[6-K] Vertical Aerospace Ltd. Current Report (Foreign Issuer)
Vertical Aerospace Ltd. outlines a comprehensive financing package that could provide significant funding flexibility. The company arranged (i) up to $50 million in additional 10.00% / 12.00% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2030 with Mudrick Capital, (ii) up to $250 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares with Yorkville, and (iii) an equity line of credit for ordinary shares with Yorkville of up to $500 million.
The new note facility lets Vertical draw up to $50 million over one year at a fixed conversion price of $3.50 per share, subject to liquidity and solvency conditions and a company repurchase right at a premium. The preferred equity facility allows tranches of up to $25 million each over 24 months at $960 per share, with conversion based on market price and an 18% in‑kind dividend after certain Triggering Events. The three‑year standby equity purchase agreement enables share sales to Yorkville at 97% of VWAP, capped by a 4.99% beneficial ownership limit. As of March 31, 2026, cash and cash equivalents were approximately £73 million ($96 million) based on preliminary data.
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Vertical arranges sizable, highly structured financing with meaningful potential dilution.
Vertical Aerospace has negotiated three linked facilities: up to $50 million in additional secured convertible notes, up to $250 million of Series A convertible preferred shares, and a $500 million equity line. Together they expand potential funding sources but introduce multiple layers of senior, convertible capital.
The note facility extends debt maturity to 2030, gives Mudrick a fixed equity conversion price of $3.50, and lets the company repurchase additional notes at a 12% cash premium plus accrued interest. The preferred shares sit senior to ordinary equity, earn 18% in‑kind dividends after Triggering Events, and convert at a market‑linked price with a floor, which can be sensitive to share price moves.
The standby equity purchase agreement allows ordinary share issuance at 97% of VWAP, subject to a 4.99% ownership cap and a $2 million share‑based commitment fee. Actual impact on leverage and dilution will depend on how much of each facility Vertical uses relative to its preliminary cash balance of approximately £73 million ($96 million) as of March 31, 2026.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April 2026
Commission File Number: 001-41169
Vertical Aerospace Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Unit 1 Camwal Court, Chapel Street
Bristol BS2 0UW
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K
Comprehensive Financing Package
As previously announced, on March 30, 2026, Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement in principle, as documented in a term sheet dated March 30, 2026 (“Term Sheet”) by and among the Company, Mudrick Capital Management L.P. (“Mudrick Capital”) and YA II PN, Ltd. (“Yorkville”), in respect of a comprehensive financing package comprising (i) a senior secured convertible notes facility, to be provided by Mudrick Capital, of up to $50 million of additional 10.00% / 12.00% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2030 (the “Convertible Senior Secured Notes”) issuable under the indenture dated December 16, 2021, among the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent, as amended and supplemented (the “Indenture”); (ii) a convertible preferred equity facility, to be provided by Yorkville, of up to $250 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, with a liquidation value of $1,000 per share (the “Preferred Shares”); and (iii) an equity line of credit for ordinary shares, to be provided by Yorkville, of up to $500 million.
Senior Secured Convertible Notes Facility
On April 20, 2026, as contemplated by the Term Sheet, the Company entered into the third supplemental indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”) with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, acting as trustee and collateral agent, amending the Indenture to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the Convertible Senior Secured Notes to December 15, 2030. A copy of the Third Supplemental Indenture is furnished as Exhibit 4.1 hereto.
On April 20, 2026, as contemplated by the Term Sheet, the Company entered into a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “Convertible Note Purchase Agreement”) with Mudrick Capital, pursuant to which the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to cause Mudrick Capital to purchase up to $50,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount of additional Convertible Senior Secured Notes (the “Additional Notes”) to be issued under the Indenture during a period of one year following the date of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement. Mudrick Capital may convert the Additional Notes into the Company’s ordinary shares at a fixed conversion price of $3.50 per ordinary share. Each issuance will be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of various customary conditions, as specified in the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, including the Company having $50 million in liquidity and being solvent and able to pay its debts for the following four months after such issuance.
Pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, at any time until the one-year anniversary of the date of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, the Company is permitted to repurchase any Additional Notes in a privately negotiated repurchase transaction, at a repurchase price that includes an applicable premium. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, Mudrick Capital has agreed to not convert any of the Additional Notes into the Company’s ordinary shares once the Company has exercised its repurchase right for such Additional Notes as described in the preceding sentence. A copy of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Convertible Preferred Equity Facility
On April 20, 2026, as contemplated by the Term Sheet, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Yorkville, pursuant to which the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to issue and sell to Yorkville up to $250,000,000 of Preferred Shares, in tranches not to exceed $25,000,000 each, over a 24-month period. At the first closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement, coinciding with the date of execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement, Yorkville purchased 25,000 Preferred Shares at a purchase price of $960.00 per Preferred Share. Subsequent tranches of 25,000 Preferred Shares may be purchased by the Company, at its option (but subject to Mudrick Capital’s consent pursuant to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement), at a purchase price of $960.00 per Preferred Share, at least 60 days following any previous drawdown, subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of certain conditions, including minimum share price and trading volume thresholds, an effective resale registration statement, and no material adverse effect.
On April 20, 2026, the Company adopted the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares of the Company (the “Certificate of Designations”), which sets forth the terms, rights, preferences and restrictions of the Preferred Shares, including the terms pursuant to which the Company may be required to issue additional Preferred Shares as payment-in-kind dividends and ordinary shares of the Company upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
Each Preferred Share has an initial stated value of $1,000, which is subject to proportional adjustment upon the occurrence of any stock split, stock dividend, stock combination and/or similar transactions, and, when issued, the Preferred Shares will be fully paid and non-assessable.
The Preferred Shares, with respect to the payment of dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company, ranks senior to all of the Company’s capital stock, unless the Required Holders (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) consent to the creation of other capital stock that is senior or equal in rank to the Preferred Shares.
The holders of Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive dividends on the stated value of their Preferred Shares from and after the occurrence of any Triggering Event (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) and during the continuance of the Triggering Event. Triggering Events include, but are not limited to: suspension from trading or failure of the ordinary shares to be trading or listed within certain time periods; failure to issue ordinary shares upon conversion of Preferred Shares within certain time periods; failure to pay dividends on any dividend date; and certain bankruptcy or insolvency events. Any such dividends are payable “in kind,” in the form of additioanal Preferred Shares, quarterly in arrears at the dividend rate of 18% per annum.
The Preferred Shares are convertible at any time into ordinary shares at a conversion price equal to the lower of (a) 120% of the closing price of the ordinary shares on the day prior to the applicable issuance date (or for the first tranche of Preferred Shares issued at the first closing, $3.588), and (b) 96% of the lowest daily VWAP (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of the ordinary shares during the five consecutive trading day period preceding but not including the Conversion Date (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), with such price determined under this clause (b) subject to a floor price of $0.598. A holder of the Preferred Shares may not transfer all or any portion of its Preferred Shares without the Company’s express prior written consent, except to an Affiliate (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of such holder or to the Company.
On or after the date that is 181 days after the applicable issuance date for any Preferred Shares, the Company has the right to redeem all or some of the outstanding Preferred Shares issued at such issuance date at a cash redemption price equal to the Conversion Amount (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) multiplied by 105%, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
In connection with a Triggering Event or a Fundamental Transaction, a holder of Preferred Shares may require the Company to repurchase all or any portion of the holder’s Preferred Shares at a cash redemption price equal to the Conversion Amount (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) multiplied by 105%, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designations.
If at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any options, convertible securities, or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all or substantially all of the record holders of ordinary shares (the “Purchase Rights”), then each holder of Preferred Shares will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of ordinary shares acquirable upon complete conversion of all the Preferred Shares held by such holder immediately prior to the date as of which the record holders of ordinary shares are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights, subject to certain limitations on beneficial ownership.
The Certificate of Designations prohibits the Company from entering into specified fundamental transactions (including, without limitation, mergers, business combinations and similar transactions) (each, a “Fundamental Transaction”) unless the Company (or the Company’s successor) assumes in writing all of the Company’s obligations under the Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) and the successor entity is a publicly traded corporation listed on an eligible market or else the Company redeems the then outstanding Preferred Shares in full in connection with the Fundamental Transaction.
The Preferred Shares will carry voting rights on an as converted basis (subject to a 4.99% benefical ownership limitation) and rank senior to ordinary shares upon liquidation, but junior to the existing and additional senior secured convertible notes under the Indenture.
The Company is subject to certain restrictions, including with respect to the issuance of variable rate instruments other than, subject to certain standstills, the equity line of credit (described below) and the Company’s “at the market” share issuance program pursuant to the open market sale agreement, dated September 5, 2025, as amended, between the Company and Jefferies LLC. In addition, the Company will not, and will cause its subsidiaries to not: redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of the Company’s capital stock (other than as permitted under the Certificate of Designations); incur any indebtedness or any liens (other than as permitted under the Certificate of Designations); or issue any preferred stock or any other securities that would cause a breach or default under the Certificate of Designations.
A copy of the Securities Purchase Agreement is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto. A copy of the Certificate of Designations is furnished as Exhibit 99.3 hereto.
Equity Line of Credit
On April 20, 2026, as contemplated by the Term Sheet, the Company entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement relating to an equity subscription line (the “Standby Equity Purchase Agreement”) and a Registration Rights Agreement in relation thereto (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), in each case with Yorkville. Pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth in the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to issue and sell to Yorkville, from time to time during the three-year commitment period, up to $500,000,000 (the “Commitment Amount”) of the Company’s ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share (the “SEPA Shares”).
Upon the satisfaction of the conditions to Yorkville’s purchase obligation set forth in the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, including that an effective registration statement registering the resale by Yorkville of the SEPA Shares that may be issued and sold to it by the Company, the Company will have the right, but not the obligation, from time to time in its sole discretion to direct Yorkville to purchase SEPA Shares by delivering a written notice to Yorkville (such notice, an “Advance Notice”) on any trading day, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement. SEPA Shares under each Advance will be sold at 97% of the average daily VWAP during the applicable pricing period.
Pursuant to the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, in no event may the Company issue to Yorkville with respect to each Advance more than 4.99% of the ordinary shares then outstanding. In addition, Yorkville is not obligated to buy any SEPA Shares under the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement if such SEPA Shares, when aggregated with all other ordinary shares then beneficially owned by Yorkville and its Affiliates would result in Yorkville beneficially owning ordinary shares exceeding 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares.
In addition, pursuant to the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, the Company shall pay Yorkville a total commitment fee equaling 0.40% of the Commitment Amount, or $2,000,000 in aggregate (the “Commitment Fee”), to be paid in ordinary shares of the Company (the “Commitment Shares”), with 50% of the Commitment Fee falling due on the signing of the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement and 50% falling due six months thereafter.
Copies of the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement are furnished as Exhibit 99.4 and Exhibit 99.5, respectively.
On April 20, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the signing of the transaction documents described above, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.6.
Cash Position
As at March 31, 2026, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling approximately £73 million ($96 million).
Preliminary Financial Data
The March 31, 2026 preliminary financial data included in this report on Form 6-K has been prepared by, and is the responsibility of, Vertical Aerospace Ltd.'s management. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not audited, reviewed, compiled, or applied agreed-upon procedures with respect to the preliminary financial data. Accordingly, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto. The preliminary financial data included in this report on Form 6-K is based on information available to management as of the date of this report and subject to adjustment.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The information included in this Report on Form 6-K (including each of the Exhibits hereto except for Exhibit 99.6) is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-270756, File No. 333-284763, File No. 333-287207 and File No. 333-292448) (including any prospectuses forming a part of such registration statements) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this Report on Form 6-K is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Third Supplemental Indenture, dated April 20, 2026, between Vertical Aerospace Ltd. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association. | |
| 99.1 | Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated April 20, 2026, by and between Vertical Aerospace Ltd. and Mudrick Capital Management L.P. on behalf of certain funds, investors, entities or accounts that is managed, sponsored or advised by Mudrick Capital Management L.P. or its affiliates. | |
| 99.2 | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 20, 2026, by and between Vertical Aerospace Ltd. and YA II PN, Ltd. | |
| 99.3 | Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares of Vertical Aerospace Ltd., dated April 20, 2026. | |
| 99.4 | Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, dated April 20, 2026, by and between Vertical Aerospace Ltd. and YA II PN, Ltd. | |
| 99.5 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 20, 2026, by and between Vertical Aerospace Ltd. and YA II PN, Ltd. | |
| 99.6 | Press Release of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. dated April 20, 2026. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Vertical Aerospace Ltd. | ||
| Date: April 20, 2026 | By: | /s/ Stuart Simpson |
| Stuart Simpson | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 99.1
CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This CONVERTIBLE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into on April 20, 2026, by and between Vertical Aerospace Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”) and Mudrick Capital Management L.P. on behalf of certain funds, investors, entities or accounts that are managed, sponsored or advised by Mudrick Capital Management L.P. or its affiliates (the “Purchaser”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture (as defined below).
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2021, the Issuer and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (the “Trustee”), entered into an indenture (the “Base Indenture”), under which the Issuer issued an original aggregate principal amount of US$200,000,000 7.00% / 9.00% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2026 (the “Initial Notes”);
WHEREAS, on December 23, 2024, the Issuer and the Trustee entered into the first supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), setting forth certain amendments to the Base Indenture, including: (i) increasing the interest rate applicable to the Initial Notes to 10.00% for cash interest and 12.00% for PIK interest; (ii) extending the maturity date of the Initial Notes to December 15, 2028; and (iii) providing for a fixed conversion price of US$2.75 per Issuer ordinary share for half of the principal amount of the Initial Notes and US$3.50 per Issuer ordinary share for the other half;
WHEREAS, on December 23, 2024, the Issuer, Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd (a company incorporated in England and Wales with company number 1250994 and a subsidiary of the Issuer; the “Subsidiary Guarantor”) and the Trustee entered into the second supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), pursuant to which the Subsidiary Guarantor became a guarantor of the Notes under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, on April 20, 2026, the Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantor and the Trustee entered into the third supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), setting forth certain amendments to the Base Indenture, including: (i) extending the maturity date of the Initial Notes to December 15, 2030; and (ii) permitting the issuance of up to $250 million face amount of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares (the “Yorkville Preferred Shares”), to YA II PN, Ltd. (“Yorkville”), plus accrued and capitalized dividends thereon, pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 20, 2026, between the Issuer and Yorkville (the “Yorkville Securities Purchase Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Section 2.03(B) of the Indenture provides that the Issuer may, with the consent of the majority of the holders of the Initial Notes, issue additional notes under the Indenture with the same terms as the Initial Notes (except with respect to the date as of which interest begins to accrue on such additional notes and the first interest payment date of such additional notes);
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires from time to time to issue and sell, and Purchaser desires from time to time to purchase, additional 10.00% / 12.00% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2030 to be issued under the Indenture (the “Additional Notes” and, together with the Initial Notes, the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement (the “Closing Date”), the Purchaser holds 100% of the Initial Notes and has given its consent to the Issuer and Trustee for the Issuer to issue the Additional Notes pursuant to that certain Consent Agreement, dated April 20, 2026, between the Purchaser, the Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantor and Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
“2026 Issuer Repurchase Right” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a).
“Additional Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Base Indenture” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Board” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(b).
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to close in the State of New York.
“Chosen Courts” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 11(h).
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Code” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5(n).
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Commitment Amount” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(a).
“Commitment Termination Date” means the earlier to occur of (a) the issuance of Additional Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Commitment Amount, (b) the obligation of the Purchaser to purchase Additional Notes having been terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (c) the date falling on the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date.
“Deferral Period” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(b).
“Draw Amount” means, in respect of each Drawdown, an amount in U.S. dollars, as specified in a Draw Notice, to be paid by the Purchaser on a Draw Date in consideration for the issuance by the Issuer of a like principal amount of Additional Notes.
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“Draw Date” means, in respect of each Drawdown, the date specified in a Draw Notice for payment by the Purchaser of the Issue Price in consideration for Additional Notes to be issued by the Issuer, which date shall fall on a Business Day not fewer than 30 calendar days following the applicable Draw Notice Date.
“Draw Notice Date” means the date on which the Issuer delivers a Draw Notice to the Purchaser.
“Draw Notice” means a written notice to be delivered by the Issuer to the Purchaser specifying, in respect of any Drawdown: (i) the Draw Amount(s), (ii) the Draw Date(s), and (iii) wire instructions for delivery of the Issue Price in respect of the Draw Amount(s) to the Issuer.
“Drawdown” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(b).
“Effectiveness Deadline” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(a).
“ERISA” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5(p).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Filing Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(a).
“First Supplemental Indenture” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Indenture” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Initial Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Issue Price” means 100% of the principal amount of Additional Notes to be issued in relation to a Drawdown.
“Issuer” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Issuer Group” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(f).
“Issuer Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(f).
“Issuer Representation Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.
“Interest Payment Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Indenture.
“Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of unrestricted and unencumbered cash held by the Issuer and its subsidiaries on deposit in bank accounts, free and clear of all Liens (except for any Liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents) and restrictions on use, and immediately available for general corporate purposes.
“Note Facility” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(a).
“Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
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“Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of the Issuer, par value US$0.001 per share.
“Plan” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5(p).
“Purchaser” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble to this Agreement.
“Purchaser Material Adverse Effect” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5(c).
“Registration Period” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(a).
“Registration Statement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(a).
“Repurchase Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a).
“Repurchase Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a).
“Repurchase Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(b).
“Repurchase Standstill” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(c).
“Sanctions” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(r).
“Scheduled Trading Days” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Indenture.
“SEC Reports” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(p).
“Second Supplemental Indenture” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Security Documents” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Indenture.
“Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(a).
“Solvent” means with respect to a particular date, that on such date (i) the fair value (and present fair saleable value) of the assets of the Issuer Group is not less than the total amount required to pay its liability on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but excluding any Additional Notes contemplated by this Agreement that are not yet issued under the Indenture), as they mature and become due; (ii) the Issuer Group is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business; (iii) assuming consummation of the issuance and sale of the Additional Notes to be issued on the Draw Date with respect to which Section 6(g) is required to be satisfied, the Issuer Group does not have, intend to incur or believe that it will incur debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; (iv) the Issuer Group is not engaged in any business or transaction, and does not propose to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital; and (v) the Issuer Group is not a defendant in any civil action that would result in a judgment that the Issuer Group is or would become unable to satisfy.
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“Subsidiary Guarantor” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Suspension Event” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8(b).
“Termination Event” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10.
“Third Supplemental Indenture” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Transactions Parties” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5(p).
“Trustee” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Underlying Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(e).
“Yorkville” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Yorkville Preferred Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Yorkville Securities Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals to this Agreement.
Section 2. Purchase and Sale.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase at the Issue Price, and the Issuer hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Purchaser from time to time until the Commitment Termination Date, Additional Notes (the “Note Facility”) for an aggregate original principal amount of up to US$50,000,000 (the “Commitment Amount”), together with, in respect of any Additional Notes issued on a date other than an Interest Payment Date, the Pre-Issuance Accrued Interest (as defined below) payable in cash in accordance with Section (e) below.
(b) The Issuer may, in its sole discretion, draw upon the Note Facility by delivery of a Draw Notice, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to the Purchaser on any Business Day commencing on or after the Closing Date until the day that is thirty (30) days prior to the Commitment Termination Date (each, a “Drawdown”).
(c) No Drawdown (or aggregate Drawdowns) may exceed US$5,000,000 (for the avoidance of doubt, without giving effect to any Pre-Issuance Accrued Interest) in any calendar month, provided that the Issuer shall be permitted in a single Draw Notice to designate up to three Drawdowns (one Drawdown per calendar month) of up to US$5,000,000 individually in a three calendar month-period for Draw Amounts in an aggregate of up to US$15,000,000.
(d) Subject to the fulfillment or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6 hereof, the Purchaser shall be obligated to purchase Additional Notes in a principal amount equal to the Draw Amount specified in a Draw Notice, and, to the extent such Additional Notes are issued on a date other than an Interest Payment Date, to pay the Pre-Issuance Accrued Interest in addition thereto in accordance with Section (e).
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(e) Subject to the fulfillment or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6 hereof, no later than the Draw Date specified in a Draw Notice, the Purchaser shall deliver the Issue Price for the Additional Notes to be issued in respect of the Draw Amount specified in such Draw Notice by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Issuer in such Draw Notice, together with an amount in cash equal to the Pre-Issuance Accrued Interest (if any), and deliver to the Issuer such information as is reasonably requested in the Draw Notice in order for the Issuer to issue and deliver the Additional Notes. Substantially simultaneously with receipt of such Issue Price and the Pre-Issuance Accrued Interest, the Issuer shall deliver such Additional Notes to the Purchaser or its assignees pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Additional Note shall be entitled to receive the full amount of interest payable for the Interest Period in which it is issued (whether paid in cash or in kind), determined in accordance with the Indenture.
For purposes herein, “Pre-Issuance Accrued Interest” means, with respect to any Additional Notes issued on a date other than an Interest Payment Date, an amount equal to the interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Additional Notes from (and including) the most recent Interest Payment Date to (but excluding) the Draw Date, determined in accordance with the Indenture based on the form of interest (cash or payment-in-kind) applicable to the Interest Period commencing on such most recent Interest Payment Date (as elected or deemed elected by the Company thereon, including the corresponding interest rate), as if such Additional Notes had been issued on such most recent Interest Payment Date.
(f) Prior to a Draw Date, (i) the Purchaser shall deliver all such other information and shall take all such actions as is reasonably requested by the Issuer in order for the Issuer to deliver the Additional Notes to the Purchaser and (ii) the Issuer shall take all such actions as is reasonably requested by the Purchaser (including providing relevant instructions to the trustee and paying agent for the Additional Notes) in order to deliver the Additional Notes to the Purchaser. In particular, the Issuer shall use reasonable best efforts to procure the delivery of Additional Notes in the form of restricted global securities in registered form without interest coupons attached, which will be issued by the Issuer, authenticated by the trustee or an authenticating agent in accordance with the Indenture and deposited with, and registered in the name of a common depositary for Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System and Clearstream Banking, S.A. or their nominees for credit to the accounts notified in writing by the Purchaser to the Issuer at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Draw Date.
Section 3. Issuer Repurchase Right.
(a) The Issuer may from time to time, at any time following their issuance until the date falling on the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, upon written notice to the Purchaser (a “Repurchase Notice”), repurchase any Notes held by the Purchaser, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of Additional Notes issued by the Issuer on the Draw Date(s), on a Business Day of the Issuer’s choosing that is no more than thirty five (35), nor less than ten (10), Business Days after the date of delivery of the Repurchase Notice (the “Repurchase Date”), irrespective of the issue date of such Additional Notes (the “2026 Issuer Repurchase Right”).
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(b) Any repurchase of Additional Notes by the Issuer pursuant to the 2026 Issuer Repurchase Right shall be made at a price in cash equal to the principal amount of such Additional Notes being repurchased (including any accreted and compounded PIK Interest), multiplied by 112%, plus all accrued and unpaid Cash Interest thereon to, but excluding, the Repurchase Date (the “Repurchase Price”); provided however, that if such Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Purchaser will be entitled, notwithstanding such repurchase, to receive on or, at the Issuer’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid Cash Interest that would have accrued on such Additional Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (in the case of Global Notes, payable in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Additional Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Repurchase Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Repurchase Price will not include accrued and unpaid Cash Interest on such Additional Note to, but excluding, such Repurchase Date.
(c) Upon the Issuer’s delivery of a Repurchase Notice, the Purchaser agrees that it shall not exercise its conversion rights pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Indenture to convert such Additional Notes subject to the Repurchase Notice (the “Repurchase Standstill”); provided that if the Issuer does not deliver the Repurchase Price by 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the Repurchase Date, then the Repurchase Standstill will no longer be in effect for the applicable Additional Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Repurchase Standstill lapses as a result of the Issuer’s failure to timely deliver the Repurchase Price, then upon Issuer’s delivery of a subsequent Repurchase Notice, the Additional Notes subject to such new Repurchase Notice will be subject to the Repurchase Standstill.
(d) The Purchaser agrees to take all actions reasonably requested by the Issuer or the Trustee to give effect to the delivery and/or cancellation of the repurchased Additional Notes against delivery to Purchaser of the Repurchase Price.
(e) The Issuer and Purchaser hereby acknowledge and agree that the 2026 Issuer Repurchase Right constitutes a “negotiated transaction” pursuant to Section 2.19 of the Indenture and that the Issuer is not exercising its rights under Section 4.03 of the Indenture in connection with its exercise of the 2026 Issuer Repurchase Right.
Section 4. Issuer Representations and Warranties. The Issuer represents and warrants to the Purchaser (for itself and in respect of other members of the Issuer Group, as applicable), as of the date of this Agreement, each Draw Notice Date and each Draw Date (each such date, an “Issuer Representation Date”), that:
(a) The Issuer is a company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted and to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under the Third Supplemental Indenture and related documents. The Subsidiary Guarantor is a limited liability corporation, duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of England and Wales, and has the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is being conducted, and has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize its entry into, performance and delivery of, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Security Documents and related documents to which it is or will be party and the transactions contemplated thereby; and no limit on the Subsidiary Guarantor’s powers will be exceeded as a result of the grant of security or giving of guarantees or indemnities contemplated by the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Security Documents and related documents to which it is party.
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(b) This Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Purchaser, shall constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Issuer and is enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity (including concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing with respect to those jurisdictions that recognize such concepts) ((i) and (ii) together being the “Reserved Matters”).
(c) The issue of the Additional Notes has been or will be duly authorized and, when issued to the Purchaser against full payment for the Additional Notes in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Additional Notes will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by the Reserved Matters.
(d) The Indenture constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer and the guarantors thereunder (including the Subsidiary Guarantor), enforceable against the Issuer and the guarantors, respectively, in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by the Reserved Matters. Each Security Document has been duly authorized by the relevant security grantor and creates or confirms, as applicable, legal, valid and binding first-ranking security interests that each Security Document purports to create for the benefit of the secured parties named therein, in each case subject to the terms set forth in such Security Document. The obligations expressed to be assumed by the relevant security grantor (including the Subsidiary Guarantor) under each Security Document to which it is party are legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by the Reserved Matters. The relevant security grantor (including the Subsidiary Guarantor) under each Security Document owns the relevant Collateral (as defined in the Indenture) covered by such Security Document free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim, other than as permitted under the Indenture. All filings and other actions necessary to perfect and protect each security interest in the Collateral created under the Security Documents have been duly made or taken and are in full force and effect and create a valid first-ranking security interest in the Collateral securing the obligations of the relevant security grantor (including the Subsidiary Guarantor), in favor of the collateral agent under the Indenture, in each case subject to the terms set forth in such Security Document.
(e) The Issuer’s Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Additional Notes (the “Underlying Shares”) have been duly authorized and, when issued upon conversion of the Additional Notes, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of any preemptive rights created under the Issuer’s constitutional documents (as adopted on or prior to such Issuer Representation Date), by any contract to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound, or under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
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(f) The execution, delivery and, upon effectiveness of this Agreement and each of the Security Documents, performance by the Issuer and each of its subsidiaries (as applicable) party thereto of this Agreement and each of the Security Documents (including compliance by the Issuer and its relevant subsidiaries (as applicable) party thereto with all of the provisions in this Agreement and each of the Security Documents to which it is party), the issuance and sale of the Additional Notes and the issuance and delivery of Underlying Shares upon conversion of the Additional Notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture do not and will not (i) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon, any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, charge, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, is a party or by which the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, or (iii) result in any violation by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries of any law, statute or any judgment, order, rule, regulation or other legally enforceable requirement of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Issuer Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, delay, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to the Issuer or the relevant subsidiary (as applicable) that has a material adverse effect on (x) the assets, business, prospects, shareholders’ equity, results of operation or financial operations of the Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole by reference to the position as at the date of this Agreement, (y) the validity of the Additional Notes, or (z) the legal authority of the Issuer or the relevant subsidiary (as applicable) to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the Security Documents to which it is party; provided, however, that no Issuer Material Adverse Effect shall be deemed to have occurred if such event, change, delay, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to the Issuer or the relevant subsidiary (as applicable) (i) was known by the Purchaser as at the date of this Agreement to have already occurred or to be going to occur, (ii) was caused, directly or indirectly, by any delay or failure by the Purchaser to timely grant a consent pursuant to Section 7, or (iii) was caused, directly or indirectly, by any delay or failure by the Purchaser to timely pay to the Issuer the purchase price for the Additional Notes as contemplated hereby.
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(g) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized share capital of the Issuer is US$1,010,000 divided into 1,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares and 10,000,000 preferred shares of a par value of US$0.001 each. As of the date of this Agreement, (a) 127,363,370 Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding, (b) no preferred shares are issued and outstanding, (c) 50,000,000 warrants, each exercisable to purchase 1/10th Ordinary Share at US$50.00 per full share, are issued and outstanding, (d) 2,625,000 warrants, each exercisable to purchase 1/10th Ordinary Share at US$100.00 per full share, are issued and outstanding, (e) 19,264,935 warrants, each exercisable to purchase 1/10th Ordinary Share at US$115.00 per full share, are issued and outstanding, (f) 7,450,000 Tranche A warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Ordinary Share at US$6.00 per share, are issued and outstanding, (g) 7,500,000 Tranche B warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Ordinary Share at US$7.50 per share, are issued and outstanding, (h) an option to purchase 200,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of US$115.00 per full share, is granted and outstanding, and (i) 18,806,977 Ordinary Shares were subject to issuance upon the grant or exercise of employee incentive plan awards. As of the date hereof, except with respect to the outstanding Initial Notes and as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Issuer any Ordinary Shares or other equity interests in the Issuer or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Ordinary Shares. Other than as publicly disclosed, there are no shareholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Issuer is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any equity interests of the Issuer. Other than as publicly disclosed, there are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Issuer is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Additional Notes.
(h) Assuming the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Additional Notes by the Issuer to the Purchaser.
(i) Neither the Issuer nor any person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any securities of the Issuer or solicited any offers to buy any securities of Issuer under circumstances that would adversely affect reliance by the Issuer on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the exemption from registration for the transactions contemplated hereby or would require registration of the issuance of the Additional Notes under the Securities Act.
(j) The Issuer is not a “U.S. person” (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act); neither the Issuer, nor its affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged or will engage in any general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act), in connection with the offer or sale of any of the Additional Notes, and neither the Issuer, nor any person acting on its behalf has offered any of the Additional Notes in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
(k) The Issuer and each security grantor (including the Subsidiary Guarantor) is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer and/or the relevant security grantor (as applicable) of this Agreement and each Security Document to which it is party (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Additional Notes), other than: (i) filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (ii) filings required by applicable state or federal securities laws, (iii) filings required by the NYSE, (iv) the consent of the majority of the holders of the Initial Notes, which consent has been given by the Purchaser in its capacity as the holder of 100% of the Initial Notes, (v) where the security grantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom, the registration of charge filed in respect of each Security Document to which such security grantor is party with the United Kingdom’s Registrar of Companies within the relevant period, together with prescribed particulars, in accordance with section 859A of the United Kingdom’s Companies Act 2006, and (vi) filings, the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.
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(l) No broker, finder or other financial consultant has acted on the Issuer’s behalf in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(m) The Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantor are in compliance with all applicable laws, except where such non-compliance would not have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect. The Issuer and the Subsidiary Guarantor have not received any written, or to its knowledge, other communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Issuer or the Subsidiary Guarantor is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an Issuer Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending against the Issuer or the Subsidiary Guarantor, or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer or the Subsidiary Guarantor or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Issuer or the Subsidiary Guarantor.
(o) The Issuer is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Additional Notes will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(p) As of their respective dates, all reports required to be filed by the Issuer with the SEC (such reports, the “SEC Reports”) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Issuer included in the SEC Reports were prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, consistently applied, comply in all material respects with the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Issuer Group as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes and other presentation items as is permissible under the International Financial Reporting Standards. The Issuer timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Issuer was required to file with the SEC since inception. A copy of each SEC Report is available to the Purchaser via the SEC’s EDGAR system. There are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received by the Issuer from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC with respect to any of the SEC Reports.
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(q) There are no liabilities of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries that would be required by International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board to be reflected on the face of the consolidated balance sheet of the Issuer, except (i) liabilities reflected or reserved against in the financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto contained in the SEC Reports since January 1, 2025, (ii) liabilities incurred since December 31, 2025 in the ordinary course of business and (iii) liabilities that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Issuer Material Adverse Effect.
(r) The Ordinary Shares of the Issuer are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and listed for trading on the NYSE under the symbol “EVTL”. There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against the Issuer by the NYSE or the SEC, respectively, to prohibit or terminate the listing of the Ordinary Shares on the NYSE or to deregister such shares under the Exchange Act. The Issuer has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Ordinary Shares under the Exchange Act. As soon as reasonably practicable following the filing of any Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8 hereof, the Issuer will file a supplemental listing application with the NYSE for the number of Underlying Shares registered for resale under such Registration Statement.
(s) Since its formation, neither the Issuer nor, to the Issuer’s knowledge, its subsidiaries, has (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) made or offered to make any unlawful payment or provided or offered to provide anything of value to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or any other local or foreign anti-corruption or bribery law, or (iii) made any other unlawful payment. Since its formation, neither the Issuer nor, to the Issuer’s knowledge, its subsidiaries has directly or knowingly indirectly, given or agreed to give any unlawful gift or similar benefit in any material amount to any customer, supplier, governmental employee or other person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the Issuer or its subsidiaries or assist the Issuer or its subsidiaries in connection with any actual or proposed transaction. Since its formation, the operations of each of the Issuer and, to the Issuer’s knowledge, its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with money laundering statutes in all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental authority that has jurisdiction over the Issuer or its subsidiaries. Except as permitted by applicable law, neither the Issuer nor, to the Issuer’s knowledge, its subsidiaries or any director, officer, agent, or employee of the Issuer is a person that is, or is controlled or owned 50 percent or more, individually or in the aggregate, by one or more persons that are currently the subject of any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or His Majesty’s Treasury (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries located, organized, incorporated or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, the Crimea region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria). Neither the Issuer nor, to the Issuer’s knowledge, any of its subsidiaries or any director, officer, agent, or employee of the Issuer has received notice of, or is otherwise aware of, any claim, action, suit, proceedings or investigation involving it with respect to Sanctions.
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Section 5. Purchaser Representations and Warranties. The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Issuer, as of the date of this Agreement and each Draw Date, that:
(a) The Purchaser has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (if such concept exists in such jurisdiction), with power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) This Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and, assuming that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer, shall constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, and is enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by the Reserved Matters.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement (including compliance by the Purchaser with all of the provisions hereof), the purchase of the Additional Notes and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, charge, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Purchaser is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Purchaser or (iii) result in any violation by the Purchaser of any law, statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation or any other legally enforceable requirement of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) would reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Purchaser Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, delay, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to the Purchaser that has a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(d) The Purchaser is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
(e) The Purchaser (i)(1) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or (2) is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act), (ii) is acquiring the Additional Notes only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if the Purchaser is subscribing for the Additional Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a qualified institutional buyer or an accredited investor and the Purchaser has full investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (iii) is not acquiring the Additional Notes with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act and has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Additional Notes. The Purchaser is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Additional Notes.
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(f) The Purchaser understands that the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act, or any “offer of relevant securities to the public” within the meaning of the United Kingdom Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/105) (as amended), and that the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. The Purchaser understands that (i) the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the Purchaser absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (1) to the Issuer or a subsidiary thereof, (2) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur solely in offshore transactions outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (3) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each of cases (2) and (3), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, (ii) the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares may be subject to transfer restrictions under applicable laws and (iii) any certificates or book entries representing the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares may constitute “control” securities under applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws that may not be freely resold in the United States. The Purchaser understands and agrees that the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares will be subject to the foregoing restrictions and, as a result of these restrictions, the Purchaser may not be able to readily resell the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares, and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares for an indefinite period of time. The Purchaser acknowledges that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares.
(g) The Purchaser understands and agrees that it is purchasing the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares directly from the Issuer. The Purchaser has received or has had full access to all the information the Purchaser considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Additional Notes. The Purchaser further has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Issuer to obtain additional information necessary to verify any information furnished to the Purchaser or to which the Purchaser had access. In making its decision to acquire the Additional Notes, the Purchaser has relied solely upon independent investigation made by the Purchaser. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Purchaser further acknowledges that (i) there have not been, and the Purchaser hereby agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to the Purchaser by the Issuer, any of the Issuer’s affiliates, officers or directors, expressly or by implication, in connection with the Purchaser’s purchase of the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Issuer expressly set forth in this Agreement, and (ii) the Purchaser is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any representations, warranties or covenants other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement in connection with its purchase of the Additional Notes and Underlying Shares.
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(h) The Purchaser (i) is an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in equity transactions that are not registered under the Securities Act, and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities and (iii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Notes and the Underlying Shares. Accordingly, the Purchaser understands that the offering meets (i) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (ii) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).
(i) The Purchaser became aware of this offering of the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares solely by means of direct contact between the Purchaser and the Issuer. The Purchaser has a pre-existing substantive relationship (as interpreted in guidance from the Commission under the Securities Act) with the Issuer, and the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares were offered to the Purchaser solely by direct contact between the Purchaser and the Issuer. The Purchaser did not become aware of this offering of the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares, nor were the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares offered to the Purchaser, by any other means. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act), and (ii) to the Purchaser’s knowledge, are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
(j) The Purchaser acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares. The Purchaser is able to fend for itself in the transactions contemplated herein, has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares. The Purchaser acknowledges that neither the Issuer nor any of its agents or affiliates have provided any tax advice or any other representation or guarantee, whether written or oral, regarding the tax consequences of its investment in the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares.
(k) Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), the Purchaser represents and acknowledges that the Purchaser has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares and determined that the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares are a suitable investment for the Purchaser and that the Purchaser is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of the Purchaser’s investment in the Issuer. The Purchaser acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(l) The Purchaser understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Additional Notes and the Underlying Shares, or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of an investment in the Additional Notes and Underlying Shares.
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(m) Except as permitted by applicable law, neither the Purchaser nor, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, any director, officer, agent or employee of the Purchaser is a person that is, or is controlled or owned 50 percent or more, individually or in the aggregate, by one or more persons that are currently the subject of any Sanctions, nor is the Purchaser resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, the Crimea region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria). Neither the Purchaser nor, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, any director, officer, agent or employee of the Purchaser has received notice of, or is otherwise aware of, any claim, action, suit, proceedings or investigation involving it with respect to Sanctions.
(n) If the Purchaser is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, the Purchaser represents and warrants that (i) it has not relied on the Issuer or any of its affiliates (the “Transactions Parties”) as the Plan’s fiduciary or for advice, with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Notes and the Underlying Shares, and none of the Transactions Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Notes and the Underlying Shares and (ii) none of the acquisition, holding and/or transfer or disposition of the Notes and the Underlying Shares will result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or any similar law or regulation.
(o) The Purchaser has, and on each date the relevant Issue Price would be required to be funded to the Issuer pursuant to Section 2 will have, sufficient immediately available funds to pay the Issue Price pursuant to Section 2.
(p) No broker, finder, or other financial consultant has acted on behalf of or at the direction of the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such a way as to create any liability on the Issuer.
Section 6. Conditions Precedent. The Purchaser’s obligation to purchase the relevant Additional Notes pursuant to the terms included herein is subject to the fulfillment or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) written waiver by the Purchaser, on each Draw Date, of each of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties made by the Issuer in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such Draw Date (or, if such representation and warranties speak as of another date, as of such date) (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Issuer Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be so true and correct in all respects as of such Draw Date (or, if such representation and warranties speak as of another date, as of such date)).
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(b) The Issuer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Issuer at or prior to such Draw Date.
(c) All required regulatory approvals, if any, in connection with the related Drawdown shall have been received.
(d) There shall not as of the Draw Date be any (i) Default or Event of Default under the Indenture or (ii) breach of the Issuer or its affiliate's obligations (or pending breach, giving effect to any applicable cure period) under the governing documents for the Yorkville Preferred Shares.
(e) There shall not be in force any order, judgment or injunction by or with any governmental authority in the United States enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the related Drawdown.
(f) Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Issuer Material Adverse Effect which is continuing as of the applicable Draw Date.
(g) On, immediately after, and, based on the Issuer's projected cash flows prepared on a reasonable basis, for the 120 days following such Draw Date, the Issuer together with its subsidiaries (the “Issuer Group”), on a consolidated basis (after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Additional Notes on such Draw Date and the application of the proceeds therefrom) will be Solvent and no event has occurred or circumstance arisen that might (whether or not with the giving of notice and/or the passage of time and/or the fulfillment of any other requirement) result in a winding up, liquidation, dissolution, or insolvency proceeding of any member of the Issuer Group.
(h) The Issuer shall have at least US$50,000,000 in Liquidity as of such Draw Date, exclusive of any forecasted proceeds from any Drawdown.
(i) The Purchaser shall have received a certificate signed by the Issuer’s Principal Financial Officer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B certifying as to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 6(a), (d), (g) and (h) hereto.
Section 7. Purchaser Consent Right to Yorkville Preferred
(a) The Issuer agrees, so long as the Purchaser beneficially owns at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, to not issue any “Additional Preferred Shares” (as defined in the Yorkville Securities Purchase Agreement) of Yorkville Preferred Shares to Yorkville without the Purchaser’s prior written consent (which consent may be given by email between counsel to the Parties). For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchaser agrees to provide its consent for the Issuer to issue an “Initial Preferred Shares” (as defined in the Yorkville Securities Purchase Agreement) of Yorkville Preferred Shares to Yorkville on the Closing Date.
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Section 8. Registration of Underlying Shares.
(a) The Issuer agrees that the Issuer will file with the Commission (at the Issuer’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Underlying Shares (the “Registration Statement”) no later than the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after the Closing Date and (ii) the date that the Issuer files any other registration statement registering the resale of any securities (such earlier date, the “Filing Date”), and the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) the sixtieth (60th) calendar day after the filing thereof (or, in the event the Commission notifies the Issuer that it will “review” the Registration Statement, the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the filing thereof) and (ii) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date the Issuer is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided that if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business; provided further that if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same amount of days that the Commission remains closed for operations. The Issuer will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to the Purchaser for review at least two (2) Business Days in advance of filing the Registration Statement; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Issuer be required to delay or postpone the filing of such Registration Statement as a result of or in connection with Purchaser’s review. In no event shall the Purchaser be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless requested by the Commission or another regulatory agency; provided that if the Commission or another regulatory agency requests that the Purchaser be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, the Purchaser will have the opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement upon its written request to the Issuer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Issuer from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Underlying Shares by the applicable shareholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Underlying Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Underlying Shares as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Underlying Shares to be registered for each selling shareholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling shareholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Underlying Shares under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Issuer shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement to register such Underlying Shares not included in the Registration Statement and cause such amendment or Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable. The Issuer agrees that, except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, at its expense, the Issuer will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain continuously effective with respect to the Purchaser and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or to file a “shelf” registration statement on Form F-3 once available (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) or, if not available, that another registration statement is available for the resale of the Underlying Shares and ensure that the applicable Registration Statement or any subsequent shelf registration statement is free of any material misstatements or omissions until the earlier of (i) three (3) years from the effective date of the Registration Statement and (ii) the date on which all of the Underlying Shares shall have been sold (such period, the “Registration Period”). Subject to receipt from the Purchaser by the Issuer’s and the Issuer’s transfer agent of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Issuer in connection therewith, the Purchaser may request that the Issuer remove any legend from the book entry position evidencing its Underlying Shares and the Issuer will, if required by the Issuer’s transfer agent, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause an opinion of the Issuer’s counsel be provided, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Issuer’s transfer agent, to the effect that the removal of such restrictive legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act, following the earliest of such time as the Underlying Shares (1) are subject to or have been or may be sold or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement, (2) have been or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, or (3) are eligible for resale under Rule 144(b)(1) or any successor provision without the requirement for the Issuer to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions applicable to the sale or transfer of such Underlying Shares, or another exemption from registration. If restrictive legends are no longer required for the Underlying Shares pursuant to the foregoing, the Issuer shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8 and within five (5) trading days of any request therefor from the Purchaser accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other documentation referred to above establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required, deliver to the Issuer’s transfer agent irrevocable instructions to make a new, unlegended entry in book-entry form or by electronic delivery through The Depository Trust Company for such Underlying Shares. The Issuer shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent, its legal counsel and all DTC fees associated with such issuance. From and after such time as the benefits of Rule 144 or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may allow the Purchaser to sell securities of the Issuer to the public without registration are available to holders of the Ordinary Shares for so long as the Purchaser holds Underlying Shares, the Issuer shall, at its expense, make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Issuer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Issuer remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144 to enable the Purchaser to sell the Underlying Shares under Rule 144 for so long as the Purchaser holds any Additional Notes; and furnish to the Purchaser, promptly upon the Purchaser’s reasonable request, (i) a written statement by the Issuer, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual report of the Issuer and such other reports and documents so filed by the Issuer, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Purchaser to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration. “Underlying Shares” shall be deemed to include, as of any date of determination, any equity security issued or issuable with respect to the Underlying Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event. “Holder” shall mean the Purchaser or any of its affiliates or any other person to whom the rights under this Section 8 shall have been assigned. The Issuer’s obligations to include the Underlying Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon the Purchaser furnishing in writing to the Issuer such information regarding the Purchaser, the securities of the Issuer held by the Purchaser and the intended method of disposition of the Underlying Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Issuer to effect the registration of the Underlying Shares, and the Purchaser shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Issuer may reasonably request that are customary of a selling shareholder in similar situations, including providing that the Issuer shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement as permitted hereunder; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall not in connection with the foregoing be required to execute any lock-up or similar agreement or otherwise be subject to any contractual restriction on the ability to transfer the Underlying Shares. In the case of the registration effected by the Issuer pursuant to this Agreement, the Issuer shall, upon reasonable request, inform the Purchaser as to the status of such registration.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Issuer may delay or postpone filing of such Registration Statement, and from time to time require the Purchaser not to sell under the Registration Statement or suspend the use or effectiveness of any such Registration Statement if it determines that in order for the registration statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed, or if the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Issuer or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or such event the Issuer’s board of directors (“Board”) reasonably believes, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Issuer in the Registration Statement of material information that the Issuer has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Issuer’s Board, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements, or if the Commission issues any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or indicates the intention to initiate any proceedings for such purpose (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided that, (x) the Issuer shall not so delay filing or so suspend the use of the Registration Statement for a period (each such period, a “Deferral Period”) of more than (i) sixty (60) consecutive days or (ii) more than ninety (90) total calendar days, or more than two (2) Deferral Periods, in each case of this clause (ii), in any three hundred sixty (360) day period and (y) the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement available for the sale by the Purchaser of such securities as soon as practicable thereafter; provided that clause (i) of the definition of “Registration Period” shall be extended by the duration of any such Deferral Period.
(c) Upon receipt of any written notice from the Issuer (which notice shall not contain any material nonpublic information regarding the Issuer) of the occurrence of any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, the Purchaser agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Underlying Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until the Purchaser receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Issuer that it may resume such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Issuer unless otherwise required by law, subpoena or regulatory request or requirement. If so directed by the Issuer, the Purchaser will deliver to the Issuer, or in the Purchaser’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Underlying Shares in the Purchaser’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Underlying Shares shall not apply (x) to the extent the Purchaser is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (A) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (B) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (y) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
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(d) The Issuer shall advise the Purchaser, as expeditiously as possible and in any event within five (5) Business Days:
| (i) | when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when any of the foregoing shall have been declared effective by the Commission, and any request by the Commission for an amendment or supplement thereto or to any prospectus included therein; |
| (ii) | of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose; |
| (iii) | of the receipt by the Issuer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Underlying Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and |
| (iv) | subject to the provisions in this Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Issuer shall not, when so advising the Purchaser of such events, provide the Purchaser with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer other than to the extent that providing notice to the Purchaser of the occurrence of the events listed in (i) through (iv) above may constitute material, nonpublic information regarding the Issuer.
(e) The Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable.
(f) Except for such times as the Issuer is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement as contemplated by this Agreement, the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to holders of the Underlying Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(g) The Issuer shall cause all Underlying Shares (when issued) to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Ordinary Shares have been listed.
(h) The Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion of the Additional Notes required hereby; and
(i) The Issuer shall otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Purchaser, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in connection with the registration of the Underlying Shares.
Section 9. Indemnity.
(a) Subject to Section 10 below, the Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, the Purchaser, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person who controls the Purchaser (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) and each affiliate of the Purchaser (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, any reasonable external attorneys’ fees and expenses as reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Issuer by or on behalf of the Purchaser expressly for use therein or Purchaser has omitted a material fact from such information, provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 9(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Issuer be liable for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs (A) in connection with any failure of Purchaser to deliver or cause to be delivered a prospectus made available to Purchaser by the Issuer in a timely manner, (B) as a result of offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Purchaser by means of a freewriting prospectus (as defined in Rule 405) that was not authorized by the Issuer, or (C) in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of a Purchaser in violation of Section 8(b) of this Agreement. The Issuer shall notify Purchaser promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 9 of which the Issuer is aware. The indemnity set forth in this Section 9 shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Additional Notes by the Purchaser.
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(b) The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person who controls the Issuer (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) and each affiliate of the Issuer against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable external attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus included in any Registration Statement or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by or on behalf of the Purchaser expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 9(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In no event shall the liability of the Purchaser be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by the Purchaser upon the sale of the Additional Notes purchased pursuant to this Agreement and the corresponding Underlying Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation.
(c) Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgement a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who elects not to assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of legal counsel to any indemnified party a conflict of interest exists between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) and any settlement pursuant hereto shall not include a statement or admission of fault or culpability on the part of such indemnified party and shall include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(d) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, employee, agent, affiliate or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Additional Notes purchased pursuant to this Agreement and the corresponding Underlying Shares.
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(e) If the indemnification provided under this Section 9 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, subject to Section 10, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by or on behalf of, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 9 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Any contribution pursuant to this Section 9(e) by any seller of the Additional Notes or Underlying Shares shall be limited in amount to the dollar amount of net proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Additional Notes or Underlying Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will any party be liable for consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages in connection with this Agreement.
(f) For purposes of this Section 9, (i) the “Purchaser” shall include any person to whom the rights under this Section 9 shall have been duly assigned in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) “Underlying Shares” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Underlying Shares acquired by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and any other equity security issued or issuable with respect to such Underlying Shares by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event.
Section 10. Termination. Except for the provisions of Section 9, this Section 10 and Sections 11(a) to 11(j), which shall survive any termination hereunder, this Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof upon the mutual written agreement of all parties hereto to terminate this Agreement (the “Termination Event”); provided that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination or common law intentional fraud in the making of any representation or warranty hereunder, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach or fraud.
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Section 11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and either delivered personally, emailed or sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, or sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed to be given and received (i) when so delivered personally, (ii) when sent, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, if sent by email, or (iii) three (3) Business Days after the date of mailing to the address below or to such other address or addresses as such person may hereafter designate by notice given hereunder:
| If to the Issuer, to: Vertical Aerospace Ltd. Unit 1 Camwal Court, Chapel Street Bristol BS2 0UW United Kingdom Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): Latham & Watkins (London) LLP 99 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3XF United Kingdom Attn: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
| If to the Purchaser, to: Mudrick Capital Management L.P. 527 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attn: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 51 W 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 Attention: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
(b) Entire Agreement. Except as expressly contemplated herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, communications, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including any termsheet or commitment letter entered into relating to the subject matter hereof.
(c) Modifications; Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or waived except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto. No failure or delay of any party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereto or the exercise of any other right or power.
(d) Expenses. The Issuer shall reimburse the Purchaser from time to time for the reasonable and documented fees, expenses and disbursements of legal counsel incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the negotiation, preparation, and performance of this Agreement in the amounts set forth in the invoices of (x) Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and (y) Macfarlanes LLP delivered on or about the date hereof and thereafter in an additional amount not to exceed US$100,000.
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(e) Transfer Taxes. Any transfer, stamp, issue, recording or similar taxes (including any related penalties and interest) imposed upon the issuance of any Additional Notes to the Purchaser shall be paid by the Issuer.
(f) Tax Treatment. The parties intend that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) the Additional Notes be treated as debt instruments (and not equity) that are not “contingent payment debt instruments” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1275-4, (ii) the amendments implemented pursuant to the Third Supplemental Indenture not result in a “significant modification” of the Initial Notes within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3 or otherwise result in a deemed exchange of the Initial Notes for “new notes” and (iii) the Additional Notes be treated as fungible with the Initial Notes. The Issuer shall not take any position, on any tax return or otherwise, inconsistent therewith, except to the extent otherwise required by a change in applicable law after the date hereof or any final determination or other settlement on audit that is binding on the Issuer.
(g) Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any rights, interests or obligations that may accrue to the parties hereunder may be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of the parties hereto (other than the Additional Notes and Underlying Shares); provided that upon prior written notice to the Issuer, the Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more of their respective affiliates; provided, further, that no such assignment shall relieve the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder.
(h) No Third Party Rights. This Agreement shall not confer rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(i) Governing Law. This Agreement, and any claim or cause of action hereunder based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement (whether based on law, in equity, in contract, in tort or any other theory) or the negotiation, execution, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, including its statute of limitations, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflicts of law thereof, to the extent they would require or permit the application of laws or statute of limitations of another jurisdiction.
(j) Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City and State of New York (the “Chosen Courts”), in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Agreement. Each party hereby waives, and shall not assert as a defense in any legal dispute, that (i) such person is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts for any reason, (ii) such legal proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in the Chosen Courts, (iii) such person’s property is exempt or immune from execution, (iv) such legal proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or (v) the venue of such legal proceeding is improper. Each party hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by New York law, further consents to service of process by nationally recognized overnight courier service guaranteeing overnight delivery, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 11(a) and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such manner of service of process. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 11(h), a party may commence any action, claim, cause of action or suit in a court other than the Chosen Courts solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by the Chosen Courts. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY CLAIMS OR COUNTERCLAIMS ASSERTED IN ANY LEGAL DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. IF THE SUBJECT MATTER OF ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE IS ONE IN WHICH THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY SHALL ASSERT IN SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE A NONCOMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH LEGAL DISPUTE WITH A SEPARATE ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED.
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(k) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
(l) No Waiver of Rights, Powers and Remedies. No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.
(m) Remedies.
| (i) | The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if this Agreement was not performed or any Drawdown is not consummated in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached and that money damages or other legal remedies may not be an adequate remedy for any such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions, to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 11(h), this being in addition to any other remedy to which any party is entitled at law or in equity, including money damages. The right to specific enforcement may include the right of the Issuer to cause the Purchaser and the right of the Purchaser to cause the Issuer to cause the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the right to directly enforce each of the covenants and agreements of the Issuer and the Purchaser, as applicable, under this Agreement). The parties hereto further agree (i) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy, (ii) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 11(k) is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason and (iii) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. |
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| (ii) | The parties acknowledge and agree that this Section 11(k) is an integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and without that right, the parties hereto would not have entered into this Agreement. |
| (iii) | In any dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, or any other agreement, document, instrument, or certificate contemplated hereby, or any transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the applicable adjudicating body shall award to the prevailing party, if any, the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the dispute and the enforcement of its rights under this Agreement or any other agreement, document, instrument, or certificate contemplated hereby, and, if the adjudicating body determines a party to be the prevailing party under circumstances where the prevailing party won on some but not all of the claims and counterclaims, the adjudicating body may award the prevailing party an appropriate percentage of the costs and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the adjudication and the enforcement of its rights under this Agreement or any other agreement, document, instrument, or certificate contemplated hereby or thereby. |
(n) Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made by the parties hereto in this Agreement shall survive the consummation of any Drawdown. All of the covenants and agreements made by each party hereto in this Agreement shall survive the consummation of any Drawdown until the applicable statute of limitations or in accordance with their respective terms, if a shorter period.
(o) Headings and Captions. The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.
(p) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail, in .pdf or any other form of electronic delivery (including any electronic signature complying with U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000)), all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, email or any other form of electronic delivery, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.
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(q) Mutual Drafting. This Agreement is the joint product of the parties hereto and each provision hereof has been subject to the mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of the parties and shall not be construed for or against any party hereto.
Section 12. Cleansing Statement; Consent to Disclosure.
(a) The Issuer shall, following the date of this Agreement, promptly issue one (1) or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 6-K disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. From and after the publication of such Form 6-K, the Purchaser shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Issuer or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The Purchaser hereby consents to the publication and disclosure in (i) any press release or Current Report on Form 6-K issued or filed with the Commission by the Issuer in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other filing with the Commission pursuant to applicable securities laws, in each case as and to the extent required by the federal securities laws or the Commission or any other securities authorities and (ii) any other documents or communications provided by the Issuer to any governmental authority or to securityholders of the Issuer, in each case, as and to the extent required by applicable law or the Commission or any other governmental authority, of the Purchaser’s name and identity and the nature of the Purchaser’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under and relating to this Agreement and, if deemed required or appropriate by the Issuer, a form (excluding details specific and personal to the Purchaser) of this Agreement; provided that, in the case of such disclosures by the Issuer, the Issuer shall provide the Purchaser with prior written notice (including by email) of such permitted disclosure, and shall reasonably consult with the Purchaser regarding such disclosure, in each case, to the extent such disclosure specifically names the Purchaser. The Purchaser will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Issuer for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement (including filings with the Commission).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed or caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.
| ISSUER: | |||
| VERTICAL AEROsPACE LTD. | |||
| By: | /s/ Stuart Simpson | ||
| Name: | Stuart Simpson | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Convertible Note Purchase Agreement]
| MUDRICK INVESTOR: | |||
| MUDRICK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. on behalf of the funds, investors, entities or accounts that are managed, sponsored or advised by it | |||
| By: | /s/ Glenn Springer | ||
| Name: | Glenn Springer | ||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | ||
[Signature Page to Convertible Note Purchase Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF DRAW NOTICE
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF Officer CERTIFICATE
Exhibit 99.2
Securities Purchase Agreement
This Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of April 20, 2026, is by and among Vertical Aerospace Ltd., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and YA II PN, Ltd. (the “Buyer”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Certificate of Designations (as defined below).
RECITALS
| A. | The Company has authorized a new series of convertible preferred shares in the capital of the Company, designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.001 par value per share, the terms of which are set forth in the certificate of designations of preferences and rights for such series of preferred shares (the “Certificate of Designations”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (together with any convertible preferred shares issued in replacement thereof in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Series A Preferred Shares”), which Series A Preferred Shares shall have a stated value of $1,000 per share and be convertible into ordinary shares of the Company, $0.001 par value per share (“Ordinary Shares”) (such Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations, including, without limitation, upon conversion or otherwise, collectively, the “Conversion Shares”), in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations. |
| B. | The Buyer wishes to purchase, and the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement and pursuant to one or more effective registrations statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), up to an aggregate of $250,000,000 stated value of the Company’s Series A Preferred Shares at multiple closings, in each case, on the terms of and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. |
| C. | On or around the date of this Agreement, on the terms of and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Buyer wishes to purchase an aggregate of $25,000,000 stated value of Series A Preferred Shares (such amount, the “Buyer Initial Share Purchase Amount,” and such aggregate amount for the Buyer shall be referred to herein as the “Initial Preferred Shares”). |
| D. | The Buyer further wishes to purchase, on the terms of and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company’s Series A Preferred Shares at one or more closings after the First Closing Date (as defined below), each such closing in an aggregate amount of up to $25,000,000 stated value of Additional Preferred Shares (such amount, the “Buyer Additional Share Purchase Amount,” and together with the Buyer Initial Share Purchase Amount, the “Buyer Share Purchase Amount,” and such aggregate amount for the Buyer shall be referred to herein as the “Additional Preferred Shares” and, together with the Initial Preferred Shares, the “Preferred Shares”). |
| E. | The Preferred Shares are, under specific circumstances set forth in the Certificate of Designations, entitled to Dividends (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), PIK Shares, and certain other amounts (the “Dividend Shares”). |
| F. | The Preferred Shares, the Conversion Shares and the Dividend Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.” |
AGREEMENT
Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of Preferred Shares.
| (a) | Purchase of Preferred Shares. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6(a) and 7(a) below, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company on the First Closing Date (as defined below), the Buyer’s Buyer Initial Share Purchase Amount. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Sections 6(b) and 7(b) below, the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company on each Additional Closing Date (as defined below), the Buyer’s Buyer Additional Share Purchase Amount. |
| (b) | Closing. The first closing (the “First Closing”) of the purchase of the Initial Preferred Shares by the Buyer shall occur remotely by the electronic transfer of Closing documentation. The date and time of the Closing (the “First Closing Date”) shall be 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day on which the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6(a) and 7(a) below are satisfied or waived by the Buyer (or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer). The second closing and each additional closing thereafter (each such closing an “Additional Closing” and all such Additional Closings collectively with the First Closing, the “Closings” and each a “Closing”) of the purchase of the Additional Preferred Shares by the Buyer shall occur remotely by the electronic transfer of Closing documentation. The date and time of each Additional Closing (each such date an “Additional Closing Date” and collectively with the First Closing Date, the “Closing Dates” and each a “Closing Date”) shall be 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day on which the conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 6(b) and 7(b) below are satisfied or waived (or such other date as is mutually agreed to by the Company and the Buyer). As used herein “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day. |
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| (c) | Purchase Price. The purchase price per Preferred Share is $960. The aggregate purchase price for the Initial Preferred Shares to be purchased by the Buyer (the “Initial Purchase Price”) shall be the amount set forth on the executed signature page of the Buyer under the label “Initial Purchase Price.” The aggregate purchase price for the Additional Preferred Shares to be purchased by the Buyer (the “Additional Purchase Price”) shall be up to the maximum amount set forth on the executed signature page of the Buyer under the label “Additional Purchase Price.” |
| (d) | Form of Payment. |
| (i) | On the First Closing Date, (i) the Buyer shall pay its respective Initial Purchase Price (less the Transaction Expenses to be withheld pursuant to Section 4(g)) to the Company for the Initial Preferred Shares to be issued and sold to the Buyer at the First Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s written wire instructions and (ii) the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct the Transfer Agent to issue one or more book-entry statements representing the Buyer Initial Shares Purchase Amount registered in the name of the Buyer or its designee. |
| (ii) | On each Additional Closing Date, (i) the Buyer shall pay its respective Additional Purchase Price to the Company for the Additional Preferred Shares to be issued and sold to the Buyer at such Additional Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the Company’s written wire instructions and (ii) the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct the Transfer Agent to issue one or more book-entry statements representing the Buyer Additional Share Purchase Amount to be issued and sold to the Buyer at such Additional Closing in the name of the Buyer or its designee. |
