Amendment to Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2022, by and between the Company and AST
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT (this Amendment Agreement), dated as of December 2, 2022, is made by and between NightDragon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, a New York limited liability trust company (the Trustee), and amends that certain Investment Management Trust Company, effective as of March 1, 2021 (the Trust Agreement), by and between the Company and the Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment Agreement have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Trust Agreement.
WHEREAS, following the closing of the Companys initial public offering of SCALE units (the Offering) and as of March 4, 2021, a total of $345,000,000.00 of the net proceeds from the Offering was placed in the Trust Account;
WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement provides that the Trustee is to liquidate the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of any taxes payable) (x) upon receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to that attached to the Trust Agreement as Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, or (y) upon the date which is the later of (i) 24 months after the closing of the Offering (or 27 months after the closing of the Offering if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an initial business combination within 24 months after the closing of the Offering) and (ii) such later date as may be approved by the Companys stockholders in accordance with the Companys amended and restated certificate of incorporation;
WHEREAS, Section 6 of the Trust Agreement provides that the Trust Agreement may only be amended by a writing signed by each of the Company and the Trustee with the Consent of the Stockholders; and
WHEREAS, at a meeting of the stockholders of the Company held on or about the date hereof (the Meeting), at least sixty five percent (65%) of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of the Common Stock and the Companys Class B common stock have voted to approve this Amendment Agreement;
WHEREAS, at the Meeting, the stockholders of the Company also voted to approve the amendment and restatement of the Companys certificate of incorporation (the certificate of incorporation, as so amended and restated, the Restated Certificate); and
WHEREAS, each of the Company and the Trustee desires to amend the Trust Agreement as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment to the Trust Agreement. Effective as of the execution hereof, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after (x) receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter from the Company (Termination Letter) in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B, as applicable, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or Chairman of the board of directors of the Company (the Board) or other authorized officer of the Company, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein, or (y) the Accelerated Termination Time (as such term is defined in the Companys amended and restated certificate of incorporation), if a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee prior to such time and date, in which case the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B and the Property in the Trust Account, including interest not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest that may be released to the Company to pay dissolution expenses) shall be distributed to the Public Stockholders of record as of such date; provided, however, that in the event the Trustee receives a Termination Letter in a form substantially similar to Exhibit B hereto, or if the Trustee begins to liquidate the Property because it has received no such Termination Letter by the time and date specified in clause (y) of this Section 1(i), the Trustee shall keep the Trust Account open until twelve (12) months following the date the Property has been distributed to the Public Stockholders;
2. No Further Amendment. The parties hereto agree that except as provided in this Amendment Agreement, the Trust Agreement shall continue unmodified, in full force and effect and constitute legal and binding obligations of all parties thereto in accordance with its terms. This Amendment Agreement forms an integral and inseparable part of the Trust Agreement.
3. References.
(a) All references to the Trust Agreement (including hereof, herein, hereunder, hereby and this Agreement) in the Trust Agreement shall refer to the Trust Agreement as amended by this Amendment Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, references to the date of the Trust Agreement (as amended hereby) and references in the Trust Agreement to the date hereof, the date of this Trust Agreement and terms of similar import shall in all instances continue to refer to March 1, 2021.
(b) All references to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation in the Trust Agreement (as amended by this Amendment Agreement) and terms of similar import shall mean the Restated Certificate.
4. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Amendment Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The parties hereto consent to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court located in the City of New York, State of New York, for purposes of resolving any disputes hereunder. AS TO ANY CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
5. Counterparts. This Amendment Agreement may be executed in several original or facsimile counterparts, each one of which shall constitute an original, and together shall constitute but one instrument.
6. Other Miscellaneous Terms. The provisions of Sections 6(f), 6(h) and 6(j) of the Trust Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment Agreement, as if set forth in full herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC, as Trustee | ||
By: | /s/ Barbara J. Robbins | |
Name: Barbara J. Robbins | ||
Title: Sr. Vice President |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.
NIGHTDRAGON ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Steve Simonian | |
Name: Steve Simonian | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |