreement as modified by this Amendment. Except as specifically set forth in this Amendment, the Business Combination Agreement shall remain unaltered and in full force and effect and the respective terms, conditions or covenants thereof are hereby in all respects confirmed.

 

3.          Conflict. The Parties agree and acknowledge that to the extent any terms, conditions or provisions of this Amendment are in any way inconsistent with or in conflict with any term, condition or provision of the Business Combination Agreement, this Amendment shall govern and control.

 

4.          General Provisions; Incorporation by Reference. Section 14.3 (Assignment), Section 14.4 (Severability), Section 14.7 (Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; Jurisdiction), Section 14.10 (Counterparts; Electronic Delivery) and Section 14.12 (No Third-Party Beneficiaries) of the Business Combination Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Amendment mutatis mutandis.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

  MDH:
   
  MDH ACQUISITION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Beau Blair
  Name: Beau Blair
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page – Amendment No. 1 to Business Combination Agreement]

 

 

 

  BLOCKER:
   
  PAYLINK HOLDINGS INC.
   
  By: /s/ Rebecca Howard   
  Name: Rebecca Howard
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page – Amendment No. 1 to Business Combination Agreement]

 

 

 

  BLOCKER OWNER:
   
  NORMANDY HOLDCO LLC
   
  By: /s/ John Shoemaker   
  Name: John Shoemaker
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page – Amendment No. 1 to Business Combination Agreement]

 

 

 

  PUBCO:
   
  OLIVE VENTURES HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Rebecca Howard     
  Name: Rebecca Howard
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
   
  MILESTONE MERGER SUB:
   
  MILESTONE MERGER SUB INC.
   
  By: /s/ Rebecca Howard    
  Name: Rebecca Howard
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
   
  MDH MERGER SUB
   
  MDH MERGER SUB INC.
   
  By: /s/ Rebecca Howard  
  Name: Rebecca Howard
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
   
  COMPANY:
   
  OP GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Rebecca Howard    
  Name: Rebecca Howard
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page – Amendment No. 1 to Business Combination Agreement]

 

 

 

  CF OMS:
   
  CF OMS LLC
   
  By: /s/ William Covino   
  Name: William Covino   
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page – Amendment No. 1 to Business Combination Agreement]