2. Buyer’s Representations and Warranties.
The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company with respect to only itself that, as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
| (a) | Organization; Authority. The Buyer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (as defined below) to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. |
| (b) | Accredited Investor Status; Experience. The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D. The Buyer, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. The Buyer is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. |
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| (c) | Information. The Buyer acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto) and the SEC Documents (as defined below). The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities that have been requested by the Buyer. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by the Buyer or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Buyer has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities. The Buyer is not relying, and has not relied, upon any statement, advice (whether accounting, legal, tax or other), representation or warranty made by the Company or any of its affiliates or representatives except for (i) the statements made by the Company in the SEC Documents and (ii) the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement. |
| (d) | No Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities. |
| (e) | Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Buyer enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies. |
| (f) | No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of the Buyer, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Buyer is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to the Buyer, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder. |
| (g) | No Affiliates. The Buyer (i) is not, and has not been at any time during the consecutive three-month period preceding the date hereof, a director, officer or “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 (as defined below)) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) is not, to its knowledge, a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the Ordinary Shares (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act). |
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| (h) | Residency. The Buyer is a resident of that jurisdiction set forth in the Buyer’s address for notice as it appears on the executed signature page of the Buyer. |
| (i) | Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, the Buyer has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the Buyer, directly or indirectly, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company, during the period commencing as of the time that the Buyer first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder, and the Buyer will not engage, directly or indirectly, in any such activities until the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents pursuant to the 6-K Filing (as defined below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Buyer that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of the Buyer’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of the Buyer’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to the Buyer’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, employees, agents and affiliates, the Buyer has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the other Transaction Documents or any other agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith (including the existence and terms of such transactions). “Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the 1934 Act (but shall not be deemed to include locating and/or borrowing Ordinary Shares). For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any Governmental Entity (as defined below) or any department or agency thereof. |
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3. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that, as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
| (a) | Organization and Qualification. The Company and any subsidiary that is a significant subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)) (each, a “Subsidiary,” collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), are, and will be, duly organized, validly existing as a corporation and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization. The Company and the Subsidiaries are duly licensed or qualified as a foreign corporation for transaction of business and in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such license or qualification, and have all corporate power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, operations, earnings, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, shareholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (a “Material Adverse Effect”). Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, the Company owns directly or indirectly, all of the equity interests of the Subsidiaries free and clear of any lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal or other restriction, and all the equity interests of the Subsidiaries are validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive and similar rights. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 8.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the most recently ended fiscal year and other than (i) those subsidiaries not required to be listed on Exhibit 8.1 under the 1934 Act and (ii) those subsidiaries formed since the last day of the most recently ended fiscal year. |
| (b) | Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, the Company has full legal right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and perform the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance by the Company of the Preferred Shares and the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and the reservation for issuance and issuance of any Dividend Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations). This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party will be prior to the Closing, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that (i) enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles and (ii) the indemnification and contribution provisions herein and therein may be limited by federal or state securities laws and public policy considerations in respect thereof. “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Certificate of Designations, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined below) and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time. |
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| (c) | Issuance of Securities; Registration. The Preferred Shares, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein, and the Dividend Shares, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, if and as when lawfully declared as dividends by the Company, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, mortgages, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other encumbrances (collectively “Liens”) (other than any Lien arising from an act or omission of a Buyer) with respect to the issuance thereof. As of the Closing, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Ordinary Shares a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of all of the Preferred Shares then outstanding (including the Preferred Shares being purchased by the Buyer at such Closing) at the Floor Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions set forth in the Certificate of Designations) and (ii) 100% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that would be necessary to effect the conversion of that number of Dividend Shares equal to eighteen (18) months of Dividends on the Preferred Shares then outstanding (including the Preferred Shares being purchased by the Buyer at such Closing) at the Floor Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions set forth in the Certificate of Designations). The Conversion Shares, when issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or the Dividend Shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights or Liens (other than any Lien arising from an act or omission of a Buyer) with respect to the issuance thereof. On or prior to each Closing Date, the Company has, or shall have, prepared and filed an effective registration statement (registering the issuance and sale of certain securities to be issued from time to time by the Company, including the Preferred Shares and certain Dividend Shares issuable in connection therewith and the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion thereof) on Form F-3 with the SEC (a “Registration Statement”) in conformity with the requirements of the 1933 Act, which became effective on or prior to the applicable Closing Date (such date of effectiveness, the “Effective Date”), including a prospectus forming a part of such Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”), and such amendments and supplements thereto as may have been required prior to the applicable Closing Date, including, if necessary or appropriate, a supplement to the Prospectus relating to the Securities filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act and delivered by the Company to the Buyer at the applicable Closing (a “Prospectus Supplement”). No stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or of any part thereof has been issued by the SEC and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, are threatened by the SEC. The Company, if required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, shall file each Prospectus with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b). At the time each Registration Statement and any amendments thereto became or becomes effective, at the date of its filing and at the applicable Closing Date, such Registration Statement and any amendments thereto conformed and will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act; and the applicable Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto was issued and at the applicable Closing Date, conformed and will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act. At the time each Registration Statement and any amendments thereto became or becomes effective did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the applicable Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto was issued and at the applicable Closing Date, did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company (i) is, and will be, eligible to use Form F-3 under the 1933 Act, and (ii) is and will meet the transaction requirements as set forth in General Instruction I.B.1 of Form F-3. |
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| (d) | No Conflicts. Neither the execution of the Transaction Documents by the Company, nor the issuance, offering or sale of the Securities, nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, nor the compliance by the Company with the terms and provisions hereof or thereof will conflict with, or will result in a breach of, any of the terms and provisions of, or has constituted or will constitute a default under, or has resulted in or will result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any contract or other agreement to which the Company may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, except (i) such conflicts, breaches or defaults as may have been waived and (ii) such conflicts, breaches and defaults that would not have a Material Adverse Effect; nor will such action result (x) in any violation of the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (as defined below) or other organizational documents of the Company, or (y) in any material violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or of any court or of any federal, state or other regulatory authority or other government body having jurisdiction over the Company, including the Eligible Market on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed or quoted (the “Principal Market”), except where such violation would not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
| (e) | Consents. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, the Company is not required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other than the filing with the SEC of any applicable Registration Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement, any other filings as may be required under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act or by any state securities agencies, the notice and/or application(s) to the Principal Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Conversion Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby), any Governmental Entity (as defined below) or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the preceding sentence have been or will be obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Transaction Documents. “Governmental Entity” means any (i) nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, (ii) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, (iii) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), (iv) multi-national organization or body, or (v) body entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing. |
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| (f) | Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities. Assuming the accuracy of the Buyer’s representations and warranties hereunder, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that no Buyer is (i) an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”)) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) to its knowledge, a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the Ordinary Shares (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)). The Company further acknowledges that no Buyer is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by a Buyer or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Buyer’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives. |
| (g) | No Integrated Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the Buyer’s representations and warranties hereunder, none of the Company, its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its affiliates or any Person acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any Company security or solicited any offers to buy any Company security under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of (i) the 1933 Act, which would require the registration of any such securities under the 1933 Act, or (ii) any applicable shareholder approval provisions of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated for quotation. |
| (h) | Dilutive Effect. The Company understands and acknowledges that the number of Conversion Shares and the Dividend Shares will increase in certain circumstances. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares, the Preferred Shares and the Dividend Shares pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations and in accordance with this Agreement, is, in each case, absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company. |
| (i) | Application of Takeover Protections; Rights Agreement. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, interested shareholder, business combination, poison pill (including, without limitation, any distribution under a rights agreement), shareholder rights plan or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Memorandum and Articles of Association or other organizational documents or the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or otherwise which is or could become applicable to the Buyer as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Buyer’s ownership of the Securities, except as set forth in the Certificate of Designations. The Company and its board of directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any shareholder rights plan or similar arrangement relating to accumulations of beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares or a change in control of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. |
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| (j) | SEC Documents; Financial Statements. During the two (2) years prior to the later of the date hereof and the most recent Closing Date, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms, proxy statements, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to such date and all exhibits and appendices included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”). The Company has delivered or has made available to the Buyer or its respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the SEC Documents not available on the EDGAR system. As of their respective dates (except to the extent amended by a subsequently filed SEC Document), the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC (except to the extent amended by a subsequently filed SEC Document), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, together with the related notes and schedules, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity of the Company and the Subsidiaries for the periods specified (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate) and have been prepared in compliance with the published requirements of the 1933 Act and 1934 Act, as applicable, and in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”) applied on a consistent basis (except (i) for such adjustments to accounting standards and practices as are noted therein and (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) during the periods involved. No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to the Buyer which is not included in the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 2(c) of this Agreement) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate any of the financial statements (including, without limitation, any notes or any letter of the independent accountants of the Company with respect thereto) included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (the “Financial Statements”), nor is the Company currently aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case, in order for any of the Financials Statements to be in conformity with IFRS and in compliance with the published requirements of the 1933 Act and 1934 Act, as applicable. The Company has not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any of the Financial Statements or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements. |
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| (k) | Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, there has not been (i) any Material Adverse Effect, or any development that would result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any transaction which is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iii) any obligation or liability, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), incurred by the Company or the Subsidiaries, which is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iv) any material change in the share capital (other than (A) the grant of additional options under the Company’s existing share option plans, (B) changes in the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company due to the issuance of shares upon the exercise or conversion of securities exercisable for, or convertible into, Ordinary Shares outstanding on the date hereof, (C) as a result of the issuance of Placement Shares, (D) any repurchases of shares in the capital of the Company, (E) as described in a Registration Statement on Form F-4, or (F) otherwise publicly announced) or outstanding long-term indebtedness of the Company or the Subsidiaries or (v) any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made on the shares in the capital of the Company or any Subsidiary, other than in each case above in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus (including any document incorporated by reference therein). The Company has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up, nor does the Company have any knowledge or reason to believe that any of its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so. The Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur at the Closing, will not be Company Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 3(k), “Company Insolvent” means, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, (A) the present fair saleable value of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated assets is less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured, (B) the Company and its Subsidiaries are unable to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured or (C) the Company and its Subsidiaries intend to incur or believe that they will incur debts that would be beyond their ability to pay as such debts mature. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any business or in any transaction, and is not about to engage in any business or in any transaction, for which the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ remaining consolidated assets constitute unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which the Company is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted. |
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| (l) | Conduct of Business; Regulatory Permits. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is (i) in violation of its charter or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other similar agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such violation or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, no other party under any material contract or other agreement to which it or any Subsidiary is a party is in default in any respect thereunder where such default would have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is not in violation of any of the rules, regulations or requirements of the Principal Market and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably lead to delisting or suspension of the Ordinary Shares by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. Since January 1, 2024, (i) the Ordinary Shares has been listed or designated for quotation on an Eligible Market, (ii) trading in the Ordinary Shares has not been suspended by the SEC or such Eligible Market and (iii) except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company has received no communication, written or oral, from the SEC or such Eligible Market regarding the suspension or delisting of the Ordinary Shares from such Eligible Market. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, the Company and the Subsidiaries possess or have obtained, all licenses, certificates, consents, orders, approvals, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted, as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (the “Permits”), except where the failure to possess, obtain or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received written notice of any proceeding relating to revocation or modification of any such Permit or has any reason to believe that such Permit will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except where the failure to obtain any such renewal would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. |
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| (m) | No Improper Practices. (i) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, or any director or officer thereof, or, to the Company’s knowledge, any employee, agent or representative of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, has taken or will take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment, giving or receipt of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any government official (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) (“Government Official”) in order to influence official action, or to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws; (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and maintained and will continue to maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representations and warranties contained in this paragraph (o); and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will use, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the offering in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any person in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws. |
| (n) | Sarbanes–Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Each of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company (or each former principal executive officer of the Company and each former principal financial officer of the Company as applicable) has made all certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act with respect to all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it or furnished by it to the Commission during the past 12 months. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings given to such terms in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the 1934 Act. |
| (o) | Transactions With Affiliates. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or for which no disclosure is required in the SEC Documents, no current or former employee, director, officer or shareholder (direct or indirect) of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any affiliate of any thereof, or any relative with a relationship no more remote than first cousin of any of the foregoing, is presently, or has ever been, (i) a party to any transaction with the Company or its Subsidiaries (including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services by, or rental of real or personal property from, or otherwise requiring payments to, any such director, officer or shareholder or such associate or affiliate or relative Subsidiaries (other than for ordinary course services as employees, officers or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries)) or (ii) the direct or indirect owner of an interest in any corporation, firm, association or business organization which is a competitor, supplier or customer of the Company or its Subsidiaries (except for a passive investment (direct or indirect) in less than 5% of the common equity of a company whose securities are traded on or quoted through an Eligible Market (as defined in the Certificate of Designations)), nor does any such Person receive income from any source other than the Company or its Subsidiaries which relates to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries or should properly accrue to the Company or its Subsidiaries. No employee, officer, shareholder or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or member of his or her immediate family is indebted to the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, nor is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any of them, other than (i) for payment of salary for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, and (iii) for other standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees or executives (including share option agreements outstanding under any share option plan approved by the Board of Directors of the Company). |
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| (p) | Equity Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized share capital of the Company consists solely of (i) 1,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares, of which 127,328,004 Ordinary Shares are issued and outstanding, (ii) 10,000,000 preferred shares, of which, zero preferred shares are issued and outstanding. “Convertible Securities” means any capital stock, shares in the capital, or other security of the Company that is at any time and under any circumstances directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any capital stock or other security of the Company (including, without limitation, Ordinary Shares). 3,082,713 of the Company‘s issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares constitute earn out shares subject to forfeiture and surrender for cancellation for nil consideration on December 16, 2026 unless the Company satisfies certain milestones, including the closing price of the Company‘s shares as quoted on the Eligible Market equaling or exceeding $150.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period. All of such outstanding shares are duly authorized and have been, or upon issuance will be, validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as disclosed in the Form 20-F for the fiscal year most recently ended and in the Registration Statement, (i) none of the Company’s shares are subject to preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights; (ii) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares in the capital of the Company, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares in the capital of the Company or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares in the capital of the Company; (iii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company is obligated to register the sale of any of its securities under the 1933 Act; (iv) there are no outstanding securities or other instruments of the Company which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company; (v) there are no securities or other instruments of the Company containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Securities; (vi) the Company does not have any share or stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement; and (vii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liabilities or obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Documents which are not so disclosed in the SEC Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses and which, individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has furnished to the Buyer, or filed on EDGAR, true, correct and complete copies of the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as in effect on the date hereof (the “Memorandum and Articles of Association”) and the terms of all Convertible Securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto. |
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| (q) | Indebtedness and Other Contracts. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, (i) has any outstanding debt securities, notes, credit agreements, credit facilities or other agreements, documents or instruments evidencing Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound (x) that would be required to be reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to IFRS or (y) that constitute material obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not required to be so reflected, (ii) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by the other party(ies) to such contract, agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) has any financing statements securing obligations in any amounts filed in connection with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) is in violation, except as waived or consented to therein, of any term of, or in default under, any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, or (v) is a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Company’s officers, has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (B) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent such obligations would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with IFRS, (C) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (D) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (E) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments and, (F) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net obligations of such Person under hedging obligations entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business and entered into for bona fide hedging purposes (and not for speculative purposes) as determined in good faith by the Company (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the net payments under such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such person at the termination of such agreement or arrangement); provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller, (iii) contingent indemnity and similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iv) Indebtedness of any parent entity (for which none of the Company or any Subsidiary is liable) appearing on the balance sheet of the Company solely by reason of push down accounting under IFRS, (v) obligations in connection with government auctions, subsidies, benefits or similar programs or processes, and (vi) obligations under any license, permit or other approval (or guarantees in respect of such obligations) incurred prior to the date hereof or in the ordinary course of business. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner), to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries shall exclude (i) intercompany liabilities between and among them arising solely from their cash management, tax and accounting operations in the ordinary course of business and (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness between and among them having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover, conversion or extension terms) and made in the ordinary course of business. Solely as used in the definition of “Indebtedness”, “Capital Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under IFRS; the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with IFRS, and the final maturity of such obligations shall be the date of the last payment of such amounts due under such lease (or other arrangement) prior to the first date on which such lease (or other arrangement) may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty; and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with IFRS. Solely as used in the definition of “Indebtedness”, “Subsidiaries” means respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, company, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the common equity entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (ii) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto. |
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| (r) | Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects in the Prospectus and proceedings that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the power or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (ii) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described. Without limitation of the foregoing, there has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Entity. |
| (s) | Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as the Company and the Subsidiaries reasonably believe are adequate for the conduct of their business. |
| (t) | Employee Matters; Benefit Plans. |
| (i) | No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any Subsidiary exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened which would result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
| (ii) | To the knowledge of the Company, (i) each material employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) that is maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for employees or former employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries has been maintained in material compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred which would result in a material liability to the Company with respect to any such plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; and (iii) for each such plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no “accumulated funding deficiency” as defined in Section 412 of the Code has been incurred, whether or not waived, and the fair market value of the assets of each such plan (excluding for these purposes accrued but unpaid contributions) equals or exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such plan determined using reasonable actuarial assumptions, other than, in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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| (u) | Assets; Title. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all items of real property and good and valid title to all personal property (other than Intellectual Property, which is addressed exclusively in Section 3(v) below) described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus as being owned by them that are material to the businesses of the Company or such Subsidiary, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries or (ii) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property described in the Registration Statement or Prospectus as being leased by the Company and the Subsidiaries is held by them under valid, existing and enforceable leases, except those that (A) do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company or the Subsidiaries or (B) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. |
| (v) | Intellectual Property. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, the Company and the Subsidiaries own or possess adequate enforceable rights to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks (both registered and unregistered), trade names, trademark registrations, service marks, service mark registrations, Internet domain name registrations, copyrights, copyright registrations, licenses and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”), necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as conducted as of the date hereof, except to the extent that the failure to own or possess adequate rights to use such Intellectual Property would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, the Company and the Subsidiaries have not received any written notice of any claim of infringement or conflict which asserted Intellectual Property rights of others, which infringement or conflict, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, would result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened judicial proceedings or interference proceedings challenging the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s rights in or to or the validity of the scope of any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ patents, patent applications or proprietary information. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no third parties who have established rights or have any claim in any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiary’s patents, patent applications or any patent to be issued therefrom by virtue of any contract, license or other agreement entered into between such entity or individual and the Company or any Subsidiary or by any non-contractual obligation, other than by written licenses granted by the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company has not received any written notice of any claim challenging the rights of the Company or its Subsidiaries in or to any Intellectual Property owned, licensed or optioned by the Company or any Subsidiary which claim, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, would result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
| (w) | Environmental Laws. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, the Company and the Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus; and (iii) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except, in the case of any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, for any such failure to comply or failure to receive required permits, licenses, other approvals or liability as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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| (x) | Subsidiary Rights. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has the unrestricted right to vote, and (subject to limitations imposed by applicable law) to receive dividends and distributions on, all capital securities of its Subsidiaries as owned by the Company or such Subsidiary. |
| (y) | Tax Status. The Company and the Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns which have been required to be filed or have requested and been granted extensions for the filing in respect thereto and paid all taxes shown thereon through the date hereof, to the extent that such taxes have become due and are not being contested in good faith, except, in each case, where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any Subsidiary which has had, or would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received written notification of any material unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and to the knowledge of the officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries there is no basis for any such claim where the failure to pay would have or would be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. |
| (z) | Internal Accounting and Disclosure Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting (other than as set forth in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus). Since the date of the latest audited financial statements of the Company included in the Prospectus, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (other than as set forth in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus). The Company has established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 1934 Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15) that comply with the requirements of the 1934 Act. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of the Form 20-F for the fiscal year most recently ended (such date, the “Evaluation Date”). The Company presented in its Form 20-F for the fiscal year most recently ended the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the most recent Evaluation Date. |
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| (aa) | Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There are no transactions, arrangements and other relationships between and/or among the Company, and/or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its affiliates and any unconsolidated entity, including, but not limited to, any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity (each, an “Off Balance Sheet Transaction”) that would affect materially the Company’s liquidity or the availability of or requirements for its capital resources, including those Off Balance Sheet Transactions described in the Commission’s Statement about Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations (Release Nos. 33-8056; 34-45321; FR-61), required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which have not been described as required. |
| (bb) | Investment Company Status. The Company is not, and upon consummation of the sale of the Securities will not be, required to register as an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. |
| (cc) | Acknowledgement Regarding Buyer’s Trading Activity. The Company understands and acknowledges that, following the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents pursuant to the 6-K Filing (as defined below), the Buyer may, subject to Section 4(w) hereof, engage in hedging and/or trading activities (including, without limitation, the location and/or reservation of borrowable Ordinary Shares) in compliance with Section 4(j) of this Agreement at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the Dividend Shares or Conversion Shares, as applicable, deliverable with respect to the Securities are being determined and such hedging and/or trading activities (including, without limitation, the location and/or reservation of borrowable Ordinary Shares), if any, can reduce the value of the existing shareholders’ equity interest in the Company both at and after the time the hedging and/or trading activities are being conducted. |
| (dd) | Manipulation of Price. Neither the Company, nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective directors, officers or controlling persons has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed, or that has constituted or would cause or result in, under the 1934 Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any liability for any finder’s fees, brokerage commissions or similar payments in connection with the transactions herein contemplated (other than the Placement Agent). |
| (ee) | U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has ever been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code, and the Company and each Subsidiary shall so certify upon the Buyer’s reasonable request. |
| (ff) | Registration Rights. Except as disclosed in the Form 20-F for the fiscal year most recently ended and in the Registration Statement, no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the 1933 Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary. |
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| (gg) | Transfer Taxes. On the Closing Date, all material share or stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the issuance, sale and transfer of the Securities to be sold to the Buyer hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with by the Company in all material respects. |
| (hh) | Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. |
| (ii) | Shell Company Status. The Company is not a shell company (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) and has not been a shell company for at least 12 calendar months previously and if it has been a shell company at any time previously, has filed current Form 10 information (as defined in General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3) or an equivalent thereof with the Commission at least 12 calendar months previously reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company. |
| (jj) | Money Laundering. (i) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (solely for purposes of this paragraph (jj), collectively, the “Entity”) nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Entity, is a government, individual, or entity (solely for purposes of this paragraph (jj), “Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is: (A) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor (B) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions. (ii) The Entity will not, directly or indirectly, knowingly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person: (a) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or (b) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). (iii) The Entity represents and covenants that, except as detailed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, for the past 5 years, it has not knowingly engaged in and is not now knowingly engaged in any dealing or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions. |
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| (kk) | Share or Stock Option Plans. Each share or stock option granted by the Company was granted in accordance with the terms of the applicable share or stock option plan of the Company. No share or stock option granted under the Company’s share or stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company to knowingly grant, share or stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of share or stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects. |
| (ll) | No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers. There are no material disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants and lawyers which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. In addition, on or prior to the date hereof, the Company had discussions with its accountants about its financial statements previously filed with the SEC. Based on those discussions, the Company has no reason to believe that it will need to restate any such financial statements or any part thereof. |
| (mm) | No Additional Agreements. The Company does not have any agreement or understanding with the Buyer with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents other than as specified in the Transaction Documents. |
| (nn) | Public Utility Holding Act. None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “holding company,” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company,” as such terms are defined in the Public Utility Holding Act of 2005. |
| (oo) | Federal Power Act. None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to regulation as a “public utility” under the Federal Power Act, as amended. |
| (pp) | Cybersecurity. (i)(x) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement or Prospectus, and to the knowledge of Company, there has been no security breach or other compromise of any Company’s information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”) and (y) the Company has not been notified of, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data, except as would not, in the case of this clause (i), individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Company is presently in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, in the case of this clause (ii), individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) the Company has implemented backup and disaster recovery technology consistent with industry standards and practices. |
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| (qq) | Compliance with Data Privacy Laws. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have complied and are presently in compliance with all internal and external privacy policies, contractual obligations, industry standards, applicable laws, statutes, judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or other governmental or regulatory authority and any other legal obligations, in each case, relating to the collection, use, transfer, import, export, storage, protection, disposal and disclosure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of personal, personally identifiable, household, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Data Security Obligations”); (ii) the Company has not received any notification of or complaint regarding and is unaware of any other facts that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably indicate non-compliance with any Data Security Obligation; and (iii) there is no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened alleging non-compliance with any Data Security Obligation.. |
| (rr) | Disclosure. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Buyer or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than (i) the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and (ii) any such information that shall be disclosed in accordance with Section 4(i). The Company understands and confirms that the Buyer will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyer regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each press release issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement did not at the time of release contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Other than with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, no event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Buyer makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 2. |
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4. Covenants.
| (a) | Best Efforts. The Buyer shall use its best efforts to timely satisfy each of the covenants hereunder and conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 6 of this Agreement. The Company shall use its best efforts to timely satisfy each of the covenants hereunder and conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 7 of this Agreement. |
| (b) | Underlying Shares. The Issuer shall ensure that Conversion Shares will be issued free of legends. The Company shall keep a registration statement (including a Registration Statement) registering the issuance of the Conversion Shares effective during the term of this Agreement. |
| (c) | Reporting Status. From the date hereof until the date on which no Series A Preferred Shares are outstanding or may become outstanding pursuant to the Transaction Documents (the “Reporting Period”), the Company shall timely file all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act, and the Company shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would no longer require or otherwise permit such termination. As of their respective dates of filing, all such reports filed with the SEC shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of such reports, at the time they are filed with the SEC, shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates of filing, the financial statements of the Company included in such reports shall comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and comply as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, in each case, as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with IFRS, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or as permitted by Regulation S-X, or (ii) in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods covered thereby (subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate, and to the absences of notes). |
| (d) | Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Securities for working capital and general corporate purposes. |
| (e) | Financial Information. The Company agrees to send the following to the Buyer during the Reporting Period (i) unless the following are filed with the SEC through EDGAR and are available to the public through the EDGAR system, within one (1) Business Day after the filing thereof with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Report on Form 20-F, any other interim reports or any consolidated balance sheets, income statements, shareholders’ equity statements and/or cash flow statements for any period other than any annual report filed with the SEC, any Current Reports on Form 6-K and any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, (ii) unless the following are either filed with the SEC through EDGAR or are otherwise widely disseminated via a recognized news release service (such as PR Newswire or Business Wire), on the same day as the release thereof, email copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (iii) unless the following are filed with the SEC through EDGAR, copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the shareholders of the Company, as applicable, generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the shareholders. |
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| (f) | Listing. To the extent required by the rules of the Principal Market, the Company shall promptly secure the listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all of the Conversion Shares upon the Principal Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain the listing or designation for quotation (as the case may be) of all of the Conversion Shares from time to time issuable under the terms of the Transaction Documents on an Eligible Market. The Company shall maintain the Ordinary Share’s listing on an Eligible Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Ordinary Shares from an Eligible Market, except upon the immediate transfer of the listing thereof to another Eligible Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 4(f). |
| (g) | Fees. The Company shall reimburse YA II PN, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Buyer”), in an amount up to $200,000 for the costs and expenses incurred by it or its affiliates in connection with the structuring, documentation, negotiation and closing of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including without limitation, as applicable, all reasonable legal fees of outside counsel and disbursements of Haynes & Boone LLP (“Buyer Counsel”), counsel to the Buyer, any other reasonable fees and expenses in connection with the structuring, documentation, negotiation and closing of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and due diligence and regulatory filings in connection therewith) (the “Transaction Expenses”) and shall be withheld by the Buyer from its Initial Purchase Price at the First Closing. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, Transfer Agent fees, DTC (as defined below) fees or broker’s commissions (other than for Persons engaged by the Buyer) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, any fees or commissions payable to the Placement Agent). The Company shall pay, and the Company shall hold the Buyer harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any claim relating to any such payment. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyer. |
| (h) | [Reserved]. |
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| (i) | Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. |
| (i) | Disclosure of Transaction. The Company shall no later than 5:30 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day following the date of this Agreement, file a Current Report on Form 6-K with the SEC describing all the material terms of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching all the material Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement (and all schedules to this Agreement, to the extent material) and the form of Certificate of Designations) (including the attachments thereto, the “6-K Filing”). From and after the filing of the 6-K Filing, the Company shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information (if any) provided to the Buyer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the filing of the 6-K Filing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations in effect with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and the Buyer or any of their affiliates, on the other hand, including that certain Confidentiality Agreement, by and between the Company and Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, dated as of March 23, 2026, shall terminate in their entirety and be of no further force or effect in any respect. |
| (ii) | Disclosure of Additional Closings. The Company shall no later than 5:30 p.m., New York City time, on the date of each Additional Closing, file a Current Report on Form 6-K describing the Additional Closing in the form required by the 1934 Act (each, an “Additional 6-K Filing”). From and after the filing of any such Additional 6-K Filing, the Company shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information (if any) provided to the Buyer by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with such Additional Closing. |
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| (iii) | Limitations on Disclosure. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide the Buyer with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the date hereof without the express prior written consent of the Buyer (which may be granted or withheld in the Buyer’s sole discretion and, if granted, must include an agreement to keep such information confidential until publicly disclosed). In the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (as determined in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Buyer), in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in the Transaction Documents, the Buyer shall have the right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement or otherwise, of such material, non-public information without the prior approval by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents. No Buyer shall have any liability to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, shareholders or agents, for any such disclosure. To the extent that the Company, directly or indirectly, delivers any material, non-public information to a Buyer without the Buyer’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Buyer shall not have any duty of confidentiality with respect to, or a duty not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information. Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor the Buyer shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than the 6-K Filing and the Additional 6-K Filings; provided, however, the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer, to make any press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions (i) in substantial conformity with the 6-K Filing and each Additional 6-K Filing and, in each case, contemporaneously therewith and (ii) as is required by applicable law and regulations (provided that in the case of clause (i) the Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release or other public disclosure prior to its release). Without the prior written consent of the applicable Buyer (which may be granted or withheld in the Buyer’s sole discretion), the Company shall not (and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and affiliates to not) disclose the name of the Buyer in any filing, announcement, release or otherwise, except as required by applicable law, legal process or regulatory request; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the Company notifies the Buyer as soon as practicable of such requirement (except where prohibited by any such applicable law, legal process or regulatory request) so that the Buyer may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy prior to such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may make disclosures to an auditor or governmental or regulatory authority pursuant to any routine investigation, inspection, examination or inquiry without providing the Buyer with any notification thereof, unless the Buyer is the subject of any such investigation, inspection, examination or inquiry (in which case the preceding sentence shall govern). Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary and without implication that the contrary would otherwise be true, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no Buyer shall have (unless expressly agreed to by a particular Buyer on or after the date hereof in a written definitive and binding agreement executed by the Company and such particular Buyer (it being understood and agreed that no Buyer may bind any other Buyer with respect thereto)), any duty of confidentiality with respect to, or a duty not to trade on the basis of, any material, non-public information regarding the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the public disclosure of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents pursuant to the 6-K Filing. |
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| (j) | Short Sales. The Buyer hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, for so long as the Buyer owns Preferred Shares and provided this Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with the terms specified herein, the Buyer and its Affiliates shall not maintain a Short Position (as defined below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 4(w) hereof, in the case of a Buyer that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of the Buyer’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of the Buyer’s assets, the agreements set forth in this Section 4(j) shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement, subject to the obligations of the Buyer and such other portfolio managers under applicable law. For purposes hereof, a “Short Position” by a Person means a position whereby such Person has executed one or more sales of Ordinary Shares that is marked as a Short Sale (but not including any sale marked “short exempt”) and that is executed at a time when such Person or its Affiliates have no equivalent offsetting long position in the Ordinary Shares (or is deemed to have a long position hereunder or otherwise in accordance with Regulation SHO of the 1934 Act); provided, that, for purposes of such calculations, any Short Sales either (x) consummated by such Person due to a Conversion Failure, (y) that is a result of a bona fide trading error on behalf of such Person or its Affiliates or (z) that would otherwise be marked as a “long” sale, but for the occurrence of any other breach by the Company (or its Affiliates or agents, including, without limitation, its Transfer Agent) of any Transaction Document in each case, shall be excluded from such calculations. For purposes of determining whether a Buyer or its Affiliates has an equivalent offsetting “long” position in Ordinary Shares (A) all Ordinary Shares that are owned by the Buyer or its Affiliates shall be deemed held “long”, (B) at any time a Conversion Notice is delivered by the Buyer to the Company, any Ordinary Shares issued or issuable to the Buyer (or its designee, if applicable) in connection therewith shall be deemed held “long” by the Buyer from and after the date of such Conversion Notice until such time as the Buyer shall no longer beneficially own such Ordinary Shares, and (C) at any other time the Company is required to issue Ordinary Shares to the Buyer pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation or any other Transaction Document, any Ordinary Shares issued or issuable to the Buyer (or their designee, if applicable) in connection therewith shall be deemed held “long” by the Buyer until such time as the Buyer shall no longer beneficially own such Ordinary Shares. In addition, the Buyer agrees that it shall not, and that it will cause its Affiliates not to, engage in any loans on the Ordinary Shares, except that Buyer may deposit Ordinary Shares in its prime brokerage accounts that are subject to customary margin and rehypothecation agreements. The Buyer shall deliver to the Company on the last Trading Day of each week or, at the Buyer’s option, on each Trading Day on which it makes sales of Ordinary Shares, commencing on the first such date after the First Closing hereunder until the Buyer no longer owns any Ordinary Shares, a trading report stating the number of Ordinary Shares sold during such week by the Buyer and the average sales price for such week, provided that the Buyer made sales during such week. |
| (k) | Reservation of Shares. So long as any of the Preferred Shares remain issued or are issuable pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company shall at all times reserve out of its authorized and unissued Ordinary Shares a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of all of the Preferred Shares then outstanding at the Floor Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions set forth in the Certificate of Designations) and (ii) 100% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that would be necessary to effect the conversion of that number of Dividend Shares equal to eighteen (18) months of Dividends on the Preferred Shares then outstanding at the Floor Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on the issuance of securities set forth in the Certificate of Designations) (collectively, the “Required Reserve Amount”); provided that at no time shall the number of Ordinary Shares reserved pursuant to this Section 4(l) be reduced other than proportionally in connection with any conversion, exercise and/or redemption, as applicable, of the Preferred Shares. If at any time the number of Ordinary Shares authorized and reserved for issuance is not sufficient to meet the Required Reserve Amount, the Company will promptly take all corporate action necessary to authorize and reserve a sufficient number of shares, including, without limitation, calling a special meeting of shareholder s to authorize additional shares to meet the Company’s obligations pursuant to the Transaction Documents, in the case of an insufficient number of authorized shares, obtain shareholder approval of an increase in such authorized number of shares, and voting the management shares of the Company in favor of an increase in the authorized shares of the Company to ensure that the number of authorized shares is sufficient to meet the Required Reserve Amount. |
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| (l) | Conduct of Business. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity, except where such violations would not reasonably be expected to result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. |
| (m) | Covenants. During the term of this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not, without the prior written consent of the Buyer (as defined below), breach any of the covenants set forth in Section 15 of the Certificate of Designations. |
| (n) | Acknowledgment of Dilution. Without limiting, and in addition to the Company’s representations in Section 3(h), the Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against the Buyer and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other shareholders of the Company. |
| (o) | Acknowledgement Regarding Buyer. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is not acting as an agent, financial advisor, placement agent or broker-dealer of the Company or any of its Affiliates. |
| (p) | Corporate Existence. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Preferred Shares, the Company shall not be party to any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Certificate of Designations. |
| (q) | Stock Splits. Until the Preferred Shares are no longer outstanding, the Company shall not effect any share combination, share consolidation or other similar transaction in respect of the Ordinary Shares (or make any public announcement or disclosure with respect to any of the foregoing) without the prior written consent of the Buyer; provided, however, that the Company may effect a stock combination, reverse stock split or other similar transaction in respect of the Ordinary Shares if necessary to comply with the requirements of the Principal Market without the prior written consent of the Buyer. |
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| (r) | Conversion Procedures. The form of Conversion Notice (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) included in the Certificate of Designations sets forth the totality of the procedures required of the Buyer in order to convert the Preferred Shares. No additional legal opinion, other information or instructions shall be required of the Buyer to convert their Preferred Shares. The Company shall honor conversions of the Preferred Shares and shall deliver the Conversion Shares and the Dividend Shares in accordance with the terms, conditions and time periods set forth in the Certificate of Designations. |
| (s) | Regulation M. The Company will not take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the 1934 Act, in connection with the distribution of the Securities contemplated hereby. |
| (t) | Integration. None of the Company, any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) under the 1933 Act), or any person acting on behalf of the Company or such affiliate will sell, offer for sale, or solicit offers to buy any security (as defined in the 1933 Act) in a transaction which would be integrated with the offer and sale of the Securities for purposes of the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the Principal Market. |
| (u) | Books and Records. The Company will keep proper books of record and account, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the asset and business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with IFRS. |
| (v) | Conversion Shares. The Buyer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to sell most of the Conversion Shares (provided it can do so profitably) issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares within 15 Trading Days following such conversion. |
| (w) | Compliance with Applicable Laws. In connection with any sale of Ordinary Shares, the Buyer shall comply in all respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, including, without limitation, the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act. |
| (x) | Mandatory Repurchase Upon Adverse Amendment. If the Company or any of its shareholders adopts, approves, or otherwise effects any amendment, modification, restatement or other change to the Memorandum and Articles of Association or any other governing document of the Company that directly or indirectly adversely alters, diminishes, or otherwise adversely affects the rights, preferences, privileges or protections of the Preferred Shares as set forth in the Certificate of Designation (excluding any amendment that is solely administrative, technical, or clarifying in nature and does not substantively affect the economic rights, conversion rights, dividend rights, voting rights or liquidation preferences of the Preferred Shares), then the Buyer shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any portion of the Preferred Shares then held by the Buyer at a price equal to 105% of the stated value of the Preferred Shares, with payment for such repurchase due within 2 Business Days of written notice of such election by the Buyer. |
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5. Register; Transfer Agent Instructions; Legend.
| (a) | Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Securities), a register for the Preferred Shares in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Preferred Shares have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee), the number and stated value of the Preferred Shares held by such Person, the number of Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Shares, the number of Dividend Shares issuable with respect to the Preferred Shares held by such Person. The Company shall keep the register open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of the Buyer or its legal representatives. |
| (b) | Transfer Agent Instructions. On or prior to each Closing Date, the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent and any subsequent transfer agent (as applicable, the “Transfer Agent”) in a form acceptable to the Buyer (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”) to issue book-entry statements or credit shares (to the extent unrestricted shares are issued) to the applicable balance accounts at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registered in the name of the Buyer or its respective nominee(s), for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Preferred Shares. The Company represents and warrants that no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5(b) will be given by the Company to the Transfer Agent with respect to such Conversion Shares, and that, assuming the accuracy of the Buyer’s representations and warranties hereunder, the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company, as applicable, to the extent provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. If a Buyer effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Securities in accordance with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Company shall, subject to applicable laws, permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct the Transfer Agent to issue one or more book-entry statements in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer to effect such sale, transfer or assignment; provided that the Issuer and Buyer each agree to use best efforts to provide any documentation reasonably requested by the Transfer Agent. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to a Buyer. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5(b) will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 5(b), that a Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall cause its counsel to issue the legal opinion referred to in the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions to the Transfer Agent on the effective date of the Prospectus Supplement. Any fees (with respect to the Transfer Agent, counsel to the Company or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinion or the Securities shall be borne by the Company. |
| (c) | Legends. Assuming the accuracy of the Buyer’s representations and warranties hereunder, the Issuer and the Buyer shall use best efforts to cooperate with the Issuer’s Transfer Agent, including providing any documentation reasonably requested by the Issuer’s Transfer Agent, to ensure that Book-entry statements and any other instruments evidencing the Conversion Shares shall not bear any restrictive or other legend. |
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6. Conditions to the Company’s Obligation to Sell.
(a) First Closing. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Preferred Shares to the Buyer at the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the First Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
| (i) | The Buyer shall have executed each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and delivered the same to the Company. |
| (ii) | The Buyer and each other Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Purchase Price (less the amounts withheld pursuant to Section 4(g)) for the Preferred Shares being purchased by the Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wire instructions provided by the Company. |
| (iii) | The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the First Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the First Closing Date. |
| (iv) | No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. |
(b) Additional Closing. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Preferred Shares to the Buyer at each Additional Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Additional Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Buyer with prior written notice thereof:
| (i) | The Buyer and each other Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Additional Purchase Price for the Preferred Shares being purchased by the Buyer at the Additional Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the wire instructions provided by the Company. |
| (ii) | The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Additional Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Additional Closing Date. |
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| (iii) | No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. |
7. Conditions to the Buyer’s Obligation to Purchase.
(a) First Closing. The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase its Preferred Shares at the First Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the First Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived only by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
| (i) | The Company shall have duly executed and delivered to the Buyer each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the Company shall have duly delivered to the Buyer the Buyer Initial Shares Purchase Amount, as being purchased by the Buyer at the First Closing pursuant to this Agreement. |
| (ii) | The Closing Sale Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of the Ordinary Shares on each of the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the First Closing Date shall be no less than $1.00 per share of Ordinary Shares. |
| (iii) | No Triggering Event (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) has occurred and is continuing or that, with notice, the passage of time or both, is expected to occur, including, but not limited to, under Section 5(a)(vii) of the Certificate of Designations. |
| (iv) | The Buyer shall have received the opinions of Latham & Watkins LLP, the Company’s U.S. counsel, and Walkers (Cayman) LLP, the Company's Cayman counsel, each dated as of the First Closing Date, addressed to the Buyer, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Buyer. |
| (v) | The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Transfer Agent. |
| (vi) | The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certificate of good standing for the Company issued by the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies (or comparable office) as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date. |
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| (vii) | The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certified true copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association as stamped by the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies as of a date within ten (10) days of the First Closing Date. |
| (viii) | The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certificate, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Buyer, executed by a director or officer of the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions consistent with Section 3(b) as adopted by the Company’s board of directors in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Buyer and (ii) the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company as in effect at the Closing. |
| (ix) | The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the First Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the First Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a certificate, duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect. |
| (x) | The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a letter from the Transfer Agent certifying the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Closing Date. |
| (xi) | The Ordinary Shares (A) shall be designated for quotation or listed (as applicable) on the Principal Market and (B) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (I) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (II) by falling below the minimum maintenance requirements of the Principal Market. |
| (xii) | The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Preferred Shares, including without limitation, those required by the Principal Market, if any. |
| (xiii) | No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. |
| (xiv) | Since the date of execution of this Agreement, no event or series of events shall have occurred that has had or would reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
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| (xv) | The Company shall have obtained approval, if necessary, of the Principal Market to list or designate for quotation (as the case may be) the Conversion Shares. |
| (xvi) | The Buyer shall have received the wire transfer instructions of the Company. |
| (xvii) | A Registration Statement shall be effective and available for the issuance and sale of (x) the Initial Preferred Shares to be issued in the First Closing, (y) Preferred Shares in an amount equal to not less than eighteen (18) months of Dividends on such Initial Preferred Shares and (z) the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion thereof, and the Company shall have delivered (or made publicly available through EDGAR) to the Buyer the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement with respect thereto. |
| (xviii) | The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer such other documents, instruments or certificates relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request. |
| (xix) | No default or event of default, except as waived or consented to therein, shall have occurred and be continuing under the Convertible Secured Notes (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), regardless of the outstanding principal amount thereof. |
(b) Additional Closing. The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase its Preferred Shares at each Additional Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before each Additional Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived only by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion by providing the Company with prior written notice thereof:
| (i) | The Company shall have delivered to each a Buyer a written notice indicating the aggregate number of Additional Preferred Shares to be issued and sold by the Company at the applicable Additional Closing (the “Additional Closing Tranche”) at least ten (10) Trading Days, prior to the desired Additional Closing Date, provided that the Additional Closing Tranche at such Additional Closing shall be no more than 25,000 Additional Preferred Shares. |
| (ii) | Such Buyer shall not be required to purchase additional Preferred Shares at any Additional Closing to the extent that such purchase would result in the Buyer holding, at any time, in excess of 35,000 Preferred Shares in the aggregate. |
| (iii) | The Additional Closing Date shall be at least (60) calendar days following the immediately preceding Closing Date and since the immediately preceding Closing the aggregate dollar trading volume in the Ordinary Shares on the principal market (the “Aggregate Trading Volume Amount”), was at least 12x the aggregate stated value of the Preferred Shares issued and sold in the immediately preceding Closing. |
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| (iv) | Subject to Section 7(b)(v) below, the arithmetic average of the daily dollar trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Ordinary Shares on the Principal Market during the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Additional Closing Date (such average, “Average Daily Trading Volume Amount”), must be greater than $4,000,000 per Trading Day. |
| (v) | Notwithstanding Section 7(b)(iv), if the trading volume condition pursuant to Sections 7(b)(iv), is not satisfied (but so long as the Average Daily Trading Volume Amount is at least $1,500,000), the Additional Purchase Price and the number of Additional Preferred Shares, for such Additional Closing, shall be proportionally adjusted to the Daily Trading Volume Amount divided by $4,000,000. |
| (vi) | The Closing Sale Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of the Ordinary Shares on each of the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding the Additional Closing Date shall be no less than the greater of (i) $1.00 per Ordinary Share and (ii) 150% of the Floor Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designations). |
| (vii) | No Triggering Event as defined in the Certificate of Designations has occurred or that, in respect of any Triggering Event, with notice, the passage of time or both, is expected to occur. |
| (viii) | The Buyer shall have received the opinions of Latham & Watkins LLP, the Company’s U.S. counsel, and Walkers (Cayman) LLP, the Company's Cayman counsel, each dated as of the Additional Closing Date, addressed to the Buyer, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Buyer. |
| (ix) | The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a copy of the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, which instructions shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Transfer Agent. |
| (x) | The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certificate of good standing issued by the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies as of a date within ten (10) days of the Additional Closing Date. |
| (xi) | The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date when made and as of the Additional Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Additional Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a certificate, duly executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect. |
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| (xii) | The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a letter from the Transfer Agent certifying the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Closing Date. |
| (xiii) | The Ordinary Shares (A) shall be designated for quotation or listed (as applicable) on the Principal Market and (B) shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (I) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (II) by falling below the minimum maintenance requirements of the Principal Market. |
| (xiv) | The Company shall have obtained all governmental, regulatory or third party consents and approvals, if any, necessary for the sale of the Securities, including without limitation, those required by the Principal Market, if any. |
| (xv) | No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. |
| (xvi) | Since the date of the immediately preceding Closing Date, no condition, event or series of events shall exist or have occurred that has had or would reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
| (xvii) | The Company has at all times prior to such Additional Closing Date duly and timely delivered all Conversion Shares required to be delivered upon the conversion of any Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation. |
| (xviii) | The Company has an unrestricted cash and cash equivalent balance of at least $50,000,000 as of such Additional Closing Date. |
| (xix) | A Registration Statement shall be effective and available for the issuance and sale of (x) the Additional Preferred Shares to be issued in the Additional Closing, (y) Preferred Shares in an amount equal to not less than eighteen (18) months of Dividends on such Additional Preferred Shares and (z) the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion thereof, and the Company shall have delivered (or made publicly available through EDGAR) to the Buyer the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement with respect thereto. |
| (xx) | No default or event of default, except as waived or consented to in writing therein, shall have occurred and be continuing under (a) any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary having an outstanding principal amount in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) since the date of the First Closing Date, or (b) the Convertible Secured Notes (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), regardless of the outstanding principal amount thereof. |
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| (xxi) | The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer such other documents, instruments or certificates relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request. |
| (xxii) | There are no outstanding classes of capital stock of the Company that would rank senior to or on parity with the Preferred Shares. |
8. Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by either the Company or the Buyer, if the First Closing shall not have occurred by April 27, 2026 (provided that no party shall have the right to terminate if they were the proximate cause of the failure to close by such date). The Buyer may terminate its commitment to purchase Additional Preferred Shares at any Additional Closing by delivering a written notice to the Company (i) at any time after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the First Closing Date, (ii) at any time, if the Company has breached the terms of this Agreement in a manner that would cause the failure of the conditions to closing applicable to the Company hereunder to be met (and such breach remains uncured or unwaived after 30 days’ notice from the Buyer), or (iii) upon the occurrence and continuation of a Triggering Event for a consecutive period of twenty (20) days. This Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time after the Company has effected a Company Redemption (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of all Preferred Shares then outstanding, provided that all (and not less than all) of the Preferred Shares then outstanding have been redeemed. Upon any termination in accordance with this Section 8 by a Buyer, such party shall have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement with respect to itself at any time on or after the close of business on such date (without liability of the Buyer to any other party); provided, however, the abandonment of the sale and purchase of the Preferred Shares by the Buyer shall be applicable only to the Buyer providing such written notice, provided further that no such termination by any party shall affect any obligation of the Company under this Agreement to reimburse the Buyer for the expenses described in Section 4(g) above. Nothing contained in this Section 8 shall be deemed to release any party from any liability for any breach by such party of the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or to impair the right of any party to compel specific performance by any other party of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents that survive the termination hereof or thereof.
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9. Miscellaneous.
| (a) | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal 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 jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or under any of the other Transaction Documents or with any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or operate to preclude the Buyer from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of the Buyer. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. |
| (b) | Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or electronic transmission (including DocuSign and similar) or by an email which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of an executed signature page, such signature page shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof. |
| (c) | Headings; Gender. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Agreement instead of just the provision in which they are found. |
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| (d) | Severability; Maximum Payment Amounts. If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (and without implication that the following is required or applicable), it is the intention of the parties that in no event shall amounts and value paid by the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries (as the case may be), or payable to or received by the Buyer, under the Transaction Documents (including without limitation, any amounts that would be characterized as “interest” under applicable law) exceed amounts permitted under any applicable law. Accordingly, if any obligation to pay, payment made to the Buyer, or collection by the Buyer pursuant the Transaction Documents is finally judicially determined to be contrary to any such applicable law, such obligation to pay, payment or collection shall be deemed to have been made by mutual mistake of the Buyer, the Company and its Subsidiaries and such amount shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by the applicable law. Such adjustment shall be effected, to the extent necessary, by reducing or refunding, at the option of the Buyer, the amount of interest or any other amounts which would constitute unlawful amounts required to be paid or actually paid to the Buyer under the Transaction Documents. For greater certainty, to the extent that any interest, charges, fees, expenses or other amounts required to be paid to or received by the Buyer under any of the Transaction Documents or related thereto are held to be within the meaning of “interest” or another applicable term to otherwise be violative of applicable law, such amounts shall be pro-rated over the period of time to which they relate. |
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| (e) | Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Buyer, the Company, its Subsidiaries, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, any transactions by the Buyer with respect to the Securities, and the other matters contained herein and therein, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto and the instruments referenced herein and therein contain the entire understanding of the parties solely with respect to the matters covered herein and therein; provided, however, nothing contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall (or shall be deemed to) (i) have any effect on any agreements the Buyer has entered into with, or any instruments the Buyer has received from, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof with respect to any prior investment made by the Buyer in the Company, if any, or (ii) waive, alter, modify or amend in any respect any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any rights of or benefits to the Buyer or any other Person, in any agreement entered into prior to the date hereof between or among the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and the Buyer, or any instruments the Buyer received from the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof, if any, and, to the extent any such agreements or instruments have been entered into and are in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof, all such agreements and instruments shall continue in full force and effect. Except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. For clarification purposes, the Recitals are part of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Buyer, and any amendment to any provision of this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 9(e) shall be binding on the Buyer and holders of Securities, as applicable; provided that no such amendment shall be effective to the extent that it (A) applies to less than all of the holders of the Securities then outstanding or (B) imposes any obligation or liability on the Buyer without the Buyer’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in the Buyer’s sole discretion). No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party, provided that the Buyer may waive any provision of this Agreement, and any waiver of any provision of this Agreement made in conformity with the provisions of this Section 9(e) shall be binding on the Buyer and holders of Securities, as applicable, provided that no such waiver shall be effective to the extent that it (1) applies to less than all of the holders of the Securities then outstanding (unless a party gives a waiver as to itself only) or (2) imposes any obligation or liability on the Buyer without the Buyer’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in the Buyer’s sole discretion). No consideration (other than reimbursement of legal fees) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of any of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents or all holders of the Preferred Shares. From the date hereof and while any Preferred Shares are outstanding, the Company shall not be permitted to receive any consideration from a Buyer or a holder of Preferred Shares that is not otherwise contemplated by the Transaction Documents in order to, directly or indirectly, induce the Company or any Subsidiary (i) to treat the Buyer or holder of Preferred Shares in a manner that is more favorable than to other similarly situated holders of Preferred Shares or (ii) to treat the Buyer or holder(s) of Preferred Shares in a manner that is less favorable than the Buyer or holder of Preferred Shares that is paying such consideration; provided, however, that the determination of whether a Buyer has been treated more or less favorably than another holder shall disregard any securities of the Company purchased or sold by the Buyer. The Company has not directly or indirectly, made any agreements with the Buyer relating to the terms or conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents except as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company confirms that, except as set forth in this Agreement, no Buyer has made any commitment or promise or has any other obligation to provide any financing to the Company, any Subsidiary or otherwise. As a material inducement for the Buyer to enter into this Agreement, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (x) no due diligence or other investigation or inquiry conducted by a Buyer, any of its advisors or any of its representatives shall affect the Buyer’s right to rely on, or shall modify or qualify in any manner or be an exception to any of, the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (y) unless a provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document is expressly preceded by the phrase “except as disclosed in” (or similar disclosure qualification) the SEC Documents, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, nothing contained in any of the SEC Documents, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall affect the Buyer’s right to rely on, or shall modify or qualify in any manner or be an exception to any of, Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. |
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| (f) | Notices. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by electronic mail (provided that such sent email is kept on file (whether electronically or otherwise) by the sending party and the sending party does not receive an automatically generated message from the recipient’s email server that such email could not be delivered to such recipient); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The mailing addresses and email addresses for such communications shall be: |
If to the Company:
Vertical Aerospace Ltd.
Unit 1 Camwal Court, Chapel Street
Bristol BS2 0uW
United Kingdom
Attention: xxxxxxxxx, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer
Email: xxxxxxxxx
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Latham & Watkins (London) LLP
99 Bishopsgate
London, EC2M 3XF
United Kingdom
Attention: xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx
If to a Buyer, to its mailing address and email address set forth on the executed signature page of the Buyer, with copies to the Buyer’s representatives as set forth on the executed signature page of the Buyer,
with a copy (for informational purposes only) to:
Haynes and Boone, LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10112
Telephone: (212) 835 4819
Attention: xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx
Email: xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx
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or to such other mailing address and/or email address and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change, provided that Buyer Counsel shall only be provided copies of notices sent to the Buyer. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s email containing the time, date and recipient’s email or (C) provided by an overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by email or receipt from an overnight courier service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
| (g) | Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any purchasers of any of the Preferred Shares. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyer, including, without limitation, by way of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) (unless the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions governing Fundamental Transactions set forth in the Certificate of Designations). A Buyer may assign some or all of its rights hereunder without the consent of the Company in connection with the transfer of any of its Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, in which event such assignee shall be deemed to be a Buyer hereunder with respect to such assigned rights. No assignment shall be effective unless such assignee enters into a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company. |
| (h) | No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, other than the Indemnitees referred to in Section 9(k) and the Placement Agent. |
| (i) | Survival. The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants shall survive each Closing. The Buyer shall be responsible only for its own representations, warranties, agreements and covenants hereunder. |
| (j) | Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. |
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| (k) | Indemnification. In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities thereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all of its shareholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and documented expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or any Subsidiary in any of the Transaction Documents, (ii) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary contained in any of the Transaction Documents or (iii) any cause of action, suit, proceeding or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary) or which otherwise involves such Indemnitee that arises out of or results from (A) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents, (B) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, (C) any disclosure properly made by the Buyer pursuant to Section 4(i), or (D) the status of the Buyer either as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or as a party to this Agreement (including, without limitation, as a party in interest or otherwise in any action or proceeding for injunctive or other equitable relief). To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. |
| (l) | Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. No specific representation or warranty shall limit the generality or applicability of a more general representation or warranty. Each and every reference to share prices, Ordinary Shares and any other numbers in this Agreement that relate to the Ordinary Shares shall be automatically adjusted for any share splits, share dividends, share combinations, share consolidations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions that occur with respect to the Ordinary Shares after the date of this Agreement. |
| (m) | Remedies. The Buyer shall have all rights and remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents and all rights and remedies which the Buyer has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which the Buyer has under any law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. Furthermore, the Company recognizes that in the event that it or any Subsidiary fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its or such Subsidiary’s (as the case may be) obligations under the Transaction Documents, any remedy at law would inadequate relief to the Buyer. The Company therefore agrees that the Buyer shall be entitled to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case. The remedies provided in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief). |
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| (n) | Withdrawal Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) the Transaction Documents, whenever the Buyer exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company or any Subsidiary does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then the Buyer may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be), any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights. |
| (o) | Payment Set Aside; Currency. To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to the Buyer hereunder or pursuant to any of the other Transaction Documents or the Buyer enforce or exercise their rights hereunder or thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are in United States Dollars (“U.S. Dollars”), and all amounts owing under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies (if any) shall be converted into the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. “Exchange Rate” means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Agreement, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the relevant date of calculation. |
| (p) | Judgment Currency. |
| (i) | If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 9(p) referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in U.S. Dollars under this Agreement, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Trading Day immediately preceding: |
| (1) | the date actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date; or |
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| (2) | the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 9(p)(i)(2) being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”). |
| (ii) | If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 9(p)(i)(2) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of U.S. Dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date. |
| (iii) | Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. |
[Signature pages follow.]
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In witness whereof, the Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| Company: | ||
| Vertical Aerospace ltd. | ||
| /s/ Stuart Simpson | ||
| Name: | Stuart Simpson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]
In witness whereof, the Buyer and the Company have caused their respective signature page to this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| Buyer: | |
| YA II PN, LTD. | |
| By: Yorkville Advisors Global, LP | |
| Its: Investment Manager | |
| By: Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC | |
| Its: General Partner | |
| /s/ Matthew Beckman | |
| Name: Matthew Beckman | |
| Title: Manager | |
| Address for Notice to Buyer: | |
| xxxxxxxxx | |
| xxxxxxxxx | |
| Attention: Legal Department | |
| Email: xxxxxxxxx | |
| Address for Delivery of Shares to Buyer (if not same as address for notice): N/A | |
| Email: xxxxxxxxx | |
| Legal Representative’s Address: | |
| xxxxxxxxx | |
| xxxxxxxxx | |
| Attention: xxxxxxxxx | |
| Email: xxxxxxxxx |
Exhibit A
Form of Certificate of Designations
Exhibit 99.3
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES
OF
VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD.
I, Stuart Simpson, hereby certify that I am the Chief Executive Officer of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (the “Company”), an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands, and further do hereby certify on behalf of the Company and not in my personal capacity:
That pursuant to the authority expressly conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) by the Company’s Fifth Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Memorandum and Articles of Association”), the Board, or a committee thereof, on April 20, 2026, passed the following resolutions, creating a series of three hundred twenty five thousand five hundred ninety (325,590) preferred shares having a par value of $0.001 per share, designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Shares”.
RESOLVED, that, in accordance with the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Board does hereby authorize and provide for the establishment, allotment and issuance of a series of preferred shares, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Shares” and that the designation and number of shares thereof and the voting and other relative rights, powers and preferences of the shares of such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof in accordance with this certificate of designation (this “Certificate of Designations”), as follows:
TERMS OF SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES
1. Designation and Number of Shares. There shall hereby be created and established a series of preferred shares of the Company designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Shares” (the “Preferred Shares”). The authorized number of Preferred Shares shall be 325,590 shares. Each Preferred Share shall have a par value of $0.001 and shall be uncertificated and represented in Book-Entry form unless and until otherwise determined by the Board. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings as set forth in Section 31 below.
2. Ranking. For so long as any Preferred Shares are issued, except (x) as permitted pursuant to Section 15(e) or (y) to the extent that the Required Holders (as defined below) expressly consent to the creation of Parity Shares or Senior Preferred Shares (as defined below) in accordance with Section 18, all shares in the capital of the Company shall be junior in rank to the Preferred Shares with respect to the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (such junior shares is referred to herein collectively as “Junior Shares”). The Preferred Shares shall rank junior to any existing Indebtedness as of the Subscription Date as well as any Permitted Indebtedness incurred on or after the Subscription Date. The rights of all shares in the capital of the Company shall be subject to the rights, powers, preferences and privileges of the Preferred Shares. Without limiting any other provision of this Certificate of Designations, without the prior express consent of holders of at least a majority of the issued Preferred Shares (provided that such holders must include Yorkville Advisors Global LP or its Affiliates (collectively, “Yorkville”) for so long as (i) any Preferred Shares are issued and (ii) Yorkville beneficially owns any of the issued Preferred Shares) (collectively, the “Required Holders”), voting separately as a single class, the Company shall not hereafter authorize or issue any additional or other shares in the capital of the Company that is (i) of senior rank to the Preferred Shares in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (collectively, the “Senior Preferred Shares”), (ii) of pari passu rank to the Preferred Shares in respect of the preferences as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of the Company (collectively, the “Parity Shares”) or (iii) any Junior Shares having a maturity date or which is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date no Preferred Shares remain issued, except, in the case of the foregoing clause (i) and (ii), to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 15(e). In the event of the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, so long as any Preferred Shares remain issued, the Preferred Shares shall maintain their relative rights, powers, designations, privileges and preferences provided for herein and no such merger or consolidation shall be consummated if it would result in the Preferred Shares being treated in any manner inconsistently with the foregoing, unless the Company has exercised its right of Company Redemption in full prior to or in connection with such merger or consolidation and actually pays the applicable Company Redemption Price prior to or simultaneously with such merger or consolidation.
3. Dividends.
(a) Dividends. From and after the occurrence of any Triggering Event (each, a “Trigger Date”) and during the continuance thereof, each holder of a Preferred Share (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”), shall be entitled to receive dividends (“Dividends”) on the Stated Value of its Preferred Shares at the Dividend Rate (as defined below), which shall be payable “in kind” in the form of additional Preferred Shares as provided herein. Dividends on the Preferred Shares shall commence accruing on the Trigger Date and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months. In the event that such Triggering Event is subsequently cured (and no other Triggering Event then exists), dividends shall cease accruing effective as of the calendar day immediately following the date of such cure. If, as and when declared by the Board out of funds legally available therefor to the maximum extent not prohibited by Cayman Islands law, any such Dividends shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Trading Day of each quarter (each, a “Dividend Date”) during which such Dividends accrue, and, on each Dividend Date, the Company shall issue additional Preferred Shares (“PIK Shares”) to each holder equal to the quotient of the (x) the aggregate amount of Dividends accrued on such Holder’s Preferred Shares and (y) the Stated Value. The Company shall promptly after each Dividend Date deliver to each Holder Book-Entry receipts evidencing the issuance of the PIK Shares on such Dividend Date, if any such PIK Shares are so issued on such Dividend Date. Dividends on the Preferred Shares as provided in this Section 3(a) shall accrue and be payable whether or not declared, set aside for payment or otherwise authorized by the Board and whether or not in any fiscal year there shall be net profits or surplus available for the payment of dividends, such that if Dividends are not paid as provided in this Section 3(a), the unpaid Dividends shall accumulate until paid.
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4. Conversion. At any time after the Initial Issuance Date, each Preferred Share shall be convertible into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares (as defined below), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4.
(a) Holder’s Conversion Right. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(d), at any time or times on or after the Initial Issuance Date, each Holder shall be entitled to convert any Preferred Shares held by such Holder into validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares in accordance with Section 4(c) at the Conversion Rate (as defined below). The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Ordinary Shares upon any conversion. If the issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Ordinary Shares, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Ordinary Shares up to the nearest whole share. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent (as defined below)) that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of Ordinary Shares upon conversion of any Preferred Shares, except any such taxes that are due because the converting Holder requests those Ordinary Shares to be registered in a name other than the Holder’s name.
(b) Conversion Rate. The number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of any Preferred Share pursuant to Section 4(a) shall be determined by dividing (x) the Conversion Amount of such Preferred Share by (y) the Conversion Price (the “Conversion Rate”):
(i) “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to each Preferred Share, as of the applicable date of determination, the sum of (A) the Stated Value thereof plus (B) any Additional Amount thereon as of such date of determination.
(ii) “Conversion Price” means, with respect to each Preferred Share, as of any Conversion Date or other date of determination, the lesser of (x) 3.588, in the case of any Preferred Shares issued on the Initial Issuance Date (or, in the case of any Preferred Shares issued on any Additional Issue Date, 120% multiplied by the Closing Sale Price of the Ordinary Shares on the Trading Day immediately prior to such Additional Issue Date) (such price described in this clause (x), “Fixed Conversion Price”), and (y) 96% of the lowest VWAP of the Ordinary Shares during the five (5) consecutive Trading Day period immediately preceding but not including the Conversion Date (such price described in this clause (y), “Variable Conversion Price”), provided that the Variable Conversion Price shall not be lower than the Floor Price and subject to adjustment as provided herein.
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(c) Mechanics of Conversion. The conversion of each Preferred Share shall be conducted in the following manner:
(i) Optional Conversion. To convert a Preferred Share into Ordinary Shares on any date (a “Conversion Date”), a Holder shall deliver (whether via electronic mail or otherwise), for receipt on or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on such date, a copy of an executed notice of conversion of the share(s) of Preferred Shares subject to such conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Conversion Notice”) to the Company. On or before the first (1st) Trading Day (or the second (2nd) Trading Day, if the Conversion Notice is received after 7:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Conversion Date) following the date of receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall transmit by electronic mail an acknowledgment of confirmation of receipt of such Conversion Notice, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II, to such Holder and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”), which confirmation shall constitute an instruction to the Transfer Agent to process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms herein. On or before the first (1st) Trading Day (or the second (2nd) Trading Day, if the Conversion Notice is received after 7:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Conversion Date) following each date on which the Company has received a Conversion Notice (the “Share Delivery Deadline”), the Company shall: (1) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (“FAST”), credit such aggregate number of Ordinary Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled pursuant to such conversion to such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, or (2) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, upon the request of such Holder, issue and deliver (whether via electronic email or reputable overnight courier) to the address as specified in such Conversion Notice, a Book-Entry statement, registered in the name of such Holder or its designee, for the number of Ordinary Shares to which such Holder shall be entitled. If less than all of the Preferred Shares then held by a Holder are submitted for conversion pursuant to any Conversion Notice, then the Company shall, as soon as practicable and in no event later than two (2) Trading Days after receipt of the applicable Conversion Notice and at its own expense, issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a new Book Entry (in accordance with Section 20(c)) representing the number of Preferred Shares not converted. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the Ordinary Shares issuable upon a conversion of Preferred Shares shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Ordinary Shares on the Conversion Date. References herein to a “conversion” or “exchange” of Preferred Shares shall mean the automatic repurchase without notice of the Preferred Shares and, on behalf of such holder(s) of Preferred Shares, the automatic application of the repurchase proceeds in paying for such new Ordinary Shares into which the Preferred Shares are to be converted or exchanged. For the avoidance of doubt, upon the conversion of any Preferred Shares pursuant to a Conversion Notice, such Preferred Shares so converted will be deemed to cease to be outstanding unless such Conversion Notice has been rescinded by the Holder in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
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(ii) Company’s Failure to Timely Convert. If the Company shall fail, for any reason or for no reason, on or prior to the applicable Share Delivery Deadline, if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, to issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a Book-Entry for the number of Ordinary Shares to which such Holder is entitled and register such Ordinary Shares on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, to credit such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC for such number of Ordinary Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion of any Conversion Amount (as the case may be) (a “Conversion Failure”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, such Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Conversion Notice with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, all, or any portion, of such Preferred Shares that has not been converted pursuant to such Conversion Notice; provided that the voiding of a Conversion Notice shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice pursuant to this Section 4(c)(ii) or otherwise. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Share Delivery Deadline the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, the Company shall fail to issue and deliver to such Holder (or its designee) a Book-Entry and register such Ordinary Shares on the Company’s share register or, if the Transfer Agent is participating in FAST, the Transfer Agent shall fail to credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Ordinary Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder or pursuant to the Company’s obligation pursuant to clause (II) below, and if on or after such Share Delivery Deadline such Holder purchases (in an open market transaction, shares loan or otherwise) Ordinary Shares corresponding to all or any portion of the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion that such Holder is entitled to receive from the Company and has not received from the Company in connection with such Conversion Failure, as applicable (a “Buy-In”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to such Holder, the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such Holder’s request and in such Holder’s discretion, either: (I) pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to such Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, shares loan costs and other out-of- pocket expenses, if any) for the Ordinary Shares so purchased (including, without limitation, by any other Person in respect, or on behalf, of such Holder) (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to so issue and deliver such Book-Entry (and to issue such Ordinary Shares) or credit to the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Ordinary Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) (and to issue such Ordinary Shares) shall terminate, or (II) promptly honor its obligation to so issue and deliver to such Holder a Book-Entry representing such Ordinary Shares or credit the balance account of such Holder or such Holder’s designee, as applicable, with DTC for the number of Ordinary Shares to which such Holder is entitled upon such Holder’s conversion hereunder (as the case may be) and pay cash to such Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (x) such number of Ordinary Shares multiplied by (y) the lowest Closing Sale Price of the Ordinary Shares on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the applicable Conversion Notice and ending on the date of such issuance and payment under this clause (II). Nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver a Book-Entry representing Ordinary Shares (or to electronically deliver such Ordinary Shares) upon the conversion of Preferred Shares as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
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(iii) Registration; Book-Entry. The Company (or the Transfer Agent, as custodian for the Preferred Shares) shall maintain a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Holders of each Preferred Share and the Stated Value of the Preferred Shares (the “Registered Preferred Shares”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The Company and each Holder of the Preferred Shares shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Preferred Share for all purposes (including, without limitation, the right to receive payments and Dividends hereunder) notwithstanding notice to the contrary. A Registered Preferred Share may be assigned, transferred or sold only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register. Upon its receipt of a written request to assign, transfer or sell one or more Registered Preferred Shares by such Holder thereof, the Company shall record the information contained therein in the Register and issue one or more new Registered Preferred Shares in the same aggregate Stated Value as the Stated Value of the surrendered Registered Preferred Shares to the designated assignee or transferee pursuant to Section 20, provided that, subject to Section 19, if the Company has granted its consent to an assignment or other transfer (or such consent is not required in accordance with Section 19) and the Company does not so record an assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be) of such Registered Preferred Shares within two (2) Business Days of such a request, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such assignment, transfer or sale (as the case may be). Each Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the Stated Value, Dividends converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and Late Charges converted and/or paid (as the case may be), and the dates of such conversions and/or payments (as the case may be), or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to such Holder and the Company, and if the Company does not update the Register to record such Stated Value, Dividends converted and/or paid (as the case may be) and Late Charges converted and/or paid (as the case may be), and the dates of such conversions and/or payments (as the case may be), within two (2) Business Days of such occurrence, then the Register shall be automatically deemed updated to reflect such occurrence. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Company establishing the number of Preferred Shares to which the record holder is entitled shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. A Holder and any transferee or assignee, by acceptance of a Book-Entry, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of any Preferred Shares, the number of Preferred Shares represented by such Book-Entry may be less than the number of Preferred Shares stated in the most recent Book-Entry statement delivered to the Holder. Each Book-Entry representing Preferred Shares shall bear the following legend:
ANY TRANSFEREE OR ASSIGNEE OF THIS INSTRUMENT SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THE TERMS OF THE CORPORATION’S CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS RELATING TO THE SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT, INCLUDING SECTION 4(c)(iii) THEREOF.
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THE NUMBER OF SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES STATED ON THE FACE HEREOF PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(c)(iii) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS RELATING TO THE SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT.
(iv) Pro Rata Conversion; Disputes. In the event that the Company receives a Conversion Notice from more than one Holder for the same Conversion Date and the Company can convert some, but not all, of such Preferred Shares submitted for conversion, the Company shall convert from each Holder electing to have Preferred Shares converted on such date a Holder Pro Rata Amount of such Holder’s Preferred Shares submitted for conversion on such date based on the number of Preferred Shares submitted for conversion on such date by such Holder relative to the aggregate number of Preferred Shares submitted for conversion on such date. In the event of a dispute as to the number of Ordinary Shares issuable to a Holder in connection with a conversion of Preferred Shares, the Company shall issue to such Holder the number of Ordinary Shares not in dispute and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 25.
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(d) Limitation on Beneficial Ownership. The Company shall not effect the conversion of any of the Preferred Shares held by a Holder, and such Holder shall not have the right to convert any of the Preferred Shares held by such Holder pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designations and any such conversion shall be null and void and treated as if never made, to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion, such Holder together with the other Attribution Parties collectively would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by such Holder and the other Attribution Parties shall include the number of Ordinary Shares held by such Holder and all other Attribution Parties plus the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude Ordinary Shares which would be issuable upon (A) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted Preferred Shares beneficially owned by such Holder or any of the other Attribution Parties and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any convertible notes, convertible preferred shares or warrants, including the Preferred Shares) beneficially owned by such Holder or any other Attribution Party subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained in this Section 4(d). For purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of determining the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares a Holder may acquire upon the conversion of such Preferred Shares without exceeding the Maximum Percentage, such Holder may rely on the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, Current Report on Form 6-K or other public filing with the SEC, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent, if any, setting forth the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding (the “Reported Outstanding Share Number”). If the Company receives a Conversion Notice from a Holder at a time when the actual number of outstanding Ordinary Shares is less than the Reported Outstanding Share Number, the Company shall notify such Holder in writing of the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding and, to the extent that such Conversion Notice would otherwise cause such Holder’s beneficial ownership, as determined pursuant to this Section 4(d), to exceed the Maximum Percentage, such Holder must notify the Company of a reduced number of Ordinary Shares to be purchased pursuant to such Conversion Notice. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of any Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days confirm in writing or by electronic mail to such Holder the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including such Preferred Shares, by such Holder and any other Attribution Party since the date as of which the Reported Outstanding Share Number was reported. In the event that the issuance of Ordinary Shares to a Holder upon conversion of such Preferred Shares results in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties being deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than the Maximum Percentage of the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares (as determined under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act), the number of shares so issued by which such Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership exceeds the Maximum Percentage (the “Excess Shares”) shall be deemed null and void and shall be cancelled ab initio, and such Holder shall not have the power to vote or to transfer the Excess Shares. For purposes of clarity, the Ordinary Shares issuable to a Holder pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations in excess of the Maximum Percentage shall not be deemed to be beneficially owned by such Holder for any purpose including for purposes of Section 13(d) or Rule 16a-1(a)(1) of the 1934 Act. No prior inability to convert such Preferred Shares pursuant to this paragraph shall have any effect on the applicability of the provisions of this paragraph with respect to any subsequent determination of convertibility. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to the extent necessary to correct this paragraph (or any portion of this paragraph) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation contained in this Section 4(d) or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitation contained in this paragraph may not be waived and shall apply to a successor holder of such Preferred Shares.
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5. Triggering Events.
(a) Triggering Event. Each of the following events shall constitute a “Triggering Event”:
(i) the suspension from trading or the failure of the Ordinary Shares to be trading or listed (as applicable) on an Eligible Market for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days;
(ii) the Company’s (A) failure to cure a Conversion Failure (as defined herein) by delivery of the required number of Ordinary Shares within three (3) Trading Days after the applicable Conversion Date or (B) written notice to any Holder of Preferred Shares, including, without limitation, by way of public announcement or through any of its agents, at any time, of its intention not to comply, as required, with a request for conversion of any Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares that is requested in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations, other than pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof;
(iii) except to the extent the Company is in compliance with Section 10(b) below, at any time following the tenth (10th) consecutive day that a Holder’s Authorized Share Allocation (as defined in Section 10(a) below) is less than 100% of the number of Ordinary Shares that such Holder would be entitled to receive upon a conversion in full, of all of the Preferred Shares then held by such Holder (assuming conversion at the Floor Price then in effect without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in this Certificate of Designations);
(iv) the Company’s failure to pay to any Holder any Dividend on any Dividend Date (whether or not declared by the Board);
(v) the Company’s failure to pay any other amount due in cash when and as due under this Certificate of Designations (including, without limitation, the Company’s failure to pay any Late Charges or other amounts due in cash hereunder), the Securities Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any other agreement, document, certificate or other instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (in each case, whether or not permitted pursuant to the Cayman Islands laws), solely to the extent such failure remains uncured for a period of at least five (5) Trading Days;
(vi) the Company fails to deliver the Ordinary Shares issuable upon a conversion of Preferred Shares without a restrictive legend either on any Book-Entry representing such Ordinary Shares or by credit of such Ordinary Shares to such Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC as and when required by this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise then prohibited by applicable federal securities laws, and any such failure remains uncured for at least five (5) Trading Days;
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(vii) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, either:
| (1) | commences a voluntary case or proceeding; |
| (2) | consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding; |
| (3) | consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for substantially all of its property; |
| (4) | makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; |
| (5) | takes any comparable action under any foreign Bankruptcy Law; or |
| (6) | is not paying its undisputed debts as they become due, and such failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days; |
(viii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that either:
| (1) | is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case or proceeding; |
| (2) | appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; |
| (3) | orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary; or |
| (4) | grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law, |
and, in each case under this subsection (viii), such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days;
(ix) one or more final and non-appealable judgment being rendered against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries for the payment of at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate (excluding any amounts covered by insurance or bond), where such judgment is not discharged, stayed, vacated or otherwise satisfied within sixty (60) days after (A) the date on which the right to appeal the same has expired, if no such appeal has commenced or (B) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;
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(x) a default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed of at least $10,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Initial Issuance Date or is thereafter created, where such default: (A) constitutes a failure to pay the principal of, or premium or interest on, any of such indebtedness when due and payable in accordance with its terms, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, in each case after the expiration of any applicable grace period; or (B) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable before its stated maturity;
(xi) other than as specifically set forth in another clause of this Section 5(a), the Company or any Subsidiary breaches any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of the Company or such Subsidiary in any Transaction Document in any material respect (other than the representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any material covenant or other material term or condition of any Transaction Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured for a period of five (5) consecutive Trading Days;
(xii) a false or inaccurate certification (including a false or inaccurate deemed certification) by the Company that either (A) the Equity Conditions are satisfied, or (B) as to whether any Triggering Event has occurred;
(xiii) any breach or failure in any respect by the Company or any Subsidiary to comply with any provision of Section 15(e) of this Certificate of Designations; or
(xiv) any material provision of any Transaction Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the Company, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any Subsidiary, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Company or any Subsidiary or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under one or more Transaction Documents, except resulting from the satisfaction of the obligations under such Transaction Document or resulting from the application of applicable law.
(b) Notice of a Triggering Event. Within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of a Triggering Event, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail (a “Triggering Event Notice”) to each Holder.
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6. Rights Upon Fundamental Transactions.
(a) Assumption. The Company shall not enter into or be party to a Fundamental Transaction unless (i) (x) the Successor Entity or its Parent Entity (in which case, all subsequent references to “Successor Entity” in this paragraph shall be deemed to refer to such Parent Entity) assumes in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6(a) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders and approved by the Required Holders prior to such Fundamental Transaction (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), including agreements to deliver to each Holder of Preferred Shares in exchange for such Preferred Shares a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Certificate of Designations, including, without limitation, having a stated value and dividend rate equal to the stated value and dividend rate of the Preferred Shares held by the Holders and having similar ranking to the Preferred Shares, and satisfactory to the Required Holders and (y) the Successor Entity is a publicly traded corporation whose common equity is quoted on or listed for trading on an Eligible Market or (ii) the Company exercises its right of Company Redemption in full effective upon the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. Except in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), upon the occurrence of any Fundamental Transaction, (A) the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designations and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein and therein, and (B) the Successor Entity shall deliver to each Holder confirmation that there shall be issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares at any time after the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, in lieu of the Ordinary Shares (or other securities, cash, assets or other property (except such items still issuable under Sections 7 and 15, which shall continue to be receivable thereafter)) issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Shares prior to such Fundamental Transaction, such shares of the publicly traded common equity (or their equivalent) of the Successor Entity which each Holder would have been entitled to receive upon the happening of such Fundamental Transaction had all the Preferred Shares held by each Holder been converted immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction at the Conversion Price in effect at such time (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares contained in this Certificate of Designations), as adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such Holder may elect, at its sole option, by delivery of written notice to the Company to waive this Section 6(a) to permit the Fundamental Transaction without the assumption of the Preferred Shares. The provisions of this Section 6 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Fundamental Transactions and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares.
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7. Rights Upon Issuance of Purchase Rights and Other Corporate Events.
(a) Purchase Rights. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 8 and Section 15 below, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all or substantially all of the record holders of Ordinary Shares (the “Purchase Rights”), then each Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of Ordinary Shares acquirable upon complete conversion of all the Preferred Shares (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares and assuming for such purpose that all the Preferred Shares were converted at the Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) held by such Holder immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Ordinary Shares are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights, provided, however, to the extent that such Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent of the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Ordinary Shares as a result of such Purchase Right (and beneficial ownership) to such extent of any such excess) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable) for the benefit of such Holder until such time or times, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times such Holder shall be granted such right (and any Purchase Right granted, issued or sold on such initial Purchase Right or on any subsequent Purchase Right to be held similarly in abeyance (and, if such Purchase Right has an expiration date, maturity date or other similar provision, such term shall be extended by such number of days held in abeyance, if applicable)) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation.
(b) Other Corporate Events. In addition to and not in substitution for any other rights hereunder, prior to the consummation of any Fundamental Transaction pursuant to which holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive securities or other assets with respect to or in exchange for Ordinary Shares (a “Corporate Event”), except to the extent the Company exercises its right of Company Redemption effective upon the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall make appropriate provision to ensure that each Holder will thereafter have the right, at such Holder’s option, to receive upon a conversion of all the Preferred Shares held by such Holder (i) such securities or other assets to which such Holder would have been entitled with respect to the Ordinary Shares receivable upon such conversion had such Ordinary Shares been held by such Holder upon the consummation of such Corporate Event (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares set forth in this Certificate of Designations) or (ii) in lieu of the Ordinary Shares otherwise receivable upon such conversion, such securities or other assets received by the holders of Ordinary Shares in connection with the consummation of such Corporate Event in such amounts as such Holder would have been entitled to receive had the Preferred Shares held by such Holder initially been issued with conversion rights for the form of such consideration (as opposed to Ordinary Shares) at a conversion rate for such consideration commensurate with the Conversion Rate in effect at such time. Provision made pursuant the preceding sentence shall be in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Holders. The provisions of this Section 7 shall apply similarly and equally to successive Corporate Events and shall be applied without regard to any limitations on the conversion of the Preferred Shares set forth in this Certificate of Designations.
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8. Rights Upon Issuance of Other Securities.
(a) Adjustment of Fixed Conversion Price upon Subdivision or Combination of Ordinary Shares. Without limiting any provision of Section 7, if the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date subdivides (by any share split, shares dividend, shares combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) its issued Ordinary Shares into a greater number of shares, the Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced. Without limiting any provision of Section 7, if the Company at any time on or after the Subscription Date combines (by any share split, shares dividend, shares combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction) its issued Ordinary Shares into a smaller number of shares, the Fixed Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall become effective immediately after the effective time of such subdivision or combination.
(b) Holder’s Right of Adjusted Conversion Price. In addition to and not in limitation of the other provisions of this Section 8(b) and Section 15(h), if, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15(h), the Company in any manner issues or sells or enters into (whether initially or pursuant to any subsequent amendment thereof) any agreement to issue or sell, any Ordinary Shares, Options or Convertible Securities (any such securities other than the securities described in clauses (i) through (iii) below, “Variable Price Securities”) after the Subscription Date that are issuable pursuant to such agreement or convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Ordinary Shares at a price which varies or may vary with the market price of the Ordinary Shares, including by way of one or more reset(s) to a fixed price, but exclusive of (i) Excluded Securities, (ii) Permitted Variable Price Securities (as defined below) and (iii) such formulations reflecting customary anti-dilution provisions (such as share splits, share combinations, share dividends and similar transactions) or a customary “make-whole” provision (each of the formulations for such variable price being herein referred to as, the “Variable Price”), including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit or an “at-the-market” facility, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price regardless of whether shares pursuant to such agreement have actually been issued and regardless of whether such agreement is subsequently canceled, the Company shall provide written notice thereof via electronic mail and overnight courier to each Holder on the date of such agreement and/or the issuance of such Ordinary Shares, Convertible Securities or Options, as applicable. From and after the date the Company enters into such agreement or issues any such Variable Price Securities (such date of entrance or issuance, the “Variable Price Securities Reference Date”), each Holder of Preferred Shares issued and outstanding as of such Variable Price Securities Reference Date shall have the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion to substitute the Variable Price for the Conversion Price upon conversion of the Preferred Shares by designating in the Conversion Notice delivered upon any conversion of Preferred Shares that solely for purposes of such conversion such Holder is relying on the Variable Price rather than the Conversion Price then in effect; provided that the Variable Price shall not be lower than the Floor Price. For the avoidance of doubt, such right shall not apply to any Preferred Shares issued after the Variable Price Securities Reference Date. A Holder’s election to rely on a Variable Price for a particular conversion of Preferred Shares shall not obligate such Holder to rely on a Variable Price for any future conversions of Preferred Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 8(b) will not prohibit the Company from issuing, selling or entering into any agreement (whether initially or pursuant to any subsequent amendment thereof) or arrangement to issue or sell any securities permitted under Section 15(h) (“Permitted Variable Price Securities”).
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(c) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 8 shall be made by rounding to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable. The number of Ordinary Shares issued at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Ordinary Shares. The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of such calculations to any Holder upon written request.
(d) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the Company may at any time any Preferred Shares remain issued, with the prior written consent of the Required Holders, reduce the then current Conversion Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board.
9. Non-circumvention. The Company hereby covenants and agrees, to the extent that it is within the power and control of the Company, that the Company will not, by amendment of its Memorandum and Articles of Association or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Certificate of Designations, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holders hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provision of this Certificate of Designations or the other Transaction Documents, the Company (a) shall not increase the par value of any Ordinary Shares receivable upon the conversion of any Preferred Shares above the Conversion Price then in effect, (b) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of Preferred Shares and (c) shall, so long as any Preferred Shares are issued, take all action necessary to reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Ordinary Shares, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Preferred Shares, the maximum number of Ordinary Shares as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of the Preferred Shares then issued (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if each Holder is not permitted to convert such Holder’s Preferred Shares in full for any reason (other than pursuant to restrictions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly remedy such failure, including, without limitation, obtaining such consents or approvals as necessary to effect such conversion into Ordinary Shares.
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10. Authorized Shares.
(a) Reservation. So long as any Preferred Shares remain issued, the Company shall at all times reserve out of its authorized and unissued Ordinary Shares a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares as shall from time to time be necessary to effect the conversion of all of the Preferred Shares then issued at the Floor Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions) and (ii) 100% of the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares that would be necessary to effect the conversion of that number of PIK Shares equal to eighteen (18) months of Dividends on the Preferred Shares then issued at the Floor Price then in effect (without regard to any limitations on conversions set forth herein) (the “Required Reserve Amount”). The Required Reserve Amount (including, without limitation, each increase in the number of shares so reserved) shall be allocated pro rata among the Holders based on the number of the Preferred Shares held by each Holder on each Issuance Date or increase in the number of reserved shares, as the case may be (the “Authorized Share Allocation”). In the event that a Holder shall sell or otherwise transfer any of such Holder’s Preferred Shares, each transferee shall be allocated a pro rata portion of such Holder’s Authorized Share Allocation. Any Ordinary Shares reserved and allocated to any Person which ceases to hold any Preferred Shares shall be allocated to the remaining Holders of Preferred Shares, pro rata based on the number of the Preferred Shares then held by the Holders.
(b) Insufficient Authorized Shares. If, notwithstanding Section 10(a) and not in limitation thereof, at any time while any of the Preferred Shares remain issued the Company does not have a sufficient number of authorized and unreserved Ordinary Shares to satisfy its obligation to reserve for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Shares at least a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the Required Reserve Amount (an “Authorized Share Failure”), then the Company shall immediately take all action necessary to increase the Company’s authorized Ordinary Shares to an amount sufficient to allow the Company to reserve the Required Reserve Amount for the Preferred Shares then issued (or deemed issued pursuant to Section 10(a) above). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, as soon as practicable after the date of the occurrence of an Authorized Share Failure, but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such Authorized Share Failure, the Company shall hold a meeting of its shareholders for the approval of an increase in the number of authorized Ordinary Shares. Nothing contained in Section 10(a) or this Section 10(b) shall limit any obligations of the Company under any provision of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
11. Redemption at the Option of the Company.
(a) On or after the date that is 181 days after the Issuance Date for the applicable Preferred Shares, the Company shall have the right to redeem, all or some, of such issued Preferred Shares at such Closing (the “Company Optional Redemption”) at a redemption price equal to the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares being redeemed multiplied by the Specified Premium (such price, the “Company Optional Redemption Price”) so long as the Equity Conditions are satisfied on the date on which the Company provides the Notice of Company Optional Redemption to the Holders and on each Trading Day during the Company Optional Redemption Notice Period prior to the Company Optional Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not exercise its rights to Company Optional Redemption, or otherwise send a Notice of Company Optional Redemption unless the Company has sufficient funds legally available to fully pay the Company Optional Redemption Price in respect of all Preferred Shares called for Company Optional Redemption. The Company Optional Redemption Price shall be payable in cash.
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(b) If the Company elects to effect a Company Optional Redemption, the Company shall send to the Holders a written notice (i) notifying the Holders of the election of the Company to redeem all or the applicable part of the Preferred Shares and the date set for redemption (the “Company Optional Redemption Date”), (ii) the Conversion Amount subject to the Company Optional Redemption (the “Company Optional Redemption Amount”), (iii) stating the place or places at which the Preferred Shares shall be redeemed (and other instructions a Holder must follow to receive payment), and (iv) stating the Company Optional Redemption Price therefor (such notice, a “Notice of Company Optional Redemption”). The Company Optional Redemption Date selected by the Company shall be no less than ten (10) Trading Days and no more than sixty-five (65) Trading Days after the date on which the Company provides the Notice of Company Optional Redemption to the Holders (such period, “Company Optional Redemption Notice Period”). In the case of a partial redemption, then (x) the Preferred Shares to be redeemed will be selected pro rata among the Holders based on the number of the Preferred Shares held by each Holder on the Company Optional Redemption Date and (y) all Conversion Amounts converted by the Holder after the date of the Notice of Company Optional Redemption shall reduce the Company Optional Redemption Amount required to be redeemed on the Company Optional Redemption Date.
(c) In connection with any Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall have the right to redeem all, and not less than all, of the Preferred Shares then issued (the “Company Fundamental Transaction Redemption” and, together with a Company Optional Redemption, a “Company Redemption”) at a redemption price equal to the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares being redeemed multiplied by the Specified Premium (such price, the “Company Fundamental Transaction Redemption Price” and, together with the Company Optional Redemption Price, the “Company Redemption Price”), by delivering to the Holders a written notice of such redemption (a “Notice of Company Fundamental Transaction Redemption” and, together with a Notice of Company Optional Redemption, a “Notice of Company Redemption”) not less than ten (10) Trading Days prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction (or such shorter time as may be agreed by the Required Holders), which Company Fundamental Transaction Redemption shall be effected substantially concurrently with the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction (the date of such redemption, the “Company Fundamental Transaction Redemption Date” and, together with the Company Optional Redemption Date, the “Company Redemption Date”; and such period, the “Company Fundamental Transaction Redemption Notice Period” and, together with the Company Optional Redemption Notice Period, the “Company Redemption Notice Period”). The Company Fundamental Transaction Redemption Price shall be payable in cash. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company Fundamental Transaction Redemption shall not be subject to the Equity Conditions.
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(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may convert Preferred Shares, at any time and from time to time during or after a Company Redemption Notice Period until 5:00p.m. New York City time on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the applicable Company Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay he Company Redemption Price for such Preferred Shares in accordance with this Section 11. With respect to any portion of the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares which have not been converted by a Holder prior to the applicable Company Redemption Date and have been specified to be redeemed by the Company pursuant to the Company Redemption and which have been redeemed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11, (i) Dividends, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Preferred Shares, (ii) such Preferred Shares shall no longer be deemed outstanding and (iii) all rights with respect to such Preferred Shares shall cease and terminate.
(e) Any such Notice of Company Redemption given in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11 may, at the Company’s discretion, be given prior to the completion of a transaction (including a Fundamental Transaction or other transaction) and be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Company) of one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of a related transaction. If such Company Redemption is so subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such Notice of Company Redemption shall describe each such condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the applicable Company Redemption Date may be delayed until such time (including more than 65 Trading Days after the date the Notice of Company Redemption was delivered) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied (or waived by the Company), or such Company Redemption may not occur and such Notice of Company Redemption may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied (or waived by the Company) by such Company Redemption Date, or by such Company Redemption Date as so delayed. In addition, the Company may provide in such Notice of Company Redemption that payment of the Company Redemption Price and performance of the Company’s obligations with respect to such Company Redemption may be performed by another Person. If any such condition precedent has not been satisfied (or waived by the Company), the Company shall provide written notice to the Holders no later than the close of business on the third (3rd) Business Day prior to the applicable Company Redemption Date. To the extent any such condition precedent is satisfied (or waived by the Company) prior to the Company Redemption Date, the Company shall promptly provide written notice to the Holders of the completion of the conditions precedent. Upon the Company providing such written notice to the Holders, the Notice of Company Redemption shall be rescinded or delayed, and the Company Redemption of the Preferred Shares shall be rescinded or delayed, in each case, as provided in such Notice of Company Redemption.
12. Redemption at the Option of the Holders.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to redeem, all or some, of the Preferred Shares outstanding at such time (the “Holder Optional Redemption”) at a redemption price equal to the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares being redeemed multiplied by the Specified Premium (such price, the “Holder Optional Redemption Price”). The Holder Optional Redemption Price shall be payable in cash.
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(b) If a Holder elects to effect a Holder Optional Redemption, such Holder shall send to the Company a written notice (i) notifying the Company of the election by such Holder to require the Company to redeem all or the applicable part such Holder’s Preferred Shares and the date set for redemption (the “Holder Optional Redemption Date”), (ii) stating the Conversion Amount to be redeemed (the “Holder Optional Redemption Amount”), (iii) stating the place or places at which the Preferred Shares shall be redeemed, and (iv) stating the Holder Optional Redemption Price therefor (such notice, a “Notice of Holder Optional Redemption”). The Holder Optional Redemption Date selected by the Holder shall be no less than twenty (20) Trading Days and no more than thirty-five (35) Trading Days after the date on which the Holder provides the Notice of Holder Optional Redemption to the Company (such period, “Holder Optional Redemption Notice Period”). For the avoidance of doubt, a Holder may convert Preferred Shares, at any time and from time to time during the Holder Optional Redemption Notice Period until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the applicable Holder Optional Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Holder Optional Redemption Price for such Preferred Shares in accordance with this Section 12. In the case of a partial redemption, all Conversion Amounts subject to a Notice of Holder Optional Redemption converted by the Holder after the date of the Notice of Holder Optional Redemption shall reduce the Holder Optional Redemption Amount required to be redeemed on the Holder Optional Redemption Date.
(c) With respect to any Holder Optional Redemption Amount which has not been converted by a Holder prior to the Holder Optional Redemption Date and has been specified to be redeemed by the Company pursuant to the Holder Optional Redemption and which have been redeemed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12, (i) Dividends, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Preferred Shares, (ii) such Preferred Shares shall no longer be deemed issued and (iii) all rights with respect to such Preferred Shares shall cease and terminate.
13. Repurchase at the Option of the Holders Upon a Fundamental Transaction.
(a) No sooner than thirty (30) days nor later than fifteen (15) days prior to the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction (to the extent the timing of such consummation is within the Company’s control and the Company has the knowledge of the expected date of consummation), but not prior to the public announcement of such Fundamental Transaction, the Company shall deliver written notice thereof via electronic mail to the Holders (a “Fundamental Transaction Notice”). If the Company fails to deliver such Fundamental Transaction Notice, the Holders may deliver such notice to the Company of the Fundamental Transaction, and it shall be deemed as if the Company delivered such notice to the Holders.
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(b) On a Business Day of the Company’s choosing during the period beginning twenty (20) Business Days after the date the Company delivers (or is deemed to deliver) the related Fundamental Transaction Notice and ending thirty five (35) Business Days from such date (a “Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Date”), a Holder may require the Company to repurchase (a “Fundamental Transaction Repurchase”) all or any portion of such Holder’s Preferred Shares at a redemption price equal to the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares being redeemed multiplied by the Specified Premium (such price, the “Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Price” and, such Holder’s right to require a Fundamental Transaction Repurchase, a “Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Right”) by delivering written notice thereof (such notice, a “Notice of Fundamental Transaction Repurchase”) to the Company before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law), which Notice of Fundamental Transaction Repurchase shall indicate the Preferred Shares a Holder is electing to require the Company to repurchase on such Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Date. A Holder that has delivered a Notice of Fundamental Transaction Repurchase with respect to any Preferred Shares may withdraw such Notice of Fundamental Transaction Repurchase by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Company at any time before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may convert Preferred Shares, at any time and from time to time after the delivery of a Fundamental Transaction Notice until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the applicable Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Price for such Preferred Shares in accordance with this Section 13. In the case of a partial repurchase, all Conversion Amounts subject to a Notice of Fundamental Transaction Repurchase converted by the Holder after the date of the Notice of Fundamental Transaction Repurchase shall reduce the Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Price required to be repurchased on the Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Date.
(c) With respect to any portion of the Conversion Amount of the Preferred Shares which have not been converted by a Holder prior to the applicable Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Date and have been specified to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Right and which have been repurchased in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13, (i) Dividends, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Preferred Shares, (ii) such Preferred Shares shall no longer be deemed outstanding and (iii) all rights with respect to such Preferred Shares shall cease and terminate.
(d) As a condition to each Holder’s exercise of its Fundamental Transaction Repurchase Rights under this Section 13, such Holder must own beneficially and of record, the Preferred Shares to be repurchased, free and clear of any liens, claims, equities, charges, options, rights of first refusal or encumbrances (other than such imposed by applicable securities laws) and make customary representations solely regarding the ability to transfer, convey and deliver full ownership and title of such Preferred Shares to the Company, free and clear of any liens, claims, equities, charges, options, rights of first refusal or encumbrances.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 13, the Company will be deemed to satisfy its obligations under this Section 13 if (i) one or more third parties conduct any Fundamental Transaction Repurchase required by this Section 13 in a manner that would have satisfied the requirements of this Section 13 if conducted directly by the Company; and (ii) a Holder of Preferred Shares repurchased by such third party or parties will not receive a lesser amount (as a result of withholding or other similar taxes) than such Holder would have received had the Company repurchased such Preferred Shares.
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(f) To the extent applicable, the Company will comply, in all material respects, with all federal and state securities laws in connection with a Fundamental Transaction Repurchase (including complying with Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the 1934 Act and filing any required Schedule TO, to the extent applicable) so as to permit effecting such Fundamental Transaction Repurchase in the manner set forth in this Section 13; provided, however, that, to the extent that the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 13 conflict with any law or regulation that is applicable to the Company and enacted after the Subscription Date, the Company’s compliance with such law or regulation will not be considered to be a Triggering Event.
14. Voting Rights.
(a) Voting. Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, the Holders of Preferred Shares shall vote as a single class with the holders of the Ordinary Shares (and any other class or series of capital shares of the Company that votes as a single class with the holders of the Ordinary Shares) on an “as converted” (taking into account the restrictions on conversion set forth in Section 4(d) and based on the Conversion Rate then in effect) basis on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Company.
(b) To the extent that under the Cayman Islands laws or this Certificate of Designations the vote of the holders of the Preferred Shares, voting separately as a class or series, as applicable, is required to authorize a given action of the Company, the affirmative vote or consent of the Required Holders of the Preferred Shares, voting together in the aggregate and not in separate series unless required under Cayman Islands law, represented at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is presented or by written consent of the Required Holders (except as otherwise may be required under the Cayman Islands law), voting together in the aggregate and not in separate series unless required under the Cayman Islands law, shall constitute the approval of such action by both the class or the series, as applicable. Subject to Section 4(d), each Preferred Share shall entitle the holder thereof to cast that number of votes per share as is equal to the number of Ordinary Shares into which it is then convertible (subject to the ownership limitations specified in Section 4(d) hereof) using the record date for determining the shareholders of the Company eligible to vote on such matters as the date as of which the Conversion Price is calculated. Holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to written notice of all shareholders meetings or written consents (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders) with respect to which they would be entitled to vote, which notice would be provided pursuant to the Memorandum and Articles and Cayman Islands law.
15. Covenants. For so long as any Preferred Shares are outstanding, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders:
(a) Incurrence of Indebtedness. The Company shall not, nor shall the Company permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise with respect to any Indebtedness for borrowed money except for Permitted Indebtedness.
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(b) Existence of Liens. The Company shall not, nor shall the Company permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien to secure Indebtedness on any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except for Permitted Liens.
(c) Restriction on Redemption and Cash Dividends. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to not, directly or indirectly, redeem, repurchase or declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on any of its capital shares (other than as required by this Certificate of Designations or permitted under the Convertible Secured Note Indenture or the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement).
(d) Preservation of Existence, Etc. The Company shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such corporate existence of any of its Subsidiaries if, in the judgment of the Company, the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and all material assets of any such Subsidiaries have been assigned to the Company or another Subsidiary, in each case where such restructuring does not have a material impact on the Company’s ability to comply with the provisions hereof.
(e) Restricted Issuances. The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, (i) issue any Preferred Shares (other than as contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement and this Certificate of Designations), (ii) issue any other securities that would cause a breach or default under this Certificate of Designations or (iii) other than where the use of proceeds are used to (x) redeem the Preferred Shares in full or (y) refinance the Company or its Subsidiary’s Indebtedness existing as of the Subscription Date, create, or authorize the creation of, any additional class or series of capital shares of the Company (or any equity security convertible into or exercisable for any such class or series of capital shares of the Company) or issue or sell, or obligate itself to issue or sell, any equity securities of the Company (or any equity security convertible into or exercisable for any such class or series of capital shares of the Company) that ranks on par or superior (except in the case of clause (y), in which case such securities may only rank par or junior) to the Preferred Shares as to dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or as to redemption or repurchase rights.
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(f) Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Certificate of Designations; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Holders by this Certificate of Designations, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
(g) Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall pay when due (taking into account all available extensions) all taxes, fees or other charges of any nature whatsoever (together with any related interest or penalties) now or hereafter imposed or assessed against the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or upon their ownership, possession, use, operation or disposition thereof or upon their rents, receipts or earnings arising therefrom (except where the failure to pay would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). The Company and its Subsidiaries shall file on or before the due date therefor (taking into account all available extensions) all personal property tax returns (except where the failure to file would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Subsidiaries may contest, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, taxes for which they maintain adequate reserves therefor in accordance with IFRS.
(h) Variable Rate Transaction. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries will be party to, enter into, effect or consummate any Variable Rate Transaction or enter into any agreement to effect or consummate any Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company or any Subsidiary (i) issues or sells any Convertible Securities either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Ordinary Shares at any time after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Ordinary Shares, other than pursuant to a customary anti-dilution provision (including a “weighted average” anti-dilution provision) or a customary “make-whole” provision, (ii) enters into any agreement (including, without limitation, an equity line of credit or an “at-the-market” offering) whereby the Company or any Subsidiary may sell securities at a future determined price (other than standard and customary “preemptive” or “participation” rights), provided, however, (i) Ordinary Shares issued and sold pursuant to the ATM Facility (so long as no Ordinary Shares are issued and sold pursuant to the ATM Facility during the ninety (90) Trading Period after each Issuance Date, unless any earlier issuance is otherwise mutually agreed between the Company and the Required Holders); (ii) Ordinary Shares issued and sold pursuant to the ELOC (so long as no Ordinary Shares are issued and sold pursuant to the ELOC during the ninety (90) Trading Period after each Issuance Date, unless any earlier issuance is otherwise mutually agreed between the Company and the Required Holders); (iii) the issuance of Excluded Securities; and (iv) the making of payments to customers, vendors or suppliers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice consisting of, or the consideration for which consists of, securities subject to a Variable Price, in each case, shall not be deemed a Variable Rate Transaction for purposes of this Section 15(h). For the avoidance of doubt, any Equity Offering (as defined below) shall not constitute a “Variable Rate Transaction”, for so long as the purchase price (or in the case of warrants, the exercise price) is determined at the time of pricing or issuance of such securities (including by reference to the then-prevailing market price of the Ordinary Shares) and is not subject to adjustment based on the trading price of the Ordinary Shares following the initial issuance (other than pursuant to customary anti-dilution or make-whole provisions). For purposes of the foregoing, “Equity Offering” shall mean any bona fide registered public offering or registered or non-registered private offering (whether on a best efforts basis or in a firm commitment underwriting) of Ordinary Shares and/or warrants exercisable for Ordinary Shares.
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(i) Organizational Documents. The Company shall not amend, alter, modify, or repeal this Certificate of Designation, by the adoption or amendment of any Certificate of Designation or similar document, in each case, in any manner that materially adversely affects the rights of any of the Holders of the Preferred Shares. The Company shall not propose, sponsor or recommend any resolutions to its members, for approval at a general meeting or approval by written resolution, to amend, alter, modify, or repeal its Memorandum and Articles of Association, in any manner that materially adversely affects the rights of any of the Holders of the Preferred Shares.
(j) Agreement. The Company shall not enter into any agreement which would substantially impair its obligations under this Certificate of Designations or any other Transaction Document.
(k) Independent Investigation. At the request of any Holder holding not less than $5.0 million in Stated Value of Preferred Shares either (x) at any time when a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing, (y) upon the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time or giving of notice would constitute a Triggering Event or (z) at any time such Holder reasonably believes a Triggering Event may have occurred or be continuing, the Company will permit an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by such Holder (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) to investigate, at the Company’s expense, as to whether any breach of the Certificate of Designations has occurred (the “Independent Investigator”); provided that, absent the occurrence and continuance of a Triggering Event, no more than two (2) such investigations shall be permitted in any fiscal year. If the Independent Investigator determines that such breach of the Certificate of Designations has occurred, the Independent Investigator shall notify the Company of such breach and the Company shall deliver written notice to each Holder of such breach. In connection with such investigation, the Independent Investigator may, upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours, inspect all contracts, books, records, personnel, offices and other facilities and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the extent available to the Company after the Company uses reasonable efforts to obtain them, the records of its legal advisors and accountants (including the accountants’ work papers) and any books of account, records, reports and other papers not contractually required of the Company to be confidential or secret, or subject to attorney-client or other evidentiary privilege, and the Independent Investigator may make such copies and inspections thereof as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request; provided that, prior to being permitted to engage in any such visitation, inspection or access rights provided for under this Section 15(k), such Independent Investigator shall have executed a standard confidentiality agreement in favor of the Company on customary terms reasonably satisfactory to the Company. The Company shall furnish the Independent Investigator with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the business and properties of the Company as the Independent Investigator may reasonably request. The Company shall permit the Independent Investigator to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with, and to make proposals and furnish advice with respect thereto to, the Company’s officers, directors, key employees and independent public accountants or any of them (and by this provision the Company authorizes said accountants to discuss with such Independent Investigator the finances and affairs of the Company and any Subsidiaries), all at such reasonable times, upon reasonable notice, and as often as may be reasonably requested.
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16. Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash out of the assets of the Company, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its shareholders (the “Liquidation Funds”), before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any Junior Shares, but pari passu with any Parity Shares then issued, an amount per Preferred Share equal to the amount per share such Holder would receive if such Holder converted such Preferred Share into Ordinary Shares immediately prior to the date of such payment, provided that if the Liquidation Funds are insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Holders and holders of Parity Shares, if any, then each Holder and each holder of Parity Shares shall receive a percentage of the Liquidation Funds equal to the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to such Holder and such holder of Parity Shares as a liquidation preference, in accordance with their respective certificate of designations (or equivalent), as a percentage of the full amount of Liquidation Funds payable to all holders of Preferred Shares and all holders of Parity Shares. To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by each of its Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation Event to be distributed to the Holders in accordance with this Section 16. All the preferential amounts to be paid to the Holders under this Section 16 shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to the holders of Junior Shares in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section 16 applies.
17. Distribution of Assets. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7(a) and Section 8, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distributions of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to any or all holders of Ordinary Shares, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation, any distribution of cash, shares or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (the “Distributions”), then each Holder, as holders of Preferred Shares, will be entitled to such Distributions as if such Holder had held the number of Ordinary Shares acquirable upon complete conversion of the Preferred Shares (without taking into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Preferred Shares and assuming for such purpose that the Preferred Share was converted at the current Conversion Price as of the applicable record date) immediately prior to the date on which a record is taken for such Distribution or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Ordinary Shares are to be determined for such Distributions (provided, however, that to the extent that such Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, then such Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the extent of any such excess over the Maximum Percentage (and shall not be entitled to beneficial ownership of such Ordinary Shares as a result of such Distribution (and beneficial ownership) to the extent of any such excess) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of such Holder until such time or times as its right thereto would not result in such Holder and the other Attribution Parties exceeding the Maximum Percentage, at which time or times, if any, such Holder shall be granted such Distribution (and any Distributions declared or made on such initial Distribution or on any subsequent Distribution held similarly in abeyance) to the same extent as if there had been no such limitation).
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18. Vote to Change the Terms of or Issue Preferred Shares. For so long as any Preferred Shares are issued, in addition to any other rights provided by law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is required by law or by another provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, without first obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent without a meeting of the Required Holders, voting together as a single class, the Company shall not: (a) propose, sponsor or recommend any resolutions to its members, for approval at a general meeting or approval by written resolution, to amend, alter, modify or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, its Memorandum and Articles of Association, or file any certificate of designations or articles of amendment of any series of preferred shares, including this Certificate of Designations, if such action would materially adversely alter or change in any respect the preferences, rights, privileges or powers, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the Preferred Shares hereunder, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of amendment to the Memorandum and Articles of Association or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) propose, sponsor or recommend any resolutions to its members, for approval at a general meeting or approval by written resolution, to increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the authorized number of Preferred Shares; (c) without limiting any provision of Section 2, create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of Senior Preferred Shares or Parity Shares; (d) purchase, repurchase or redeem any Junior Shares (other than (x) pursuant to the terms of the Company’s equity incentive plans and options and other equity awards granted under such plans (that have in good faith been approved by the Board) or (y) as permitted by the Convertible Notes Indenture or the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement); (e) without limiting any provision of Section 2, pay dividends or make any other distribution on any shares of any Junior Shares except, for the avoidance of doubt, as permitted by the Convertible Notes Indenture or the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement; (f) issue any Preferred Shares other than as contemplated hereby or pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement; or (g) without limiting any provision of Section 9, whether or not prohibited by the terms of the Preferred Shares, circumvent a right of the Preferred Shares hereunder.
19. Transfer of Preferred Shares. A Holder may not transfer all or any portion of its Preferred Shares without the express prior written consent of the Company (through its Board), except to an Affiliate of such Holder or to the Company. Any transfer of Preferred Shares shall be in compliance with all applicable securities laws and Section 5 of the Securities Purchase Agreement. Any purported transfer of Preferred Shares in violation of this Certificate of Designations shall be null and void, and no such transfer shall be recorded on the Company’s books and the purported transferee in any such transfer shall not be treated (and the Holder proposing to make any such transfer shall continue be treated) as the owner of such Preferred Shares for all purposes of this Certificate of Designations. Each Holder shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any transfer of Preferred Shares by such Holder.
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20. Reissuance of Book-Entries.
(a) Transfer. If any Preferred Shares are to be transferred, the applicable Holder shall provide written notice of such transfer to the Company and surrender the applicable Preferred Shares represented by Book-Entry to the Company by written instruction letter, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of such Holder evidence of the transfer of such Book-Entry, registered as such Holder may request, representing the issued number of Preferred Shares being transferred by such Holder and, if less than the entire issued number of Preferred Shares is being transferred, a new Book-Entry (in accordance with Section 20(c)) to such Holder representing the issued number of Preferred Shares not being transferred. Such Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of the evidence of Book-Entry issuance acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of Section 4(c)(i) following conversion of any of the Preferred Shares, the issued number of Preferred Shares represented by the Book-Entry may be less than the number of Preferred Shares stated in such Book-Entry.
(b) Book-Entries Exchangeable for Different Denominations. Each Book Entry may be split by the applicable Holder by delivery of a written notice to the Company into two or more new Book-Entries (in accordance with Section 20(c)) representing, in the aggregate, the issued number of the Preferred Shares in the original Book-Entry, and each such new Book-Entry will represent such portion of such issued number of Preferred Shares from the original Book-Entry as is designated in writing by such Holder at the time of such surrender.
(c) Issuance of New Book-Entry. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Book-Entry pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations, such new Book-Entry (i) shall represent, as indicated in such Book-Entry the number of Preferred Shares remaining outstanding which, when added to the number of Preferred Shares represented by the other new Book-Entry issued in connection with such issuance, does not exceed the number of Preferred Shares remaining outstanding under the original Book-Entry immediately prior to such issuance of new Book-Entry, and (ii) shall have an issuance date, as indicated in such new Book-Entry, which is the same as the issuance date of such original Book-Entry.
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21. Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Certificate of Designations shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designations and any of the other Transaction Documents, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit any Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designations. No failure on the part of a Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by such Holder of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. In addition, the exercise of any right or remedy of a Holder at law or equity or under this Certificate of Designations or any of the documents shall not be deemed to be an election of such Holder’s rights or remedies under such documents or at law or equity. The Company covenants to each Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by a Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). No failure on the part of a Holder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by such Holder of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. In addition, the exercise of any right or remedy of any Holder at law or equity or under Preferred Shares or any of the documents shall not be deemed to be an election of such Holder’s rights or remedies under such documents or at law or equity. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holders and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, each Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to specific performance and/or temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages and without posting a bond or other security. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to a Holder that is reasonably requested in writing by such Holder to enable such Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Certificate of Designations; provided that, to the extent the Company indicates to such Holder that the requested information or documentation may contain material non-public information, such information or documentation will not be provided to such Holder without such Holder’s express prior written consent.
22. Payment of Collection, Enforcement and Other Costs. If (a) any Preferred Shares are placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any legal proceeding or a Holder otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under this Certificate of Designations with respect to the Preferred Shares or to enforce the provisions of this Certificate of Designations or (b) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of the Company or other proceedings affecting Company creditors’ rights and involving a claim under this Certificate of Designations, then the Company shall pay the costs reasonably incurred by such Holder for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that no amounts due under this Certificate of Designations with respect to any Preferred Shares shall be affected, or limited, by the fact that the purchase price paid for each Preferred Share was less than the original Stated Value thereof.
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23. Construction; Headings. This Certificate of Designations shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holders and shall not be construed against any such Person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Certificate of Designations are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Certificate of Designations. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, each pronoun herein shall be deemed to include the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular and plural forms thereof. The terms “including,” “includes,” “include” and words of like import shall be construed broadly as if followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof” and words of like import refer to this entire Certificate of Designations instead of just the provision in which they are found. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, all section references are to sections of this Certificate of Designations. Terms used in this Certificate of Designations and not otherwise defined herein, but defined in the other Transaction Documents, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms on the Initial Issuance Date in such other Transaction Documents unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Required Holders.
24. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 24 shall permit any waiver of any provision of Section 4(d).
25. Dispute Resolution.
(a) Submission to Dispute Resolution for Certain Matters.
(i) In the case of a dispute relating to a Closing Bid Price, a Closing Sale Price, a Conversion Price, a VWAP or a fair market value or the arithmetic calculation of a Conversion Rate (including, without limitation, a dispute relating to the determination of any of the foregoing), the Company or the applicable Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the dispute to the other party via electronic mail (A) if by the Company, within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute or (B) if by such Holder at any time after such Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If such Holder and the Company are unable to promptly resolve such dispute relating to such Closing Bid Price, such Closing Sale Price, such Conversion Price, such VWAP or such fair market value, or the arithmetic calculation of such Conversion Rate, at any time after the tenth (10th) Business Day following such initial notice by the Company or such Holder (as the case may be) of such dispute to the Company or such Holder (as the case may be), then such Holder and the Company may select an independent, reputable investment bank mutually agreeable in good faith to them to resolve such dispute.
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(ii) Such Holder and the Company shall each deliver to such investment bank (A) a copy of the initial dispute submission so delivered in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 25 and (B) written documentation supporting its position with respect to such dispute, in each case, no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) by the fifth (5th) Business Day immediately following the date on which such investment bank was selected (the “Dispute Submission Deadline”) (the documents referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) are collectively referred to herein as the “Required Dispute Documentation”) (it being understood and agreed that if either such Holder or the Company fails to so deliver all of the Required Dispute Documentation by the Dispute Submission Deadline, then the party who fails to so submit all of the Required Dispute Documentation shall no longer be entitled to (and hereby waives its right to) deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank with respect to such dispute and such investment bank shall resolve such dispute based solely on the Required Dispute Documentation that was delivered to such investment bank prior to the Dispute Submission Deadline). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both the Company and such Holder or otherwise requested by such investment bank, neither the Company nor such Holder shall be entitled to deliver or submit any written documentation or other support to such investment bank in connection with such dispute (other than the Required Dispute Documentation).
(iii) The Company and such Holder shall cause such investment bank to determine the resolution of such dispute and notify the Company and such Holder of such resolution no later than ten (10) Business Days immediately following the Dispute Submission Deadline. The fees and expenses of such investment bank shall be borne solely by the Company, and such investment bank’s resolution of such dispute shall be final and binding upon all parties absent manifest error.
(b) Miscellaneous. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) this Section 25 constitutes an agreement to arbitrate between the Company and each Holder (and constitutes an arbitration agreement) under § 7501, et seq. of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules (“CPLR”) and that any Holder is authorized to apply for an order to compel arbitration pursuant to CPLR § 7503(a) in order to compel compliance with this Section 25, (ii) a dispute relating to a Conversion Price includes, without limitation, disputes as to (A) the consideration per share at which an issuance or deemed issuance of Ordinary Shares occurred, (B) whether any issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of Ordinary Shares was an issuance or sale or deemed issuance or sale of Excluded Securities, and (C) whether an agreement, instrument, security or the like constitutes an Option or Convertible Security, (iii) the terms of this Certificate of Designations and each other applicable Transaction Document shall serve as the basis for the selected investment bank’s resolution of the applicable dispute, such investment bank shall be entitled (and is hereby expressly authorized) to make all findings, determinations and the like that such investment bank determines are required to be made by such investment bank in connection with its resolution of such dispute and in resolving such dispute such investment bank shall apply such findings, determinations and the like to the terms of this Certificate of Designations and any other applicable Transaction Documents, (iv) either the Company or the applicable Holder (and only such Holder with respect to disputes solely relating to such Holder), in its sole discretion, shall have the right to submit any dispute described in this Section 25 to any state or federal court sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan in lieu of utilizing the procedures set forth in this Section 25 and (v) nothing in this Section 25 shall limit such Holder from obtaining any injunctive relief or other equitable remedies (including, without limitation, with respect to any matters described in this Section 25).
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26. Notices; Currency; Payments.
(a) Notices. The Company shall provide each Holder of Preferred Shares with prompt written notice of all material actions taken pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations, including in reasonable detail a description of such action and the reason therefor; provided that the Company shall not be required to provide any such notice in connection with (x) a Conversion Notice except as set forth in Section 4 or (y) transfers of any Book-Entry except as set forth in Section 20. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and unless disclosed by the Company in a press release or in a filing on Form 6-K, the Company shall give written notice to each Holder (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Conversion Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, and certifying, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the Ordinary Shares, (B) with respect to any grant, issuances, or sales of any Options, Convertible Securities or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property to holders of all or substantially all Ordinary Shares or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or simultaneously with such notice being provided to such Holder by issuance of press release or the filing of Form 6-K with the SEC. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice must be in writing and shall be given in accordance with Section 9(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
(b) Currency. All dollar amounts referred to in this Certificate of Designations are in United States Dollars (“U.S. Dollars”), and all dollar amounts owing under this Certificate of Designations shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. All amounts denominated in other currencies (if any) shall be converted into the U.S. Dollar equivalent amount in accordance with the Exchange Rate on the date of calculation. “Exchange Rate” means, in relation to any amount of currency to be converted into U.S. Dollars pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, the U.S. Dollar exchange rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the relevant date of calculation (it being understood and agreed that where an amount is calculated with reference to, or over, a period of time, the date of calculation shall be the final date of such period of time).
(c) Payments. Whenever any payment of cash is to be made by the Company to any Person pursuant to this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, such payment shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to wire transfer instructions that Holder shall provide to the Company in writing from time to time. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Certificate of Designations is due on any day which is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day. Any amount due under the Transaction Documents in cash which is not paid when due (except to the extent such amount is simultaneously accruing Dividends) shall result in a late charge being incurred and payable by the Company in an amount equal to interest on such amount at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum from the date such amount was due until the same is paid in full (“Late Charge”).
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27. Waiver of Notice. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby irrevocably waives demand, notice, presentment, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Certificate of Designations and the Securities Purchase Agreement.
28. Governing Law. This Certificate of Designations shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Certificate of Designations shall be governed by, the internal laws of the Cayman Islands, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the Cayman Islands or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the Cayman Islands. Except as otherwise required by Section 25 above, the Company and each Holder (by acceptance of its Preferred Shares) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Nothing contained herein (i) shall be deemed or operate to preclude any Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action against the Company in any other jurisdiction to collect on the Company’s obligations to such Holder, to realize on any collateral or any other security for such obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court ruling in favor of such Holder or (ii) shall limit, or shall be deemed or construed to limit, any provision of Section 25 above. THE COMPANY AND EACH HOLDER (BY ACCEPTANCE OF ITS PREFERRED SHARES) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
29. Judgment Currency.
(a) If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Company in any court in any jurisdiction it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 29 referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in U.S. dollars under this Certificate of Designations, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Trading Day immediately preceding:
(i) the date actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of New York or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date: or
(ii) the date on which the foreign court determines, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 29(a)(ii) being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Conversion Date”).
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(b) If in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 29(a)(ii) above, there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the applicable party shall pay such adjusted amount as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of US dollars which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.
(c) Any amount due from the Company under this provision shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this Certificate of Designations.
30. Severability. If any provision of this Certificate of Designations is prohibited by law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision that would otherwise be prohibited, invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed amended to apply to the broadest extent that it would be valid and enforceable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Designations so long as this Certificate of Designations as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter hereof and the prohibited nature, invalidity or unenforceability of the provision(s) in question does not substantially impair the respective expectations or reciprocal obligations of the parties or the practical realization of the benefits that would otherwise be conferred upon the parties. The parties will endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s) with a valid provision(s), the effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the prohibited, invalid or unenforceable provision(s).
31. Maximum Payments. Without limiting Section 9(d) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to establish or require the payment of a rate of interest or other charges in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable law. In the event that the rate of interest required to be paid or other charges hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by such law, any payments in excess of such maximum shall be credited against amounts owed by the Company to the applicable Holder and thus refunded to the Company.
32. Amendment. Except for Section 4(d), which may not be amended or waived hereunder, this Certificate of Designations or any provision hereof may be amended by obtaining the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose, or written consent without a meeting in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands, of the Required Holders, voting separate as a single class, and with such other shareholder approval, if any, as may then be required pursuant to the laws of the Cayman Islands and the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
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33. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Additional Amount” means, as of the applicable date of determination, with respect to each Preferred Share, all unpaid Dividends that have accrued on such Preferred Share and any other unpaid amounts then due and payable hereunder with respect to such Preferred Share.
“Additional Issuance Date” means, for any date after the Initial Issuance Date where Preferred Shares are issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the issuance date for such Preferred Shares.
“Affiliate” or “Affiliated” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, it being understood for purposes of this definition that “control” of a Person means the power directly or indirectly either to vote 10% (or solely for purposes of Section 19, 15%) or more of the shares having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.
“Affiliated Party” means, with respect to any natural person, (i) any company, partnership, trust or other entity for which such natural person (or such natural person’s estate) has dispositive or voting power with respect to the equity securities of the Company held by such company, partnership, trust or other entity; (ii) any trust the beneficiaries of which consist solely of such natural person, any Family Member of such natural person or any person described in clause (i); (iii) the trustees, legal representatives, beneficiaries or beneficial owners (in each case, solely in such capacity and not in their individual or other capacities) of any such company, partnership, trust or other entity referred to in clause (i) or (ii); (iv) the estate of such natural person (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that this clause (iv) will not include any person to whom any securities are transferred from any such estate); and (v) the Family Members of such natural person.
“Approved Share Plan” means any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the Board prior to or subsequent to the Subscription Date pursuant to which Ordinary Shares and options to purchase Ordinary Shares or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares may be issued to any employee, officer, consultant, director or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for services provided to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacity as such.
“ATM Facility” means the Company’s “at the market” equity offering program with Jefferies LLC, pursuant to which the company may issue and sell our Ordinary Shares, having an aggregate offering price of up to $100 million from time to time, as such amount may be increased from time to time.
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“Attribution Parties” means, collectively, the following Persons and entities: (i) any investment vehicle, including, any funds, feeder funds or managed accounts, currently, or from time to time after the Initial Issuance Date, directly or indirectly managed or advised by a Holder’s investment manager or any of its Affiliates or principals, (ii) any direct or indirect Affiliates of such Holder or any of the foregoing, (iii) any Person acting or who could be deemed to be acting as a Group together with such Holder or any of the foregoing and (iv) any other Persons whose beneficial ownership of the Company’s Ordinary Shares would or could be aggregated with such Holder’s and the other Attribution Parties for purposes of Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act. For clarity, the purpose of the foregoing is to subject collectively such Holder and all other Attribution Parties to the Maximum Percentage.
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors.
“Bloomberg” means Bloomberg, L.P.
“Book-Entry” means each entry on the Register evidencing one or more Preferred Shares or Ordinary Shares held by a Holder.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under IFRS; the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with IFRS, and the final maturity of such obligations shall be the date of the last payment of such amounts due under such lease (or other arrangement) prior to the first date on which such lease (or other arrangement) may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a premium or a penalty; and, for the purposes of this Indenture, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with IFRS.
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“Closing Bid Price” and “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price and last closing trade price, respectively, for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price or the closing trade price (as the case may be), then the last bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security prior to 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded as reported by Bloomberg, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no closing bid price or last trade price, respectively, is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid prices, or the ask prices, respectively, of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Bid Price or the Closing Sale Price (as the case may be) of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Required Holder. If the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 25. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share splits, shares dividends, shares combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions during such period.
“Contingent Obligation” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto.
“Convertible Secured Notes” means the Company’s 10.00% / 12.00% Convertible Senior Secured PIK Toggle Notes due 2030, issued from time to time pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of December 16, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”), as amended by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 23, 2024 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank, as further amended by that certain Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 23, 2024 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company, U.S. Bank and Vertical Aerospace Group Limited, and as further amended by that certain Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 20, 2026 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”, and together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, and the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “Convertible Secured Notes Indenture”).
“Convertible Secured Notes Purchase Agreement” means that certain Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2026 between the Company and Mudrick Capital Management L.P.
“Convertible Securities” means any shares or other security (other than Options) that is at any time and under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any Ordinary Shares.
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“Current Subsidiary” means any Person in which the Company on the Subscription Date, directly or indirectly, (i) owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting power of the capital shares or equity or similar interests of such Person entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such Person; or (ii) controls the business, operations or administration of such Person, and all of the foregoing, collectively, “Current Subsidiaries”. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the power to direct the management and the policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting capital, by contract or otherwise.
“Dividend Rate” means eighteen percent (18%) per annum.
“Eligible Market” means The New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“ELOC” an equity line of credit where Yorkville shall commit to purchase Ordinary Shares with an aggregate Purchase Price of up to $500,000,000 over the course of 36 months from the date of entry into definitive documents.
“Equity Conditions” means, with respect to a given date or period of determination: (i) on each day during the period beginning thirty (30) Trading Days prior to such applicable date of determination and ending on and including such applicable date of determination (the “Equity Conditions Measuring Period”), all Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares shall be eligible to be resold by the Holders without restriction or any legend under any applicable federal or state securities laws (in each case, disregarding any limitation on conversion of the Preferred Shares); (ii) during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company shall have delivered all Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares on a timely basis as set forth in Section 4 hereof and all other shares of capital shares required to be delivered by the Company on a timely basis as set forth in the other Transaction Documents; (iii) none of the Holders shall be in possession of any material, non-public information provided to any of them by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates, employees, officers, representatives, agents or the like; (iv) on each day during the Equity Conditions Measuring Period, the Company otherwise shall have been substantially in compliance with, and shall not have breached in any material respect any representation or warranty (other than representations or warranties subject to material adverse effect or materiality, which may not be breached in any respect) or any covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document (other than Section 4(f) of the Securities Purchase Agreement) in any material respect, including, without limitation, the Company shall not have failed to timely make any payment pursuant to any Transaction Document, except, in the case of a breach of a covenant or other term or condition that is curable, only if such breach remains uncured as of or after the date that is ten (10) Trading Days prior to the applicable date of determination; (v) on the applicable date of determination (A) no Authorized Share Failure shall exist or be continuing and the applicable Required Reserve Amount of Ordinary Shares is available under the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and reserved by the Company to be issued pursuant to this Certificate of Designations and (B) all Ordinary Shares to be issued in connection with the event requiring this determination (or issuable upon conversion of the Conversion Amount being redeemed in the event requiring this determination (without regards to any limitations on conversion set forth herein)) may be issued in full without resulting in an Authorized Share Failure; or (vi) the Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to the event requiring the satisfaction of the Equity Conditions are duly authorized.
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“Excluded Securities” means (i) Ordinary Shares or options to purchase Ordinary Shares or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares issued or issuable to directors, consultants, officers, employees or other service providers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for services rendered to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their capacity as such pursuant to an Approved Share Plan (as defined above), provided that the exercise price of any such options is not lowered, none of such options are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder and none of the terms or conditions of any such options are otherwise materially changed in any manner that materially adversely affects any of the Holders; (ii) Convertible Securities and/or Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase Ordinary Shares or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares issued or issuable pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) issued prior to the Subscription Date or Convertible Secured Notes issued subsequent to the Subscription Date pursuant to the Convertible Secured Notes Indenture, provided that the conversion, exercise or issuance price of any such Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase Ordinary Shares or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) is not lowered (other than in accordance with the terms thereof in effect as of the Subscription Date), none of such Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase Ordinary Shares or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to an Approved Share Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are amended to increase the number of shares issuable thereunder (other than in accordance with the terms thereof in effect as of the Subscription Date) and none of the terms or conditions of any such Convertible Securities (other than options to purchase Ordinary Shares or other awards convertible, exercisable for or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to an Approved Shares Plan that are covered by clause (i) above) are otherwise materially changed in any manner that materially adversely affects any of the Holders; (iii) the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Designations; provided, that the terms of this Certificate of Designations are not amended, modified or changed on or after the Subscription Date (other than antidilution adjustments pursuant to the terms hereof in effect as of the Subscription Date); and (iv) securities issued as consideration for the acquisition of another entity by the Company by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or bona fide joint venture agreement, provided that such issuance is approved by the majority of the disinterested directors of the Company.
“Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, any other individual having a relationship by blood (to the second degree of consanguinity), marriage (including former spouses), domestic partnership (including former domestic partners) or adoption to such individual.
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“Floor Price” means $0.598 (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, share combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the Subscription Date).
“Fundamental Transaction” means (A) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation) another Subject Entity, unless, for purposes of any Section hereunder other than Section 11(c), the holders of Ordinary Shares of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation or merger continue to hold at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the Ordinary Shares of the Company (or the surviving or acquiring entity), or (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to one or more Subject Entities, other than solely to one or more of the Company’s wholly owned Subsidiaries, or (iii) make, or allow one or more Subject Entities to make, or allow the Company to be subject to or have its Ordinary Shares be subject to or party to one or more Subject Entities making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of at least either (x) 50% of the issued Ordinary Shares, (y) 50% of the issued Ordinary Shares calculated as if any Ordinary Shares held by all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not issued, or (z) such number of Ordinary Shares such that all Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the issued Ordinary Shares , or (iv) consummate a shares or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Subject Entities whereby all such Subject Entities, individually or in the aggregate, in any transaction or series of related transactions, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the issued Ordinary Shares, (y) at least 50% of the issued Ordinary Shares calculated as if any Ordinary Shares held by all the Subject Entities making or party to, or Affiliated with any Subject Entity making or party to, such shares purchase agreement or other business combination were not issued, or (z) such number of Ordinary Shares such that the Subject Entities become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of at least 50% of the issued Ordinary Shares , or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify its Ordinary Shares , unless the holders of Ordinary Shares of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue to hold at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the Ordinary Shares of the Company (or the surviving entity), (B) that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Subject Entity individually or the Subject Entities in the aggregate, other than the Company or its wholly owned Subsidiaries, or their respective employee benefit plans, to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in issued Ordinary Shares, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued Ordinary Shares , (y) at least 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued Ordinary Shares not held by all such Subject Entities as of the date of this Certificate of Designations calculated as if any Ordinary Shares held by all such Subject Entities were not issued, or (z) a percentage of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by issued Ordinary Shares or other equity securities of the Company sufficient to allow such Subject Entities to effect a statutory short form merger or other transaction requiring other shareholders of the Company to surrender their Ordinary Shares without approval of the shareholders of the Company or (C) directly or indirectly, including through Subsidiaries, Affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner intended to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.
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“Group” means a “group” as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act and as defined in Rule 13d-5 thereunder.
“Holder Pro Rata Amount” means, with respect to any Holder, a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the number of Preferred Shares issued to such Holder pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Initial Issuance Date and (ii) the denominator of which is the number of Preferred Shares issued to all Holders pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement on the Initial Issuance Date.
“IFRS” International Financial Reporting Standards.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication (A) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (B) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent such obligations would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with IFRS, (C) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (D) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (E) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances and similar instruments and, (F) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net obligations of such Person under hedging obligations entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business and entered into for bona fide hedging purposes (and not for speculative purposes) as determined in good faith by the Company (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the net payments under such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such obligation that would be payable by such person at the termination of such agreement or arrangement); provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller, (iii) contingent indemnity and similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iv) Indebtedness of any parent entity (for which none of the Company or any Subsidiary is liable) appearing on the balance sheet of the Company solely by reason of push down accounting under IFRS, (v) obligations in connection with government auctions, subsidies, benefits or similar programs or processes, and (vi) obligations under any license, permit or other approval (or guarantees in respect of such obligations) incurred prior to the Subscription Date or in the ordinary course of business. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner), to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries shall exclude (i) intercompany liabilities between and among them arising solely from their cash management, tax and accounting operations in the ordinary course of business and (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness between and among them having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover, conversion or extension terms) and made in the ordinary course of business.
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“Initial Issuance Date” means the date Preferred Shares are first issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.
“Issuance Date” means the Initial Issuance Date or Additional Issuance Date, as applicable.
“Liens” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, collateral assignment, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
“Liquidation Event” means, whether in a single transaction or series of transactions, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“non-assessable” means, with respect to the issuance of shares, that a shareholder shall not, solely by virtue of its status as a shareholder, be liable for additional assessments or calls on shares of the Company or its creditors (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
“Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares or Convertible Securities.
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“Ordinary Shares” means (i) the Company’s ordinary shares, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) any capital shares into which such ordinary shares shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such ordinary shares.
“Parent Entity” of a Person means an entity that, directly or indirectly, controls the applicable Person and whose ordinary shares or equivalent equity security is quoted or listed on an Eligible Market, or, if there is more than one such Person or Parent Entity, the Person or Parent Entity with the largest public market capitalization as of the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction.
“Permitted Indebtedness” means:
(i) any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000 and (II) any refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing clause (I); provided that such Indebtedness complies with the Required Additional Secured Debt Terms;
(ii) any unsecured Indebtedness (whether senior or subordinated) in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000; and (II) any refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing clause (I); provided that (x) such Indebtedness shall not be permitted unless the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have received, and are at the time of incurrence maintaining, type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency or the UK Civil Aviation Authority and (y) the net proceeds of such Indebtedness shall be used only for the purposes of funding working capital and production of aircraft;
(iii) any Indebtedness represented by the Convertible Secured Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any interest thereon that is paid in kind) or any refinancing of such Indebtedness;
(iv) any Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(v) any Indebtedness to finance Capital Lease Obligations in the ordinary course of business, in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000;
(vi) any Indebtedness arising in connection with customary joint venture arrangements;
(vii) any other Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time; and
(viii) any Indebtedness where the proceeds are used to pay the Company Redemption Price upon the Company’s exercise of its Company Redemption right.
“Permitted Liens” shall have meaning ascribed to such term in the Convertible Secured Notes Indenture.
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“Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity or a government or any department or agency thereof.
“Price Failure” means, with respect to a particular date of determination, the VWAP of the Ordinary Shares on any Trading Day during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination fails to exceed $1.00 (as adjusted for share splits, shares dividends, shares combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the Subscription Date).
“Principal Market” means, as of any date of determination, the Eligible Market on which the Ordinary Shares is then listed or quoted.
“Required Additional Secured Debt Terms” means with respect to any Indebtedness, (a) such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than the “Maturity Date” under the Convertible Secured Notes Indenture, (b) such Indebtedness does not have mandatory redemption features (other than customary exceptions) that could result in redemptions of such Indebtedness prior to the “Maturity Date” under the Convertible Secured Notes Indenture (it being understood that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted to make any AHYDO “catch up” payments, if applicable), (c) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any entity that is not the Company or Vertical Aerospace Group Limited, (d) such Indebtedness is incurred solely for the purposes of financing the development of one or more assembly facilities and related equipment and (e) such Indebtedness is secured solely by Liens on such assembly facilities and related equipment.
“Restricted Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Convertible Secured Notes Indenture.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the successor thereto.
“Securities Purchase Agreement” means that certain securities purchase agreement by and among the Company and the initial holders of Preferred Shares, dated as of the Subscription Date, as may be amended from time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Significant Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination, any Subsidiary of the Company that constitutes, or any group of Subsidiaries of the Company that, in the aggregate, would constitute, a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the 1934 Act) of the Company.
“Specified Premium” means 105%.
“Stated Value” shall mean $1,000 per share, subject to adjustment for share splits, shares dividends, recapitalizations, reorganizations, reclassifications, combinations, subdivisions or other similar events occurring after the Issuance Date with respect to the Preferred Shares.
“Subscription Date” means April 20, 2026.
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“Subject Entity” means any Person, Persons or Group or any Affiliate or associate of any such Person, Persons or Group.
“Subsidiaries” with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, company, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the common equity entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (ii) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.
“Successor Entity” means the Person formed by, resulting from or surviving any Fundamental Transaction or the Person with which such Fundamental Transaction shall have been entered into.
“Trading Day” means, as applicable, (x) with respect to all price or trading volume determinations relating to the Ordinary Shares, any day on which the Ordinary Shares are traded on the Principal Market, or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for the Ordinary Shares, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Ordinary Shares is then traded, provided that “Trading Day” shall not include any day on which the Ordinary Shares are scheduled to trade on such exchange or market for less than 4.5 hours or any day that the Ordinary Shares are suspended from trading during the final hour of trading on such exchange or market (or if such exchange or market does not designate in advance the closing time of trading on such exchange or market, then during the hour ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York City time) unless such day is otherwise designated as a Trading Day in writing by the applicable Holder or (y) with respect to all determinations other than price determinations relating to the Ordinary Shares, any day on which The New York Stock Exchange (or any successor thereto) is open for trading of securities.
“Transaction Documents” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, this Certificate of Designations and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by the Company or any of the Holders in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, all as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Unrestricted Subsidiaries” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Convertible Secured Notes Indenture.
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“Volume Failure” means, with respect to a particular date of determination, the aggregate daily dollar trading volume (as reported on Bloomberg) of the Ordinary Shares on the Principal Market on any Trading Day during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination, is less than $4,000,000 (as adjusted for any share splits, shares dividends, shares combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions occurring after the Subscription Date).
“VWAP” means, for any security as of any date, the dollar volume-weighted average price for such security on the Principal Market (or, if the Principal Market is not the principal trading market for such security, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which such security is then traded), during the period beginning at 9:30:00 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg through its “VAP” function (set to 09:30:00 start time and 16:00:00 end time) or, if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar volume-weighted average price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security during the period beginning at 9:30:00 a.m., New York time, and ending at 4:00:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if no dollar volume-weighted average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest Closing Bid Price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by OTC Markets Group Inc. (formerly Pink Sheets LLC). If the VWAP cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the VWAP of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Required Holders. If the Company and the Required Holders are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures in Section 25. All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any shares dividend, share split, shares combination, recapitalization or other similar transaction during such period.
34. Disclosure. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designations, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days of such receipt or prior to (or simultaneous with) such delivery, as applicable, publicly disclose such material, non-public information on a Current Report on Form 6-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to such Holder explicitly in writing in such notice (or immediately upon receipt of notice from such Holder, as applicable), and in the absence of any such written indication in such notice (or notification from the Company immediately upon receipt of notice from such Holder), such Holder shall be allowed to presume that information contained in the notice does not constitute material, non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries provides material non-public information to a Holder that is not simultaneously filed in a Current Report on Form 6-K and such Holder has not agreed to receive such material non-public information, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Holder shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates or agents with respect to, or a duty to any of the foregoing not to trade on the basis of, such material non-public information. Nothing contained in this Section 34 shall limit any obligations of the Company, or any rights of any Holder, under Section 4(i) of the Securities Purchase Agreement.
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35. Absence of Trading and Disclosure Restrictions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Holder is a fiduciary or agent of the Company and that, subject to such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of Section 4(k) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Holder shall have no obligation to (a) maintain the confidentiality of any information provided by the Company or (b) refrain from trading any securities while in possession of such information, in each case, in the absence of a written non-disclosure agreement signed by an officer of such Holder that explicitly provides for such confidentiality and trading restrictions. In the absence of such an executed, written non-disclosure agreement, the Company acknowledges that, subject to such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of Section 4(k) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, each Holder may freely trade in any securities issued by the Company, may possess and use any information provided by the Company in connection with such trading activity, and may disclose any such information to any third party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. to be executed this 20th day of April, 2026.
| /s/ Stuart Simpson | |
| Name: Stuart Simpson | |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Signature Page to Certificate
of Designations
of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of
Vertical Aerospace Ltd.
EXHIBIT I
VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD.
CONVERSION NOTICE
Reference is made to the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares of Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (the “Certificate of Designations”). In accordance with and pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, $0.001 par value per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of Vertical Aerospace Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempt company with limited liability (the “Company”), indicated below into Ordinary Shares, $0.001 value per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), of the Company, as of the date specified below.
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EXHIBIT II
EMAIL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Company acknowledges receipt of this Conversion Notice and hereby directs Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Transfer Agent”) to issue the above indicated number of Ordinary Shares in accordance with the Transfer Agent Instructions dated April [_], 2026, from the Company and acknowledged and agreed to by the Transfer Agent.
Exhibit 99.4
STANDBY EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS STANDBY EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of April 20, 2026 is made by and between YA II PN, LTD., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Investor”), and VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”). The Investor and the Company may be referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, the Parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall have the right to issue and sell to the Investor, from time to time as provided herein, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, up to $500.0 million of the Company’s ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”);
WHEREAS, the Ordinary Shares are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EVTL;”
WHEREAS, the offer and sale of the Ordinary Shares issuable hereunder will be made in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), or upon such other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be available with respect to any or all of the transactions to be made hereunder; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall issue to the Investor the Commitment Shares pursuant to and in accordance with Section 11.04.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
Article I. Certain Definitions
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Annex I hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.
Article II. Advances
Section 2.01 Advances; Mechanics. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, during the Commitment Period, the Company, at its sole discretion, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor shall purchase from the Company, Advance Shares by the delivery to the Investor of Advance Notices on the following terms:
| (a) | Advance Notice. At any time during the Commitment Period the Company may require the Investor to purchase Shares by delivering an Advance Notice to the Investor, subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Investor of the conditions set forth in Annex II hereto, and in accordance with the following provisions: |
| (i) | The Company shall, in its sole discretion, select (a) the number of Advance Shares, not to exceed the Maximum Advance Amount (unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company and the Investor), it desires to issue and sell to the Investor in each Advance Notice, and (b) the time it desires to deliver each Advance Notice. |
| (ii) | There shall be no mandatory minimum Advances and there shall be no non-usage fee for not utilizing the Commitment Amount or any part thereof. |
| (iii) | Each Advance Notice must include an Advance Share Estimate, which unless otherwise agreed to by the Investor, shall equal the number of Advance Shares requested in such Advance Notice and must be accompanied by irrevocable instructions to the Company’s transfer agent to immediately issue and deliver to the Investor an amount of Ordinary Shares equal to the Advance Share Estimate. |
| (b) | Promptly after issuing an Advance Notice to the Investor the Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer such number of Ordinary Shares equal to the Advance Share Estimate (as set forth in the Advance Notice) to be credited to the Investor’s account or its designee’s account at the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian System (or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties), and transmit notification to the Investor that such share transfer has been requested. The Investor acknowledges the requirements described in Section 2.02(e) herein and that any Ordinary Shares issued to the Investor pursuant to an Advance Share Estimate will not bear any restrictive legends so long as there is an effective Registration Statement covering the resale of such Ordinary Shares (it being understood and agreed (i) by the Investor that notwithstanding the lack of restrictive legends, the Investor may only sell such Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Plan of Distribution set forth in the Prospectus included in the applicable Registration Statement and otherwise in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act (including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements) or pursuant to an available exemption, and (ii) by the Investor that the Company and its legal counsel may rely on the Investor’s acknowledgment included in the foregoing item (i) in this sentence in connection with the issuance of the Ordinary Shares to the Investor and the delivery of instructions and opinions to the transfer agent or the Investor). |
| (c) | Date of Delivery of Advance Notice. Advance Notices shall be delivered in accordance with the instructions set forth on the bottom of Exhibit A attached hereto. An Advance Notice shall only be delivered on a Trading Day and shall be deemed delivered on the day such notice is received by the Investor following e-mail delivery of the Advance Notice pursuant to the delivery instructions included in Exhibit A attached hereto. Upon receipt of an Advance Notice, the Investor shall promptly (and in no event more than one-half hour after receipt) provide written confirmation (which may be by e-mail) of receipt of such Advance Notice, and which confirmation shall specify the commencement time of the applicable Pricing Period. |
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| (d) | Advance Limitations, Regulatory. Regardless of the number of Advance Shares requested by the Company in an Advance Notice, the final number of Advance Shares to be issued and sold pursuant to such Advance Notice shall be reduced (if at all) in accordance with each of the following limitations: |
| (i) | Ownership Limitation; Commitment Amount. At the request of the Company, the Investor shall inform the Company of the number of Ordinary Shares the Investor beneficially owns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Investor shall not be obligated to purchase or acquire, and shall not purchase or acquire, any Ordinary Shares under this Agreement which, when aggregated with all other Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Investor and its Affiliates (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 promulgated thereunder), would result in the beneficial ownership by the Investor and its Affiliates (on an aggregated basis) of a number of Ordinary Shares exceeding 4.99% of the then outstanding voting power or number of Ordinary Shares (the “Ownership Limitation”). Upon the request of the Investor, the Company shall promptly (but no later than the next Business Day on which the transfer agent for the Ordinary Shares is open for business) confirm orally or in writing to the Investor the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding. The Investor agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to sell most of the Advance Shares (provided it can do so profitably) issued to it pursuant to any Advance hereunder within 90 days following the date on which the Closing to which such Advance relates occurs. In connection with each Advance Notice delivered by the Company, any portion of an Advance that would (i) cause the Investor to exceed the Ownership Limitation or (ii) cause the aggregate number of Shares issued and sold to the Investor hereunder to exceed the Commitment Amount shall automatically be withdrawn with no further action required by the Company, and such Advance Notice shall be deemed automatically modified to reduce the number of Advance Shares requested by an amount equal to such withdrawn portion; provided that in the event of any such automatic withdrawal and automatic modification, the Investor will promptly notify the Company of such event. |
| (ii) | Registration Limitation. In no event shall an Advance exceed the number of Ordinary Shares registered in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby under the Registration Statement then in effect (the “Registration Limitation”). In connection with each Advance Notice, any portion of an Advance that would exceed the Registration Limitation shall automatically be withdrawn with no further action required by the Company and such Advance Notice shall be deemed automatically modified to reduce the aggregate amount of the requested Advance by an amount equal to such withdrawn portion; provided that in the event of any such automatic withdrawal and automatic modification, the Investor will promptly notify the Company of such event. |
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| (iii) | Compliance with Rules of Principal Market. Prior to the date hereof, the Company has taken all actions required pursuant to applicable rules of the Principal Market to duly and validly rely on the exemption for foreign private issuers from certain rules and regulations of the Principal Market by adopting the home country practice (the “Home Country Practice”), including an exemption from the requirement for the Company to receive shareholder approval for the issuance of 20% or more of the Ordinary Shares in either number or voting power in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder. |
| (iv) | Volume Threshold. In connection with an Advance, if the total number of Ordinary Shares traded on the Principal Market during the applicable Pricing Period is less than the Volume Threshold, then the number of Advance Shares issued and sold pursuant to such Advance Notice shall be reduced to the greater of (a) 30% of the trading volume of the Ordinary Shares on the Principal Market during such Pricing Period as reported by Bloomberg L.P., or (b) the number of Ordinary Shares sold by the Investor during such Pricing Period (such reduced number of Advance Shares, the “Reduced Advance”), but in each case not to exceed the amount requested in the Advance Notice. |
| (e) | Unconditional Contract. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Company and the Investor acknowledge and agree that, upon the Investor’s receipt of a valid Advance Notice from the Company, the Parties shall be deemed to have entered into an unconditional contract binding on both Parties for the purchase and sale of the applicable number of Advance Shares pursuant to such Advance Notice in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (i) subject to Applicable Laws and (ii) subject to Section 6.17, the Investor may sell Ordinary Shares during the Pricing Period for such Advance Notice (including with respect to any Advance Shares subject to such Pricing Period). |
Section 2.02 Closings. The closing of each Advance and each sale and purchase of Advance Shares (each, a “Closing”) shall take place as soon as practicable on or after each Advance Date in accordance with the procedures set forth below. The Parties acknowledge that the Purchase Price is not known at the time the Advance Notice is delivered (at which time the Investor is irrevocably bound to purchase the Advance Shares covered by the applicable Advance Notice) but shall be determined on each Closing based on the daily prices of the Ordinary Shares that are the inputs to the determination of the Purchase Price as set forth further below (provided that for the purposes of determining the daily VWAP for any Trading Day, the Parties may use only a specified period within a Trading Day upon mutual consent). In connection with each Closing, the Company and the Investor shall fulfill each of its obligations as set forth below:
| (a) | On each Advance Date, the Investor shall deliver to the Company a written document, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (each a “Settlement Document”), setting forth the final number of Advance Shares to be purchased by the Investor (taking into account any adjustments pursuant to Section 2.01), the Market Price, the Purchase Price, the aggregate proceeds to be paid by the Investor to the Company, and a report by Bloomberg, L.P. indicating the VWAP for each of the Trading Days during the Pricing Period (or, if not reported on Bloomberg, L.P., another reporting service reasonably agreed to by the Parties), in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. |
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| (b) | Promptly upon issuance of the Settlement Document (and in any event within one Trading Day after receipt of such Settlement Document), and provided that the number of Ordinary Shares equal to the Advance Share Estimate have been received by the Investor, the Investor shall pay to the Company the aggregate purchase price of the Shares (as set forth in the Settlement Document) in immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company in writing and transmit notification to the Company that such funds transfer has been requested. To the extent that the number of Ordinary Shares equal to the Advance Share Estimate with respect to an Advance that have been received by the Investor are less than the number of Ordinary Shares to be purchased by the Investor in respect of such Advance Notice (as set forth in the Settlement Document) promptly after receipt of the Settlement Document with respect to such Advance (and, in any event, not later than one Trading Day after such receipt), the Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer such additional number of Advance Shares to be purchased by the Investor (as set forth in the Settlement Document) in excess of such number of Ordinary Shares equal to the Advance Share Estimate with respect to such Advance that have been received by the Investor, by crediting the Investor’s account or its designee’s account at the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian System or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties hereto, and transmit notification to the Investor that such share transfer has been requested. Promptly upon receipt of such additional number of Advance Shares, the Investor shall pay to the Company the aggregate purchase price of such additional Advance Shares in excess of the Ordinary Shares equal to the Advance Share Estimate with respect to such Advance that have been received by the Investor in cash in immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company in writing and transmit notification to the Company that such funds transfer has been requested. No fractional shares shall be issued, and any fractional shares that would otherwise be issued in connection with an Advance shall be rounded to the next higher whole number of shares. To facilitate the transfer of the Ordinary Shares by the Investor, the Ordinary Shares issued to the Investor will not bear any restrictive legends so long as there is an effective Registration Statement covering the resale of such Ordinary Shares (it being understood and agreed (i) by the Investor that notwithstanding the lack of restrictive legends, the Investor may only sell such Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Plan of Distribution set forth in the Prospectus included in the applicable Registration Statement and otherwise in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act (including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements) or pursuant to an available exemption, and (ii) by the Investor that the Company and its legal counsel may rely on the Investor’s acknowledgment included in the foregoing item (i) in this sentence in connection with the issuance of the Ordinary Shares to the Investor and the delivery of instructions and opinions to the transfer agent or the Investor). |
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| (c) | On or prior to the Advance Date, each of the Company and the Investor shall deliver to the other all documents, instruments and writings expressly required to be delivered by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein. |
| (d) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if on any day during the Pricing Period (i) the Company notifies the Investor that a Material Outside Event has occurred, or (ii) the Company notifies the Investor of a Black Out Period, the Parties agree that the pending Advance shall end and the final number of Advance Shares to be purchased by the Investor at the Closing for such Advance shall be equal to the number of Ordinary Shares sold by the Investor during the applicable Pricing Period prior to the notification from the Company of a Material Outside Event or Black Out Period. |
| (e) | The Investor will promptly instruct the transfer agent and its broker to return to the Company any Shares issued pursuant to the Advance Share Estimate that exceeds the number of Shares constituting the applicable Advance Shares the Investor purchases in connection with an Advance Notice (such amount, the “Excess Shares”). Alternatively, if the Transfer Agent does not return the Excess Shares to the Company in accordance with the Investor’s instructions, or if otherwise instructed in writing by the Company, Investor may retain such Excess Shares (provided Investor will not be deemed to have purchased such Excess Shares, nor deemed to be the beneficial owner of such Excess Shares), and such Excess Shares will be deemed pre-delivered Shares that will reduce the number of Shares required to be delivered by the Company in accordance with this section on the next Advance Notice Date in connection with the next Advance Notice; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right, upon delivery of written notice to the Investor at any time, to request that the Investor return all or a portion of such Excess Shares to the Company, whereupon the Investor shall promptly return the Excess Shares so requested to be returned. |
Section 2.03 Hardship.
| (a) | In the event the Company fails to perform its obligations as mandated in this Agreement after the Investor’s receipt of an Advance Notice, the Company agrees that in addition to and in no way limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Article V hereto and in addition to any other remedy to which the Investor is entitled at law or in equity, including, without limitation, specific performance, it will hold the Investor harmless against any loss, claim, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection with such default by the Company and acknowledges that irreparable damage may occur in the event of any such default. It is accordingly agreed that the Investor shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent such breaches of this Agreement and to specifically enforce (subject to Applicable Laws and the rules of the Principal Market), without the posting of a bond or other security, the terms and provisions of this Agreement. |
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| (b) | In the event the Company provides an Advance Notice and the Investor fails to perform its obligations as mandated in Section 2.02, the Investor agrees that in addition to and in no way limiting the rights and obligations set forth in Article V hereto and in addition to any other remedy to which the Company is entitled at law or in equity, including, without limitation, specific performance, it will hold the Company harmless against any loss, claim, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection with such default by the Investor and acknowledges that irreparable damage may occur in the event of any such default. It is accordingly agreed that the Company shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent such breaches of this Agreement and to specifically enforce (subject to the Securities Act and other rules of the Principal Market), without the posting of a bond or other security, the terms and provisions of this Agreement. |
Section 2.04 Completion of Resale Pursuant to the Registration Statement. After the Investor has purchased the full Commitment Amount and has completed the subsequent resale of the full Commitment Amount pursuant to the Registration Statement, Investor will notify the Company in writing (which may be by e-mail) that all subsequent resales are completed and the Company will be under no further obligation to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Additionally, provided the Investor does not hold any Advance Shares, the Company shall have no further obligation to maintain the effectiveness of any Registration Statement after the 90th day following the earlier to occur of the latest Closing that has occurred and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Article III. Representations and Warranties of the Investor
The Investor represents and warrants to the Company, as of the date hereof, as of each Advance Notice Date and as of each Advance Date that:
Section 3.01 Organization and Authorization. The Investor is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to purchase or acquire the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. The decision to invest and the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by the Investor, the performance by the Investor of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized and require no further consent or authorization or other proceedings on the part of the Investor. The undersigned has the right, power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and all other instruments on behalf of the Investor or its shareholders. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Investor and, assuming the execution and delivery hereof and acceptance thereof by the Company, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms.
Section 3.02 Evaluation of Risks. The Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of, and bearing the economic risks entailed by, an investment in the Shares of the Company and of protecting its interests in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that its investment in the Company involves a high degree of risk, and that the Investor may lose all or a part of its investment.
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Section 3.03 No Legal, Investment or Tax Advice from the Company. The Investor acknowledges that it had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. The Investor is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of the Company’s representatives or agents for legal, tax, investment or other advice with respect to the Investor’s acquisition of Shares hereunder, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the laws of any jurisdiction, and the Investor acknowledges that the Investor may lose all or a part of its investment.
Section 3.04 Investment Purpose. The Investor is acquiring the Shares for its own account, for investment purposes and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Investor does not agree, or make any representation or warranty, to hold any of the Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Shares at any time in accordance with, or pursuant to, a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement or an applicable exemption under the Securities Act. The Investor does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to sell or distribute any of the Shares. The Investor is acquiring the Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. The Investor acknowledges that it will be disclosed as an “underwriter” and a “selling shareholder” in each Registration Statement and in any prospectus contained therein to the extent required by applicable law and to the extent the prospectus is related to the resale of Registrable Securities. In addition, the Investor is acquiring the Commitment Shares for its own account and not with a view towards the public sale or distribution thereof. The Investor understands that the Commitment Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration is available.
Section 3.05 Accredited Investor. The Investor is an “Accredited Investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D.
Section 3.06 Reliance on Exemptions. The Investor understands that the Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Investor’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Investor set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Shares.
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Section 3.07 Information. The Investor and its advisors (and its counsel), if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and information the Investor deemed material to making an informed investment decision. The Investor and its advisors (and its counsel), if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its management and have received answers to such questions. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by the Investor or its advisors (and its counsel), if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Company has not made to the Investor, and the Investor acknowledges and agrees it has not relied upon, any representations and warranties of the Company, its employees or any third party other than the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement. The Investor understands that its investment involves a high degree of risk. The Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice, as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.08 Not an Affiliate. The Investor is not an officer, director or a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company or any “Affiliate” of the Company (as that term is defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act).
Section 3.09 Trading Activities. The Investor’s trading activities with respect to the Shares shall be in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market.
Section 3.10 No Prior Short Sales. At no time prior to the date of this Agreement has the Investor, its sole member, any of their respective officers, or any entity managed or controlled by the Investor or its sole member, engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for its own principal account, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Ordinary Shares or (ii) hedging transaction, in either case, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Ordinary Shares that remains in effect as of the date of this Agreement.
Section 3.11 General Solicitation. Neither the Investor, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Shares by the Investor. The Investor is not purchasing or acquiring the Shares as a result of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Shares.
Section 3.12 Free Writing Prospectus. The Investor shall not take any action that would result in the Investor or the Company being required to file with the SEC pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus.
Section 3.13 No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by the Investor of this Agreement and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and shall not (i) result in a violation of the Investor’s applicable organizational instruments, (ii) conflict with, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give rise to any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license, lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Investor is a party or is bound, or (iii) result in a violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to the Investor or by which any of its properties or assets are bound or affected, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, acceleration, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, prohibit or otherwise interfere with, in any material respect, the ability of the Investor to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
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Section 3.14 No Governmental Review. The Investor understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Shares or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Shares nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares.
Section 3.15 Resale of Shares. The Investor represents, warrants and covenants that it will resell the Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement only pursuant to a Registration Statement in which the resale of such Shares is registered under the Securities Act, in a manner described under the caption “Plan of Distribution” in such Registration Statement, and in a manner in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, any applicable prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, unless an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available.
Article IV. Representations and Warranties of the Company
Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company represents and warrants to the Investor that, as of the date hereof, each Advance Notice Date and each Advance Date (other than representations and warranties which address matters only as of a certain date, which shall be true and correct as written as of such certain date):
Section 4.01 Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, and have the requisite power and authority to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing (to the extent applicable) in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing or have such power or authority has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.02 Authorization, Enforcement, Compliance with Other Instruments. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to issue the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares) have been or (with respect to consummation) will be duly authorized by the Company’s board of directors and, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no further consent or authorization will be required by the Company, its board of directors or its shareholders. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party have been (or, when executed and delivered, will be) duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the execution and delivery thereof and acceptance by the Investor, constitute (or, when duly executed and delivered, will be) the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or other laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law.
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Section 4.03 Authorization of the Shares. The Shares to be issued under this Agreement have been, or with respect to Shares to be purchased by the Investor pursuant to an Advance Notice, will be, when issued and delivered pursuant to the terms approved by the board of directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof, or a duly authorized executive committee, against payment therefor as provided herein, duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, security interest or other claim, including any statutory or contractual preemptive rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights, and will be registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act. The Shares, when issued, will conform to the description thereof set forth in or incorporated into the Prospectus.
Section 4.04 No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Ordinary Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the articles of association or other organizational documents of the Company (with respect to consummation, as the same may be amended prior to the date on which any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated), (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give rise to any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) above, to the extent such violations have not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or that have been waived in writing.
Section 4.05 SEC Documents; Financial Statements. Since the Company has been subject to the requirements of Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the Current Report, each Registration Statement, as the same may be amended from time to time, the Prospectus contained therein and each Prospectus Supplement thereto, and all information contained in such filings and all documents and disclosures that have been or may in the future be incorporated by reference therein (all such documents hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”) and all such filings required to be filed within the last 12 months (or since the Company has been subject to the requirements of Section 12 of the Exchange Act, if shorter) have been made on a timely basis (giving effect to permissible extensions in accordance with Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). The Company has delivered or made available to the Investor through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, as applicable. Except as disclosed in amendments or subsequent filings to the SEC Documents, as of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof, on the date of such amended or superseded filing), each of the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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Section 4.06 Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the SEC Documents, together with the related notes and schedules, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity of the Company for the periods specified and have been prepared in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act and in conformity in all material respects with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”) , in each case as in effect at the time of filing, applied on a consistent basis (except for (i) such adjustments to accounting standards and practices as are noted therein, (ii) in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, to the extent such financial statements may not include footnotes required by IFRS or may be condensed or summary statements, (iii) such adjustments which are not material, either individually or in the aggregate, (iv) as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or notes thereto, and (v) ordinary course, year-end audit adjustments) during the periods involved; the other financial and statistical data with respect to the Company and the Subsidiaries contained or incorporated by reference in the SEC Documents are accurately and fairly presented in all material respects and prepared on a basis consistent with the financial statements and books and records of the Company; and there are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the SEC Documents that are not included or incorporated by reference as required; the Company does not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (including any off-balance sheet obligations), not described in the SEC Documents. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the SEC Documents has been prepared in all material respects in accordance with the SEC’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
Section 4.07 Registration Statement and Prospectus. Each Registration Statement and the offer and sale of Shares as contemplated hereby, if and when filed, will meet the requirements of Rule 415 under the Securities Act and comply in all material respects with said Rule. Any statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in a Registration Statement or a Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or to be filed as exhibits to a Registration Statement have been so described or filed. Copies of each Registration Statement, any Prospectus, and any such amendments or supplements thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein that were filed with the SEC on or prior to the date of this Agreement have been delivered, or are available through EDGAR, to the Investor and its counsel. The Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur of each Advance Date and completion of the distribution of the Shares, will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering or sale of the Shares other than a Registration Statement, the Prospectus contained therein, and any required prospectus supplement, in each case as reviewed and consented to by the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
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Section 4.08 No Misstatement or Omission. Each Registration Statement, when it became or becomes effective, and any Prospectus, on the date of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, conformed and will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act. At each Advance Notice Date and applicable Advance Date, the Registration Statement, and the Prospectus, each as of such date, will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act. Each Registration Statement, when it became or becomes effective, did not, and will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. Each Prospectus did not, or will not, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The documents incorporated by reference in a Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement did not, and any further documents filed and incorporated by reference therein will not, when filed with the SEC, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in such document or necessary to make the statements in such document, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The foregoing shall not apply to statements in, or omissions from, any such document made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Company by the Investor specifically for use in the preparation thereof.
Section 4.09 Conformity with Securities Act and Exchange Act. Each Registration Statement, each Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and the documents incorporated by reference in each Registration Statement, Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents were or are filed with the SEC under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or became or become effective under the Securities Act, as the case may be, conformed or will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable.
Section 4.10 Equity Capitalization.
| (a) | As of the date hereof, the authorized capital of the Company consists of $1,010,000, of which 1,000,000,000 shares are designated ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares are preferred shares, par value $0.001 per preferred share. As of the date hereof, the Company had 127,328,004 ordinary shares issued and outstanding and no preferred shares issued. 3,082,713 of the Company‘s issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares constitute earn out shares subject to forfeiture and surrender for cancellation for nil consideration on December 16, 2026 unless the Company satisfies certain milestones, including the closing price of the Company‘s shares as quoted on the Principal Market equaling or exceeding $150.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period. |
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| (b) | The Ordinary Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are currently listed on a Principal Market under the trading symbol “EVTL.” The Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Ordinary Shares under the Exchange Act, delisting the Ordinary Shares from the Principal Market, nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC or the Principal Market is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. To the Company’s knowledge, it is in compliance with all applicable listing requirements of the Principal Market. |
| (c) | Existing Securities; Obligations. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents: (A) none of the Company’s shares, interests or share capital is subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights or liens suffered or permitted by the Company; (B) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or share capital of the Company, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares, interests or share capital of the Company or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any shares, interests or share capital of the Company (other than (i) pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and the Investor, dated on or about the date hereof (the “Yorkville SPA”) and (ii) pursuant to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement between the Company and Mudrick Capital Management L.P., dated on or about the date hereof (the “MC NPA”), in each case to be disclosed in the SEC Documents on or about the date hereof); (C) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company is obligated to register the sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act (other than (i) pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) the Yorkville SPA and (iii) the MC NPA); (D) there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company; (E) there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of the Shares; and (F) the Company has not entered into any Variable Rate Transaction. |
Section 4.11 Intellectual Property Rights. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights, if any, necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted, except as has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received written notice of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, or trade secrets, except as has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being threatened against the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement; and, except as has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
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Section 4.12 Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has any such dispute threatened, except as would not be reasonably expected to, individually or in the aggregate, cause a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.13 Environmental Laws. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) have not received written notice alleging any failure to comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws (as defined below), (ii) have received all material permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) have not received written notice alleging any failure to comply with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except, in each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), as has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The term “Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state and local laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
Section 4.14 Title. Except as has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company (or its Subsidiaries) has good and marketable title to all items of real property and good and valid title to all personal property (other than trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, or trade secrets, which is addressed exclusively in Section 4.11 above), in each case free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, encumbrance, claim or equitable interest other than such as are not material to the business of the Company. Any real property and facilities described in the SEC Documents as being held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
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Section 4.15 Insurance. The Company and its Subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as the Company and its Subsidiaries reasonably believe are adequate for the conduct of their business.
Section 4.16 Regulatory Permits. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, and except as has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to own their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permits.
Section 4.17 Internal Accounting Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences, and management is not aware of any material weaknesses that are not disclosed in the SEC Documents as and when required.
Section 4.18 Absence of Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, or, to the Company’s knowledge, any inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending against or affecting the Company, the Ordinary Shares or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have or be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.19 Tax Status. The Company and the Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns which have been required to be filed or have requested and been granted extensions for the filing in respect thereto and paid all taxes shown thereon as of the relevant representation date, to the extent that such taxes have become due and are not being contested in good faith, except, in each case, where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in or contemplated by the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any Subsidiary which has had, or would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received written notification of any material unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and to the knowledge of the officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries there is no basis for any such claim where the failure to pay would have or would be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 4.20 Certain Transactions. Except as not required to be disclosed pursuant to Applicable Laws, none of the officers or directors of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer or director, or to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer or director has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
Section 4.21 Rights of First Refusal. The Company is not obligated to offer the Ordinary Shares offered hereunder on a right of first refusal basis or otherwise to any third parties including, but not limited to, current or former shareholders of the Company, underwriters, brokers, agents or other third parties.
Section 4.22 Dilution. The Company is aware and acknowledges that issuance of Ordinary Shares hereunder could cause dilution to existing shareholders and could significantly increase the outstanding number of Ordinary Shares.
Section 4.23 Acknowledgment Regarding Investor’s Purchase of Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length investor with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder and any advice given by the Investor or any of its representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder is merely incidental to the Investor’s purchase of the Shares hereunder. The Company is aware and acknowledges that it shall not be able to request Advances under this Agreement if a Registration Statement is not effective or if any issuances of Ordinary Shares pursuant to any Advances would violate any rules of the Principal Market. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.24 Finder’s Fees. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has incurred any liability for any finder’s fees, brokerage commissions or similar payments in connection with the transactions herein contemplated.
Section 4.25 Relationship of the Parties. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf is a client or customer of the Investor or any of its affiliates and neither the Investor nor any of its affiliates has provided, or will provide, any services to the Company or any of its affiliates, its subsidiaries, or any person acting on its or their behalf. The Investor’s relationship to Company is solely as investor as provided for in the Transaction Documents.
Section 4.26 Operations. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with Applicable Law and neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any agent, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, not complied with Applicable Law; and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any governmental authority involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Applicable Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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Section 4.27 Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in the Registration Statement or a Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
Section 4.28 Compliance with Laws. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with Applicable Law in the jurisdictions in which it carries on business; the Company has not received a notice of non-compliance, nor knows of, nor has reasonable grounds to know of, any facts that could give rise to a notice of non-compliance with Applicable Laws, and is not aware of any pending change or contemplated change to any applicable law or regulation or governmental position; in each case that would have or would be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.29 Sanctions Matters. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer or controlled Affiliate of the Company or any director or officer of any Subsidiary, is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is (i) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authorities, including, without limitation, designation on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List or OFAC’s Foreign Sanctions Evaders List or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (including, without limitation, the Crimea, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine, the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic in Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Sudan and Syria (the “Sanctioned Countries”)). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds from the sale of Advance Shares, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person (a) for the purpose of funding or facilitating any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions or is a Sanctioned Country, or (b) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions or Applicable Laws by any Person (including any Person participating in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). For the past five years, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in, and is now not engaged in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions or was a Sanctioned Country. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer or controlled Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has ever had funds blocked by a United States bank or financial institution, temporarily or otherwise, as a result of OFAC concerns.
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Section 4.30 Foreign Private Issuer. The Company is a “foreign private issuer,” within the meaning of Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange Act. The Company has taken all actions required pursuant to applicable rules of the Principal Market to duly and validly rely on the exemption for foreign private issuers from applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market by adopting Home Country Practice as disclosed in the SEC Documents.
Section 4.31 General Solicitation. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Ordinary Shares.
Article V. Indemnification
The Investor and the Company hereby agree to the following with respect to themselves:
Section 5.01 Indemnification by the Company. In consideration of the Investor’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Shares hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor, its investment manager, Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, and their respective Affiliates, and each of the foregoing’s respective officers, directors, managers, members, partners, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) and each person who controls the Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Investor Indemnitees”) from and against any and all third-party actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and reasonable and documented expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Investor Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable and documented out of pocket attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by the Investor Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any related prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion therein; (b) any material misrepresentation or breach of any material representation or material warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby; or (c) any material breach of any material covenant, material agreement or material obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable under Applicable Law, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under Applicable Law.
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Section 5.02 Indemnification by the Investor. In consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in addition to all of the Investor’s other obligations under this Agreement, the Investor shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Subsidiaries and all of its and their officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Company Indemnitees or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Shares as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any related prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Investor will only be liable for written information relating to the Investor furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Investor specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity, and will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Investor by or on behalf of the Company specifically for inclusion therein; (b) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Investor in this Agreement or any instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor; or (c) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Investor contained in this Agreement or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby executed by the Investor. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Investor may be unenforceable under Applicable Laws, the Investor shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities, which is permissible under Applicable Laws.
Section 5.03 Notice of Claim. Promptly after receipt by an Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving an Indemnified Liability, such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, as applicable, shall, if a claim for an Indemnified Liability in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Article V, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof; but the failure to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it of liability under this Article V except to the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced by such failure. The indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually reasonably satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the actual and reasonable third party fees and expenses of not more than one counsel for such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee reasonably apprised as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The indemnification required by this Article V shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received and payment therefor is due. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines through a final, non-appealable determination that any Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee was not entitled to such periodic payments, such Investor Indemnitee or Company Indemnitee, as applicable, shall promptly reimburse the indemnifying party for all such periodic payments to the extent of such determination.
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Section 5.04 Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Article V are not exclusive and shall not limit any right or remedy which may be available to any indemnified person at law or equity. The obligations of the Parties to indemnify or make contribution under this Article V shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
Section 5.05 Limitation of liability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Party shall seek, nor shall any be entitled to recover from the other Party, punitive, indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages.
Article VI.
Covenants
The Company covenants with the Investor, and the Investor covenants with the Company, as follows, which covenants of one party are for the benefit of the other party, during the Commitment Period:
Section 6.01 Registration Statement.
| (a) | Filing of a Registration Statement. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement, or multiple Registration Statements for the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities. The Company in its sole discretion may choose when to file such Registration Statements; provided, however, that the Company shall not have the ability to request any Advances until the effectiveness of a Registration Statement. |
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| (b) | Maintaining a Registration Statement. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of any Registration Statement with respect to the Shares that has been declared effective at all times during the Commitment Period, provided, however, that if the Company has received notification pursuant to Section 2.04 that the Investor has completed resales pursuant to the Registration Statement for the full Commitment Amount, then the Company shall be under no further obligation to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall ensure that, when filed, each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) and the prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) used in connection with such Registration Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading. During the Commitment Period, the Company shall notify the Investor promptly if (i) the Registration Statement shall cease to be effective under the Securities Act, (ii) the Ordinary Shares shall cease to be authorized for listing on the Principal Market, (iii) the Ordinary Shares cease to be registered under Section 12(b) or Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act or (iv) the Company fails to file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of it as a reporting company under the Exchange Act. During such time that the Investor is informed that the Registration Statement is no longer effective or current, the Investor agrees not to sell any Ordinary Shares pursuant to such Registration Statement. |
| (c) | Filing Procedures. The Company shall (A) permit counsel to the Investor an opportunity to review and comment upon (i) each Registration Statement at least two (2) days prior to its filing with the SEC and (ii) all amendments and supplements to each Registration Statement (including, without limitation, the Prospectus contained therein) (except for Annual Reports on Form 20-F, Reports on Form 6-K, and any similar or successor reports or Prospectus Supplements the contents of which is limited to that set forth in such reports) within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the SEC (in each of which cases, if such document contains material non-public information, the Company shall refrain from providing such information during a Pricing Period, and any such information provided to the Investor will be kept confidential until filed or until it is not deemed material and/or nonpublic information anymore), and (B) shall reasonably consider any comments of the Investor and its counsel on any such Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto or to any Prospectus contained therein. The Company shall promptly furnish to the Investor, without charge, (i) electronic copies of any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to each Registration Statement (which correspondence shall be redacted to exclude any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), (ii) after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, one (1) electronic copy of each Registration Statement and any amendment(s) and supplement(s) thereto, including, without limitation, financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by the Investor, and all exhibits and (iii) upon the effectiveness of each Registration Statement, one (1) electronic copy of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to furnish any document to the extent such document is available on EDGAR). |
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| (d) | Amendments and Other Filings. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the related prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Commitment Period, and prepare and file with the SEC such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (ii) cause the related prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act; (iii) provide the Investor with copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a Registration Statement (provided that the Company may excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information); and (iv) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 6.01(d) by reason of the Company’s filing of an Annual Report on Form 20-F or a Report on Form 6-K or any analogous report under the Exchange Act that updates or changes material information included in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus), provided that such report is not automatically incorporated by reference into the applicable Registration Statement, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file such report in a prospectus supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act to incorporate such filing into the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, if applicable and permitted, or to file such amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement with the SEC either on the day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement, if feasible, or otherwise promptly thereafter. |
| (e) | Blue-Sky. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to, if required by Applicable Laws, (i) register and qualify the Ordinary Shares covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Commitment Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Commitment Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Ordinary Shares for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change to the organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 6.01(e), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Ordinary Shares for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose. |
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Section 6.02 Suspension of Registration Statement.
| (a) | Establishment of a Black Out Period. During the Commitment Period, the Company from time to time may suspend the use of the Registration Statement by written notice to the Investor in the event that the Company determines in its sole discretion that such suspension is necessary to (i) delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests of the Company, or (ii) amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (a “Black Out Period”). |
| (b) | No Sales by Investor During the Black Out Period. During such Black Out Period, the Investor agrees not to sell any Ordinary Shares of the Company pursuant to such Registration Statement, but may sell shares pursuant to an exemption from registration, if available, subject to the Investor’s compliance with Applicable Laws. |
| (c) | Limitations on the Black Out Period. The Company shall not impose any Black Out Period that is longer than 60 consecutive days (or 90 days in any calendar year) or in a manner that is more restrictive (including, without limitation, as to duration) than the comparable restrictions that the Company may impose on transfers of the Company’s equity securities by its directors and senior executive officers. In addition, the Company shall not deliver any Advance Notice during any Black Out Period. If the public announcement of such material, nonpublic information is made during a Black Out Period, the Black Out Period shall terminate immediately after such announcement, and the Company shall immediately notify the Investor of the termination of the Black Out Period. |
Section 6.03 Listing of Ordinary Shares. As of each Advance Notice Date and the relevant Advance Date, the Shares to be sold by the Company from time to time hereunder will have been registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and approved for listing on the Principal Market, subject to official notice of issuance.
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Section 6.04 Opinion of Counsel. Prior to the date of the delivery by the Company of the first Advance Notice, the Investor shall have received a customary opinion letter from counsel to the Company in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investor.
Section 6.05 Exchange Act Registration. During the Commitment Period, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of it as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act and will not, during the Commitment Period, take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by Exchange Act or the rules thereunder) to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act.
Section 6.06 Transfer Agent Instructions. During the Commitment Period (or such shorter time as permitted by Section 2.04 of this Agreement) and subject to Applicable Laws, the Company shall cause (including, if necessary, by causing legal counsel for the Company to deliver a customary opinion) the transfer agent for the Ordinary Shares to remove restrictive legends from Ordinary Shares purchased by the Investor pursuant to this Agreement, provided that counsel for the Company shall have been furnished with such documents as they may require for the purpose of enabling them to render such opinions or making the statements requested by the transfer agent or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the covenants, obligations or conditions, contained herein.
Section 6.07 Corporate Existence. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve and continue the corporate existence of the Company during the Commitment Period.
Section 6.08 Notice of Certain Events Affecting Registration; Suspension of Right to Make an Advance. The Company will promptly notify the Investor, and confirm in writing, upon its becoming aware of the occurrence of any of the following events in respect of a Registration Statement or related Prospectus relating to the offering of the Shares (in each of which cases, if the information constitutes material nonpublic information, the information provided to Investor will be kept confidential until disclosed by the Company): (i) except for requests made in connection with SEC investigations disclosed in any SEC Documents, receipt of any request for additional information by the SEC or any other Federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the Registration Statement the response to which would require any post-effective amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus; (ii) the issuance by the SEC or any other Federal governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) receipt of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Ordinary Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or written threat of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv) the happening of any event that makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, related Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the related Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or of the necessity to amend the Registration Statement or supplement a related Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act or any other law (and the Company will promptly make available to the Investor any such supplement or amendment to the related Prospectus, provided, however, the Company shall not be required to furnish any documents to the extent such document is available for access on EDGAR); (v) the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be required under Applicable Law; (vi) the Ordinary Shares shall cease to be authorized for listing on the Principal Market; or (vii) the Company fails to file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of it as a reporting company under the Exchange Act. The Company shall not deliver to the Investor any Advance Notice, and the Company shall not sell any Shares pursuant to any pending Advance Notice (other than as required pursuant to Section 2.02(d)), during the continuation of any of the foregoing events (each of the events described in the immediately preceding clauses (i) through (vii), inclusive, a “Material Outside Event”).
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Section 6.09 Consolidation. If an Advance Notice has been delivered to the Investor, then the Company shall not effect any consolidation of the Company with or into, or a transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to another entity before the transaction contemplated in such Advance Notice has been closed in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, and all Shares in connection with such Advance have been received by the Investor.
Section 6.10 Issuance of the Company’s Ordinary Shares. The issuance and sale of the Ordinary Shares hereunder shall be made in accordance with the provisions and requirements of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities law.
Section 6.11 Expenses. The Company, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including but not limited to (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement and each amendment and supplement thereto, of each Prospectus and of each amendment and supplement thereto; (ii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of any Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) all reasonable fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors (but not, for the avoidance doubt, the fees and disbursements of Investor’s accountants and other advisors), provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s obligation to reimburse the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Investor’s counsel incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall not exceed $200,000 in the aggregate (inclusive of any amounts reimbursed or withheld pursuant to Section 4(g) of the Yorkville SPA) (iv) the qualification of the Shares under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including filing fees in connection therewith, (v) the printing and delivery of copies of any Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto reasonably requested by the Investor, (vi) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing or qualification of the Shares for trading on the Principal Market, and (vii) filing fees of the SEC and the Principal Market.
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Section 6.12 Current Report. The Company shall, not later than 5:30 p.m., New York City time, on the fourth Business Day after the date of this Agreement, file with the SEC a report on Form 6-K describing the execution of this Agreement by the Company and the Investor (including any exhibits thereto, the “Current Report”). The Company shall provide the Investor and its legal counsel a reasonable opportunity to comment on a draft of the Current Report including any exhibits to be filed related thereto, as applicable, prior to filing the Current Report with the SEC and shall reasonably consider all such comments. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly agrees that from and after the filing of the Current Report with the SEC, the Company shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information provided to the Investor (or the Investor’s representatives or agents) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives (if any) in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents not to, provide the Investor with any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without the express prior written consent of the Investor (which may be granted or withheld in the Investor’s sole discretion and, if granted, must include an agreement to keep such information confidential until publicly disclosed); it being understood that the mere notification of the Investor required pursuant to Section 6.08(ix) hereof shall not in and of itself be deemed to be material non-public information. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly agrees that it shall publicly disclose in the Current Report or otherwise make publicly available any information communicated to the Investor by or, to the knowledge of the Company, on behalf of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, which, following the Effective Date would, if not so disclosed, constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting resales of Shares in accordance with this Agreement. In addition, effective upon the filing of the Current Report, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and Investor or any of its respective officers, directors, Affiliates, employees or agents, on the other hand, including without limitation the Confidentiality Agreement dated March 23, 2026, shall terminate.
Section 6.13 Advance Notice Limitation. The Company shall not deliver an Advance Notice if a shareholder meeting or corporate action, or the record date for any shareholder meeting or any corporate action, would fall during the period beginning two Trading Days prior to the date of delivery of such Advance Notice and ending two Trading Days following the Closing of such Advance.
Section 6.14 Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares hereunder for working capital and other general corporate purposes or, if different, in a manner consistent with the application thereof described in the Prospectus included in any Registration Statement (and any post-effective amendment thereto) and any Prospectus Supplement thereto filed pursuant to this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the transactions contemplated herein, or lend, contribute, facilitate or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person (i) to fund, either directly or indirectly, any activities or business of or with any Person that is identified on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocker Persons maintained by OFAC, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions or Sanctions Programs, or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions or Applicable Laws.
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Section 6.15 Market Activities. Neither the Company, nor any Subsidiary, nor any of their respective officers, directors or controlling persons will, directly or indirectly, (i) take any action designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or might reasonably be expected to constitute or result, in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of Ordinary Shares or (ii) sell, bid for, or purchase Ordinary Shares in violation of Regulation M, or pay anyone any compensation for soliciting purchases of the Shares; provided however that nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit the Company in any way from initiating, discussing, negotiating, engaging in any agreement, effecting, closing or otherwise taking any action (including making any filing with any governmental authority, issuing any securities or registering any securities for trading on any stock exchange) in connection with any private or public offering of the Company’s securities.
Section 6.16 Trading Information. The Investor shall deliver to the Company on the last Trading Day of each week or, at the Investor’s option, on each Trading Day on which it makes sales of Ordinary Shares, commencing on the first such date after the Closing of the first Advance hereunder until the Investor no longer owns any Shares, a trading report stating the number of Ordinary Shares sold during such week by the Investor and the average sales price for such week, provided that the Investor made sales during such week.
Section 6.17 Selling Restrictions. Except as expressly set forth below, the Investor covenants that from and after the date hereof through and including the Trading Day next following the expiration or termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 9.01 (the “Restricted Period”), none of the Investor, any of its officers, or any entity managed or controlled by the Investor (collectively, the “Restricted Persons” and each of the foregoing is referred to herein as a “Restricted Person”) shall, directly or indirectly, engage in any “short sale” (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Ordinary Shares, either for its own principal account or for the principal account of any other Restricted Person, solely to the extent such “short sale” establishes a net short position in the Ordinary Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed that nothing contained herein shall (without implication that the contrary would otherwise be true) prohibit any Restricted Person during the Restricted Period from: (1) selling “long” (as defined under Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO) any Ordinary Shares; or (2) selling a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the number of Advance Shares that such Restricted Person is unconditionally obligated to purchase under a pending Advance Notice but has not yet received from the Company or the transfer agent pursuant to this Agreement. In addition to the foregoing, in connection with any sale of Ordinary Shares (including any sale permitted in this provision), the Investor shall comply in all respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
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Section 6.18 Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party shall have any power or any right to assign or transfer, in whole or in part, this Agreement, or any of its rights or any of its obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, any right to pursue any claim for damages pursuant to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, or to pursue any claim for any breach or default of this Agreement, or any right arising from the purported assignor’s due performance of its obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Party and any such purported assignment in contravention of the provisions herein shall be null and void and of no force or effect. Without the consent of the Investor, the Company shall not have the right to assign or transfer any of its rights or provide any third party the right to bind or obligate the Company, to deliver Advance Notices or effect Advances hereunder.
Section 6.19 Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and agrees that, other than as expressly required by Section 6.08 hereof, it shall refrain from disclosing, and shall cause its officers, directors, employees and agents to refrain from disclosing, any material non-public information (as determined under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or the rules and regulations of the SEC) to the Investor without also disseminating such information to the public, unless prior to disclosure of such information the Company identifies such information as being material non-public information and the Investor agrees in writing to accept such material non-public information for review. Unless specifically agreed to in writing, in no event shall the Investor have a duty of confidentiality or be deemed to have agreed to maintain information in confidence, with respect to the delivery of any Advance Notices.
Section 6.20 No Frustration. The Company shall not enter into, announce or recommend to its shareholders any agreement, plan, arrangement or transaction in or of which the terms thereof would restrict, materially delay, conflict with or impair the ability or right of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including, without limitation, the obligation of the Company to deliver the Shares to the Investor in respect of an Advance Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.20 shall in any way limit the Company's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01 (subject in all cases to Section 9.01(c)).
Article VII.
Non Exclusive Agreement
Notwithstanding anything contained herein, this Agreement and the rights awarded to the Investor hereunder are non-exclusive, and the Company may, at any time throughout the term of this Agreement and thereafter, issue, sell and allot, or undertake to issue, sell and allot, any shares, warrants and/or securities and/or convertible notes, bonds, debentures, options to acquire shares or other securities and/or other facilities which may be converted into or replaced by Ordinary Shares or other securities of the Company, and may extend, renew and/or recycle any bonds and/or debentures, and/or grant any rights with respect to its existing and/or future share capital.
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Article VIII.
Choice of Law/Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
Section 8.01 This Agreement, and any and all claims, proceedings or causes of action relating to this Agreement or arising from this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, including, without limitation, tort claims, statutory claims and contract claims, shall be interpreted, construed, governed and enforced under and solely in accordance with the substantive and procedural laws of the State of New York, in each case as in effect from time to time and as the same may be amended from time to time, and as applied to agreements performed wholly within the State of New York. The Parties further agree that any action between them shall be heard in New York County, New York, and expressly consent to the jurisdiction of and laying of venue in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, sitting in New York County, New York and the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, sitting in New York, New York, for the adjudication of any civil action filed pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 8.02 EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF OR THE FINANCINGS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
Article IX. Termination
Section 9.01 Termination.
| (a) | Unless earlier terminated as provided hereunder, this Agreement shall terminate automatically on the earlier of (i) 36 months following the Effective Date or (ii) the date on which the Investor shall have made payment of Advances pursuant to this Agreement for Ordinary Shares equal to the Commitment Amount. |
| (b) | The Company may terminate this Agreement effective upon five Trading Days’ prior written notice to the Investor; provided that (i) there are no outstanding Advance Notices, the Ordinary Shares under which have yet to be issued, and (ii) the Company has paid all amounts owed to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement as of the time of such termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time by the mutual written consent of the Parties, effective as of the date of such mutual written consent unless otherwise provided in such written consent. |
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| (c) | Nothing in this Section 9.01 shall be deemed to release the Company or the Investor from any liability for any breach under this Agreement prior to the valid termination hereof, or to impair the rights of the Company and the Investor to compel specific performance by the other party of its obligations under this Agreement prior to the valid termination hereof. The indemnification provisions contained in Article V shall survive termination hereunder. |
Article X. Notices
Section 10.01 Notices. Other than with respect to Advance Notices, which must be in writing delivered in accordance with Section 2.01(b) and will be deemed delivered on the day set forth in Section 2.01(b), any notices, consents, waivers, or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally, (ii) upon receipt, when sent by e-mail if sent on a Trading Day, or, if not sent on a Trading Day, on the immediately following Trading Day, (iii) 5 calendar days after being sent by U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested, or (iv) 1 calendar day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications (except for Advance Notices which shall be delivered in accordance with Exhibit A hereof) shall be:
| If to the Company, to: |
Vertical Aerospace Ltd. Bristol BS2 0UW United Kingdom Attn: xxxxxxxxx
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With copies (which shall not constitute notice or delivery of process) to: |
Latham & Watkins (London) LLP 99 Bishopsgate London, EC2M 3XF United Kingdom Attn: xxxxxxxxx E-mail: xxxxxxxxx
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| If to the Investor: |
YA II PN, Ltd. E-mail: xxxxxxxxx
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With a copy (which shall not constitute notice or delivery of process) to: |
Legal Department |
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or at such other address and/or e-mail and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (i) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (ii) electronically generated by the sender’s email service provider containing the time, date, recipient email address or (iii) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
Article XI. Miscellaneous
Section 11.01 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, both of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. Facsimile or other electronically scanned and delivered signatures (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com), including by e-mail attachment, shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes of this Agreement.
Section 11.02 Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor, the Company, their respective Affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the matters covered herein and, except as specifically set forth herein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by agreement of the parties to this Agreement. The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon strict compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such right, power or remedy or any other right, power or remedy or to demand strict compliance with such obligations hereunder. No custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof shall constitute a waiver by any party of its right to exercise any right, power or remedy available to it hereunder or any other right, power or remedy or to demand strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 11.03 Reporting Entity for the Ordinary Shares. The reporting entity relied upon for the determination of the trading price or trading volume of the Ordinary Shares on any given Trading Day for the purposes of this Agreement shall be Bloomberg, L.P. or any successor thereto. The written mutual consent of the Investor and the Company shall be required to employ any other reporting entity.
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Section 11.04 Commitment and Structuring Fee. Each of the Parties shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, except that the Company shall pay a commitment fee in an amount equal to 0.40% of the Commitment Amount (the “Commitment Fee”) by the issuance to the Investor of such number of Ordinary Shares that is equal to the Commitment Fee divided by the last closing price of the Ordinary Shares on the Trading Day immediately prior to such portion of the Commitment Fee being due (collectively, the “Commitment Shares”). 50% of the Commitment Shares shall be delivered to the Investor on the signing of this Agreement, and 50% of the Commitment Shares shall be delivered to the Investor on the date that is six (6) months following the signing of this Agreement; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt and without implication that the opposite would otherwise be true, the Company may not terminate this Agreement in accordance with Article IX of this Agreement until the entirety of the Commitment Fee has been paid in full by issuance of all of the Commitment Shares. The Commitment Shares issued hereunder shall be included on the initial Registration Statement.
Section 11.05 Brokerage. Each of the Parties hereto represents that it has had no dealings in connection with this transaction with any finder or broker who will demand payment of any fee or commission from the other party. The Company on the one hand, and the Investor, on the other hand, agree to indemnify the other against and hold the other harmless from any and all liabilities to any person claiming brokerage commissions or finder’s fees on account of services purported to have been rendered on behalf of the indemnifying party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Standby Equity Purchase Agreement to be executed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first set forth above.
| COMPANY: | |||
| VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD. | |||
| By: | /s/ Stuart Simpson | ||
| Name: | Stuart Simpson | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| INVESTOR: | |||
| YA II PN, Ltd. | |||
| By: | Yorkville Advisors Global, LP | ||
| Its: | Investment Manager | ||
| By: | Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC | ||
| Its: | General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Matthew Beckman | ||
| Name: | Matthew Beckman | ||
| Title: | Manager | ||
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ANNEX I TO THE
STANDBY EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DEFINITIONS
“Advance” shall mean any issuance and sale of Advance Shares by the Company to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement.
“Advance Date” shall mean the first Trading Day after expiration of the applicable Pricing Period for each Advance.
“Advance Notice” shall mean a written notice in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto to the Investor executed by an officer of the Company and setting forth the number of Advance Shares that the Company desires to issue and sell to the Investor.
“Advance Notice Date” shall mean each date the Company is deemed to have delivered (in accordance with Section 2.01(b) of this Agreement) an Advance Notice to the Investor, subject to the terms of this Agreement.
“Advance Share Estimate” shall mean the number of Ordinary Shares that the Company elects to sell to the Investor in an Advance Notice and which shall constitute a good faith estimate of the number of Shares that the Investor shall have the obligation to purchase pursuant to such Advance Notice.
“Advance Shares” shall mean the Ordinary Shares that the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor pursuant to an Advance Notice delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.08.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Applicable Laws” shall mean all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, rulings, injunctions, executive orders, directives, policies, guidelines and codes having the force of law, whether local, national, or international, as amended from time to time, including without limitation (i) all applicable laws that relate to money laundering, terrorist financing, financial record keeping and reporting, (ii) all applicable laws that relate to anti-bribery, anti-corruption, books and records and internal controls, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, and (iii) any Sanctions laws.
“Black Out Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(a).
“Business Day” shall mean any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by Applicable Law to close.
“Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Commitment Amount” shall mean $500.0 Million of Ordinary Shares.
“Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.04.
“Commitment Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Effective Date and expiring upon the date of termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01.
“Commitment Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.04.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Company Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.
“Condition Satisfaction Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Annex II hereto.
“Current Report” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12.
“Daily Traded Amount” shall mean the daily trading volume of the Ordinary Shares on the Principal Market during regular trading hours as reported by Bloomberg L.P.
“Effective Date” shall mean the date this Agreement is executed.
“Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Hazardous Materials” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.
“Home Country Practice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d)(iii).
“IFRS” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.06.
“Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
“Investor” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Investor Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.
“Market Price” shall mean the VWAP of the Ordinary Shares during the relevant Pricing Period.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event, occurrence or condition that has had or would reasonably be expected to have (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement.
“Material Outside Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.08.
“Maximum Advance Amount” in respect of each Advance Notice means 4.99% of the Ordinary Shares then outstanding.
“OFAC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.29.
“Ordinary Share Equivalents” shall mean any securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries which entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Ordinary Shares, including, without limitation, any debt, preference shares, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Ordinary Shares.
“Ordinary Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
“Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d)(i).
“Person” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Plan of Distribution” shall mean the section of a Registration Statement disclosing the plan of distribution of the Shares.
“Pricing Period” shall mean the period on the applicable Advance Notice Date commencing upon receipt by the Company of written confirmation (which may be by e-mail) of receipt of such Advance Notice by the Investor, and which confirmation shall specify such commencement time, and ending on 4:00 p.m. New York City time on the same Trading Day (unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, or a Pricing Period is terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), provided however, the Investor may delay the commencement of the Pricing Period until such time that the Investor has received confirmation that the transfer agent of the Company has credited the Investor’s account (or its designee’s account) at the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian System (or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties) with a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the Advance Share Estimate, in which case such Pricing Period shall commence upon receipt by the Company of written confirmation (which may be by e-mail) of receipt of such Advance Share Estimate by the Investor, and which confirmation shall specify such commencement time.
“Principal Market” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange; provided however, that in the event the Ordinary Shares are ever listed or traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, or the NYSE American, then the “Principal Market” shall mean such other market or exchange on which the Ordinary Shares are then listed or traded to the extent such other market or exchange is the principal trading market or exchange for the Ordinary Shares.
“Prospectus” shall mean any prospectus (including, without limitation, all amendments and supplements thereto) used by the Company in connection with a Registration Statement.
“Prospectus Supplement” shall mean any prospectus supplement to a Prospectus filed with the SEC from time to time pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein, including, without limitation, any prospectus supplement to be filed in accordance with Section 6.01 hereof.
“Purchase Price” shall mean the price per Advance Share obtained by multiplying the Market Price by 97%, which shall in any event be no less than the par value per Advance Share.
“Registrable Securities” shall mean (i) the Shares, and (ii) any securities issued or issuable with respect to the Shares by way of exchange, share dividend or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise.
“Registration Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d)(ii).
“Registration Statement” shall mean a registration statement on Form F-1 or Form F-3 or on such other form promulgated by the SEC for which the Company then qualifies and which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate, and which form shall be available for the registration of the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, which registration statement provides for the resale from time to time of the Shares as provided herein.
“Regulation D” shall mean the provisions of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Sanctions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.29.
“Sanctioned Countries” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.29.
“SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.05.
“Securities Act” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.
“Settlement Document” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
“Shares” shall mean the Commitment Shares and the Ordinary Shares to be issued from time to time hereunder pursuant to an Advance.
“Subsidiaries” shall mean any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (x) owns a majority of the outstanding share capital or holds a majority of the equity or similar interest of such Person or (y) controls or operates all or substantially all of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and the foregoing are collectively referred to herein as “Subsidiaries.”
“Trading Day” shall mean any day during which the Principal Market shall be open for business.
“Transaction Documents” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by the Parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time.
“Variable Rate Transaction” shall mean a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive additional Ordinary Shares either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price, exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Ordinary Shares at any time after the initial issuance of Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such equity or debt security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Ordinary Shares (including, without limitation, any “full ratchet,” “share ratchet,” “price ratchet,” or “weighted average” anti-dilution provisions, but not including any standard anti-dilution protection for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, share split or other similar transaction), (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including but not limited to an “equity line of credit” or similar offering of Ordinary Shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents, or (iii) any forward purchase agreement, equity pre-paid forward transaction or other similar offering of securities where the purchaser of securities of the Company receives an upfront or periodic payment of all, or a portion of, the value of the securities so purchased, and the Company receives proceeds from such purchaser based on a price or value that varies with the trading prices of the Ordinary Shares.
“Volume Threshold” shall mean a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient of (a) the number of Advance Shares requested by the Company in an Advance Notice divided by (b) 0.30.
“VWAP” shall mean for any Trading Day or specified period, the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares on the Principal Market, for such Trading Day or specified period as reported by Bloomberg L.P. through its “AQR” function.
ANNEX II
TO THE STANDBY EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY
TO DELIVER AN ADVANCE NOTICE
The right of the Company to deliver an Advance Notice and the obligations of the Investor hereunder with respect to an Advance are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (any such waiver by the Investor shall only be valid and recognized if pursuant to a written agreement signed by the Investor), on each Advance Notice Date (a “Condition Satisfaction Date”), of each of the following conditions:
| (a) | Accuracy of the Company’s Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Advance Notice Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are as of another date, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such other date). |
| (b) | Issuance of Commitment Shares. The Company shall have issued the Commitment Shares to an account designated by the Investor, in accordance with Section 11.04, all of which Commitment Shares shall be fully earned and non-refundable, regardless of whether any Advance Notices are made or settled hereunder or any subsequent termination of this Agreement. |
| (c) | Registration of the Ordinary Shares with the SEC. There is an effective Registration Statement pursuant to which the Investor is permitted to utilize the prospectus thereunder to resell all of the Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to such Advance Notice. The Current Report shall have been filed with the SEC, and the Company shall have filed with the SEC in a timely manner all reports, notices and other documents required under the Exchange Act and applicable SEC regulations during the twelve-month period immediately preceding the applicable Condition Satisfaction Date. |
| (d) | Authority. The Company shall have obtained all permits and qualifications required by any applicable state for the offer and sale of all the Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to such Advance Notice or shall have the availability of exemptions therefrom; provided that, other than in accordance with condition (c) above, the Company makes no representation or warranty in respect of any resale of such Ordinary Shares by the Investor. The sale and issuance of such Ordinary Shares shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Company is subject. |
| (e) | No Material Outside Event. No Material Outside Event shall have occurred and be continuing. |
| (f) | Board. (I) The board of directors of the Company has approved the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (II) said approval has not been amended, rescinded or modified and remains in full force and effect as of the date hereof, and (III) a true, correct and complete copy of such resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of the Company shall have been provided to the Investor. |
| (g) | Performance by the Company. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the applicable Condition Satisfaction Date. |
| (h) | No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or materially and adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. |
| (i) | No Suspension of Trading in or Delisting of Ordinary Shares. (I) Trading in the Ordinary Shares shall not have been suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or FINRA, (II) the Company shall not have received any notice that the listing or quotation of the Ordinary Shares on the Principal Market shall be terminated, nor shall there have been imposed any suspension of, or restriction on, accepting additional deposits of the Ordinary Shares, electronic trading or book-entry services by DTC with respect to the Ordinary Shares that is continuing, and (III) the Company shall not have received any notice from DTC to the effect that a suspension of, or restriction on, accepting additional deposits of the Ordinary Shares, electronic trading or book-entry services by DTC with respect to the Ordinary Shares is being imposed or is contemplated (unless, prior to such suspension or restrictions, DTC shall have notified the Company in writing that DTC has determined not to impose any such suspension or restriction), and (IV) all of the Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to the applicable Advance Notice shall be eligible for deposit at the brokerage account provided by the Investor for the delivery of such Ordinary Shares. |
| (j) | Authorized. All of the Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to the applicable Advance Notice shall have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company. All Ordinary Shares relating to all prior Advance Notices required to have been received by the Investor under this Agreement shall have been delivered to the Investor in accordance with this Agreement. |
| (k) | Home Country Practice. The Company shall be and shall remain a foreign private issuer and remain eligible to rely on Home Country Practice. |
| (l) | Executed Advance Notice. The representations contained in the applicable Advance Notice shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the applicable Condition Satisfaction Date. |
| (m) | Consecutive Advance Notices. Except with respect to the first Advance Notice, the Company shall have delivered all Shares relating to all prior Advances. |
| (n) | Other Agreements. The Company shall not have breached or failed to observe any term of any debenture, note, or other instrument held by the Investor in the Company or any other agreement between or among the Company and the Investor. |
| (o) | Material Non-Public Information. Neither the Company nor the Investor shall be in possession of any material non-public information regarding the Company. |
EXHIBIT A
ADVANCE NOTICE
VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD.
| Dated: ______________ | Advance Notice Number: ____ |
The undersigned, _______________________, hereby certifies, with respect to the sale of Ordinary Shares of VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD. (the “Company”) issuable in connection with this Advance Notice, delivered pursuant to that certain Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of April [ ], 2026 (the “Agreement”), as follows (with capitalized terms used herein without definition having the same meanings as given to them in the Agreement):
1. The undersigned is the duly elected ______________ of the Company.
2. There are no fundamental changes to the information set forth in the Registration Statement which would require the Company to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement.
3. The Company has performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements to be performed by the Company contained in the Agreement on or prior to the Advance Notice Date. All conditions to the delivery of this Advance Notice are satisfied as of the date hereof.
4. The number of Advance Shares the Company is requesting is _____________________ and the Advance Share Estimate with respect to this Advance Notice is _______________.
5. The number of Ordinary Shares of the Company outstanding as of the date hereof is ___________.
The undersigned has executed this Advance Notice as of the date first set forth above.
| VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Please deliver this Advance Notice by email to:
Email: Trading@yorkvilleadvisors.com
Attention: Trading Department
Telephone: 201-985-8300
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF SETTLEMENT DOCUMENT
VIA EMAIL
VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD.
Attn: [ ]
Email: [ ]
| Below please find the settlement information with respect to the Advance Notice Date of: | ||
| 1.a. | Number of Ordinary Shares requested in the Advance Notice | |
| 1.b. | Volume Threshold (Number of Ordinary Shares in (1.a.) divided by 0.30 | |
| 1.c. | Number of Ordinary Shares traded during Pricing Period | |
| 1.d. | Adjusted Advance Amount (if applicable) (including pursuant to Volume Threshold adjustment) | |
| 2. | Market Price | |
| 3. | Purchase Price (Market Price x 97%) per share | |
| 4. | Number of Advance Shares due to the Investor | |
| 5. | Total Purchase Price due to Company (row 3 x row 4) |
Please issue the number of Advance Shares due to the Investor to the account of the Investor as follows:
Investor’s DTC participant #:
ACCOUNT NAME:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
COUNTRY:
Contact person:
Number and/or email:
| Sincerely, | ||
| YA II PN, LTD. | ||
| Agreed and approved by | ||
| VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD. | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
Exhibit 99.5
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of April 20, 2026 is made by and between YA II PN, LTD., a Cayman Islands exempt limited company (the “Investor”), and VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”). The Investor and the Company may be referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor have entered into that certain Standby Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company may issue, from time to time, to the Investor up to $500 million of the Company’s ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of, and in consideration for the Investor entering into, the Purchase Agreement, and to induce the Investor to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide the Investor with certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “Securities Act”).
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Business Day” shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading, other than any day on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed in New York City.
(b) “Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement filed hereunder, the 90th calendar day following the Filing Deadline, provided, however, in the event the Company is notified by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Deadline as to such Registration Statement shall be the fifth Business Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the date required above, and provided further, that if the SEC is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same amount of days that the SEC remains closed for operations.
(c) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(d) “Filing Deadline” means, with respect to the initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 30th calendar day following date hereof.
(e) “Person” means a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
(f) “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.
(g) “Registrable Securities” means all of (i) the Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and (ii) any capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Shares, including, without limitation, (1) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event or otherwise, and (2) shares of capital stock of the Company into which the Ordinary Shares are converted or exchanged and shares of capital stock of a successor entity into which the Ordinary Shares are converted or exchanged.
(h) “Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed pursuant to this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement or Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
(i) “Required Registration Amount” means 25,000,000 Ordinary Shares issued or to be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
(j) “Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto.
(k) “Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
(l) “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency administering the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at the time.
(m) “Securities Act” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals above.
2. REGISTRATION.
(a) The Company’s registration obligations set forth in this Section 2 including its obligations to file Registration Statements, obtain effectiveness of Registration Statements, and maintain the continuous effectiveness of any Registration Statement that has been declared effective shall begin on the date hereof and continue until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor has sold all of the Registrable Securities and (ii) the date of termination of the Purchase Agreement if as of such termination date the Investor holds no Registrable Securities (the “Registration Period”).
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(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable, but in no case later than the Filing Deadline, prepare and file with the SEC an initial Registration Statement on Form F-3 (or, if the Company is not then eligible, on Form F-1) or any successor form thereto covering the resale by the Investor of the Required Registration Amount in accordance with applicable SEC rules, regulations and interpretations so as to permit the resale of such Registrable Securities by the Investor under Rule 415 at then prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices). The Registration Statement shall contain “Selling Stockholders” and “Plan of Distribution” sections. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC, but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline. By 9:30 am (New York City time) on the business day following the date of effectiveness, the Company shall file with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement. Prior to the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC, the Company shall furnish a draft of the Registration Statement to the Investor for their review and comment.
(c) Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. If at any time all Registrable Securities are not covered by a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2(a) as a result of Section 2(e) or otherwise, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC one (1) or more additional Registration Statements so as to cover all of the Registrable Securities not covered by such initial Registration Statement, in each case as soon as practicable (taking into account any position of the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) with respect to the date on which the Staff will permit such additional Registration Statement(s) to be filed with the SEC and the rules and regulations of the SEC). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each such new Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC.
(d) During the Registration Period, the Company shall (i) promptly prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with a Registration Statement, which Prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, (ii) prepare and file with the SEC additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities; (iii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (iv) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and as promptly as reasonably possible provide the Investor true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the SEC relating to a Registration Statement (provided that the Company may excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information to be provided to any Investor which has not executed a confidentiality agreement with the Company); and (v) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to this Section 2(d)) by reason of the Company’s filing a report on Form 6-K or Form 20-F or any analogous report under the Exchange Act, the Company shall incorporate such report by reference into the Registration Statement, if applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the SEC on the same day on which the Exchange Act report is filed which created the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement the Registration Statement.
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(e) Reduction of Registrable Securities Included in a Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in the event that the SEC requires the Company to reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in a Registration Statement in order to allow the Company to rely on Rule 415 with respect to a Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration Statement (after consultation with the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) to the maximum number of securities as is permitted to be registered by the SEC. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file one (1) or more New Registration Statements with the Commission in accordance with Section 2(c) until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the Prospectuses contained therein are available for use by the Investor.
(f) Failure to File or Obtain Effectiveness of the Registration Statement or Remain Current. If: (i) a Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date, or (ii) a Registration Statement is not declared effective on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline, or the Company fails to file with the SEC a request for acceleration in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act, within five (5) Business Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that a Registration Statement will not be “reviewed,” or not subject to further review, or (iii) after the effectiveness, a Registration Statement ceases for any reason to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities for which it is required to be effective, or (iv) the Investor is not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities for more than 15 consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of 30 calendar days during any 12-month period (which need not be consecutive calendar days), or (v) if after the date that is six (6) months from the date hereof, the Company does not have available adequate current public information as set forth in Rule 144(c) (any such failure or breach being referred to as an “Event”), then the Investor shall have no obligation to accept an Advance Notice or accept or purchase any Advance Shares (other than any Advance Shares purchased by the Investor prior to the occurrence of the Event).
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(g) Piggy-Back Registrations. If at any time there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company proposes to register the offer and sale of any Ordinary Shares under the Securities Act (other than a registration (i) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or other registration solely relating to an offering or sale to employees or directors of the Company pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit arrangement), (ii) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form F-4 (or similar form that relates to a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), or (iii) in connection with any dividend or distribution reinvestment or similar plan), whether for its own account or for the account of one (1) or more stockholders of the Company and the form of Registration Statement to be used may be used for any registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall give prompt written notice (in any event no later than five (5) days prior to the filing of such Registration Statement) to the holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to effect such a registration and, shall include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion from the holders of Registrable Securities; provided, however, that, the Company shall not be required to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2(g) that have been sold or may permanently be sold without any restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent.
3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
(a) The Company shall, not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) business day prior to the filing of any related amendments and supplements to all Registration Statements (except for annual reports on Form 20-F, supplements and amendments to update the Registration Statement solely for information reflected in the Company’s annual reports on Form 20-F, or reports on Form 6-K), furnish to the Investor copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the reasonable and prompt review of the Investor. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Investor shall reasonably object in good faith; provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than two (2) Trading Days after the Investor have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement.
(b) The Company shall furnish to each Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in any Registration Statement without charge (i) at least one (1) copy (which may be in electronic form) of such Registration Statement as declared effective by the SEC and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus, (ii) at least one (1) copy (which may be in electronic form) of the final prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto, and (iii) any documents as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor; in each case provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to furnish any document (other than the Prospectus, which may be provided in .PDF format) to the Investor to the extent such document is available on EDGAR at the time of the Investor’s request.
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(c) The Company shall take such action as is reasonably necessary to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (w) make any change to its articles of incorporation or by-laws, (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(c), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
(d) As promptly as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of such event, the Company shall notify each Investor in writing of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any information that the Company, to its knowledge, believes constitutes material, nonpublic information), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission and deliver one (1) electronic copy of such supplement or amendment to the Investor. The Company shall also promptly notify each Investor in writing (i) when a Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to each Investor by email on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate. The Company shall respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the SEC with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto.
(e) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction within the United States of America and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
(f) Without limiting any obligation of the Company under the Purchase Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement to be listed on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3(f).
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(g) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Investor provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a material misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Investor is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Investor and allow the Investor, at the Investor’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.
(h) The Company shall cooperate with the holders of the Registrable Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing the Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to such Registration Statement or Rule 144 free of any restrictive legends and representing such number of Ordinary Shares and registered in such names as the holders of the Registrable Securities may reasonably request prior to sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or Rule 144; provided, that the Company may satisfy its obligations hereunder without issuing physical stock certificates through the use of The Depository Trust Company's Direct Registration System. The Investor hereby agrees that it shall reasonably cooperate with the Company, its counsel and its transfer agent in connection with any sales of Registrable Securities, and hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Company that it will resell such Registrable Securities only pursuant to the Registration Statement in which such Registrable Securities are included, in a manner described in the “Plan of Distribution” section in such Registration Statement, and in a manner in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations, unless an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available.
(i) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities in the United States as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
(j) The Company shall otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in connection with any registration hereunder.
(k) Within two (2) Business Days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable Securities is declared effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC.
(l) The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by each Investor of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
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4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTOR.
(a) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of each Registration Statement (or such shorter period to which the parties agree), the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company requires from the Investor with respect to such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of the Investor that the Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect and maintain the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.
(b) The Investor agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d) the Investor shall as soon as reasonably practicable (i) discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(d) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required and (ii) maintain the confidentiality of its receipt of such notice unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, subject to compliance with the securities laws, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended certificates for Ordinary Shares to a transferee of the Investor in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(d) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.
(c) The Investor covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery and other requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
(d) The Investor, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of each Registration Statement hereunder, unless the Investor has notified the Company in writing of the Investor’s election to exclude all of the Investor’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.
5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.
All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and in connection with the registration and disposition of Registrable Securities shall be paid by the Company, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers, fees and expenses of the Company's counsel and accountants (except legal fees of Investor’s counsel associated with the review of the Registration Statement).
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6. INDEMNIFICATION.
With respect to Registrable Securities which are included in a Registration Statement under this Agreement:
(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor and its directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, and representatives, and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Investor Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several (collectively, “Indemnified Damages”), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Claims”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse the Investor and each such Investor Indemnified Person promptly as Indemnified Damages are incurred and are due and payable, including reasonable legal fees, disbursements and other expenses incurred by an Investor Indemnified Person in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (x) shall not apply to a Claim arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Investor Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto; (y) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c); and (z) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an Investor Indemnified Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a) with respect to any prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Investor Indemnified Person if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the prospectus was corrected and such new prospectus was delivered to the Investor prior to the Investor’s use of the prospectus to which the Claim relates.
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(b) In connection with a Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers, employees, representatives, or agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each a “Company Indemnified Person”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or is based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs (i) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement or (ii) from the Investor’s violation of any prospectus delivery requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), the Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, further, that, other than in connection with fraud or gross negligence on the part of the Investor, the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Company Indemnified Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(b) with respect to any prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Company Indemnified Person if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the prospectus was corrected and such new prospectus was delivered to the Investor prior to the Investor’s use of the prospectus to which the Claim relates.
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(c) Promptly after receipt by an Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person shall, if indemnification in respect of such Claim is to be sought from any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, assume control of the defense thereof with counsel reasonably and mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Investor Indemnified Person or the Company Indemnified Person, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of not more than one (1) counsel for such Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person shall reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any Claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person, as the case may be, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person of a full and unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation, and such settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person, as applicable. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the Claim(s) for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such Claim shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such Claim.
(d) The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred; provided that any Person receiving any payment pursuant to this Section 6 shall promptly reimburse the Person making such payment for the amount of such payment to the extent a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final, nonappealable judgment that such Person receiving such payment was not entitled to such payment.
(e) The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Investor Indemnified Person or Company Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
(f) No Person involved in the sale of Registrable Securities who is guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) in connection with such sale shall be entitled to indemnification from any Person involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who is not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation.
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7. CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
8. REPORTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT.
With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration, and as a material inducement to the Investor’s entry into the Purchase Agreement, the Company represents, warrants, and covenants to the following:
(a) The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and has timely filed all required reports under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the 12 months prior to the date hereof (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports), other than Form 6-K reports.
(b) During the Registration Period, the Company shall file with the SEC in a timely manner all required reports under section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (it being understood that nothing herein shall limit the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement) and such reports shall conform to the requirement of the Exchange Act and the SEC for filing thereunder.
(c) The Company shall furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual report on Form 20-F or report on Form 6-K containing interim financial information of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company with the SEC if such reports are not publicly available via EDGAR, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
9. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Investor. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 9 shall be binding upon each of the Investor and the Company.
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10. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities or owns the right to receive the Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two (2) or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations of the Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned to any other Person, except for assignments by the Investor to any of its affiliates.
(c) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered pursuant to the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement or to such other address and/or electronic mail address and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) electronically generated by the sender’s email service provider containing the time, date, and recipient email or (C) provided by a courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by email or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with this section.
(d) Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
(e) The laws of the State of New York shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and the Investor as its stockholder. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal 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. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, sitting in New York County, New York and federal courts for the Southern District of New York sitting New York, New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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(f) This Agreement, together with the Purchase Agreement, supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor, the Company, their respective Affiliates and persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and, except as specifically set forth herein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.
(g) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
(h) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(i) This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, both of which shall be considered one (1) and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. Electronically scanned and delivered signatures (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com), including by e-mail attachment, shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes of this Agreement.
(j) Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
(l) This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor and the Company have caused their signature page to this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
| COMPANY: | |||
| VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD. | |||
| By: | /s/ Stuart Simpson | ||
| Name: | Stuart Simpson | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
| INVESTOR: | |||
| YA II PN, Ltd. | |||
| By: | Yorkville Advisors Global, LP | ||
| Its: | Investment Manager | ||
| By: | Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC | ||
| Its: | General Partner | ||
| By: | /s/ Matthew Beckman | ||
| Name: | Matthew Beckman | ||
| Title: | Manager | ||
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Exhibit 99.6
Vertical Aerospace Announces Execution and Closing of Comprehensive Financing Package of up to $850 Million
London, UK & New York, USA – April 20, 2026 – Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical” or “Company”) [NYSE:EVTL], a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, announced today that it has executed and closed the remaining components of its previously announced comprehensive financing package totaling up to $850 million.
The comprehensive financing package, originally announced on March 30, 2026 as an $800 million agreement in principle alongside a completed $50 million equity capital raise, positions Vertical to deliver on the technical and operational milestones on its strategic road map, while also maintaining flexibility to access other capital sources outside of the package in the future.
With the closing of the package, a suite of capital facilities is now available to Vertical, which will now have approximately $160 million of working capital in the near term. In connection with the closing of the facilities, the Company has initially drawn down an aggregate of $30 million under the facilities.
Stuart Simpson, Chief Executive Officer of Vertical Aerospace, said: “The close of this comprehensive financing package allows us to build on our strong operational momentum, most recently demonstrated with the successful achievement of full-scale piloted two-way transition flight, a historic technical milestone that validates our product design and represents a major de-risk moment for Vertical. With this funding in place, Vertical is well positioned to continue executing against our roadmap to 2028 certification.”
Mark Angelo, Founder and President of Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, said: “We are pleased to support Vertical Aerospace as it advances toward certification and commercialization. The Company has demonstrated strong execution against all valuation metrics, and we are confident in Vertical’s well-defined strategy and long-term value potential. Our funding commitment reflects our conviction in Vertical’s ability to deliver on the next phases of its development.”
As previously announced, the comprehensive financing package comprises three components: (i) the maturity extension of existing convertible secured notes from Mudrick Capital and up to $50 million of new additional notes subject to certain conditions, issuable in tranches over 12 months, and on the same terms as the existing notes; (ii) up to $250 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Equity facility provided by Yorkville Advisors Global, issuable at the Company’s option in tranches over a term of 24 months, subject to certain conditions; and, (iii) an equity line of credit of up to $500 million over a term of 36 months provided by Yorkville, with the ability for the Company to draw on it from time to time subject to customary conditions.
The comprehensive financing package provides Vertical with access to capital to support achievement of its strategic milestones through to certification, targeted in 2028. Beyond the successfully completed piloted transition flight announced on April 16, 2026, these include achieving Critical Design Review for Valo; public flight demonstrations of the current prototype; progressing its hybrid-electric demonstrator; expanding the Vertical Energy Center; advancing construction of its aircraft manufacturing facility; and beginning production of the first full-scale Valo certification aircraft.
About Vertical Aerospace
Vertical Aerospace is a global aerospace and technology company pioneering electric aviation. Vertical is creating a safer, cleaner, and quieter way to travel. Valo is a piloted, Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with zero operating emissions, designed to fly up to 100 miles at speeds of up to 150 mph. Vertical is also developing a hybrid-electric variant, offering increased range and mission flexibility to meet the evolving needs of the advanced air mobility market.
Vertical combines partnerships with leading aerospace companies, including Honeywell, Syensqo, Evolito, Isoclima and Aciturri, with its own proprietary battery and propeller technology to develop the world's most advanced and safest eVTOL. Vertical has c.1,500 pre-orders of Valo, with customers across four continents, including American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow, GOL and Japan Airlines. Certain customer obligations are expected to be fulfilled via third-party agreements. Headquartered in Bristol, UK, Vertical's experienced leadership team comes from top-tier aerospace and automotive companies such as Rolls-Royce, Airbus, GM, and Leonardo. Together, they have previously certified and supported over 30 different civil and military aircraft and propulsion systems.
Forward Looking Statements
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For more information:
Media: Justin Bates, Head of Communications justin.bates@vertical-aerospace.com 44 7878 357463
Investor Relations: Samuel Emden, Head of Investor Affairs samuel.emden@vertical-aerospace.com 447816 459 904