Amendment No. 1 to the Stock Escrow Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2019, by and among Union Acquisition Corp., the Initial Shareholders and the Escrow Agent

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EX-10.3 4 uac3560721-ex103.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE STOCK ESCROW AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 14, 2019

EXHIBIT 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT No. 1 to STOCK ESCROW AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT No. 1 to STOCK ESCROW AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 14, 2019, by and among UNION ACQUISITION CORP., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Company”), UNION GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (“Union Group”), UNION ACQUISITION ASSOCIATES, LLC (“Union Associates”), KYLE P. BRANSFIELD, GERALD W. HADDOCK, DANIEL W. FINK, JOSEPH J. SCHENA, JIM MANLEY, WILLIAM B. BUCHANAN JR., MICHAEL FONTAINE, SCOTT A. KATZMANN, JOSEPH ANOTHONY LASALA, HARRIS LYDON, GRAHAM A. POWIS, PATRICK A STURGEON (the “CIM Transferees”), and LADENBURG THALMANN & CO. INC. (collectively, the “Initial Shareholders”) and CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, a New York corporation (“Escrow Agent”) hereby amends that certain amends that certain STOCK ESCROW AGREEMENT (the “Initial Agreement”), dated as of February 27, 2018, by and among the Company, Union Group, Union Associates, KYLE P. BRANSFIELD, GERALD W. HADDOCK, DANIEL W. FINK, JOSEPH J. SCHENA, JIM MANLEY, CIM SECURITIES, LLC, and LADENBURG THALMANN & CO. INC. and the Escrow Agent. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Initial Agreement.

WHEREAS, on November 8, 2018, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) by and between the Company, Joseph J. Schena, solely in his capacity as representative of the holders of Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the closing of the business combination contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement and their successors, and Bioceres, Inc. and its successor.

WHEREAS, in order to meet certain conditions to closing set forth in the Share Exchange Agreement, the parties hereto have determined to release a certain number of Escrow Shares held by the Initial Shareholders from escrow (the “Release”) and to subsequently “unlock” (the “Unlocking”) such shares so that they are no longer subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 3.2 of the Initial Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company has approved the Release and Unlocking of Ordinary Shares held by the Initial Shareholders.

WHEREAS, the purpose of this Amendment is to set forth provisions permitting the Release and Unlocking of Ordinary Shares and to update Exhibit A to the Initial Agreement to reflect the number of Ordinary Shares held in escrow by the Escrow Agent following the applicable Release.

WHEREAS, shortly after the execution of the Initial Agreement, CIM SECURITIES, LLC transferred its Ordinary Shares to the CIM Transferees in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Initial Agreement and the Ordinary Shares held by the CIM Transferees as of the date hereof and held in escrow by the Escrow Agent are properly reflected on Exhibit A hereto.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:



1.     

The following section shall be incorporated into the Initial Agreement:

 

“4.5 Early Release of Escrow Shares. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.3., during the Escrow Period, all or any portion of the Escrow Shares may be released from escrow and/or the restrictions on transfer set forth herein may be removed (other than the customary restrictions on transfer applicable to privately held and/or control securities), provided, that all of the parties to this Agreement, or their permitted transferees, provide their mutual written consent and all reasonable requirements of the Escrow Agent necessary to effect any such release and/or removal of restrictions on transfer are satisfied.”

 
2.

Exhibit A to the Initial Escrow Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety with Exhibit A attached hereto.

 
3.

All other terms and conditions as contained in the Initial Agreement shall remain binding on the parties hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

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WITNESS the execution of this Agreement as of the date first above written.

UNION ACQUISITION CORP.

 
 

By:     

/s/ Kyle Bransfield

Name: Kyle Bransfield

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

INITIAL SHAREHOLDERS:

 

UNION GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

 
   
By:      /s/ Juan Sartori

Name: Juan Sartori

Title: Chairman

 
UNION ACQUISITION ASSOCIATES, LLC
 
By:  /s/ Kyle Bransfield

Name: Kyle Bransfield

Title: Member

 
LADENBURG THALMANN & CO. INC.
 
By:  /s/ Steven Kaplan

Name: Steven Kaplan

Title: Head of Capital Markets

 
/s/ William B. Buchanan Jr.
Name: William B. Buchanan Jr.
 
/s/ Michael Fontaine
Name: Michael Fontaine
 
/s/ Scott A. Katzmann
Name: 

Scott A. Katzmann

 
/s/ Joseph Anthony Lasala
Name: Joseph Anthony Lasala
 
/s/ Harris Lydon
Name: Harris Lydon

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/s/ Graham A. Powis

Name: Graham A. Powis

 
/s/ Patrick A. Sturgeon

Name: Patrick A. Sturgeon

 
/s/ Kyle P. Bransfield

Name: Kyle P. Bransfield

 
/s/ Jim Manley

Name: Jim Manley

 
/s/ Gerald W. Haddock

Name: Gerald W. Haddock

 
/s/ Daniel W. Fink

Name: Daniel W. Fink

 
/s/ Joseph J. Schena

Name: Joseph J. Schena

 
 

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

 
 
By:  /s/ Ana Gois

Name: Ana Gois

Title: Vice President

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EXHIBIT A

Number Stock Date of
Name and Address of Shares Certificate Number Insider Letter
Union Group International Holdings Limited      1,107,216      1      February 27, 2018
 
Union Acquisition Associates, LLC 121,449 2 February 27, 2018
 
Jim Manley 45,673 3 February 27, 2018
 
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. 18,389 4 February 27, 2018
 
William B. Buchanan Jr. 4,910 February 27, 2018
 
Michael Fontaine 360 February 27, 2018
 
Scott A. Katzmann 4,910 February 27, 2018
 
Joseph Anthony Lasala 721 February 27, 2018
 
Harris Lydon 4,910 February 27, 2018
 
Graham A. Powis 776 February 27, 2018
 
Patrick A. Sturgeon 1,803 February 27, 2018
 
PENSCO Trust Company (on behalf of Kyle P. Bransfield) 75,000 6 February 27, 2018
 
Gerald W. Haddock 12,500 7 February 27, 2018
 
Daniel W. Fink 12,500 8 February 27, 2018
 
Joseph J. Schena 12,500 9 February 27, 2018
 
Kyle P. Bransfield 8,954 10 February 27, 2018