VIL and Fifteenth joinder agreement, dated December 29, 2021, to the Stockholders Agreement

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EX-10.2B 9 ea153398ex10-2b_virginorbit.htm VIL AND FIFTEENTH JOINDER AGREEMENT, DATED DECEMBER 29, 2021, TO THE STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.2(b)

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT JOINDER

 

Virgin Investments Limited, a company limited by shares under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“VIL”), and Fifteenth Investment Company LLC, a limited liability company established under the laws of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (“Fifteenth”), are executing and delivering this joinder (this “Joinder”) pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2021 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the “Stockholders’ Agreement”), among Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the other persons named as parties therein. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Stockholders’ Agreement.

 

By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Company, and upon acceptance hereof by the Company upon the execution of a counterpart hereof, (i) VIL hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the Stockholders’ Agreement as the VO Holder and as a Voting Party in the same manner as if VIL were an original signatory to the Stockholders’ Agreement and (ii) Fifteenth hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the Stockholders’ Agreement as a Voting Party in the same manner as if Fifteenth were an original signatory to the Stockholders’ Agreement. The parties hereby agree that (i) any reference to the VO Holder in the Stockholders’ Agreement after the date hereof shall be to VIL as memorialized by this Joinder and (ii) any references to Voting Party in the Stockholders’ Agreement after the date hereof shall include VIL and Fifteenth as memorialized by this Joinder.

 

Pursuant to that certain Transaction Support and Liquidation Agreement, effective as of July 2, 2021 (the “Letter Agreement”), by and among Vieco 10 Limited, VIL and Aabar Space Inc. (“ASI”), so long as ASI continues to own at least 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, VIL will assign to ASI the right to nominate one VO Designee for election to the Board. Pursuant to section 5(f) of the Letter Agreement, ASI has assigned its rights under the Letter Agreement to Fifteenth. Accordingly, the parties hereby agree that, so long as (i) VIL has the right to designate at least one VO Designee for election to the Board under the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement and (ii) Fifteenth continues to own at least 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, Fifteenth shall have the right to nominate one VO Designee for election to the Board pursuant to the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement.

 

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Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the 29th day of December, 2021

 

  Virgin Investments Limited
     
  By: /s/ James Cahillane
  Name: James Cahillane
  Its: Authorized Signatory

 

  Address:
   
 

Virgin Investments Limited

Craigmuir Chambers

  PO Box 71
 

Road Town,Tortola, VG 1110

British Virgin Islands

   
  with copy to:
 

Virgin Management USA, Inc.

65 Bleecker Street, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10012

 

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Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the 29th day of December, 2021.

 

  Virgin Investments Limited
     
  By:                       
  Name:  
  Its:  

 

  Address:
   
 

Virgin Investments Limited

Craigmuir Chambers

  PO Box 71
 

Road Town, Tortola, VG 1110

British Virgin Islands

   
  with copy to:
 

Virgin Management USA, Inc.

65 Bleecker Street, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10012

 

  Fifteenth Investment Company LLC
     
  By: /s/ Andre Namphy
  Name: Andre Namphy
  Its: Authorised Signatory

 

  Address:
   
 

Fifteenth Investment Company LLC

Mamoura A, Muroor Street, Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates, PO Box 45005

   
  Attention: Andre Namphy

 

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Agreed and Accepted as of

December 29th, 2021

 

Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc.  
     
By: /s/ Dan Hart  
Name: Dan Hart  
Its: Chief Executive Officer  

 

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