UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 20-F 

 

 

(Mark One)

 

¨ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

OR

 

¨ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended                  

 

OR

 

¨

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                  to                 

 

OR

 

x SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of event requiring this shell company report: July 10, 2023

 

Commission File Number: 001-40588  

 

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)  

 

 

Not applicable   Cayman Islands
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)   (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

Buyukdere Cd. No:237

Maslak, 34485

Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Oguz Alper Öktem, Chief Executive Officer

Buyukdere Cd. No:237

Maslak, 34485

Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye

+ 0 (850)308 34 19

(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class  

Trading

Symbol(s) 

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered 

Class A Ordinary Shares   MRT   NYSE American
Warrants   MRTW   NYSE American

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None

 

 

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the shell company report:

 

As of July 13, 2023, the registrant has 48,574,596 Class A ordinary shares and 14,437,489 warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares outstanding.

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

 

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

                     
Large accelerated filer   ¨   Accelerated filer   ¨   Non-accelerated filer   x
           
Emerging growth company   x

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

†The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting over Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive- based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

 

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

 

U.S. GAAP x  

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ¨ 

  Other ¨

 

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 ¨ Item 18 ¨

 

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ¨

 

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☐ No

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS  

 

    Page  
EXPLANATORY NOTE     1  
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS     2  
PART I     3  
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS     3  
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE     3  
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION     3  
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY     4  
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS     5  
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS     5  
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES     5  
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS     6  
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION     7  
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING     7  
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION     8  
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK     10  
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES     10  
PART II     11  
PART III     11  
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     11  
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS     11  
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS     11  

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

On July 10, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), Marti Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Galata Acquisition Corp.), an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“New Marti” or the “Company”), consummated the previously announced business combination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among New Marti, Galata Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) and Marti Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Marti”).

 

Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined have the meaning set forth in the Proxy Statement and Prospectus (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), forming part of New Marti’s Registration Statement on Form F-4, as amended (File No. 333-269067) (the “Form F-4”).

 

The Business Combination Agreement provided that the parties thereto would enter into a business combination transaction (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to which, among other things, (i) Merger Sub will merge with and into Marti with Marti surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Marti, and (ii) as a result of the Merger, as of the end of the day immediately preceding the Closing, the Company is expected to become a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes by reason of Section 7874(b) of the Code, in a transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, pursuant to U.S. Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to the Code.

 

Upon the consummation of the Business Combination and by virtue of the Merger: (i) each then issued and outstanding share of Marti Common Stock (including shares of Marti Common Stock resulting from the Conversion, but excluding Marti Restricted Stock) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive (1) that number of Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) equal to the exchange ratio (calculated in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement, and (2) the contingent right to receive certain earnout shares as additional consideration; (ii) all shares of Marti Stock held in the treasury of Marti were canceled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution was made with respect thereto; (iii) each then issued and outstanding share of Merger Sub Common Stock was converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Marti; (iv) each then outstanding and unexercised Marti Option, whether or not vested, was assumed and converted into (a) an option to purchase a number of Class A Ordinary Shares equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Marti Common Stock subject to such Marti Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (y) the Exchange Ratio (such product rounded down to the nearest whole share), at an exercise price per share (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to (1) the exercise price per share of such Marti Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (2) the exchange ratio (which assumed and converted option generally remains subject to the same vesting, exercisability and other terms and conditions as such Marti Option, except that any repurchase rights thereon shall lapse at the Effective Time) and (b) the contingent right to receive certain earnout shares (with respect to each holder, rounded down to the nearest whole number of earnout shares) as additional consideration; (v) each then outstanding award of Marti Restricted Stock was assumed and converted into (a) an award covering a number of restricted Class A Ordinary Shares equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Marti Restricted Stock subject to such award immediately prior to the Effective Time and (y) the Exchange Ratio (such product rounded down to the nearest whole share) (which assumed and converted award will generally remain subject to the same vesting, repurchase and other terms and conditions as such award of Marti Restricted Stock, except that any repurchase rights thereon shall lapse at the Effective Time) and (b) the contingent right to receive certain earnout shares as additional consideration; and (vi) each then-outstanding Founder Share was converted, on a one-for-one basis, into a Class A Ordinary Share.

 

The Business Combination was consummated on July 10, 2023. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Company’s board of directors and was approved at the special meeting of the Company’s shareholders held on July 6, 2023. As a result of the Business Combination, Marti became a wholly owned subsidiary of New Marti. On July 11, 2023, the Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants commenced trading on the NYSE American Stock Exchange, or “NYSE American”, under the symbols “MRT” and “MRTW,” respectively.

 

Except as otherwise indicated or required by context, references in this Shell Company Report on Form 20-F (including information incorporated by reference herein, the “Report”) to “we”, “us”, “our”, “the Company” or “New Marti” refer to Marti Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Galata Acquisition Corp.), an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and its subsidiaries.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Report and the information incorporated by reference herein include certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “seeks,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will” or “should” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this Report and include statements regarding New Marti’s and Marti’s intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, the Business Combination, the benefits and synergies of the Business Combination, including anticipated cost savings, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies, future market conditions or economic performance and developments in the capital and credit markets and expected future financial performance, the markets in which Marti operates, as well as any information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of New Marti.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this Report are based on New Marti’s and Marti’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting New Marti and/or Marti will be those that New Marti or Marti has anticipated. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond either New Marti’s or Marti’s control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in forward-looking statements herein.

 

Many factors could cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Report, including without limitation: (i) the effect of the public listing of New Marti’s securities on Marti’s business relationships, performance, financial condition and business generally, (ii) risks that the Business Combination may disrupt current plans of Marti or divert management’s attention from Marti’s ongoing business operations, (iii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Marti, New Marti or their respective directors or officers related to the Business Combination or otherwise, (iv) the ability of New Marti to maintain the listing of its securities on the NYSE American Stock Exchange, (v) volatility in the price of New Marti securities due to a variety of factors, including without limitation changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which Marti plans to operate, variations in competitors’ performance and success and changes in laws and regulations affecting Marti’s business, (vi) Marti’s ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify opportunities, (vii) the risk of downturns in the highly competitive tech-enabled mobility services industry, (viii) the ability of Marti to build the Marti brand and consumers’ recognition, acceptance and adoption of the Marti brand, (ix) the risk that Marti may not be able to effectively manage its growth, including its design, research, development and maintenance capabilities, (x) technological changes and risks associated with doing business in an emerging market, (xi) risks relating to New Marti’s dependence on and use of certain intellectual property and technology and (xii) other factors discussed under the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of New Marti’s assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in the forward-looking statements herein. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. New Marti and Marti undertake no obligation, except as required by law, to revise publicly any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should, however, review the factors and risks described in the reports we will file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) after the date of this Report.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

 

A. Directors and Senior Management

 

Information regarding the directors and executive officers of New Marti after the completion of the Business Combination is included in Item 6.A, “Directors and Senior Management” below, and in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Management of New Marti Following the Business Combination” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The business address for each of the directors and executive officers of New Marti is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.

 

B. Advisers

 

Latham & Watkins LLP acted as counsel to Marti with respect to New York and U.S. Federal law and will act as counsel to New Marti with respect to New York and U.S. Federal law upon and following the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP has acted as counsel for New Marti with respect to Cayman Islands law and continues to act as counsel for New Marti with respect to Cayman Islands law following the completion of the Business Combination.

 

C. Auditors

 

Marcum LLP acted as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from February 26, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021.

 

KPMG Bağımsız Denetim ve SMMM AŞ acted as Marti’s independent registered public accounting firm as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2022.

 

Following the Business Combination, we intend to retain KPMG Bağımsız Denetim ve SMMM AŞ as New Marti’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.

 

ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION

 

A.[Reserved]

 

B. Capitalization and Indebtedness

 

The following table sets forth the capitalization of New Marti on an unaudited pro forma combined basis as of December 31, 2022 after giving effect to the Business Combination and the PIPE financing.

 

As of December 31, 2022 (in thousands)  (US$) 
Cash and cash equivalents   46,814 
Equity   (2,434)
Debt:     
Loans and borrowings (current)   7,294 
Loans and borrowings (non-current)   59,380 
Total debt   66,674 
Total capitalization(1)   64,240 

 

Note:

 

(1) Total capitalization is equal to the sum of total equity and total debt.

 

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C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds

 

Not applicable.

 

D.Risk Factors

 

The risk factors associated with New Marti are described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Risk Factors”, which information is incorporated herein by reference. 

 

ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY

 

A. History and Development of the Company

 

Marti Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Galata Acquisition Corp.), the “Company” or “New Marti”, is an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on February 26, 2021. The history and development of the Company and the material terms of the Business Combination are described in the Form F-4 under the headings “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus,” “Proposal No. 1 – The Business Combination Proposal,” “The Business Combination Agreement and Related Agreements,” and “Description of New Marti Securities,” which are incorporated herein by reference. For further information, see also “Explanatory Note” above.

 

New Marti is subject to certain of the informational filing requirements of the Exchange Act. Since New Marti is a “foreign private issuer”, it is exempt from the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and the officers, directors and principal shareholders of New Marti are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to their purchase and sale of New Marti’s ordinary shares. In addition, New Marti is not required to file reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. domestic public companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, New Marti is required to file with the SEC an Annual Report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent accounting firm. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov where you may access reports and other information that New Marti files with or furnishes electronically to the SEC.

 

New Marti’s registered office is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, and its principal executive office is Buyukdere Cd. No:237, Maslak, 34485, Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye. New Marti’s website address is www.marti.tech. The information accessible on the website does not form a part of, and is not incorporated by reference in, this Report.

 

B. Business Overview

 

Prior to the Business Combination, the Company did not conduct any material activities other than those incidental to its formation and the matters contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, such as the making of certain required securities law filings with the SEC. Following and as a result of the Business Combination, all of the Company’s business is conducted through Marti and its subsidiaries. Information regarding Marti’s business is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the sections titled “Business of Marti and Certain Information About Marti” and “Marti Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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C. Organizational Structure

 

Upon the closing of the Business Combination, Marti became a wholly owned subsidiary of New Marti. The organizational chart of New Marti is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the heading “The Business Combination—Organizational Structure” and is incorporated herein by reference. 

 

D. Property, Plants and Equipment

 

New Marti’s property, plants and equipment are held through Marti and its subsidiaries. Information regarding Marti’s property, plants and equipment is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Business of Marti and Certain Information about Marti—Our Facilities” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS

 

Following and as a result of the Business Combination, all of the Company’s business is conducted through Marti and its subsidiaries. The discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Marti is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Marti Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

 

A. Directors and Senior Management

 

Information regarding the directors and executive officers of New Marti after the closing of the Business Combination is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Management of New Marti After the Business Combination” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

B. Compensation

 

Information regarding the compensation of the directors and executive officers of New Marti is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Executive and Director Compensation” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

C. Board Practices

 

Information regarding New Marti’s board practices is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Management of New Marti After the Business Combination” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

D. Employees

 

Information regarding the employees of Marti is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Business of Marti and Certain Information about MartiHuman Capital” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

E. Share Ownership

 

Information regarding the ownership of Class A Ordinary Shares by New Marti’s directors and executive officers is set forth in Item 7.A of this Report.

 

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ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

A. Major Shareholders

 

The following table sets forth information relating to the beneficial ownership of Class A Ordinary Shares as of the Closing Date by:

 

  ·  each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares;

 

  ·  each of New Marti’s directors;

 

  ·  each of New Marti’s named executive officers; and

 

  ·  all of New Marti’s directors and executive officers as a group.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to, or the power to receive the economic benefit of ownership of, the securities. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares that the person has the right to acquire within 60 days are included, including shares underlying any option, warrant or other right or the conversion of any other security. However, these shares are not included in the computation of the percentage ownership of any other person.

 

The percentage of Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned is computed on the basis of 48,574,596 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding on the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Business Combination.

 

Beneficial Owners(1)  Number of
New Marti
Ordinary Shares
   % of New Marti
Ordinary Shares
 
5% Holders          
Galata Acquisition Sponsor, LLC(2)   3,578,750    7.4%
Esra Unluaslan Durgun(3)   7,477,950    15.4%
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(4)   3,537,326    7.3%
Alper Öktem   7,477,950    15.4%
Perpetual Motion S.à r.l(5)   3,537,326    7.3%
Sumed Equity Ltd(6)   7,877,922    16.2%

 

Beneficial Owners(1)  Number of
New Marti
Ordinary Shares
   % of New Marti
Ordinary Shares
 
Directors and Executive Officers          
Erdem Selim   7,990   * 
Cankut Durgun(3)   7,477,950    15.4%
Alper Öktem   7,477,950    15.4%
Yousef Hammad(6)   7,877,922    16.2%
Daniel Freifeld(2)   3,578,750    7.4%
Kerry Healey        
Douglas Lute        
Agah Ugur   175,240    * 
All New Marti directors and executive officers as a group (8 individuals)   26,595,802   54.8%

 

 

*Less than 1%.

(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person named below is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.

(2) These shares are held directly by Galata Acquisition Sponsor, LLC. Mr. Freifeld indirectly controls the Sponsor, and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the Sponsor. Mr. Freifeld disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

(3) These shares are held by Mr. Durgun’s spouse, Esra Unluaslan Durgun. Therefore, Mr. Durgun may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares held by Esra Unluaslan Durgun.

(4) The business address of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is 5 Bank Street, London, E14 4BG United Kingdom.

(5) The business address of Perpetual Motion S.à r.l is 4 Rue Peternelchen L-2370 Howald, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

(6) Yousef Hammad is a director of Marti and is an officer, director or partner of, or has a financial interest in, Sumed Equity Ltd and its affiliates. As such, Mr. Hammad may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the shares held by Sumed Equity Ltd. The business address of Sumed Equity Ltd is Office 105, One Central Building 4, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

 

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B. Related Party Transactions

 

Information regarding Marti’s and New Marti’s related party transactions is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

C. Interests of Experts and Counsel

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

See Item 18 of this Report for consolidated financial statements and other financial information.

 

Legal and Arbitration Proceedings

 

Information regarding legal proceedings involving Marti is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Business of Marti and Certain Information about MartiLegal Proceedings” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Dividend Policy

 

Information regarding New Marti’s dividend policy is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the sections titled “Description of New Marti SecuritiesNew Ordinary SharesDividends” and “Price Range of Securities and Dividends” and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

B. Significant Changes

 

None.

 

ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING

 

A. Offer and Listing Details

 

NYSE American Listing of Class A Ordinary Shares

 

The Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants are listed on NYSE American under the symbol “MRT” and “MRTW,” respectively. Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants should obtain current market quotations for their securities. There can be no assurance that the Class A Ordinary Shares and/or the Warrants will remain listed on NYSE American. If New Marti fails to comply with the NYSE American listing requirements, the Class A Ordinary Shares and/or the Warrants could be delisted from NYSE American. A delisting of the Class A Ordinary Shares and/or the Warrants will likely affect their liquidity and could inhibit or restrict the ability of New Marti to raise additional financing.

 

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Lock-up Agreements

 

Information regarding the lock-up restrictions applicable to the Class A Ordinary Shares held by and/or issued to employees of, or service providers to, Marti or any of its subsidiaries, is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Description of New Marti Securities —Lockup Period” and is incorporated herein by reference. 

 

B. Plan of Distribution

 

Not applicable.

 

C. Markets

 

The Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants are listed on NYSE American under the symbol “MRT” and “MRTW,” respectively. There can be no assurance that the Class A Ordinary Shares and/or the Warrants will remain listed on NYSE American. If New Marti fails to comply with the NYSE American listing requirements, the Class A Ordinary Shares and/or the Warrants could be delisted from NYSE American. A delisting of the Class A Ordinary Shares and/or the Warrants will likely affect their liquidity and could inhibit or restrict the ability of New Marti to raise additional financing.

 

D. Selling Shareholders

 

Not applicable.

 

E. Dilution

 

Not applicable.

 

F. Expenses of the Issue

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

A. Share Capital

 

New Marti is authorized to issue 200,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value each, and 1,000,000 preference shares, $0.0001 par value each.

 

As of the date hereof, subsequent to the closing of the Business Combination, there are 48,574,596 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. There are also 7,187,489 Warrants issued and outstanding and 7,250,000 private placement warrants held by the Sponsor, each exercisable at $11.50 per one Class A Ordinary Share. Information regarding our share capital is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Description of New Marti Securities” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

B. Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

The Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (“Articles”), effective as of July 10, 2023 are filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Report. Information regarding certain material provisions of the Articles is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Description of New Marti Securities” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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C. Material Contracts

 

Information regarding certain material contracts is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the sections titled “Marti Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources”, “The Business Combination Agreement and Related Agreements” and “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” which are incorporated herein by reference. 

 

D. Exchange Controls

 

There are no governmental laws, decrees, regulations or other legislation in the Cayman Islands that may affect the import or export of capital, including the availability of cash and cash equivalents for use by New Marti, or that may affect the remittance of dividends, interest, or other payments by New Marti to non-resident holders of its ordinary shares. There is no limitation imposed by the laws of Cayman Islands or in New Marti’s articles of association on the right of non-residents to hold or vote shares.

 

E. Taxation

 

Information regarding certain U.S. tax consequences of owning and disposing of Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

F. Dividends and Paying Agents

 

Information regarding New Marti’s policy on dividends is described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the sections titled “Description of New Marti Securities—New Ordinary Shares—Dividends” and “Price Range of Securities and Dividends” and are incorporated herein by reference. New Marti has not identified a paying agent.

 

G. Statement by Experts

 

The consolidated financial statements of Marti as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2022 included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG Bağımsız Denetim ve SMMM AŞ, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The audit report covering the December 31, 2022 consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the 2021 and 2020 consolidated financial statements have been restated to correct misstatements.

 

The financial statements of Galata Acquisition Corp. as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from February 26, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021 (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the ability of Galata to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 of the financial statements) incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

H. Documents on Display

 

New Marti is subject to certain of the informational filing requirements of the Exchange Act. Since New Marti is a “foreign private issuer”, it is exempt from the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and the officers, directors and principal shareholders of New Marti are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to their purchase and sale of Class A Ordinary Shares. In addition, New Marti is not required to file reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. public companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, New Marti is required to file with the SEC an Annual Report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent accounting firm. The SEC also maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports and other information that New Marti files with or furnishes electronically to the SEC. You may read and copy any report or document we file, including the exhibits, at the SEC’s public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.

 

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The Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants are quoted on the NYSE American Stock Exchange. Information about New Marti is also available on its website at www.marti.tech. The website and the information accessible therein or connected thereto is not incorporated by reference or otherwise into this Report and you should not rely on any such information in making a decision as to whether to purchase New Marti securities.

 

I. Subsidiary Information

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Information regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the section titled “Marti Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Information pertaining to New Marti Public Warrants and private placement warrants is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus under the sections titled “Description of New Marti Securities—Warrants” which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PART II

 

Not applicable.

 

PART III

 

ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

See Item 18.

 

ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Marti’s audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 are incorporated by reference to pages F-4 to F-41 in the Form F-4. 

 

Galata Acquisition Corp.’s audited financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the period from February 26, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021 are incorporated by reference to pages F-63 to F-81 in the Form F-4. 

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of New Marti are attached as Exhibit 15.1 to this Report.

 

ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
     
1.1*   Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.
     
2.1*   Form of Indenture.
     
2.2   Specimen Class A Ordinary Share Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-254989) filed with the SEC on June 7, 2021).
     
2.3   Specimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-254989) filed with the SEC on June 7, 2021).
     
2.4   Warrant Agreement, dated July 8, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-40588), filed with the SEC on July 14, 2021).
     
4.1#   Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022, by and among the Company, Merger Sub and Marti (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40588) filed with the SEC on August 1, 2022).

 

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4.2   Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement, dated April 28, 2023, by and among the Company, Merger Sub, and Marti (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40588) filed with the SEC on May 4, 2023).
     
4.3   Support Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022, by and among Galata Acquisition Corp., Marti and the other parties named therein. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40588) filed with the SEC on August 1, 2022).
     
4.4   Form of Investor Rights Agreement. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40588) filed with the SEC on August 1, 2022).
     
4.5   Form of Subscription Agreement. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40588) filed with the SEC on August 1, 2022).
     
4.6*   Form of Indemnity Agreement.
     
4.7   Form of First PIPE Amendment (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40588) filed with the SEC on December 23, 2022).
     
4.8   Form of Second PIPE Amendment (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40588) filed with the SEC on May 4, 2023).
     
4.9*   Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2023, by and between the Company and Callaway Capital Management LLC.
     
4.10*   Guaranty Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2023, by and among the Company, Marti, Marti Ileri Teknoloji A.S. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association.
     
4.11*   Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2023, by and among the Company, Marti, Marti Ileri Teknoloji A.S. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association.
     
8.1*   List of Subsidiaries of the Company.
     
15.1*   Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information of the Company.
     
15.2*   Consent of KPMG Bağımsız Denetim ve SMMM AŞ,.
     
15.3*   Consent of Marcum LLP.

 

* Filed herewith.

 

# Certain schedules, annexes and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, but will be furnished supplementally to the SEC upon request.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this report on its behalf.

 

  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
Date: July 14, 2023 By: /s/ Oguz Alper Öktem
  Name: Oguz Alper Öktem
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 1.1

 

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED) 

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 

 

OF 

 

MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

(adopted by special resolution dated July 6, 2023 and effective on July 10, 2023)

 

 

 

 

THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED) 

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS 

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION 

OF 

MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

(adopted by special resolution dated JULY 6, 2023 and effective on JULY 10, 2023)

 

1The name of the Company is Marti Technologies, Inc..

 

2The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, Ugland House, South Church Street, PO Box 309, George Town, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide.

 

3The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

4The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member’s shares.

 

5The authorised share capital of the Company is (i) US$20,100 divided into 200,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and (ii) 1,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each.

 

6The Company has the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

7Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company.

 

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THE COMPANIES ACT (AS REVISED) 

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS 

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 

OF 

MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

(adopted by special resolution dated JULY 6, 2023 and effective on JULY 10, 2023)

 

1Interpretation

 

1.1In these Articles, unless otherwise defined, the defined terms shall have the meanings assigned to them as follows:

 

  “Affiliate” of a specified Person means a Person who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person.
     
  Applicable Law means, with respect to any Person, all provisions of laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates, judgments, decisions, decrees or orders of any governmental authority applicable to such person.
     
  “Articles”   means these Amended and Restated Articles of Association of the Company, as from time to time altered or added to in accordance with the Statute and these Articles.
     
  Audit Committee means the audit committee of the Board established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
     
  Auditor means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).
     
  “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
     
  “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorised or obligated by law to close in New York City and the Cayman Islands.

 

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  Clearing House means a clearing house recognised by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Shares (or depositary receipts therefor) are listed or quoted on a stock exchange or interdealer quotation system in such jurisdiction.
     
  “Company” means the above named company.
     
  “Company Employee” means any employee of, or service provider to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
     
  “Company’s Website” means the website of the Company, the address or domain name of which has been notified to Members.
     
  Compensation Committee means the compensation committee of the Board established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
     
  “Designated Stock Exchange” means any United States national securities exchange on which the securities of the Company are listed for trading, including the New York Stock Exchange.
     
  “Directors” means the directors for the time being of the Company.
     
  Dividend means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on shares pursuant to these Articles.
     
  “electronic communication”   means a communication sent by electronic means, including electronic posting to the Company’s Website, transmission to any number, address or internet website (including the website of the SEC) or other electronic delivery methods as otherwise decided and approved by the Directors.
     
  “electronic record”   has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Act.
     
  Electronic Transactions Act means the Electronic Transactions Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.
     
  “Exchange Act”   means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
     
  “Galata Parties” means any holder of Class B ordinary shares of Galata Acquisition Corp. or any holder of private placement warrants issued by Galata Acquisition Corp., in each case, immediately prior to the Merger.

 

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  Independent Director has the same meaning as in the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange or in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, as the case may be.
     
  “Lockup Period means  the period commencing on July 10, 2023 and ending on the earlier of (a) the date that is thirteen (13) months following July 10, 2023 and (b) the date on which the last reported sale price of the Ordinary Shares on the Designated Stock Exchange equals or exceeds US$12.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, rights issuances, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading days within any consecutive thirty (30) trading day period.
     
  “Lockup Securities” means: (i) Ordinary Shares issued to a Company Employee as consideration pursuant to the Merger; (ii) stock options or other equity awards in respect of Ordinary Shares issued to a Company Employee; or (iii) Ordinary Shares underlying any stock options or other equity awards in respect of Ordinary Shares issued to a Company Employee.
     
  “Member” has the same meaning given to it in the Statute.
     
  “Memorandum” means the amended and restated memorandum of association of the Company.
     
  “Merger” has the same meaning given to it in the Business Combination Agreement, dated July 29, 2022, by and among the Company, Galata Merger Sub Inc., and Marti Technologies Inc.
     
  Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee means the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board established pursuant to the Articles, or any successor committee.
     
  Officer means a person appointed to hold an office in the Company.
     
  “Ordinary Resolution”   means (i) a resolution passed by a simple majority of votes cast by such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, in the case of any Member being an organisation, by its duly authorised representative or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the Company or (ii) a unanimous written resolution.
     
  “Ordinary Share”   means a Class A ordinary share in the share capital of the Company of US$0.0001 nominal or par value designated as Ordinary Shares, and having the rights provided for in these Articles.

 

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  “Person” means any natural person, firm, company, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association or other entity (whether or not having a separate legal personality) or any of them as the context so requires.
     
  “Preferred Share”   means a preferred share in the share capital of the Company of US$0.0001 each nominal or par value designated as Preferred Shares, and having the rights provided for in these Articles.
     
  “Register of Members”   means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any branch or duplicate register of Members.
     
  “Registered Office” means the registered office for the time being of the Company.
     
  “Seal”   means the common seal of the Company including any facsimile thereof.
     
  SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
     
  “Securities Act”   means the Securities Act of 1933 of the United States of America, as amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
     
  “Share”   means any share in the capital of the Company, including the Ordinary Shares, Preferred Shares and shares of other classes.
     
  “signed”   means a signature or representation of a signature affixed by mechanical means or an electronic symbol or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic communication and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the electronic communication.
     
  “Special Resolution”   means (i) a resolution passed by not less than two-thirds of votes cast by such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution, has been duly given or (ii) a unanimous written resolution.
     
  “Statute”   means the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

 

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  “Transfer” means the (i) sale of, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (ii) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) any other transfer (directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) of any security.
     
  Treasury Share means a share held in the name of the Company as a treasury share in accordance with the Statute.

 

1.2In these Articles, save where the context requires otherwise:

 

(a)words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;

 

(b)words importing one gender include all other genders;

 

(c)words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;

 

(d)“written” and “in writing” include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

(e)“shall” shall be construed as imperative and “may” shall be construed as permissive;

 

(f)references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;

 

(g)any phrase introduced by the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;

 

(h)the term “and/or” is used herein to mean both “and” as well as “or.” The use of “and/or” in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms “and” or “or” in others. The term “or” shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term “and” shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires);

 

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(i)headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;

 

(j)any requirements as to delivery under the Articles include delivery in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

(k)any requirements as to execution or signature under the Articles including the execution of the Articles themselves can be satisfied in the form of an electronic signature as defined in the Electronic Transactions Act;

 

(l)sections 8 and 19(3) of the Electronic Transactions Act shall not apply;

 

(m)the term “clear days” in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and

 

(n)the term “holder” in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share.

 

2Commencement of Business

 

2.1The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit.

 

2.2The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration.

 

3Issue of Shares and other Securities

 

3.1Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and, where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may, in their absolute discretion and without approval of the holders of Ordinary Shares, allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of shares (including fractions of a share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend or other distribution, voting, return of capital or otherwise, any or all of which may be greater than the powers and rights associated with the Ordinary Shares, to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, which shall be conclusively evidenced by their approval of the terms thereof, and may also (subject to the Statute and these Articles) vary such rights.

 

3.2The Company may issue rights, options, warrants or convertible securities or securities of similar nature conferring the right upon the holders thereof to subscribe for, purchase or receive any class of Shares or other securities in the Company on such terms as the Directors may from time to time determine.

 

3.3The Company shall not issue shares in bearer form and shall only issue shares as fully paid.

 

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4Ordinary Shares

 

4.1The holders of the Ordinary Shares shall be:

 

(a)entitled to dividends in accordance with the relevant provisions of these Articles;

 

(b)entitled to and are subject to the provisions in relation to winding up of the Company provided for in these Articles; and

 

(c)entitled to attend general meetings of the Company and shall be entitled to one vote for each Ordinary Share registered in his or her name in the Register of Members, both in accordance with the relevant provisions of these Articles.

 

4.2All Ordinary Shares shall rank pari passu with each other in all respects.

 

5Preferred Shares

 

5.1Preferred Shares may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of such series to have such voting powers (full or limited or without voting powers), designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as are stated and expressed, or in any resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Directors as hereinafter provided.

 

5.2Authority is hereby granted to the Directors, subject to the provisions of the Memorandum, these Articles and applicable law, to create one or more series of Preferred Shares and, with respect to each such series, to fix by resolution or resolutions, without any further vote or action by the Members of the Company providing for the issue of such series:

 

(a)the number of Preferred Shares to constitute such series and the distinctive designation thereof;

 

(b)the dividend rate on the Preferred Shares of such series, the dividend payment dates, the periods in respect of which dividends are payable (“Dividend Periods”), whether such dividends shall be cumulative and, if cumulative, the date or dates from which dividends shall accumulate;

 

(c)whether the Preferred Shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, Shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of Shares and the conversion price or prices or rate or rates, or the rate or rates at which such exchange may be made, with such adjustments, if any, as shall be stated and expressed or provided in such resolution or resolutions;

 

(d)the preferences, if any, and the amounts thereof, which the Preferred Shares of such series shall be entitled to receive upon the winding up of the Company;

 

(e)the voting power, if any, of the Preferred Shares of such series;

 

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(f)transfer restrictions and rights of first refusal with respect to the Preferred Shares of such series; and

 

(g)such other terms, conditions, special rights and provisions as may seem advisable to the Directors.

 

5.3Notwithstanding the fixing of the number of Preferred Shares constituting a particular series upon the issuance thereof, the Directors at any time thereafter may authorise the issuance of additional Preferred Shares of the same series subject always to the Statute and the Memorandum.

 

5.4No dividend shall be declared and set apart for payment on any series of Preferred Shares in respect of any Dividend Period unless there shall likewise be or have been paid, or declared and set apart for payment, on all Preferred Shares of each other series entitled to cumulative dividends at the time outstanding which rank senior or equally as to dividends with the series in question, dividends rateably in accordance with the sums which would be payable on the said Preferred Shares through the end of the last preceding Dividend Period if all dividends were declared and paid in full.

 

5.5If, upon the winding up of the Company, the assets of the Company distributable among the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Shares which (a) are entitled to a preference over the holders of the Ordinary Shares upon such winding up; and (b) rank equally in connection with any such distribution, shall be insufficient to pay in full the preferential amount to which the holders of such Preferred Shares shall be entitled, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be distributed among the holders of each such series of the Preferred Shares rateably in accordance with the sums which would be payable on such distribution if all sums payable were discharged in full.

 

6Register of Members

 

6.1The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute, provided that for so long as the securities of the Company are listed for trading on the Designated Stock Exchange, title to such securities may be evidenced and transferred in accordance with the laws applicable to and the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange.

 

6.2The Directors may determine that the Company shall maintain one or more branch registers of Members in accordance with the Statute. The Directors may also determine which register of Members shall constitute the principal register and which shall constitute the branch register or registers, and to vary such determination from time to time.

 

7Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date

 

7.1For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may, after notice has been given by advertisement in an appointed newspaper or any other newspaper or by any other means in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days.

 

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7.2In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose.

 

7.3If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend or other distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

 

8Certificates for Shares

 

8.1A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and, subject to the Articles, no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.

 

8.2The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.

 

8.3If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate.

 

8.4Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery.

 

8.5Share certificates shall be issued within the relevant time limit as prescribed by the Statute, if applicable, or as the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law may from time to time determine, whichever is shorter, after the allotment or, except in the case of a Share transfer which the Company is for the time being entitled to refuse to register and does not register, after lodgement of a Share transfer with the Company.

 

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9Transfer of Shares

 

9.1Subject to the terms of the Articles, including Article 9.4, any Member may transfer all or any of his or her Shares by an instrument of transfer provided that such transfer complies with the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. If the Shares in question were issued in conjunction with rights, options or warrants issued pursuant to the Articles on terms that one cannot be transferred without the other, the Directors shall refuse to register the transfer of any such Share without evidence satisfactory to them of the like transfer of such option or warrant.

 

9.2The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing in the usual or common form or in a form prescribed by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law or in any other form approved by the Directors and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by or on behalf of the transferee) and may be under hand or, if the transferor or transferee is a Clearing House or its nominee(s), by hand or by machine imprinted signature or by such other manner of execution as the Directors may approve from time to time. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members.

 

9.3The Directors may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares, subject to any applicable requirements imposed from time to time by the Commission and the Designated Stock Exchange.

 

9.4Subject to Article 9.5 and Article 9.7, during the Lockup Period no Company Employee shall Transfer any Lockup Securities.

 

9.5Notwithstanding Article 9.4, Transfers of Lockup Securities are permitted:

 

(a)if such Transfer has been approved by the Board, which approval must include the affirmative vote or written consent of the Class III Director nominated by Callaway Capital Management, LLC;

 

(b)in the case of an individual, by a gift to a member of the Company Employee’s immediate family, or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is the Company Employee or a member of the Company Employee’s immediate family;

 

(c)to a charitable organization;

 

(d)in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual;

 

(e)in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order;

 

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(f)in the event of the Company’s completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of the Members having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the date hereof;

 

(g)by any Company Employee to any of its controlled Affiliates; or

 

(h)to the Company in connection with the exercise or vesting of any equity award covering Ordinary Shares (including by way of “net” or “cashless” exercise).

 

9.6Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Lockup Securities in violation of Article 9.4 shall be null and void. No such Transfer shall be recorded on the Company’s books, including the Register of Members, and the purported transferee in any such Transfer shall not be treated (and the Company Employee proposing to make any such Transfer shall continue to be treated) as the owner of such Ordinary Shares for all purposes.

 

9.7Any person to whom a Company Employee Transfers Lockup Securities during the Lockup Period will be, and the Lockup Securities Transferred to such person shall be, subject to the Lockup Period, the restrictions on Transfers and permitted Transfer provisions in accordance with this Article 9.

 

10Redemption, Purchase and Surrender of Shares, Treasury Shares

 

10.1Subject to the provisions, if any, in these Articles, the Memorandum, applicable law, including the Statute, and the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, the Company may:

 

(a)issue shares on terms that they are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Company or the Member on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may, before the issue of such shares, determine; and

 

(b)purchase its own shares (including any redeemable shares) in such manner and on such other terms as the Directors may agree with the relevant Member, provided that the manner of purchase is in accordance with any applicable requirements imposed from time to time by the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law;

 

For the avoidance of doubt, redemptions, repurchases and surrenders of Shares in the circumstances described in the Article above shall not require further approval of the Members.

 

10.2The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.

 

10.3The Directors may accept the surrender for no consideration of any fully paid share.

 

10.4The Directors may, prior to the purchase, redemption or surrender of any Share, determine that such Share shall be held as a Treasury Share.

 

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10.5The Directors may determine to cancel a Treasury Share or transfer a Treasury Share on such terms as they think proper (including, without limitation, for nil consideration).

 

11Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares

 

11.1Subject to Article 3.1, if at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of shares, all or any of the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied without the consent of the holders of the issued shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two thirds of the issued shares of that class, or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to obtain consent from the holders of shares of the relevant class. To any such meeting all the provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis, except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued shares of the class and that any holder of shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.

 

11.2For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of shares if the Directors consider that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of shares.

 

11.3The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking in priority to or pari passu therewith.

 

12Commission on Sale of Shares

 

The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his or her subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally) or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any shares. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up shares. The Company may also on any issue of shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.

 

13Non-Recognition of Trusts

 

The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the holder.

 

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14Lien on Shares

 

14.1The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his or her estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company’s lien thereon. The Company’s lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share.

 

14.2The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been received or deemed to have been received by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold.

 

14.3To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his or her nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he or she shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his or her title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Company’s power of sale under the Articles.

 

14.4The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.

 

15Call on Shares

 

15.1Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen clear days’ notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part, as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him or her notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made.

 

15.2A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.

 

15.3The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.

 

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15.4If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part.

 

15.5An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.

 

15.6The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.

 

15.7The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him or her, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance.

 

15.8No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable.

 

16Forfeiture of Shares

 

16.1If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days’ notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

16.2If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.

 

16.3A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.

 

16.4A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him or her to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Directors may determine, but his or her liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him or her in respect of those Shares.

 

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16.5A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or Officer that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his or her title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share.

 

16.6The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

17Transmission of Shares

 

17.1If a Member dies, the survivor or survivors (where he or she was a joint holder) or his or her legal personal representatives (where he or she was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his or her shares. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any share, for which he or she was a joint or sole holder.

 

17.2Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him or her to the Company, either to become the holder of such share or to have some person nominated by him or her registered as the holder of such share. If he or she elects to have another person registered as the holder of such share he or she shall sign an instrument of transfer of that share to that person. The Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the share by the relevant Member before his or her death or bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be.

 

17.3A person becoming entitled to a share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other advantages to which he or she would be entitled if he or she were the holder of such share. However, he or she shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or herself or to have some person nominated by him or her be registered as the holder of the share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the share by the relevant Member before his or her death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to these Articles) the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.

 

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18Alteration of Capital

 

18.1Subject to these Articles, the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase the share capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such classes and amount, as the resolution shall prescribe.

 

18.2Subject to these Articles, the Company may by Ordinary Resolution:

 

(a)consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares, provided that any fractions of a share that result from such a consolidation or division of its share capital shall be automatically repurchased by the Company at (i) the market price on the date of such consolidation or division, in the case of any shares listed on a Designated Stock Exchange and (ii) a price to be agreed between the Company and the applicable Member in the case of any shares not listed on a Designated Stock Exchange;

 

(b)sub-divide its existing shares, or any of them into shares of a smaller amount provided that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in case of the share from which the reduced share is derived;

 

(c)divide shares into multiple classes; and

 

(d)cancel any shares which, at the date of the passing of the resolution, have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.

 

18.3All new shares created hereunder shall be subject to the same provisions with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the shares in the original share capital.

 

18.4Subject to these Articles, the Company may by Special Resolution:

 

(a)change its name;

 

(b)alter or add to the Articles;

 

(c)alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and

 

(d)reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve in any manner authorised by law.

 

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19Offices and Places of Business

 

Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Directors determine.

 

20General Meetings

 

20.1All general meetings of the Company other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

20.2The Company shall hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting each year, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall approve. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.

 

20.3Extraordinary general meetings for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by a resolution adopted by the majority of the Directors, and may not be called by any other person or persons. The Directors acting pursuant to a resolution may postpone, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled extraordinary general meeting, before or after the notice for such meeting has been sent. Business transacted at any extraordinary general meeting shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.

 

20.4A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.

 

21Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting

 

21.1No business may be transacted at any extraordinary general meeting other than the business specified in the notice of such meeting. The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled extraordinary general meeting.

 

21.2At an annual general meeting of the Company, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual general meeting, business must be (a) specified in a notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the Board, (b) if not specified in a notice of meeting, otherwise brought before the meeting by the Board or the Chairman of the Board or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a Member present in person who (1) (x) was a record owner of shares of the Company both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Article 21 and at the time of the meeting, (y) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (z) has complied with this Article 21 in all applicable respects or (2) properly made such proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act. The foregoing provision (z) shall be the exclusive means for a Member to propose business to be brought before an annual general meeting. The only matters that may be brought before an extraordinary general meeting are the matters specified in the notice of such meeting, and Members shall not be permitted to propose business to be brought before an extraordinary general meeting. For purposes of this Article 21, “present in person” shall mean that the Member proposing that the business be brought before the annual meeting of the Company, or a qualified representative of such proposing Member, appear at such annual general meeting. A “qualified representative” of such proposing Member shall be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such Member or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such Member or an electronic transmission delivered by such Member to act for such Member as proxy at the meeting of Members and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of Members. Members seeking to nominate persons for election to the Board must comply with Article 22 and Article 23 and this Article 21 shall not be applicable to nominations except as expressly provided in Article 22 and Article 23.

 

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21.3Without qualification, for business to be properly brought before an annual general meeting by a Member, the Member must (A) provide Timely Notice (as defined below) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Directors of the Company and (B) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Article 21. To be timely, a Member’s notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting. In the case of the first annual general meeting following the date hereof, notice by the Member to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual general meeting was first made by the Company (such notice within such time periods, “Timely Notice”). In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual general meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of Timely Notice as described above.

 

21.4To be in proper form for purposes of this Article 21, a Member’s notice to the Directors shall set forth:

 

(a)As to each Proposing Person (as defined below), (i) the name and address of such Proposing Person (including, if applicable, the name and address that appear on the Company’s books and records); and (ii) the class and number of shares of the Company that are, directly or indirectly, owned of record or beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Proposing Person, except that such Proposing Person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series of the Company as to which such Proposing Person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) are referred to as “Stockholder Information”);

 

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(b)As to each Proposing Person, (i) the full notional amount of any securities that, directly or indirectly, underlie any “derivative security” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act) that constitutes a “call equivalent position” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) (“Synthetic Equity Position”) and that is, directly or indirectly, held or maintained by such Proposing Person with respect to any shares of any class or series of shares of the Company; provided that, for the purposes of the definition of “Synthetic Equity Position,” the term “derivative security” shall also include any security or instrument that would not otherwise constitute a “derivative security” as a result of any feature that would make any conversion, exercise or similar right or privilege of such security or instrument becoming determinable only at some future date or upon the happening of a future occurrence, in which case the determination of the amount of securities into which such security or instrument would be convertible or exercisable shall be made assuming that such security or instrument is immediately convertible or exercisable at the time of such determination; and, provided, further, that any Proposing Person satisfying the requirements of Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (other than a Proposing Person that so satisfies Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act solely by reason of Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)) shall not be deemed to hold or maintain the notional amount of any securities that underlie a Synthetic Equity Position held by such Proposing Person as a hedge with respect to a bona fide derivatives trade or position of such Proposing Person arising in the ordinary course of such Proposing Person’s business as a derivatives dealer, (ii) any rights to dividends on the shares of any class or series of shares of the Company owned beneficially by such Proposing Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Company, (iii) any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such Proposing Person is a party or material participant involving the Company or any of its officers or directors, or any affiliate of the Company, (iv) any other material relationship between such Proposing Person, on the one hand, and the Company, any affiliate of the Company, on the other hand, (v) any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement of such Proposing Person with the Company or any affiliate of the Company (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), (vi) a representation that such Proposing Person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the issued share capital of the Company required to approve or adopt the proposal or otherwise solicit proxies from Members in support of such proposal and (vii) any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents by such Proposing Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) are referred to as “Disclosable Interests”); provided, however, that Disclosable Interests shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the member directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these Articles on behalf of a beneficial owner; and

 

(c)As to each item of business that the Member proposes to bring before the annual general meeting, (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual general meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the annual general meeting and any material interest in such business of each Proposing Person, (ii) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Articles, the language of the proposed amendment), and (iii) a reasonably detailed description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings (x) between or among any of the Proposing Persons or (y) between or among any Proposing Person and any other record or beneficial holder(s) or persons(s) who have a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future of the shares of any class or series of the Company (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such Member; and (iv) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that the disclosures required by this paragraph (c) shall not include any disclosures with respect to any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the Member directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these Articles on behalf of a beneficial owner.

 

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For purposes of this Article 21, the term “Proposing Person” shall mean (i) the Member providing the notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual general meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting is made, and (iii) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such Member in such solicitation.

 

(d)A Proposing Person shall update and supplement its notice to the Directors of its intent to propose business at an annual general meeting, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Article 21 shall be true and correct as of the record date for Members entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) Business Days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than five (5) Business Days after the record date for Members entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) Business Days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) Business Days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Article of these Articles shall not limit the Company’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a Member, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a Member who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding matters, business or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the Members.

 

(e)Notwithstanding anything in these Articles to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual general meeting that is not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Article 21. The presiding officer of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that the business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Article 21, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

 

(f)This Article 21 is expressly intended to apply to any business proposed to be brought before an annual general meeting other than any proposal made in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Company’s proxy statement. In addition to the requirements of this Article 21 with respect to any business proposed to be brought before an annual general meeting, each Proposing Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such business. Nothing in this Article 21 shall be deemed to affect the rights of Members to request inclusion of proposals in the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

 

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(g)For purposes of these Articles, “public disclosure” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

22Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board

 

(a)Nominations of any person for election to the Board at an annual general meeting or at an extraordinary general meeting (but only if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling such extraordinary general meeting) may be made at such meeting only (i) by or at the direction of the Board, including by any committee or persons authorized to do so by the Board or these Articles, or (ii) by a Member present in person (A) who was a record owner of shares of the Company both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Article 22 and at the time of the meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (C) has complied with this Article 22 and Article 23 as to such notice and nomination. For purposes of this Article 22, “present in person” shall mean that the Member proposing that the business be brought before the meeting of the Company, or a qualified representative of such Member, appear at such meeting. A “qualified representative” of such proposing Member shall be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such Member or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such Member or an electronic transmission delivered by such Member to act for such Member as proxy at the meeting of Members and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of Members. The foregoing clause (ii) shall be the exclusive means for a Member to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting.

 

(b)

 

(i)Without qualification, for a Member to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual general meeting, the member must (1) provide Timely Notice (as defined in Article 21) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Directors of the Company, (2) provide the information, agreements and questionnaires with respect to such Member and its candidate for nomination as required to be set forth by this Article 22 and Article 23 and (3) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Article 22 and Article 23. Without qualification, if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling an extraordinary general meeting, then for a Member to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an extraordinary general meeting, the Member must (i) provide timely notice thereof in writing and in proper form to the Directors of the Company at the principal executive offices of the Company.

 

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(ii)provide the information with respect to such Member and its candidate for nomination as required by this Article 22 and Article 23 and (iii) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Article 22. To be timely, a Member’s notice for nominations to be made at an extraordinary general meeting must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company not earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such extraordinary general meeting and not later than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such extraordinary general meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public disclosure (as defined in Article 21) of the date of such extraordinary general meeting was first made.

 

(iii)In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a Member’s notice as described above.

 

(iv)In no event may a Nominating Person provide Timely Notice with respect to a greater number of director candidates than are subject to election by Members at the applicable meeting. If the Company shall, subsequent to such notice, increase the number of directors subject to election at the meeting, such notice as to any additional nominees shall be due on the later of (i) the conclusion of the time period for Timely Notice, (ii) the date set forth in Article 22(b)(ii) or (iii) the tenth day following the date of public disclosure (as defined in Article 21) of such increase.

 

(c)To be in proper form for purposes of this Article 22, a Member’s notice to the Directors shall set forth:

 

(i)As to each Nominating Person (as defined below), the Stockholder Information (as defined in Article 21.4(a), except that for purposes of this Article 22 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Article 21.4(a));

 

(ii)As to each Nominating Person, any Disclosable Interests (as defined in Article 21.4(b), except that for purposes of this Article 22 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Article 21.4(b) and the disclosure with respect to the business to be brought before the meeting in Article 21.4(b) shall be made with respect to the election of directors at the meeting); and

 

(iii)As to each candidate whom a Nominating Person proposes to nominate for election as a director, (A) all information with respect to such candidate for nomination that would be required to be set forth in a Member’s notice pursuant to this Article 22 and Article 23 if such candidate for nomination were a Nominating Person, (B) all information relating to such candidate for nomination that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act (including such candidate’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected), (C) a description of any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each candidate for nomination or his or her respective associates or any other participants in such solicitation, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the candidate for nomination were a director or executive officer of such registrant (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) through (C) are referred to as “Nominee Information”), and (D) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement as provided in Article 23(a).

 

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For purposes of this Article 22, the term “Nominating Person” shall mean (i) the Member providing the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting is made, and (iii) any other participant in such solicitation.

 

(d)A Member providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Article 22 shall be true and correct as of the record date for Members entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) Business Days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than five (5) Business Days after the record date for Members entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) Business Days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) Business Days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Article of these Articles shall not limit the Company’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a Member, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a Member who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any nomination or to submit any new nomination.

 

In addition to the requirements of this Article 22 with respect to any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting, each Nominating Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such nominations.

 

23Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors.

 

(a)To be eligible to be a candidate for election as a director of the Company at an annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting, a candidate must be nominated in the manner prescribed in Article 22 and the candidate for nomination, whether nominated by the Board or by a Member of record, must have previously delivered (in accordance with the time period prescribed for delivery in a notice to such candidate given by or on behalf of the Board), to the Directors at the principal executive offices of the Company, (1) a completed written questionnaire (in a form provided by the Company) with respect to the background, qualifications, share ownership and independence of such proposed nominee, and such additional information with respect to such proposed nominee as would be required to be provided by the Company pursuant to Schedule 14A if such proposed nominee were a participant in the solicitation of proxies by the Company in connection with such annual general meeting or extraordinary general meeting and (2) a written representation and agreement (in form provided by the Company) that such candidate for nomination (A) is not and, if elected as a director during his or her term of office, will not become a party to (x) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given and will not give any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such proposed nominee, if elected as a director of the Company, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) or (y) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such proposed nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Company, with such proposed nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (B) is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Company with respect to any direct or indirect compensation or reimbursement for service as a director that has not been disclosed to the Company, (C) if elected as a director of the Company, will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock or share ownership and trading and other policies and guidelines of the Company applicable to directors and in effect during such person’s term in office as a director (and, if requested by any candidate for nomination, the Secretary of the Company shall provide to such candidate for nomination all such policies and guidelines then in effect), (D) if elected as director of the Company, intends to serve the entire term until the next meeting at which such candidate would face re-election and (E) consents to being named as a nominee in the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-4(d) under the Exchange Act and any associated proxy card of the Company and agrees to serve if elected as a director.

 

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(b)The Board may also require any proposed candidate for nomination as a Director to furnish such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Board in writing prior to the meeting of Members at which such candidate’s nomination is to be acted upon in order for the Board to determine the eligibility of such candidate for nomination to be an independent director of the Company in accordance with the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

 

(c)A candidate for nomination as a director shall further update and supplement the materials delivered pursuant to this Article 23, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided pursuant to this Article 23 shall be true and correct as of the record date for Members entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) Business Days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company (or any other office specified by the Company in any public announcement) not later than five (5) Business Days after the record date for Members entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) Business Days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) Business Days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Article of these Articles shall not limit the Company’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a Member, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a Member who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding nominees, matters, business or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the Members.

 

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(d)No candidate shall be eligible for nomination as a director of the Company unless such candidate for nomination and the Nominating Person seeking to place such candidate’s name in nomination has complied with Article 22 and this Article 23, as applicable. The presiding officer at the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not properly made in accordance with Article 22 and this Article 23, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare such determination to the meeting, the defective nomination shall be disregarded and any ballots cast for the candidate in question (but in the case of any form of ballot listing other qualified nominees, only the ballots cast for the nominee in question) shall be void and of no force or effect.

 

(e)Notwithstanding anything in these Articles to the contrary, no candidate for nomination shall be eligible to be seated as a director of the Company unless nominated and elected in accordance with Article 22 and this Article 23.

 

24Notice of General Meetings

 

24.1The notice of any general meeting of Members shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with these Articles not less than ten (10) calendar days (but not more than sixty (60) calendar days) before the date of the meeting to each Member entitled to vote at such meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and time of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which Members and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. The notice shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:

 

(a)in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and

 

(b)in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than a majority of the shares giving that right.

 

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24.2The notice convening an annual general meeting shall specify the meeting as such, and the notice convening a meeting to pass a Special Resolution shall specify the intention to propose the resolution as a Special Resolution. Notice of every general meeting shall be given to all Members other than such as, under the provisions hereof or the terms of issue of the shares they hold, are not entitled to receive such notice from the Company.

 

24.3In cases where instruments of proxy are sent out with a notice of general meeting, the accidental omission to send such instrument of proxy to, or the non-receipt of any such instrument of proxy by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate any resolution passed or any proceeding at any such meeting.

 

24.4The accidental omission to give notice of a meeting to or the non receipt of a notice of a meeting by any Member shall not invalidate the proceedings at any meeting.

 

25Proceedings at General Meetings

 

25.1The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the Members will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the person presiding over the meeting. The person presiding over any meeting of Members shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures (which need not be in writing) and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such presiding person, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, prescribed by the person presiding over the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present (including, without limitation, rules and procedures for removal of disruptive persons from the meeting); (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to Members entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the person presiding over the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The presiding person at any meeting of Members, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting (including, without limitation, determinations with respect to the administration and/or interpretation of any of the rules, regulations or procedures of the meeting, prescribed by the person presiding over the meeting), shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter of business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such presiding person should so determine, such presiding person shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered.

 

25.2No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of Members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business. Members holding in aggregate not less than a simple majority of all voting share capital of the Company in issue present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote shall be a quorum. A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. If, however, such quorum is not present or represented at any general meeting, then either (i) the chairman of the meeting or (ii) the Members entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting.

 

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25.3When a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, unless these Articles otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the Company may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

25.4A determination of the Members of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a general meeting shall apply to any adjournment of such meeting unless the Directors fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting, but the Directors shall fix a new record date if the meeting is adjourned for more than thirty (30) days from the date set for the original meeting.

 

25.5The chairman of the Board shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company. If at any meeting the chairman of the Board is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting or is unwilling to act as chairman, the Directors present shall elect one of their number as chairman of the meeting or if all the Directors present decline to take the chair, the Members present shall choose one of their own number to be the chairman of the meeting.

 

25.6At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a poll.

 

25.7A poll shall be taken in such manner as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting.

 

25.8In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall not be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

26Votes of Members

 

26.1Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares, every Member present in person and every person representing a Member by proxy at a general meeting of the Company shall have one (1) vote for each share registered in such Member’s name in the Register of Members. No cumulative voting shall be allowed.

 

26.2In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote whether in person or by proxy shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the joint holders and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.

 

26.3A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote on a poll by his or her committee, or other person in the nature of a committee appointed by that court, and any such committee or other person, may on a poll, vote by proxy.

 

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26.4No Member shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless all sums presently payable by him or her in respect of shares in the Company have been paid.

 

26.5On a poll, votes may be given either personally or by proxy.

 

26.6The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing (whether by manual signature, typewriting or otherwise) under the hand of the appointor or of his or her attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the appointor is an entity, either under seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised in that behalf provided however, that a Member may also authorise the casting of a vote by proxy pursuant to telephonic or electronically transmitted instructions (including, without limitation, instructions transmitted over the internet) obtained pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors which are reasonably designed to verify that such instructions have been authorised by such Member. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date unless the proxy provides for a longer period.

 

26.7An instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form or such other form as the Directors may approve.

 

26.8The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll.

 

26.9Shares that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any general meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of issued Shares at any given time.

 

27Corporations Acting by Representatives at Meeting

 

Any corporation or other entity which is a Member may, by resolution of its directors, other governing body or authorised individual(s), authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any general meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he or she represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.

 

28Clearing Houses

 

If a clearing house or depository (or its nominee) is a Member it may, by resolution of its directors, other governing body or authorised individual(s) or by power of attorney, authorise such person or persons as it thinks fit to act as its representative or representatives at any general meeting of the Company or at any general meeting of any class of Members; provided that, if more than one person is so authorised, the authorisation shall specify the number and class of shares in respect of which each such person is so authorised. A person so authorised pursuant to this provision shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the clearing house (or its nominee) which he or she represents as that clearing house (or its nominee) could exercise if it were an individual Member of the Company holding the number and class of shares specified in such authorisation.

 

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29Shares that May Not be Voted

 

Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.

 

30Directors

 

30.1There shall be a Board consisting of such number of Directors as fixed by the Directors from time to time (but not less than one Director). So long as Shares are listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Board shall include such number of “independent directors” as the relevant rules applicable to the listing of any Shares on the Designated Stock Exchange require.

 

30.2The Directors shall be divided into three (3) classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively. At the 2023 annual general meeting, the term of office of the Class I Directors shall expire and Class I Directors shall be elected for a full term of three (3) years. At the 2024 annual general meeting, the term of office of the Class II Directors shall expire and Class II Directors shall be elected for a full term of three (3) years. At the 2025 annual general meeting, the term of office of the Class III Directors shall expire and Class III Directors shall be elected for a full term of three (3) years. At each succeeding annual general meeting, Directors shall be elected for a full term of three (3) years to succeed the Directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual general meeting. No decrease in the number of Directors constituting the Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director.

 

30.3The Directors by the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the remaining Directors present and voting at a meeting of the Directors, even if less than a quorum, shall have the power from time to time and at any time to appoint any person as a Director to fill a casual vacancy on the Board or as an addition to the existing Board, subject to these Articles, the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. A Director appointed to fill a vacancy in accordance with this Article shall be of the same Class of Director as the Director he or she replaced and the term of such appointment shall terminate in accordance with that Class of Director. Any Director so appointed shall hold office until the expiration of his or her term, until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

30.4A director may be removed from office by the Members by Special Resolution only for cause (“cause” for removal of a Director shall be deemed to exist only if (a) the Director whose removal is proposed has been convicted of an arrestable offence by a court of competent jurisdiction and such conviction is no longer subject to direct appeal; (b) such Director has been found by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors then in office at any regular or extraordinary general meeting of the Board called for that purpose, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, to have been guilty of wilful misconduct in the performance of such Director’s duties to the Company in a matter of substantial importance to the Company; or (c) such Director has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be mentally incompetent, which mental incompetency directly affects such director’s ability to perform his or her obligations as a Director) at any time before the expiration of his or her term notwithstanding anything in these Articles or in any agreement between the Company and such Director (but without prejudice to any claim for damages under such agreement).

 

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30.5The Directors may, from time to time, and except as required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law, adopt, institute, amend, modify or revoke the corporate governance policies or initiatives, which shall be intended to set forth the policies of the Company and the Directors on various corporate governance related matters, as the Directors shall determine by resolution from time to time.

 

30.6A Director shall not be required to hold any shares in the Company by way of qualification. A Director who is not a Member of the Company shall nevertheless be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and speak at general meetings of the Company and all classes of shares of the Company.

 

31Directors’ Fees and Expenses

 

31.1The Directors may receive such remuneration as the Directors may from time to time determine. The Directors may be entitled to be repaid all traveling, hotel and incidental expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by such Director in attending meetings of the Directors or committees of the Directors or general meetings or separate meetings of any class of securities of the Company or otherwise in connection with the discharge of his or her duties as a Director.

 

31.2Any Director who performs services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond the ordinary duties of a Director may be paid such extra remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) as the Directors may determine and such extra remuneration shall be in addition to or in substitution for any ordinary remuneration provided for, by or pursuant to any other Article.

 

32Powers and Duties of Directors

 

32.1Subject to the provisions of the Statute, these Articles and to any resolutions made in a general meeting, the business of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, who may pay all expenses incurred in setting up and registering the Company and may exercise all powers of the Company. No resolution made by the Company in a general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors that would have been valid if that resolution had not been made.

 

32.2The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committees consisting of such member or members of their body as they think fit (including, without limitation, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee); provided that any committee so formed shall include amongst its members at least two Directors unless otherwise required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. No committee shall have the power of authority to (a) recommend to the Members an amendment of these Articles (except that a committee may, to the extent authorised in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares adopted by the Directors as provided under the laws of the Cayman Islands, fix the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Company or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of shares of the Company); (b) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation; (c) recommend to the Members the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Company’s property and assets; (d) recommend to the Members a dissolution of the Company or a revocation of a dissolution; (e) recommend to the Members an amendment of the Memorandum; or (f) declare a dividend or authorise the issuance of shares unless the resolution establishing such committee (or the charter of such committee approved by the Directors) or the Memorandum or these Articles so provide. Any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Directors. The Directors may also delegate to any Director holding any executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him or her. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers, and may be revoked or altered.

 

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32.3The Directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm or person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretion (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Directors may think fit, and may also authorise any such attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretion vested in him.

 

32.4The Directors may from time to time provide for the management of the affairs of the Company in such manner as they shall think fit and the provisions contained in the following paragraphs shall be without prejudice to the general powers conferred by this paragraph.

 

32.5The Directors from time to time and at any time may establish any advisory committees, local boards or agencies for managing any of the affairs of the Company and may appoint any persons to be members of such advisory committees or local boards and may appoint any managers or agents of the Company and may fix the remuneration of any of the aforesaid.

 

32.6The Directors from time to time and at any time may delegate to any such advisory committee, local board, manager or agent any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in the Directors and may authorise the members for the time being of any such local board, or any of them to fill up any vacancies therein and to act notwithstanding vacancies and any such appointment or delegation may be made on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Directors may think fit and the Directors may at any time remove any person so appointed and may annul or vary any such delegation, but no person dealing in good faith and without notice of any such annulment or variation shall be affected thereby.

 

32.7The Directors may adopt formal written charters for committees and, if so adopted, shall review and assess the adequacy of such formal written charters on an annual basis. Each of these committees shall be empowered to do all things necessary to exercise the rights of such committee set forth in the Articles and shall have such powers as the Directors may delegate pursuant to the Articles and as required by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. Each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, if established, shall consist of such number of Directors as the Directors shall from time to time determine (or such minimum number as may be required from time to time by the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law). For so long as any class of Shares is listed on the Designated Stock Exchange, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be made up of such number of Independent Directors as is required from time to time by the rules and regulations of the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law.

 

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32.8Any such delegates as aforesaid may be authorised by the Directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities, and discretions for the time being vested to them.

 

32.9The Directors may elect, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors then in office, a chairman. The chairman of the Board may be a director or an officer of the Company. Subject to the provisions of these Articles and the direction of the Directors, the chairman of the Board shall perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the position of chairman of a board or which are delegated to him or her by the Directors, preside at all general meetings and meetings of the Directors at which he or she is present and have such powers and perform such duties as the Directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

33Disqualification of Directors

 

Subject to these Articles, the office of Director shall be vacated, if the Director:

 

(a)becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his or her creditors;

 

(b)dies or is found to be or becomes of unsound mind;

 

(c)resigns his or her office by notice in writing to the Company;

 

(d)is prohibited by applicable law or the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law from being a director;

 

(e)without special leave of absence from the Directors, is absent from meetings of the Directors for six consecutive months and the Directors resolve that his or her office be vacated; or

 

(f)if he or she shall be removed from office pursuant to these Articles.

 

34Proceedings of Directors

 

34.1Subject to these Articles, the Directors may meet together for the dispatch of business, adjourn, and otherwise regulate their meetings and proceedings as they think fit. Such meetings may be held at any place within or outside the Cayman Islands that has been designated by the Directors. In the absence of such a designation, meetings of the Directors shall be held at the principal executive office of the Company. Questions arising at any meeting of the Directors shall be decided by the method set forth in Article 34.4.

 

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34.2The chairman of the Board or the Secretary on request of a Director, may, at any time summon a meeting of the Directors by twenty-four (24) hour notice to each Director in person, by telephone, electronic email, or in such other manner as the Directors may from time to time determine, which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors either at, before or after the meeting is held. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any Director (i) who signs a waiver of notice or a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof, whether before or after the meeting, or (ii) who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such Directors. All such waivers, consents, and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made part of the minutes of the meeting. A waiver of notice need not specify the purpose of any regular or extraordinary general meeting of the Directors.

 

34.3A Director or Directors may participate in any meeting of the Directors, or of any committee appointed by the Directors of which such Director or Directors are members, by means of telephone or similar communication equipment by way of which all persons participating in such meeting can hear each other and such participation shall be deemed to constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

34.4The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the Directors shall be a majority of the authorised number of Directors. If at any time there is only a sole Director, the quorum shall be one (1) Director. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the Directors present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the Directors, subject to the provisions of these Articles and other applicable law. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall not have an additional tie-breaking vote.

 

34.5A meeting of the Directors may be held by means of telephone or teleconferencing or any other telecommunications facility provided that all participants are thereby able to communicate immediately by voice with all other participants.

 

34.6Subject to these Articles, a Director who is in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or proposed contract with the Company shall declare the nature of his or her interest at a meeting of the Directors. A general notice given to the Directors by any Director to the effect that he or she is a member of any specified company or firm and is to be regarded as interested in any contract which may thereafter be made with that company or firm shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of interest in regard to any contract so made. A Director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement notwithstanding that he or she may be interested therein and if he or she does so his or her vote shall be counted and he or she may be counted in the quorum at any meeting of the Directors at which any such contract or proposed contract or arrangement shall come before the meeting for consideration.

 

34.7A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of auditor) in conjunction with his or her office of Director for such period and on such terms (as to remuneration and otherwise) as the Directors may determine and no Director or intending Director shall be disqualified by his or her office from contracting with the Company either with regard to his or her tenure of any such other office or place of profit or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director is in any way interested, be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding that office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director, notwithstanding his or her interest, may be counted in the quorum present at any meeting whereat he or she or any other Director is appointed to hold any such office or place of profit under the Company or whereat the terms of any such appointment are arranged and he or she may vote on any such appointment or arrangement. Any Director who enters into a contract or arrangement or has a relationship that is reasonably likely to be implicated under this Article 34.7 or that would reasonably be likely to affect a Director’s status as an “Independent Director” under the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law shall disclose the nature of his or her interest in any such contract or arrangement in which he or she is interested or any such relationship.

 

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34.8Any Director may act by himself or herself or his or her firm in a professional capacity for the Company, and he or she or his or her firm shall be entitled to reasonable expense reimbursement consistent with the Company’s policies in connection with such Directors service in his or her official capacity; provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or his or her firm to act as auditor to the Company.

 

34.9The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books or loose-leaf folders provided for the purpose of recording:

 

(a)all appointments of officers made by the Directors;

 

(b)the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Directors and of any committee of the Directors; and

 

(c)all resolutions and proceedings at all meetings of the Company, and of the Directors and of committees of Directors.

 

34.10When the chairman of a meeting of the Directors signs the minutes of such meeting the same shall be deemed to have been duly held notwithstanding that all the Directors have not actually come together or that there may have been a technical defect in the proceedings.

 

34.11A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee as the case may be, duly convened and held.

 

34.12The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors, the continuing Directors may act for the purpose of increasing the number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.

 

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34.13A committee appointed by the Directors may elect a chairman of its meetings. If no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the members present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

34.14A committee appointed by the Directors may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the committee members present and in case of an equality of votes the chairman shall not have a second or casting vote.

 

34.15Meetings and actions of committees of the Directors shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of Article 34.1 (place of meetings), Article 34.2 (notice), Article 34.3 (telephonic meetings), and Article 34.4 (quorum), with such changes in the context of these Articles as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Directors; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Directors or by resolution of the committee, that special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Directors, and that notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The Directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these Articles.

 

34.16All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors, or by any person acting as a Director, shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director.

 

35Presumption of Assent

 

A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his or her dissent or abstention shall be entered in the Minutes of the meeting or unless he or she shall file his or her written dissent or abstention from such action with the person acting as the chairman or Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent or abstention by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent or abstain shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.

 

36Dividends, Distributions and Reserve

 

36.1Subject to any rights and restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares and these Articles, the Directors may from time to time declare dividends (including interim dividends) and other distributions on shares in issue and authorise payment of the same out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. All dividends unclaimed for one (1) year after having been declared may be invested or otherwise made use of by the Directors for the benefit of the Company until claimed. Subject to any applicable unclaimed property or other laws, any dividend unclaimed after a period of six (6) years from the date of declaration shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company. The payment by the Directors of any unclaimed dividend or other sums payable on or in respect of a share into a separate account shall not constitute the Company a trustee in respect thereof.

 

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36.2The Directors may, before recommending or declaring any dividend, set aside out of the funds legally available for distribution such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors be applicable for meeting contingencies, or for equalising dividends or for any other purpose to which those funds be properly applied and pending such application may, at the like discretion, either be employed in the business of the Company or be invested in such investments (other than shares of the Company) as the Directors may from time to time think fit. The Directors shall establish an account to be called the “Share Premium Account” and shall carry to the credit of such account from time to time a sum equal to the amount or value of the premium paid on the issue of any share in the Company. Unless otherwise provided by the provisions of these Articles, the Directors may apply the share premium account in any manner permitted by the Statute and the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law. The Company shall at all times comply with the provisions of these Articles, the Statute and the rules and regulations of the Designated Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or any other competent regulatory authority or otherwise under Applicable Law in relation to the share premium account.

 

36.3Any dividend may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post to the registered address of the Member or person entitled thereto, or in the case of joint holders, to any one of such joint holders at his or her registered address or to such person and such address as the Member or person entitled, or such joint holders as the case may be, may direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent or to the order of such other person as the Member or person entitled, or such joint holders as the case may be, may direct. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends may also be paid electronically to the account of the Members or persons entitled thereto or in such other manner approved by the Directors.

 

36.4The Directors when paying dividends to the Members in accordance with the foregoing provisions may make such payment either in cash or in specie.

 

36.5No dividend shall be paid otherwise than out of profits or, subject to the restrictions of the Statute, the share premium account.

 

36.6Subject to the rights of persons, if any, entitled to shares with special rights as to dividends, all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid or credited as fully paid on the shares, but if and so long as nothing is paid up on any of the shares in the Company dividends may be declared and paid according to the amounts of the shares. No amount paid on a share in advance of calls shall, while carrying interest, be treated for the purposes of this Article as paid on the share.

 

36.7If several persons are registered as joint holders of any share, any of them may give effectual receipts for any dividend or other moneys payable on or in respect of the share.

 

36.8No dividend shall bear interest against the Company.

 

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37Book of Accounts

 

37.1The books of account relating to the Company’s affairs shall be kept in such manner as may be determined from time to time by the Directors.

 

37.2The books of account shall be kept at such place or places as the Directors think fit, and shall always be open to the inspection of the Directors.

 

37.3The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors, and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors.

 

37.4The accounts relating to the Company’s affairs shall be audited in such manner and with such financial year end as may be determined from time to time by the Directors or failing any determination as aforesaid shall not be audited.

 

38Audit

 

38.1The Directors or, if authorised to do so, the Audit Committee of the Directors, may appoint an auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors and may fix his or her or their remuneration.

 

38.2Every auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors.

 

38.3Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members.

 

39The Seal

 

39.1The Seal of the Company shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Directors, provided always that such authority may be given prior to or after the affixing of the Seal and if given after may be in general form confirming a number of affixings of the Seal. The Seal shall be affixed in the presence of any one or more persons as the Directors may appoint for the purpose and every person as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the Seal of the Company is so affixed in their presence.

 

39.2The Company may maintain a facsimile of its Seal in such countries or places as the Directors may appoint and such facsimile Seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Directors provided always that such authority may be given prior to or after the affixing of such facsimile Seal and if given after may be in general form confirming a number of affixings of such facsimile Seal. The facsimile Seal shall be affixed in the presence of such person or persons as the Directors shall for this purpose appoint and such person or persons as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the facsimile Seal of the Company is so affixed in their presence of and the instrument signed by a Director or the Secretary (or an Assistant Secretary) of the Company or in the presence of any one or more persons as the Directors may appoint for the purpose.

 

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39.3Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Director shall have the authority to affix the Seal, or the facsimile Seal, to any instrument for the purposes of attesting authenticity of the matter contained therein but which does not create any obligation binding on the Company.

 

40Officers

 

40.1Subject to these Articles, the Directors may from time to time appoint any person, whether or not a director of the Company, to hold the office of the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, one or more Vice Presidents or such other officers as the Directors may think necessary for the administration of the Company, for such term and at such remuneration (whether by way of salary or commission or participation in profits or partly in one way and partly in another), and with such powers and duties as the Directors may think fit.

 

40.2All officers of the Company shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Company as may be provided herein or designated from time to time by the Board and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board.

 

41Register of Directors and Officers

 

The Company shall cause to be kept in one or more books at its office a register of Directors and Officers in which there shall be entered the full names and addresses of the Directors and Officers and such other particulars as required by the Statute. The Company shall send to the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands a copy of such register, and shall from time to time notify the said Registrar of any change that takes place in relation to such Directors and Officers as required by the Statute.

 

42Capitalisation of Profits

 

Subject to the Statute and these Articles, the Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company’s reserve accounts (including a share premium account or a capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned.

 

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43Notices

 

43.1Except as otherwise provided in these Articles, any notice or document may be served by the Company or by the person entitled to give notice to any Member either personally, by email or by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter or via a recognised courier service, fees prepaid, addressed to the Member at his or her address as appearing in the Register of Members or, to the extent permitted by all applicable laws and regulations, by electronic means by transmitting it to any electronic number or address or website supplied by the Member to the Company or by placing it on the Company’s Website, provided that, (i) with respect to notification via electronic means, the Company has obtained the Member’s prior express positive confirmation in writing to receive or otherwise have made available to him or her notices in such fashion, and (i) with respect to posting to Company’s Website, notification of such posting is provided to such Member. In the case of joint holders of a share, all notices shall be given to that one of the joint holders whose name stands first in the Register of Members in respect of the joint holding, and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the joint holders.

 

43.2An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any general meeting, executed by the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any transfer agent of the Company giving the notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of such notice.

 

43.3Any Member present, either personally or by proxy, at any meeting of the Company shall for all purposes be deemed to have received due notice of such meeting and, where requisite, of the purposes for which such meeting was convened.

 

43.4Any notice or other document, if served by (a) post, shall be deemed to have been served when the letter containing the same is posted, or (b) email, shall be deemed to have been served upon confirmation of successful transmission, or (c) recognised courier service, shall be deemed to have been served when the letter containing the same is delivered to the courier service and in proving such service it shall be sufficient to provide that the letter containing the notice or documents was properly addressed and duly posted or delivered to the courier, or (d) electronic means as provided herein shall be deemed to have been served and delivered on the day on which it is successfully transmitted or at such later time as may be prescribed by any applicable laws or regulations.

 

43.5Any notice or document delivered or sent to any Member in accordance with the terms of these Articles shall notwithstanding that such Member be then dead or bankrupt, and whether or not the Company has notice of his or her death or bankruptcy, be deemed to have been duly served in respect of any share registered in the name of such Member as sole or joint holder, unless his or her name shall at the time of the service of the notice or document, have been removed from the Register of Members as the holder of the share, and such service shall for all purposes be deemed a sufficient service of such notice or document on all persons interested (whether jointly with or as claiming through or under him or her) in the share.

 

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43.6Notice of every general meeting shall be given to:

 

(a)all Members who have supplied to the Company an address for the giving of notices to them, except that in case of joint holders, the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members; and

 

(b)each Director.

 

43.7No other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.

 

44Information

 

44.1No Member shall be entitled to require discovery of any information in respect of any detail of the Company’s trading or any information which is or may be in the nature of a trade secret or secret process which may relate to the conduct of the business of the Company and which in the opinion of the Directors would not be in the interests of the Members of the Company to communicate to the public.

 

44.2The Directors shall be entitled (but not required, except as provided by law) to release or disclose any information in its possession, custody or control regarding the Company or its affairs to any of its Members including, without limitation, information contained in the Register of Members and transfer books of the Company.

 

45Indemnity

 

45.1The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted under the laws of the Cayman Islands as they presently exist or may hereafter be amended, any director or officer of the Company who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Company or, while serving as a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership (a “covered person”), joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Article 45.4, the Company shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person only if the Proceeding was authorized in the specific case by the Board.

 

45.2The Company shall have the power to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any employee or agent of the Company who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding.

 

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45.3The Company shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any covered person, and may pay the expenses incurred by any employee or agent of the Company, in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article 45 or otherwise.

 

45.4If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such Proceeding) under this Article 45 is not paid in full within sixty (60) days, or a claim for advancement of expenses under this Article 45 is not paid in full within thirty (30) days, after a written claim therefor has been received by the Company the claimant may thereafter (but not before) file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action the Company shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.

 

45.5The rights conferred on any person by this Article 45 shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of these Articles, agreement, vote of Members or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

45.6The Directors, on behalf of the Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust enterprise or non-profit entity against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under Cayman Islands law.

 

45.7The Company’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or advance expenses to any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit entity shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.

 

45.8The rights to indemnification and to prepayment of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article 45 shall continue notwithstanding that the person has ceased to be a director or officer of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors, administrators, legatees and distributees of such person.

 

45.9The provisions of this Article 45 shall constitute a contract between the Company, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, each individual who serves or has served as a director or officer of the Company (whether before or after the adoption of these Articles), in consideration of such person’s performance of such services, and pursuant to this Article 45 the Company intends to be legally bound to each such current or former director or officer of the Company. With respect to current and former directors and officers of the Company, the rights conferred under this Article 45 are present contractual rights and such rights are fully vested, and shall be deemed to have vested fully, immediately upon adoption of these Articles. With respect to any directors or officers of the Company who commence service following adoption of these Articles, the rights conferred under this provision shall be present contractual rights and such rights shall fully vest, and be deemed to have vested fully, immediately upon such director or officer commencing service as a director or officer of the Company.

 

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45.10Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article 45 shall not adversely affect any right or protection (i) hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification or (ii) under any agreement providing for indemnification or advancement of expenses to an officer or director of the Company in effect prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

45.11Any reference to an officer of the Company in this Article 45 shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Secretary, Vice President or other officer of the Company appointed by (x) the Board pursuant to these Articles or (y) an officer to whom the Board has delegated the power to appoint officers pursuant to these Articles, and any reference to an officer of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be deemed to refer exclusively to an officer appointed by the Board (or equivalent governing body) of such other entity pursuant to the memorandum of association, articles of association, certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. The fact that any person who is or was an employee of the Company or an employee of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise has been given or has used the title of “Vice President” or any other title that could be construed to suggest or imply that such person is or may be an officer of the Company or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not result in such person being constituted as, or being deemed to be, an officer of the Company or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for purposes of this Article 45.

 

46Financial Year

 

Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on December 31 in each year and shall begin on the day following.

 

47Winding Up

 

47.1If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors’ claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any shares, in a winding up:

 

(a)if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Company’s issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the shares held by them; or

 

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(b)if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Company’s issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise.

 

47.2If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any shares and with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.

 

48Amendment of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Name of Company

 

48.1Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the following actions shall require a Special Resolution of the Company:

 

(a)change its name;

 

(b)alter or add to these Articles;

 

(c)alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and

 

(d)reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.

 

49Registration by Way of Continuation

 

Subject to these Articles, the Company may by Special Resolution resolve to be registered by way of continuation in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands or such other jurisdiction in which it is for the time being incorporated, registered or existing. In furtherance of a resolution adopted pursuant to this Article, the Directors may cause an application to be made to the Registrar of Companies to deregister the Company in the Cayman Islands or such other jurisdiction in which it is for the time being incorporated, registered or existing and may cause all such further steps as they consider appropriate to be taken to effect the transfer by way of continuation of the Company.

 

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50Mergers and Consolidations

 

The Company shall, with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to merge or consolidate with one or more constituent companies (as defined in the Statute), upon such terms as the Directors may determine.

 

51Business Opportunities

 

51.1To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, not any Director who is not employed by the Company or its subsidiaries shall have any duty, except and to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for any Director who is not employed by the Company or its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other. Except to the extent expressly assumed by contract, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no Director who is not employed by the Company or its subsidiaries shall have no duty to communicate or offer any such corporate opportunity to the Company and shall not be liable to the Company or its Members for breach of any fiduciary duty as a Member, Director and/or Officer solely by reason of the fact that such party pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, himself or herself, directs such corporate opportunity to another person, or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company.

 

51.2The Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for both the Company and any Director who is not employed by the Company or its subsidiaries, about which any such Director acquires knowledge; provided that, the Company does not renounce any interest or expectancy it may have in any business opportunity that is expressly offered to any Director solely in his or her capacity as a Director or Officer, and not in any other capacity.

 

51.3In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to belong to the Company if it is a business opportunity the Company is not financially able or contractually permitted or legally able to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Company’s business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the Company has no interest or reasonable expectancy.

 

51.4To the extent a court might hold that the conduct of any activity related to a corporate opportunity that is renounced in this Article to be a breach of duty to the Company or its Members, the Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any and all claims and causes of action that the Company may have for such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the provisions of this Article apply equally to activities conducted in the future and that have been conducted in the past.

 

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52Exclusive Jurisdiction and Forum

 

52.1Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the courts of the Cayman Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or dispute arising out of or in connection with the Memorandum, the Articles or otherwise related in any way to each Member's shareholding in the Company, including but not limited to:

 

(a)any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company;

 

(b)any action asserting a claim of breach of any fiduciary or other duty owed by any current or former Director, Officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Members;

 

(c)any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Statute, the Memorandum or the Articles; or

 

(d)any action asserting a claim against the Company which, if brought in the United States of America, would be a claim arising under the "Internal Affairs Doctrine" (as such concept is recognised under the laws of the United States of America).

 

52.2Each Member irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Cayman Islands over all such claims or disputes.

 

52.3Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that the Company may have, each Member acknowledges that damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as exclusive forum and that accordingly the Company shall be entitled, without proof of special damages, to the remedies of injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of the selection of the courts of the Cayman Islands as exclusive forum.

 

52.4This Article 52 shall not apply to any action or suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are, as a matter of the laws of the United States, the sole and exclusive forum for determination of such a claim.

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

 

 

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

 

and

 

U.S. Bank Trust Company, NAtional Association

 

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of July 10, 2023

 

 

 

15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

Article 1.           Definitions; Rules of Construction 5
Section 1.01. Definitions 5
Section 1.02. Other Definitions 25
Section 1.03. Rules of Construction 26
Article 2.           The Notes 26
Section 2.01. Form, Dating and Denominations 26
Section 2.02. Execution, Authentication and Delivery 27
Section 2.03. Initial Notes and Additional Notes 28
Section 2.04. Method of Payment 28
Section 2.05. Accrual of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day 29
Section 2.06. Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent 30
Section 2.07. Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust 32
Section 2.08. Holder Lists 32
Section 2.09. Legends 32
Section 2.10. Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions 33
Section 2.11. Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption 37
Section 2.12. [Reserved] 37
Section 2.13. Replacement Notes 37
Section 2.14. [Reserved] 38
Section 2.15. Cancellation 38
Section 2.16. Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates 38
Section 2.17. Temporary Notes 38
Section 2.18. Outstanding Notes 49
Section 2.19. Repurchases by the Company 39
Section 2.20. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers 40
Article 3.           Covenants 40
Section 3.01. Payment on Notes 40
Section 3.02. Exchange Act Reports 40
Section 3.03. Rule 144A Information 41
Section 3.04. Additional Interest 41
Section 3.05. Compliance and Default Certificates 42
Section 3.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws 42
Section 3.07. Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates 42
Section 3.08. Existence 42

 

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Section 3.09. Incurrence of Senior Indebtedness 42
Section 3.10. Limitation on Liens 43
Section 3.11. Collateral and Security 43
Section 3.12. [Reserved] 49
Section 3.13. Limitation on Restricted Payments 49
Section 3.14. Asset Sales 51
Article 4.           Repurchase and Redemption 51
Section 4.01. No Sinking Fund 51
Section 4.02. Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change 52
Section 4.03. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes 56
Article 5.           Conversion 58
Section 5.01. Right to Convert 58
Section 5.02. Conversion Procedures 60
Section 5.03. Settlement Upon Conversion 62
Section 5.04. Reserve and Status of Common Share Issued Upon Conversion 63
Section 5.05. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate 63
Section 5.06. Voluntary Adjustments 73
Section 5.07. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change 74
Section 5.08. Exchange in Lieu of Conversion 75
Section 5.09. Effect of Common Share Change Event 76
Article 6.           Successors 78
Section 6.01. When the Company May Merge, Etc. 78
Section 6.02. Successor Corporation Substituted 78
Section 6.03. Exclusion for Certain Asset Transfers 78
Article 7.           Defaults and Remedies 79
Section 7.01. Events of Default 79
Section 7.02. Acceleration 82
Section 7.03. Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report 82
Section 7.04. Other Remedies 83
Section 7.05. Waiver of Past Defaults 83
Section 7.06. Control by Majority 84
Section 7.07. Limitation on Suits 84
Section 7.08. Absolute Right of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration 85
Section 7.09. Collection Suit by Trustee 85
Section 7.10. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim 85
Section 7.11. Priorities 85
Section 7.12. Undertaking for Costs 86

 

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Article 8.           Amendments, Supplements and Waivers 86
Section 8.01. Without the Consent of Holders 86
Section 8.02. With the Consent of Holders 87
Section 8.03. Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers 88
Section 8.04. Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc. 89
Section 8.05. Notations and Exchanges 89
Section 8.06. Trustee and Collateral Agent to Execute Supplemental Indentures 90
Section 8.07. Determinations by Affiliates of the Company 90
Article 9.           Satisfaction and Discharge 90
Section 9.01. Termination of Company’s Obligations 90
Section 9.02. Repayment to Company 91
Section 9.03. Reinstatement 91
Article 10.           Trustee 91
Section 10.01. Duties of the Trustee 91
Section 10.02. Rights of the Trustee 93
Section 10.03. Individual Rights of the Trustee 94
Section 10.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer 94
Section 10.05. Notice of Defaults 94
Section 10.06. Compensation and Indemnity 94
Section 10.07. Replacement of the Trustee 95
Section 10.08. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. 96
Section 10.09. Eligibility; Disqualification 96
Article 11.           Miscellaneous 96
Section 11.01. Notices 96
Section 11.02. Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent 98
Section 11.03. Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel 98
Section 11.04. Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent 99
Section 11.05. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders 99
Section 11.06. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial 99
Section 11.07. Submission to Jurisdiction 99
Section 11.08. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements 100

 

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Section 11.09. Successors 100
Section 11.10. Force Majeure 100
Section 11.11. U.S.A. PATRIOT Act 100
Section 11.12. Calculations 100
Section 11.13. Severability 101
Section 11.14. Counterparts 101
Section 11.15. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. 101
Section 11.16. Withholding Taxes 101

 

Exhibits

Exhibit A: Form of Note A-1
Exhibit B-1: Form of Restricted Note Legend B1-1
Exhibit C: Form of Transfer Certificate from Transferor C-1
Exhibit D: Form of Transfer Certificate from Transferee D-1
Exhibit E: Form of Issue Date Security Agreement E-1
Exhibit F: Form of Springing Lien Security Agreement F-1
Exhibit G: Form of Issue Date Guarantee G-1

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of July 10, 2023, between Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company, as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

 

Each party to this Indenture (as defined below) agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the Company’s 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028.

 

Article 1.      Definitions; Rules of Construction

 

Section 1.01.      Definitions.

 

Additional Interest” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 3.04.

 

Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 as in effect on the Issue Date.

 

Authorized Denomination” means, with respect to a Note, a principal amount thereof equal to a minimum of $1.00 or any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof.

 

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, as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

 

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of such board duly authorized to act on behalf of such board.

 

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.

 

Capital Stock” of any Person means any and all shares or shares of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants or options for, participations in, or other equivalents of, in each case however designated, the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with such equity.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means any obligation under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which, under GAAP, is or will be required to be capitalized on the books of the lessee, and, for purposes of this Indenture, the amount of any such obligation at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Cash Equivalents” means: (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) commercial paper maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue rated P 1 by Moody’s or A 1 by Standard & Poor’s; (c) certificates of deposit, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue, issued by commercial banking institutions and money market or demand deposit accounts maintained at commercial banking institutions, each of which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; (d) repurchase agreements having maturities of not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition which are entered into with major money center banks included in the commercial banking institutions described in clause (c) above and which are secured by readily marketable direct obligations of the United States Government or any agency thereof; (e) money market accounts maintained with mutual funds having assets in excess of $2,500,000,000, which assets are primarily comprised of Cash Equivalents described in another clause of this definition; (f) marketable tax exempt securities rated A or higher by Moody’s or A+ or higher by Standard & Poor’s, in each case, maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof; and (g) in the case of any Subsidiary organized under Turkish law, instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above denominated in Turkish lira and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in Turkey to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by such Subsidiary in Turkey.

 

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Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.

 

Collateral” means the Issue Date Collateral, the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral and, to the extent applicable, the Springing Lien Collateral, in each case other than Excluded Assets.

 

Collateral Agent” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.

 

Collateral Agreements” means the Security Agreements and the other security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments, deposit account control agreements, securities account control agreements, deeds of trust and similar and related agreements, including, without limitation, the Turkish Security Instruments, creating the security interest in the applicable Collateral, in each case, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.

 

Committed Equity Facility” means an equity facility pursuant to which a financial institution with an Investment Grade Rating commits, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase Common Share of the Company at the Company’s request from time to time after the closing of the business combination contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022, between Marti Technologies I Inc. (f/k/a Marti Technologies Inc.), a Delaware corporation, and Galata Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company.

 

Common Equity” of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled (i) to vote in the appointment or election of directors of such Person or (ii) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.

 

Common Shares” means the Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company, subject to Section 5.09.

 

Company” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture and, subject to Article 6, its successors and assigns.

 

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Company Order” means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and delivered to the Trustee.

 

Consolidated Total Assets” means the total assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company.

 

Conversion Date” means, with respect to a Note, the first Business Day on which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to convert such Note are satisfied.

 

Conversion Premium Threshold” means, initially, one hundred and seventy percent (170%) of the Conversion Price; provided that the Conversion Premium Threshold will decrease by five (5) percentage points per each six (6)-month period following the Issue Date.

 

Conversion Price” means, as of any time, an amount per Common Share equal to (A) one thousand dollars ($1,000) divided by (B) the Conversion Rate in effect at such time.

 

Conversion Rate” initially means 90.909091 (the “Initial Conversion Rate”) Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that the Conversion Rate is subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 5; provided, further, that whenever this Indenture refers to the Conversion Rate as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference will be deemed to be to the Conversion Rate immediately after the Close of Business on such date.

 

Conversion Share” means any Common Share issued or issuable upon conversion of any Note.

 

Custodian” means U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as custodian on behalf of the Holders of Physical Notes that will receive PIK Notes on behalf of such Holders, or such other entity as may be appointed as Custodian from time to time.

 

Daily VWAP” means, for any VWAP Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Share as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “MRT <EQUITY> AQR” (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Common Share on such VWAP Trading Day, determined, using a volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.

 

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Default” means any event that is (or, after notice, passage of time or both, would be) an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” means, at any time, the rate borne by the Notes at such time plus 2.00% per annum.

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with an asset sale permitted by Section 3.14 that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration in an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale or conversion of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration to cash or Cash Equivalents).

 

Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a plan of division, an issuance of Capital Stock, or otherwise) of any property by any Person (including any sale and leaseback transaction), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

 

Effective date”, in relation to a share split or share consolidation, means the first date on which the Common Shares trade on the relevant stock exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share consolidation, as applicable.

 

Ex-Dividend Date” means, with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the Common Share, the first date on which Common Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including pursuant to due bills or similar arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Share under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.

 

Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Excluded Assets” means (a) any “intent to use” trademark applications prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto and acceptance thereof by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, to the extent that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such “intent to use” trademark applications or any registration that may issue therefrom under applicable federal law, (b) any document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder (including, without limitation, rights of an obligor in any asset leased, licensed or otherwise acquired thereunder), if and for so long as the grant of such security interest or the assignment thereof shall either (1) constitute or result in a breach or right of termination in favor of any party pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, or is otherwise prohibited by the terms of any such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper due to an enforceable provision containing a restriction on assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or the grant of a security interest thereunder or any other applicable law (including Bankruptcy Law or principles of equity) or (2) require governmental consent, approval, license or authorization, in each case other than to the extent (x) such restriction is incurred in contemplation of this Indenture or (y) such prohibition or limitation on possessing a security interest therein is rendered ineffective under the UCC or other applicable requirements of law notwithstanding such prohibition or limitation; provided that the foregoing exclusion shall not apply if such prohibition has been waived by the other party to such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper or the other party to such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper has otherwise consented to the creation hereunder of a security interest in such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper; provided, further, that immediately upon the ineffectiveness or lapse or termination of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and the Company shall be deemed to have granted a security interest in, all its rights, title and interests in and to such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper as if such provision had never been in effect; and provided, further, that the foregoing exclusion shall in no way be construed so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect Trustee’s unconditional continuing security interest in and to all rights, title and interests of the Company in or to any accounts, payment obligations or other rights to receive monies due or to become due under any such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper and in any such monies and other proceeds of such document, contract, license, franchise, agreement, instrument or chattel paper; (c) equipment and other assets that are subject to a Lien securing a Capitalized Lease Obligation, Purchase Money Obligation or Qualified Asset Financing Facilities but only if the underlying contract or other agreement prohibits or restricts the creation of any other Lien on such equipment or other assets (including any requirement to obtain the consent of a third party) (unless such consent has been obtained) or the granting of a Lien on such assets to secure the Notes would trigger the termination (or a right of termination) of any such Capitalized Lease Obligation, Purchase Money Obligation or Qualified Asset Financing Facilities, except to the extent such prohibition or restriction is ineffective under applicable law or was entered into in contemplation of this Indenture; (d) any fee owned real property and any leasehold rights and interest in real property; (e) commercial tort claims where the amount of damages claimed is less than $5,000,000, except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement (or equivalent filing in any jurisdiction); (f) any property or assets to the extent the creation or perfection of pledges thereof, or security interests therein, could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences or material adverse regulatory consequences to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Company with the consent of the Lead Investor (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld); (g) any other property of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral) located in Turkey to the extent agreed in writing (including by email), on or prior to the date that is 120 days after the Issue Date (or such later date as the Lead Investor may agree in its sole discretion), by the Lead Investor and the Company acting reasonably and in good faith and (h) any property or assets securing the PFG Debt as of the date hereof; provided, however, that Excluded Assets shall not include any proceeds, substitutions or replacements of any Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (a) through (h) (unless such proceeds, substitutions or replacements would independently constitute Excluded Assets referred to in clauses (a) through (h)).

 

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Exempted Fundamental Change” means any Fundamental Change with respect to which, in accordance with Section 4.02(I), the Company does not offer to repurchase any Notes.

 

Freely Tradable” means, with respect to any security of the Company, that such security would be eligible to be offered, sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 if held by a person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, without any requirements as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice under the Securities Act (except that any such requirement as to the availability of current public information will be disregarded if the same is satisfied at that time).

 

Fundamental Change” means any of the following events:

 

(A)            a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company or its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, or their respective employee benefit plans, files any report with the SEC indicating that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner” (as defined below) of Common Shares representing more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the voting power of all of the Common Shares.

 

(B)            the consummation of (i) any sale, lease or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person, other than solely to one or more of the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that has provided a guarantee of the Company’s obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes; or (ii) any transaction or series of related transactions in connection with which (whether by means of merger, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all of the Common Shares are exchanged for, converted into, acquired for, or constitutes solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property; provided, however, that any merger, consolidation, share exchange or combination of the Company pursuant to which the Persons that directly or indirectly “beneficially owned” (as defined below) all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately before such transaction directly or indirectly “beneficially own,” immediately after such transaction, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of Common Equity of the surviving, continuing or acquiring company or other transferee, as applicable, or the parent thereof, in substantially the same proportions vis-à-vis each other as immediately before such transaction will be deemed not to be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (B);

 

(C)            the Company’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

 

(D)            the Common Share (or other successor common stock underlying the Notes) ceases to be listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors);

 

provided, however, that a transaction or event described in clause (A) or (B) above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of Common Shares (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters rights), in connection with such transaction or event, consists of shares of common stock listed (or depositary receipts representing shares of common stock, which depositary receipts are listed) on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors), or that will be so listed when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or event, and such transaction or event constitutes a Common Share Change Event whose Reference Property consists of such consideration.

 

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If any transaction in which the Common Shares are replaced by the securities of another entity occurs, following completion of any related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period (or, in the case of a transaction that would have been a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change but for the proviso to the immediately preceding paragraph, following the effective date of such transaction), references to the Company for purposes of this definition of “Fundamental Change” shall instead be references to such other entity.

 

For the purposes of this definition, (x) any transaction or event described in both clause (A) and in clause (B)(i) or (ii) above (without regard to the proviso in clause (B)) will be deemed to occur solely pursuant to clause (B) above (subject to such proviso); and (y) whether a Person is a “beneficial owner,” whether shares are “beneficially owned,” and percentage beneficial ownership, will be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” means the date fixed for the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.

 

Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” means a notice (including a notice substantially in the form of the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” set forth in Exhibit A) containing the information, or otherwise complying with the requirements, set forth in Section 4.02(F)(i) and Section 4.02(F)(ii).

 

Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to repurchase any Note upon its Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, calculated pursuant to Section 4.02(D).

 

Guarantees” means, collectively, the Issue Date Guarantees and the Turkish Guarantees.

 

Guarantor” means each Person that is or becomes party to a Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and its respective successors and assigns.

 

Holder” means a person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

 

Indebtedness” of any Person, means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments or upon which interest payments are customarily made, (c) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services already received, (d) all guarantee obligations by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (e) all obligations of the type referred to in this definition of another Person secured by a Lien on any property or asset owned by such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person); provided, however, that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of: (i) the fair market value of such property or asset at the applicable date of determination and (ii) the amount of such obligation so secured, (f) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (g) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) as an account party in respect of letters of credit and (ii) in respect of bankers’ acceptances, surety bonds or similar facilities to the extent drawn and (h) obligations under hedging arrangements of such Person. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such Person in respect thereof (or provides for reimbursement to such Person).

 

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Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a Note, each January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2024 (or commencing on such other date specified in the certificate representing such Note). For the avoidance of doubt, the Maturity Date is an Interest Payment Date.

 

Internal Revenue Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than (x) in the case of Moody’s, Baa3 (or the equivalent), (y) in the case of S&P, BBB- (or the equivalent) and (z) in the case of any other Rating Agency, the equivalent rating by such Rating Agency to the ratings described in clause (x) and (y).

 

Issue Date” means July 10, 2023.

 

Issue Date Collateral” means all of the following property, in each case, wherever located (other than Turkey) and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest:

 

(A)            all Documents (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement);

 

(B)            all General Intangibles (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement);

 

(C)            all Intellectual Property (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement);

 

(D)            all Investment Property (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement); and

 

(E)            all books, records, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals, computer software, computer printouts, tapes, disks and other electronic storage media and related data processing software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon; in each case, other than any Excluded Assets.

 

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Issue Date Guarantees” means, collectively, the guarantees provided by any Subsidiary of the Company on the Issue Date.

 

Last Original Issue Date” means (A) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to this Indenture, and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, the Issue Date; and (B) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.03(B), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, either (i) the date such Notes are originally issued; or (ii) such other date as is specified in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee before the original issuance of such Notes.

 

Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Share for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Common Share on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed. If the Common Shares are not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per Common Share on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Shares are not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per Common Share on such Trading Day from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to determine the Last Reported Sale Price.

 

Lead Investor” means, initially, Farragut Square Global Master Fund, LP; provided that if the aggregate principal amount of Notes held by such Holder is less than five million dollars ($5,000,000), then the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes shall elect a new Lead Investor. Upon request, the Lead Investor shall deliver an incumbency certificate to the Trustee designating individuals authorized to give directions under this Indenture.

 

Lien” means, with respect to any asset or right, (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 or right 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 or right.

 

Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, (x) the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries who have provided a guarantee of the Company’s obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes at such date and (b) the aggregate amount of any available unused commitments under any Committed Equity Facility less (y) the aggregate amount of principal and interest payments required to be made within 12 months of such date in respect of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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The Liquidity Conditions” with respect to the Redemption of any Notes will be satisfied if each of the following has been satisfied as of the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and is reasonably expected to continue to be satisfied through at least the thirtieth (30th) calendar day after the Redemption Date for such Redemption: (A) the Company has satisfied the reporting conditions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the requirement for current Form 10 information) set forth in Rule 144(c) and (i)(2) under the Securities Act; and (B) the Common Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Notes are Freely Tradable.

 

Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means (A) a Fundamental Change (determined after giving effect to the proviso immediately after clause (D) of the definition thereof, but without regard to the proviso to clause (B)(ii) of such definition); or (B) the sending of a Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 4.03(G); provided, however, that, subject to Section 4.03(J), the sending of a Redemption Notice will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called for Provisional Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice and not with respect to any other Notes.

 

Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period” has the following meaning:

 

(A)            in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date (or, if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change also constitutes a Fundamental Change (other than an Exempted Fundamental Change), to, but excluding, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date); and

 

(B)            in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof, the period from, and including, the Redemption Notice Date for the related Redemption to, and including, the Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date;

 

provided, however, that if the Conversion Date for the conversion of a Note that has been called (or deemed, pursuant to Section 4.03(J), to be called) for Redemption occurs during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period for both a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (A) of the definition of “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” and a Make-Whole Fundamental Change resulting from such Redemption pursuant to clause (B) of such definition, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.07, solely for purposes of such conversion, (x) such Conversion Date will be deemed to occur solely during the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period for the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the earlier Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date; and (y) the Make-Whole Fundamental Change with the later Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date will be deemed not to have occurred.

 

Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date” means (A) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, the date on which such Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective; and (B) with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof, the applicable Redemption Notice Date.

 

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Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, the occurrence or existence, during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or other market on which the Common Shares are listed for trading or trades, of any material suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Share or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Share.

 

Maturity Date” means July 10, 2028.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Non-Recourse Debt” means (i) any non-recourse indebtedness for borrowed money (it being understood and agreed that limited recourse provisions in respect of the applicable financing assets, transaction structure or that otherwise are customary in transactions in which the primary recourse is to financing assets shall not cause indebtedness that is otherwise non-recourse indebtedness to constitute recourse indebtedness) or (ii) indebtedness of the Company’s Subsidiaries if such Subsidiaries are special purpose entities that serve as a vehicle to obtain financing that is otherwise non-recourse to the Company and the Company’s other non-special purpose entity Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that limited recourse provisions in respect of the applicable financing assets, transaction structure or that otherwise are customary in transactions in which the primary recourse is to financing assets shall not cause indebtedness that is otherwise non-recourse indebtedness to constitute recourse indebtedness).

 

Note Agent” means any Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Custodian.

 

Notes” means the 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 issued by the Company pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the General Counsel, the Secretary, any assistant Secretary or any Vice President of the Company.

 

Officer’s Certificatemeans a certificate that is signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and that meets the requirements of Section 11.03.

 

Open of Business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.

 

Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion, from legal counsel (including an employee of, or counsel to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 11.03, subject to customary qualifications and exclusions.

 

Optional Redemption Trigger” means the lesser of (A) the Stock Price Threshold and (B) the Conversion Premium Threshold; provided that in no event will the Optional Redemption Trigger be less than the Optional Redemption Trigger Floor.

 

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Optional Redemption Trigger Floor” means the greater of (a) $15.25 and (b) one hundred and fifty-five percent (155%) of the Conversion Price.

 

Person” or “person” means any individual, company, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof. Any division or series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will constitute a separate “person” under this Indenture.

 

Permitted Liens” means the following types of Liens:

 

(A)            Liens on, and pledges of, the equity interests of any Subsidiary of the Company or any joint venture owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, in each case, to the extent securing Non-Recourse Debt of such Subsidiary or joint venture that is expressly permitted pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Indenture;

 

(B)            Liens securing Capitalized Lease Obligations, Purchase Money Obligations and Qualified Asset Financing Facilities of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, in each case, to the extent expressly permitted pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Indenture; provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) other than in the case of Qualified Asset Financing Facilities, the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed, at any time, the lesser of the cost or fair market value of the property secured by such Lien;

 

(C)            Liens securing the obligations in respect of this Indenture, the Notes, and the Collateral Agreements, including those that are for the benefit of the Collateral Agent;

 

(D)            Liens in existence on the Issue Date and listed on Schedule 3.09, and any Lien granted as a replacement or substitute therefor; provided that any such replacement or substitute Lien (i) does not secure an aggregate amount of Indebtedness or other obligations, if any, greater than that secured on the Issue Date (minus the aggregate amount of any permanent repayments and prepayments thereof since the Issue Date but only to the extent that such repayments and prepayments by their terms cannot be reborrowed or redrawn and do not occur in connection with a refinancing of all or a portion of such Indebtedness) and (ii) does not encumber any property other than the property subject thereto on the Issue Date (plus improvements and accessions to such property);

 

(E)            Liens for taxes not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, in conformity with GAAP;

 

(F)            statutory or common law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days (or, if more than 30 days overdue, that are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien) or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, in conformity with GAAP;

 

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(G)            pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business (i) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(H)            deposits and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and other similar contracts (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), leases (other than capital leases), subleases, statutory obligations, surety, stay, judgment and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(I)            Liens arising by law or contract on insurance policies and proceeds thereof securing premiums thereunder;

 

(J)            any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensor or sublicensor under any lease, sublease, license or sublicense entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or such Subsidiary and covering only the assets so leased or licensed;

 

(K)            Liens on equipment arising from precautionary UCC financing statements regarding operating leases of equipment;

 

(L)            Liens (i) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure the payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business and (ii) on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds thereof of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;

 

(M)            Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business permitted by this Indenture;

 

(N)            (i) Liens that are contractual or common law rights of set-off relating to (A) the establishment of depository relations in the ordinary course of business with banks not given in connection with the issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness or (B) pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company and any Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (ii) other Liens securing cash management obligations (that do not constitute Indebtedness) in the ordinary course of business;

 

(O)            Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-208 or Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection;

 

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(P)            judgment Liens in respect of judgments not constituting an Event of Default under Section 7.01(A)(x) so long as such Liens are adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been initiated for the review of such judgments, decrees or orders shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired; and

 

(Q)            Liens securing PFG Debt.

 

PFG Debt” means Indebtedness incurred pursuant to that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2021, by and among Marti Technologies I Inc., a Delaware corporation, Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş and Partners for Growth VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as may be amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified in accordance with its terms from time to time.

 

Physical Note” means a Note that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, registered in the name of the Holder of such Note and duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee.

 

PIK Interest” means payment of interest through the issuance of PIK Notes (rounded up to the nearest $1.00).

 

Provisional Redemption” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03(B).

 

Purchase Money Obligation” shall mean, for any Person, the obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any fixed or capital assets or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, in each case, within 180 days of such acquisition, installation, construction or improvement.

 

Qualified Assets” means scooters, ebikes, mopeds, ecars or other vehicles and proceeds thereof.

 

Qualified Asset Financing Facility” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by the Company or any Qualified Asset Financing Subsidiary pursuant to which the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, grants a Lien in such Qualified Assets and which finances the acquisition of such Qualified Assets that complies with the following criteria:

 

(i)such Qualified Asset Financing Facility (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate fair and reasonable to the Company and the related Qualified Asset Financing Subsidiary;

 

(ii)the principal amount of Indebtedness at any time outstanding under such Qualified Asset Financing Facility shall not exceed 104% of the depreciated cost of the Qualified Assets subject to such Qualified Asset Financing Facility; and

 

(iii)the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions shall be market terms.

 

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Qualified Asset Financing Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Company that (i) engages in no other activities other than the purchase or acquisition of Qualified Assets for the limited purpose of effecting one or more Qualified Asset Financing Facility and related activities, (ii) does not have any Indebtedness that is guaranteed by or otherwise recourse to the Company or any other Subsidiary or any of their respective assets or properties, (iii) is not party to any contracts, agreements, arrangements or understanding with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained by the Company or such Subsidiary from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, and (iv) with respect to which none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to maintain such Person’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve any specified level of operating results.

 

Rating Agency” means Moody’s, S&P or any other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act.

 

Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Shares (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which Common Shares (or such other security) are exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of Common Shares (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, statute, contract or otherwise).

 

Redemption” means a Provisional Redemption.

 

Redemption Date” means the date fixed, pursuant to Section 4.03(E), for the settlement of the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Redemption.

 

Redemption Notice Date” means, with respect to a Redemption, the date on which the Company sends the Redemption Notice for such Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(G).

 

Redemption Price” means the cash price payable by the Company to redeem any Note upon its Redemption, calculated pursuant to Section 4.03(F).

 

Reset Date” means the 10th day of each calendar month, commencing August 10, 2023 and ending July 10, 2024; provided that if any Reset Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, that Reset Date will be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day, except if that Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, that Reset Date will be the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

Reset Conversion Rate” means 1,000 divided by the product of (A) Reset Price and (B) 1.10.

 

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Reset Price” means, as of each Reset Date, an amount per Common Share equal to the greater of (x) $1.50 and (y) the lesser of (i) the Reset Price with respect to the immediately prior Reset Date and (ii) the average of the Daily VWAPs over the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such Reset Date; provided, however, that in no event will the Reset Price be more than $10.00.

 

Regular Record Date” has the following meaning with respect to an Interest Payment Date: (A) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on January 15, the immediately preceding January 1 (whether or not a Business Day); and (B) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on July 15, the immediately preceding July 1 (whether or not a Business Day).

 

Regulation S” means Regulation S under the Securities Act or any successor to such regulation, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Regulation S Note” means (A) each Note that, on the original issue date thereof, was issued and sold in reliance on Regulation S, and each Note issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof; and (B) each Regulation S Note issued pursuant to Section 1.01(A) in exchange for, or upon the transfer of, another Note, and each Note issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof; provided, however, that a Note will cease to be a Regulation S Note when such Note is transferred to, or exchanged for, a Note that does not bear the Restricted Note Legend.

 

Regulation S Physical Note” means a Physical Note that is a Regulation S Note.

 

Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02.

 

Responsible Officer” means (A) any officer within the corporate trust group of the Trustee (or the Collateral Agent, as applicable) (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, assigned by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of such officers; and (B) with respect to a particular corporate trust matter relating to this Indenture, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of, and familiarity with, the particular subject, and who, in each case, has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

Restricted Note Legend” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-1.

 

Restricted Stock Legend” means, with respect to any Conversion Share, a legend substantially to the effect that the offer and sale of such Conversion Share have not been registered under the Securities Act and that such Conversion Share cannot be sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to a transaction that is registered under the Securities Act or that is exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

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Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Scheduled Trading Day” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded. If the Common Shares are not so listed or traded, then “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Secured Parties” means the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders.

 

Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Security” means any Note or Conversion Share.

 

Security Agreements” means, collectively, (a) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Company and each of its Subsidiaries party thereto from time to time and the Collateral Agent in the form of Exhibit E hereto (the “Issue Date Security Agreement”) and (b) that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the Springing Lien Trigger Date, by and among the Company and each of its Subsidiaries party thereto from time to time and the Collateral Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit F hereto with such changes as may be agreed by the Company and the Lead Investor acting reasonably and in good faith (the “Springing Lien Security Agreement”), in each case as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, modified or replaced, in whole or in part, from time to time, in accordance with its terms.

 

Significant Subsidiary” of any Person means any Subsidiary of that Person that constitutes a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of that Person.

 

Special Interest” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 7.03.

 

Springing Lien Collateral” means all property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than the Issue Date Collateral, the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral and the Excluded Assets.

 

Springing Lien Trigger Date” means the earliest date on which a Springing Lien Trigger Event has occurred.

 

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Springing Lien Trigger Event” means (a) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and has not been waived by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding or cured, to the extent that the Event of Default may, by its terms, be cured, (b) Liquidity at any time is less than $25,000,000, provided that, in the event that any Notes are redeemed or repurchased by the Company prior to the Maturity Date, the threshold set forth in this clause (b) shall be reduced on a pro rata basis, (c) on each Trading Day for 180 consecutive Trading Days, the product of (i) the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share (or other successor common stock underlying the Notes) multiplied by (ii) the number of Common Shares (or other successor common stock underlying the Notes) outstanding is less than $75,000,000.00, (d) either (i) the Company’s Common Shares (or other successor common stock underlying the Notes) have been delisted from trading on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) or (ii) the Company has received notice that its Common Shares (or other successor common stock underlying the Notes) will be delisted from trading on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) within 90 days of its receipt of such notice, (e) the Company has not filed any report that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within ninety (90) calendar days after the date that the Company is required to file the same (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods under the Exchange Act); or (f) consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding any accumulated other comprehensive income and loss and, without duplication, any non-cash effects resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification 715), at any time is less than $10,000,000 at any time that Liquidity at any time is less than $50,000,000. The Company shall notify the Holders, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Conversion Agent in writing upon the occurrence of a Springing Lien Trigger Event.

 

Stock Price” has the following meaning for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change: (A) if the holders of Common Shares receive only cash in consideration for their Common Shares in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is pursuant to clause (B) of the definition of “Fundamental Change,” then the Stock Price is the amount of cash paid per Common Share in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change; and (B) in all other cases, the Stock Price is the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

 

Stock Price Threshold” means, initially, $17.50, subject to the same adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Article 5; provided that the Stock Price Threshold will decrease by $0.75 per each six (6)-month period following the Issue Date.

 

Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of the Company that is subordinated in right of payment to the obligations with respect to the Indenture and the Notes; provided that such Indebtedness shall (a) not provide for any scheduled amortization or mandatory prepayment of principal prior to the Stated Maturity thereof, (b) contain usual and customary subordination terms, and (c) specifically designate this Indenture and all obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes as “designated senior indebtedness” or similar term so that the subordination terms referred to in clause (b) of this definition specifically refer to such Indebtedness as being subordinated to the obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to such subordination terms.

 

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Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, 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 Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ 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.

 

Trading Daymeans any day on which (A) trading in the Common Share generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded; and (B) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Shares are not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

Transfer-Restricted Security” means any Security that constitutes a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); provided, however, that such Security will cease to be a Transfer-Restricted Security upon the earliest to occur of the following events:

 

(A)            such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to a registration statement that was effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale or transfer;

 

(B)            such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to an available exemption (including Rule 144) from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and, immediately after such sale or transfer, such Security ceases to constitute a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); and

 

(C)            such Security is eligible for resale, by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitations thereunder as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice.

 

The Trustee is under no obligation to determine whether any Security is a Transfer-Restricted Security and may conclusively rely on an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto.

 

Trust Indenture Act” means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

 

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Trustee” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.

 

Turkish Guarantees” means, collectively, the guaranties provided by any Subsidiary of the Company organized in the country of Turkey.

 

Turkish Post-Closing Collateral” means all of the following property, in each case, located in Turkey and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest:

 

(A)            all Documents (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);

 

(B)            all General Intangibles (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);

 

(C)            all Intellectual Property (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law);

 

(D)            all Investment Property (as defined in the Issue Date Security Agreement or the equivalent thereof under Turkish law); and

 

(E)            all books, records, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals, computer software, computer printouts, tapes, disks and other electronic storage media and related data processing software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon; in each case other than (i) any Excluded Assets and (ii) solely to the extent required to avoid impairment of such Subsidiary’s business ability to operate under Turkish law, any books, records, ledger cards, files and correspondence that, pursuant to applicable laws, are required to be maintained by any Subsidiary of the Company in Turkey.

 

Turkish Security Instruments” means those documents, instruments, filings, registrations and other means necessary under Turkish law to create and/or perfect a valid and perfected first priority Lien, subject only to Permitted Liens, in respect of the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral (and, if applicable, any Springing Lien Collateral located in Turkey) and any other Turkish law document entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries creating a Lien over all or any part of its assets that constitute Turkish Post-Closing Collateral (and, if applicable, any Springing Lien Collateral located in Turkey) to secure the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes.

 

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

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United States Government” means the federal government of the United States of America.

 

VWAP Market Disruption Event” means, with respect to any date, (A) the failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed, or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded, to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date; or (B) the occurrence or existence, for more than one half hour period in the aggregate, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Share or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Share, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date.

 

VWAP Trading Day” means a day on which (A) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event; and (B) trading in the Common Share generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed or, if the Common Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Shares are then traded. If the Common Shares are not so listed or traded, then “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

Section 1.02.      Other Definitions.

 

Term   Defined in
Section
Additional Shares   5.07(A)
Attribution Parties   5.01(D)
Beneficial Ownership Limitation   5.01(D)
Business Combination Event   6.01(A)
Cash Interest   2.05(A)
Common Share Change Event   5.09(A)
Conversion Agent   2.06(A)
Conversion Consideration   5.03(A)
Conversion Notice   5.01(D)
Default Interest   2.05(B)
Defaulted Amount   2.05(B)
Event of Default   7.01(A)
Expiration Date   5.05(B)(v)
Expiration Time   5.05(B)(v)
Fundamental Change Notice   4.02(E)
Fundamental Change Repurchase Right   4.02(A)
Initial Notes   2.03(A)
Partial Redemption Limitation   4.03(C)
Paying Agent   2.06(A)
PIK Notes   2.05(B)
PIK Payment   2.05(B)
Redemption Notice   4.03(G)
Reference Property   5.09(A)
Reference Property Unit   5.09(A)
Register   2.06(B)
Registrar   2.06(A)
Registration Statement   3.04
Reporting Event of Default   7.03(A)
Specified Courts   11.07
Spin-Off   5.05(B)(iii)(2)
Spin-Off Valuation Period   5.05(B)(iii)(2)
Stated Interest   2.05(A)
Successor Corporation   6.01(A)
Successor Person   5.09(A)
Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period   5.05(B)(v)

 

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Section 1.03.      Rules of Construction.

 

For purposes of this Indenture:

 

(A)            “or” is not exclusive;

 

(B)            “including” means “including without limitation”;

 

(C)            “will” expresses a command;

 

(D)            the “average” of a set of numerical values refers to the arithmetic average of such numerical values;

 

(E)            a merger involving, or a transfer of assets by, a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will be deemed to include any division of or by, or an allocation of assets to a series of, such limited liability company, limited partnership or trust, or any unwinding of any such division or allocation;

 

(F)            words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular, unless the context requires otherwise;

 

(G)            “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of this Indenture, unless the context requires otherwise;

 

(H)            references to currency mean the lawful currency of the United States of America, unless the context requires otherwise;

 

(I)            the exhibits, schedules and other attachments to this Indenture are deemed to form part of this Indenture; and

 

(J)            the term “interest,” when used with respect to a Note, includes any Default Interest, Cash Interest, PIK Interest, Additional Interest and Special Interest, unless the context requires otherwise. Unless otherwise specified herein, the payment of accrued and unpaid “interest” shall be deemed to mean that such accrued and unpaid PIK Interest shall be paid in cash.

 

Article 2.      The Notes

 

Section 2.01.      Form, Dating and Denominations.

 

The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A. The Notes will bear the legends required by Section 2.09 and may bear notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated as of the date of its authentication.

 

The Notes will be issued in the form of Physical Notes.

 

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The Notes will be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and only in Authorized Denominations.

 

Each certificate representing a Note will bear a unique registration number that is not affixed to any other certificate representing another outstanding Note.

 

The terms contained in the Notes constitute part of this Indenture, and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, agree to such terms and to be bound thereby; provided, however, that, to the extent that any provision of any Note conflicts with the provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture will control for purposes of this Indenture and such Note.

 

Section 2.02.      Execution, Authentication and Delivery.

 

(A)            Due Execution by the Company. At least one (1) duly authorized Officer will sign the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual, electronic or facsimile signature. A Note’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any Officer whose signature is on any Note to hold, at the time such Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at the Company.

 

(B)            Authentication by the Trustee and Delivery.

 

(i)            At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, and the Trustee in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Notes, without any further action by the Company hereunder. Each Company Order will specify the amount of Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the Notes are to be authenticated, whether the securities are to be additional Notes or PIK Notes and the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding on the date of authentication. Such Notes will be in the form of Physical Notes, which (i) will represent, and will be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, the Notes to be issued and (ii) will be held by the Custodian.

 

(ii)            No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.

 

(iii)            The Trustee will cause an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) to manually sign the certificate of authentication of a Note only if (1) the Company delivers such Note to the Trustee; (2) such Note is executed by the Company in accordance with Section 2.02(A); and (3) the Company delivers a Company Order to the Trustee that (a) requests the Trustee to authenticate such Note; and (b) sets forth the name of the Holder of such Note and the date as of which such Note is to be authenticated. If such Company Order also requests the Trustee to deliver such Note to any Holder (or to the Holder’s Custodian), then the Trustee will promptly deliver such Note in accordance with such Company Order.

 

(iv)            The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. A duly appointed authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so under this Indenture, and a Note authenticated as provided in this Indenture by such an agent will be deemed, for purposes of this Indenture, to be authenticated by the Trustee. Each duly appointed authenticating agent will have the same rights to deal with the Company as the Trustee would have if it were performing the duties that the authenticating agent was validly appointed to undertake.

 

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Section 2.03.      Initial Notes and Additional Notes.

 

(A)            Initial Notes. On the Issue Date, there will be originally issued fifty-four million, seven hundred seventy-four thousand and four hundred fifteen dollars ($54,774,415) aggregate principal amount of Notes, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02). Notes issued pursuant to this Section 2.03(A), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, are referred to in this Indenture as the “Initial Notes.”

 

(B)            Additional Notes. Without the consent of any Holder, the Company may, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02), originally issue additional Notes with the same terms as the Initial Notes (except, to the extent applicable, with respect to the date as of which interest begins to accrue on such additional Notes and the first Interest Payment Date and the Last Original Issue Date of such additional Notes), which additional Notes will, subject to the foregoing, be considered to be part of the same series of, and rank equally and ratably with all other, Notes issued under this Indenture; provided, however, that any such additional Notes (and any Notes that are resold after such Notes have been purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company or its Subsidiaries) that are not fungible with other Notes issued under this Indenture for purposes of federal income tax or federal securities laws will be identified by a separate CUSIP number or by no CUSIP number.

 

Section 2.04.      Method of Payment.

 

(A)            [Reserved].

 

(B)            Physical Notes. The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, Cash Interest on, and any cash Conversion Consideration for, any Physical Note no later than the time the same is due as provided in this Indenture as follows: (i) if the principal amount of such Physical Note is at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) (or such lower amount as the Company may choose in its sole and absolute discretion) and the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment has delivered to the Paying Agent or the Trustee, no later than the time set forth in the immediately following sentence, a written request that the Company make such payment by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account; and (ii) in all other cases, by check mailed to the address of the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment as set forth in the Register. To be timely, such written request must be so delivered no later than the Close of Business on the following date: (x) with respect to the payment of any interest due on an Interest Payment Date, the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; (y) with respect to any cash Conversion Consideration, the relevant Conversion Date; and (z) with respect to any other payment, the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days immediately before the date such payment is due.

 

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Section 2.05.      Accrual of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day.

 

(A)            Accrual of Interest. Each Note will accrue interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15.00%) per annum (“Stated Interest”); provided that interest shall be payable (a) at a rate per annum equal to ten percent (10.00%) with respect to interest paid in cash (“Cash Interest”) and (b) at a rate per annum equal to five percent (5.00%) with respect to PIK Interest, plus any Additional Interest and Special Interest that may accrue pursuant to Sections 3.04 and 7.03, respectively. Stated Interest on each Note will (i) accrue from, and including, the most recent date to which Stated Interest has been paid or duly provided for (or, if no Stated Interest has theretofore been paid or duly provided for, the date set forth in the certificate representing such Note as the date from, and including, which Stated Interest will begin to accrue in such circumstance) to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Stated Interest; and (ii) be, subject to Sections 4.02(D), 4.03(F) and 5.02(D) (but without duplication of any payment of interest), payable semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, beginning on the first Interest Payment Date set forth in the certificate representing such Note, to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date. Stated Interest, and, if applicable, Additional Interest and Special Interest, on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

(B)            The Company will pay PIK Interest by issuing Notes (“PIK Notes”) (rounded up to the nearest $1.00) under this Indenture, having the same terms and conditions as the Notes (in each case, a “PIK Payment”).

 

(C)            PIK Interest on the Notes will be payable by issuing PIK Notes in certificated form or such other method as may be approved by the Trustee in its sole discretion in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable period (rounded up to the nearest $1.00), and the Trustee will, upon receipt of a Company Order, authenticate and deliver on the applicable Interest Payment Date such PIK Notes for original issuance to the Holders of record on the relevant Record Date, as shown by the records of the register of Holders. Any PIK Notes issued will be distributed to Holders or maintained by a Custodian for Holders of Physical Notes, will be dated as of the applicable Interest Payment Date and will bear interest from and after such date. All Notes issued pursuant to a PIK Payment will mature on the Maturity Date and will be governed by, and subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture and the applicable Notes and will have the same rights and benefits as the Notes issued on the Issue Date. Any PIK Notes will be issued with the description “PIK” on the face of such PIK Note, and references to the “principal” or “principal amount” of the PIK Notes will include any increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Notes as a result of any PIK Payment. Any PIK Notes will be considered to be part of the same series of, and rank equally and ratably with all other, Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

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(D)            PIK Interest will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the Issue Date. The calculation of PIK Interest will be made by the Company or on behalf of the Company by such Person as the Company will designate, and such calculation and the correctness thereof will not be a duty or obligation of the Trustee. PIK Interest on the Notes will be paid in the denominations specified in Section 2.01.

 

(E)            Defaulted Amounts. If the Company fails to pay any amount (a “Defaulted Amount”) payable on a Note on or before the due date therefor as provided in this Indenture, then, regardless of whether such failure constitutes an Event of Default, (i) such Defaulted Amount will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder of such Note otherwise entitled to such payment; (ii) to the extent lawful, interest (“Default Interest”) will accrue on such Defaulted Amount at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate, from, and including, such due date to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest; (iii) such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest will be paid in cash on a payment date selected by the Company to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on a special record date selected by the Company, provided that such special record date must be no more than fifteen (15), nor less than ten (10), calendar days before such payment date; and (iv) at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such special record date, the Company will send notice to the Trustee and the Holders that states such special record date, such payment date and the amount of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest to be paid on such payment date.

 

(F)            Delay of Payment when Payment Date is Not a Business Day. If the due date for a payment on a Note as provided in this Indenture is not a Business Day, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, such payment may be made on the immediately following Business Day and no interest will accrue on such payment as a result of the related delay. Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a day on which the applicable place of payment is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed will be deemed not to be a “Business Day.”

 

Section 2.06.      Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.

 

(A)            Generally. The Company will maintain (i) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”); (ii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”); (iii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for conversion (the “Conversion Agent”); and (iv) an office of the Custodian. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then the Trustee will act as such and will receive compensation therefor in accordance with this Indenture and any other agreement between the Trustee and the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.

 

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(B)            Duties of the Registrar. The Registrar will keep a record (the “Register”) of the names and addresses of the Holders, the Notes held by each Holder and the transfer, exchange, repurchase, Redemption and conversion of Notes. Absent manifest error, the entries in the Register will be conclusive and the Company and the Trustee may treat each Person whose name is recorded as a Holder in the Register as a Holder for all purposes. The Register will be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form reasonably promptly.

 

(C)            Duties of the Custodian in Respect of Physical Notes. Each Holder of a Physical Note, by acceptance of the Notes, hereby appoints U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association to act initially as the Custodian for such Notes, and to act on behalf of such Holder of Physical Notes. The Custodian’s sole responsibility in respect of Physical Notes is to hold in safe-keeping the Physical Notes and all related PIK Notes for which it is acting as Custodian (the “Custodied Notes”) on behalf of the Holders. The Custodian shall transfer any Custodied Notes and surrender any Custodied Notes only in accordance with the written direction of the Holder or Holders of such Custodied Notes in whose name such Notes are registered; provided, that the Custodian is hereby directed by each Holder of a Custodied Note to surrender such Custodied Note called for redemption pursuant to Section 4.03 and to surrender such Custodied Note to the Issuer on the Maturity Date. The Custodian’s duty with respect to a Custodied Note in its physical possession shall be limited to the exercise of reasonable care by the Custodian with respect to such Custodied Note in its physical possession. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding that the Custodian may have physical possession of any Note with respect to which it is acting in its capacity as Custodian, such Note shall nonetheless be the property solely of the Holder of such Note. The Custodian hereby agrees to act in its capacity as such with respect to, and hereby agrees to take and hold in accordance with the Notes of each applicable Holder. At any time after the date of this Indenture, any Holder of a Physical Note shall inform the Custodian in writing (including by e-mail) that such Holder no longer wishes the Custodian to act in its capacity as such with respect to any Notes of such Holder, the Custodian will promptly cause such Notes to be delivered to such Holder by first-class mail (or by such other delivery method as such Holder and the Custodian shall agree). Upon the written request of any future Holder of Physical Notes, the Custodian shall act in its capacity as such with respect to, and shall take and hold in accordance with this Section 2.06(C), the Notes of such Holder.

 

(D)            Co-Agents; Company’s Right to Appoint Successor Registrars, Paying Agents and Conversion Agents. The Company may appoint one or more co-Registrars, co-Paying Agents and co-Conversion Agents, each of whom will be deemed to be a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, under this Indenture. Subject to Section 2.06(A), the Company may change any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent (including appointing itself or any of its Subsidiaries to act in such capacity) without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee (and, upon request, any Holder) of the name and address of each Note Agent, if any, not a party to this Indenture and will enter into an appropriate agency agreement with each such Note Agent, which agreement will implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Note Agent.

 

(E)            Initial Appointments. The Company appoints the Trustee as the initial Paying Agent, the initial Registrar and the initial Conversion Agent.

 

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Section 2.07.      Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust.

 

The Company will require each Paying Agent or Conversion Agent that is not the Trustee to agree in writing that such Note Agent will (A) hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by such Note Agent for payment or delivery due on the Notes; and (B) notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment or delivery. The Company, at any time, may, and the Trustee, while any Default continues, may, require a Paying Agent or Conversion Agent to pay or deliver, as applicable, all money and other property held by it to the Trustee, after which payment or delivery, as applicable, such Note Agent (if not the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) will have no further liability for such money or property. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then (A) it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by it as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent; and (B) references in this Indenture or the Notes to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent holding cash or other property, or to the delivery of cash or other property to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, in each case for payment or delivery to any Holders or the Trustee or with respect to the Notes, will be deemed to refer to cash or other property so segregated and held separately, or to the segregation and separate holding of such cash or other property, respectively. Upon the occurrence of any event pursuant to clause (ix) or (x) of Section 7.01(A) with respect to the Company (or with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company acting as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent), the Trustee will serve as the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, for the Notes.

 

Section 2.08.      Holder Lists.

 

If the Trustee is not the Registrar, then the Company will furnish to the Trustee, no later than seven (7) Business Days before each Interest Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request, a list, in such form and as of such date or time as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders.

 

Section 2.09.      Legends.

 

(A)            [Reserved].

 

(B)            Restricted Note Legend. Subject to the other provisions of this Indenture,

 

(i)            Each Note that is a Transfer-Restricted Security will bear the Restricted Note Legend; and

 

(ii)            If a Note is issued in exchange for, in substitution of, or to effect a partial conversion of, another Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.09(B)(ii)), including pursuant to 2.10(C), 2.11 or 2.13, then such Note will bear the Restricted Note Legend if such old Note bore the Restricted Note Legend at the time of such exchange or substitution, or on the related Conversion Date with respect to such conversion, as applicable; provided, however, that such Note need not bear the Restricted Note Legend if such Note does not constitute a Transfer-Restricted Security immediately after such exchange or substitution, or as of such Conversion Date, as applicable.

 

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(C)            Other Legends. A Note may bear any other legend or text, not inconsistent with this Indenture, as may be required by applicable law or by any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such Note is traded or quoted.

 

(D)            Acknowledgment and Agreement by the Holders. A Holder’s acceptance of any Note bearing any legend required by this Section 2.09 will constitute such Holder’s acknowledgment of, and agreement to comply with, the restrictions set forth in such legend.

 

(E)            Restricted Stock Legend.

 

(i)            Each Conversion Share will bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the Note upon the conversion of which such Conversion Share was issued was (or would have been had it not been converted) a Transfer-Restricted Security at the time such Conversion Share was issued; provided, however, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend.

 

(ii)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.09(E), a Conversion Share need not bear a Restricted Stock Legend if such Conversion Share is issued in an uncertificated form that does not permit affixing legends thereto, provided the Company takes measures (including the assignment thereto of a “restricted” CUSIP number) that it reasonably deems appropriate to enforce the transfer restrictions referred to in the Restricted Stock Legend.

 

Section 2.10.      Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions.

 

(A)            Provisions Applicable to All Transfers and Exchanges.

 

(i)            Generally. Subject to this Section 2.10, Physical Notes may be transferred or exchanged from time to time and the Registrar will record each such transfer or exchange in the Register.

 

(ii)            Transferred and Exchanged Notes Remain Valid Obligations of the Company. Each Note issued upon transfer or exchange of any other Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(A)(ii)) or portion thereof in accordance with this Indenture will be the valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as such old Note or portion thereof, as applicable.

 

(iii)            No Services Charge; Transfer Taxes. The Company, the Trustee and the Note Agents will not impose any service charge on any Holder for any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, but the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and the Conversion Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.11, 2.17 or 8.05 not involving any transfer.

 

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(iv)            Transfers and Exchanges Must Be in Authorized Denominations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, a Note may not be transferred or exchanged in part unless the portion to be so transferred or exchanged is in an Authorized Denomination.

 

(v)            Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee will have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any transfer restrictions imposed under this Indenture or applicable law with respect to any Security, other than to require the delivery of such certificates or other documentation or evidence as expressly required by this Indenture and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the requirements of this Indenture.

 

(vi)            Legends. Each Note issued upon transfer of, or in exchange for, another Note will bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.

 

(vii)            Settlement of Transfers and Exchanges. Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Note, the Company will cause such transfer or exchange to be effected as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the date of such satisfaction.

 

(viii)            Interpretation. For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the terms of this Indenture, as used in this Section 2.10, an “exchange” of a Physical Note includes (x) an exchange effected for the sole purpose of removing any Restricted Note Legend affixed to such Physical Note; and (y) if such Physical Note is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number, an exchange effected for the sole purpose of causing such Physical Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number.

 

(B)            [Reserved].

 

(C)            Transfers and Exchanges of Physical Notes.

 

(i)            Requirements for Transfers and Exchanges. Subject to this Section 2.10, a Holder of a Physical Note may (x) transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) to one or more other Person(s); and (y) exchange such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for one or more other Physical Notes in Authorized Denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Physical Note (or portion thereof) to be so exchanged; provided, however, that, to effect any such transfer or exchange, such Holder must:

 

(1)            surrender such Physical Note to be transferred or exchanged to the office of the Registrar, together with any endorsements or transfer instruments reasonably required by the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar; and

 

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(2)            deliver such certificates, documentation or evidence as may be required pursuant to Section 2.10(D) and Section 2.10(F).

 

(ii)            Effecting Transfers and Exchanges. Upon the satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Physical Note (such Physical Note being referred to as the “old Physical Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(C)(ii)) of a Holder (or any portion of such old Physical Note in an Authorized Denomination):

 

(1)            such old Physical Note will be promptly cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15;

 

(2)            if such old Physical Note is to be so transferred or exchanged only in part, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such old Physical Note not to be so transferred or exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09;

 

(3)            in the case of a transfer:

 

(a)            [reserved];

 

(b)            to a transferee that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Physical Notes, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so transferred; (y) are registered in the name of such transferee; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09; and

 

(4)            in the case of an exchange, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of the Person to whom such old Physical Note was registered; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.

 

(D)            Requirement to Deliver Documentation and Other Evidence. If a Holder of any Note that is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number or that bears a Restricted Note Legend or is a Transfer-Restricted Security requests to:

 

(i)            cause such Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number;

 

(ii)            remove such Restricted Note Legend; or

 

(iii)            register the transfer of such Note to the name of another Person,

 

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then the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar may refuse to effect such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, unless there is delivered to the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar such certificates or other documentation or evidence as the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar may reasonably require for the Company to determine that such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, complies with the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws.

 

(E)            Certain De-Legending Procedures. If a Holder of any Common Shares issued upon conversion of any Note, or in a global certificate representing any Common Shares issued upon conversion of any Note, transfers such share in compliance with Rule 144 and delivers to the Company a written request, certifying that it is not, and has not been at any time during the preceding three (3) months, an Affiliate of the Company, to reissue such share without a Restricted Stock Legend, then the Company will cause the same to occur (and, if applicable, cause such share to thereafter be represented by an “unrestricted” CUSIP or ISIN number in the facilities of the related depositary), and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such occurrence within two (2) Trading Days of such request.

 

(F)            Restrictions Applicable to Transfers Between Regulation S Notes.

 

(i)            Transfers to Which Restrictions Apply. The following transfer will not be effected unless the requirements set forth in Section 2.10(F)(ii) are satisfied with respect to such transfer: the transfer of a Physical Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Physical Note, which is a Regulation S Note; and

 

(ii)            Requirements Applicable to Transfers. A transfer described in Section 2.10(F)(i) will not be effected unless:

 

(1)            without limiting the generality of Section 2.10(D), such transferor delivers to the Registrar a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit C hereto, including the certification set forth in Item 3 thereof (if the transferee Note is a Regulation S Note), or, in lieu thereof, such other certifications or documentation substantially to the same effect as may be reasonably acceptable to the Company; and

 

(2)            without limiting the generality of Section 2.10(D), such transferee Person delivers to the Registrar, if reasonably requested by the Company, a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit D hereto, or, in lieu thereof, such other certifications or documentation substantially to the same effect as may be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

(G)            Transfers of Notes Subject to Redemption, Repurchase or Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that (i) has been surrendered for conversion, except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to conversion; (ii) is subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice validly delivered, and not withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.02(F), except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to such notice or the Company fails to pay the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price when due; or (iii) has been selected for Redemption pursuant to a Redemption Notice, except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to Redemption or the Company fails to pay the applicable Redemption Price when due.

 

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Section 2.11.      Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted or to Be Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.

 

(A)            Partial Conversions of Physical Notes and Partial Repurchases of Physical Notes Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption. If only a portion of a Physical Note of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, as soon as reasonably practicable after such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will cause such Physical Note to be exchanged, pursuant and subject to Section 2.10(C), for (i) one or more Physical Notes that are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, and deliver such Physical Note(s) to such Holder; and (ii) a Physical Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, which Physical Note will be converted or repurchased, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of this Indenture; provided, however, that the Physical Note referred to in this clause (ii) need not be issued at any time after which such principal amount subject to such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18.

 

(B)            Cancellation of Notes that Are Converted and Notes that Are Repurchased Pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption.

 

(i)            Physical Notes. If a Physical Note (or any portion thereof that has not theretofore been exchanged pursuant to Section 2.11(A)) of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the later of the time such Physical Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18 and the time such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, (1) such Physical Note will be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15; and (2) in the case of a partial conversion or repurchase, as applicable, the Company will issue, execute and deliver to such Holder, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09.

 

Section 2.12.      [Reserved.]

 

Section 2.13.      Replacement Notes.

 

If a Holder of any Note claims that such Note has been mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a replacement Note upon surrender to the Trustee of such mutilated Note, or upon delivery to the Trustee of evidence of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company. In the case of a lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note, the Company and the Trustee may require the Holder thereof to provide such security or indemnity that is satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to protect the Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced.

 

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Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.13 will be an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and ratably with all other Notes issued under this Indenture, whether or not the lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note will at any time be enforceable by anyone.

 

Section 2.14.      [Reserved].

 

Section 2.15.      Cancellation.

 

The Company may at any time deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will forward to the Trustee each Note duly surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes so surrendered to it in accordance with its customary procedures. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.03(B), the Company may not originally issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been cancelled upon transfer, exchange, payment or conversion.

 

Section 2.16.      Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates.

 

Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, in determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver, consent or other action under this Indenture, Notes owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates will be deemed not to be outstanding; provided, however, that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee is protected in relying on any such direction, waiver, consent or other action, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, actually knows are so owned will be so disregarded.

 

Section 2.17.      Temporary Notes.

 

Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. The Company will promptly prepare, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until so exchanged, each temporary Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Notes.

 

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Section 2.18.      Outstanding Notes.

 

(A)            Generally. The Notes that are outstanding at any time will be deemed to be those Notes that, at such time, have been duly executed and authenticated (giving effect to, and as increased by, any payment of PIK Interest made thereon by issuing additional Notes by an amount equal to the PIK Interest payable, rounded up to the nearest $1.00), excluding those Notes (or portions thereof) that have theretofore been (i) cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.15; (ii) paid in full (including upon conversion) in accordance with this Indenture; or (iii) deemed to cease to be outstanding to the extent provided in, and subject to, clause (B), (C) or (D) of this Section 2.18.

 

(B)            Replaced Notes. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.13, then such Note will cease to be outstanding at the time of its replacement, unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof reasonably satisfactory to them that such Note is held by a “bona fide purchaser” under applicable law.

 

(C)            Maturing Notes and Notes Called for Redemption or Subject to Repurchase. If, on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date, the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the aggregate Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, respectively, together, in each case, with the aggregate interest, in each case due on such date, then (unless there occurs a Default in the payment of any such amount) (i) the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or repurchased, or that mature, on such date will be deemed, as of such date, to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 4.02(D), 4.03(F) or 5.02(D); and (ii) the rights of the Holders of such Notes (or such portions thereof), as such, will terminate with respect to such Notes (or such portions thereof), other than the right to receive the Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, as applicable, of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes (or such portions thereof), in each case as provided in this Indenture.

 

(D)            Notes to Be Converted. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for any Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(A) or Section 5.02(D), upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.08.

 

(E)            Cessation of Accrual of Interest. Except as provided in Section 4.02(D), 4.03(F) or 5.02(D), interest will cease to accrue on each Note from, and including, the date that such Note is deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.18, to cease to be outstanding, unless there occurs a default in the payment or delivery of any cash or other property due on such Note.

 

Section 2.19.      Repurchases by the Company.

 

Without limiting the generality of Section 2.15, the Company may, from time to time, repurchase Notes in open market purchases or in negotiated transactions without delivering prior notice to Holders.

 

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Section 2.20.      CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.

 

The Company may use one or more CUSIP or ISIN numbers to identify any of the Notes, and, if so, the Company and the Trustee will use such CUSIP or ISIN number(s) in notices to Holders; provided, however, that (i) the Trustee makes no representation as to the correctness or accuracy of any such CUSIP or ISIN number; and (ii) the effectiveness of any such notice will not be affected by any defect in, or omission of, any such CUSIP or ISIN number. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN number(s) identifying any Notes.

 

Article 3.      Covenants

 

Section 3.01.      Payment on Notes.

 

(A)            Generally. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all the principal of, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and Redemption Price for, interest on, and other amounts due with respect to, the Notes on the dates and in the manner set forth in this Indenture.

 

(B)            Deposit of Funds. Before 12:00 P.M., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Interest Payment Date, and on the Maturity Date or any other date on which any cash amount is due on the Notes, the Company will deposit, or will cause there to be deposited, with the Paying Agent cash, in funds immediately available on such date, sufficient to pay the cash amount due on the applicable Notes on such date, and issue PIK Notes in certificated form, to pay any PIK Interest pursuant to a certificate of authentication with respect to the PIK Interest to be issued on the applicable Interest Payment Date, when so becoming due and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action. The Paying Agent will return to the Company, as soon as practicable, any money not required for such purpose.

 

(C)            PIK Interest. PIK Interest will be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee has received a Company Order to authenticate and deliver PIK Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of such PIK Interest for original issuance to the Holders of record on the relevant Record Date.

 

Section 3.02.      Exchange Act Reports.

 

(A)            Generally. The Company will send to the Trustee copies of all reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date that the Company is required to file the same (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that the Company need not send to the Trustee any material for which the Company has received, or is seeking in good faith and has not been denied, confidential treatment by the SEC. Any report that the Company files with the SEC through the EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) will be deemed to be sent to the Trustee at the time such report is so filed via the EDGAR system (or such successor). Upon the request of any Holder, the Trustee will provide to such Holder a copy of any report that the Company has sent the Trustee pursuant to this Section 3.02(A), other than a report that is deemed to be sent to the Trustee pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

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(B)            Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee need not determine whether the Company has filed any material via the EDGAR system (or such successor). The sending or filing of reports pursuant to Section 3.02(A) will not be deemed to constitute actual or constructive notice to the Trustee of any information contained, or determinable from information contained, therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture.

 

Section 3.03.      Rule 144A Information.

 

If the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act at any time when any Notes or Conversion Shares are outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144), then the Company (or its successor) will promptly provide, to the Trustee and, upon written request, to any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or shares, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

 

Section 3.04.      Additional Interest.

 

(A)            If (i) on any day occurring on or after the date that is eighteen (18) weeks after the Last Original Issue Date of any Note, the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) the registration statement registering the resale of the Conversion Shares (if any) (the “Registration Statement”) is not declared effective by the date that is eighteen (18) weeks after the Last Original Issue Date of any Note, then Additional Interest will accrue on such Note for each day during such period which such failure is continuing or until such time the Registration Statement is declared effective, as applicable.

 

(B)            Amount and Payment of Additional Interest. Any Additional Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 3.04(A) will be payable on the same dates and in the same manner as the PIK Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per quarter equal to one percent (1.00%) of the principal amount thereof; provided, however, that in no event will Additional Interest that may accrue as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (other than reports on Form 8-K) pursuant to Section 3.04(A), together with any Special Interest that accrues as a result of the Company’s failure to comply with its reporting obligations as set forth in Section 7.03, accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per quarter that exceeds one percent (1.00%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Interest that accrues on a Note will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note and, subject to the proviso of the immediately preceding sentence, in addition to any Special Interest that accrues on such Note.

 

(C)            Notice of Accrual of Additional Interest; Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Company will send notice to the Holder of each Note, and to the Trustee, of the commencement and termination of any period in which Additional Interest accrues on such Note. In addition, if Additional Interest accrues on any Note, then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Additional Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Additional Interest on such Note on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Additional Interest is payable or the amount thereof.

 

(D)            Exclusive Remedy. The accrual of Additional Interest will be the exclusive remedy available to Holders for the failure of their Notes to become Freely Tradable.

 

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Section 3.05.      Compliance and Default Certificates.

 

(A)            Annual Compliance Certificate. Within ninety (90) days after December 31, 2023 and each fiscal year of the Company ending thereafter, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating (i) that the signatory thereto has supervised a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year with a view towards determining whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred; and (ii) whether, to such signatory’s knowledge, a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing (and, if so, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).

 

(B)            Default Certificate. If a Default or Event of Default occurs, then the Company will as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days after its first occurrence, deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee describing the same and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

Section 3.06.      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 Indenture; 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 Trustee or the Collateral Agent by this Indenture, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

 

Section 3.07.      Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates.

 

Without limiting the generality of Section 2.18, Notes that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have purchased or otherwise acquired will be deemed to remain outstanding (except to the extent provided in Section 2.16) until such time as such Notes are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

 

Section 3.08.      Existence.

 

Subject to Article 6, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.

 

Section 3.09.      Incurrence of Senior Indebtedness.

 

The Company and each of its Subsidiaries will not incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness that is or purports to be by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) senior in right of payment or security to the Notes, other than (A) Non-Recourse Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding, (B) Capitalized Lease Obligations and/or Purchase Money Obligations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding, (C) Qualified Asset Financing Facilities and (D) PFG Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that, in each case of clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D), such Indebtedness is provided by a non-Affiliate of the Company.

 

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Section 3.10.      Limitation on Liens.

 

The Company will not, nor will the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind on any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except (other than in the case of any books, records, ledger cards, files and correspondence that, pursuant to applicable laws, are required to be maintained by any Subsidiary of the Company in Turkey) for Permitted Liens.

 

Section 3.11.      Collateral and Security.

 

(A)            Collateral Agreements. The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes when and as the same shall be due and payable shall be secured (in the case of the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral, subject to the post-closing time period specified in clause (B) below) by a valid and perfected first priority security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in the Collateral as provided in the Collateral Agreements.

 

(B)            Turkish Guarantees and Collateral. No later than the date that is 120 days after the Issue Date (or such later date as the Lead Investor may agree in its sole discretion), the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) Turkish Guarantees and the Notes from each Subsidiary of the Company organized under Turkish law and (ii) all Turkish Security Instruments in respect of the Turkish Post-Closing Collateral, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lead Investor.

 

(C)            Springing Lien. Immediately upon the occurrence of the Springing Lien Trigger Date, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries hereby agrees that it will automatically be deemed to have granted to the Collateral Agent, on the date of such occurrence and without further action of any party or other Person, as security for the Notes, a lien on and security interest in (the “Springing Lien”) the Springing Lien Collateral and (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver the Springing Lien Security Agreement and such other Collateral Agreements, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Lead Investor, and take or cause to be taken such other actions, in each case, as shall be reasonably requested by the Lead Investor and necessary or desirable to vest in the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a valid and perfected first priority security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in the Springing Lien Collateral covered thereby to secure the Notes.

 

(D)            Future Guarantees and Collateral. If, after the Issue Date, the Company forms or acquires any new Subsidiary, or any Subsidiary that is not then a Guarantor guarantees or incurs any other Indebtedness, then, in each case, no later than thirty (30) days thereafter the Company shall cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (i) a joinder to the applicable Guarantee pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor on the same terms and conditions as the other Guarantors and (ii) any and all Collateral Agreements as may be necessary to cause its Issue Date Collateral or Springing Lien Collateral, as applicable, to be added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such properties and assets to the same extent and with the same force and effect. A Guarantee’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any officer of a Guarantor executing any such joinder on such Guarantor’s behalf to hold, at the time any Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at such Guarantor, and each Guarantee will be valid and enforceable even if no notation, certificate or other instrument is set upon or attached to, or otherwise executed and delivered to the Holder of, any Note.

 

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(E)            Recording. The Company shall, at its sole cost and expense, take or cause to be taken such actions as may be required by the Collateral Agreements, to perfect, maintain (with the priority required under the Collateral Agreements), preserve and protect the valid and enforceable, perfected (except as expressly provided herein or therein) security interests in and on all the Collateral granted by the Collateral Agreements in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as security for the obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Collateral Agreements, prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no other Liens, in each case other than Permitted Liens; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary under this Indenture or any Collateral Agreement, the Company shall not be required (i) to perfect the security interests and/or Liens granted by the Collateral Agreements by any means other than by (1) filings pursuant to the UCC in the office of the secretary of state (or similar filing office) of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of the Company, (2) filings in United States government offices with respect to registered and applied for Intellectual Property arising under United States owned by the Company and (3) filing as and when required by the Turkish Security Instruments and (ii) to complete any filings or other action with respect to the perfection of the security interests, including of any intellectual property, created under the Collateral Agreements in any jurisdiction outside of the United States or Turkey. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all financing and continuation statement recording and/or filing fees, charges and recording and similar taxes relating to this Indenture, the Collateral Agreements and any amendments hereto or thereto and any other instruments of further assurance required pursuant hereto or thereto. The Company will deliver to the Trustee copies of all documents delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreements, and the Company will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be required by the provisions of the Collateral Agreements to assure and confirm to the Trustee that the Collateral Agent holds for the benefit of the Secured Parties duly created, enforceable and perfected Liens to the extent required by this Indenture and the Collateral Agreements, as from time to time constituted.

 

(F)            Further Assurances. Promptly following written request by the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or the Lead Investor which is received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company and any its Subsidiaries will (1) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Collateral Agreement or Guarantee or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (2) subject to any post-closing periods provided herein or therein, do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as are necessary or that the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or the Lead Investor may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Collateral Agreements and the Guarantees, (ii) maintain the validity and effectiveness of the Collateral Agreements, the Guarantees and the Liens, including the perfection thereof, intended to be created thereunder and (iii) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the principle rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under any Collateral Agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, in each case, with respect to such actions that are necessary or that the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or the Lead Investor determines are reasonable in order to achieve or maintain the benefit intended to be conferred by such Collateral in relation to the costs and other resources reasonably associated with such actions.

 

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(G)            Release of Collateral. Subject to the foregoing, Collateral may be released from the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral Agreements or as provided herein.

 

(H)            Specified Releases of Collateral. Collateral shall be released from the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Collateral Agreements or as provided in this Indenture. The Liens securing the Collateral shall be automatically released without the need for further action by any Person under any one or more of the following circumstances:

 

(i)            in part, as to any property that is sold, transferred, disbursed or otherwise disposed of by the Company in a transaction not prohibited by this Indenture at the time of such sale, transfer, disbursement or disposition;

 

(ii)            in whole or in part, with the consent of the Holders of the requisite percentage of Notes in accordance with the provisions in Section 8.02; and

 

(iii)            in part, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Collateral Agreements.

 

Upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel confirming that all conditions precedent hereunder and under the Collateral Agreements have been satisfied and any instruments or releases reasonably requested and prepared by the Company, the Collateral Agent, without the consent of any Holder and at the expense of the Company, shall execute, deliver or acknowledge such instruments or releases to evidence the release from the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture and the Collateral Agreements.

 

(I)            Release upon Satisfaction or Defeasance of all Secured Obligations. The Liens on all Collateral that secure the Notes shall be automatically terminated and released without the need for further action by any Person:

 

(i)            upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as described under Section 9.01; or

 

(ii)            upon payment in full in immediately available funds of the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes (other than inchoate or contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted).

 

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Upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel confirming that all conditions precedent hereunder and under the Collateral Agreements have been satisfied and any instruments of termination, satisfaction or release reasonably requested and prepared by the Company, the Collateral Agent, without the consent of any Holder and at the expense of the Company, shall execute, deliver or acknowledge such instruments or releases to evidence the release from the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture and the Collateral Agreements.

 

(J)            Purchaser Protected. No purchaser or grantee of any property or rights purported to have been released from the Lien of the Collateral Agreements shall be bound to ascertain the authority of the Collateral Agent to execute the release or to inquire as to the existence of any conditions herein prescribed for the exercise of such authority; nor shall any purchaser or grantee of any property or rights permitted by this Indenture to be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Company or any Subsidiary be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Company or such Subsidiary to make such sale or other disposition.

 

(K)            Authorization of Actions to be Taken by Collateral Agent under the Collateral Agreements. Each Holder, by its acceptance of the Notes, appoints U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as Collateral Agent and consents to the terms of, directs and agrees that the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the Collateral Agreements to which it is a party, and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, binding the Holders thereto, and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements and whenever reference is made in this Indenture to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression or satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood in all cases that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to make or give and shall be fully protected in not making or giving any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of at least 50.1% in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes, the Trustee or the Company, as applicable. This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto. Further, the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered, and if requested, provided to the Collateral Agent security and indemnity satisfactory to the Collateral Agent against any loss, cost, liability or expense which might be incurred by the Collateral Agent in compliance with such direction or request and then only to the extent required by the terms. No provision of this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements shall require the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders or the Trustee if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements, in the event the Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability. The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this clause if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be sufficient. So long as an Event of Default is not continuing, the Company may direct the Collateral Agent in writing in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements. During the continuance of an Event of Default, the Trustee, or the requisite Holders pursuant to Section 7.06, may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee, a Holder or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 50.1% in aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Notes subject to this Section 3.11.

 

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(L)            Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Collateral Agent under the Collateral Agreements. The Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself and the Secured Parties distributed under the Collateral Agreements and, to the extent distributed in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Agreements, to make further distributions of such funds (to which the Holders are entitled under the Collateral Agreements) to the Trustee for application in accordance with the Indenture. Such funds may be held on deposit by the Trustee without investment prior to such distribution and the Trustee will have no liability for interest or other compensation thereon. Without any limitation to any other rights or remedies of whatever kind or nature the Collateral Agent may have (whether under the Collateral Agreements, at law, in equity or otherwise), and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent may foreclose or otherwise enforce the Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof).

 

(M)            Action by the Collateral Agent. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith and with reasonable care. Neither the Trustee nor Collateral Agent shall be responsible for (i) the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral; (ii) the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens intended to be created by this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder (except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent (as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction)); (iii) the sufficiency of the Collateral; (iv) the validity of the title of the Company to any of the Collateral; (v) insuring the Collateral; (vi) any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction) or (vii) any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, or any officer or Affiliate thereof, contained in this Indenture or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture. The Company shall be responsible for the maintenance of the Collateral and for the payment of taxes, charges or assessments upon the Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to file financing statements or continuation statements, or be responsible for maintaining the security interests purported to be created and described herein (except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it under this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements) and such responsibility shall be solely that of the Company. The Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

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(N)            Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Collateral Agent from time to time compensation as shall be agreed to in writing by the Company and the Collateral Agent for its acceptance of this Indenture, the Collateral Agreements and services hereunder. The Company shall reimburse the Collateral Agent promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it in connection with Collateral Agent’s duties under this Indenture and the Collateral Agreements, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Collateral Agent’s agents and counsel, except any disbursement, advance or expense as may be attributable to the Collateral Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Company shall indemnify the Collateral Agent and any predecessor Collateral Agent and each of their agents, employees, officers and directors for, and hold them harmless against, any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses (including the fees and expenses of counsel to the Collateral Agent and any environmental liabilities) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture and the Collateral Agreements, including, without limitation (i) any claim relating to the grant to the Collateral Agent of any Lien in any property or assets of the Company and (ii) the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture and the Collateral Agreements against the Company (including this Section 3.11) and defending itself against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder or thereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been attributable to its willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Collateral Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Collateral Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced thereby. At the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion, the Company shall defend any claim or threatened claim asserted against the Collateral Agent, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent shall cooperate in the defense at the Company’s expense. The Collateral Agent may have one separate U.S. counsel (and one separate foreign counsel in each applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without their consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all rights, privileges, immunities and protections of the Trustee set forth in this Indenture whether or not expressly stated therein, including but not limited to the right to be compensated, reimbursed and indemnified under Section 11.06, in the acceptance, execution, delivery and performance of the Collateral Agreements as though fully set forth therein. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder or the Company, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture or the Collateral Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. The obligations of the Company under this Section 3.11 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation, removal or replacement of the Collateral Agent.

 

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Section 3.12.          [Reserved].

 

Section 3.13.          Limitation on Restricted Payments.

 

(A)            Without the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

(i)            declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment, distribution or return of capital on account of the Company’s or such Subsidiaries’ Capital Stock (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or to the holders of the Company’s or such Subsidiaries’ Capital Stock in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Capital Stock of the Company); or

 

(ii)            purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or such Subsidiaries) any Subordinated Indebtedness (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal and interest shall be permitted) or Capital Stock of the Company or such Subsidiaries.

 

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The payments and other actions set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) are collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”.

 

(B)            The preceding provisions shall not prohibit:

 

(i)            so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of Capital Stock of the Company held by any present or former employee, director, officer or consultant  (or the estate, heirs, family members, spouse, former spouse, domestic partner or former domestic partner of any of the foregoing) of the Company pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement (and any successor plans and arrangements thereto) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any principal and interest payable on any notes issued by the Company in connection with any such repurchase, retirement or other acquisition), or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement; provided that (1) Restricted Payments made to any present employee and any present or former director, officer or consultant (or the estate, heirs, family members, spouse, former spouse, domestic partner or former domestic partner of any of the foregoing) of the Company shall be permitted solely to the extent (A) such Restricted Payment is offered to all shareholders of the Company on a pro rata basis and (B) there shall be a corresponding adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 5.05; and (2) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made under this clause (i) shall not exceed in any calendar year $3,000,000 in the aggregate and, with respect to Restricted Payments made to any one of the foregoing persons in any calendar year, $500,000 individually; provided, further, that such amount in any calendar year shall be increased by an amount not to exceed (A) the cash proceeds from the sale of Capital Stock of the Company to current or former employees, directors or consultants of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries that occurs after the Issue Date plus (B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the Issue Date less (C) the amount of any Restricted Payments made in any prior calendar year pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (i);

 

(ii)            payments to holders of Capital Stock (or to the holders of Indebtedness that is convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock upon such conversion or exchange) in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares;

 

(iii)            repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur in connection with the exercise (including by cashless exercise) or vesting of stock options or similar instruments, including to the extent necessary to pay withholding or similar taxes related to such exercise or vesting of stock options or similar instruments;

 

(iv)            Restricted Payments paid solely in Capital Stock of the Company;

 

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(v)            the acquisition, redemption or retirement of Capital Stock in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance of, Capital Stock of the Company; or

 

(vi)            the redemption of any warrants of the Company pursuant to Article 6 of the Warrant Agreement, dated July 8, 2021, by and between Galata Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

 

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be the fair market value (determined, for purposes of this Section 3.13, by the Company in good faith or, in the case of any asset(s) valued in excess of $5.0 million with respect to Restricted Payments, by the Board of Directors of the Company) on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment (including payment of dividends, distributions or other payments) with respect to preferred stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 3.14.          Asset Sales.

 

The Company and each of its Subsidiaries will not Dispose of any asset, including any Capital Stock owned by it (other than to the Company or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary), unless (i) the Company and/or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such asset sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets and property subject to such asset sale (such fair market value to be determined on the date of contractually agreeing to effect such asset sale) and (ii) at least 75% of the consideration paid to the Company and/or such Subsidiary from such asset sale is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided that the amount of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Company and/or such Subsidiary in such asset sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this Section 3.14 that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) seven million and five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000) and (y) an amount equal to 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash for this purpose.

 

Article 4.         Repurchase and Redemption

 

Section 4.01.          No Sinking Fund.

 

No sinking fund is required to be provided for the Notes.

 

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Section 4.02.          Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change.

 

(A)            Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. Subject to the other terms of this Section 4.02, if a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Right”) to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change for a cash purchase price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

 

(B)            Repurchase Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including as a result of the payment of the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D), on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date), then (i) the Company may not repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be returned to the Holders thereof.

 

(C)            Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for any Fundamental Change will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than thirty five (35), nor less than twenty (20), Business Days after the date the Company sends the related Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E).

 

(D)            Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note to be repurchased upon a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change following a Fundamental Change is an amount in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Note, plus 101% of the accrued and unpaid PIK Interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change, plus accrued and unpaid Cash Interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change; provided, however, that if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid Cash Interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will not include accrued and unpaid Cash Interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(F) and such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid Cash Interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(F), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will include Cash Interest on Notes to be repurchased from, and including, such Interest Payment Date.

 

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(E)            Fundamental Change Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) calendar day after the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company will send to each Holder, the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent a notice of such Fundamental Change (a “Fundamental Change Notice”).

 

Such Fundamental Change Notice must state:

 

(i)             briefly, the events causing such Fundamental Change;

 

(ii)            the effective date of such Fundamental Change;

 

(iii)           the procedures that a Holder must follow to require the Company to repurchase its Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, including the deadline for exercising the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right and the procedures for submitting and withdrawing a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice;

 

(iv)            the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change;

 

(v)             the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Fundamental Change (and, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D));

 

(vi)            the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

 

(vii)           the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such Fundamental Change Notice and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Fundamental Change (including pursuant to Section 5.07);

 

(viii)          that Notes for which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been duly tendered and not duly withdrawn must be delivered to the Paying Agent for the Holder thereof to be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

 

(ix)             that Notes (or any portion thereof) that are subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that has been duly tendered may be converted only if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture; and

 

(x)              the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.

 

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Neither the failure to deliver a Fundamental Change Notice nor any defect in a Fundamental Change Notice will limit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right of any Holder or otherwise affect the validity of any proceedings relating to any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.

 

(F)            Procedures to Exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right.

 

(i)            Delivery of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and Notes to Be Repurchased. To exercise its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right for a Note following a Fundamental Change, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Paying Agent:

 

(1)            before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law), a duly completed, written Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to such Note; and

 

(2)            such Note, duly endorsed for transfer.

 

The Paying Agent will promptly deliver to the Company a copy of each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that it receives.

 

(ii)            Contents of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notices. Each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note must state:

 

(1)            the certificate number of such Note;

 

(2)            the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and

 

(3)            that such Holder is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to such principal amount of such Note.

 

(iii)            Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. A Holder that has delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note may withdraw such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law). Such withdrawal notice must state:

 

(1)            if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;

 

(2)            the principal amount of such Note to be withdrawn, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and

 

(3)            the principal amount of such Note, if any, that remains subject to such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

Upon receipt of any such withdrawal notice with respect to a Note (or any portion thereof), the Paying Agent will (x) promptly deliver a copy of such withdrawal notice to the Company; and (y) if such Note is surrendered to the Paying Agent, cause such Note (or such portion thereof in accordance with Section 2.11, treating such Note as having been then surrendered for partial repurchase in the amount set forth in such withdrawal notice as remaining subject to repurchase) to be returned to the Holder thereof.

 

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(G)            Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price within the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for a Note (or portion thereof) to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the later of (i) the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and (ii) the date such Note is delivered to the Paying Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.02(D) on any Note to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change must be paid pursuant to such proviso regardless of whether such Note is delivered pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 4.02(G).

 

(H)            Third Party May Conduct Repurchase Offer In Lieu of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company will be deemed to satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.02 if one or more third parties conduct any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change and related offer to repurchase Notes otherwise required by this Section 4.02 in a manner that would have satisfied the requirements of this Section 4.02 if conducted directly by the Company, including with respect to price.

 

(I)            No Requirement to Conduct an Offer to Repurchase Notes if the Fundamental Change Results in the Notes Becoming Convertible into an Amount of Cash Exceeding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, the Company will not be required to send a Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E), or offer to repurchase or repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02, in connection with a Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (B)(ii) (or pursuant to clause (A) that also constitutes a Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (B)(ii)) of the definition thereof, if (i) such Fundamental Change constitutes a Common Share Change Event whose Reference Property consists entirely of cash in U.S. dollars; (ii) immediately after such Fundamental Change, the Notes become convertible, pursuant to Section 5.09(A) and, if applicable, Section 5.07, into consideration that consists solely of U.S. dollars in an amount per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes that equals or exceeds the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (calculated assuming that the same includes the maximum amount of accrued interest payable as part of the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Price); and (iii) the Company timely sends the notice relating to such Common Share Change Event required pursuant to Section 5.09(B) and includes, in such notice, the information set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (vi), (vii) and (x) of Section 4.02(E) and a statement that the Company is relying on this Section 4.02(I).

 

(J)            Compliance with Applicable Securities Laws. To the extent applicable, the Company will comply, in all material respects, with all federal and state securities laws in connection with a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including complying with Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and filing any required Schedule TO, to the extent applicable) so as to permit effecting such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in the manner set forth in this Indenture; provided, however, that, to the extent that the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 4.02 conflict with any law or regulation that is applicable to the Company and enacted after the Issue Date, the Company’s compliance with such law or regulation will not be considered to be a Default of such obligations.

 

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(K)            Repurchase in Part. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.02, Notes may be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Section 4.02 applying to the repurchase of a Note in whole will equally apply to the repurchase of a permitted portion of a Note.

 

Section 4.03.          Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes.

 

(A)            No Right to Redeem Before August 7, 2026. The Company may not redeem the Notes at its option at any time before August 7, 2026.

 

(B)            Right to Redeem the Notes on or After August 7, 2026. Subject to the terms of this Section 4.03, the Company has the right, at its election, to redeem all, or any portion (subject to the Partial Redemption Limitation described in Section 4.03(C)) in an Authorized Denomination, of the Notes, at any time, and from time to time, on a Redemption Date on or after August 7, 2026, for a cash purchase price equal to the Redemption Price, but only if (1) the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share exceeds the Optional Redemption Trigger, in each case, on (x) each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption; and (y) the Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Notice Date and (2) the Liquidity Conditions have been satisfied. For the avoidance of doubt, the calling of any Notes for Redemption will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change with respect to such Notes pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof.

 

(C)            Partial Redemption Limitation. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding Notes, at least fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes must be outstanding and not subject to Redemption as of the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption (such requirement, the “Partial Redemption Limitation”).

 

(D)            Redemption Prohibited in Certain Circumstances. If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Redemption Date (including as a result of the payment of the related Redemption Price, and any related interest pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F), on such Redemption Date), then (i) the Company may not call for Redemption or otherwise redeem any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Redemption to be returned to the Holders thereof.

 

(E)            Redemption Date. The Redemption Date for any Redemption will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more sixty (60), nor less than thirty (30), calendar days, Scheduled Trading Days after the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption.

 

(F)            Redemption Price. The Redemption Price for any Note called for Redemption is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Redemption; provided, however, that if such Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Redemption, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Redemption Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Redemption Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(F) and such Redemption Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(F), on the next Business Day to Holders as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Redemption Price will include interest on Notes to be redeemed from, and including, such Interest Payment Date.

 

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(G)            Redemption Notice. To call any Notes for Redemption, the Company must send to each Holder of such Notes, a written notice of such Redemption (a “Redemption Notice”).

 

Such Redemption Notice must state:

 

(i)            that such Notes have been called for Redemption, briefly describing the Company’s Redemption right under this Indenture;

 

(ii)            the Redemption Date for such Redemption;

 

(iii)           the Redemption Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Redemption (and, if the Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F));

 

(iv)            the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

 

(v)             that Notes called for Redemption may be converted at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full);

 

(vi)            the Conversion Rate in effect on the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Redemption (including pursuant to Section 5.07); and

 

(vii)           the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.

 

On or before the Redemption Notice Date, the Company will send a copy of such Redemption Notice to the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent.

 

(H)            Selection and Conversion of Notes to Be Redeemed in Part.

 

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(i)            If less than all Notes then outstanding are called for Redemption, then the Notes to be redeemed will be selected as follows: pro rata, by lot or by such other method the Company considers fair and appropriate.

 

(ii)           If only a portion of a Note is subject to Redemption and such Note is converted in part, then the converted portion of such Note will be deemed to be from the portion of such Note that was subject to Redemption.

 

(I)            Payment of the Redemption Price. Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Redemption Price by the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B), the Company will cause the Redemption Price for a Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the applicable Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to the first sentence of Section 4.03(F) on any Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption must be paid pursuant to such proviso.

 

(J)            Special Provisions for Partial Calls. If the Company elects to redeem less than all of the outstanding Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03, and the Holder of any Note is reasonably not able to determine, before the Close of Business on the tenth (10th) calendar day immediately before the Redemption Date for such Redemption, whether such Note, is to be redeemed pursuant to such Redemption, then any conversion of such Note with a Conversion Date occurring on or before Business Day immediately before such Redemption Date will be deemed to be of a Note called for Provisional Redemption for purposes of this Section 4.03 and Section 5.07, and the definition of “Make-Whole Fundamental Change.”

 

Article 5.         Conversion

 

Section 5.01.           Right to Convert.

 

(A)            Generally. Subject to the provisions of this Article 5, each Holder may, at its option, convert such Holder’s Notes into Conversion Consideration.

 

(B)            Conversions in Part. Subject to the terms of this Indenture, Notes may be converted in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Article 5 applying to the conversion of a Note in whole will equally apply to conversions of a permitted portion of a Note.

 

(C)            When Notes May Be Converted.

 

(i)            Generally. A Holder may convert its Notes at any time until the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date; provided that if a Holder elects to convert its Notes in an aggregate principal amount of less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), then the Conversion Date for such Notes shall be the last Business Day of the calendar month in which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to convert such Notes are satisfied. Notwithstanding any earlier satisfaction of the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A), the Conversion Date hereunder shall be the last Business Day of the calendar month in which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to convert such Notes are satisfied for all purposes.

 

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(ii)            Limitations and Closed Periods. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes:

 

(1)            Notes may be surrendered for conversion only after the Open of Business and before the Close of Business on a day that is a Business Day;

 

(2)            in no event may any Note be converted after the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date;

 

(3)            if the Company calls any Note for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03, then the Holder of such Note may not convert such Note after the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the applicable Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price for such Note in accordance with this Indenture; and

 

(4)            if a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is validly delivered pursuant to Section 4.02(F) with respect to any Note, then such Note may not be converted, except to the extent (a) such Note is not subject to such notice; (b) such notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02(F); or (c) the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Note in accordance with this Indenture (or a third party fails to make such payment in lieu of the Company in accordance with the provisions described in Section 4.02(H)).

 

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(D)            Beneficial Ownership Limitation. A Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of its Notes, to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable conversion notice (a “Conversion Notice”), such Holder (together with such Holder’s Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below).  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes (or portion thereof) with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Common Shares which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Notes beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, the Notes) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 5.01(D), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 5.01(D) applies, the determination of whether the Notes are convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and the aggregate principal amount of Notes that are convertible shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the submission of a Conversion Notice shall be deemed to be such Holder’s determination of whether the Notes identified therein may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and the aggregate principal amount of Notes that are convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent each time it delivers a Conversion Notice that such Conversion Notice has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Company, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination.  In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  For purposes of this Section 5.01(D), in determining the number of outstanding Common Shares, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding Common Shares as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the SEC, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company setting forth the number of Common Shares outstanding.  Upon the written or oral request of a Holder (which may be via email), the Company shall, within two Trading Days, confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of Common Shares then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding Common Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including the Notes, by such Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding Common Shares was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be 9.99% of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes (or portion thereof) held by the applicable Holder.  A Holder, upon notice to the Company, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 5.01(D) applicable to its Notes provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 19.99% of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Common Shares upon conversion of the Notes held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 5.01(D) shall continue to apply.  Any such increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder.  The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 5.01(D) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of Notes. Under no circumstances shall the Trustee or the Conversion Agent have any obligation to monitor the ownership of Common Share of any Holder or beneficial owner of the Common Share or identify any beneficial owner of the Notes, or otherwise make any determination, monitor or otherwise take any action with respect to the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.01.

 

Section 5.02.          Conversion Procedures.

 

(A)            Generally.

 

(i)            [Reserved].

 

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(ii)            Physical Notes. To convert all or a portion of a Physical Note, the Holder of such Note must (1) complete, manually sign and deliver to the Conversion Agent the conversion notice attached to such Physical Note or a facsimile of such conversion notice; (2) deliver such Physical Note to the Conversion Agent (at which time such conversion will become irrevocable); (3) furnish any endorsements and transfer documents that the Company or the Conversion Agent may require; and (4) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.02(E).

 

(B)            Effect of Converting a Note. At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for a Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(A) or 5.02(D), upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no Person will be deemed to be a Holder of such Note (or such portion thereof) as of the Close of Business on such Conversion Date), except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D).

 

(C)            Holder of Record of Conversion Shares. The Person in whose name any Common Shares are issuable upon conversion of any Note will be deemed to become the holder of record of such share as of the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for such conversion.

 

(D)            Interest Payable Upon Conversion in Certain Circumstances. If the Conversion Date of a Note is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such conversion (and, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything set forth in the proviso to this sentence), to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Holder surrendering such Note for conversion must deliver to the Conversion Agent, at the time of such surrender, an amount of cash equal to the amount of all accrued but unpaid interest (including Cash Interest and PIK Interest) on such Notes as referred to in clause (i) above; provided, however, that the Holder surrendering such Note for conversion need not deliver such cash (v) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; (w) if such Conversion Date occurs after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date; (x) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; or (y) to the extent of any overdue interest or interest that has accrued on any overdue interest. For the avoidance of doubt, as a result of, and without limiting the generality of, the foregoing, if a Note is converted with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, then the Company will pay, as provided above, the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, the Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is on an Interest Payment Date, then the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately before such Interest Payment Date will be entitled to receive, on such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that has accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date, and such Note, when surrendered for conversion, need not be accompanied by any cash amount pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.02(D).

 

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(E)            Taxes and Duties. If a Holder converts a Note, the Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or duty due on the issue or delivery of any Common Shares upon such conversion; provided, however, that if any tax or duty is due because such Holder requested such shares to be registered in a name other than such Holder’s name, then such Holder will pay such tax or duty and, until having received a sum sufficient to pay such tax or duty, the Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver any such shares to be issued in a name other than that of such Holder.

 

(F)            Conversion Agent to Notify Company of Conversions. If any Note is submitted for conversion to the Conversion Agent or the Conversion Agent receives any notice of conversion with respect to a Note, then the Conversion Agent will promptly notify the Company and the Trustee of such occurrence, together with any other information reasonably requested by the Company, and will cooperate with the Company to determine the Conversion Date for such Note.

 

Section 5.03.           Settlement Upon Conversion.

 

(A)            Conversion Consideration.

 

(i)            Generally. Subject to Sections 5.03(A)(ii) and 5.03(A)(iii), the type and amount of consideration (the “Conversion Consideration”) due in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of a Note to be converted will be a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date for such conversion:

 

(ii)            Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares. If the number of Common Shares deliverable pursuant to Section 5.03(A)(i) upon conversion of any Note is not a whole number, then such number will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the Company will deliver, in addition to the other consideration due upon such conversion, cash in lieu of the related fractional share in an amount equal to the product of (1) such fraction and (2) the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on the Conversion Date for such conversion (or, if such Conversion Date is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day).

 

(iii)            Conversion of Multiple Notes by a Single Holder. If a Holder converts more than one (1) Note on a single Conversion Date, then the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will be computed based on the total principal amount of Notes converted on such Conversion Date by such Holder.

 

(B)            Delivery of the Conversion Consideration. Except as set forth in Sections 5.05(E) and 5.09, the Company will pay or issue, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon the conversion of any Note to the Holder on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the Conversion Date for such conversion.

 

(C)            Deemed Payment of Principal and Interest; Settlement of Accrued Interest Notwithstanding Conversion. If a Holder converts a Note, then the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, and, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), the Company’s delivery of the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will be deemed to fully satisfy and discharge the Company’s obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, such Note to, but excluding the Conversion Date. As a result, except as provided in Section 5.02(D), any accrued and unpaid interest on a converted Note will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.

 

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Section 5.04.           Reserve and Status of Common Share Issued Upon Conversion.

 

(A)            Stock Reserve. At all times when any Notes are outstanding, the Company will reserve (out of its authorized and not outstanding Common Shares that are not reserved for other purposes) 120% of a number of Common Shares as may from time to time be issuable upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with its terms and conditions, assuming the Conversion Rate is increased by the maximum amount pursuant to which the Conversion Rate may be increased pursuant to Section 5.07. To the extent the Company transfers Common Shares held in its treasury in settlement of the conversion of any Notes, each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to the issuance of Common Shares in connection therewith will be deemed to include such transfer, mutatis mutandis.

 

(B)            Status of Conversion Shares; Listing. Each Conversion Share delivered upon conversion of any Note will be a newly issued or treasury share (except that any Conversion Share delivered by a designated financial institution pursuant to Section 5.08 need not be a newly issued or treasury share) and will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim (except to the extent of any lien or adverse claim created by the action or inaction of the Holder of such Note or the Person to whom such Conversion Share will be delivered). If the Common Shares are then listed on any securities exchange, or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system, then the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Conversion Share, when delivered upon conversion of any Note, to be admitted for listing on such exchange or quotation on such system.

 

Section 5.05.           Adjustments to the Conversion Rate.

 

(A)            On each Reset Date, the Conversion Rate will be reset to the applicable Reset Conversion Rate.

 

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(B)            Events Requiring an Adjustment to the Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate will be adjusted from time to time as follows:

 

(i)            Stock Dividends, Splits and Combinations. If the Company issues solely Common Shares as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all Common Shares, or if the Company effects a share split or a share consolidation of the Common Share (in each case excluding an issuance solely pursuant to a Common Share Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply), then the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

 

where:

 

  CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately before the Open of Business on the effective date of such share split or a share consolidation, as applicable;
       
  CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or the Open of Business on such effective date, as applicable;
       
  OS0 = the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, without giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or a share consolidation; and
       
  OS1 = the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or a share consolidation.

 

If any dividend, distribution, share split or a share consolidation of the type described in this Section 5.05(B)(i) is declared or announced, but not so paid or made, then the Conversion Rate will be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such share split or a share consolidation, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had such dividend, distribution, share split or a share consolidation not been declared or announced.

 

(ii)            Rights, Options and Warrants. If the Company distributes, to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares, rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, as to which Sections 5.05(B)(iii)(1) and 5.05(G) will apply) entitling such holders, for a period of not more than sixty (60) calendar days after the date such distribution is announced, to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

where:

 

CR0= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

 

CR1= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

OS= the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

X= the total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

 

Y= a number of Common Shares obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants by (y) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced.

 

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To the extent such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of only the rights, options or warrants, if any, actually distributed. In addition, to the extent that Common Shares are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants (including as a result of such rights, options or warrants not being exercised), the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of Common Shares actually delivered upon exercise of such rights, option or warrants.

 

For purposes of this Section 5.05(B)(ii), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle holders of Common Shares to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date the distribution of such rights, options or warrants is announced, and in determining the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, there will be taken into account any consideration the Company receives for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if not cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

(iii)            Spin-Offs and Other Distributed Property.

 

(1)            Distributions Other than Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets or property of the Company, or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock of the Company or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Share, excluding:

 

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(u)            dividends, distributions, rights, options or warrants for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(D)) pursuant to Section 5.05(B)(i) or 5.05(B)(ii);

 

(v)            dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(D)) pursuant to Section 5.05(B)(iv);

 

(w)            rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, except to the extent provided in Section 5.05(G);

 

(x)            Spin-Offs for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(D)) pursuant to Section 5.05(B)(iii)(2);

 

(y)            a distribution solely pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Shares, as to which Section 5.05(B)(v) will apply; and

 

(z)            a distribution solely pursuant to a Common Share Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply,

 

then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

where:

 

CR0= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

 

CR1= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

SP= the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and

 

FMV= the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors), as of such Ex-Dividend Date, of the Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed per Common Share pursuant to such distribution;

 

provided, however, that if FMV is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the Record Date for such distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Shares, and without having to convert its Notes, the amount and kind of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such Record Date, a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such Record Date.

 

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To the extent such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the distribution, if any, actually made or paid.

 

For purposes of this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1) (and subject to Section 5.05(G)), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of the Common Shares entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including Common Shares (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (x) are deemed to be transferred with such Common Shares; (y) are not exercisable; and (z) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Shares, will be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants will be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate will be made pursuant to this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed before the Issue Date, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event will be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case, the existing rights, options or warrants will be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1) was made, (x) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (I) the Conversion Rate will be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued; and (II) the Conversion Rate will then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Shares with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Shares as of the date of such redemption or purchase; and (y) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.

 

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(2)            Spin-Offs. If the Company distributes or dividends Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to an Affiliate, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company to all or substantially all holders of the Common Shares (other than solely pursuant to (x) a Common Share Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply; or (y) a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Shares, as to which Section 5.05(B)(v) will apply), and such Capital Stock or equity interests are listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the transaction) on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

 

 where:

 

CR0= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off;

 

CR1= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period;

 

FMV= the product of (x) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share or unit of the Capital Stock or equity interests distributed in such Spin-Off over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Spin-Off Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off (such average to be determined as if references to Common Share in the definitions of Last Reported Sale Price, Trading Day and Market Disruption Event were instead references to such Capital Stock or equity interests); and (y) the number of shares or units of such Capital Stock or equity interests distributed per Common Share in such Spin-Off; and

 

SP= the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share for each Trading Day in the Spin-Off Valuation Period.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(2), if the Conversion Date for a Note to be converted occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Conversion Date.

 

To the extent any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 5.05(B)(iii)(2) is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.

 

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(iv)            Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Common Shares, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

where:

 

CR0= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

 

CR1= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

 

SP= the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and

 

D= the cash amount distributed per Common Share in such dividend or distribution;

 

provided, however, that if D is equal to or greater than SP, then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Shares, and without having to convert its Notes, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such Record Date, a number of Common Shares equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such Record Date.

 

To the extent such dividend or distribution is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.

 

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(v)            Tender Offers or Exchange Offers. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Shares (other than solely pursuant to an odd-lot tender offer pursuant to Rule 13e-4(h)(5) under the Exchange Act), and the value (determined as of the Expiration Time by the Board of Directors) of the cash and other consideration paid per Common Share in such tender or exchange offer exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price per Common Share on the Trading Day immediately after the last date (the “Expiration Date”) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

where:

 

CR0= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer;

 

CR1= the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period;

 

AC= the aggregate value (determined as of the time (the “Expiration Time”) such tender or exchange offer expires by the Board of Directors) of all cash and other consideration paid or payable for Common Shares purchased or exchanged in such tender or exchange offer;

 

OS0= the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (including all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);

 

OS1= the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all Common Shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and

 

SP= the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per Common Share over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”) beginning on, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date;

 

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provided, however, that the Conversion Rate will in no event be adjusted down pursuant to this Section 5.05(B)(v), except to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(B)(v), if the Conversion Date for a Note to be converted occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date to, and including, such Conversion Date.

 

To the extent such tender or exchange offer is announced but not consummated (including as a result of the Company being precluded from consummating such tender or exchange offer under applicable law), or any purchases or exchanges of Common Shares in such tender or exchange offer are rescinded, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the purchases or exchanges of Common Shares, if any, actually made, and not rescinded, in such tender or exchange offer.

 

(C)            No Adjustments in Certain Cases.

 

(i)            Where Holders Participate in the Transaction or Event Without Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.05(A), the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of a transaction or other event otherwise requiring an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.05(A) (other than a share split or share consolidation of the type set forth in Section 5.05(B)(i) or a tender or exchange offer of the type set forth in Section 5.05(B)(v)) if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Shares, and solely by virtue of being a Holder of Notes, in such transaction or event without having to convert such Holder’s Notes and as if such Holder held a number of Common Shares equal to the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on the related Record Date; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such date.

  

(ii)            Certain Events. The Company will not be required to adjust the Conversion Rate except as provided in Section 5.05 or Section 5.07. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of:

 

(1)            except as otherwise provided in Section 5.05, the sale of Common Shares for a purchase price that is less than the market price Common Share or less than the Conversion Price;

 

(2)            the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in Common Shares under any such plan;

 

(3)            the issuance of any Common Shares or options or rights to purchase Common Shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(4)            the issuance of any Common Shares pursuant to any option, warrant, right or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company outstanding as of the Issue Date;

 

(5)            solely a change in the par value of the Common Share; or

 

(6)            accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes.

 

(D)            If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate otherwise required by this Article 5 would result in a change of less than one percent (1%) to the Conversion Rate, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, the Company may, at its election, defer such adjustment, except that all such deferred adjustments must be given effect immediately upon the earliest of the following: (i) when all such deferred adjustments would result in an aggregate change of at least one percent (1%) to the Conversion Rate; (ii) the Conversion Date of any Note; (iii) the effective date of a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date and (iv) the date the Company calls any Notes for Redemption.

 

(E)            Adjustments Not Yet Effective. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:

 

(i)            a Note is to be converted;

 

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(ii)             the Record Date, effective date or Expiration Time for any event that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) has occurred on or before the Conversion Date for such conversion, but an adjustment to the Conversion Rate for such event has not yet become effective as of such Conversion Date;

 

(iii)            the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole Common Shares; and

 

(iv)            such shares are not entitled to participate in such event (because they were not held on the related Record Date or otherwise),

 

then, solely for purposes of such conversion, the Company will, without duplication, give effect to such adjustment on such Conversion Date. In such case, if the date on which the Company is otherwise required to deliver the consideration due upon such conversion is before the first date on which the amount of such adjustment can be determined, then the Company will delay the settlement of such conversion until the second (2nd) Business Day after such first date.

 

(F)            Conversion Rate Adjustments where Converting Holders Participate in the Relevant Transaction or Event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:

 

(i)              a Conversion Rate adjustment for any dividend or distribution becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date pursuant to Section 5.05(A);

 

(ii)             a Note is to be converted;

 

(iii)           the Conversion Date for such conversion occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or before the related Record Date;

 

(iv)           the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion includes any whole Common Shares based on a Conversion Rate that is adjusted for such dividend or distribution; and

 

(v)            such shares would be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution (including pursuant to Section 5.02(C)),

 

then (x) such Conversion Rate adjustment will not be given effect for such conversion; (y) the Common Shares issuable upon such conversion based on such unadjusted Conversion Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution; and (z) there will be added, to the Conversion Consideration otherwise due upon such conversion, the same kind and amount of consideration that would have been delivered in such dividend or distribution with respect to such Common Shares had such shares been entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution.

 

(G)            Stockholder Rights Plans. If any Common Shares are to be issued upon conversion of any Note and, at the time of such conversion, the Company has in effect any stockholder rights plan, then the Holder of such Note will be entitled to receive, in addition to, and concurrently with the delivery of, the Conversion Consideration otherwise payable under this Indenture upon such conversion, the rights set forth in such stockholder rights plan, unless such rights have separated from the Common Shares at such time, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1) on account of such separation as if, at the time of such separation, the Company had made a distribution of the type referred to in such Section to all holders of the Common Shares, subject to potential readjustment in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 5.05(B)(iii)(1).

 

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(H)            Limitation on Effecting Transactions Resulting in Certain Adjustments. The Company will not engage in or be a party to any transaction or event that would require the Conversion Rate to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A) or Section 5.07 to an amount that would result in the Conversion Price per share of Common Share being less than the par value per share of Common Share.

 

(I)            Equitable Adjustments to Prices. Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices or the Daily VWAPs, over a span of multiple days (including to calculate the Stock Price or an adjustment to the Conversion Rate), the Company will make appropriate adjustments to such calculations to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, effective date or Expiration Date, as applicable, of such event occurs, at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices or the Daily VWAPs are to be calculated.

 

(J)            Calculation of Number of Outstanding Shares of Common Share. For purposes of Section 5.05(A), the number of Common Shares outstanding at any time will (i) include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of Common Shares; and (ii) exclude Common Shares held in the Company’s treasury (unless the Company pays any dividend or makes any distribution on Common Shares held in its treasury).

 

(K)            Calculations. All calculations with respect to the Conversion Rate and adjustments thereto will be made to the nearest 1/10,000th of a Common Share (with 5/100,000ths rounded upward).

 

(L)            Notice of Conversion Rate Adjustments. Upon the effectiveness of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A), the Company will promptly send notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent containing (i) a brief description of the transaction or other event on account of which such adjustment was made; (ii) the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after such adjustment; and (iii) the effective time of such adjustment.

 

Section 5.06.           Voluntary Adjustments.

 

(A)            Generally. To the extent permitted by law and applicable stock exchange rules, the Company, from time to time, may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate by any amount if (i) the Board of Directors determines that such increase is either (x) in the best interest of the Company; or (y) advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax imposed on holders of Common Shares or rights to purchase Common Shares as a result of any dividend or distribution of (or rights to acquire) Common Shares or any similar event; (ii) such increase is in effect for a period of at least twenty (20) Business Days; and (iii) such increase is irrevocable during such period.

 

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(B)            Notice of Voluntary Increases. If the Board of Directors determines to increase the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.06(A), then, at least fifteen (15) Business Days before such increase, the Company will send notice to each Holder, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of such increase, the amount thereof and the period during which such increase will be in effect.

 

Section 5.07.           Adjustments to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

 

(A)            Generally. If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs and the Conversion Date for the conversion of a Note occurs during the related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then, subject to this Section 5.07, the Conversion Rate applicable to such conversion will be increased by a number of shares (the “Additional Shares”) set forth in the table below corresponding (after interpolation as provided in, and subject to, the provisions below) to the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date and the Stock Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change:

 

Stock Price
Make-Whole
Fundamental
Change Effective
Date
   10.00    11.00    14.00    15.00    17.00    20.00    26.00    31.00    37.00 
July 10, 2023    9.0909    4.4925    3.5200    2.8721    2.2487    1.4222    0.7168    0.4121    0.2501 
July 10, 2024    9.0909    4.2110    3.2140    2.5645    1.9548    1.1808    0.5689    0.3246    0.1995 
July 10, 2025    9.0909    3.8341    2.8140    2.1706    1.5900    0.8993    0.4118    0.2361    0.1483 
July 10, 2026    9.0909    3.2953    2.2604    1.6452    1.1270    0.5790    0.2554    0.1512    0.0986 
July 10, 2027    9.0909    2.4401    1.4267    0.9121    0.5486    0.2488    0.1156    0.0738    0.0503 
July 10, 2028    9.0909    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 

 

If such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date or Stock Price is not set forth in the table above, then:

 

(i)            if such Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table above or the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date is between two dates in the table above, then the number of Additional Shares will be determined by straight-line interpolation between the numbers of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices in the table above or the earlier and later dates in the table above, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable; and

 

(ii)            if the Stock Price is greater than $37.00 (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above are adjusted pursuant to Section 5.07(B)), or less than $10.00 (subject to adjustment in the same manner), per share, then no Additional Shares will be added to the Conversion Rate.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, in no event will the Conversion Rate be increased to an amount that exceeds 99.999991 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which amount is subject to adjustment in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).

 

For the avoidance of doubt, but subject to Section 4.03(J), (x) the sending of a Redemption Notice will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only with respect to the Notes called for Provisional Redemption pursuant to such Redemption Notice, and not with respect to any other Notes; and (y) the Conversion Rate applicable to the Notes not so called for Provisional Redemption will not be subject to increase pursuant to this Section 5.07 on account of such Redemption Notice.

 

(B)            Adjustment of Stock Prices and Number of Additional Shares. The Stock Prices in the first row (i.e., the column headers) of the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Price is adjusted as a result of the operation of Section 5.05(A). The numbers of Additional Shares in the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A).

 

(C)            Notice of the Occurrence of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs pursuant to clause (A) of the definition thereof, then, promptly and in no event later than the Business Day immediately after the Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the occurrence of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change Effective Date, briefly stating the circumstances under which the Conversion Rate will be increased pursuant to this Section 5.07 in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of each Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (B) of the definition thereof in accordance with Section 4.03(G).

 

Section 5.08.         Exchange in Lieu of Conversion.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5, and subject to the terms of this Section 5.08, if a Note is submitted for conversion, the Company may elect to arrange to have such Note exchanged in lieu of conversion by a financial institution designated by the Company. To make such election, the Company must send notice of such election to the Holder of such Note, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date for such Note. If the Company has made such election, then:

 

(A)            no later than the Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date, the Company must deliver (or cause the Conversion Agent to deliver) such Note, together with delivery instructions for the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion (including wire instructions, if applicable), to a financial institution designated by the Company that has agreed to deliver such Conversion Consideration in the manner and at the time the Company would have had to deliver the same pursuant to this Article 5; and

 

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(B)            such Note will not cease to be outstanding by reason of such exchange in lieu of conversion;

 

provided, however, that if such financial institution does not accept such Note or fails to timely deliver such Conversion Consideration, then the Company will be responsible for delivering such Conversion Consideration in the manner and at the time provided in this Article 5 as if the Company had not elected to make an exchange in lieu of conversion.

 

Section 5.09.          Effect of Common Share Change Event.

 

(A)            Generally. If there occurs any:

 

(i)             recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Share (other than (x) changes solely resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of the Common Share, (y) a change only in par value or from par value to no par value or no par value to par value and (z) share splits and share consolidations that do not involve the issuance of any other series or class of securities);

 

(ii)            consolidation, merger, combination or binding or statutory share exchange involving the Company;

 

(iii)            sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person, other than transfers to, from, between or among the Company and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that has provided a guarantee of the Company’s obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes; or

 

(iv)            other similar event,

 

and, as a result of which, the Common Shares are converted into, or is exchanged for, or represents solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing (such an event, a “Common Share Change Event,” and such other securities, cash or property, the “Reference Property,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) Common Share would be entitled to receive on account of such Common Share Change Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion of any security or other property), a “Reference Property Unit”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes,

 

(1)            from and after the effective time of such Common Share Change Event, (I) the Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of any Note, will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of Common Shares in this Article 5 (or in any related definitions) were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; (II) for purposes of Section 4.03(B), each reference to any number of Common Shares in such Section (or in any related definitions) will instead be deemed to be a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; (III) for purposes of the definition of “Record Date,” the term “Common Share” will be deemed to refer to any class of securities forming part of such Reference Property; and (IV) for purposes of the definitions of “Fundamental Change” and “Make-Whole Fundamental Change,” references to “Common Share” and the Company’s “Common Equity” will be deemed to refer to the Common Equity (including depositary receipts representing Common Equity), if any, forming part of such Reference Property;

 

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(2)            if such Reference Property Unit consists entirely of cash, then the Company will pay the cash due in respect of all conversions whose Conversion Date occurs on or after the effective date of such Common Share Change Event no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the relevant Conversion Date; and

 

(3)            for these purposes, the Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by the Board of Directors of the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).

 

If the Reference Property consists of more than a single type of consideration to be determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election, then the composition of the Reference Property Unit will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received, per Common Share, by the holders of Common Shares. The Company will notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

 

At or before the effective time of such Common Share Change Event, the Company and the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) of such Common Share Change Event (the “Successor Person”) will execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(F), which supplemental indenture will (x) provide for subsequent conversions of Notes in the manner set forth in this Section 5.09; (y) provide for subsequent adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) in a manner consistent with this Section 5.09; and (z) contain such other provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders and to give effect to the provisions of this Section 5.09(A). If the Reference Property includes shares of stock or other securities or assets (other than cash) of a Person other than the Successor Person, then such other Person will also execute such supplemental indenture and such supplemental indenture will contain such additional provisions, if any, that the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to protect the interests of the Holders.

 

(B)            Notice of Common Share Change Events. The Company will provide notice of each Common Share Change Event to Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the effective date of such Common Share Change Event.

 

(C)            Compliance Covenant. The Company will not become a party to any Common Share Change Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 5.09.

 

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Article 6.        Successors

 

Section 6.01.          When the Company May Merge, Etc.

 

(A)            Generally. The Company will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or (directly, or indirectly through one or more of its Subsidiaries) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (a “Business Combination Event”), unless:

 

(i)            the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either (x) is the Company or (y) if not the Company, is a corporation (the “Successor Corporation”) duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(E)) all of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes; and

 

(ii)            immediately after giving effect to such Business Combination Event, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing.

 

(B)            Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee. Before the effective time of any Business Combination Event, the Company will deliver to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related supplemental indenture) complies with Section 6.01(A); and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Business Combination Event provided in this Indenture have been satisfied.

 

Section 6.02.        Successor Corporation Substituted.

 

At the effective time of any Business Combination Event that complies with Section 6.01, the Successor Corporation will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Corporation had been named as the Company in this Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Company will be discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

 

Section 6.03.        Exclusion for Certain Asset Transfers.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 6, this Article 6 will not apply to any transfer of assets between or among the Company and any one or more of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that has provided a guarantee of the Company’s obligations in respect of this Indenture and the Notes and that is not effected by merger or consolidation.

 

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Article 7.         Defaults and Remedies

  

Section 7.01.           Events of Default.

 

(A)            Definition of Events of Default. “Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(i)            a default in the payment when due (whether at maturity, upon Redemption or upon Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or otherwise) of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, any Note;

 

(ii)            a default for thirty (30) consecutive days in (x) the payment of interest and/or (y) the issuance of PIK Notes when due on any Note;

 

(iii)           the Company’s failure to deliver, when required by this Indenture, a Fundamental Change Notice, or a notice pursuant to Section 5.07(C), if such failure is not cured within three (3) Business Days after its occurrence;

 

(iv)           any failure by the Company, any Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, to execute and deliver the Springing Lien Security Agreement and duly perform each action required to vest in the Collateral Agent a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the Springing Lien Collateral that can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code, in each case to the extent required pursuant to Section 3.11(C) hereof within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of the Springing Lien Trigger Date;

 

(v)            a default in the Company’s obligation to convert a Note in accordance with Article 5 upon the exercise of the conversion right with respect thereto, if such default is not cured within three (3) Business Days after its occurrence;

 

(vi)           a default in the Company’s obligations under Article 6;

 

(vii)          a default in any of the Company’s obligations or agreements under this Indenture or the Notes (other than a default set forth in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of this Section 7.01(A)) where such default is not cured or waived within sixty (60) days after notice to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, which notice must specify such default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”;

 

(viii)         a default by the Company or any of the Company’s 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 (other than Non-Recourse Debt) of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Issue Date or is thereafter created, where such default:

 

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(1)            constitutes a failure to pay the principal of or interest on such indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity or payment date, as applicable, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, in each case after the expiration of any applicable grace period; or

 

(2)            results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable before its stated maturity,

 

(3)            in each case where such default is not cured or waived within thirty (30) days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding;

 

(ix)            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 seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary;

 

(2)            consents to the entry of an order for any such relief under clause (1) above against it in an involuntary case or proceeding;

 

(3)            consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property in such case or proceeding described under clause (1) or clause (2) above;

 

(4)            makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

 

(5)            takes any comparable action to clauses (1) to (4) above under any applicable foreign Bankruptcy Law; or

 

(6)            generally is not paying its debts as they become due;

 

(7)            it meets any of the criteria for the insolvency and declaration of its bankruptcy specified by Turkish Execution and Bankruptcy Law or other applicable law of the Republic of Turkey (including Article 376 of the Turkish Commercial Code (Law No.6102) but only when the general assembly of shareholders and/or the board of directors of such Significant Subsidiary that has become has failed to take the necessary actions to remedy the insolvency (technical bankruptcy) situation; or

 

(8)            it makes a general assignment of its assets for the benefit of its creditors including pursuant to Article 309(a) of the Turkish Execution and Bankruptcy Law.

 

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(x)            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 seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary;

 

(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 of its Significant Subsidiaries; or

 

(4)            grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law,

 

and, in each case under this Section 7.01(A)(x), such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days;

 

(xi)            any material provision of this Indenture, any Guarantee, or any Collateral Agreement with respect to the Notes, at any time, (a) ceases to be in full force and effect for any reason other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Guarantees or the Collateral Agreements, as applicable, or (b) is declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, (y) the Company or any Guarantor contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any material provision of this Indenture, any Guarantee, or any Collateral Agreement or (z) the Company or any Guarantor denies in writing that it has any further liability under this Indenture, any Guarantee or any Collateral Agreement or gives written notice to revoke or rescind such agreement or the perfected Liens created pursuant to the Collateral Agreements with respect to the Notes, other than in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements; or

 

(xii)            any Collateral Agreement covering a material portion of the Collateral for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof) ceases to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien on, and security interest in, any material Collateral covered thereby with respect to the Notes, subject to Permitted Liens, except to the extent that any such perfection or priority is not required pursuant to this Indenture, the Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements, as applicable, or results from the failure of the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Agreements.

 

(B)            Cause Irrelevant. Each of the events set forth in Section 7.01(A) will constitute an Event of Default regardless of the cause thereof or whether voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

 

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Section 7.02.           Acceleration.

 

(A)            Automatic Acceleration in Certain Circumstances. If an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(ix) or 7.01(A)(x) occurs with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company), then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any Person.

 

(B)            Optional Acceleration. Subject to Section 7.03, if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(ix) or 7.01(A)(x) with respect to the Company and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company) occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee, by notice to the Company, or Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately.

 

(C)            Rescission of Acceleration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, on behalf of all Holders, rescind any acceleration of the Notes and its consequences if (i) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (ii) all existing Events of Default (except the non-payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes that has become due solely because of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. No such rescission will affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

Section 7.03.          Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report.

 

(A)            Generally. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company may elect that the sole remedy for any Event of Default (a “Reporting Event of Default”) pursuant to Section 7.01(A)(vii) arising from the Company’s failure to comply with Section 3.02 will, for each of the first one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, consist exclusively of the accrual of Special Interest on the Notes. If the Company has made such an election, then (i) the Notes will be subject to acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 on account of the relevant Reporting Event of Default from, and including, the one hundred and eighty first (181st) calendar day on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the Company fails to pay any accrued and unpaid Special Interest when due; and (ii) Special Interest will cease to accrue on any Notes from, and including, such one hundred and eighty first (181st) calendar day (it being understood that interest on any defaulted Special Interest will nonetheless accrue pursuant to Section 2.05(B)).

 

(B)            Amount and Payment of Special Interest. Any Special Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) will be payable on the same dates and in the same manner as the PIK Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof; provided, however, that in no event will Special Interest payable at the Company’s election for its failure to comply with its reporting obligations as set forth in Section 3.02(A), together with any Additional Interest that may accrue as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (other than reports on Form 8-K) pursuant to Section 3.04(A), accrue on any day on a Note at a combined rate per quarter that exceeds one percent (1.00%). For the avoidance of doubt, any Special Interest that accrues on a Note will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note and, subject to the proviso of the immediately preceding sentence, in addition to any Additional Interest that accrues on such Note.

 

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(C)            Notice of Election. To make the election set forth in Section 7.03(A), the Company must send to the Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent before the date on which each Reporting Event of Default first occurs, a notice that (i) briefly describes the report(s) that the Company failed to file with the SEC; (ii) states that the Company is electing that the sole remedy for such Reporting Event of Default consist of the accrual of Special Interest; and (iii) briefly describes the periods during which and rate at which Special Interest will accrue and the circumstances under which the Notes will be subject to acceleration on account of such Reporting Event of Default.

 

(D)            Notice to Trustee and Paying Agent; Trustee’s Disclaimer. If Special Interest accrues on any Note, then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Special Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Special Interest on such Note on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Special Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Special Interest is payable or the amount thereof.

 

(E)            No Effect on Other Events of Default. No election pursuant to this Section 7.03 with respect to a Reporting Event of Default will affect the rights of any Holder with respect to any other Event of Default, including with respect to any other Reporting Event of Default.

 

Section 7.04.          Other Remedies.

 

(A)            Trustee May Pursue All Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of any amounts due with respect to the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes.

 

(B)            Procedural Matters. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in such proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy following an Event of Default will not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of, or acquiescence in, such Event of Default. All remedies will be cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

Section 7.05.         Waiver of Past Defaults.

 

An Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (v) or (vii) of Section 7.01(A) (that, in the case of clause (vii) only, results from a Default under any covenant that cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder), and a Default that could lead to such an Event of Default, can be waived only with the consent of each affected Holder. Each other Default or Event of Default may be waived, on behalf of all Holders, by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. If an Event of Default is so waived, then it will cease to exist. If a Default is so waived, then it will be deemed to be cured and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed not to occur. However, no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right arising therefrom.

 

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Section 7.06.      Control by Majority.

 

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, this Indenture or the Notes, or that, subject to Section 10.01, the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or may involve the Trustee in liability, unless the Trustee is offered (and, if requested, provided with) security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such direction.

 

Section 7.07.      Limitation on Suits.

 

No Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes (except to enforce (x) its rights to receive the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, any Notes; or (y) the Company’s obligations to convert any Notes pursuant to Article 5), unless:

 

(A)            such Holder has previously delivered to the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

 

(B)            Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding deliver a written request to the Trustee to pursue such remedy;

 

(C)            such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such request;

 

(D)            the Trustee does not comply with such request within sixty (60) calendar days after its receipt of such request and such offer of security or indemnity; and

 

(E)            during such sixty (60) calendar day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding do not deliver to the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with such request.

 

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Holder’s use of this Indenture complies with the preceding sentence.

 

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Section 7.08.      Absolute Right of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes (but without limiting Section 8.01), the right of each Holder of a Note to bring suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery, as applicable, of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or the Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon conversion of, such Note on or after the respective due dates therefor provided in this Indenture and the Notes, will not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

 

Section 7.09.      Collection Suit by Trustee.

 

The Trustee will have the right, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (v) of Section 7.01(A), to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the total unpaid or undelivered principal of, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, or Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon conversion of, the Notes, as applicable, and, to the extent lawful, any Default Interest on any Defaulted Amounts, and such further amounts sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including compensation provided for in Section 10.06.

 

Section 7.10.      Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

 

The Trustee has the right to (A) file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) or its creditors or property and (B) collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims. Each Holder authorizes any custodian in such proceeding to make such payments to the Trustee, and, if the Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to the Trustee for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.06. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements, advances and other amounts out of the estate in such proceeding, is denied for any reason, payment of the same will be secured by a lien (senior to the rights of Holders) on, and will be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding (whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise). Nothing in this Indenture will be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize, consent to, accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

 

Section 7.11.      Priorities.

 

The Trustee will pay or deliver in the following order any money or other property that it collects pursuant to this Article 7:

 

First: to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent and each of their respective agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 10.06, including payment of all fees, compensation, all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, and the costs and expenses of collection;

 

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Second: to Holders for unpaid amounts or other property due on the Notes, including the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or any Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of, the Notes, ratably, and without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts or other property due and payable on all of the Notes; and

 

Third: to the Company or such other Person as a court of competent jurisdiction directs.

 

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment or delivery to the Holders pursuant to this Section 7.11, in which case the Trustee will instruct the Company to, and the Company will, deliver, at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such record date, to each Holder and the Trustee and the Collateral Agent a notice stating such record date, such payment date and the amount of such payment or nature of such delivery, as applicable.

 

Section 7.12.      Undertaking for Costs.

 

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or the Notes or in any suit against the Trustee and the Collateral Agent for any action taken or omitted by it or the Collateral Agent as Trustee, a court, in its discretion, may (A) require the filing by any litigant party in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit; and (B) assess reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) against any litigant party in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such litigant party; provided, however, that this Section 7.12 does not apply to any suit by the Trustee, any suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 7.08 or any suit by one or more Holders of more than ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

 

Article 8.      Amendments, Supplements and Waivers

 

Section 8.01.      Without the Consent of Holders.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.02, the Company, the Trustee, and the Collateral Agent (if applicable) may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, or the Collateral Agreements without the consent of any Holder to:

 

(A)            cure any ambiguity or correct any omission, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture or the Notes as set forth in an Officer’s Certificate; provided, that any such cure and/or correction is not adverse to any Holder;

 

(B)            add guarantees with respect to the Company’s obligations under this Indenture or the Notes;

 

(C)            secure the Notes;

 

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(D)            add to the Company’s covenants or Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred on the Company;

 

(E)            provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to, and in compliance with, Article 6;

 

(F)            enter into supplemental indentures pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 5.09 in connection with a Common Share Change Event;

 

(G)            evidence or provide for the acceptance of the appointment, under this Indenture, of a successor Trustee or Collateral Agent;

 

(H)            [reserved];

 

(I)             provide for or confirm the issuance of additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.03(B);

 

(J)            comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with any qualification of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect; or

 

(K)            make any other change to this Indenture or the Notes that does not, individually or in the aggregate with all other such changes, adversely affect the rights of the Holders, as such, in any respect.

 

Section 8.02.      With the Consent of Holders.

 

(A)            Generally. Subject to Sections 8.01, 7.05 and 7.08 and the immediately following sentence, the Company and the Trustee and the Collateral Agent (if applicable) may, with the consent of all the Holders (in respect of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below) and otherwise of Holders of 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (excluding any Notes held by the Company or an Affiliate thereof), amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, or the Collateral Agreements or waive compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, or the Collateral Agreements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing sentence, but subject to Section 8.01, without the consent of each affected Holder, no amendment or supplement to this Indenture, the Notes, or the Collateral Agreements, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, or the Collateral Agreements, may:

 

(i)            reduce the principal, or change the stated maturity, of any Note;

 

(ii)            reduce the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note or change the times at which, or the circumstances under which, the Notes may or will be redeemed or repurchased by the Company;

 

(iii)            reduce the rate, or extend the time for the payment, of interest on any Note;

 

(iv)            make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Note;

 

(v)            impair the rights of any Holder set forth in Section 7.08 (as such section is in effect on the Issue Date);

 

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(vi)            (1) subordinate any of the Notes owed to the Holders in right of payment or (2) subordinate any of the Liens securing the Notes owed to the Holders;

 

(vii)            make any Note payable in money, or at a place of payment, other than that stated in this Indenture or the Note;

 

(viii)            reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification;

 

(ix)            release all or substantially all of the Collateral under the Collateral Agreements or a release of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees (except as expressly permitted by this Indenture); or

 

(x)            make any direct or indirect change to any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification provision of this Indenture, the Notes, or the Collateral Agreements that requires the consent of each affected Holder.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 8.02(A), no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, may change the amount or type of consideration due on any Note (whether on an Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date or upon conversion, or otherwise), or the date(s) or time(s) such consideration is payable or deliverable, as applicable, without the consent of each affected Holder.

 

(B)            Holders Need Not Approve the Particular Form of any Amendment. A consent of any Holder pursuant to this Section 8.02 need approve only the substance, and not necessarily the particular form, of the proposed amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

(C)            Consent Fees. The Company will not pay or provide, cause to be paid or provided, any consideration to or for the benefit of any Holder for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid or provided and is paid or provided (or, in the case of an opportunity, such opportunity is provided) to all Holders that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or amendment. The Company acknowledges that a Holder from which the Company seeks any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture or the Notes may condition such consent, waiver or amendment on the reimbursement by the Company of reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Holder in connection therewith.

 

Section 8.03.      Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers.

 

As soon as reasonably practicable after any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02 becomes effective, the Company will send to the Holders, the Trustee, and the Collateral Agent (if applicable) notice that (A) describes the substance of such amendment, supplement or waiver in reasonable detail and (B) states the effective date thereof; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to provide such notice to the Holders if such amendment, supplement or waiver is included in a periodic report filed by the Company with the SEC within four (4) Business Days of its effectiveness. The failure to send, or the existence of any defect in, such notice will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

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Section 8.04.      Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc.

 

(A)            Revocation and Effect of Consents. The consent of a Holder of a Note to an amendment, supplement or waiver will bind (and constitute the consent of) each subsequent Holder of any Note to the extent the same evidences any portion of the same indebtedness as the consenting Holder’s Note, subject to the right of any Holder of a Note to revoke (if not prohibited pursuant to Section 8.04(B)) any such consent with respect to such Note by delivering notice of revocation to the Trustee before the time such amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective.

 

(B)            Special Record Dates. The Company may, but is not required to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent or take any other action in connection with any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.04(A), only Persons who are Holders as of such record date (or their duly designated proxies) will be entitled to give such consent, to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, regardless of whether such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date; provided, however, that no such consent will be valid or effective for more than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after such record date.

 

(C)            Solicitation of Consents. For the avoidance of doubt, each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to the consent of a Holder will be deemed to include any such consent obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, any Notes.

 

(D)            Effectiveness and Binding Effect. Each amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8 will become effective in accordance with its terms and, when it becomes effective with respect to any Note (or any portion thereof), will thereafter bind every Holder of such Note (or such portion).

 

Section 8.05.      Notations and Exchanges.

 

If any amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, then the Trustee or the Company may, in its discretion, require the Holder of such Note to deliver such Note to the Trustee so that the Trustee may place an appropriate notation prepared by the Company on such Note and return such Note to such Holder. Alternatively, at its discretion, the Company may, in exchange for such Note, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02, a new Note that reflects the changed terms. The failure to make any appropriate notation or issue a new Note pursuant to this Section 8.05 will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

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Section 8.06.      Trustee and Collateral Agent to Execute Supplemental Indentures.

 

The Trustee will execute and deliver any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 8; provided, however, that the Trustee and the Collateral Agent need not (but may, in its sole and absolute discretion) execute or deliver any such amendment or supplemental indenture that the Trustee concludes adversely affects the Trustee’s or the Collateral Agent’s rights, duties, liabilities or immunities. In executing any amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent will be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 10.01 and 10.02) will be fully protected in relying on, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the execution and delivery of such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture; and (B) in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, such amendment or supplemental indenture is valid, binding and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 8.07.      Determinations by Affiliates of the Company.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, for purposes of this Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 7.02(C) and this Article 8) should any Notes (or beneficial interests therein) be owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates, then any vote, consent or notice participated in or sent by Holders shall exclude, and any determination of the “majority” in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall exclude, the vote, consent or notice relating to each such Person; provided that if such Persons own all of the Notes (or beneficial interests therein), then such Persons shall not be excluded from any such vote, consent, notice or determination.

 

Article 9.      Satisfaction and Discharge

 

Section 9.01.      Termination of Company’s Obligations.

 

This Indenture will be discharged, and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued under this Indenture, when:

 

(A)            all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.13) have (i) been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) become due and payable (whether on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Maturity Date, upon conversion or otherwise) for an amount of cash or Conversion Consideration, as applicable, that has been fixed;

 

(B)            the Company has caused there to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, or with the Paying Agent (or, with respect to Conversion Consideration, the Conversion Agent), in each case for the benefit of the Holders, or has otherwise caused there to be delivered to the Holders, cash (or, with respect to Notes to be converted, Conversion Consideration) sufficient to satisfy all amounts or other property due on all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.13);

 

(C)            the Company has paid all other amounts payable by it under this Indenture; and

 

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(D)            the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the conditions precedent to the discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied;

 

provided, however, that Article 10 and Section 11.01 will survive such discharge and, until no Notes remain outstanding, Section 2.15 and the obligations of the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent with respect to money or other property deposited with them will survive such discharge.

 

At the Company’s request, the Trustee will acknowledge the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

 

Section 9.02.      Repayment to Company.

 

Subject to applicable unclaimed property law, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will promptly notify the Company if there exists (and, at the Company’s request, promptly deliver to the Company) any cash, Conversion Consideration or other property held by any of them for payment or delivery on the Notes that remain unclaimed two (2) years after the date on which such payment or delivery was due. After such delivery to the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will have no further liability to any Holder with respect to such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property, and Holders entitled to the payment or delivery of such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property must look to the Company for payment as a general creditor of the Company.

 

Section 9.03.      Reinstatement.

 

If the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent is unable to apply any cash or other property deposited with it pursuant to Section 9.01 because of any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or other governmental authority that enjoins, restrains or otherwise prohibits such application, then the discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 9.01 will be rescinded; provided, however, that if the Company thereafter pays or delivers any cash or other property due on the Notes to the Holders thereof, then the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such Holders to receive such cash or other property from the cash or other property, if any, held by the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent, as applicable.

 

Article 10.      Trustee

 

Section 10.01.      Duties of the Trustee.

 

(A)            If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice or has actual knowledge of the same, then the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

 

(B)            Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

(i)            the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

 

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(ii)            in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, the Trustee may, without investigation, conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officer’s Certificates or Opinions of Counsel that are provided to the Trustee and conform to the requirements of this Indenture; provided, however, that the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

 

(C)            The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its gross negligence or willful misconduct, except that:

 

(i)            this paragraph will not limit the effect of Section 10.01(B);

 

(ii)            the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii)            the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 7.06.

 

(D)            Each provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this Section 10.01, regardless of whether such provision so expressly provides.

 

(E)            No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability.

 

(F)            The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it, except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds, except to the extent required by law.

 

(G)            Whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee will be subject to the provisions of this Section 10.01.

 

(H)            The permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated herein will not be construed as duties.

 

(I)            The Trustee will not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of this Indenture or otherwise.

 

(J)            Unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received notice from the Company that Additional Interest or Special Interest is owing or, if applicable, accruing on the Notes, the Trustee may assume that no Additional Interest or Special Interest, as applicable, is payable or, if applicable, accruing.

 

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(K)            The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and will be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities under this Indenture, including as Note Agent and Collateral Agent.

 

(L)            The Trustee will not be charged with knowledge of any document or agreement other than this Indenture and the Notes.

 

(M)           The Trustee will not be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes.

 

Section 10.02.     Rights of the Trustee.

 

(A)            The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document that it believes to be genuine and signed or presented by the proper Person, and the Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in such document.

 

(B)            Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel; and the written advice of such counsel, or any Opinion of Counsel, will constitute full and complete authorization of the Trustee to take or omit to take any action in good faith in reliance thereon without liability.

 

(C)            The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any such agent appointed with due care.

 

(D)            The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith and that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture.

 

(E)            Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

 

(F)            The Trustee need not exercise any rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holder unless such Holder has offered (and, if requested, provided) the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense that it may incur in complying with such request or direction.

 

(G)            The Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any punitive, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (including lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

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Section 10.03.      Individual Rights of the Trustee.

 

The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of any Note and may otherwise deal with the Company or any of its Affiliates with the same rights that it would have if it were not Trustee; provided, however, that if the Trustee acquires a “conflicting interest” (within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act), then it must eliminate such conflict within ninety (90) days or resign as Trustee. Each Note Agent will have the same rights and duties as the Trustee under this Section 10.03.

  

Section 10.04.      Trustee’s Disclaimer.

 

The Trustee will not be (A) responsible for, and makes no representation as to, the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes; (B) accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture; (C) responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee; and (D) responsible for any statement or recital in this Indenture, the Notes or any other document relating to the sale of the Notes or this Indenture, other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

 

Section 10.05.      Notice of Defaults.

 

If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, then the Trustee will send Holders a notice of such Default or Event of Default within ninety (90) days after it occurs or, if it is not known to the Trustee at such time, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) after it becomes known to a Responsible Officer thereof; provided, however, that, except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any Note, or a default in the payment or delivery of the Conversion Consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee may withhold such notice if and for so long as it in good faith determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of the Holders. The Trustee will not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless written notice thereof has been received by a Responsible Officer thereof, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture and states on its face that a Default or Event of Default has occurred.

 

Section 10.06.      Compensation and Indemnity.

 

(A)            The Company will, from time to time, pay the Trustee reasonable compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services under this Indenture, as separately agreed by the Company and the Trustee. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. In addition to the compensation for the Trustee’s services, the Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it under this Indenture, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

 

(B)            The Company will indemnify the Trustee (in each of its capacities under this Indenture) and its directors, officers, employees and agents, in their capacities as such, against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including this Section 10.06) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense is attributable (as determined by a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction) to its negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee will promptly notify the Company of any claim for which it may seek indemnity, but the Trustee’s failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Section 10.06(B), except to the extent the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure. The Company will defend such claim, and the Trustee will cooperate in such defense. If the Trustee is advised by counsel that it may have defenses available to it that are in conflict with the defenses available to the Company, or that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest, then the Trustee may retain separate counsel, and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Trustee incurred in evaluating whether such a conflict exists). The Company need not pay for any settlement of any such claim made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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(C)            The obligations of the Company under this Section 10.06 will survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the discharge of this Indenture.

 

(D)            To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 10.06, the Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, or interest on, particular Notes, which lien will survive the discharge of this Indenture.

 

(E)            If the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default pursuant to clause (ix) or (x) of Section 7.01(A) occurs, then such expenses and the compensation for such services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

Section 10.07.      Replacement of the Trustee.

 

(A)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.07, a resignation or removal of the Trustee, and the appointment of a successor Trustee, will become effective only upon such successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 10.07.

 

(B)            The Trustee may resign at any time and be discharged from the trust created by this Indenture by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

 

(i)            the Trustee fails to comply with Section 10.09;

 

(ii)            the Trustee is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

 

(iii)            a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

 

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(iv)            the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

 

(C)            If the Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Trustee for any reason, then (i) the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee; and (ii) at any time within one (1) year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may appoint a successor Trustee to replace such successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

 

(D)            If a successor Trustee does not take office within sixty (60) days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, then the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

(E)            If the Trustee, after written request by a Holder of at least six (6) months, fails to comply with Section 10.09, then such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

(F)            A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company, upon which notice the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will send notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will, upon payment of all amounts due to it under this Indenture, promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, which property will, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to the lien provided for in Section 10.06(D).

 

Section 10.08.      Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.

 

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another entity, then such entity will become the successor Trustee without any further act.

 

Section 10.09.      Eligibility; Disqualification.

 

There will at all times be a Trustee under this Indenture that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof, that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

 

Article 11.      Miscellaneous

 

Section 11.01.      Notices.

 

Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee (including in its capacity as Collateral Agent) to the other will be deemed to have been duly given if in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, or to the other’s address, which initially is as follows:

 

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If to the Company:

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

Attention: Alper Öktem, CEO

Email: Alper@marti.tech

 

If to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent:

 

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

West Side Flats St Paul

60 Livingston Ave, Saint Paul,

MN 55107 | EP-MN-WS3C

Attention: Joshua Hahn, Vice President

Email: Joshua.Hahn@usbank.com

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding paragraph, notices to the Trustee (other than a notice pursuant to Section 2.12) or any Note Agent must be in writing and will be deemed to have been given upon actual receipt by the Trustee or such Note Agent, as applicable.

 

The Company, the Trustee, or the Collateral Agent, by notice to the other, may designate additional or different addresses (including facsimile numbers and electronic addresses) for subsequent notices or communications.

 

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: (A) at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (B) five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; (C) when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication; and (D) the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

 

The Trustee shall not have any duty to confirm that the person sending any notice, instruction or other communication by electronic transmission (including by e-mail, facsimile transmission, web portal or other electronic methods) is, in fact, a person authorized to do so. Electronic signatures believed by the Trustee to comply with the ESIGN Act of 2000 or other applicable law (including electronic images of handwritten signatures and digital signatures provided by DocuSign, Orbit, Adobe Sign or any other digital signature provider acceptable to the Trustee) shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes. Any person that uses electronic signatures and electronic methods to send communications to the Trustee assumes all risks arising out of such use, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on an unauthorized communication, and the risk of interception or misuse by third parties. Notwithstanding the this paragraph, the Trustee may in any instance and in its sole discretion require that an original document bearing a manual signature be delivered to the Trustee in lieu of, or in addition to, any such electronic communication.

 

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All notices or communications required to be made to a Holder pursuant to this Indenture must be made in writing and will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing if mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to its address shown on the Register. The failure to send a notice or communication to a Holder, or any defect in such notice or communication, will not affect its sufficiency with respect to any other Holder.

 

If a notice or communication is mailed or sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it will be deemed to have been duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, (A) whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to another party, no such notice need be sent if the sending party and the recipient are the same Person acting in different capacities; and (B) whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to more than one receiving party, and each receiving party is the same Person acting in different capacities, then only one such notice need be sent to such Person.

 

Section 11.02.      Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent.

 

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to take any action under this Indenture (other than the initial authentication of Notes under this Indenture), the Company will furnish to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent:

 

(A)            an Officer’s Certificate that complies with Section 11.03 and states that, in the opinion of the signatory thereto, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to such action have been satisfied; and

 

(B)            an Opinion of Counsel that complies with Section 11.03 and states that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants, if any, have been satisfied.

 

Section 11.03.      Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.

 

Each Officer’s Certificate (other than an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 3.05) or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture will include:

 

(A)            a statement that the signatory thereto has read such covenant or condition;

 

(B)            a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained therein are based;

 

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(C)           a statement that, in the opinion of such signatory, he, she or it has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him, her or it to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and

 

(D)           a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such signatory, such covenant or condition has been satisfied.

 

Section 11.04.       Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.

 

 The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

 

Section 11.05.       No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

 

 No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

 

Section 11.06.       Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

 THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE, THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND THE HOLDERS OF THE NOTES BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE THEREOF IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES.

 

Section 11.07.       Submission to Jurisdiction.

 

Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated by this Indenture may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section 11.01 will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. The Company irrevocably appoints Marti Technologies I Inc., as Delaware corporation, with an office at 3500 South DuPont Highway in the City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware, 19901, as its authorized agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any proceeding. If for any reason such Person shall cease to be such agent for service of process, the Company shall forthwith appoint a new agent of recognized standing for service of process in the United States and deliver to the Trustee a copy of the new agent’s acceptance of that appointment within 30 days. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Trustee, any Note Agent or any Holder to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each of the Company, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

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Section 11.08.       No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

 

 Neither this Indenture nor the Notes may be used to interpret any other indenture, note, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person, and no such indenture, note, loan or debt agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture or the Notes.

 

Section 11.09.       Successors.

 

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors.

 

Section 11.10.       Force Majeure.

 

 The Trustee, the Collateral Agent and each Note Agent will not incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility under this Indenture or the Notes by reason of any occurrence beyond its control (including any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, act of terrorism or unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).

 

Section 11.11.       U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

 

The Company acknowledges that, in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions, in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The Company agrees to provide the Trustee with such information as it may request to enable the Trustee to comply with the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

 

Section 11.12.       Calculations.

 

 Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Company will be responsible for making all calculations called for under this Indenture or the Notes, including determinations of the Last Reported Sale Price, the Conversion Premium Threshold, the Conversion Price, the Reset Price, the Stock Price Threshold, accrued interest on the Notes, any Additional Interest or Special Interest on the Notes and the Conversion Rate. The Trustee shall not be responsible for verifying such calculations.

 

 

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                 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 its calculations to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may rely conclusively on the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will promptly forward a copy of each such schedule to a Holder upon its written request therefor, at the cost and expense of the Company.

 

Section 11.13.       Severability.

 

 If any provision of this Indenture or the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Indenture or the Notes will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

Section 11.14.       Counterparts.

 

 The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, and all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Indenture by facsimile, electronically in portable document format or in any other format will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

 

Section 11.15.       Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.

 

The table of contents and the headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture.

 

Section 11.16.       Withholding Taxes.

 

 Each Holder of a Note agrees that if the Company or other applicable withholding agent pays withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of such Holder as a result of an adjustment or the non-occurrence of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, then the Company or such withholding agent, as applicable, may, at its option, set off such payments against payments of cash or the delivery of other Conversion Consideration on such Note, any payments on the Common Shares or sales proceeds received by, or other funds or assets of, such Holder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Indenture have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION  
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF NOTE

 

[Insert Restricted Note Legend, if applicable]

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

 

15.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2028

 

Certificate No. [___]

 

Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company, for value received, promises to pay to [____], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [___] dollars ($[___]) on July 10, 2028 and to pay interest thereon, as provided in the Indenture referred to below, until the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest are paid or duly provided for.

 

Interest Payment Dates: January 15 and July 15 of each year (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), commencing on January 15, 2024.

 

Regular Record Dates: January 1 and July 1 (whether or not a Business Day).

 

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Marti Technologies, Inc. has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

 

    MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.   
       
Date:     By:  
      Name:
      Title:

 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Date:     By:  
      Authorized Signatory

 

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Marti Technologies, Inc.

 

15.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2028

 

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO TREAS. REG. SECTION 1.1275-3: THIS DEBT INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ISSUER, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ISSUER, WILL MAKE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST TO THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE, AND YIELD. THE ADDRESS OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ISSUER IS MASLAK MAH. BÜYÜKDERE CAD. NORAMIN İŞ MERKEZI 237/5 SARIYER, ISTANBUL, TURKEY.

 

 This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), designated as its 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”), all issued or to be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used in this Note without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

 

 The Indenture sets forth the rights and obligations of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders and the terms of the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, to the extent that any provision of this Note conflicts with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture will control.

 

1.              Interest. This Note will accrue interest at a rate and in the manner set forth in Section 2.05 of the Indenture. Stated Interest on this Note will begin to accrue from, and including, July 10, 2023.

 

2.              Maturity. This Note will mature on July 10, 2028, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.

 

3.              Method of Payment. Cash amounts due on this Note will be paid in the manner set forth in Section 2.04 of the Indenture.

 

4.              Persons Deemed Owners. The Holder of this Note will be treated as the owner of this Note for all purposes.

 

5.              Denominations; Transfers and Exchanges. All Notes will be in registered form, without coupons, in principal amounts equal to any Authorized Denominations. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note may transfer or exchange this Note by presenting it to the Registrar and delivering any required documentation or other materials.

 

6.              Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change. If a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.02 of the Indenture.

 

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7.              Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes. The Company will have the right to redeem the Notes for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.03 of the Indenture.

 

8.              Conversion. The Holder of this Note may convert this Note into Conversion Consideration in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 5 of the Indenture.

 

9.              When the Company May Merge, Etc. Article 6 of the Indenture places limited restrictions on the Company’s ability to be a party to a Business Combination Event.

 

10.            Defaults and Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding may (and, in certain circumstances, will automatically) become due and payable in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 7 of the Indenture.

 

11.            Amendments, Supplements and Waivers. The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes or waive compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 7.05 and Article 8 of the Indenture.

 

12.            No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

 

13.            Authentication. No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.

 

14.            Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or its assignee, such as TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

 

15.            Governing Law. THIS NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

* * *

 

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 To request a copy of the Indenture, which the Company will provide to any Holder at no charge, please send a written request to the following address:

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

Attention: Alper Öktem, CEO

Email: Alper@marti.tech

 

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CONVERSION NOTICE

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

 

15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028

 

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Conversion Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below directs the Company to convert (check one):

 

¨             the entire principal amount of

 

¨             $                     * aggregate principal amount of

 

the Note identified by Certificate No.                                         .

 

The undersigned acknowledges that if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then such Note, when surrendered for conversion, must, in certain circumstances, be accompanied with an amount of cash equal to the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date.

 

Date:    
    (Legal Name of Holder)

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  Signature Guaranteed:
   
  Participant in a Recognized Signature
  Guarantee Medallion Program

 

  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

 

* Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

 

15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028

 

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to (check one):

 

¨             the entire principal amount of

 

¨             $                     * aggregate principal amount of

 

the Note identified by Certificate No.                          .

 

The undersigned acknowledges that this Note, duly endorsed for transfer, must be delivered to the Paying Agent before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will be paid.

 

Date:    
    (Legal Name of Holder)

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  Signature Guaranteed:
   
  Participant in a Recognized Signature
  Guarantee Medallion Program

 

  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

 

* Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

 

15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028

 

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the undersigned Holder of the Notes identified below assigns (check one):

 

¨             the entire principal amount of

 

¨             $                      *aggregate principal amount of

 

the Notes identified by Certificate No.                           , and all rights thereunder, to:

 

Name:

 

Address:
   
 Social security or tax id. #: 
   
and irrevocably appoints: 

 

as agent to transfer the within Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him/her.

 

Date:    
    (Legal Name of Holder)

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  Signature Guaranteed:
   
  Participant in a Recognized Signature
  Guarantee Medallion Program

 

  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

 

* Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

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TRANSFEROR ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

If the within Note bears a Restricted Note Legend, the undersigned further certifies that (check one):

 

1.¨ Such Transfer is being made to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

2.¨ Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of the Transfer.

 

3.¨ Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

4.¨ Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, if available, the exemption provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act).

 

Dated:    
   
     
(Legal Name of Holder)    

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Signature Guaranteed:  
   
(Participant in a Recognized Signature  
Guarantee Medallion Program )  

 

By:    
  Authorized Signatory  

 

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Exhibit B-1

 

FORM OF RESTRICTED NOTE LEGEND

 

THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE (IF ANY) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE AND SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR THEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN OR THEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

 

(1)REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS (A) A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT OR (B) LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT; AND

 

(2)AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE (IF ANY) OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT ONLY:

 

(A)TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF;

 

(B)PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;

 

(C)TO A NON-U.S. PERSON OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR

 

(D)PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

BEFORE THE REGISTRATION OF ANY SALE OR TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND THE REGISTRAR RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CERTIFICATES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OR EVIDENCE AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED SALE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO TREAS. REG. SECTION 1.1275-3: THIS DEBT INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ISSUER, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ISSUER, WILL MAKE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST TO THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE, AND YIELD. THE ADDRESS OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ISSUER IS MASLAK MAH. BÜYÜKDERE CAD. NORAMIN İŞ MERKEZI 237/5 SARIYER, ISTANBUL, TURKEY.

 

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Exhibit C

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FROM TRANSFEROR

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

Attention: Alper Öktem, CEO

Email: Alper@marti.tech

 

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

West Side Flats St Paul

60 Livingston Ave, Saint Paul,

MN 55107 | EP-MN-WS3C

Attention: Joshua Hahn, Vice President

Email: Joshua.Hahn@usbank.com

 

Re:      15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to that certain Indenture (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), dated as of July 10, 2023, between Marti Technologies, Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this certificate have the respective meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

The undersigned (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer (the “Transfer”) the following principal amount of the Transferor’s Physical Note identified in Annex A hereto:

 

$                                                                                                   *

 

to:

 

(the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor certifies that (check one):

 

1.¨ Such Transfer is being made to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

2.¨ Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of the Transfer.

 

 

* Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

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3.¨ Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 904 of Regulation S, and the Transferor makes the representations set forth in Annex B hereto.

 

4.¨ Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, if available, the exemption provided by Rule 144).

 

Dated:    
   
     
(Name of Transferee)    

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Signature Guaranteed:  
   
(Participant in a Recognized Signature  
Guarantee Medallion Program)  

 

By:    
  (Authorized Signatory)  

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

1.The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following (check one):

 

¨A Physical Note identified by:
  Certificate No.                             

 

2.After the Transfer, the Transferee will hold the following (check one):

 

a.¨ An “unrestricted” Physical Note identified by:
    Certificate No.                          

 

b.¨ A Physical Note identified by:
    Certificate No.                          

 

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ANNEX B TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

If the Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 904 of Regulation S, then the Transferor makes the following representations:

 

1.The Transferor is not (a) a “distributor” (as defined in Regulation S) with respect to the Notes; (b) an affiliate of the Company or such a distributor (other than any officer or director who is an affiliate solely by virtue of holding such position); or (c) a Person acting on behalf the Company or any Person specified in clause (a) or (b) above.

 

2.The Transfer is being made in an “offshore transaction” (as defined in Regulation S) by virtue of satisfying the requirements of either clause (a), (b) or (c) below:

 

a.(A) the Transfer is not made to any Person in the United States; and (B) either (x) at the time the buy order is originated, the Transferee is outside the United States, or the Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believe that the Transferee is outside the United States; or (y) the Transfer is executed in, on or through the facilities of a “designated offshore securities market” (as defined in Regulation S), and neither the Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the Transfer has been pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States; or

 

b.the Transferee is a Person specified in Rule 902(k)(2)(vi) of Regulation S; or

 

c.the Transfer is to a Person holding an account of the type specified in Rule 902(k)(2)(i) of Regulation S, solely in such Person’s capacity as a holder of such account.

 

3.The Transfer does not involve any offer or sale of securities specifically targeted at identifiable groups of U.S. citizens abroad, such as members of the U.S. armed forces serving overseas.

 

4.No “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) have been or will be made in the United States by the Transferor, an affiliate of the Transferor or any Person acting on behalf of the Transferor or such an affiliate.

 

5.If the Transferor is an affiliate of the Company or a distributor solely by virtue of being an officer or director of the Company or a distributor, no selling concession, fee or other remuneration will be paid in connection with the Transfer, other than the usual and customary broker’s commission that would be received by a Person executing such Transfer as agent.

 

6.The Transfer is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

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7.If the Transferor is a dealer or a Person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration in respect of the Notes and the Transfer is to be effected during the “distribution compliance period” (as defined in Regulation S), then (a) neither the Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the Transferee is a “U.S. person” (as defined in Regulation S); and (b) if the Transferor or any Person acting on its behalf knows that the Transferee is a dealer or is a Person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration in respect of the Notes, then the Transferor or a Person acting on its behalf will send to the Transferee a confirmation or other notice stating that the Notes may be offered and sold during the distribution compliance period only in accordance with Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

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Exhibit D

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FROM TRANSFEREE

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

Attention: Alper Öktem, CEO

Email: Alper@marti.tech

 

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

West Side Flats St Paul

60 Livingston Ave, Saint Paul,

MN 55107 | EP-MN-WS3C

Attention: Joshua Hahn, Vice President

Email: Joshua.Hahn@usbank.com

 

 Re:      15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is made to that certain Indenture (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Indenture”), dated as of July 10, 2023, between Marti Technologies, Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this certificate have the respective meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

The undersigned (the “Transferee”) certifies, in connection with its proposed acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of:

 

$                                               * aggregate principal amount of Notes certifies as follows:

 

1.The Transferee acknowledges that the Acquisition is being made pursuant to Regulation S.

 

2.The Transferee acknowledges that the offer and sale of such Notes (and any Common Shares issuable upon conversion thereof) have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and that such Notes (and any such shares) may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred except as set forth below.

 

3.The Transferee will not resell or otherwise transfer any of such Notes (or any Common Shares issuable upon conversion of such Notes), except:

 

a.to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries;

 

 

* Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

 

 

b.under, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of such transfer;

 

c.pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or

 

d.under any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, if available, the exemption provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act).

 

4.With respect to any transfer made pursuant to paragraph 3(d) above, the Transferee will deliver to the Company and the Trustee (with respect to a transfer of such Notes) or the transfer agent (with respect to a transfer of any Common Shares issued upon the conversion of such Notes) such certificates, legal opinions and other information as the Company or they may reasonably require and may rely upon to confirm that the transfer by the Transferee complies with the foregoing restrictions. The Transferee will, and each subsequent holder is required to, notify anyone who purchases such Notes or any such shares from it of the above resale restrictions.

 

5.The Transferee is not an “affiliate” (within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company and the Transferee understands that such Notes will bear a legend substantially to the following effect:

 

NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED) OF THE COMPANY MAY PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.

 

Dated:    
   
     
(Name of Transferee)    

 

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

 

 

Exhibit E

 

FORM OF ISSUE DATE SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

among

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.,

 

certain of its Subsidiaries

 

and

 

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association,
as Collateral Agent

 

Dated as of July 10, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

Section 1.     DEFINED TERMS 1
1.1     Definitions 1
1.2     Other Definitional Provisions 7
   
Section 2.     GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST;  CONTINUING LIABILITY UNDER COLLATERAL 8
   
Section 3.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 9
3.1     Representations in Indenture 9
3.2     Title; No Other Liens 9
3.3     Valid, Perfected First Priority Liens 9
3.4     Name; Jurisdiction of Organization, Etc. 10
3.5     [Reserved] 10
3.6     [Reserved] 10
3.7     Investment Property 10
3.8     [Reserved] 11
3.9     Intellectual Property 11
   
Section 4.     COVENANTS 13
4.1     Covenants in Indenture 13
4.2     Delivery and Control of Investment Property 14
4.3     Maintenance of Insurance 14
4.4     Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation 14
4.5     Changes in Locations, Name, Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Etc. 15
4.6     Notices 16
4.7     Investment Property 16
4.8     Voting and Other Rights with Respect to Pledged Securities 17
4.9     [Reserved] 18
4.10   Intellectual Property 18
   
Section 5.     REMEDIAL PROVISIONS 19
5.1     [Reserved] 19
5.2     [Reserved] 19
5.3     [Reserved] 19
5.4     Application of Proceeds 19
5.5     Code and Other Remedies 20
5.6     Effect of Securities Laws 22
5.7     Deficiency 22

 

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Section 6.     POWER OF ATTORNEY AND FURTHER ASSURANCES 22
6.1     Trustee’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, Etc. 22
6.2     Authorization of Financing Statements 24
6.3     Further Assurances 24
   
Section 7.     Lien absolute; waiver of suretyship defenses 25
7.1     Lien Absolute, Waivers 25
   
Section 8.     the collateral Trustee 27
8.1     Authority of Trustee 27
8.2     Duty of Trustee 27
8.3     Exculpation of the Trustee 28
8.4     No Individual Foreclosure, Etc. 29
   
Section 9.     MISCELLANEOUS 30
9.1     Amendments in Writing 30
9.2     Notices 30
9.3     No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies 30
9.4     Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification 30
9.5     Successors and Assigns 30
9.6     Set-Off 31
9.7     Counterparts 31
9.8     Severability 31
9.9     Section Headings 31
9.10   Integration/Conflict 31
9.11   GOVERNING LAW 32
9.12   Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers 32
9.13   Acknowledgments 32
9.14   Additional Grantors 33
9.15   Releases 33
9.16   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 33

 

SCHEDULE 1 Notice Addresses of Grantors 1-1
SCHEDULE 2 Description of Pledged Investment Property 2-1
SCHEDULE 3 Filings and Other Actions Required to Perfect Security Interests 3-1
SCHEDULE 4 Exact Legal Name, Location of Jurisdiction of Organization and Chief Executive Office 4-1
SCHEDULE 5 Copyrights; Patents; Trademarks; Intellectual Property Licenses; Other Intellectual Property 5-1
EXHIBIT A Insert to LLC/Partnership Agreement A-1
EXHIBIT B Form of Uncertificated Securities Control Agreement B-1
EXHIBIT C-1 Form of Copyright Security Agreement EXHIBIT C-1
EXHIBIT C-2 Form of Patent Security Agreement EXHIBIT C-2
EXHIBIT C-3 Form of Trademark Security Agreement EXHIBIT C-3
ANNEX 1 Assumption Agreement ANNEX 1-1

 

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 PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023 and effective for all purposes as of the Issue Date, among each of the signatories hereto designated as a Grantor on the signature pages hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as a Grantor as provided herein, each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, as Collateral Agent (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for (i) the Holders from time to time parties to the Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced from time to time, the “Indenture”), between Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”), U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and the Collateral Agent, and (ii) the other Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer has issued its 15.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each other Grantor;

 

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Notes under the Indenture will be used in part to enable the Issuer to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Grantors in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the other Grantors are engaged in related businesses, and each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the issuance of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Indenture, the Grantors are required to execute and deliver this Agreement to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:

 

Section 1.      DEFINED TERMS

 

1.1            Definitions. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Indenture and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture, and the following terms which are defined in the UCC are used herein as so defined (and if defined in more than one article of the UCC shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 thereof): Certificated Security, Commodity Account, Commodity Contract, Commodity Intermediary, Documents, Entitlement Order, Financial Asset, Payment Intangibles, Securities Account, Securities Intermediary, Security, Security Entitlement, Supporting Obligations, and Uncertificated Security.

 

 (b)           The following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

 

 

 “Agreement” shall mean this Pledge and Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

 “After-Acquired Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(c).

 

 “Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

 “Copyright Licenses” shall mean all agreements, licenses and covenants providing for the grant to or from a Grantor of any right in or to any Copyright or otherwise providing for a covenant not to sue for infringement or other violation of any Copyright (including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 5).

 

 “Copyrights” shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all works of authorship and all intellectual property rights therein, all United States and foreign copyrights (whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published), including but not limited to copyrights in software and databases, all designs (including but not limited to all industrial designs, “Protected Designs” within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. 1301 et. Seq. and Community designs), and all “Mask Works” (as defined in 17 U.S.C. 901 of the U.S. Copyright Act), whether registered or unregistered, and with respect to any and all of the foregoing: (i) all registrations and applications for registration thereof including, without limitation, the registrations and applications listed on Schedule 5, (ii) all extensions, renewals, and restorations thereof, (iii) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement or other violation thereof, (iv) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (v) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

 “Discharge of the Secured Obligations” shall mean and shall have occurred when all Secured Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash and all other obligations under the Note Documents shall have been performed (other than (a) those expressly stated to survive termination, and (b) contingent obligations as to which no claim has been asserted).

 

 “Equity Interests” (i) shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of the equity of such Person, including, if such person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), if such Person is a limited liability company, membership interests, and, if such Person is a trust, all beneficial interests therein, and shall also include any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of property of, such corporation, exempted company, partnership, exempted limited partnership, limited liability company or trust, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued on or after the date hereof and (ii) shall include, without limitation, all Pledged Stock, Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged LLC Interests.

 

 “Equity Issuers” shall mean the collective reference to each issuer of Pledged Equity Interests.

 

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 “Excluded Assets” has the same meaning set forth in the Indenture.

 

 “Foreign Security Documents” shall mean the collective reference to the security agreements, debentures, pledge agreements, charges and other similar documents and agreements pursuant to which any Grantor purports to pledge or grant a security interest in any property or assets located outside of the United States (including any Pledged Equity Interests of any Issuer organized under a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state or locality thereof securing the Secured Obligations).

 

 “General Intangibles” shall mean all “general intangibles” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, with respect to any Grantor, all rights of such Grantor to receive any tax refunds, all hedge agreements, contracts, agreements, instruments and indentures and all licenses, permits, concessions, franchises and authorizations issued by governmental authorities in any form, and portions thereof, to which such Grantor is a party or under which such Grantor has any right, title or interest or to which such Grantor or any property of such Grantor is subject, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified, including, without limitation, (i) all rights of such Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due to it thereunder or in connection therewith, (ii) all rights of such Grantor to receive proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect thereto, (iii) all rights of such Grantor to damages arising thereunder, and (iv) all rights of such Grantor to terminate and to perform, compel performance and to exercise all remedies thereunder.

 

 “Indenture” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

 “Insurance” shall mean all insurance policies covering any or all of the Collateral (regardless of whether the Collateral Agent is the loss payee thereof).

 

 “Intellectual Property” shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks, Trademark Licenses, Trade Secrets and Trade Secret Licenses, and all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, or other violation or impairment thereof, including the right to receive all Proceeds therefrom, including without limitation license fees, royalties, income payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit, now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto.

 

 “Intellectual Property Security Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the Copyright Security Agreement substantially the form of Exhibit C-1, the Patent Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2, and the Trademark Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C-3.

 

 “Intercompany Note” shall mean any promissory note evidencing loans made by any Grantor to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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 “Investment Property” shall mean the collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC including, without limitation, all Certificated Securities and Uncertificated Securities, all Security Entitlements, all Securities Accounts, all Commodity Contracts and all Commodity Accounts, (ii) all security entitlements, in the case of any United States Treasury book-entry securities, as defined in 31 C.F.R. section 357.2, or, in the case of any United States federal agency book-entry securities, as defined in the corresponding United States federal regulations governing such book-entry securities, and (iii) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Notes, all Pledged Equity Interests, all Pledged Security Entitlements and all Pledged Commodity Contracts.

 

 “Issue Date” means July 10, 2023.

 

 “Majority Holders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).

 

 “Material Intellectual Property shall mean any Intellectual Property included in the Collateral that is material to the business of any Grantor or is otherwise of material value.

 

 “Note Documents” shall mean the Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Agreements and the Guarantees.

 

 “Patent Licenses” shall mean all agreements, licenses and covenants providing for the grant to or from a Grantor of any right in or to any Patent or otherwise providing for a covenant not to sue for infringement or other violation of any Patent (including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 5).

 

 “Patents” shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all patentable inventions and designs, all United States, foreign, and multinational patents, certificates of invention, and similar industrial property rights, and applications for any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, (i) each patent and patent application listed on Schedule 5, (ii) all reissues, substitutes, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals, and reexaminations thereof, (iii) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (iv) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement or other violation thereof, (v) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, proceeds of suit and other payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (vi) all other rights accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

 “Pledged Commodity Contracts” shall mean all Commodity Contracts listed on Schedule 2 and all other Commodity Contracts to which any Grantor is party from time to time.

 

 “Pledged Debt Securities” shall mean all debt securities now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including, without limitation, the debt securities listed on Schedule 2, together with any other certificates, options, rights or security entitlements of any nature whatsoever in respect of the debt securities of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, any Grantor while this Agreement is in effect.

 

 “Pledged Equity Interests” shall mean all Equity Interests, and shall include Pledged LLC Interests, Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged Stock.

 

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 “Pledged LLC Interests” shall mean all membership interests and other interests now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor in any limited liability company including, without limitation, all limited liability company interests listed on Schedule 2 hereto under the heading “Pledged LLC Interests” and the certificates, if any, representing such limited liability company interests and any interest of such Grantor on the books and records of such limited liability company and any securities entitlements relating thereto and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such limited liability company interests and any other warrant, right or option or other agreement to acquire any of the foregoing, all management rights, all voting rights, any interest in any capital account of a member in such limited liability company, all rights as and to become a member of the limited liability company, all rights of the Grantor under any shareholder or voting trust agreement or similar agreement in respect of such limited liability company, all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest as a member to any and all assets or properties of such limited liability company, and all other rights, powers, privileges, interests, claims and other property in any manner arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing.

 

 “Pledged Notes” shall mean all promissory notes now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 2 and all the Intercompany Notes.

 

 “Pledged Partnership Interests” shall mean all partnership interests and other interests now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor in any general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other partnership including, without limitation, all partnership interests listed on Schedule 2 hereto under the heading “Pledged Partnership Interests” and the certificates, if any, representing such partnership interests, and any interest of such Grantor on the books and records of such partnership and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such partnership interests and any other warrant, right or option to acquire any of the foregoing, all management rights, all voting rights, any interest in any capital account of a partner in such partnership, all rights as and to become a partner of such partnership, all of the Grantor’s rights, title and interest as a partner to any and all assets or properties of such partnership, and all other rights, powers, privileges, interests, claims and other property in any manner arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing.

 

 “Pledged Stock” shall mean all shares of capital stock now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including, without limitation, all shares of capital stock described on Schedule 2 hereto under the heading “Pledged Stock”, and the certificates, if any, representing such shares and any interest of such Grantor in the entries on the books of the issuer of such shares and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares and any other warrant, right or option to acquire any of the foregoing.

 

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 “Pledged Securities” shall mean the collective reference to the Pledged Debt Securities, the Pledged Notes and the Pledged Equity Interests regardless of whether constituting Securities under the UCC.

 

 “Pledged Security Entitlements” shall mean all security entitlements with respect to the financial assets listed on Schedule 2 and all other security entitlements of any Grantor.

 

 “Proceeds” shall mean all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Pledged Securities, collections thereon and distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

 “Secured Obligations” shall mean the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Issuer or any other Grantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) and all other obligations and liabilities of the Issuer or any other Grantor to the Secured Parties which may arise under or in connection with the Indenture or any other Note Document.

 

 “Secured Parties” shall mean collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders.

 

 “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 “Specified Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.

 

 “Subsidiary Grantors” shall mean, collectively, the Subsidiaries of the Issuer that are Grantors.

 

 “Trademark Licenses” shall mean all agreements, licenses and covenants providing for the grant to or from a Grantor of any right in or to any Trademark or otherwise providing for a covenant not to sue for infringement, dilution, or other violation of any Trademark or permitting co-existence with respect to a Trademark (including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 5).

 

 “Trademarks” shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all domestic, foreign and multinational trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, trade styles, logos, Internet domain names, other indicia of origin or source identification, and general intangibles of a like nature, whether registered or unregistered, and, with respect to any and all of the foregoing, (i) all registrations and applications for registration thereof including, without limitation, the registrations and applications listed on Schedule 5, (ii) all extensions and renewals thereof, (iii) all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by any of the foregoing, (iv) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement, dilution, or other violation thereof, (v) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, proceeds of suit and other payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (vi) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

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 “Trade Secrets” shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to (i) all trade secrets and all confidential and proprietary information, including know-how, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, inventions, research and development information, technical data, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and information, and with respect to any and all of the foregoing (i) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future misappropriation or other violation thereof, (ii) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, proceeds of suit and other payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (iii) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

 “Trade Secret Licenses” shall mean all agreements, licenses and covenants providing for the grant to or from a Grantor of any right in or to any Trade Secret or otherwise providing for a covenant not to sue for misappropriation or other violation of a Trade Secret.

 

 “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, priority or remedies.

 

 “UETA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

 

1.2            Other Definitional Provisions. (a) The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule, Exhibit and Annex references, are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. References to any Schedule, Exhibit or Annex shall mean such Schedule, Exhibit or Annex as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

 (b)           The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

 (c)           Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

 

 (d)           The expressions “payment in full,” “paid in full” and any other similar terms or phrases when used herein shall mean payment in cash in immediately available funds.

 

 (e)           The use herein of the word “include” or “including”, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.

 

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 (f)            All references herein to provisions of the UCC shall include all successor provisions under any subsequent version or amendment to any Article of the UCC.

 

Section 2.      GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST;
CONTINUING LIABILITY UNDER COLLATERAL

 

 (a)            Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Collateral Agent, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property, in each case, wherever located and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Collateral”), as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations:

 

 (i)             all Documents;

 

 (ii)            all General Intangibles;

 

 (iii)           all Intellectual Property;

 

 (iv)           all Investment Property;

 

 (v)            all books, records, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals, computer software, computer printouts, tapes, disks and other electronic storage media and related data processing software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon; and

 

 (vi)           to the extent not otherwise included, all other property of such Grantor and all Proceeds, products, accessions, rents and profits of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security, Supporting Obligations and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Excluded Assets shall constitute Collateral.

 

 (b)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) each Grantor shall remain liable for all obligations under the Collateral and nothing contained herein is intended or shall be a delegation of duties to the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party, and (ii) each Grantor shall remain liable under each of the agreements included in the Collateral, including, without limitation, any agreements relating to Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests, to perform all of the obligations undertaken by it thereunder all in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof and neither the Collateral Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any of such agreements by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or any other document related thereto nor shall the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party have any obligation to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it or have any obligation to take any action to collect or enforce any rights under any agreement included in the Collateral, including, without limitation, any agreements relating to any Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests.

 

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Section 3.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Secured Parties on the date hereof that:

 

3.1            Representations in Indenture. The representations and warranties set forth in the Indenture and Section 3 of those certain Convertible Note Subscription Agreements by and between Galata Acquisition Corp. and the Subscriber (as defined therein), dated as of July 29, 2022 (as amended, restated, amended and restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time) and that certain Convertible Note Subscription Agreement by and between Galata Acquisition Corp. and the Subscriber, dated as of December 23, 2022 (as amended, restated, amended and restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time) as they relate to such Grantor or to the Note Documents to which such Grantor is a party, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct, in all material respects, except for representations and warranties that are qualified as to “materiality”, “material adverse effect” or similar language, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any such qualification therein) in all respects as of such date, in each case unless expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and the Secured Parties shall be entitled to rely on each of such representations and warranties as if they were fully set forth herein, provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to any Issuer’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 3.1, be deemed to be a reference to such Grantor’s knowledge.

 

3.2            Title; No Other Liens. Such Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens or claims, except for Permitted Liens. No financing statement, mortgage or other public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any public office, except such as have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement or as are permitted by the Indenture.

 

3.3            Valid, Perfected First Priority Liens. The security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement constitute a legal and valid security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, securing the payment and performance of each Grantor’s Secured Obligations and upon completion of the filings and other actions specified on Schedule 3 (all of which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to on said Schedule, have been filed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, as applicable, and may be filed on behalf of the Collateral Agent or its designees at any time) and payment of all filing fees, will constitute fully perfected security interests in all of the Collateral, prior to all other Liens on the Collateral except for Permitted Liens. The Collateral Agent may, but shall have no obligation or duty whatsoever make such filings. Without limiting the foregoing, each Grantor has taken all actions necessary or desirable, including without limitation those specified in Section 4.2 to: (i) establish the Collateral Agent’s “control” (within the meanings of Sections 8-106 and 9-106 of the UCC) over any portion of the Investment Property constituting Certificated Securities, Uncertificated Securities, Securities Accounts, Securities Entitlements or Commodity Accounts, and (ii) establish the Collateral Agent’s “control” (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction (the “UETA”)) over all “transferable records” (as defined in UETA).

 

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3.4            Name; Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Organization, Etc. Such Grantor’s exact legal name (as indicated on the public record of such Grantor’s jurisdiction of formation, incorporation or organization), jurisdiction of , incorporation or organization, , incorporation number or organizational identification number, if any, and the location of such Grantor’s registered office, chief executive office or sole place of business are specified on Schedule 4. Each Grantor is , incorporated or organized solely under the law of the jurisdiction so specified and has not filed any certificates of domestication, transfer or continuance in any other jurisdiction. Except as otherwise indicated on Schedule 4, the jurisdiction of each such Grantor’s incorporation, organization or formation is required to maintain a public record showing the Grantor to have been incorporated, organized or formed. Except as specified on Schedule 4, it has not changed its name, jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, registered office, chief executive office or sole place of business (if applicable) or its corporate structure in any way (e.g. by merger, consolidation, change in corporate form or otherwise) within the past five years and has not within the last five years become bound (whether as a result of merger or otherwise) as Grantor under a security agreement entered into by another Person, which has not heretofore been terminated.

 

3.5            [Reserved].

 

3.6            [Reserved].

 

3.7            Investment Property. (a) Schedule 2 hereto sets forth under the headings “Pledged Stock”, “Pledged LLC Interests” and “Pledged Partnership Interests”, respectively, all of the Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests and Pledged Partnership Interests owned by any Grantor and such Pledged Equity Interests constitute the percentage of issued and outstanding shares of stock, percentage of membership interests or percentage of partnership interests of the respective issuers thereof indicated on such Schedule. Schedule 2 hereto sets forth under the heading “Pledged Debt Securities” or “Pledged Notes” all of the Pledged Debt Securities and Pledged Notes owned by any Grantor, and all of such Pledged Debt Securities and Pledged Notes, have been, in the case of those issued by Affiliates of such Grantor, or, in the case of those issued by Persons that are not Affiliates of such Grantor, to the knowledge of such Grantor have been, duly authorized, authenticated, issued, and delivered and are the legal, valid and binding obligation of the issuers thereof enforceable in accordance with their terms and are not in default and, in the case of those issued by Affiliates of such Grantor, constitute all of the issued and outstanding inter-company indebtedness owed by such Affiliates to such Grantor evidenced by an instrument or certificated security of the respective issuers thereof. Schedule 2 hereto sets forth under the headings “Securities Accounts” and “Commodities Accounts,” respectively, all of the Securities Accounts and Commodities Accounts in which each Grantor has an interest. Each Grantor is the sole entitlement holder or customer of each such account, and such Grantor has not consented to, and is not otherwise aware of, any Person (other than the Collateral Agent pursuant hereto) having “control” (within the meanings of Sections 8-106, 9-106 and 9-104 of the UCC) over, or any other interest in, any such Securities Account, Commodity Account or any securities, commodities or other property credited thereto.

 

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 (b)           The shares of Pledged Stock pledged by such Grantor hereunder constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Equity Interests of each Issuer owned by such Grantor or Excluded Assets

 

 (c)           All the shares of the Pledged Equity Interests have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. No Grantor is in default of its obligations under any organizational document of any Issuer of Pledged Equity Interests.

 

 (d)           None of the Pledged LLC Interests or Pledged Partnership Interests are, or represent interests in entities that (a) are registered as investment companies, (b) are dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or markets or (c) have opted to be treated as securities under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other applicable law) of any jurisdiction.

 

 (e)            No consent, approval or authorization of any Person is required for the pledge by such Grantor of the Pledged Equity Interests pursuant to this Agreement or for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by such Grantor, whether under the organizational documents of any Issuer of Pledged Equity Interests or otherwise, except such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect.

 

 (f)            Such Grantor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Investment Property pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens or options in favor of, or claims of, any other Person, except for, in the case of any of the foregoing Collateral other than Pledged Equity Interests, Permitted Liens and, in the case of Pledged Equity Interests, Permitted Liens arising pursuant to a requirement of law, and there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to purchase, or shareholder, voting trust or similar agreements outstanding with respect to, or property that is convertible into, or that requires the issuance or sale of, any Pledged Equity Interests.

 

 (g)           Each Grantor has caused the organizational document of each Issuer of Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any other jurisdiction within the United States of America to include language substantially the same as the provisions set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

 

3.8            [Reserved].

 

3.9            Intellectual Property.      (a) Schedule 5 lists all of the following Intellectual Property, to the extent owned by such Grantor in its own name: (i) issued Patents and pending Patent applications, (ii) registered Trademarks and applications for the registration of Trademarks, and (iii) registered Copyrights, and applications to register Copyrights. All such Intellectual Property is recorded in the name of such Grantor. Except as set forth on Schedule 5, such Grantor is the sole and exclusive owner of the entire and unencumbered right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, as well as any other Material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor, in each case free and clear of all Liens, claims and licenses, except for Permitted Liens and the licenses set forth on Schedule 5.

 

(b)            Except for those matters which both (i) are disclosed on Schedule 5 and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, all Intellectual Property of such Grantor is subsisting and has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, nor, in the case of Patents, is any of such Intellectual Property the subject of a reexamination proceeding, and such Grantor has performed all acts and has paid all renewal, maintenance, and other fees and taxes required to maintain each and every registration and application of Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks of such Grantor in full force and effect.

 

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 (c)            Except for those matters which both (i) are disclosed on Schedule 5 and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, no action or proceeding is pending, or, to the knowledge of such Grantor, threatened, alleging that such Grantor, or the conduct of such Grantor’s business, infringes, misappropriates, dilutes, or otherwise violates the intellectual property of any other Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 5, to the knowledge of such Grantor, no Person is engaging in any activity that infringes, misappropriates, dilutes or violates any Material Intellectual Property of such Grantor. Except for those matters which both (i) are disclosed on Schedule 5 and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, the operation of the business of such Grantor, does not infringe, misappropriate, dilute, or otherwise violate the intellectual property of any other Person.

 

 (d)            Schedule 5 lists all Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses and Trademark Licenses held by such Grantor that constitute Material Intellectual Property. With respect to each Copyright License, Trademark License and Patent License held by such Grantor that constitutes Material Intellectual Property: (i) such license is valid and binding and in full force and effect and represents the entire agreement between the respective licensor and licensee with respect to the subject matter of such license; (ii) such license will not cease to be valid and binding and in full force and effect on terms identical to those currently in effect as a result of the rights and interests granted herein, nor will the grant of such rights and interests constitute a breach or default under such license or otherwise give the licensor or licensee a right to terminate such license; (iii) such Grantor has not received any notice of termination or cancellation under such license; (iv) such Grantor has not received any notice of a breach or default under such license, which breach or default has not been cured; (v) such Grantor has not granted to any other third party any rights, adverse or otherwise, under such license; and (vi) such Grantor is not in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that, with notice and/or lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default or permit termination, modification or acceleration of or under such license.

 

 (e)            All Copyrights owned by such Grantor that constitute Material Intellectual Property have been registered with the United States Copyright Office or, where appropriate, any foreign counterpart.

 

 (f)            Such Grantor controls the nature and quality of all products sold and all services rendered under or in connection with all Trademarks of such Grantor constituting Material Intellectual Property, in each case consistent with industry standards, and has taken all action necessary to insure that all licensees of all such Trademarks comply with such Grantor’s standards of quality.

 

 (g)            Such Grantor has been using appropriate statutory notice of registration in connection with its use of registered Trademarks constituting Material Intellectual Property, appropriate notice of its trademark rights in common law Trademarks constituting Material Intellectual Property, proper marking practices in connection with its Patents constituting Material Intellectual Property, and appropriate notice of copyright in connection with the publication of its Copyrights constituting Material Intellectual Property.

 

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 (h)            Except as set forth on Schedule 5, such Grantor has not made a previous assignment, sale, transfer, exclusive license, or similar arrangement constituting a present or future assignment, sale, transfer, exclusive license or similar arrangement of any property that currently constitutes Material Intellectual Property that has not been terminated or released.

 

 (i)            Except for those matters which both (i) are disclosed on Schedule 5 and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, no holding, decision, ruling, or judgment has been rendered in any action or proceeding before any court or administrative authority challenging the validity, enforceability, or scope of, or such Grantor’s right to register, own or use, any Intellectual Property of such Grantor or such Grantor’s ownership interest therein, and no such action or proceeding is pending or, to the best of such Grantor’s knowledge, threatened.

 

 (j)            Except for those matters which both (i) are disclosed on Schedule 5 and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, no settlements or consents, covenants not to sue, coexistence agreements, non-assertion assurances, or releases have been entered into by such Grantor or bind such Grantor in any manner that impacts such Grantor’s rights to own, license or use any Intellectual Property. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in the termination, limitation or other impairment of any of such Grantor’s rights in its Material Intellectual Property.

 

 (k)            Such Grantor has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of its Trade Secrets constituting Material Intellectual Property in accordance with industry standards. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, (i) none of the Trade Secrets of such Grantor has been used, divulged, disclosed or misappropriated to the detriment of such Grantor for the benefit of any other Person, (ii) no employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor has misappropriated any trade secrets of any other Person in the course of the performance of his or her duties as an employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor and (iii) no employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor is in default or breach of any term of any employment agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment of inventions agreement or similar agreement or contract relating in any way to the protection, ownership, development, use or transfer of such Grantor’s Intellectual Property.

 

Section 4.      COVENANTS

 

 Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Discharge of the Secured Obligations:

 

4.1            Covenants in Indenture. Each Grantor shall take, or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no default or Event of Default is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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 4.2           Delivery and Control of Investment Property. (a) If any of the Collateral is or shall become evidenced or represented by any Certificated Security, such Certificated Security shall be immediately delivered to the Collateral Agent, duly endorsed in a manner sufficient to transfer title, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.

 

 (b)           If any of the Collateral is or shall become evidenced or represented by an Uncertificated Security, such Grantor shall cause the Issuer thereof either (i) to register the Collateral Agent as the registered owner of such Uncertificated Security, upon original issue or registration of transfer or (ii) to agree in writing with such Grantor and the Collateral Agent that such Issuer will comply with instructions with respect to such Uncertificated Security originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such agreement to be in substantially the form of Exhibit B.

 

 (c)           Each Grantor shall maintain Securities Entitlements and Securities Accounts only with financial institutions that have agreed to comply with entitlement orders and instructions issued or originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such agreement to be in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (it being agreed that under no circumstances shall the Collateral Agent be obligated to indemnify any such financial institution in the Collateral Agent’s individual capacity).

 

 (d)           If any of the Collateral with a value in excess of $5,000,000 is or shall become evidenced or represented by a Commodity Contract, such Grantor shall cause the Commodity Intermediary with respect to such Commodity Contract to agree in writing with such Grantor and the Collateral Agent that such Commodity Intermediary will apply any value distributed on account of such Commodity Contract as directed by the Collateral Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such agreement to be in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

 (e)           In addition to and not in lieu of the foregoing, if any Issuer of any Investment Property is organized under the law of, or has its chief executive office in, a jurisdiction outside of the United States, each Grantor shall take such additional actions, including, without limitation, causing the issuer to register the pledge on its books and records, as may be necessary or advisable or as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, under the laws of such jurisdiction to insure the validity, perfection and first priority nature of the security interest of the Collateral Agent.

 

 4.3           Maintenance of Insurance. Such Grantor shall maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business, and shall furnish to the Collateral Agent, as of the date hereof upon written request, full information as to the insurance carried. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to oversee or monitor the financial soundness or the reputability of the insurance companies or provided coverage.

 

 4.4           Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation. (a) Such Grantor shall maintain the security interest created by this Agreement as a perfected security interest having at least the priority described in Section 3.3 and shall defend such security interest against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.

 

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 (b)           Such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, (i) on the date hereof, a certificate dated such date showing the amount and types of insurance coverage as of such date, (ii) upon request of any Secured Party from time to time, full information as to the insurance carried, (iii) promptly following receipt of notice from any insurer, a copy of any notice of cancellation or material change in coverage from that existing on the date hereof, (iv) forthwith, notice of any cancellation or nonrenewal of coverage by such Grantor, and (v) promptly after such information is available to such Grantor, full information as to any claim for an amount in excess of $5,000,000 with respect to any property and casualty insurance policy maintained by such Grantor. The Collateral Agent shall be named as additional insured on all such liability insurance policies of such Grantor and the Collateral Agent shall be named as loss payee on all property and casualty insurance policies of such Grantor.

 

 (c)           Such Grantor shall furnish to the Collateral Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the assets and property of such Grantor as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

 

 (d)            At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor shall promptly and duly authorize, execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as are necessary or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, (i) the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby and (ii) in the case of Investment Property and any other relevant Collateral, taking any actions necessary to enable the Collateral Agent to obtain “control” (within the meaning of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code) with respect thereto to the extent required hereunder, including without limitation, executing and delivering and causing the relevant securities intermediary to execute and deliver a control agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (it being agreed that the Collateral Agent will not indemnify any securities intermediary in the Collateral Agent’s individual capacity).

 

4.5            Changes in Locations, Name, Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Etc. Such Grantor will not, except upon fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and delivery to the Collateral Agent of duly authorized and, where required, executed copies of all additional financing statements and other documents necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests provided for herein and:

 

 (i)             without limiting the prohibitions on mergers involving the Grantors contained in the Indenture, change its legal name, jurisdiction of organization or the location of its chief executive office or sole place of business, if applicable, from that referred to in Section 3.4; or

 

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 (ii)            change its legal name, identity or structure to such an extent that any financing statement filed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this Agreement would become misleading.

 

 4.6            Notices. Such Grantor will advise the Collateral Agent promptly, in writing and in reasonable detail, of:

 

 (a)           any Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any of the Collateral which would adversely affect the ability of the Collateral Agent to exercise any of its remedies hereunder; and

 

 (b)           the occurrence of any other event which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the security interests created hereby.

 

 4.7           Investment Property. (a) If such Grantor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any stock or other ownership certificate (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a stock dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), or option or rights in respect of the capital stock or other Pledged Equity Interest of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares of or other ownership interests in the Pledged Equity Interests, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Grantor shall accept the same as the agent of the Secured Parties, hold the same in trust for the Secured Parties and deliver the same forthwith to the Collateral Agent in the exact form received, duly endorsed by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent, if required, together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Grantor and with, if the Collateral Agent so requests, signature guaranteed, to be held by the Collateral Agent, subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any sums paid upon or in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer shall be paid over to the Collateral Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests or any property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall, unless otherwise subject to a perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, be delivered to the Collateral Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests shall be received by such Grantor, such Grantor shall, until such money or property is paid or delivered to the Collateral Agent, hold such money or property in trust for the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations.

 

 (b)           Without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, such Grantor will not (i) vote to enable, or take any other action to permit, any Issuer to amend its organizational documents in any manner that materially changes the rights of such Grantor with respect to any Pledged Equity Interests or adversely affects the validity, perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest therein, (ii) enter into any agreement or undertaking restricting the right or ability of such Grantor or the Collateral Agent to sell, assign or transfer any of the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof or any interest therein or (iii) cause or permit any Equity Issuer of any Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests which are not securities (for purposes of the UCC) on the date hereof to elect or otherwise take any action to cause such Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests to be treated as securities for purposes of the UCC.

 

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 (c)           Each Grantor which is an Equity Issuer agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Pledged Equity Interests issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, (ii) it will notify the Collateral Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 4.7(a) with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests issued by it and (iii) the terms of Sections 4.8(c) shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis, with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 4.8(c) with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests issued by it. In addition, each Grantor which is either an Equity Issuer or an owner of any Pledged Equity Interests hereby consents to the grant by each other Grantor of the security interest hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent and to the transfer of any Pledged Equity Interest to the Collateral Agent or its nominee following an Event of Default and to the substitution of the Collateral Agent or its nominee as a partner, member or shareholder or other equity holder of the Equity Issuer of the related Pledged Equity Interest.

 

 4.8            Voting and Other Rights with Respect to Pledged Securities. (a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Grantor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends paid in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes or Pledged Debt Securities, in each case paid in the normal course of business of the relevant Issuer, to the extent permitted by the Indenture, and to exercise all voting and corporate rights with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or corporate or other ownership right exercised or other action taken which would impair the Collateral or which would be inconsistent with or result in any violation of any provision of the Indenture, this Agreement or any other Note Document.

 

 (b)           If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing: (i) all rights of each Grantor to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and other consensual rights with respect to Pledged Securities which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent who shall thereupon have the sole right, but shall be under no obligation, to exercise or refrain from exercising such voting and other consensual rights and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall have the right, without notice to any Grantor, to transfer all or any portion of the Pledged Securities to its name or the name of its nominee or agent. In addition, the Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time, without notice to any Grantor, to exchange any certificates or instruments representing any Pledged Securities for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations. In order to permit the Collateral Agent to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it may be entitled to exercise pursuant hereto and to receive all dividends and other distributions which it may be entitled to receive hereunder each Grantor shall promptly execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to the Collateral Agent all proxies, dividend payment orders and other instruments as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request and each Grantor acknowledges that the Collateral Agent may utilize the power of attorney set forth herein.

 

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 (c)           Each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Equity Issuer of any Pledged Securities pledged by such Grantor hereunder to (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Collateral Agent in writing that (x) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Equity Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Pledged Securities directly to the Collateral Agent.

 

 4.9           [Reserved].

 

 4.10         Intellectual Property. (a) Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will not, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, discontinue use of any Material Intellectual Property, or do any act or omit to do any act whereby any Material Intellectual Property may lapse, become abandoned, cancelled, dedicated to the public, forfeited, or otherwise impaired, or abandon any application or any right to file an application for a Copyright, Patent, or Trademark constituting Material Intellectual Property.

 

(b)           Such Grantor shall take all reasonable steps, including in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, any state registry or any foreign counterpart of the foregoing, to pursue any application and maintain any registration or issuance of each Trademark, Patent, and Copyright owned by or exclusively licensed to such Grantor and constituting Material Intellectual Property, including, but not limited to, those applications and registrations listed on Schedule 5.

 

 (c)           Such Grantor agrees that, should it hereafter (i) obtain an ownership interest in any item of Intellectual Property, (ii) obtain an exclusive license to any Copyrights, (iii) (either by itself or through any agent, employee, licensee, or designee) file any application for the registration or issuance of any Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, or any similar office or agency in any other country or in any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or (iv) should it file a Statement of Use or an Amendment to Allege Use with respect to any “intent-to-use” Trademark application (the items in clauses (i), (ii) (iii) and (iv), collectively, the “After-Acquired Intellectual Property”), then the provisions of Section 2 shall automatically apply thereto, and any such After-Acquired Intellectual Property shall automatically become part of the Collateral, and such Grantor shall give prompt (and, in any event within five (5) Business Days after the last day of the fiscal quarter in which such Grantor acquires such ownership interest) written notice thereof to the Collateral Agent in accordance herewith, and shall provide the Collateral Agent promptly (and, in any event within five (5) Business Days after the last day of the fiscal quarter in which such Grantor acquires such ownership interest) with an amended Schedule 5 hereto and promptly take the actions specified in Section 4.10(d) with respect thereto.

 

 (d)           Such Grantor shall execute Intellectual Property Security Agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property included in the Collateral as of the date hereof, as well as any After-Acquired Intellectual Property, in substantially the form of Exhibits C-1, C-2 or C-3, as applicable, in order to record the security interest granted herein to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and such Grantor shall promptly execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all other agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as necessary or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Secured Parties’ security interest in any such Intellectual Property with any other applicable offices, agencies, or governmental authorities.

 

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 (e)            Such Grantor shall take all steps reasonably necessary to protect the secrecy of all Trade Secrets constituting Material Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, entering into confidentiality agreements with employees and consultants and labeling and restricting access to secret information and documents.

 

Section 5.      REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

 

5.1            [Reserved].

 

5.2            [Reserved].

 

5.3            [Reserved].

 

5.4            Application of Proceeds. At such intervals as may be agreed upon by the Issuer and the Collateral Agent (acting with the written consent of the Trustee or the Majority Holders), or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time at the Collateral Agent’s election, the Collateral Agent may apply all or any part of the Collateral and/or net Proceeds thereof (after deducting fees and expenses as provided in Section 5.5) realized through the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its remedies hereunder in payment of the Secured Obligations. The Collateral Agent shall apply any such Collateral or Proceeds to be applied in the following order:

 

First, to the Collateral Agent to pay incurred and unpaid fees and expenses under the Note Documents (including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of its agents and counsel);

 

Second, to the Trustee in respect of Secured Obligations then due and owing and remaining unpaid for application by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

 

Third, to the Trustee in respect of all Secured Obligations (other than those under clause second above) for prepayment of such Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and

 

Fourth, any balance of such Proceeds remaining after a Discharge of the Secured Obligations shall be paid over to the Issuer or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same and any Collateral remaining after a Discharge of the Secured Obligations shall be returned to the applicable Grantor or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same.

 

Any Proceeds not applied shall be held by the Collateral Agent as Collateral.

 

In addition, with respect to any proceeds of Insurance received by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, (x) if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) such Insurance Proceeds shall be returned to the Grantors if permitted or required by the Indenture or (ii) if not so permitted or required by the Indenture, then such Insurance Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with this Section 5.4 and (y) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then such Insurance Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with this Section 5.4.

 

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5.5            Code and Other Remedies. (a) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may (but shall not be obligated to) exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Secured Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and all rights under any other applicable law or in equity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, defense, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, presentments, protests, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, license, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of any Secured Party, on the internet or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Collateral Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, store, repair or recondition any Collateral or otherwise prepare any Collateral for disposal in the manner and to the extent that the Collateral Agent deems appropriate. Each Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold or to become the licensor of all or any such Collateral, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. For purposes of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or a portion of the Collateral sold at any such sale made in accordance with the UCC or other applicable laws, including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code, the Collateral Agent, as representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Secured Party or Secured Parties in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Majority Holders shall otherwise agree in writing), shall be entitled to credit bid and use and apply the Secured Obligations (or any portion thereof) as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale, such amount to be apportioned ratably to the Secured Obligations of the Secured Parties in accordance with their pro rata share of such Secured Obligations. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by applicable law) all rights of redemption, stay and/or appraisal which it now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days notice to such Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Collateral Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, sell the Collateral without giving any warranties as to the Collateral. The Collateral Agent may specifically disclaim or modify any warranties of title or the like. The foregoing will not be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that it would not be commercially unreasonable for the Collateral Agent to dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof by using Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets. Each Grantor hereby waives any claims against the Collateral Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Collateral Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree. Each Grantor further agrees, at the Collateral Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Collateral Agent at places which the Collateral Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. The Collateral Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to enter onto the property where any Collateral is located without any obligation to pay rent and take possession thereof with or without judicial process. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to marshal any of the Collateral.

 

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(b)           The Collateral Agent shall deduct from such Proceeds all costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection with the exercise of its rights and remedies against the Collateral or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Secured Parties hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements. Any net Proceeds remaining after such deductions shall be applied or retained by the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 5.4. Only after such application and after the payment by the Collateral Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including, without limitation, Section 9-615(a) of the UCC, need the Collateral Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor. If the Collateral Agent sells any of the Collateral upon credit, the Grantor will be credited only with payments actually made by the purchaser and received by the Collateral Agent. In the event the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, the Collateral Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, resell the Collateral and the applicable Grantor shall be credited with proceeds of the sale. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against any Secured Party arising out of the exercise by it or them of any rights hereunder.

 

 (c)           In the event of any Disposition of any of the Intellectual Property, the goodwill of the business connected with and symbolized by any Trademarks subject to such Disposition shall be included, and the applicable Grantor shall supply the Collateral Agent or its designee with such Grantor’s know-how and expertise, and with documents and things embodying the same, relating to the exploitation of such Intellectual Property, including the manufacture, distribution, advertising and sale of products or the provision of services under such Intellectual Property, and such Grantor’s customer lists and other records and documents relating to such Intellectual Property and to the manufacture, distribution, advertising and sale of such products and services.

 

 (d)           For the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Section 5.5 (including in order to take possession of, collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate, remove, realize upon, sell, assign, license out, convey, transfer or grant options to purchase any Collateral) at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (i) an irrevocable, nonexclusive, and assignable license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor), subject, in the case of Trademarks, to sufficient rights to quality control and inspection in favor of such Grantor to avoid the risk of invalidation of such Trademarks, to use, practice, license, sublicense, and otherwise exploit any and all Intellectual Property now owned or held or hereafter acquired or held by such Grantor (which license shall include access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof) and (ii) an irrevocable license (without payment of rent or other compensation to such Grantor) to use, operate and occupy all real property owned, operated, leased, subleased, or otherwise occupied by such Grantor.

 

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5.6            Effect of Securities Laws. Each Grantor recognizes that the Collateral Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all of the Pledged Equity Interests or the Pledged Debt Securities by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Equity Interests or the Pledged Debt Securities for the period of time necessary to permit the Equity Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Equity Issuer would agree to do so.

 

5.7            Deficiency. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Secured Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by any Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

 

Section 6.      POWER OF ATTORNEY AND FURTHER ASSURANCES

 

6.1            Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, Etc. (a) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives the Collateral Agent the power and right (but the Collateral Agent shall not have the obligation), on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:

 

 (i)            in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due with respect to any Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Collateral Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due with respect to any Collateral whenever payable;

 

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(ii)            in the case of any Intellectual Property, execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as necessary or that the Collateral Agent may request to evidence the Secured Parties’ security interest in such Intellectual Property and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;

 

(iii)           pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, effect any repairs or purchase any insurance called for by the terms of the Note Documents and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof;

 

(iv)           execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 5.5 or 5.6, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral; and

 

(v)            (1) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent or as the Collateral Agent shall direct; (2) ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (3) sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (4) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (5) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (6) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Collateral Agent may deem appropriate; (7) assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark (along with the goodwill of the business to which any such Copyright, Patent or Trademark pertains), throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Collateral Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (8) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Collateral Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Collateral Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Secured Parties’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.

 

Anything in this Section 6.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Collateral Agent agrees that, except as provided in Section 6.1(b), it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 6.1(a) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The parties further acknowledge and agree that the permissive rights of the Collateral Agent enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties.

 

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(b)            If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein, the Collateral Agent, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement; provided, however, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or time is of the essence, the Collateral Agent shall not exercise this power without first making demand on the Grantor and the Grantor failing to promptly comply therewith.

 

(c)            The fees and expenses of the Trustee and Collateral Agent (as applicable) incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Section 6.1 (including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of its agents and counsel), together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate under the Indenture, from the date of payment by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to the date reimbursed by the relevant Grantor, shall be payable by such Grantor to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent promptly on demand.

 

(d)            Each Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until a Discharge of the Secured Obligations.

 

6.2            Authorization of Financing Statements. Each Grantor acknowledges that pursuant to Section 9-509(b) of the UCC and any other applicable law, the Collateral Agent is authorized to, but shall have no duty or obligation to, file or record financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral in such form and in such offices as the Collateral Agent reasonably determines appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interests of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement. Each Grantor agrees that such financing statements may describe the collateral in the same manner as described in the Collateral Documents or as “all assets” or “all personal property” of the such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter existing or acquired by the such Grantor or such other description as the Collateral Agent, in its sole judgment, determines is necessary or advisable. A photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement or other filing or recording document or instrument for filing or recording in any jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing authorization, nothing herein shall obligate the Collateral Agent to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Grantors’ Liens, including by the filing of UCC financing statements and continuation statements, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Grantor.

 

6.3            Further Assurances. Each Grantor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of such Grantor, it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents and take all further action that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to create and/or maintain the validity, perfection or priority of and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder in respect of any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor shall:

 

(i)             file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, record security interests in Intellectual Property and execute and deliver such other agreements, instruments, endorsements, powers of attorney or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to effect, reflect, perfect and preserve the security interests granted or purported to be granted hereby;

 

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(ii)            take all actions necessary to ensure the recordation of appropriate evidence of the liens and security interest granted hereunder in any Intellectual Property with any intellectual property registry in which said Intellectual Property is registered or issued or in which an application for registration or issuance is pending, including, without limitation, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, the various Secretaries of State, and the foreign counterparts of any of the foregoing;

 

(iii)           at any reasonable time, upon request by the Collateral Agent, assemble the Collateral and allow inspection of the Collateral by the Collateral Agent or persons designated by the Collateral Agent;

 

(iv)           at the Collateral Agent’s request, appear in and defend any action or proceeding that may affect such Grantor’s title to or the Collateral Agent’s interest in all or any part of the Collateral; and

 

(v)            furnish the Collateral Agent with such information regarding the Collateral, including, without limitation, the location thereof, as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request from time to time.

 

Section 7.     Lien absolute; waiver of suretyship defenses

 

7.1            Lien Absolute, Waivers. (a) All rights of Collateral Agent hereunder, and all obligations of Grantors hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of, shall not be affected by, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and hereby waives all, rights, claims or defenses that it might otherwise have (now or in the future) with respect to, in each case, each of the following (whether or not such Grantor has knowledge thereof):

 

(i)             the validity or enforceability of the Indenture or any other Note Document, any of the Secured Obligations or any guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by any Secured Party;

 

(ii)            any renewal, extension or acceleration of, or any increase in the amount of the Secured Obligations, or any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of, or any consent to departure from, the Note Documents;

 

(iii)           any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, delay in enforcement, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under any Note Documents, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the Secured Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the Secured Obligations;

 

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(iv)           any change, reorganization or termination of the corporate structure or existence of Issuer or any other Grantor or any of their Subsidiaries and any corresponding restructuring of the Secured Obligations;

 

(v)            any settlement, compromise, release, or discharge of, or acceptance or refusal of any offer of payment or performance with respect to, or any substitutions for, the Secured Obligations or any subordination of the Secured Obligations to any other obligations;

 

(vi)           the validity, perfection, non-perfection or lapse in perfection, priority or avoidance of any security interest or lien, the release of any or all collateral securing, or purporting to secure, the Secured Obligations or any other impairment of such collateral;

 

(vii)          any exercise of remedies with respect to any security for the Secured Obligations (including, without limitation, any collateral, including the Collateral securing or purporting to secure any of the Secured Obligations) at such time and in such order and in such manner as the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties may decide and whether or not every aspect thereof is commercially reasonable and whether or not such action constitutes an election of remedies and even if such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy that any Grantor would otherwise have and without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provisions hereof, each Grantor hereby expressly waives any and all benefits which might otherwise be available to such Grantor under applicable law; and

 

(viii)         any other circumstance whatsoever which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Grantor as an obligor in respect of the Secured Obligations or which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Issuer or any other Grantor for the Secured Obligations, or of any security interest granted by any Grantor, whether in a bankruptcy proceeding or in any other instance.

 

(b)            In addition each Grantor further waives any and all other defenses, set- offs or counterclaims (other than a defense of payment or performance in full hereunder) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by it, the Issuer or any other Grantor or Person against any Secured Party, including, without limitation, failure of consideration, breach of warranty, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury.

 

(c)             Each Grantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, marshaling, demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of default and notice of nonpayment to or upon the Issuer or any of the other Grantors with respect to the Secured Obligations. Except for notices provided for herein, each Grantor hereby waives notice (to the extent permitted by applicable law) of any kind in connection with this Agreement or any collateral securing the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, the Collateral. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Grantor, Collateral Agent may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against Issuer, any other Grantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Secured Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by Collateral Agent to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from Issuer, any other Grantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of Issuer, any other Grantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Grantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of Secured Party against any Grantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

 

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Section 8.     the collateral AGENT

 

8.1            Authority of Collateral Agent. (a) Each Grantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Collateral Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Collateral Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, be governed by the Indenture and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Collateral Agent and the Grantors, the Collateral Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.

 

(b)            U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association has been appointed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder by the Holders. The Collateral Agent shall be obligated, and shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture; provided that the Collateral Agent shall, after the payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) (the “Discharge of the Secured Obligations”), exercise, or refrain from exercising, any remedies provided for herein and otherwise act in accordance with the instructions of the holders of a majority of the Notes (the “Majority Holders”). The provisions of the Indenture relating to the Trustee, including without limitation, the provisions relating to resignation or removal of the Trustee and the powers, duties, indemnities and immunities of the Trustee, are incorporated herein by this reference, shall apply to U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association acting in its capacity as the Collateral Agent, and shall survive any termination of the Indenture.

 

8.2            Duty of Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Collateral Agent deals with similar property for its own account. Neither the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, nor any other Secured Party nor any of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, attorneys or other advisors, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Secured Parties hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Parties’ interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon any Secured Party to exercise any such powers. The Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, attorneys and other advisors, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except to the extent that any such act or failure to act is found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely and proximately from their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in breach of a duty owed to such Grantor.

 

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8.3            Exculpation of the Collateral Agent. (a) The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to any Secured Party for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof or of any Collateral Document or the validity or perfection of any security interest or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by the Collateral Agent to the Secured Parties or by or on behalf of any Secured Party to the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party in connection with this Agreement or the Collateral Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of any party to the Indenture or any other Person liable for the payment of any Secured Obligations, nor shall the Collateral Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Collateral Documents or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or default or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing.

 

(b)            Neither the Collateral Agent, nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to the Secured Parties for any action taken or omitted by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with any of the Collateral Documents except to the extent caused solely and proximately by the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action in connection herewith or any of the Collateral Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have been instructed in respect thereof by the Trustee or the Majority Holders and, upon such instruction, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such written instructions. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to conclusively rely and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for the Grantors and their Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Secured Party shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Collateral Agent as a result of the Collateral Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any of the Collateral Documents in accordance with the Indenture or, in the limited circumstances specified in Section 8.1(b) hereof, the instructions of the Majority Holders.

 

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(c)            Without limiting the indemnification provisions of the Indenture, each of the Secured Parties not party to the Indenture severally agrees to indemnify the Collateral Agent, to the extent that the Collateral Agent shall not have been reimbursed by any Credit Party, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Collateral Agent in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the Collateral Documents or otherwise in its capacity as the Collateral Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the Collateral Documents; provided, no such Secured Party shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting solely and from the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If any indemnity furnished to the Collateral Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, the Collateral Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts insufficiently indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished.

 

(d)            No direction given to the Collateral Agent which imposes, or purports to impose, upon the Collateral Agent any obligation not set forth in or arising under this Agreement or any Collateral Document accepted or entered into by the Collateral Agent shall be binding upon the Collateral Agent.

 

8.4            No Individual Foreclosure, Etc. No Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral except to the extent expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Note Documents, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Note Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof. Each Secured Party, whether or not a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral provided hereunder and under any other Note Documents, to have agreed to the foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Secured Party authorizes the Collateral Agent to credit bid all or any part of the Secured Obligations held by it.

 

8.5            Concerning the Collateral Agent. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is entering this Agreement and each other Collateral Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Indenture. In acting hereunder and under each other Collateral Agreement, whether or not expressly provided herein or therein, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities of the Collateral Agent set forth in the Indenture as if the provisions setting forth those rights, protections, immunities and indemnities were set forth herein and therein.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any discretion in connection with its duties herein, and shall act or refrain from acting as directed in writing by the Trustee or the Holders of the requisite percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as permitted by and in accordance with the Indenture, and shall have no liability to any Person and will be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting in accordance therewith.

 

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Section 9.     MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.1            Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by each affected Grantor and the Collateral Agent in accordance with Sections 8.01 and 8.02 of the Indenture.

 

9.2            Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Collateral Agent or any Grantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 11.01 of the Indenture; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Grantor shall be addressed to such Grantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1.

 

9.3            No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies. No Secured Party shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 9.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by any Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which such Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

9.4            Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification. (a) Each Grantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Secured Party for all its costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which such Grantor is a party, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to each Secured Party and of counsel to the Collateral Agent.

 

(b)            Each Grantor agrees to pay, and to save the Secured Parties harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(c)            The agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Secured Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Indenture and the other Note Documents.

 

9.5            Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Grantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their successors and assigns; provided that no Grantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and any such assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void.

 

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9.6            Set-Off. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes each Secured Party at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, without notice to such Grantor or any other Grantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Grantor, to set-off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such party to or for the credit or the account of such Grantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as such Secured Party may elect, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such Grantor to such Secured Party hereunder and claims of every nature and description of such Secured Party against such Grantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Indenture, any other Note Document or otherwise, as such Secured Party may elect, whether or not any Secured Party has made any demand for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims may be contingent or unmatured. Each Secured Party exercising any right of set-off shall notify such Grantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by such Secured Party of the proceeds thereof, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Secured Party under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which such Secured Party may have.

 

9.7            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic imaging means), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g. “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

9.8            Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

9.9            Section Headings. The Section headings and Table of Contents used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

 

9.10          Integration/Conflict. This Agreement and the other Note Documents represent the entire agreement of the Grantors, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party relative to the subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or therein. In the case of any Collateral “located” outside the United States (including any Equity Interests of an Equity Issuer organized under a jurisdiction other than the United States of any state or other locality thereof), in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any applicable Foreign Security Document which cannot be resolved by both provisions being complied with, the provisions contained in such Foreign Security Document shall govern to the extent of such conflict with respect to such Collateral.

  

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9.11          GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

 

9.12          Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated by this Indenture may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section 11.01 of the Indenture will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. Each Grantor irrevocably appoints Marti Technologies I Inc., as Delaware corporation, with an office at 3500 South DuPont Highway in the City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware, 19901, as its authorized agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any proceeding. If for any reason such Person shall cease to be such agent for service of process, each Grantor shall forthwith appoint a new agent of recognized standing for service of process in the United States and deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of the new agent’s acceptance of that appointment within 30 days. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each of the Company, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

9.13          Acknowledgments. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that:

 

(a)             it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which it is a party;

 

(b)             no Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Note Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

 

(c)             no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Note Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Secured Parties or among the Grantors and the Secured Parties.

 

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9.14          Additional Grantors. Each Subsidiary of the Issuer that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.11(D) the Indenture shall become a Grantor as required by the Indenture for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 1 hereto.

 

9.15          Releases. (a) At such time as there has been a Discharge of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Collateral Agent and each Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the written request and sole expense of any Grantor following any such termination and receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as required by the Indenture, the Collateral Agent shall deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Collateral Agent hereunder, and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

 

(b)            If any of the Collateral shall be Disposed of by any Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Indenture, then, the Collateral Agent, at the written request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall execute and deliver to such Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably requested by such Grantor for the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral provided that the Grantor shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Grantor and Collateral to be released, together with a certification by the Issuer stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Indenture and the other Note Documents and that the Proceeds of such Disposition will be applied in accordance therewith. At the request and sole expense of the Issuer, a Subsidiary Grantor shall be released from its obligations hereunder in the event that all the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary Grantor shall be Disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Indenture; provided that the Issuer shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Subsidiary Grantor, together with a certification by the Issuer stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Indenture and the other Note Documents and that the Proceeds of such Disposition will be applied in accordance therewith.

 

(c)             Each Grantor acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any financing statement originally filed in connection herewith without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, subject to such Grantor’s rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the UCC.

 

9.16          WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, AND THE HOLDERS IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Pledge and Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

  

  GRANTORS:
   
  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  By:                                 
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES I INC.
   
  By:                                 
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

  MARTI ILERI TEKNOLOJI A.S.
   
  By:                                 
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

  COLLATERAL AGENT:
   
  U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
  as Collateral Agent
   
  By:                                 
    Name:
    Title:

 

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Schedule 1

 

NOTICE ADDRESSES OF GRANTORS

 

c/o Marti Technologies, Inc.

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

 

Attention: Alper Öktern, CEO
  Cankut Durgun, President
   
Email: Alper@marti.tech
  Cankut@marti.tech

 

 

Schedule 2

 

DESCRIPTION OF PLEDGED INVESTMENT PROPERTY

 

Pledged Stock:

 

Grantor   Issuer   Issuer’s Jurisdiction
Under New York
UCC Section 9-
305(a)(2)
  Class of
Stock
  Stock
Certificate No.
  Percentage of
Shares
  No. of Shares
Marti Technologies, Inc.   Marti Technologies I Inc.     Delaware   Common   1   100%   100
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         01         4.28%         100,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         02         4.28%         100,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         03         4.28%         100,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         04         4.28%         100,000      

 

 

Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye   Common   05         4.28%         100,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye   Common   06         2.14%         50,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye   Common   07         2.14%         50,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye   Common   08         0.21%         5,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye   Common   09         0.21%         5,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye   Common   10         0.21%         5,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye   Common   11         0.21%         5,000      

 

 

Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         12         2.14%         50,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         13         0.21%       5,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         14         0.04%         1,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         15         0.00%         79      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         16         1.18%         27,500      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         17         12.20%         285,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         18         5.31%         124,000      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         19         25.81%         603,241      
                         
Marti Technologies I Inc.       Mart&inodot; &Idot;leri Teknoloji A.&Scedil;.         Republic of Türkiye           Common         20         26.58%         621,095      

 

 

Pledged Notes:

 

Grantor   Issuer   Payee   Principal Amount
None            

 

Pledged Debt Securities:

 

Grantor   Issuer   Issuer’s Jurisdiction
Under New York UCC
Section 9-305(a)(2)
  Payee   Principal Amount
None                

 

Pledged Security Entitlements:

 

Grantor   Issuer of
Financial Asset
  Description of
Financial Asset
  Securities
Intermediary
(Name and
Address)
  Securities Account
(Number and
Location)
  Securities Intermediary’s
Jurisdiction Under New York
UCC Section 9-305(a)(3)
None                    

 

 

Pledged Commodity Contracts:

 

Grantor   Description of
Commodity Contract
  Commodity
Intermediary
(Name and Address)
  Commodity Account
(Number and Location)
  Commodity
Intermediary’s
Jurisdiction Under New
York UCC Section 9-
305(a)(4)
None                

 

Pledged Partnership Interests:

 

Grantor   Issuer   Type of
Partnership Interest
(e.g., General or
Limited)
  Certificated
(Y/N)
  Certificate No.
(if any)
  % of Outstanding
Partnership Interests of the
Partnership
None                    

 

Pledged LLC Interests:

 

Grantor   Issuer   Certificated
(Y/N)
  Certificate No.
(if any)
  No. of
Pledged Units
  % of Outstanding LLC
Interests of the Issuer
None                    

 

 

Other Pledged Equity Interests:

 

Grantor   Issuer   Class of Equity
Interests
  Certificated
(Y/N)
  Certificate No.
(if any)
  % of Outstanding Equity
Interests of the Issuer
None                    

 

 

Schedule 3

 

FILINGS AND OTHER ACTIONS
REQUIRED TO PERFECT SECURITY INTERESTS

 

Uniform Commercial Code Filings

 

District of Columbia

 

Delaware

 

Copyright, Patent and Trademark Filings

 

None

 

Actions with respect to Investment Property

 

Deliver stock certificates of Marti Technologies I Inc. and Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. within 5 Business Days of Closing

 

Other Actions

 

Foreign Security Documents as required by the Indenture

 

 

Schedule 4

 

EXACT LEGAL NAME, LOCATION OF JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE

 

Exact Legal Name Jurisdiction of
Organization
Organizational I.D. Chief Executive Office
or Sole Place of
Business
Marti Technologies, Inc. Cayman Islands N/A

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. Republic of Türkiye N/A

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

Marti Technologies I Inc. Delaware 7093181

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

 

 

Schedule 5

 

Intellectual Property

 

  1.Trademarks

 

Serial Number –
Registration Number
Date Mark Owner
2022/175972 18.11.2022 martıtag

Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.

(trademark has been registered under registration number 2022 175972)

2022/140137 23.09.2022 martı her an, her yerde Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (trademark application, awaiting approval)
2022/054357 15.04.2022 martı moped Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (trademark has been registered under registration number 2022 054357)
2022/050013 07.04.2022 martı Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (trademark application, awaiting approval)
2022/050011 07.04.2022 martı mobilet Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2022 050011)
2021/093602 25.06.2021 tek araba gidelim Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2021 093602)
2021/093600 25.06.2021 tek araçla gidelim Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2021 093600)
2021/093599 25.06.2021 tek araç gidelim

Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.

(Trademark has been registered under registration number 2021093599)

2020/41511 15.04.2020 martı scooters Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2020 41511)
2020/07993 21.01.2020 anadolu1 Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2020 07993)
2019/70438 25.07.2019 martı scooters Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2019 70438)

 

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2.Patents.

 

None

 

3.Copyrights.

 

None

 

4.Domain Rights.

 

Domain Name Service Provider Contact Details and Account Number (if any) Owner and Registrar or Administrative Contact of Record Expiry Date of Domain
marti.tech Cloudflare it@marti.tech 11.09.2027

 

 

Exhibit A to
Pledge and Security Agreement

 

INSERT TO LLC/PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

 

Section ______. Pledgee’s Rights;.

 

Subdivision 1. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, each [Member/Partner] shall be permitted to pledge or hypothecate any or all of its [Units/Partnership Interests], including all Interests, economic rights, control rights and status rights as a [Member/Partner], to any holder to the Company or an affiliate of the Company or any agent acting on such holder’s behalf, and any transfer of such [Units/Partnership Interests] pursuant to any such holder’s (or agent’s) exercise of remedies in connection with any such pledge or hypothecation shall be permitted under this Agreement with no further action or approval required hereunder. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, upon a default under the financing giving rise to any pledge or hypothecation of [Units/Partnership Interests], the holder (or agent) shall have the right, as set forth in the applicable pledge or hypothecation agreement, and without further approval of any [Member/Partner] and without becoming a [Member/Partner], to exercise the membership/partnership voting rights of the [Member/Partner] granting such pledge or hypothecation. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, and without complying with any other procedures set forth in this Agreement, upon the exercise of remedies in connection with a pledge or hypothecation, (a) the holder (or agent) or transferee of such holder (or agent), as the case may be, shall become a [Member/Partner] under this Agreement and shall succeed to all of the rights and powers, including the right to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the [Company/Partnership], and shall be bound by all of the obligations, of a [Member/Partner] under this Agreement without taking any further action on the part of such holder (or agent) or transferee, as the case may be, and (b) following such exercise of remedies, the pledging [Member/Partner] shall cease to be a [Member/Partner] and shall have no further rights or powers under this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by a [Member/Partner] shall constitute any necessary approval of such [Member/Partner] under the Act to the foregoing provisions of this Section ______. This Section ______ may not be amended or modified so long as any of the [Units/Partnership Interests] is subject to a pledge or hypothecation without the pledgee’s (or the Transferee of such pledgee’s) prior written consent. Each recipient of a pledge or hypothecation of the [Units/Partnership Interests] shall be a third party beneficiary of the provisions of this Section ______.

 

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Exhibit B to
Pledge and Security Agreement

 

FORM OF UNCERTIFICATED SECURITIES CONTROL AGREEMENT

 

This CONTROL AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Control Agreement”) dated as of [ ● ], is made by and between [NAME OF GRANTOR] (the “Grantor”), U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCATION, a national banking association], as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement referred to below), and [NAME OF ISSUER] (the “Issuer”).

 

WHEREAS, the Grantor has granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in the uncertificated securities of the Issuer owned by the Grantor from time to time (collectively, the “Pledged Securities”), and all additions thereto and substitutions and proceeds thereof (collectively, with the Pledged Securities, the “Collateral”) pursuant to a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”), among the Grantor and the other persons party thereto as grantors in favor of the Collateral Agent.

 

WHEREAS, the following terms which are defined in Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof (the “UCC”) are used herein as so defined: Adverse Claim, Control, Instruction, Proceeds and Uncertificated Security.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.     Notice of Security Interest. The Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the Issuer are entering into this Control Agreement to perfect, and to confirm the priority of, the Collateral Agent ’s security interest in the Collateral. The Issuer acknowledges that this Control Agreement constitutes written notification to the Issuer of the Collateral Agent ’s security interest in the Collateral. The Issuer agrees to promptly make all necessary entries or notations in its books and records to reflect the Collateral Agent ’s security interest in the Collateral and, upon request by the Collateral Agent, to register the Collateral Agent as the registered owner of any or all of the Pledged Securities. The Issuer acknowledges that the Collateral Agent has control over the Collateral.

 

Section 2.     Collateral. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with the Grantor and the Collateral Agent that (i) the terms of any limited liability company interests or partnership interests included in the Collateral from time to time shall expressly provide that they are securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect from time to time in the State of New York, (ii) the Pledged Securities are uncertificated securities, (iii) the issuer’s jurisdiction is, and during the term of this Control Agreement shall remain, the State of New York, (iv) Schedule 2 contains a true and complete description of the Pledged Securities as of the date hereof and (v) except for the claims and interests of the Collateral Agent and the Grantor in the Collateral, the Issuer does not know of any claim to or security interest or other interest in the Collateral.

 

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Section 3.     Control. The Issuer hereby agrees, upon written direction from the Collateral Agent and without further consent from the Grantor, (a) to comply with all instructions and directions of any kind originated by the Collateral Agent concerning the Collateral, to liquidate or otherwise dispose of the Collateral as and to the extent directed by the Collateral Agent and to pay over to the Collateral Agent all proceeds without any set-off or deduction, and (b) except as otherwise directed by the Collateral Agent, not to comply with the instructions or directions of any kind originated by the Grantor or any other person.

  

Section 4.     Other Agreements. The Issuer shall notify promptly, each of the Collateral Agent and the Grantor, in writing, if any other person asserts any lien, encumbrance, claim (including any adverse claim) or security interest in or against any of the Collateral. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Control Agreement and any other agreement governing the Pledged Securities or the Collateral, the provisions of this Control Agreement shall control.

 

Section 5.     Protection of Issuer. The Issuer may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any notice, instruction or other communication that it reasonably believes to be genuine and authorized.

 

Section 6.     Termination. This Control Agreement shall terminate automatically upon receipt by the Issuer of written notice executed by the Collateral Agent that (i) the Discharge of the Secured Obligations has occurred, or (ii) all of the Collateral has been released, whichever is sooner, and the Issuer shall thereafter be relieved of all duties and obligations hereunder.

 

Section 7.     Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three (3) days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, to the Grantor’s and the Collateral Agent ’s addresses as set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, and to the Issuer’s address as set forth below, or to such other address as any party may give to the others in writing for such purpose:

 

[Name of Issuer]

[Address of Issuer]

Attention:                         

Telephone: ( ) -                 

Telecopy: ( ) -                     

 

Section 8.     Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Control Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.

 

Section 9.     Entire Agreement. This Control Agreement and the Pledge and Security Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

Section 10.     Execution in Counterparts. This Control Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by one or more parties to this Control Agreement and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Control Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g., “pdf”, or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

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Section 11.     Successors and Assigns. This Control Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, provided that neither the Grantor nor the Issuer may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Control Agreement without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders and any such assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void.

 

Section 12.     Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Control Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

Section 13.     Section Headings. The Section headings used in this Control Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

 

Section 14.     Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each of the Grantor and the Issuer hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)            submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Control Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and appellate courts from any thereof;

 

(b)            agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York state court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court;

 

(c)            agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law and that nothing in this Control Agreement shall affect any right that any Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Control Agreement or any other Note Document against the Grantor or any of its assets in the courts of any jurisdiction;

 

(d)            consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

 

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(e)            agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Grantor at its address referred to in Section 7 of this Control Agreement or at such other address of which the Collateral Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

 

(f)             agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law; and

 

(g)            waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

 

Section 15.     GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. THIS CONTROL AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO AND ACCEPTED BY THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND WILL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS CONTROL AGREEMENT AND ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CONTROL AGREEMENT (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW OF GOVERNING PERFECTION AND EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

 

Section 16.     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY 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 CONTROL AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY, COMMON LAW, STATUTE OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, COLLATERAL AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE, THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS CONTROL AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

 

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SECTION 17. CONCERNING THE COLLATERAL AGENT. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, is entering into this Control Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent and not in its individual or corporate capacity. In acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents as though fully set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Control Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 [NAME OF GRANTOR], as Grantor
   
By:
  Name:
  Title:

  

 [NAME OF ISSUER], as Issuer
  
By:
  Name:
  Title:

  

 U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
  
By:
  Name:
  Title:

 

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Exhibit C-1
TO PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023 (this “Agreement”), is made by each of the signatories hereto indicated as a “Grantor” (each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of July 10, 2023 by and among Marti Technologies, Inc. as Issuer and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, the Collateral Agent and the other parties from time to time party thereto (as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), Issuer has issued its 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Grantors entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”) between each of the Grantors and the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which each of the Grantors assigned, transferred and granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in the Copyright Collateral (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, each Grantor agreed to execute and this Agreement, in order to record the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured parties with the United States Copyright Office.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Grantors hereby agree with the Collateral Agent as follows:

 

Section 1.     Defined Terms

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Pledge and Security Agreement, and if not defined therein, shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Indenture.

 

C-1-1

 

Section 2.     Grant of Security Interest

 

Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Collateral Agent, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property, in each case, wherever located and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Copyright Collateral”) as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Secured Obligations:

 

(a)            all works of authorship and all intellectual property rights therein, all United States and foreign copyrights (whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published), including but not limited to copyrights in software and databases, all designs (including but not limited to all industrial designs, “Protected Designs” within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. 1301 et. Seq. and Community designs), and all “Mask Works” (as defined in 17 U.S.C. 901 of the U.S. Copyright Act), whether registered or unregistered, and with respect to any and all of the foregoing: (i) all registrations and applications for registration thereof including, without limitation, the registrations and applications listed in Schedule A attached hereto, (ii) all extensions, renewals, and restorations thereof, (iii) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement or other violation thereof, (iv) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (v) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world (collectively “Copyrights”); and

 

(b)            all agreements, licenses and covenants pursuant to which such Grantor has been granted exclusive rights in any registered Copyrights or has otherwise been granted or has granted a covenant not to sue for infringement or other violation of any registered Copyrights, including, without limitation, each agreement listed in Schedule A attached hereto.

 

Section 3.     Security Agreement

 

The security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement is granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, and the Grantors hereby acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest in the Copyright Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is deemed to conflict with the Pledge and Security Agreement, the provisions of the Pledge and Security Agreement shall control.

 

Section 4.     Governing Law

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND EFFECT OF PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

 

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Section 5.     Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

SECTION 6. CONCERNING THE COLLATERAL AGENT. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, is entering into this Control Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent and not in its individual or corporate capacity. In acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents as though fully set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

 [NAME OF GRANTOR(S)],
 as Grantor
   
By:
  Name:
  Title:

 

STATE OF    )  
)  ss.
COUNTY OF    )    

 

On this ____ day of ____________, ____ before me personally appeared ___________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who executed the foregoing Copyright Security Agreement on behalf of ____________________, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that he/she is an authorized officer of said corporation, that the said instrument was signed on behalf of said corporation as authorized by its Board of Directors and that he/she acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

 

   
  Notary Public
   
Accepted and Agreed:  
   
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association  
   

,

as Collateral Agent

 

 

By:  
 Name:  
 Title:  

 

C-1-4

 

SCHEDULE A
to
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS

 

Title Registration No. Registration Date
     
     
     
     
     

 

COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS

 

Title Application / Case No. Filing Date
     
     
     
     
     

 

EXCLUSIVE COPYRIGHT LICENSES

 

Description of Copyright License Name of Licensor Registration Number of underlying Copyright
     
     
     
     
     

 

C-1-5

 

EXHIBIT C-2
TO PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023 (this “Agreement”), is made by each of the signatories hereto indicated as a Grantor (each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of July 10, 2023, by and among Marti Technologies, Inc., as Issuer, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, the Collateral Agent and the other parties from time to time party thereto (as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), the Issuer has issued its 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Grantors entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”) between each of the Grantors and the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which each of the Grantors assigned, transferred and granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in the Patent Collateral (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, each Grantor agreed to execute and this Agreement, in order to record the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured parties with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Grantors hereby agree with the Collateral Agent as follows:

 

Section 1.     Defined Terms

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Pledge and Security Agreement, and if not defined therein, shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Indenture.

 

C-2-1

 

Section 2.     Grant of Security Interest

 

Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Collateral Agent, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property, in each case, wherever located and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Patent Collateral”) as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Secured Obligations:

 

all patentable inventions and designs, all United States, foreign, and multinational patents, certificates of invention, and similar industrial property rights, and applications for any of the foregoing, including without limitation: (i) each patent and patent application listed in Schedule A attached hereto (ii) all reissues, substitutes, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals, and reexaminations thereof, (iii) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (iv) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement or other violation thereof, (v) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (vi) all other rights of any accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

Section 3.     Security Agreement

 

The security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement is granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, and the Grantors hereby acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest in the Patent Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is deemed to conflict with the Pledge and Security Agreement, the provisions of the Pledge and Security Agreement shall control.

 

Section 4.     Governing Law

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND EFFECT OF PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

 

Section 5.     Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

SECTION 6. Concerning the Collateral Agent. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, is entering into this Control Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent and not in its individual or corporate capacity. In acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents as though fully set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

 [NAME OF GRANTOR],
   
By:
  Name:
  Title:

 

STATE OF    )  
)  ss.
COUNTY OF    )    

 

On this ____ day of ____________, ____ before me personally appeared ___________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who executed the foregoing Patent Security Agreement on behalf of ____________________, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that he/she is an authorized officer of said corporation, that the said instrument was signed on behalf of said corporation as authorized by its Board of Directors and that he/she acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

 

C-2-3

 

Accepted and Agreed:  
   
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association  
   

,

as Collateral Agent

 

 

By:  
 Name:  
 Title:  

 

C-2-4

 

SCHEDULE A
to
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS

 

Title Application No. Filing Date Patent No. Issue Date
         
         
         
         
         

 

C-2-5

 

EXHIBIT C-3
TO PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023 (this “Agreement”), is made by each of the signatories hereto indicated as a Grantor (each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of July 10, 2023 by and among Marti Technologies, Inc., as Issuer, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent and the other parties from time to time party thereto (as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), the Issuer has issued its 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Grantors entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”) between each of the Grantors and the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which each of the Grantors assigned, transferred and granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in the Trademark Collateral (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, each Grantor agreed to execute and this Agreement, in order to record the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured parties with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Grantors hereby agree with the Collateral Agent as follows:

 

Section 1.     Defined Terms

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Pledge and Security Agreement, and if not defined therein, shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Indenture.

 

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Section 2.     Grant of Security Interest in Trademark Collateral

 

(a)            Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Collateral Agent, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property, in each case, wherever located and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Trademark Collateral”) as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Secured Obligations:

 

all domestic, foreign and multinational trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, trade styles, logos, Internet domain names, other indicia of origin or source identification, and general intangibles of a like nature, whether registered or unregistered, and with respect to any and all of the foregoing: (i) all registrations and applications for registration thereof including, without limitation, the registrations and applications listed in Schedule A attached hereto, (ii) all extension and renewals thereof, (iii) all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by any of the foregoing, (iv) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement, dilution, or other violation thereof, (iv) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (v) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

(b)            Certain Limited Exclusions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Trademark Collateral include or the security interest granted under Section 2.1 hereof attach to any “intent-to-use” application for registration of a Trademark filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto, solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent-to-use application under applicable federal law.

 

Section 3.     Security Agreement

 

The security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement is granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, and the Grantors hereby acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest in the Trademark Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is deemed to conflict with the Pledge and Security Agreement, the provisions of the Pledge and Security Agreement shall control.

 

Section 4.     Governing Law

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND EFFECT OF PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

 

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Section 5.     Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

SECTION 6. Concerning the Collateral Agent. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, is entering into this Control Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent and not in its individual or corporate capacity. In acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents as though fully set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

 [NAME OF GRANTOR],
   
By:
  Name:
  Title:

 

STATE OF    )  
)  ss.
COUNTY OF    )    

 

On this ____ day of ____________, ____ before me personally appeared ___________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who executed the foregoing Trademark Security Agreement on behalf of ____________________, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that he/she is an authorized officer of said corporation, that the said instrument was signed on behalf of said corporation as authorized by its Board of Directors and that he/she acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

 

  
 Notary Public 

 

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Accepted and Agreed:  
   
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association  
   

,

as Collateral Agent

 

 

By:  
 Name:  
 Title:  

  

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SCHEDULE A
to
TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

 

Mark Serial No. Filing Date Registration No. Registration Date
         
         
         
         
         

  

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Annex 1 to
Pledge and Security Agreement

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023, made by ______________________, a _______________ corporation (the “Additional Grantor”), in favor of U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCATION, a national banking association, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for (i) the Holders (as defined in the Indenture), and (ii) the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement (as hereinafter defined)). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Indenture.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Marti Technologies, Inc. (the “Issuer”) and the Trustee have entered into a Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Indenture, the Issuer and certain of its Affiliates (other than the Additional Grantor) have entered into the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”) in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture requires the Additional Grantor to become a party to the Pledge and Security Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Pledge and Security Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.            Pledge and Security Agreement. By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor, as provided in Section 9.14 of the Pledge and Security Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Pledge and Security Agreement as a Grantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Grantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules 1 through 4, 6 and 10 to the Pledge and Security Agreement. The Additional Grantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Pledge and Security Agreement is true and correct on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.

 

Annex 1-1

 

2.            GOVERNING LAW. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

3.            Successors and Assigns. This Assumption Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Additional Grantor may not assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Assumption Agreement without the prior written consent of the Trustee (at the written direction of the Majority Holders) and any such assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

  [ADDITIONAL GRANTOR]
  
By:
  Name:
  Title:

 

Annex 1-2

 

 

Annex 1-A

 

Annex 1-1

 

 

Exhibit F

 

 

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

among

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.,

 

certain of its Subsidiaries

 

and

 

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association,
as Collateral Agent

 

Dated as of [ l]

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

Section 1. DEFINED TERMS 1
1.1 Definitions 1
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions 3
     
Section 2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST; CONTINUING LIABILITY UNDER COLLATERAL 4
     
Section 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 5
3.1 Representations in Indenture 5
3.2 Title; No Other Liens 5
3.3 Valid, Perfected First Priority Liens 6
3.4 Name; Jurisdiction of Organization, Etc. 6
3.5 Inventory and Equipment 6
3.6 [Reserved] 7
3.7 Deposit Accounts 7
3.8 Receivables 7
3.9 [Reserved] 7
3.10 Vehicles 7
3.11 Letter of Credit Rights 7
3.12 Commercial Tort Claims 7
     
Section 4. COVENANTS 7
4.1 Covenants in Indenture 7
4.2 Delivery and Control of Instruments, Chattel Paper, Negotiable Documents and Deposit Accounts 8
4.3 Maintenance of Insurance 8
4.4 Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation 9
4.5 Changes in Locations, Name, Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Etc. 9
4.6 Notices 10
4.7 [Reserved] 10
4.8 [Reserved] 10
4.9 Receivables 10
4.10 [Reserved] 10
4.11 Vehicles 10
4.12 Government Receivables 10
4.13 Letter of Credit Rights 10
4.14 Commercial Tort Claims 10

 

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Section 5. REMEDIAL PROVISIONS 11
5.1 Certain Matters Relating to Receivables 11
5.2 Communications with Obligors 11
5.3 Proceeds to be Turned Over To Trustee 12
5.4 Application of Proceeds 12
5.5 Code and Other Remedies 13
5.6 [Reserved] 14
5.7 Deficiency 14
     
Section 6. POWER OF ATTORNEY AND FURTHER ASSURANCES 14
6.1 Trustee’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, Etc. 14
6.2 Authorization of Financing Statements 16
6.3 Further Assurances 16
     
Section 7. Lien absolute; waiver of suretyship defenses 17
7.1 Lien Absolute, Waivers 17
     
Section 8. the collateral Trustee 19
8.1 Authority of Trustee 19
8.2 Duty of Trustee 19
8.3 Exculpation of the Trustee 20
8.4 No Individual Foreclosure, Etc. 21
     
Section 9. MISCELLANEOUS 21
9.1 Amendments in Writing 21
9.2 Notices 21
9.3 No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies 22
9.4 Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification 22
9.5 Successors and Assigns 22
9.6 Set-Off 22
9.7 Counterparts 23
9.8 Severability 23
9.9 Section Headings 23
9.10 Integration/Conflict 23
9.11 GOVERNING LAW 23
9.12 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers 24
9.13 Acknowledgments 24
9.14 Additional Grantors 24
9.15 Releases 24
9.16 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 25

 

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SCHEDULE 1 Notice Addresses of Grantors 1-1
SCHEDULE 2 Deposit Accounts 2-1
SCHEDULE 3 Filings and Other Actions Required to Perfect Security Interests 3-1
SCHEDULE 4 Exact Legal Name, Location of Jurisdiction of Organization and Chief Executive Office 4-1
SCHEDULE 5 Location of Inventory and Equipment 5-1
SCHEDULE 6 Government Receivables 6-1
SCHEDULE 7 Vehicles 7-1
SCHEDULE 8 Letter of Credit Rights 8-1
SCHEDULE 9 Commercial Tort Claims 9-1

 

ANNEX 1 Assumption Agreement ANNEX 1-1

 

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PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of [ l ], among each of the signatories hereto designated as a Grantor on the signature pages hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as a Grantor as provided herein, each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, as Collateral Agent (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for (i) the Holders from time to time parties to the Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced from time to time, the “Indenture”), between Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and the Collateral Agent, and (ii) the other Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer has issued its 15.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each other Grantor;

 

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Notes under the Indenture will be used in part to enable the Issuer to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Grantors in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the other Grantors are engaged in related businesses, and each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the issuance of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Indenture, the Grantors are required to execute and deliver this Agreement to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:

 

Section 1.      DEFINED TERMS

 

1.1      Definitions.       (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Indenture and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture, and the following terms which are defined in the UCC are used herein as so defined (and if defined in more than one article of the UCC shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 thereof): Accounts, Account Debtor, Authenticate, Chattel Paper, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Fixtures, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Letter of Credit Rights, Money and Tangible Chattel Paper.

 

(b)            The following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Agreement” shall mean this Pledge and Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

 

 

 

Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Deposit Account” shall mean all “deposit accounts” as defined in Article 9 of the UCC and all other accounts maintained with any financial institution, and shall include, without limitation, all of the accounts listed on Schedule 2 hereto under the heading “Deposit Accounts” together, in each case, with all funds held therein and all certificates or instruments representing any of the foregoing.

 

Discharge of the Secured Obligations” shall mean and shall have occurred when all Secured Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash and all other obligations under the Note Documents shall have been performed (other than (a) those expressly stated to survive termination, and (b) contingent obligations as to which no claim has been asserted).

 

Excluded Assets” has the same meaning set forth in the Indenture.

 

Foreign Security Documents” shall mean the collective reference to the security agreements, debentures, pledge agreements, charges and other similar documents and agreements pursuant to which any Grantor purports to pledge or grant a security interest in any property or assets located outside of the United States.

 

Indenture” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Insurance” shall mean all insurance policies covering any or all of the Collateral (regardless of whether the Collateral Agent is the loss payee thereof).

 

Majority Holders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).

 

Note Documents” shall mean the Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Agreements and the Guarantees.

 

Proceeds” shall mean all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC.

 

Receivable” shall mean all Accounts and any other any right to payment for goods or other property sold, leased, licensed or otherwise disposed of or for services rendered, whether or not such right is evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper or classified as a Payment Intangible and whether or not it has been earned by performance. References herein to Receivables shall include any Supporting Obligation or collateral securing such Receivable.

 

Secured Obligations” shall mean the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Issuer or any other Grantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) and all other obligations and liabilities of the Issuer or any other Grantor to the Secured Parties which may arise under or in connection with the Indenture or any other Note Document.

 

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Secured Parties” shall mean collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders.

 

Specified Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.

 

Subsidiary Grantors” shall mean, collectively, the Subsidiaries of the Issuer that are Grantors.

 

UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, priority or remedies.

 

UETA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

 

Vehicles” shall mean all cars, trucks, trailers, construction and earth moving equipment and other Equipment of any nature covered by a certificate of title under the law of any jurisdiction and includes, without limitation, the vehicles listed on Schedule 7, and all tires and other appurtenances to any of the foregoing.

 

1.2      Other Definitional Provisions.

 

(a)            The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Annex references, are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. References to any Schedule or Annex shall mean such Schedule or Annex as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(b)            The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

(c)            Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

 

(d)            The expressions “payment in full,” “paid in full” and any other similar terms or phrases when used herein shall mean payment in cash in immediately available funds.

 

(e)            The use herein of the word “include” or “including”, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.

 

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(f)            All references herein to provisions of the UCC shall include all successor provisions under any subsequent version or amendment to any Article of the UCC.

 

Section 2.      GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST; CONTINUING LIABILITY UNDER COLLATERAL

 

(a)            Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Collateral Agent, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property, in each case, wherever located and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Collateral”), as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations:

 

(i)            all Accounts, including all Receivables;

 

(ii)           all Chattel Paper;

 

(iii)          all Deposit Accounts;

 

(iv)          all Equipment;

 

(v)           all Instruments;

 

(vi)          all Insurance;

 

(vii)         all Inventory;

 

(viii)        all Letter of Credit Rights;

 

(ix)           all Money;

 

(x)            all Vehicles;

 

(xi)           all Goods not otherwise described above;

 

(xii)          all books, records, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals, computer software, computer printouts, tapes, disks and other electronic storage media and related data processing software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon;

 

(xiii)         all commercial tort claims now or hereinafter described on Schedule 9; and

 

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(xiv)        to the extent not otherwise included, all other property of such Grantor and all Proceeds, products, accessions, rents and profits of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security, Supporting Obligations and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Excluded Assets shall constitute Collateral.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) each Grantor shall remain liable for all obligations under the Collateral and nothing contained herein is intended or shall be a delegation of duties to the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party, and (ii) each Grantor shall remain liable under each of the agreements included in the Collateral, including, without limitation, any Receivables, to perform all of the obligations undertaken by it thereunder all in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof and neither the Collateral Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any of such agreements by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or any other document related thereto nor shall the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party have any obligation to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it or have any obligation to take any action to collect or enforce any rights under any agreement included in the Collateral, including, without limitation, any agreements relating to any Receivables.

 

Section 3.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Secured Parties on the date hereof that:

 

3.1            Representations in Indenture. The representations and warranties set forth in the Indenture and Section 3 of those certain Convertible Note Subscription Agreements by and between Galata Acquisition Corp. and the Subscriber (as defined therein), dated as of July 29, 2022 (as amended, restated, amended and restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time) and that certain Convertible Note Subscription Agreement by and between Galata Acquisition Corp. and the Subscriber, dated as of December 23, 2022 (as amended, restated, amended and restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time) as they relate to such Grantor or to the Note Documents to which such Grantor is a party, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct, in all material respects, except for representations and warranties that are qualified as to “materiality”, “material adverse effect” or similar language, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any such qualification therein) in all respects as of such date, in each case unless expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and the Secured Parties shall be entitled to rely on each of such representations and warranties as if they were fully set forth herein, provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to any Issuer’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 3.1, be deemed to be a reference to such Grantor’s knowledge.

 

3.2            Title; No Other Liens. Such Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens or claims, except for Permitted Liens. No financing statement, mortgage or other public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any public office, except such as have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement or as are permitted by the Indenture.

 

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3.3            Valid, Perfected First Priority Liens. The security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement constitute a legal and valid security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, securing the payment and performance of each Grantor’s Secured Obligations and upon completion of the filings and other actions specified on Schedule 3 (all of which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to on said Schedule, have been filed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, as applicable, and may be filed on behalf of the Collateral Agent at any time) and payment of all filing fees, will constitute fully perfected security interests in all of the Collateral, prior to all other Liens on the Collateral except for Permitted Liens. Collateral Agent may, but shall have no duty or obligation whatsoever to make such filings. Without limiting the foregoing, each Grantor has taken all actions necessary or desirable, including without limitation those specified in Section 4.2 to: (i) establish the Collateral Agent’s “control” (within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC) over all Deposit Accounts, (ii) establish the Collateral Agent’s “control” (within the meaning of Section 9-107 of the UCC) over all Letter of Credit Rights, (iii) establish the Collateral Agent’s control (within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the UCC) over all Electronic Chattel Paper and (iv) establish the Collateral Agent’s “control” (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction (the “UETA”)) over all “transferable records” (as defined in UETA).

 

3.4            Name; Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Organization, Etc. Such Grantor’s exact legal name (as indicated on the public record of such Grantor’s jurisdiction of formation, incorporation or organization), jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, incorporation number or organizational identification number, if any, and the location of such Grantor’s registered office, chief executive office or sole place of business are specified on Schedule 4. Each Grantor is incorporated or organized solely under the law of the jurisdiction so specified and has not filed any certificates of domestication, transfer or continuance in any other jurisdiction. Except as otherwise indicated on Schedule 4, the jurisdiction of each such Grantor’s incorporation, organization or formation is required to maintain a public record showing the Grantor to have been incorporated, organized or formed. Except as specified on Schedule 4, it has not changed its name, jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, registered office, chief executive office or sole place of business (if applicable) or its corporate structure in any way (e.g. by merger, consolidation, change in corporate form or otherwise) within the past five years and has not within the last five years become bound (whether as a result of merger or otherwise) as Grantor under a security agreement entered into by another Person, which has not heretofore been terminated.

 

3.5      Inventory and Equipment.       (a) The Inventory and the Equipment (other than Inventory and Equipment in transit) are kept at the locations listed on Schedule 5.

 

(b)            Any Inventory now or hereafter produced by any Grantor included in the Collateral has been and will be produced in compliance with the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, to the extent applicable.

 

(c)            None of the Inventory or Equipment is in the possession of an issuer of a negotiable document (as defined in Section 7-104 of the UCC) therefor or is otherwise in the possession of any bailee or warehouseman.

 

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3.6            [Reserved]

 

3.7            Deposit Accounts. Schedule 2 hereto sets forth under the heading “Deposit Accounts,” all of the Deposit Accounts in which each Grantor has an interest. Each Grantor is the sole entitlement holder or customer of each such account, and such Grantor has not consented to, and is not otherwise aware of, any Person (other than the Collateral Agent pursuant hereto) having “control” (within the meanings of Sections 8-106, 9-106 and 9-104 of the UCC) over, or any other interest in, any such Deposit Account. Such Grantor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to the Deposit Accounts pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens or options in favor of, or claims of, any other Person, except for, in the case of any of the foregoing Collateral other than Permitted Liens.

 

3.8      Receivables.       (a) No amount in excess of $1,000,000 individually or $5,000,000 in the aggregate payable to such Grantor under or in connection with any Receivable is evidenced by any Instrument or Tangible Chattel Paper which has not been delivered to the Collateral Agent or constitutes Electronic Chattel Paper that has not been subjected to the control (within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the UCC) of the Collateral Agent.

 

(b)            Except as set forth on Schedule 6 hereto none of the Grantors has Receivables with respect to which the obligor is a governmental authority.

 

(c)            Each Receivable (i) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Account Debtor in respect thereof, representing an unsatisfied obligation of such Account Debtor, (ii) is enforceable in accordance with its terms, (iii) is not subject to any set-offs, defenses, taxes or counterclaims (except with respect to refunds, returns and allowances in the ordinary course of business with respect to damaged merchandise) and (iv) is in compliance with all applicable laws, provided that with respect to Receivables owed by an Account Debtor who is not an Affiliate of any Grantor each of the foregoing is to the best knowledge of such Grantor.

 

3.9            [Reserved]

 

3.10            Vehicles. Schedule 7 is a complete and correct list of all Vehicles owned by such Grantor on the date hereof.

 

3.11            Letter of Credit Rights. No Grantor is a beneficiary or assignee under any letter of credit other than the letters of credit described on Schedule 8.

 

3.12            Commercial Tort Claims. No Grantor has any commercial tort claims other than those described on Schedule 9.

 

Section 4.      COVENANTS

 

Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Discharge of the Secured Obligations:

 

4.1            Covenants in Indenture. Each Grantor shall take, or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Default or Event of Default is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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4.2      Delivery and Control of Instruments, Chattel Paper, Negotiable Documents and Deposit Accounts.       (a)  If any of the Collateral is or shall become evidenced or represented by any Instrument, Negotiable Document or Tangible Chattel Paper, such Instrument (other than checks received in the ordinary course of business), Negotiable Document or Tangible Chattel Paper shall be immediately delivered to the Collateral Agent, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b)            If any of the Collateral with a value in excess of $5,000,000 is or shall become Electronic Chattel Paper such Grantor shall ensure that (i) a single authoritative copy exists which is unique, identifiable and unalterable (except as provided in clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of this paragraph), (ii) such authoritative copy identifies the Collateral Agent as the assignee and is communicated to and maintained by the Collateral Agent or its designee, (iii) copies or revisions that add or change the assignee of the authoritative copy can only be made with the participation of the Collateral Agent, (iv) each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy and not the authoritative copy and (v) any revision of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as an authorized or unauthorized revision.

 

(c)            [Reserved]

 

(d)            Each Grantor shall maintain Deposit Accounts only with financial institutions that have agreed to comply with entitlement orders and instructions issued or originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent of such Grantor.

 

(e)            [Reserved]

 

(f)            [Reserved]

 

4.3            Maintenance of Insurance. (a) Such Grantor shall maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all its property (including, without limitation, all Inventory, Equipment and Vehicles) in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business, and shall furnish to the Collateral Agentas of the date hereof, full information as to the insurance carried. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to oversee or monitor the financial soundness or the reputability of the insurance companies or provided coverage.

 

(b)            Such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, (i) on the date hereof, a certificate dated such date showing the amount and types of insurance coverage as of such date, (ii) upon request of any Secured Party from time to time, full information as to the insurance carried, (iii) promptly following receipt of notice from any insurer, a copy of any notice of cancellation or material change in coverage from that existing on the date hereof, (iv) forthwith, notice of any cancellation or nonrenewal of coverage by such Grantor, and (v) promptly after such information is available to such Grantor, full information as to any claim for an amount in excess of $5,000,000 with respect to any property and casualty insurance policy maintained by such Grantor. The Collateral Agent shall be named as additional insured on all such liability insurance policies of such Grantor and the Collateral Agent shall be named as loss payee on all property and casualty insurance policies of such Grantor.

 

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4.4      Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation.       (a) Such Grantor shall maintain the security interest created by this Agreement as a perfected security interest having at least the priority described in Section 3.3 and shall defend such security interest against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.

 

(b)            Such Grantor shall furnish to the Collateral Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the assets and property of such Grantor as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

 

(c)            At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor shall promptly and duly authorize, execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as are necessary or that the Trustee may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, (i) the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby and (ii) in the case of Deposit Accounts and any other relevant Collateral, taking any actions necessary to enable the Collateral Agent to obtain “control” (within the meaning of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code) with respect thereto to the extent required hereunder, including without limitation, executing and delivering and causing the relevant depositary bank or securities intermediary to execute and deliver a control agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (it being agreed that the Collateral Agent will not indemnify any deposit bank or securities intermediary in the Collateral Agent’s individual capacity).

 

(d)            [Reserved]

 

4.5            Changes in Locations, Name, Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Etc. Such Grantor will not, except upon fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and delivery to the Collateral Agent of duly authorized and, where required, executed copies of (a) all additional financing statements and other documents necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests provided for herein and (b) if applicable, a written supplement to Schedule 5 showing any additional location at which Inventory or Equipment (other than mobile goods) shall be kept:

 

(i)            permit any of the Inventory or Equipment (other than mobile goods) to be kept at a location other than those listed on Schedule 5;

 

(ii)            without limiting the prohibitions on mergers involving the Grantors contained in the Indenture, change its legal name, jurisdiction of organization or the location of its chief executive office or sole place of business, if applicable, from that referred to in Section 3.4; or

 

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(iii)            change its legal name, identity or structure to such an extent that any financing statement filed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this Agreement would become misleading.

 

4.6            Notices. Such Grantor will advise the Collateral Agent promptly, in writing and in reasonable detail, of:

 

(a)            any Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any of the Collateral which would adversely affect the ability of the Collateral Agent to exercise any of its remedies hereunder; and

 

(b)            the occurrence of any other event which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the security interests created hereby.

 

4.7            [Reserved]

 

4.8            [Reserved]

 

4.9            Receivables. Other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practice and so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such Grantor will not (i) grant any extension of the time of payment of any Receivable, (ii) compromise or settle any Receivable for less than the full amount thereof, (iii) release, wholly or partially, any Person liable for the payment of any Receivable, (iv) allow any credit or discount whatsoever on any Receivable or (v) amend, supplement or modify any Receivable in any manner that could adversely affect the value thereof.

 

4.10            [Reserved]

 

4.11            Vehicles. Within sixty (60) days after the date hereof, and, with respect to any Vehicles acquired by such Grantor subsequent to the date hereof, within sixty (60) days after the date of acquisition thereof, all applications for certificates of title or ownership indicating the Collateral Agent’s first priority security interest in the Vehicle covered by such certificate, and any other necessary documentation, shall be filed in each office in each jurisdiction which shall be necessary to perfect its security interests in the Vehicles.

 

4.12            Government Receivables. If any Grantor shall at any time after the date of this Agreement acquire or become the beneficiary of Receivables in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate in respect of which the account debtor is a governmental authority, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent in writing and shall take any necessary steps to perfect the Lien of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties therein, and make such Lien enforceable against the account debtor.

 

4.13            Letter of Credit Rights. Within thirty (30) days after the date of obtaining any letter of credit rights other than in respect of the letters of credit described on Schedule 8 hereto, each Grantor shall provide the Collateral Agent with an amended or supplemented Schedule 8 to reflect such additional letters of credit.

 

4.14            Commercial Tort Claims. Within thirty (30) days after the date of any additional commercial tort claims arising since Schedule 9 was last delivered, each Grantor shall provide the Collateral Agent with an amended or supplemented Schedule 9 to reflect such additional commercial tort claims.

 

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Section 5.      REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

 

5.1      Certain Matters Relating to Receivables.       (a) The Collateral Agent shall have the right to make test verifications of the Receivables in any manner and through any medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and each Grantor shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Collateral Agent may require in connection with such test verifications. At any time and from time to time, upon the Collateral Agent’s request and at the expense of the relevant Grantor, such Grantor shall cause independent public accountants to furnish to the Collateral Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications of, and trial balances for, the Receivables.

 

(b)            The Collateral Agent hereby authorizes each Grantor to collect such Grantor’s Receivables and each Grantor hereby agrees to continue to collect all amounts due or to become due to such Grantor under the Receivables and any Supporting Obligation in respect thereof and diligently exercise each material right it may have under any Receivable and any such Supporting Obligation, in each case, at its own expense consistent with its reasonable business judgment; provided, however, that the Collateral Agent may curtail or terminate said authority at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. If required by the Collateral Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any payments of Receivables, when collected by any Grantor, (i) shall forthwith (and, in any event, within two (2) Business Days) be turned over and duly endorsed by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent if required, and (ii) until so turned over, shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor.

 

(c)            If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, of which a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent has been notified in writing or has actual knowledge thereof, at the Collateral Agent’s request, each Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent all original and other documents evidencing, and relating to, the agreements and transactions which gave rise to the Receivables, including, without limitation, all original orders, invoices and shipping receipts.

 

5.2      Communications with Obligors.       (a) The Collateral Agent in its own name or in the name of others may at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default communicate with obligors under the Receivables to verify with them the existence, amount and terms of any Receivables.

 

(b)            The Collateral Agent may at any time notify, or require any Grantor to so notify, the Account Debtor or counterparty on any Receivable of the security interest of the Trustee therein. In addition, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent may upon written notice to the applicable Grantor, notify, or require any Grantor to notify, the Account Debtor or counterparty to make all payments under the Receivable directly to the Collateral Agent.

 

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5.3            Proceeds to be Turned Over To Collateral Agent. In addition to the rights of the Secured Parties specified in Section 5.1 with respect to payments of Receivables, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, all Proceeds received by any Grantor consisting of cash, Cash Equivalents, checks and other near-cash items shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to the Collateral Agent in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly endorsed by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent, if required).

 

5.4            Application of Proceeds. At such intervals as may be agreed upon by the Issuer and the Collateral Agent (acting with the written consent of the Trustee or Majority Holders), or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time at the Collateral Agent’s election, the Collateral Agent may, apply all or any part of the Collateral and/or net Proceeds thereof (after deducting fees and expenses as provided in Section 5.5) realized through the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its remedies hereunder in payment of the Secured Obligations. The Collateral Agent shall apply any such Collateral or Proceeds to be applied in the following order:

 

First, to the Collateral Agent to pay incurred and unpaid fees and expenses under the Note Documents (including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of its agents and counsel);

 

Second, to the Trustee in respect of Secured Obligations then due and owing and remaining unpaid for application by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

 

Third, to the Trustee in respect of all Secured Obligations (other than those under clause second above) for prepayment of such Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and

 

Fourth, any balance of such Proceeds remaining after a Discharge of the Secured Obligations shall be paid over to the Issuer or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same and any Collateral remaining after a Discharge of Secured Obligations shall be returned to the applicable Grantor or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same.

 

Any Proceeds not applied shall be held by the Collateral Agent as Collateral.

 

In addition, with respect to any proceeds of Insurance received by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, (x) if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) such Insurance Proceeds shall be returned to the Grantors if permitted or required by the Indenture or (ii) if not so permitted or required by the Indenture, then such Insurance Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with this Section 5.4 and (y) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then such Insurance Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with this Section 5.4.

 

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5.5      Code and Other Remedies       (a) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may (but shall no be obligated to) exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Secured Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and all rights under any other applicable law or in equity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, defense, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, presentments, protests, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, license, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of any Secured Party, on the internet or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Collateral Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, store, repair or recondition any Collateral or otherwise prepare any Collateral for disposal in the manner and to the extent that the Collateral Agent deems appropriate. Each Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold or to become the licensor of all or any such Collateral, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. For purposes of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or a portion of the Collateral sold at any such sale made in accordance with the UCC or other applicable laws, including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code, the Collateral Agent, as representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Secured Party or Secured Parties in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Majority Holders shall otherwise agree in writing), shall be entitled to credit bid and use and apply the Secured Obligations (or any portion thereof) as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale, such amount to be apportioned ratably to the Secured Obligations of the Secured Parties in accordance with their pro rata share of such Secured Obligations. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by applicable law) all rights of redemption, stay and/or appraisal which it now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days notice to such Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Collateral Agent may, but shall not be obligated to sell the Collateral without giving any warranties as to the Collateral. The Collateral Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, specifically disclaim or modify any warranties of title or the like. The foregoing will not be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that it would not be commercially unreasonable for the Collateral Agent to dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof by using Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets. Each Grantor hereby waives any claims against the Collateral Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Collateral Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree. The Collateral Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to enter onto the property where any Collateral is located without any obligation to pay rent and take possession thereof with or without judicial process. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to marshal any of the Collateral.

 

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(b)            The Collateral Agent shall deduct from such Proceeds all costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection with the exercise of its rights and remedies against the Collateral or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Secured Parties hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements. Any net Proceeds remaining after such deductions shall be applied or retained by the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 5.4. Only after such application and after the payment by the Collateral Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including, without limitation, Section 9-615(a) of the UCC, need the Collateral Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor. If the Collateral Agent sells any of the Collateral upon credit, the Grantor will be credited only with payments actually made by the purchaser and received by the Collateral Agent. In the event the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, the Collateral Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, resell the Collateral and the applicable Grantor shall be credited with proceeds of the sale. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against any Secured Party arising out of the exercise by it or them of any rights hereunder.

 

(c)            [Reserved]

 

(d)            For the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Section 5.5 (including in order to take possession of, collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate, remove, realize upon, sell, assign, license out, convey, transfer or grant options to purchase any Collateral) at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an irrevocable license (without payment of rent or other compensation to such Grantor) to use, operate and occupy all real property owned, operated, leased, subleased, or otherwise occupied by such Grantor.

 

5.6            [Reserved]

 

5.7            Deficiency. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Secured Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by any Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

 

Section 6.      POWER OF ATTORNEY AND FURTHER ASSURANCES

 

6.1      Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, Etc.      (a) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives the Collateral Agent the power and right (but the Collateral Agent shall not have the obligation), on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:

 

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(i)            in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Collateral Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable;

 

(ii)            pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, effect any repairs or purchase any insurance called for by the terms of the Note Documents and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof;

 

(iii)            execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 5.5 or 5.6, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral; and

 

(iv)            (1) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent or as the Collateral Agent shall direct; (2) ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (3) sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (4) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (5) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (6) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Collateral Agent may deem appropriate; and (7) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Collateral Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Collateral Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Secured Parties’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.

 

Anything in this Section 6.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Collateral Agent agrees that, except as provided in Section 6.1(b), it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 6.1(a) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The parties further acknowledge and agree that the permissive rights of the Collateral Agent enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties,

 

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(b)            If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein, the Collateral Agent, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement; provided, however, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or time is of the essence, the Collateral Agent shall not exercise this power without first making demand on the Grantor and the Grantor failing to promptly comply therewith.

 

(c)            The fees and expenses of the Trustee and the Collateral Agent incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Section 6.1, including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of its agents and counsel, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate under the Indenture, from the date of payment by the Trustee or Collateral Agent to the date reimbursed by the relevant Grantor, shall be payable by such Grantor to the Trustee or Collateral Agent on demand.

 

(d)            Each Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until a Discharge of the Secured Obligations.

 

6.2            Authorization of Financing Statements. Each Grantor acknowledges that pursuant to Section 9-509(b) of the UCC and any other applicable law, the Collateral Agent is authorized to, but shall have no duty or obligation to, file or record financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral in such form and in such offices as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interests of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement. Each Grantor agrees that such financing statements may describe the collateral in the same manner as described in the Collateral Documents or as “all assets” or “all personal property” of the such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter existing or acquired by the such Grantor or such other description as the Collateral Agent, in its sole judgment, determines is necessary or advisable. A photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement or other filing or recording document or instrument for filing or recording in any jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing authorization, nothing herein shall obligate the Collateral Agent to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Grantors’ Liens, including by the filing of UCC financing statements and continuation statements, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Grantor.

 

6.3            Further Assurances. Each Grantor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of such Grantor, it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents and take all further action that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to create and/or maintain the validity, perfection or priority of and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder in respect of any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor shall:

 

(i)            file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, record security interests in Intellectual Property and execute and deliver such other agreements, instruments, endorsements, powers of attorney or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to effect, reflect, perfect and preserve the security interests granted or purported to be granted hereby;

 

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(ii)            at any reasonable time, upon request by the Collateral Agent, assemble the Collateral and allow inspection of the Collateral by the Collateral Agent or persons designated by the Collateral Agent;

 

(iii)            at the Collateral Agent’s request, appear in and defend any action or proceeding that may affect such Grantor’s title to or the Collateral Agent’s interest in all or any part of the Collateral; and

 

(iv)            furnish the Collateral Agent with such information regarding the Collateral, including, without limitation, the location thereof, as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request from time to time.

 

Section 7.      Lien absolute; waiver of suretyship defenses

 

7.1      Lien Absolute, Waivers.       (a) All rights of Collateral Agent hereunder, and all obligations of Grantors hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of, shall not be affected by, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and hereby waives all, rights, claims or defenses that it might otherwise have (now or in the future) with respect to, in each case, each of the following (whether or not such Grantor has knowledge thereof):

 

(i)            the validity or enforceability of the Indenture or any other Note Document, any of the Secured Obligations or any guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by any Secured Party;

 

(ii)            any renewal, extension or acceleration of, or any increase in the amount of the Secured Obligations, or any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of, or any consent to departure from, the Note Documents;

 

(iii)            any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, delay in enforcement, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under any Note Documents, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the Secured Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the Secured Obligations;

 

(iv)            any change, reorganization or termination of the corporate structure or existence of Issuer or any other Grantor or any of their Subsidiaries and any corresponding restructuring of the Secured Obligations;

 

(v)            any settlement, compromise, release, or discharge of, or acceptance or refusal of any offer of payment or performance with respect to, or any substitutions for, the Secured Obligations or any subordination of the Secured Obligations to any other obligations;

 

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(vi)            the validity, perfection, non-perfection or lapse in perfection, priority or avoidance of any security interest or lien, the release of any or all collateral securing, or purporting to secure, the Secured Obligations or any other impairment of such collateral;

 

(vii)            any exercise of remedies with respect to any security for the Secured Obligations (including, without limitation, any collateral, including the Collateral securing or purporting to secure any of the Secured Obligations) at such time and in such order and in such manner as the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties may decide and whether or not every aspect thereof is commercially reasonable and whether or not such action constitutes an election of remedies and even if such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy that any Grantor would otherwise have and without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provisions hereof, each Grantor hereby expressly waives any and all benefits which might otherwise be available to such Grantor under applicable law; and

 

(viii)            any other circumstance whatsoever which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Grantor as an obligor in respect of the Secured Obligations or which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Issuer or any other Grantor for the Secured Obligations, or of any security interest granted by any Grantor, whether in a bankruptcy proceeding or in any other instance.

 

(b)            In addition each Grantor further waives any and all other defenses, set- offs or counterclaims (other than a defense of payment or performance in full hereunder) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by it, the Issuer or any other Grantor or Person against any Secured Party, including, without limitation, failure of consideration, breach of warranty, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury.

 

(c)            Each Grantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, marshaling, demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of default and notice of nonpayment to or upon the Issuer or any of the other Grantors with respect to the Secured Obligations. Except for notices provided for herein, each Grantor hereby waives notice (to the extent permitted by applicable law) of any kind in connection with this Agreement or any collateral securing the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, the Collateral. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Grantor, Collateral Agent may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against Issuer, any other Grantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Secured Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by Collateral Agent to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from Issuer, any other Grantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of Issuer, any other Grantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Grantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of Secured Party against any Grantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

 

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Section 8.      the collateral AGENT

 

8.1            Authority of Collateral Agent.             (a) Each Grantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Collateral Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Collateral Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, be governed by the Indenture and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Collateral Agent and the Grantors, the Collateral Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.

 

(b)            U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association has been appointed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder by the Holders. The Collateral Agent shall be obligated, and shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture; provided that the Collateral Agent shall, after the payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) (the “Discharge of the Secured Obligations”), exercise, or refrain from exercising, any remedies provided for herein and otherwise act in accordance with the instructions of the holders of a majority of the Notes (the “Majority Holders”). The provisions of the Indenture relating to the Trustee, including without limitation, the provisions relating to resignation or removal of the Trustee and the powers, duties, indemnities and immunities of the Trustee, are incorporated herein by this reference, shall apply to U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association acting in its capacity as the Collateral Agent hereunder, and shall survive any termination of the Indenture.

 

8.2            Duty of Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Collateral Agent deals with similar property for its own account. Neither the Trustee, the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party nor any of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, attorneys or other advisors, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Secured Parties hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Parties’ interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon any Secured Party to exercise any such powers. The Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, attorneys and other advisors, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except to the extent that any such act or failure to act is found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely and proximately from their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in breach of a duty owed to such Grantor.

 

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8.3      Exculpation of the Collateral Agent.       (a) The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to any Secured Party for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof or of any Collateral Document or the validity or perfection of any security interest or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by the Collateral Agent to the Secured Parties or by or on behalf of any Secured Party to the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party in connection with this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of any party to the Indenture or any other Person liable for the payment of any Secured Obligations, nor shall the Collateral Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Collateral Documents or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or default or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing.

 

(b)            Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to the Secured Parties for any action taken or omitted by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with any of the Collateral Documents except to the extent caused solely and proximately by the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action in connection herewith or any of the Collateral Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have been instructed in respect thereof by the Trustee or the Majority Holders and, upon such instruction, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such written instructions. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely, and shall be fully protected in conclusively relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for the Grantors and their Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Secured Party shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Collateral Agent as a result of the Collateral Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any of the Collateral Documents in accordance with the Indenture or, in the limited circumstances specified in Section 8.1(b) hereof, the instructions of the Majority Holders.

 

(c)            Without limiting the indemnification provisions of the Indenture, each of the Secured Parties not party to the Indenture severally agrees to indemnify the Collateral Agent, to the extent that the Collateral Agent shall not have been reimbursed by any Credit Party, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including, but not limited to, counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Collateral Agent in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the Collateral Documents or otherwise in its capacity as the Collateral Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents; provided, no such Secured Party shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting solely and directly from the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If any indemnity furnished to the Collateral Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, the Collateral Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts insufficiently indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished.

 

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(d)            No direction given to the Collateral Agent which imposes, or purports to impose, upon the Collateral Agent any obligation not set forth in or arising under this Agreement or any Collateral Document accepted or entered into by the Collateral Agent shall be binding upon the Collateral Agent.

 

8.4            No Individual Foreclosure, Etc. No Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral except to the extent expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Note Documents, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Note Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof. Each Secured Party, whether or not a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral provided hereunder and under any other Note Documents, to have agreed to the foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Secured Party authorizes the Collateral Agent to credit bid all or any part of the Secured Obligations held by it.

 

8.5            Concerning the Collateral Agent. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is entering this Agreement and each other Collateral Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Indenture. In acting hereunder and under each other Collateral Agreement, whether or not expressly provided herein or therein, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities of the Collateral Agent set forth in the Indenture as if the provisions setting forth those rights, protections, immunities and indemnities were set forth herein and therein.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any discretion in connection with its duties herein, and shall act or refrain from acting as directed in writing by the Trustee or the Holders of the requisite percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as permitted by and in accordance with the Indenture, and shall have no liability to any Person and will be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting in accordance therewith.

 

Section 9.      MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.1            Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by each affected Grantor and the Collateral Agent in accordance with Sections 8.01 and 8.02 of the Indenture.

 

9.2            Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Collateral Agent or any Grantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 11.01 of the Indenture; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Grantor shall be addressed to such Grantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1.

 

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9.3            No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies. No Secured Party shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 9.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by any Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which such Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

9.4      Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification.       (a) Each Grantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Secured Party for all its costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which such Grantor is a party, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to each Secured Party and of counsel to the Collateral Agent.

 

(b)            Each Grantor agrees to pay, and to save the Secured Parties harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(c)            The agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Secured Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Indenture and the other Note Documents.

 

9.5            Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Grantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their successors and assigns; provided that no Grantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and any such assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void.

 

9.6            Set-Off. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes each Secured Party at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, without notice to such Grantor or any other Grantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Grantor, to set-off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such party to or for the credit or the account of such Grantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as such Secured Party may elect, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such Grantor to such Secured Party hereunder and claims of every nature and description of such Secured Party against such Grantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Indenture, any other Note Document or otherwise, as such Secured Party may elect, whether or not any Secured Party has made any demand for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims may be contingent or unmatured. Each Secured Party exercising any right of set-off shall notify such Grantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by such Secured Party of the proceeds thereof, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Secured Party under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which such Secured Party may have.

 

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9.7            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic imaging means), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g. “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

9.8            Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

9.9            Section Headings. The Section headings and Table of Contents used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

 

9.10            Integration/Conflict. This Agreement and the other Note Documents represent the entire agreement of the Grantors, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party relative to the subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or therein. In the case of any Collateral “located” outside the United States, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any applicable Foreign Security Document which cannot be resolved by both provisions being complied with, the provisions contained in such Foreign Security Document shall govern to the extent of such conflict with respect to such Collateral.

 

9.11            GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

 

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9.12            Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated by this Indenture may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section 11.01 of the Indenture will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. Each Grantor irrevocably appoints Marti Technologies I Inc., as Delaware corporation, with an office at 3500 South DuPont Highway in the City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware, 19901, as its authorized agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any proceeding. If for any reason such Person shall cease to be such agent for service of process, each Grantor shall forthwith appoint a new agent of recognized standing for service of process in the United States and deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of the new agent’s acceptance of that appointment within 30 days. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each of the Company, the Collateral Agent and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

9.13            Acknowledgments. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that:

 

(a)            it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which it is a party;

 

(b)            no Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Note Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

 

(c)            no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Note Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Secured Parties or among the Grantors and the Secured Parties.

 

9.14            Additional Grantors. Each Subsidiary of the Issuer that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.11(C) of the Indenture shall become a Grantor as required by the Indenture for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 1 hereto.

 

9.15      Releases.       (a) At such time as there has been a Discharge of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Collateral Agent and each Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the written request and sole expense of any Grantor following any such termination and opinion receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as required by the Indenture, the Collateral Agent shall deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Collateral Agent hereunder, and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

 

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(b)            If any of the Collateral shall be Disposed of by any Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Indenture, then, the Collateral Agent, at the written request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall execute and deliver to such Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably requested by such Grantor for the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral provided that the Grantor shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Grantor and Collateral to be released, together with a certification by the Issuer stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Indenture and the other Note Documents and that the Proceeds of such Disposition will be applied in accordance therewith. At the request and sole expense of the Issuer, a Subsidiary Grantor shall be released from its obligations hereunder in the event that all the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary Grantor shall be Disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Indenture; provided that the Issuer shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Subsidiary Grantor, together with a certification by the Issuer stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Indenture and the other Note Documents and that the Proceeds of such Disposition will be applied in accordance therewith.

 

(c)            Each Grantor acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any financing statement originally filed in connection herewith without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, subject to such Grantor’s rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the UCC.

 

9.16            WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, AND THE HOLDERS IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Pledge and Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

  GRANTORS:
   
  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES I INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  MARTI ILERI TEKNOLOJI A.S.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  COLLATERAL AGENT:
   
  U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as Collateral Agent
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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Schedule 11

 

NOTICE ADDRESSES OF GRANTORS

 

 

1 NTD: All schedules to be completed prior to the Springing Lien Trigger Date as may be reasonably acceptable to the Lead Investor.

 

1-1

 

 

Schedule 2

 

Deposit Accounts

 

Deposit Accounts:

 

Grantor

Name of
Depositary Bank

Account Number

Account Name

       

 

2-1

 

 

Schedule 3

 

FILINGS AND OTHER ACTIONS
REQUIRED TO PERFECT SECURITY INTERESTS

 

Uniform Commercial Code Filings

 

[To be provided]

 

Other Actions

 

[Describe other actions to be taken]

 

3-1

 

 

Schedule 4

 

EXACT LEGAL NAME, LOCATION OF JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE

 

Exact Legal Name Jurisdiction of Organization Organizational I.D. Chief Executive Office or Sole Place of Business
       

 

4-1

 

 

Schedule 5

 

LOCATION OF INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Grantor Locations

 

5-1

 

 

Schedule 6

 

GOVERNMENT RECEIVABLES

 

6-1

 

 

Schedule 7

 

VEHICLES

 

7-1

 

 

Schedule 8

 

LETTER OF CREDIT RIGHTS

 

8-1

 

 

Schedule 9

 

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

 

9-1

 

 

Annex 1 to
Pledge and Security Agreement

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of ____________, ____, made by ______________________, a _______________ corporation (the “Additional Grantor”), in favor of U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for (i) the Holders (as defined in the Indenture), and (ii) the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement (as hereinafter defined)). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Indenture.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Marti Technologies, Inc. (the “Issuer”), U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and the Collateral Agent have entered into a Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Indenture, the Issuer and certain of its Affiliates (other than the Additional Grantor) have entered into the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”) in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture requires the Additional Grantor to become a party to the Pledge and Security Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Pledge and Security Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.            Pledge and Security Agreement. By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor, as provided in Section 9.14 of the Pledge and Security Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Pledge and Security Agreement as a Grantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Grantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules 1 through 4 and Schedules 5 through 9 to the Pledge and Security Agreement. The Additional Grantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Pledge and Security Agreement is true and correct on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.

 

Annex 1-1

 

 

2.            GOVERNING LAW. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

3.            Successors and Assigns. This Assumption Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Additional Grantor may not assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Assumption Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and any such assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

  [ADDITIONAL GRANTOR]
   
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

Annex 1-2

 

 

Exhibit G

 

FORM OF GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

FORM OF GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of [__] (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, this “Guaranty”), made by each of the undersigned subsidiaries of Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”) (each individually, a “Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Guarantors”) and each Additional Guarantor that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 22 hereof. Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Indenture (as defined below) shall be used herein as therein defined.

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer, and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (together with any successor trustee, the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent (together with any successor collateral agent, the “Collateral Agent”), have entered into an Indenture, dated as of even date herewith (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, the “Indenture”);

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of the direct or indirect benefits to be received by each Guarantor from the issuance of the Notes by the Issuer under the Indenture, each Guarantor desires to enter into this Guaranty; and

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the issuance and sale of the Notes under the Indenture that each Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this Guaranty in order to guarantee the Issuer’s obligations in respect of the Indenture and the Notes.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other benefits accruing to each Guarantor, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Trustee for the benefit of itself, the Holders and the Collateral Agent as follows:

 

1.            The Guaranty. Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably, until the Termination Date (or such earlier date such Guarantor is released from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18), guarantees as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration or otherwise, of any and all of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Secured Parties. If any or all of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations become due and payable hereunder, such Guarantor, unconditionally and irrevocably, jointly and severally, promises to pay such Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Secured Parties, on first demand, together with any and all expenses which may be incurred by the Secured Parties in collecting any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. For the avoidance of doubt, the Guarantee provided hereunder constitutes an undertaking of third person’s obligations (üçüncü kişinin fiilini taahhüt) as regulated under Article 128 of Turkish Code of Obligations (Law No. 6098). This Guaranty is a continuing one and all liabilities to which it applies or may apply under the terms hereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance hereon. If claim is ever made upon any Secured Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and any of the aforesaid payees repays all or part of said amount by reason of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such payee or any of its property or (ii) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such payee with any such claimant (including the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party), then and in such event each Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon such Guarantor, notwithstanding any revocation of this Guaranty or any other instrument evidencing any liability of the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party, and such Guarantor shall be and remain liable to the aforesaid payees hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by any such payee.

 

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No failure or delay on the part of any Secured Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any Secured Party would otherwise have. Except as otherwise explicitly required hereby or by any other Note Document, no notice to or demand on any Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of any Secured Party to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

 

2.            Bankruptcy. Additionally, each Guarantor, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, until the Termination Date (or such earlier date such Guarantor is released from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18), guarantees the payment of any and all of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Secured Parties whether or not due or payable by the Issuer or any such other Guaranteed Party upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Sections 7.01(A)(ix) or (x) of the Indenture, and jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, until the Termination Date (or such earlier date such Guarantor is released from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18), promises to pay such Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Secured Parties, on order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States.

 

3.            Nature of Liability. The liability of each Guarantor hereunder is primary, absolute, direct, joint and several, and unconditional, irrevocable and exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, whether executed by such Guarantor, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor or by any other party, and each Guarantor understands and agrees, to the fullest extent permitted under law, that the liability of such Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of payment by the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party or any other party, (b) any other continuing or other guaranty or undertaking of such Guarantor or of any other party as to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, (c) any payment on or in reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking (other than payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the extent of such payment), (d) any dissolution, termination or increase, decrease or change in personnel by any Guaranteed Party, (e) any payment made to any Secured Party on the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations which any such Secured Party repays to any Guaranteed Party pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and each Guarantor waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding, (f) any action or inaction by the Secured Parties as contemplated in Section 5 or (g) any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or of any security therefor.

 

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4.            Independent Obligation. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other Guarantor, any other guarantor, the Issuer, any other party or any other Guaranteed Party, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against any Guarantor whether or not action is brought against any other Guarantor, any other guarantor, any other party, the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party and whether or not any other guarantor, any other party, the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party be joined in any such action or actions. Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof. Any payment by the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party or other circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to the Issuer or any such other Guaranteed Party shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to the relevant Guarantor. The provisions of this Guaranty constitute a continuing guaranty and include all present and future Relevant Guaranteed Obligations including any under transactions continuing, compromising, extending, increasing, modifying, releasing, or renewing the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, changing the interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions thereof, or creating new or additional Relevant Guaranteed Obligations after prior Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been satisfied in whole or in part. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Guarantor hereby waives any right to revoke the provisions of this Guaranty as to future Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. If such a revocation is effective notwithstanding the foregoing waiver, each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (i) no such revocation shall be effective until written notice thereof has been received by the Trustee, (ii) no such revocation shall apply to any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations in existence on the date of receipt by Trustee of such written notice (including any subsequent continuation, extension, or renewal thereof, or change in the interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions thereof), (iii) no such revocation shall apply to any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations made or created after such date to the extent made or created pursuant to a legally binding commitment of any Guaranteed Party in existence on the date of such revocation, (iv) no payment by any Guarantor or from any other source, prior to the date of Trustee’s receipt of written notice of such revocation shall reduce the maximum obligation of such Guarantor hereunder, and (v) any payment by the Issuer or from any source other than such Guarantor subsequent to the date of such revocation shall first be applied to that portion of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations as to which the revocation is effective and which are not, therefore, guarantied hereunder, and to the extent so applied shall not reduce the maximum obligation of such Guarantor which remain guaranteed hereunder.

 

5.            Authorization. To the fullest extent permitted under law, each Guarantor authorizes the Secured Parties without notice or demand, and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder, from time to time (but without obligation) to:

 

(a)            change the manner, place or terms of payment of, and/or change or extend the time of payment of, renew, increase, accelerate or alter, any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations (including any increase or decrease in the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest or fees thereon), any security therefor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and this Guaranty shall apply to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations as so changed, extended, renewed or altered;

 

(b)            take and hold security for the payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and sell, exchange, release, impair, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any property by whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever securing, the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and/or any offset there against;

 

(c)            exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, or any other Person or otherwise act or refrain from acting;

 

(d)            release or substitute any one or more endorsers, guarantors, the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, any other Person or other obligors;

 

(e)            settle or compromise any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, any security therefor or any liability (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and may subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any liability (whether due or not) to its creditors other than the Secured Parties;

 

(f)            except as otherwise expressly required by the Security Agreements, apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any liability or liabilities of the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party to the Secured Parties regardless of what liability or liabilities of the Issuer or such other Guaranteed Party remain unpaid;

 

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(g)            consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or default under, this Guaranty, any other Note Document, or any of the instruments or agreements referred to herein or therein, or otherwise amend, modify or supplement this Guaranty (subject to Section 14), any other Note Document or any of such other instruments or agreements; and/or

 

(h)            take any other action which would, under otherwise applicable principles of common law, give rise to a legal or equitable discharge of such Guarantor from its liabilities under this Guaranty.

 

6.            Reliance. It is not necessary for any Secured Party to inquire into the capacity or powers of the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party or the officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on their behalf, and any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.

 

7.            Subordination. Any indebtedness of the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party now or hereafter owing to any Guarantor is hereby subordinated to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations of the Issuer or such other Guaranteed Party owing to the Secured Parties and, if the Trustee so requests at a time when an Event of Default exists and is continuing, all such indebtedness to such Guarantor shall be collected, enforced and received by such Guarantor for the benefit of the Secured Parties and be paid over to the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties on account of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations of the Issuer or such other Guaranteed Party to the Secured Parties, but without affecting or impairing in any manner the liability of any Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Secured Parties that it will not exercise any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification or any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty (whether contractual, under Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) until all Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall forthwith be paid to Trustee to be credited and applied to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Guaranty, or to be held as Collateral for any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable hereunder thereafter arising. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Guarantor may exercise any rights of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or other similar rights against, and may not proceed or seek recourse against or with respect to any property or asset of, any other Guarantor (the “Foreclosed Guarantor”), including after the Termination Date, if all or any portion of the obligations under the Indenture and the Notes have been satisfied in connection with a sale or other disposition by Trustee or Collateral Agent of the Equity Interests of such Foreclosed Guarantor, whether pursuant to the Security Agreements or otherwise.

 

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8.            Waiver. (a) Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, any right to require any Secured Party to (i) proceed against the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (iii) protect, secure, perfect, or insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against any other Guarantor or any other Person, or any collateral or (iv) pursue any other remedy in any Secured Party’s power whatsoever. Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other person (other than payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the extent of such payment and release of such Guarantor from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18) or based on or arising out of the disability of the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, or the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof for any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party (other than payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the extent of such payment and release of such Guarantor from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18). The Secured Parties may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by the Trustee, Collateral Agent or any Holder by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable (to the extent such sale is permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other right or remedy the Secured Parties may have against the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party or any other Person, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been paid. Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted under law, any defense arising out of any such election by the Secured Parties, even though such election operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party or any other Person or any security.

 

(b)            Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted under law, all presentments, demands for performance, protests and notices, including, without limitation, notices of nonperformance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Issuer’s and each other Guaranteed Party’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks which such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that neither the Trustee nor any of the other Secured Parties shall have any duty to advise any Guarantor of information known to them regarding such circumstances or risks.

 

(c)            Each Guarantor, to the fullest extent permitted under law, (i) subordinates to the payment in full of the obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, any right to assert against the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party, any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which each Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have against the Issuer or any other party liable to the Issuer or such other Guaranteed Party; and (ii) waives any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor.

 

9.            Maximum Liability. It is the desire and intent of each Guarantor and the Secured Parties that this Guaranty shall be enforced against such Guarantor to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If, however, and to the extent that, the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers), then the amount of such Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty shall be deemed to be reduced and such Guarantor shall pay, if and when required pursuant to the terms hereof, the maximum amount of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations which would be permissible under applicable law.

 

10.            Enforcement. Each Secured Party agrees (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) that this Guaranty may be enforced only by the action of the Trustee, acting for itself or upon the instructions of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and that no other Person shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of this Guaranty. Each Holder further agrees (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) that this Guaranty may not be enforced against any director, officer, employee, partner, member or stockholder of any Guarantor (except to the extent such partner, member or stockholder is also a Guarantor hereunder).

 

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11.            Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor represents and warrants that:

 

(a)            Such Guarantor has the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other applicable business entity power and authority, as the case may be, to execute, deliver and perform the terms and provisions of this Guaranty and each other Note Document to which it is party and has taken all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other applicable business entity action, as the case may be, to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Guaranty and each such other Note Document. Such Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty and each other Note Document to which it is a party, and this Guaranty and each such other Note Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).

 

(b)            Neither the execution, delivery or performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty or any other Note Document to which it is a party, nor compliance by it with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, or memorandum and articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents), as applicable, of such Guarantor.

 

(c)            The Guarantor agrees and accepts to fulfill its notification obligation within 30 days of the date of issuance of this Guaranty Agreement required by Article 18 of Decree No. 32 on the Protection of the Value of the Turkish Currency.

 

(d)            The Guarantor is not bankrupt or insolvent nor has it ceased or suspended generally payments of its debts or announced any intention to do so and there is no admission by it of its inability to do so.

 

(e)            The Guarantor is able to pay its debts as they fall due, and will not be rendered unable to pay its debts as they fall due because of its entry into and performance of this Guaranty Agreement.

 

(f)            The Guarantor has not commenced negotiations with any creditor with a view to readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness nor has it made an assignment for the benefit of or a composition with its creditors, and no moratorium has been declared in respect of its indebtedness, and no event has occurred and no proceeding or action has been taken under the laws of any jurisdiction that is analogous to or has an effect similar to any of the matters referred to in this paragraph.

 

12.            Covenants. Each Guarantor that is not a party to the Indenture covenants and agrees that on and after the Issue Date (or, if later, the date on which any Additional Guarantor becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 22) and until the Termination Date (or such earlier date released from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18), such Guarantor will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all of the applicable provisions, covenants and agreements contained in Section 3 of the Indenture.

 

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13.            Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their successors and permitted assigns.

 

14.            Amendments. Neither this Guaranty nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except with the written consent of each Guarantor directly affected thereby (it being understood that the addition or release of any Guarantor hereunder shall not constitute a change, waiver, discharge or termination affecting any Guarantor other than the Guarantor so added or released) and the Trustee (with each other consent required pursuant to Section 8 of the Indenture).

 

15.            Authorization. Subject, in each case, to the limitations set forth in Section 3.13 of the Indenture, in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Secured Party is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without obtaining a judgment or the approval or consent of or notice to the Issuer, presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to any Guarantor, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) (other than accounts used (i) solely for making payroll and withholding tax payments related thereto and other employee wage and benefit payments and accrued and unpaid employee compensation payments (including salaries, wages, benefits and expense reimbursements, 401(k) and other retirement plans and employee benefits, including rabbi trusts for deferred compensation and health care benefits), (ii) solely for paying taxes, including sales taxes, or (iii) as an escrow account, a fiduciary or trust account or otherwise held exclusively for the benefit of an unaffiliated third party (including any account solely holding amounts representing fines, violations, fees and similar amounts paid by third parties and owed to municipalities)) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Holder, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor against and on account of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Holder, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee under this Guaranty, irrespective of whether or not such Holder, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee shall have made any demand hereunder and although such Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured.

 

16.            Notice, etc. All notices, requests, demands or other communications pursuant hereto shall be sent in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in Section 11.01 of the Indenture. However, any notice or communication relating to default, termination and rescission must be served in accordance with Article 18/3 of the Turkish Commercial Code (Law No. 6102) through a notary public, by telegram or registered mail or by e-mail with secure electronic signature.

 

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17.            CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. (a) THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE SECURED PARTIES AND OF THE UNDERSIGNED HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Guaranty (except that in the case of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings with respect to any Guarantor, actions or proceedings related to this Guaranty and the other Note Documents may be brought in such court holding such bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings) may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York in each case which are located in the County of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Guaranty, each Guarantor and each Holder (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, the Guarantor agrees, without prejudice to the enforcement of a judgment obtained in New York according to the provision of Article 54 of the Act on International Private Law and Procedure Law of the Republic (Law No. 5718) (the “Private International Law”) that in the event that the Guarantor is sued in a court in the Republic of Turkey in connection with this Guaranty Agreement, such judgment obtained in New York shall constitute conclusive evidence of the existence and amount of the claim against the Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Article 193 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Republic (Law No. 6100) and Article 58 and Article 59 of the Private International Law. Each Guarantor irrevocably appoints Marti Technologies I Inc., as Delaware corporation, with an office at 3500 South DuPont Highway in the City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware, 19901, as its authorized agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any proceeding. If for any reason such Person shall cease to be such agent for service of process, each Guarantor shall forthwith appoint a new agent of recognized standing for service of process in the United States and deliver to the Trustee a copy of the new agent’s acceptance of that appointment within 30 days. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Trustee, any Note Agent or any Holder to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each Guarantor, each Secured Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such court lacks personal jurisdiction over it, and agrees not to plead or claim in any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Guaranty or any other Note Document to which it is a party brought in any of the aforesaid courts that any such court lacks personal jurisdiction over it. Each Guarantor, each Secured Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such party at its address set forth in Section 16. Each Guarantor, each Secured Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) hereby irrevocably waives any objection to such service of process and further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any action or proceeding commenced hereunder or under any other Note Document to which it is a party that such service of process was in any way invalid or ineffective. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any such party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction.

 

(b)            EACH GUARANTOR, EACH SECURED PARTY (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (a) ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

 

(c)            EACH GUARANTOR, EACH SECURED PARTY (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS GUARANTY) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY, THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

18.            Release. In the event that a Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Issuer as a result of a transaction permitted under the Indenture, such Guarantor shall upon ceasing to be a Subsidiary be released from this Guaranty automatically and without further action and this Guaranty shall, as to each such Guarantor, terminate, and have no further force or effect. Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, this Guaranty shall automatically and without further action, as to all Guarantors, terminate and have no further force and effect. The Trustee (and each Holder (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) irrevocably authorizes the Trustee) to, at the Guarantors’ expense, execute and deliver to the Guarantors such documents as the Guarantors may reasonably request to evidence, as applicable, the release of such Guarantor from, or the termination in full of, this Guaranty.

 

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19.            Right of Contribution. At any time a payment in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations is made under this Guaranty, the right of contribution of each Guarantor against each other Guarantor shall be determined as provided in the immediately following sentence, with the right of contribution of each Guarantor to be revised and restated as of each date on which a payment (a “Relevant Payment”) is made on the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations under this Guaranty. At any time that a Relevant Payment is made by a Guarantor that results in the aggregate payments made by such Guarantor in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment exceeding such Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage of the aggregate payments made by all Guarantors in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment (such excess, the “Aggregate Excess Amount”), each such Guarantor shall have a right of contribution against each other Guarantor who has made payments in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment in an aggregate amount less than such other Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage of the aggregate payments made to and including the date of the Relevant Payment by all Guarantors in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations (the aggregate amount of such deficit, the “Aggregate Deficit Amount”) in an amount equal to (x) a fraction the numerator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of such Guarantor and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of all Guarantors multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Deficit Amount of such other Guarantor. A Guarantor’s right of contribution pursuant to the preceding sentences shall arise at the time of each computation, subject to adjustment to the time of each computation; provided that no Guarantor may take any action to enforce such right until the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full, it being expressly recognized and agreed by all parties hereto that any Guarantor’s right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 19 against any other Guarantor shall be expressly junior and subordinate to such other Guarantor’s obligations and liabilities in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and any other obligations owing under this Guaranty. As used in this Section 19, (i) each Guarantor’s “Contribution Percentage” shall mean the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the Adjusted Net Worth of such Guarantor by (y) the aggregate Adjusted Net Worth of all Guarantors; (ii) the “Adjusted Net Worth” of each Guarantor shall mean the greater of (x) the Net Worth of such Guarantor and (y) zero; and (iii) the “Net Worth” of each Guarantor shall mean the amount by which the fair saleable value of such Guarantor’s assets on the date of any Relevant Payment exceeds its existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but without giving effect to any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations arising under this Guaranty) on such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, any Guarantor that is released from this Guaranty shall thereafter have no contribution obligations, or rights, pursuant to this Section 19, and at the time of any such release, if the released Guarantor had an Aggregate Excess Amount or an Aggregate Deficit Amount, same shall be deemed reduced to $0, and the contribution rights and obligations of the remaining Guarantors shall be recalculated on the respective date of release (as otherwise provided above) based on the payments made hereunder by the remaining Guarantors. All parties hereto recognize and agree that, except for any right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 19, each Guarantor who makes any payment in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations shall have no right of contribution or subrogation against any other Guarantor in respect of such payment until all of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full. Each of the Guarantors recognizes and acknowledges that the rights to contribution arising hereunder shall constitute an asset in favor of the party entitled to such contribution.

 

20.            Counterparts; Etc. This Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Guarantors and the Trustee. The provisions of Section 11.14 of the Indenture are incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

21.            Payments. All payments made by any Guarantor hereunder will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense (other than payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the extent of such payment), and shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Indenture.

 

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22.            Additional Guarantors. It is understood and agreed that any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is required, or with respect to which the Issuer elects to cause, to become a party to this Guaranty after the date hereof pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Indenture, shall become a Guarantor hereunder by executing and delivering a counterpart hereof, or a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Guaranty Supplement”), and delivering same to the Trustee and (i) such Person shall be referred to as an “Additional Guarantor” and shall become and be a Guarantor hereunder, and each reference in this Guaranty to a “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor, and each reference in any other Note Document to a “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor and (ii) each reference herein to “this Guaranty,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to this Guaranty, and each reference in any other Note Document to the “Guaranty,” “thereunder,” “thereof” or words of like import referring to this Guaranty, shall mean and be a reference to this Guaranty as supplemented by such Guaranty Supplement.

 

23.            Concerning the Trustee. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is entering this Agreement solely in its capacity as Trustee under the Indenture. In acting hereunder, whether or not expressly provided herein or therein, the Trustee shall be entitled to the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities of the Trustee set forth in the Indenture as if the provisions setting forth those rights, protections, immunities and indemnities were set forth herein and therein.

 

24.            Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings herein specified. Such definitions shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.

 

Guaranteed Obligations” shall mean the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the unpaid principal and interest on each Note issued by the Issuer under the Indenture, together with all the other obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), indebtedness and liabilities (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees, expenses, prepayment premiums, and interest (including any interest, fees, expenses, prepayment premiums and other amounts accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest, fees, expenses and other amounts is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding thereon) of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Secured Parties now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with the Indenture and each other Note Document to which any of the Issuer or the Guarantors is a party and the due performance and compliance by the Issuer and the Guarantors with all the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Indenture, the Notes and in each such other Note Document.

 

Guaranteed Party” shall mean the Issuer and each Guarantor.

 

Relevant Guaranteed Obligations” shall mean (x) with respect to the Issuer, all Guaranteed Obligations (other than its own Guaranteed Obligations) and (y) with respect to all other Guarantors, the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

Termination Date” shall mean the date (i) of the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture as described in Section 9.01 thereof or (ii) of payment in full in immediately available funds of the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes (other than inchoate or contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

  FOR AND ON BEHALF OF:
   
  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., as a Guarantor
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES I INC., as a Guarantor
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  MARTI ILERI TEKNOLOJI A.S.,
  as a Guarantor
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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Accepted and Agreed to:  
   
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION  
as Trustee  
   
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

[Form of]

 

JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

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Reference is made to (a) the Guaranty Agreement, dated as of [__] (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, the “Guaranty”), among Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”), the subsidiaries of the Issuer party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (together with any successor trustee, the “Trustee”) and (b) the Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023, between the Issuer, the Trustee and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as collateral agent (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, the “Indenture”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Guaranty or, if not defined therein, the Indenture.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of the direct or indirect benefits to be received by each Guarantor from the issuance of the Notes by the Issuer under the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, the undersigned Subsidiary (the “New Guarantor”) is required pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and the Guaranty, or the Issuer has otherwise elected in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Guaranty to cause such New Guarantor, to become a Guarantor by executing this joinder agreement (this “Joinder Agreement”) to the Guaranty.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustee and the New Guarantor hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            Guaranty. In accordance with Section 22 of the Guaranty, the New Guarantor by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guaranty with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and hereby, unconditionally and irrevocably, until the Termination Date (or such earlier date such Guarantor is released from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18), guarantees, jointly and severally with the other Guarantors, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration or otherwise, of any and all of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Secured Parties.

 

2.            Covenants; Representations and Warranties. The New Guarantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Guaranty applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Guarantor thereunder are true and correct, in all material respects, on and as of the date hereof, except for representations and warranties that are qualified as to “materiality”, “material adverse effect” or similar language, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct (after giving effect to any such qualification therein) in all respects as of such date, in each case unless expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date. Each reference to a Guarantor in the Indenture and to a Guarantor in the Guaranty shall, from and after the date hereof, be deemed to include the New Guarantor.

 

 

 

 

3.            Severability. Any provision of this Joinder Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

4.            Counterparts; Etc. This Joinder Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Joinder Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement. The provisions of Section 11.14 of the Indenture are incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

5.            No Waiver. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect.

 

6.            Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the New Guarantor, the Trustee or any Holder shall be governed by the terms of Section 16 of the Guaranty.

 

7.            Governing Law. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

8.            Concerning the Trustee. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, is entering into this Joinder Agreement solely in its capacity as Trustee and not in its individual or corporate capacity. In acting hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents as though fully set forth herein.

 

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[Signature Page to Guaranty Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Joinder Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

 

  [                   ],
  as a Guarantor
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  
   
  Address for Notices:
   
  U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as Trustee
   
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

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Exhibit 4.6

 

INDEMNITY AGREEMENT 

 

THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made on ___________, by and between Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and the undersigned (“Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held companies and corporations as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of such companies and corporations;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. The amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company (the “Articles”) provide for the indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company. Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to applicable Cayman Islands law. The Articles provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement and reimbursement rights;

 

WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such persons;

 

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so protected against liabilities;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Articles of the Company and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he or she be so indemnified.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.SERVICES TO THE COMPANY

 

In consideration of the Company’s covenants and obligations hereunder, Indemnitee will serve or continue to serve as an officer, director, advisor, key employee or in any other capacity of the Company, as applicable, for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or retained or until Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation or until Indemnitee is removed. The foregoing notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director, officer, advisor, key employee or in any other capacity of the Company, as provided in Section 17. This Agreement, however, shall not impose any obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the Company beyond any period otherwise required by applicable law and the Articles or by other agreements or commitments of the parties, if any.

 

 

 

 

2.DEFINITIONS

 

As used in this Agreement:

 

(a)           References to “agent” shall mean any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company or other person authorized by the Company to act for the Company, to include such person serving in such capacity as a director, officer, employee, advisor, fiduciary or other official of another company, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of, for the convenience of, or to represent the interests of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.

 

(b)           The terms “Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meanings set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof.

 

(c)           “Cayman Court” shall mean the courts of the Cayman Islands.

 

(d)           A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

 

(i)Acquisition of Shares by Third Party. Other than an affiliate of Galata Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, unless (1) the change in the relative Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, or (2) such acquisition was approved in advance by the Continuing Directors and such acquisition would not constitute a Change in Control under part (iii) of this definition;

 

(ii)Change in Board of Directors. Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors on the date hereof or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved (collectively, the “Continuing Directors”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;

 

(iii)Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination: (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a company or corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (2) other than an affiliate of the Sponsor, no Person (excluding any company or corporation resulting from such Business Combination) is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 15% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the surviving company or corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination; and (3) at least a majority of the board of directors of the company or corporation resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination;

 

 

 

 

(iv)Liquidation. The approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series of agreements for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than factoring the Company’s current receivables or escrows due (or, if such approval is not required, the decision by the Board to proceed with such a liquidation, sale, or disposition in one transaction or a series of related transactions); or

 

(v)Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.

 

(e)           “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, general partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company.

 

(f)           “Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

(g)           “Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other company or corporation, constituent company or corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent.

 

(h)           “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(i)            “Expenses” shall include all direct and indirect costs, fees and expenses of any type or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, fees of private investigators and professional advisors, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, fax transmission charges, secretarial services and all other disbursements, obligations or expenses, in each case reasonably incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settlement or appeal of, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding, including reasonable compensation for time spent by the Indemnitee for which he or she is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

 

 

 

(j)            References to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed on Indemnitee with respect to any employee benefit plan.

 

(k)           References to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

(l)            “Independent Counsel” shall mean a reputable law firm or a member of a law firm with significant experience in matters of corporate law and that neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements); or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(m)          The term “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude: (i) the Company; (ii) any Subsidiaries of the Company; (iii) any employment benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary of the Company or of any company or corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company; and (iv) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of a Subsidiary of the Company or of a company or corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company.

 

(n)           The term “Proceeding” shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative or related nature, in which Indemnitee was, is, will or might be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action (or failure to act) taken by him or her or of any action (or failure to act) on his or her part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement.

 

(o)           The term “Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person, shall mean any company or corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity of which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by that Person.

 

 

 

 

(p)           The phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles” shall include, but not be limited to: (a) to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by the provision of applicable Cayman Islands law that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of applicable Cayman Islands law, and (b) to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of applicable Cayman Islands law adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a company or corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

 

3.INDEMNITY IN THIRD-PARTY PROCEEDINGS

 

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise) in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses, judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually, and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful; provided, in no event shall Indemnitee be entitled to be indemnified, held harmless or advanced any amounts hereunder in respect of any Expenses, judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (if any) that Indemnitee may incur by reason of his or her own actual fraud or willful default. Indemnitee shall not be found to have committed actual fraud or willful default for any purpose of this Agreement unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.

 

4.INDEMNITY IN PROCEEDINGS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY

 

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise) in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company. No indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that any court in which the Proceeding was brought or the Cayman Court shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, to be held harmless or to exoneration.

 

 

 

 

5.INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A PARTY WHO IS WHOLLY OR PARTLY SUCCESSFUL

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, but subject to Section 27, to the extent that Indemnitee was or is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding, the Company also shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred in connection with a claim, issue or matter related to any claim, issue, or matter on which Indemnitee was successful. For purposes of this Section 5 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

6.INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF A WITNESS

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, but subject to Section 27, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a witness or deponent in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party or threatened to be made a party, he or she shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, be indemnified, held harmless and exonerated against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith.

 

7.ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND EXONERATION RIGHTS

 

Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4 or 5, but subject to Section 27, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the Proceeding. No indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights shall be available under this Section 7 on account of Indemnitee’s conduct which constitutes a breach of Indemnitee’s fiduciary duties to the Company or its shareholders or is an act or omission not in good faith or which involves actual fraud or willful default.

 

8.CONTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT OF JOINT LIABILITY

 

(a)           To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law and the Articles, if the indemnification, hold harmless and/or exoneration rights provided for in this Agreement are unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying, holding harmless or exonerating Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, liabilities, fines, penalties, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee.

 

 

 

 

(b)           The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.

 

(c)           The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall seek payments or advances from the Company only to the extent that such payments or advances are unavailable from any insurance policy of the Company covering Indemnitee.

 

9.EXCLUSIONS

 

Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnification, advance Expenses, hold harmless or exoneration payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:

 

(a)           for which payment has actually been received by or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity or advancement provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount actually received under any insurance policy, contract, agreement, other indemnity or advancement provision or otherwise;

 

(b)           for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (or any successor rule) or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or

 

(c)           except as otherwise provided in Sections 14(f) and (g) hereof, prior to a Change in Control, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law and the Articles.

 

10.ADVANCES OF EXPENSES; DEFENSE OF CLAIM

 

(a)           Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, but subject to Section 27, and to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law and the Articles, the Company shall pay the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (or reasonably expected by Indemnitee to be incurred by Indemnitee within three months) in connection with any Proceeding within ten (10) business days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, prior to the final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to be indemnified, held harmless or exonerated under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing a Proceeding to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. To the fullest extent required by applicable law and the Articles, such payments of Expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon the Company’s receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of Indemnitee, to repay the advanced amounts to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the provisions of this Agreement, applicable law and the Articles or otherwise. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that Indemnitee was not so entitled to indemnification, any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnitee. This Section 10(a) shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which an indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payment is excluded pursuant to Section 9, but shall apply to any Proceeding referenced in Section 9(b) prior to a final determination that Indemnitee is liable therefor.

 

 

 

 

(b)The Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.

 

(c)           The Company shall not settle any action, claim or Proceeding (in whole or in part) which would impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s prior written consent.

 

11.PROCEDURE FOR NOTIFICATION AND APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION

 

(a)           Indemnitee agrees to notify promptly the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding, claim, issue or matter therein which may be subject to indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights, or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement, or otherwise.

 

(b)           Indemnitee may deliver to the Company a written application to indemnify, hold harmless or exonerate Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement. Such application(s) may be delivered from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in his or her sole discretion. Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 12(a) of this Agreement.

 

12.PROCEDURE UPON APPLICATION FOR INDEMNIFICATION

 

(a)           A determination, if required by applicable law and the Articles, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made in the specific case by one of the following methods, which shall be at the election of Indemnitee: (i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, (iii) if there are no Disinterested Directors or if such directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (iv) by vote of the shareholders by ordinary resolution. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) business days after such determination. Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

 

 

 

 

(b)           In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 12(b). The Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. If the Independent Counsel is selected by the Board, the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and certifying that the Independent Counsel so selected meets the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been received, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(b) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Cayman Court for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the Cayman Court, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 12(a) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

(c)           The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify and hold harmless such Independent Counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

13.PRESUMPTIONS AND EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS

 

(a)           In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(b) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including by the Disinterested Directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by the Disinterested Directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

 

 

 

(b)           If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 12 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a final judicial determination that any or all such indemnification is expressly prohibited under applicable law and the Articles; provided, however, that such 30-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional fifteen (15) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto.

 

(c)           The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)           For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors, manager, or officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member, or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member, by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member. The provisions of this Section 13(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

(e)           The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

14.REMEDIES OF INDEMNITEE

 

(a)           In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, is not timely made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 5, 6, 7 or the last sentence of Section 12(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) business days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) a contribution payment is not made in a timely manner pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (vi) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) business days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vii) payment to Indemnitee pursuant to any hold harmless or exoneration rights under this Agreement or otherwise is not made in accordance with this Agreement within ten (10) business days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by the Cayman Court to such indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, contribution or advancement rights. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association. Except as set forth herein, the Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association shall apply to any such arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

 

 

 

(b)           In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.

 

(c)           In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to be indemnified, held harmless, exonerated to receive advancement of Expenses under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, held harmless, exonerated and to receive advancement of Expenses, as the case may be, and the Company may not refer to or introduce into evidence any determination pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement adverse to Indemnitee for any purpose. If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 14, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Section 10 until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed).

 

(d)           If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law and the Articles.

 

(e)           The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(f)            The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles against all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after the Company’s receipt of such written request) pay to Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any judicial proceeding or arbitration brought by Indemnitee: (i) to enforce his or her rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement or any other indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement or contribution agreement or provision of the Articles now or hereafter in effect; or (ii) for recovery or advances under any insurance policy maintained by any person for the benefit of Indemnitee, regardless of the outcome and whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration right, advancement, contribution or insurance recovery, as the case may be (unless such judicial proceeding or arbitration was not brought by Indemnitee in good faith).

 

 

 

 

15.SECURITY

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but subject to Section 27, to the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 

16.NON-EXCLUSIVITY; SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS; INSURANCE; SUBROGATION; PRIORITY OF OBLIGATIONS

 

(a)           The rights of Indemnitee as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law and the Articles, the Articles, any agreement, a vote of shareholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any Proceeding (regardless of when such Proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) or claim, issue or matter therein arising out of, or related to, any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in applicable law and the Articles, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Articles or this Agreement, then this Agreement (without any further action by the parties hereto) shall automatically be deemed to be amended to require that the Company indemnifies the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)           The Articles permit the Company to purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection or make other arrangements including, but not limited to, providing a trust fund, letter of credit, or surety bond (“Indemnification Arrangements”) on behalf of Indemnitee against any liability asserted against him or her or incurred by or on behalf of him or in such capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement and the Articles. The purchase, establishment, and maintenance of any such Indemnification Arrangement shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or of Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights and obligations of the Company or the other party or parties thereto under any such Indemnification Arrangement.

 

(c)            To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, trustees, partners, managers, managing members, fiduciaries, employees, or agents of the Company or of any other Enterprise which such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, trustee, partner, managers, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding as to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness, deponent or otherwise), the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

 

 

 

(d)           In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. No such payment by the Company shall be deemed to relieve any insurer of its obligations.

 

(e)           The Company’s obligation to indemnify, hold harmless, exonerate or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration payments or advancement of expenses from such Enterprise. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, but subject to Section 27, (i) Indemnitee shall have no obligation to reduce, offset, allocate, pursue or apportion any indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration, advancement, contribution or insurance coverage among multiple parties possessing such duties to Indemnitee prior to the Company’s satisfaction and performance of all its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) the Company shall perform fully its obligations under this Agreement without regard to whether Indemnitee holds, may pursue or has pursued any indemnification, advancement, hold harmless, exoneration, contribution or insurance coverage rights against any person or entity other than the Company.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Company is the primary indemnitor, and any indemnification or advancement obligation of the Sponsor or its affiliates or members or any other Person is secondary.

 

17.DURATION OF AGREEMENT

 

All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee serves as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other company or corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other Enterprise which Indemnitee serves at the request of the Company and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement) by reason of his or her Corporate Status, whether or not he or she is acting in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement can be provided under this Agreement.

 

18.SEVERABILITY

 

If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and the Articles and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

 

 

 

19.ENFORCEMENT AND BINDING EFFECT

 

(a)           The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer or key employee of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer or key employee of the Company.

 

(b)           Without limiting any of the rights of Indemnitee under the Articles of the Company as they may be amended from time to time, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(c)           The indemnification, hold harmless, exoneration and advancement of expenses rights provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement shall be binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or a director, officer, trustee, general partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise at the Company’s request, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and his or her spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.

 

(d)           The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

(e)           The Company and Indemnitee agree herein that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate, impracticable and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, enforce this Agreement by seeking, among other things, injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which he or she may be entitled. The Company and Indemnitee further agree that Indemnitee shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertaking in connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a court of competent jurisdiction, and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles.

 

 

 

 

20.MODIFICATION AND WAIVER

 

No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

21.NOTICES

 

All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (ii) if mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third (3rd) business day after the date on which it is so mailed, or (iii) if delivered by electronic mail, on the date of such delivery:

 

(a)           If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide in writing to the Company.

 

(b)If to the Company, to:

 

Marti Technologies, Inc. 

Maslak, Buyukdere Cd. No: 237 

34485 Sariyer/Istanbul 

Attention: Compliance Officer / Legal Director

 

With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP 

811 Main Street, Suite 3700 

Houston, TX 77002 

Attn: Ryan J. Maierson; Daniel Breslin; Scott W. Westhoff

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee in writing by the Company.

 

22.APPLICABLE LAW AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION

 

This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Cayman Islands, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally: (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Cayman Court and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country; (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Cayman Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Cayman Court; and (d) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Cayman Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum, or is subject (in whole or in part) to a jury trial. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, the parties hereby agree that the mailing of process and other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided by Section 21 or in such other manner as may be permitted by applicable law and the Articles, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

 

 

 

23.IDENTICAL COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

24.MISCELLANEOUS

 

The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

25.PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS

 

No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action such shorter period shall govern. The period of limitations set forth in this Section 25 shall no longer be applicable in the case of actual fraud or willful default.

 

26.ADDITIONAL ACTS

 

If for the validation of any of the provisions in this Agreement any act, resolution, approval or other procedure is required to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Articles, the Company undertakes to cause such act, resolution, approval or other procedure to be affected or adopted in a manner that will enable the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.

 

27.WAIVER OF CLAIMS TO TRUST ACCOUNT

 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Indemnitee hereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (each, a “Claim”) in or to any monies in the trust account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering for the benefit of the Company and holders of shares issued in such offering, and hereby waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any services provided to the Company and will not seek recourse against such trust account for any reason whatsoever. Accordingly, Indemnitee acknowledges and agrees that any indemnification provided hereto will only be able to be satisfied by the Company if (i) the Company has sufficient funds outside of the Trust Account to satisfy its obligations hereunder or (ii) the Company consummates a Business Combination.

 

28.MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE

 

The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain in effect during the entire period for which the Company is obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee under this Agreement, one or more policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies to provide the officers/directors of the Company with coverage for losses from wrongful acts and omissions and to ensure the Company’s performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. The Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director or officer under such policy or policies. In all such insurance policies, the Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide the Indemnitee with the same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company’s directors and officers.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Indemnity Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 

  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  By:                           
  Name: 
  Title:

 

 

 

 

  INDEMNITEE
   
  By:                
  Name:

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.9 

Execution Version

 

CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

 

This CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Convertible Note Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on May 4, 2023, by and between Galata Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and the undersigned subscriber (“Subscriber”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022, with Marti Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Marti”), and the other parties thereto, providing for a business combination between the Company and Marti (the “Merger Agreement” and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transaction”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transaction, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company the convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”) having the terms set forth in the Indenture (as defined below), which is incorporated in and made a part of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, in an aggregate principal amount up to the amount set forth on Subscriber’s signature page attached hereto (the “Subscribed Notes”), at a purchase price equal to 100% of such principal amount or aggregate portion thereof applicable to the Subscribed Notes specified in the Subscription Closing Date Notice(s) (as defined below) (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company desires to issue and sell to Subscriber the Subscribed Notes in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Company;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into, and after the date hereof and prior to the Transaction Closing Date (as defined below) may enter into, other convertible note subscription agreements (as amended and in effect from time to time, the “Other Subscription Agreements” and together with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain other investors (the “Other Subscribers” and together with Subscriber, the “Subscribers”), pursuant to which such Other Subscribers have agreed to purchase additional Convertible Notes (the “Other Convertible Notes”) on the closing date of the Transaction (the “Transaction Closing Date”, and the closing of the Transaction pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the “Transaction Closing”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes on the Transaction Closing Date, the Company and a trustee to be selected by the Company and reasonably satisfactory to the Subscribers as trustee (the “Trustee”) will enter into an indenture in respect of the Convertible Notes (the “Indenture”), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; and

 

WHEREAS, Marti has entered into that certain First Amended and Restated Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2022, with certain subscribers party thereto, pursuant to which such subscribers have agreed to purchase certain convertible promissory notes (the “Pre-funded Convertible Notes”) of Marti, which, on or about the Transaction Closing Date, will be convertible into Convertible Notes having the same terms as set forth in the Indenture.

 

 

 

 

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.     Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at each Subscription Closing (as defined below), Subscriber hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, the Subscribed Notes in the principal amount specified in the Subscription Closing Date Notice (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).

 

Section 2.     Subscription Closing.

 

(a)            Each issuance of Subscribed Notes contemplated hereby (each, a “Subscription Closing”) shall occur on such date as determined by Subscriber as described in Sections 2(b)-(c) below, which date(s) shall be no earlier than the Transaction Closing Date and no later than the twelve month anniversary of the Transaction Closing Date (each, a “Subscription Closing Date”).

 

(b)            At least five (5) Business Days prior to a Subscription Closing Date, Subscriber shall notify the Company in writing of the Subscription Closing Date and the portion of the Purchase Price to be funded at such Subscription Closing (each such notice, a “Subscription Closing Date Notice”). No later than two Business Days following delivery of a Subscription Closing Date Notice, the Company shall deliver by written notice to Subscriber the wire instructions for delivery of the Purchase Price or portion thereof to be paid on such Subscription Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, Subscriber may pay future installments of the Purchase Price using such wire instructions provided by the Company.

 

(c)            On each Subscription Closing Date, Subscriber shall deliver the portion of the Purchase Price set forth in the applicable Subscription Closing Date Notice for the Subscribed Notes by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, Subscriber may, in its sole discretion, fund the Purchase Price, in whole or in part, at any time and from time, between the Transaction Closing Date and the twelve month anniversary of the Transaction Closing Date. The Company shall deliver Subscriber’s Convertible Note with respect to the Purchase Price set forth in each Subscription Closing Date Notice to Subscriber at each applicable Subscription Closing. Upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 2, delivery of the Convertible Notes shall be through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company; provided that, if Marti determines in its reasonable discretion that such delivery is not reasonably practical or that the Convertible Notes and/or such delivery would not satisfy the applicable requirements and/or procedures of the Depository Trust Company, such delivery shall be by delivery of certificated convertible notes. “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, or any other day on which banks located in New York, New York are required or authorized by law to be closed for business.

 

(d)            Each Subscription Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction, or valid waiver in writing by each of the parties hereto, of the conditions that, on the applicable Subscription Closing Date:

 

(i)the closing of the Transaction shall have occurred prior to such Subscription Closing;

 

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(ii)no governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation which is then in effect and has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and no such governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose such restraint or prohibition; and

 

(iii)the Underlying Shares (as defined below) shall be approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global Market (as applicable, the “Stock Exchange”) subject only to official notice of issuance.

 

(e)            The obligation of the Company to consummate a Subscription Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver in writing by the Company of the additional conditions that, on the applicable Subscription Closing Date:

 

(i)except as otherwise provided under Section 2(f)(ii), all representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or material adverse effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of such Subscription Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or material adverse effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date), and consummation of such Subscription Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by Subscriber of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of Subscriber contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement as of such Subscription Closing Date, but without giving effect to consummation of the Transaction, or as of such earlier date, as applicable;

 

(ii)the representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in Section 4(w) of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct at all times on or prior to such Subscription Closing Date, and consummation of such Subscription Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by Subscriber of such representations and warranties;

 

(iii)Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to such Subscription Closing; provided, that, this condition shall be deemed satisfied unless written notice of such noncompliance is provided by the Company to Subscriber and Subscriber fails to cure such noncompliance in all material respects within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice; and

 

 

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(iv)other documentation related to the Indenture shall be in conformity with the Indenture and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

(f)            The obligation of Subscriber to consummate a Subscription Closing after delivery of a Subscription Closing Date Notice shall be subject to the satisfaction or valid waiver in writing by Subscriber of the additional conditions that, on the applicable Subscription Closing Date:

 

(i)all representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as of such Subscription Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date), and consummation of such Subscription Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by the Company of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement as of such Subscription Closing Date, but without giving effect to consummation of the Transaction, or as of such earlier date, as applicable, except, in each case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of such Subscription Closing Date or such earlier date), taken as a whole, does not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

(ii)the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to such Subscription Closing, except where the failure of such performance, satisfaction or compliance would not or would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate such Subscription Closing; provided, that, this condition shall be deemed satisfied unless written notice of such noncompliance is provided by Subscriber to the Company and the Company fails to cure such noncompliance in all material respects within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice;

 

(iii)other documentation related to the Indenture shall be in conformity with the Indenture and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Subscribers; and

 

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(iv)from and after the date hereof, there shall have not occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g)            Prior to or at each Subscription Closing, Subscriber shall deliver to the Company all such other information as is reasonably requested in order for the Company to issue the Subscribed Notes to Subscriber, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person in whose name the Subscribed Notes are to be issued (or Subscriber’s nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) and a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8.

 

Section 3.      Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to Subscriber that:

 

(a)            The Company (i) is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, (ii) has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to conduct its business and, if applicable, is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (other than its jurisdiction of incorporation) in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties or assets requires such license or qualification, except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iii), where the failure to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, a “Company Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to the Company that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to materially impair or materially delay the Company’s performance of its obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, including the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Notes.

 

(b)            The Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Shares”), issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes (the “Underlying Shares”) are duly authorized and, if and when issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Indenture, the governing and organizational documents of the Company or any applicable securities laws), and will not have been issued in violation of, or subject to, any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s governing and organizational documents (as adopted on or prior to the Transaction Closing Date), or by any contract to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, or under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

(c)            This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Company, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by Subscriber, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies. The Convertible Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and, on the Transaction Closing Date, the Indenture will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. When issued and sold against receipt of the consideration therefor, the Convertible Notes will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.

 

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(d)            Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 4 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Subscription and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not 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 Company pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, (ii) the organizational documents of the Company, or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Subscribed Notes or Underlying Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

(e)            Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 4 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Company 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 (including the Stock Exchange) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any)), other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) the filing of the Registration Statement (as defined below) pursuant to Section 5 below, (iii) filings required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules of United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), including the registration statement on Form S-4 with respect to the Transaction and the proxy statement/prospectus included therein, (iv) filings required by the Stock Exchange, including with respect to (A) obtaining stockholder approval of the Transaction or (B) requirements or regulations in connection with the issuance of the Underlying Shares (if any) upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes, including the filing of a supplemental listing application with the Stock Exchange,(v) filings required to consummate the Transaction as provided under the Merger Agreement, (vi) the filing of notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, if applicable, (vii) filings in connection with or as a result of the SEC Guidance (as defined below), and (viii) those the failure of which to obtain would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)            Except for such matters as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) suit, action, proceeding or arbitration before a governmental authority or arbitrator pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against the Company or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental authority or arbitrator outstanding against the Company.

 

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(g)            Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act or any state securities (or Blue Sky) laws is required for the offer and sale of the Subscribed Notes by the Company to Subscriber and issuance of the Underlying Shares (if any) to Subscriber upon conversion.

 

(h)            Neither the Company nor any person acting on its 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 Subscribed Notes. The Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) 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. Neither the Company nor any person acting on the Company’s behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past six (6) months, made any offer or sale of any security or solicitation of any offer to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) as contemplated hereby or the Other Convertible Notes and Underlying Shares (if any) as contemplated by the Other Subscription Agreements or (ii) cause the offering of the Subscribed Notes and Underlying Shares (if any) pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or the Other Convertible Notes and Underlying Shares (if any) pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions. Neither the Company nor any person acting on the Company’s behalf has offered or sold or will offer or sell any securities, or has taken or will take any other action, which would reasonably be expected to subject the offer, issuance or sale of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) or the Other Convertible Notes and Underlying Shares (if any), as contemplated hereby, to the registration provisions of the Securities Act.

 

(i)             No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Company, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii–iv) or (d)(3) of the Securities Act is applicable.

 

(j)             The Company is in all material respects in compliance with, and has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Company is not in compliance with, or is in default or violation of, the applicable provisions of (i) the Securities Act, (ii) the Exchange Act, (iii) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, (iv) the rules and regulations of the Commission, and (v) the rules of the Stock Exchange, except, in each case, where such non-compliance, default, or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. For the avoidance of doubt, this representation and warranty shall not apply to the extent any of the foregoing matters arise from or relate to the SEC Guidance (as defined below).

 

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(k)            The Class A Shares are eligible for clearing through The Depository Trust Company (the “DTC”), through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian (DWAC) system, and the Company is eligible and participating in the Direct Registration System (DRS) of DTC with respect to the Class A Shares. The Company’s transfer agent is a participant in DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program. The Class A Shares are not, and have not been at any time, subject to any DTC “chill,” “freeze” or similar restriction with respect to any DTC services, including the clearing of Class A Shares through DTC.

 

(l)             No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission solely in connection with the sale of the Subscribed Notes to Subscriber.

 

(m)           As of their respective dates, each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other document required to be filed by the Company with the Commission prior to the date hereof (collectively, as amended and/or restated since the time of their filing, the “SEC Documents”) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Documents, as of their respective dates (or if amended, restated, or superseded by a filing prior to the Transaction Closing, on the date of such filing), 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 Company included in the SEC Documents (or if amended, restated, or superseded by a filing prior to the Transaction Closing, on the date of such filing) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company 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 such consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”) (except as may be disclosed therein or in the notes thereto, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP). A copy of each SEC Document is available to each Subscriber via the Commission’s EDGAR system. There are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission with respect to any of the SEC Documents as of the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statement or information in the SEC Documents that relates to (i) the topics referenced in the Commission’s “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies” on April 12, 2021 or (ii) the classification of the Company’s ordinary shares as permanent or temporary equity, or any subsequent guidance, statements or interpretations issued by the Commission or the staff of the Commission, including guidance, statements or interpretations relating to the foregoing or to other accounting matters, including matters relating to initial public offering securities or expenses (collectively, the “SEC Guidance”), and no correction, amendment or restatement of any of the Company’s SEC Documents due to the SEC Guidance shall be deemed to be a breach of any representation or warranty by the Company.

 

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(n)            As of the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the authorized share capital of the Company consists of (i) 200,000,000 Class A Shares, (ii) 20,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Founder Shares”) and (iii) 1,000,000 preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preference Shares”). As of the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (iv) 14,375,000 Class A Shares are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive rights, (v) 3,593,750 Founder Shares are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive rights, (vi) no Class A Shares or Founder Shares are held in the treasury of the Company, (vii) 7,250,000 Private Placement Company Warrants, as defined in the Merger Agreement as “Private Placement SPAC Warrants”, are issued and outstanding, (viii) 7,187,500 Public Company Warrants, as defined in the Merger Agreement as “Public SPAC Warrants”, are issued and outstanding, and (ix) 14,437,500 Class A Shares are reserved for future issuance pursuant to the Company Warrants. As of the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, there are no Preference Shares issued and outstanding. Each Company Warrant is exercisable for one Class A Share at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to the terms of such Company Warrant and, with respect to the Private Placement Company Warrants, the Company Warrant Agreement, as defined in the Merger Agreement as the “SPAC Warrant Agreement”.

 

(o)            The issued and outstanding Class A Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and are listed for trading on the Stock Exchange under the symbol “GLTA” (it being understood that the trading symbol of the Class A Shares will be changed in connection with the Transaction Closing). There is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by the Stock Exchange or the Commission with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Class A Shares or prohibit or terminate the listing of the Class A Shares on the Stock Exchange. The Company has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A Shares under the Exchange Act.

 

(p)            The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Subscribed Notes and Other Convertible Notes and consummation of the Transaction, will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.

 

(q)            The Other Subscription Agreements do not reflect a lower purchase price per $1,000 principal amount and do not contain terms that are more favorable to any Other Subscriber than the terms of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement are to Subscriber, other than representations, warranties and terms particular to the regulatory requirements of such investor or its affiliates or related funds (excluding any interest accruing on Pre-funded Convertible Notes prior to the Closing). The Other Subscription Agreements have not been amended or waived in any material respect following the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement in a manner that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the economic benefits that Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. The Company shall not release any Other Subscriber under any Other Subscription Agreement from any of its obligations thereunder or any other agreements with any Other Subscriber, unless it offers the same release to the Subscriber. For the avoidance of doubt, on or about the Transaction Closing Date, the Pre-funded Convertible Notes shall be converted into Convertible Notes having the same terms as set forth in the Indenture.

 

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(r)            Other than the Other Subscription Agreements entered into with the Other Subscribers, the Company has not entered into any side letter or similar agreement that materially benefits any Other Subscriber (in such Other Subscriber’s capacity as an Other Subscriber) with respect to the terms of the Transaction or an investment in the Company; provided that the Company has provided certain separate terms to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) pursuant to that certain side letter agreement entered into by and between the Company and EBRD on or about the date hereof.

 

(s)            With respect to any offers or sales of the Subscribed Notes in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) or any other person acting on behalf of the Company has, with respect to the Subscribed Notes, offered the Subscribed Notes to buyers qualifying as “U.S. persons” (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) or in the United States or engaged in any “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Securities Act; the Company, any affiliate of the Company and any person acting on behalf of the Company have complied with any applicable “offering restrictions” within the meaning of such Rule 902; provided that no representation or warranty is made in this paragraph with respect to the actions of the Placement Agent or any of its affiliates.

 

(t)            Immediately after giving effect to the Transaction and the transactions contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement: (i) the fair value of the Company’s assets would exceed its liabilities (including contingent liabilities); (ii) the present fair saleable value of the Company’s assets would be greater than the amount required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts (including contingent liabilities) as such debts become absolute and mature; (iii) the Company would be able to pay its liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they mature; (iv) the Company is “solvent” (within the meaning of applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers) and would not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged and in which it is proposed to be engaged following consummation of the Transaction and the transactions contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. The Company does not intend to incur, and the Company does not believe that it has incurred or will incur as a result of the Transaction and the transactions contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, debts beyond the Company’s ability to pay such debts as such debts mature.

 

(u)            Other than as set forth in the Merger Agreement, there are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Company is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered by the issuance of (i) the Underlying Shares or (ii) the shares to be issued pursuant to any Other Subscription Agreement that have not been or will not be validly waived on or prior to the Transaction Closing; provided, that any such holders will waive any such anti-dilution or similar provisions in connection with the Transaction.

 

(v)            The Company acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to the Company by Subscriber or any of its officers or directors, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements expressly set forth in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

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(w)            The Company is in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency with jurisdiction over the Company (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), except where such non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

Section 4.      Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

(a)            If Subscriber is a legal entity, Subscriber (i) has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation and (ii) has the requisite power and authority to enter into, and perform its obligations under, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber has the legal competence and capacity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

(b)            If Subscriber is an entity, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by Subscriber. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber’s signature is genuine and the signatory has the legal competence and capacity to execute this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the Company, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies.

 

(c)            The execution, delivery, and performance of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the purchase of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) and the compliance by Subscriber with all of the provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not 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 Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject; (ii) if Subscriber is a legal entity, the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its properties that in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Subscriber’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the purchase of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any).

 

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(d)            Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, in each case, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Annex A hereto, (ii) is acquiring the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Subscribed Notes as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and Subscriber has sole 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 Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and has provided the Company with the requested information on Annex A following the signature page hereto and the information contained therein is accurate and complete). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any). Accordingly, Subscriber is aware that this offering of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) meets the exemption from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(C).

 

(e)            Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) have not been registered under the Securities Act and that the Company is not required to register the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) except as set forth in Section 5 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, (including without limitation a private resale pursuant to so called “Section 4(a)1½”) (iii) an ordinary course pledge such as a broker lien over account property generally, (iv) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act, and, in each of clauses (i)-(iii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates or account entries representing the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) shall contain a restrictive legend to such effect, as set forth in the Indenture. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) will be subject to these securities law transfer restrictions, and as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) will not be immediately eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) until at least one year following the filing of certain required information with the Commission after the Transaction Closing Date. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any).

 

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(f)            Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) directly from the Company. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have not been, and Subscriber hereby agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by the Company, Marti or its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Subscribed Companies”), the Placement Agent, any of its or their respective affiliates or any control persons, officers, directors, employees, partners, agents or representatives, any other party to the Transaction or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company set forth in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Subscriber acknowledges that no disclosure or offering document provided to or reviewed by Subscriber in connection with the Subscription has been prepared by the Placement Agent.

 

(g)            In making its decision to purchase the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), Subscriber has relied solely upon an independent investigation made by Subscriber and the Company’s representations in Section 3 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Subscriber has not relied on any statements or other information provided by the Placement Agent concerning the Company, the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), or the Subscription. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has had access to, has received, and has had an adequate opportunity to review, such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), including with respect to the Company, the Subscribed Companies and the Transaction, and Subscriber has made its own assessment and is satisfied concerning the relevant financial, tax and other economic considerations relevant to Subscriber’s investment in the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber acknowledges that it has reviewed the Company’s filings with the Commission. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), including but not limited to information concerning the Company, the Subscribed Companies, the Merger Agreement, and the Subscription.

 

(h)            Subscriber acknowledges that certain information provided by the Company was based on projections, and such projections were prepared based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections. Subscriber acknowledges that such information and projections were prepared without the participation of the Placement Agent and that the Placement Agent does not assume responsibility for independent verification of, or the accuracy or completeness of, such information and projections. Subscriber further acknowledges that the information provided to Subscriber was preliminary and subject to change, including in the registration statement and the proxy statement/prospectus that the Company intends to file with the Commission (which will include substantial additional information about the Company, Subscribed Companies and the Transaction and will update and supersede the information previously provided to Subscriber).

 

(i)            Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that none of the Subscribed Companies or the Placement Agent nor its or their respective affiliates or any of such person’s or its or their respective affiliates’ control persons, officers, directors, partners, members, managing members, managers, agents, employees or other representatives, legal counsel, financial advisors, accountants or agents (collectively, “Representatives”) has provided Subscriber with any information or advice with respect to the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. None of the Subscribed Companies, the Placement Agent or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the Subscribed Companies or the quality or value of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any). The Placement Agent and its affiliates or Representatives have made no independent investigation with respect to the Company, the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), or the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of any information supplied to Subscriber by the Company or on its behalf.

 

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(j)            In connection with Subscriber’s investment decision and issuance of the Subscribed Notes to Subscriber, neither the Placement Agent nor any of its affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to Subscriber.

 

(k)            [Intentionally omitted.]

 

(l)            Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber and the Company or by means of contact from the Placement Agent, and the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber and the Company or its affiliates. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), nor were the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) offered to Subscriber, by any other means. Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) and (ii) 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.

 

(m)            Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), including those set forth in the SEC Documents. Subscriber 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 Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), and Subscriber has had an opportunity to seek, and has sought, such accounting, legal, business and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private equity transactions 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 Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any). Accordingly, the Subscriber 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).

 

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(n)            Without limiting the representations and warranties set forth in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, Subscriber has analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) and determined that the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in the Company. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.

 

(o)            Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.

 

(p)            Subscriber is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank. Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. If Subscriber is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively with the BSA, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), such Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act. To the extent required by applicable law, Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List. To the extent required by applicable law, Subscriber maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) were legally derived.

 

(q)            No foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) will acquire a substantial interest in the Company as a result of the Subscription such that a declaration to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would be mandatory under 31 C.F.R. Part 800.401, and no foreign person will have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Company from and after the Transaction Closing as a result of the Subscription.

 

(r)            If Subscriber 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, Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) it has not relied on the Company or any of its affiliates (the “Transaction Parties”) for investment advice or as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), and none of the Transaction 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 Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) and (ii) the acquisition and holding of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

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(s)            Subscriber has or has commitments to have and, when required to deliver payment pursuant to Section 2, Subscriber will have sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.

 

(t)            Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Company, the Subscribed Companies, the Placement Agent, or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives), other than the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company. Subscriber agrees that none of (i) any Other Subscriber pursuant to an Other Subscription Agreement or any other agreement related to the private placement of the Company’s ordinary shares (including the controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees of any such Subscriber) nor (ii) the Company (other than with respect to the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement), the Subscribed Companies, the Placement Agent or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives, shall be liable (including, without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by Subscriber, the Company or any other person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, or have any liability or obligation to Subscriber or any Other Subscriber, or any person claiming through Subscriber or any Other Subscriber, pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or related to the private placement of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any), the negotiation hereof or the subject matter hereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of the foregoing in connection with the purchase of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any).

 

(u)            No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission to be paid by Subscriber solely in connection with the sale of the Subscribed Notes to Subscriber.

 

(v)            At all times on or prior to the final Subscription Closing Date, Subscriber has no binding commitment to dispose of, or otherwise transfer (directly or indirectly), any of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any).

 

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(w)            Subscriber hereby agrees that neither it, nor any person or entity acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with Subscriber, shall, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, contract to sell, sell any option, engage in any hedging activities or execute any Short Sales in each case with respect to the securities of the Company and in each case prior to the Transaction Closing or the earlier termination of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms. “Short Sales” shall include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges (other than pledges in the ordinary course of business as part of prime brokerage arrangements), forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 4(w) shall restrict Subscriber’s ability to maintain bona fide hedging positions in respect of the warrants held by Subscriber as of the date hereof. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) may be pledged by Subscriber in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, provided that such pledge shall be (i) pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of such pledge, and Subscriber effecting a pledge of the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) shall not be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof; provided, however, that neither the Company nor its counsel shall be required to take any action (or refrain from taking any action) in connection with any such pledge, other than providing any such lender of such margin agreement with an acknowledgment that the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) are not subject to any contractual lock up or prohibition on pledging, the form of such acknowledgment to be subject to review and comment by the Company in all respects.

 

(x)            Except as expressly disclosed in a Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or amendments thereto) filed by Subscriber with the Commission with respect to the beneficial ownership of the Company’s outstanding securities prior to the date hereof, Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through the final Subscription Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of equity securities of the Company (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).

 

(y)            [Intentionally omitted.]

 

(z)            [Intentionally omitted.]

 

(aa)      Subscriber acknowledges that any restatement, revision, correction or other modification of the SEC Documents to the extent resulting from the SEC Guidance shall not constitute a breach by the Company of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

(bb)      If Subscriber is not a U.S. Person (as defined under Rule 902 under the Securities Act) and the offer and sale of the Subscribed Notes is being made in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act, (i) Subscriber was or will be outside the United States at the time any buy order for the Class A Shares was or is originated, and (ii) neither Subscriber nor any of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) has, with respect to the Subscribed Notes, engaged in any “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Securities Act. Subscriber further represents that Subscriber is not acquiring the Class A Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person.

 

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Section 5.      Registration of Underlying Shares.

 

(a)            The Company agrees that, within thirty (30) calendar days following the Transaction Closing Date, the Company will file with the Commission (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of the Underlying Shares (if any) (the “Registration Statement”), and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than seventy-five (75) calendar days after the Transaction Closing Date (the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to one hundred five (105) calendar days after the Transaction Closing Date if the Registration Statement is reviewed by, and comments thereto are provided from, the Commission; provided, further that the Company shall have the Registration Statement declared effective within ten (10) Business Days after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, further, that (i) if the Effectiveness Deadline 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 and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same number of Business Days that the Commission remains closed for. Upon Subscriber’s timely request, the Company shall provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber at least two (2) Business Days in advance of the date of filing the Registration Statement with the Commission (the “Filing Date”). Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Subscriber prior to the filing of the Registration Statement, Subscriber shall not be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement; provided, that if the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have the opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement upon its prompt written request to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company 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 stockholders 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 or other shares to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Underlying Shares under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement or file one or more new Registration Statement(s) (such amendment or new Registration Statement shall also be deemed to be a “Registration Statement” hereunder) to register such additional Underlying Shares and cause such amendment or Registration Statement(s) to become effective as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the filing of such Registration Statement (the “Additional Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the filing of such Registration Statement if such Registration Statement is reviewed by, and comments thereto are provided from, the Commission; provided, further, that the Company shall have such Registration Statement declared effective within ten (10) Business Days after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, further, that (i) if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same number of Business Days that the Commission remains closed for. Any failure by the Company to file a Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Deadline or Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file or effect a Registration Statement as set forth in this Section 5.

 

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(b)            The Company agrees that, except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain effective with respect to Subscriber, including to prepare and file any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus such that the prospectus will not include any untrue statement or a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, until the earliest to occur of (i) two (2) years from the effective date of the Registration Statement, (ii) the date on which Subscriber ceases to hold any Subscribed Notes or Underlying Shares (if any) issued pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and (iii) the first date on which Subscriber can sell all of its Underlying Shares (if any) issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes issued pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (or shares received in exchange therefor) under Rule 144 of the Securities Act without limitation as to the manner of sale or the amount of such securities that may be sold and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) (the earliest of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), the “End Date”). Prior to the End Date, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable; file all reports, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable Subscriber to resell the Underlying Shares (if any) pursuant to the Registration Statement; qualify the Underlying Shares (if any) for listing on the applicable stock exchange on which the Company’s Class A Shares are then listed and update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include the Underlying Shares (if any). The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) for so long as Subscriber holds Subscribed Notes or Underlying Shares (if any), make and keep public information available (as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144) and file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements to enable Subscriber to resell the Underlying Shares (if any) pursuant to Rule 144, (B) at the reasonable request of Subscriber, deliver all the necessary documentation to cause the Company’s Trustee to remove all restrictive legends from any Underlying Shares (if any) being sold under the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144 at the time of sale the Underlying Shares (if any), or that may be sold by Subscriber without restriction under Rule 144, including without limitation, any volume and manner of sale restrictions, and (C) cause its legal counsel to deliver to the Trustee the necessary legal opinions required by the Trustee, if any, in connection with the instruction under clause (B) upon the receipt of Subscriber representation letters and such other customary supporting documentation as requested by (and in a form reasonably acceptable to) such counsel. Subscriber agrees to disclose its beneficial ownership, as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, of the Underlying Shares (if any) to the Company (or its successor) upon reasonable request to assist the Company in making the determination described above.

 

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(c)            The Company’s obligations to include the Underlying Shares (if any) in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to the Company a completed selling stockholder questionnaire in customary form that contains such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of the Company held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Underlying Shares (if any) as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the Underlying Shares (if any), and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations; provided, that the Company shall request such information from Subscriber, including the selling stockholder questionnaire, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the anticipated Filing Date. In the case of the registration effected by the Company pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, the Company shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. Subscriber shall not be entitled to use the Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of the Underlying Shares (if any). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may delay or postpone filing of such Registration Statement, and from time to time require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or suspend the use or effectiveness of any such Registration Statement if (A) it determines in good faith that in order for the registration statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed, (B) such filing or use would reasonably be expected to materially affect a bona fide business or financing transaction of the Company or would reasonably be expected to require premature disclosure of information that would materially adversely affect the Company, (C) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors, such filing or effectiveness or use of such Registration Statement would be seriously detrimental to the Company, (D) the majority of the board determines to delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, a Registration Statement and such delay or suspension arises out of, or is a result of, or is related to or is in connection with the SEC Guidance or future Commission guidance directed at special purpose acquisition companies, or any related disclosure or related matters, (E) it determines during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder, or (F) necessary in connection with the preparation and filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its first completed fiscal year following the effective date of the Registration Statement (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, that, (w) the Company shall not so delay filing or so suspend the use of the Registration Statement for a period of more than sixty (60) consecutive days or more than two (2) times in any three hundred sixty (360) day period and (x) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement available for the sale by Subscriber of such securities as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

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(d)            Upon receipt of any written notice from the Company (which notice shall not contain any material non-public information regarding the Company) of the happening of (i) an issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose, which notice shall be given no later than three (3) Business Days from the date of such event, (ii) any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective, which notice shall be given no later than three (3) Business Days from the date of such Suspension Event, or (iii) 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, Subscriber agrees that (1) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Underlying Shares (if any) under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Company 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 Company that it may resume such offers and sales and (2) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Company unless otherwise required by law, subpoena or regulatory request or requirement. If so directed by the Company, Subscriber will deliver to the Company or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Underlying Shares (if any) in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Underlying Shares (if any) shall not apply (w) to the extent Subscriber 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 (x) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.

 

(e)            Subscriber may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Company requesting that Subscriber not receive notices from the Company otherwise required by this Section 5; provided, however, that Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) the Company shall not deliver any such notices to Subscriber and Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, Subscriber will notify the Company in writing at least two (2) business days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 5(e)) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Company will so notify Subscriber, within one (1) business day of Subscriber’s notification to the Company, by delivering to Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event or other event immediately upon its availability.

 

(f)            For purposes of this Section 5 of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, (i) “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 (if any) by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar events, and (ii) “Subscriber” shall include any person to which the rights under this Section 5 shall have been duly assigned.

 

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(g)            The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Subscriber, its selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals (in each case, to the extent Subscriber is a seller under the Registration Statement), the officers, directors, members, managers, partners, agents and employees of such persons, each person who controls such persons (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, managers, partners, agents and employees of each such controlling person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”) that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are (1) based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of Subscriber expressly for use therein or Subscriber has omitted a material fact from such information or (2) result from or in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Subscriber in violation of Section 5(d) or (ii) any material violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with its obligations under this Section 5. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Company’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Upon the request of Subscriber, the Company shall provide Subscriber with an update on any threatened or asserted proceedings arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 5 of which the Company receives notice in writing.

 

(h)            Subscriber shall, severally and not jointly with any Other Subscriber in the offering contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, members, managers, partners, agents and employees, each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, members, managers, partners, agents or employees of such controlling persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of Subscriber expressly for use therein. In no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Underlying Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Notwithstanding the forgoing, Subscriber’s indemnification obligation shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of Subscriber (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

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(i)            Any person or entity 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 or entity’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 judgment 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 (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or 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 any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist 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), which settlement shall not include a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party, and which settlement 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.

 

(j)            The indemnification provided for under this Convertible Note Subscription 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 or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Subscribed Notes or the Underlying Shares (if any).

 

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(k)            If the indemnification provided under this Section 5 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses 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; provided, however, that the liability of Subscriber shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Subscriber from the sale of the Subscribed Notes giving rise to such indemnification obligation. 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 not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by, in the case of an omission), 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 shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 5, 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 5(k) from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will any party be liable for punitive damages in connection with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 6.      Termination. This Convertible Note Subscription 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 earliest to occur of (a) such date and time as the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (b) the mutual written agreement of the parties hereto to terminate this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, with the prior written consent of Marti, and (c) the one year anniversary of the Transaction Closing Date; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Company shall notify Subscriber of the termination of the Merger Agreement promptly after the termination thereof. Upon the termination hereof in accordance with this Section 6, any monies paid by Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith shall promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day) be returned in full to Subscriber by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber, without any deduction for or on account of any tax withholding, charges or set-off, whether or not the Transaction shall have been consummated.

 

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Section 7.      Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber hereby acknowledges that, as described in the Company’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering (the “IPO”) dated July 8, 2021 available at www.sec.gov, the Company has established a trust account (the “Trust Account”) containing the proceeds of the IPO and from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of the Company, its public stockholders and certain other parties (including the underwriters of the IPO), and that, except as otherwise described in such prospectus, the Company may disburse monies from the Trust Account only to (x) its public stockholders in the event they elect to have their Class A Shares redeemed for cash in connection with the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to extend the deadline by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination, or the Company’s failure to consummate an initial business combination by such deadline, (y) pay certain taxes from time to time, or (z) the Company after or concurrently with the consummation of its initial business combination. For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Subscriber, on behalf of itself and its affiliates, hereby (a) agrees that it does not now and shall not at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any assets held in the Trust Account, and shall not make any claim against the Trust Account, arising out or as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to hereafter as the “Released Claims”), (b) irrevocably waives any Released Claims that it may have against the Trust Account now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and (c) will not seek recourse against the Trust Account as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7 shall be deemed to limit the Subscriber’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Subscriber’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Company acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, including, but not limited to, any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Company. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that such irrevocable waiver is a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding, and enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with applicable law. To the extent Subscriber commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to the Company or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the Company or its Representatives, Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that its sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit Subscriber (or any person claiming on Subscriber’s behalf or in lieu of Subscriber) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. Nothing in this Section 7 shall (x) serve to limit or prohibit Subscriber’s right to pursue a claim against the Company for legal relief against assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief, (y) serve to limit or prohibit any claims that Subscriber may have in the future against the Company’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds) or (z) be deemed to limit any Subscriber’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of such Subscriber’s record or beneficial ownership of securities of the Company acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, including, but not limited to, any redemption right with respect to any such securities of the Company. Notwithstanding anything in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 7 shall survive termination of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

Section 8.      Miscellaneous.

 

(a)            All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by electronic mail, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, on the date of transmission to such recipient, if sent on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, or on the Business Day following the date of transmission, if sent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 5:00 p.m. New York City time on a Business Day, (iii) one (1) Business Day after being sent to the recipient via overnight mail by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or (iv) four (4) Business Days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, and, in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at its address specified on the signature page hereof or to such electronic mail address or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 8(a). A courtesy electronic copy of any notice sent by methods (i), (iii), or (iv) above shall also be sent to the recipient via electronic mail if an electronic mail address is provided in the applicable signature page hereof or to an electronic mail address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 8(a).

 

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(b)            Subscriber acknowledges that the Company and others, including after the Transaction Closing, Marti, will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing clause of this Section 8(b) shall not give the Company, the Placement Agent, or Marti any rights other than those expressly set forth herein. Prior to each Subscription Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. The Company acknowledges that Subscriber and the Subscribed Companies will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Prior to each Subscription Closing, the Company agrees to promptly notify Subscriber, and the Subscribed Companies if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects.

 

(c)            The Placement Agent shall not be liable to Subscriber, whether in contract, tort, under the federal or state securities laws, or otherwise, for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Placement Agent in connection with the Subscription. Subscriber, on behalf of itself and its affiliates, (i) hereby releases the Placement Agent in respect of any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses, or disbursements related to the Subscription and (ii) shall not commence any litigation or bring any claim against the Placement Agent in any court or any other forum which relates to, may arise out of, or is in connection with, the Subscription, except to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, or liability is found in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, or gross negligence of the Placement Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees representatives or controlling persons. Subscriber agrees that the foregoing release and waiver is given freely and after obtaining independent legal advice and understands such release and waiver to be valid, binding, and enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with applicable law.

 

(d)            Each of the Company, the Placement Agent and Subscriber is irrevocably authorized to produce this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

(e)            Each party hereto shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

(f)            Neither this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Subscriber hereunder (other than the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) acquired hereunder and the rights set forth in Section 5) may be transferred or assigned by Subscriber. Neither this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Company hereunder may be transferred or assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of Subscriber and Marti, other than in connection with the Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subscriber may assign its rights and obligations under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to one or more of its affiliates (including other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Subscriber) or designees upon written notice to the Company and Marti or, with the Company’s and Marti’s prior written consent, to another person; provided, that in the case of any such assignment, the assignee(s) shall become a Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations and be deemed to make the representations and warranties of Subscriber provided for herein to the extent of such assignment and provided further that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Subscriber of its obligations hereunder if any such assignee fails to perform such obligations, unless the Company and Marti has each given its prior written consent to such relief.

 

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(g)           All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall survive the Subscription Closings.

 

(h)            The Company may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Company may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Subscribed Notes and to register the Underlying Shares (if any) for resale, and Subscriber shall promptly provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that the Company agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential, except (A) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and (B) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Stock Exchange. Subscriber acknowledges that the Company may file a form of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement with the Commission as an exhibit to a current or periodic report of the Company or a registration statement of the Company.

 

(i)            This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto and Marti.

 

(j)            This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, together with the form of Indenture attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(k)           Except as otherwise provided herein, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person. Except as set forth in Section 4, Section 5, Section 6, Section 8(b), Section 8(d), Section 8(f), Section 8(i) and this Section 8(k) with respect to the persons specifically referenced therein, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns, and the parties hereto acknowledge that such persons so referenced are third party beneficiaries of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement for the purposes of, and to the extent of, the rights granted to them, if any, pursuant to the applicable provisions.

 

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(l)            The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that money or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Company shall be entitled to specifically enforce Subscriber’s obligations to fund the Subscription and the provisions of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree: (x) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy; (y) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 8(m) is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason; and (z) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(m)           If any provision of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.

 

(n)            No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Convertible Note Subscription 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 Convertible Note Subscription 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 Convertible Note Subscription 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.

 

(o)            This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail, in .pdf or other electronic submission) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

(p)           This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would otherwise require the application of the law of any other state.

 

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(q)            EACH PARTY AND ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OR RELATED TO THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OTHER SUCH PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS CONVERTIBLE NOTE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.

 

(r)            The parties agree that all disputes, legal actions, suits and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement must be brought exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal court within the State of Delaware or, in the event each federal court within the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state court within the State of Delaware) (collectively the “Designated Courts”). Each party hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts. No legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may be brought in any other forum. Each party hereby irrevocably waives all claims of immunity from jurisdiction, and any objection which such party may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any Designated Court, including any right to object on the basis that any dispute, action, suit or proceeding brought in the Designated Courts has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum or venue. Each of the parties also agrees that delivery of any process, summons, notice or document to a party hereof in compliance with Section 8(a) of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in a Designated Court with respect to any matters to which the parties have submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above.

 

(s)            This Convertible Note Subscription Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based upon, arising out of, or related to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto.

 

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(t)           The Company shall, by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second (2nd) Business Day immediately following the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and, to the extent not disclosed pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Commission prior to the date hereof, the Other Subscription Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the Transaction and any other material, nonpublic information that the Company has provided to Subscriber or any of Subscriber’s affiliates, attorneys, agents or representatives at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document and including as exhibits to the Disclosure Document, the form of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreement (in each case, without redaction). Except to the extent the Subscriber or an affiliate thereof is a party to a non-disclosure agreement with Marti, which, by its terms, contains trade restrictions that are to terminate after the Transaction Closing Date, upon the issuance of the Disclosure Document, to the Company’s knowledge, Subscriber and Subscriber’s affiliates, attorneys, agents and representatives shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Company or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, or employees or agents, and Subscriber shall no longer be subject to any confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, with the Company, the Placement Agent, or any of their respective affiliates. Notwithstanding anything in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Company (i) shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers in any press release, without the prior written consent of Subscriber and (ii) shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, except (A) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and (B) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Stock Exchange, in which case of clause (A) or (B), the Company shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice (including by e-mail) of such permitted disclosure, and shall reasonably consult with Subscriber regarding such disclosure. Subscriber will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transaction (including filings with the Commission).

 

(u)            If any change in the Class A Shares shall occur between the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and a Subscription Closing by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination, exchange, or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend, the number of Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) issued to Subscriber hereunder shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change.

 

(v)            The obligations of Subscriber under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any Other Subscriber or any other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements, and Subscriber shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any Other Subscriber under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscriber or other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements. The decision of Subscriber to purchase the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) pursuant to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement has been made by Subscriber independently of any Other Subscriber or any other investor and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company, Marti or any of their respective affiliates or subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any Other Subscriber or investor or by any agent or employee of any Other Subscriber or investor, and neither Subscriber nor any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Other Subscriber or investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by Subscriber or Other Subscriber or other investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Subscriber and any Other Subscribers or other investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that Subscriber and any Other Subscribers or other investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements. Subscriber acknowledges that no Other Subscriber has acted as agent for Subscriber in connection with making its investment hereunder and no Other Subscriber will be acting as agent of Subscriber in connection with monitoring its investment in the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) or enforcing its rights under this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement. Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Subscriber or investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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(w)            The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) all references to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits are to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits contained in or attached to this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement, (ii) each accounting term not otherwise defined in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP, (iii) words in the singular or plural include the singular and plural and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, (iv) the use of the word “including” in this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement shall be by way of example rather than limitation, and (v) the word “or” shall not be exclusive.

 

(x)            The Company shall be responsible for paying all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar taxes that arise from any payment or issuance made under, from the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

Section 9.      Qualified ABL Commitments and Qualified Equity Commitments. For purposes of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement:

 

(a)            Qualification Notice” shall mean that certain notice delivered by Daniel Freifeld on behalf of the Company to the Subscriber via electronic mail on April 14, 2023 and the .pdf attachment thereto titled “Marti Financing”, summarizing material terms of the proposed Qualified ABL Commitments and Qualified Equity Commitment;

 

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(b)            Qualified ABL Commitments” shall mean lending commitments pursuant to a loan agreement or similar definitive agreement from reputable national or international lenders that are secured by the assets of Marti or its affiliates (including equipment, receivables and inventory), with material terms that are substantively similar to, or no less favorable to Marti than, the material terms with respect to the proposed Qualified ABL Commitments set forth in the Qualification Notice; and

 

(c)            Qualified Equity Commitments” shall mean commitments to acquire equity interests of the Company pursuant to definitive commitment or subscription agreements with reputable financial investors with material terms that are substantively similar to, or no less favorable to Marti than, the material terms with respect to the proposed Qualified Equity Commitment set forth in the Qualification Notice.”

 

[Signature pages follow.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has accepted this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

    GALATA ACQUISITION CORP.
     
    By: /s/ Daniel Freifield       
    Name: Daniel Freifeld
    Title: President
     
    Address for Notices:
     
    2001 S Street NW, Suite 320
    Washington, DC 20009
    Attention: Kemal Kaya, Chief Executive Officer
    Email: kemal@galatacorp.net
     
    with a copy (not to constitute notice) to:
     
    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
    787 Seventh Avenue
    New York, New York 10019

 

[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has executed or caused this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.

 

Name of Subscriber   State/Country of Formation or Domicile: Delaware
     
CALLWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC    
     
By: /s/ Daniel Freifield     
Name: Daniel Freifeld    
Title: Managing Member    
     
Name in which Subscribed Notes are to be registered (if different):   Date: May 4, 2023
     
Subscriber’s EIN:    
     
Entity Type (e.g., corporation, partnership, trust, etc.): Limited liability company    
     
Business Address-Street: 818 18th Ave S, Suite 925   Mailing Address-Street (if different):
     
City, State, Zip: Washington, Nashville, TN 37203   City, State, Zip: 
     
Attn: Daniel Freifeld   Attn:
     
Telephone No.: (202) 866-0901   Telephone No.:
     
Email for notices: dsf@callawaycap.com   Email for notices (if different):
     
Aggregate Principal Amount: $40,000,000    

 

[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Acknowledge and agreed as of the date of this Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

MARTI TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

By: /s/ Alper Oktem  
Name: Alper Oktem  
Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

INDENTURE

 

 

 

 

Annex A

 

ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
This Annex A should be completed and signed by Subscriber
and constitutes a part of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

1.            QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS (Please check the box, if applicable)

 

xSubscriber is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) (a “QIB”)

 

¨We are subscribing for the Subscribed Notes and the Underlying Shares (if any) as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such account is a QIB.

 

2.AFFILIATE STATUS
(Please check the applicable box)

 

SUBSCRIBER:

 

¨      is:

 

x      is not:

 

an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company.

 

4.Non-U.S. Person Certification (Please check the applicable box(es))

 

Subscriber makes the following representation regarding its status as a non-“U.S. person” (as defined under Rule 902 under the Act):

 

¨      Subscriber is a natural person that is not resident in the United States of America, including its territories and possessions;

 

¨      Subscriber is a partnership, corporation or limited liability company that is organized or incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States (and is not formed by a U.S. person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by U.S. accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) who are not natural persons, estates or trusts);

 

¨      Subscriber is an estate for which the executor or administrator is a non-U.S. person;

 

¨      Subscriber is a trust for which the trustee is not a U.S. person;

 

¨      Subscriber is a non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a non-U.S. person;

 

 

 

 

¨      Subscriber is a discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if an individual) resident outside of the United States;

 

¨      Subscriber does not meet any of the conditions described above.

 

This page should be completed by Subscriber and constitutes a part of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement.

 

  SUBSCRIBER:
  Print Name:
     
  By:  
    Name: Daniel Freifeld
    Title: Managing Member

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.10

 

GUARANTY AGREEMENT

 

THIS GUARANTY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, this “Guaranty”), made by each of the undersigned subsidiaries of Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”) (each individually, a “Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Guarantors”) and each Additional Guarantor that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 22 hereof. Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Indenture (as defined below) shall be used herein as therein defined.

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer, and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (together with any successor trustee, the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent (together with any successor collateral agent, the “Collateral Agent”), have entered into an Indenture, dated as of even date herewith (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, the “Indenture”);

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of the direct or indirect benefits to be received by each Guarantor from the issuance of the Notes by the Issuer under the Indenture, each Guarantor desires to enter into this Guaranty; and

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the issuance and sale of the Notes under the Indenture that each Guarantor shall have executed and delivered this Guaranty in order to guarantee the Issuer’s obligations in respect of the Indenture and the Notes.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other benefits accruing to each Guarantor, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Trustee for the benefit of itself, the Holders and the Collateral Agent as follows:

 

1.            The Guaranty. Each Guarantor, jointly and severally, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably, until the Termination Date (or such earlier date such Guarantor is released from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18), guarantees as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration or otherwise, of any and all of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Secured Parties. If any or all of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations become due and payable hereunder, such Guarantor, unconditionally and irrevocably, jointly and severally, promises to pay such Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Secured Parties, on first demand, together with any and all expenses which may be incurred by the Secured Parties in collecting any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. For the avoidance of doubt, the Guarantee provided hereunder constitutes an undertaking of third person’s obligations (üçüncü kişinin fiilini taahhüt) as regulated under Article 128 of Turkish Code of Obligations (Law No. 6098). This Guaranty is a continuing one and all liabilities to which it applies or may apply under the terms hereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance hereon. If claim is ever made upon any Secured Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received in payment or on account of any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and any of the aforesaid payees repays all or part of said amount by reason of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such payee or any of its property or (ii) any settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such payee with any such claimant (including the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party), then and in such event each Guarantor agrees that any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon such Guarantor, notwithstanding any revocation of this Guaranty or any other instrument evidencing any liability of the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party, and such Guarantor shall be and remain liable to the aforesaid payees hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by any such payee.

 

 

No failure or delay on the part of any Secured Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any Secured Party would otherwise have. Except as otherwise explicitly required hereby or by any other Note Document, no notice to or demand on any Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of any Secured Party to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

 

2.             Bankruptcy. Additionally, each Guarantor, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, until the Termination Date (or such earlier date such Guarantor is released from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18), guarantees the payment of any and all of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Secured Parties whether or not due or payable by the Issuer or any such other Guaranteed Party upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Sections 7.01(A)(ix) or (x) of the Indenture, and jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, until the Termination Date (or such earlier date such Guarantor is released from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18), promises to pay such Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Secured Parties, on order, on demand, in lawful money of the United States.

 

3.             Nature of Liability. The liability of each Guarantor hereunder is primary, absolute, direct, joint and several, and unconditional, irrevocable and exclusive and independent of any security for or other guaranty of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, whether executed by such Guarantor, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor or by any other party, and each Guarantor understands and agrees, to the fullest extent permitted under law, that the liability of such Guarantor hereunder shall not be affected or impaired by (a) any direction as to application of payment by the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party or any other party, (b) any other continuing or other guaranty or undertaking of such Guarantor or of any other party as to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, (c) any payment on or in reduction of any such other guaranty or undertaking (other than payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the extent of such payment), (d) any dissolution, termination or increase, decrease or change in personnel by any Guaranteed Party, (e) any payment made to any Secured Party on the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations which any such Secured Party repays to any Guaranteed Party pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other debtor relief proceeding, and each Guarantor waives any right to the deferral or modification of its obligations hereunder by reason of any such proceeding, (f) any action or inaction by the Secured Parties as contemplated in Section 5 or (g) any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or of any security therefor.

 

4.             Independent Obligation. The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of any other Guarantor, any other guarantor, the Issuer, any other party or any other Guaranteed Party, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against any Guarantor whether or not action is brought against any other Guarantor, any other guarantor, any other party, the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party and whether or not any other guarantor, any other party, the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party be joined in any such action or actions. Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liability hereunder or the enforcement thereof. Any payment by the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party or other circumstance which operates to toll any statute of limitations as to the Issuer or any such other Guaranteed Party shall operate to toll the statute of limitations as to the relevant Guarantor. The provisions of this Guaranty constitute a continuing guaranty and include all present and future Relevant Guaranteed Obligations including any under transactions continuing, compromising, extending, increasing, modifying, releasing, or renewing the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, changing the interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions thereof, or creating new or additional Relevant Guaranteed Obligations after prior Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been satisfied in whole or in part. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Guarantor hereby waives any right to revoke the provisions of this Guaranty as to future Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. If such a revocation is effective notwithstanding the foregoing waiver, each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (i) no such revocation shall be effective until written notice thereof has been received by the Trustee, (ii) no such revocation shall apply to any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations in existence on the date of receipt by Trustee of such written notice (including any subsequent continuation, extension, or renewal thereof, or change in the interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions thereof), (iii) no such revocation shall apply to any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations made or created after such date to the extent made or created pursuant to a legally binding commitment of any Guaranteed Party in existence on the date of such revocation, (iv) no payment by any Guarantor or from any other source, prior to the date of Trustee’s receipt of written notice of such revocation shall reduce the maximum obligation of such Guarantor hereunder, and (v) any payment by the Issuer or from any source other than such Guarantor subsequent to the date of such revocation shall first be applied to that portion of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations as to which the revocation is effective and which are not, therefore, guarantied hereunder, and to the extent so applied shall not reduce the maximum obligation of such Guarantor which remain guaranteed hereunder.

 

 

5.            Authorization. To the fullest extent permitted under law, each Guarantor authorizes the Secured Parties without notice or demand, and without affecting or impairing its liability hereunder, from time to time (but without obligation) to:

 

(a)           change the manner, place or terms of payment of, and/or change or extend the time of payment of, renew, increase, accelerate or alter, any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations (including any increase or decrease in the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest or fees thereon), any security therefor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, and this Guaranty shall apply to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations as so changed, extended, renewed or altered;

 

(b)           take and hold security for the payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and sell, exchange, release, impair, surrender, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any property by whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever securing, the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or any liabilities (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and/or any offset there against;

 

(c)           exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, or any other Person or otherwise act or refrain from acting;

 

(d)           release or substitute any one or more endorsers, guarantors, the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, any other Person or other obligors;

 

(e)           settle or compromise any of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, any security therefor or any liability (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and may subordinate the payment of all or any part thereof to the payment of any liability (whether due or not) to its creditors other than the Secured Parties;

 

(f)           except as otherwise expressly required by the Security Agreements, apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any liability or liabilities of the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party to the Secured Parties regardless of what liability or liabilities of the Issuer or such other Guaranteed Party remain unpaid;

 

 

 

(g)           consent to or waive any breach of, or any act, omission or default under, this Guaranty, any other Note Document, or any of the instruments or agreements referred to herein or therein, or otherwise amend, modify or supplement this Guaranty (subject to Section 14), any other Note Document or any of such other instruments or agreements; and/or

 

(h)           take any other action which would, under otherwise applicable principles of common law, give rise to a legal or equitable discharge of such Guarantor from its liabilities under this Guaranty.

 

6.             Reliance. It is not necessary for any Secured Party to inquire into the capacity or powers of the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party or the officers, directors, partners or agents acting or purporting to act on their behalf, and any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations made or created in reliance upon the professed exercise of such powers shall be guaranteed hereunder.

 

7.             Subordination. Any indebtedness of the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party now or hereafter owing to any Guarantor is hereby subordinated to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations of the Issuer or such other Guaranteed Party owing to the Secured Parties and, if the Trustee so requests at a time when an Event of Default exists and is continuing, all such indebtedness to such Guarantor shall be collected, enforced and received by such Guarantor for the benefit of the Secured Parties and be paid over to the Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties on account of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations of the Issuer or such other Guaranteed Party to the Secured Parties, but without affecting or impairing in any manner the liability of any Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Secured Parties that it will not exercise any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification or any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party which it may at any time otherwise have as a result of this Guaranty (whether contractual, under Section 509 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise) until all Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall forthwith be paid to Trustee to be credited and applied to the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Guaranty, or to be held as Collateral for any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable hereunder thereafter arising. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Guarantor may exercise any rights of subrogation, contribution, indemnity, reimbursement or other similar rights against, and may not proceed or seek recourse against or with respect to any property or asset of, any other Guarantor (the “Foreclosed Guarantor”), including after the Termination Date, if all or any portion of the obligations under the Indenture and the Notes have been satisfied in connection with a sale or other disposition by Trustee or the Collateral Agent of the Equity Interests of such Foreclosed Guarantor, whether pursuant to the Security Agreements or otherwise.

 

8.            Waiver. (a) Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, any right to require any Secured Party to (i) proceed against the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, (iii) protect, secure, perfect, or insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against any other Guarantor or any other Person, or any collateral or (iv) pursue any other remedy in any Secured Party’s power whatsoever. Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other person (other than payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the extent of such payment and release of such Guarantor from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18) or based on or arising out of the disability of the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party, any other Guarantor, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other Person, or the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof for any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party (other than payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the extent of such payment and release of such Guarantor from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18). The Secured Parties may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable (to the extent such sale is permitted by applicable law), or exercise any other right or remedy the Secured Parties may have against the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party or any other Person, or any security, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been paid. Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted under law, any defense arising out of any such election by the Secured Parties, even though such election operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against the Issuer, any other Guaranteed Party or any other Person or any security.

 

 

 

(b)           Each Guarantor waives, to the fullest extent permitted under law, all presentments, demands for performance, protests and notices, including, without limitation, notices of nonperformance, notices of protest, notices of dishonor, notices of acceptance of this Guaranty, and notices of the existence, creation or incurring of new or additional Relevant Guaranteed Obligations. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Issuer’s and each other Guaranteed Party’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks which such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that neither the Trustee nor any of the other Secured Parties shall have any duty to advise any Guarantor of information known to them regarding such circumstances or risks.

 

(c)           Each Guarantor, to the fullest extent permitted under law, (i) subordinates to the payment in full of the obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, any right to assert against the Issuer or any other Guaranteed Party, any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim, or claim which each Guarantor may now or at any time hereafter have against the Issuer or any other party liable to the Issuer or such other Guaranteed Party; and (ii) waives any defense, set-off, counterclaim, or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor.

 

9.             Maximum Liability. It is the desire and intent of each Guarantor and the Secured Parties that this Guaranty shall be enforced against such Guarantor to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If, however, and to the extent that, the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, because of any applicable state or federal law relating to fraudulent conveyances or transfers), then the amount of such Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty shall be deemed to be reduced and such Guarantor shall pay, if and when required pursuant to the terms hereof, the maximum amount of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations which would be permissible under applicable law.

 

10.           Enforcement. Each Secured Party agrees (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) that this Guaranty may be enforced only by the action of the Trustee, acting for itself or upon the instructions of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and that no other Person shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by the Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of this Guaranty. Each Holder further agrees (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) that this Guaranty may not be enforced against any director, officer, employee, partner, member or stockholder of any Guarantor (except to the extent such partner, member or stockholder is also a Guarantor hereunder).

 

 

 

11.           Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor represents and warrants that:

 

(a)           Such Guarantor has the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other applicable business entity power and authority, as the case may be, to execute, deliver and perform the terms and provisions of this Guaranty and each other Note Document to which it is party and has taken all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other applicable business entity action, as the case may be, to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Guaranty and each such other Note Document. Such Guarantor has duly executed and delivered this Guaranty and each other Note Document to which it is a party, and this Guaranty and each such other Note Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability hereof or thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).

 

(b)           Neither the execution, delivery or performance by such Guarantor of this Guaranty or any other Note Document to which it is a party, nor compliance by it with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, or memorandum and articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents), as applicable, of such Guarantor.

 

(c)           The Guarantor agrees and accepts to fulfill its notification obligation within 30 days of the date of issuance of this Guaranty Agreement required by Article 18 of Decree No. 32 on the Protection of the Value of the Turkish Currency.

 

(d)           The Guarantor is not bankrupt or insolvent nor has it ceased or suspended generally payments of its debts or announced any intention to do so and there is no admission by it of its inability to do so.

 

(e)           The Guarantor is able to pay its debts as they fall due, and will not be rendered unable to pay its debts as they fall due because of its entry into and performance of this Guaranty Agreement.

 

(f)            The Guarantor has not commenced negotiations with any creditor with a view to readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness nor has it made an assignment for the benefit of or a composition with its creditors, and no moratorium has been declared in respect of its indebtedness, and no event has occurred and no proceeding or action has been taken under the laws of any jurisdiction that is analogous to or has an effect similar to any of the matters referred to in this paragraph.

 

12.           Covenants. Each Guarantor that is not a party to the Indenture covenants and agrees that on and after the Issue Date (or, if later, the date on which any Additional Guarantor becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 22) and until the Termination Date (or such earlier date released from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18), such Guarantor will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all of the applicable provisions, covenants and agreements contained in Section 3 of the Indenture.

 

 

 

13.           Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon each Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their successors and permitted assigns.

 

14.           Amendments. Neither this Guaranty nor any provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except with the written consent of each Guarantor directly affected thereby (it being understood that the addition or release of any Guarantor hereunder shall not constitute a change, waiver, discharge or termination affecting any Guarantor other than the Guarantor so added or released) and the Trustee (with each other consent required pursuant to Section 8 of the Indenture).

 

15.           Authorization. Subject, in each case, to the limitations set forth in Section 3.13 of the Indenture, in addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Secured Party is hereby authorized at any time or from time to time, without obtaining a judgment or the approval or consent of or notice to the Issuer, presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to any Guarantor, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) (other than accounts used (i) solely for making payroll and withholding tax payments related thereto and other employee wage and benefit payments and accrued and unpaid employee compensation payments (including salaries, wages, benefits and expense reimbursements, 401(k) and other retirement plans and employee benefits, including rabbi trusts for deferred compensation and health care benefits), (ii) solely for paying taxes, including sales taxes, or (iii) as an escrow account, a fiduciary or trust account or otherwise held exclusively for the benefit of an unaffiliated third party (including any account solely holding amounts representing fines, violations, fees and similar amounts paid by third parties and owed to municipalities)) and any other Indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Holder, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor against and on account of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Holder, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee under this Guaranty, irrespective of whether or not such Holder, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee shall have made any demand hereunder and although such Relevant Guaranteed Obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, shall be contingent or unmatured.

 

16.           Notice, etc. All notices, requests, demands or other communications pursuant hereto shall be sent in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in Section 11.01 of the Indenture. However, any notice or communication relating to default, termination and rescission must be served in accordance with Article 18/3 of the Turkish Commercial Code (Law No. 6102) through a notary public, by telegram or registered mail or by e-mail with secure electronic signature.

 

 

 

17.           CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. (a) THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE SECURED PARTIES AND OF THE UNDERSIGNED HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Guaranty (except that in the case of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings with respect to any Guarantor, actions or proceedings related to this Guaranty and the other Note Documents may be brought in such court holding such bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings) may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York in each case which are located in the County of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Guaranty, each Guarantor and each Holder (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, the Guarantor agrees, without prejudice to the enforcement of a judgment obtained in New York according to the provision of Article 54 of the Act on International Private Law and Procedure Law of the Republic (Law No. 5718) (the “Private International Law”) that in the event that the Guarantor is sued in a court in the Republic of Turkey in connection with this Guaranty Agreement, such judgment obtained in New York shall constitute conclusive evidence of the existence and amount of the claim against the Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Article 193 of the Civil Procedure Code of the Republic (Law No. 6100) and Article 58 and Article 59 of the Private International Law. Each Guarantor irrevocably appoints Marti Technologies I Inc., as Delaware corporation, with an office at 3500 South DuPont Highway in the City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware, 19901, as its authorized agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any proceeding. If for any reason such Person shall cease to be such agent for service of process, each Guarantor shall forthwith appoint a new agent of recognized standing for service of process in the United States and deliver to the Trustee a copy of the new agent’s acceptance of that appointment within 30 days. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Trustee, any Note Agent or any Holder to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each Guarantor, each Secured Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) hereby further irrevocably waives any claim that any such court lacks personal jurisdiction over it, and agrees not to plead or claim in any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Guaranty or any other Note Document to which it is a party brought in any of the aforesaid courts that any such court lacks personal jurisdiction over it. Each Guarantor, each Secured Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to such party at its address set forth in Section 16. Each Guarantor, each Secured Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) hereby irrevocably waives any objection to such service of process and further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any action or proceeding commenced hereunder or under any other Note Document to which it is a party that such service of process was in any way invalid or ineffective. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any such party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction.

 

(b)           EACH GUARANTOR, EACH SECURED PARTY (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (a) ABOVE AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

 

(c)           EACH GUARANTOR, EACH SECURED PARTY (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS OF THIS GUARANTY) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY, THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

 

18.           Release. In the event that a Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Issuer as a result of a transaction permitted under the Indenture, such Guarantor shall upon ceasing to be a Subsidiary be released from this Guaranty automatically and without further action and this Guaranty shall, as to each such Guarantor, terminate, and have no further force or effect. Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, this Guaranty shall automatically and without further action, as to all Guarantors, terminate and have no further force and effect. The Trustee (and each Holder (by its acceptance of the benefits of this Guaranty) irrevocably authorizes the Trustee) to, at the Guarantors’ expense, execute and deliver to the Guarantors such documents as the Guarantors may reasonably request to evidence, as applicable, the release of such Guarantor from, or the termination in full of, this Guaranty.

 

 

 

19.           Right of Contribution. At any time a payment in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations is made under this Guaranty, the right of contribution of each Guarantor against each other Guarantor shall be determined as provided in the immediately following sentence, with the right of contribution of each Guarantor to be revised and restated as of each date on which a payment (a “Relevant Payment”) is made on the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations under this Guaranty. At any time that a Relevant Payment is made by a Guarantor that results in the aggregate payments made by such Guarantor in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment exceeding such Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage of the aggregate payments made by all Guarantors in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment (such excess, the “Aggregate Excess Amount”), each such Guarantor shall have a right of contribution against each other Guarantor who has made payments in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to and including the date of the Relevant Payment in an aggregate amount less than such other Guarantor’s Contribution Percentage of the aggregate payments made to and including the date of the Relevant Payment by all Guarantors in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations (the aggregate amount of such deficit, the “Aggregate Deficit Amount”) in an amount equal to (x) a fraction the numerator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of such Guarantor and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Excess Amount of all Guarantors multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Deficit Amount of such other Guarantor. A Guarantor’s right of contribution pursuant to the preceding sentences shall arise at the time of each computation, subject to adjustment to the time of each computation; provided that no Guarantor may take any action to enforce such right until the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full, it being expressly recognized and agreed by all parties hereto that any Guarantor’s right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 19 against any other Guarantor shall be expressly junior and subordinate to such other Guarantor’s obligations and liabilities in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations and any other obligations owing under this Guaranty. As used in this Section 19, (i) each Guarantor’s “Contribution Percentage” shall mean the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the Adjusted Net Worth of such Guarantor by (y) the aggregate Adjusted Net Worth of all Guarantors; (ii) the “Adjusted Net Worth” of each Guarantor shall mean the greater of (x) the Net Worth of such Guarantor and (y) zero; and (iii) the “Net Worth” of each Guarantor shall mean the amount by which the fair saleable value of such Guarantor’s assets on the date of any Relevant Payment exceeds its existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but without giving effect to any Relevant Guaranteed Obligations arising under this Guaranty) on such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, any Guarantor that is released from this Guaranty shall thereafter have no contribution obligations, or rights, pursuant to this Section 19, and at the time of any such release, if the released Guarantor had an Aggregate Excess Amount or an Aggregate Deficit Amount, same shall be deemed reduced to $0, and the contribution rights and obligations of the remaining Guarantors shall be recalculated on the respective date of release (as otherwise provided above) based on the payments made hereunder by the remaining Guarantors. All parties hereto recognize and agree that, except for any right of contribution arising pursuant to this Section 19, each Guarantor who makes any payment in respect of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations shall have no right of contribution or subrogation against any other Guarantor in respect of such payment until all of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full. Each of the Guarantors recognizes and acknowledges that the rights to contribution arising hereunder shall constitute an asset in favor of the party entitled to such contribution.

 

20.           Counterparts; Etc. This Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Guarantors and the Trustee. The provisions of Section 11.14 of the Indenture are incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

21.           Payments. All payments made by any Guarantor hereunder will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense (other than payment of the Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the extent of such payment), and shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.04 and 2.05 of the Indenture.

 

 

 

22.           Additional Guarantors. It is understood and agreed that any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is required, or with respect to which the Issuer elects to cause, to become a party to this Guaranty after the date hereof pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Indenture, shall become a Guarantor hereunder by executing and delivering a counterpart hereof, or a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (each, a “Guaranty Supplement”), and delivering same to the Trustee and (i) such Person shall be referred to as an “Additional Guarantor” and shall become and be a Guarantor hereunder, and each reference in this Guaranty to a “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor, and each reference in any other Note Document to a “Guarantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Guarantor and (ii) each reference herein to “this Guaranty,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to this Guaranty, and each reference in any other Note Document to the “Guaranty,” “thereunder,” “thereof” or words of like import referring to this Guaranty, shall mean and be a reference to this Guaranty as supplemented by such Guaranty Supplement.

 

23.           Concerning the Trustee. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is entering this Agreement solely in its capacity as Trustee under the Indenture. In acting hereunder, whether or not expressly provided herein or therein, the Trustee shall be entitled to the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities of the Trustee set forth in the Indenture as if the provisions setting forth those rights, protections, immunities and indemnities were set forth herein and therein.

 

24.           Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings herein specified. Such definitions shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.

 

Guaranteed Obligations” shall mean the full and prompt payment when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the unpaid principal and interest on each Note issued by the Issuer under the Indenture, together with all the other obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes (including obligations which, but for the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, would become due), indebtedness and liabilities (including, without limitation, indemnities, fees, expenses, prepayment premiums, and interest (including any interest, fees, expenses, prepayment premiums and other amounts accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest, fees, expenses and other amounts is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding thereon) of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Secured Parties now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with the Indenture and each other Note Document to which any of the Issuer or the Guarantors is a party and the due performance and compliance by the Issuer and the Guarantors with all the terms, conditions and agreements contained in the Indenture, the Notes and in each such other Note Document.

 

Guaranteed Party” shall mean the Issuer and each Guarantor.

 

Relevant Guaranteed Obligations” shall mean (x) with respect to the Issuer, all Guaranteed Obligations (other than its own Guaranteed Obligations) and (y) with respect to all other Guarantors, the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

Termination Date” shall mean the date (i) of the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture as described in Section 9.01 thereof or (ii) of payment in full in immediately available funds of the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes (other than inchoate or contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been asserted).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

  FOR AND ON BEHALF OF:
     
     
  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
  as a Guarantor
     
     
  By: /s/ Alper Oktem
    Name: Oğuz Alper Öktem
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
     
  MARTI ILERI TEKNOLOJI A.S,
  as a Guarantor
     
     
  By: /s/ Bora Berker Cansever
    Name: Bora Berker Cansever
    Title: General manager / Chairman of Board of Directors
     
     
  By: /s/ Eyal Enriquez
    Name: Eyal Enriquez
    Title: Chief Strategy & Performance Officer
     
     
  By: /s/ Eray Eren
    Name: Eray Eren
    Title: Chief Product Officer
     
     
  By: /s/ Altan Kolbay
    Name: Altan Kolbay
    Title: Chief Government Officer
     
     
  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES I INC.,
  as a Guarantor
     
     
  By: /s/ Alper Oktem
    Name: Oğuz Alper Öktem
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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Accepted and Agreed to:  
   
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION  
as Trustee  
   
By: /s/ Joshua Hahn  
Name: Joshua Hahn  
Title: Vice President  

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

[Form of]

 

JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

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Reference is made to (a) the Guaranty Agreement, dated as of [__] (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, the “Guaranty”), among Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”), the subsidiaries of the Issuer party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (together with any successor trustee, the “Trustee”) and (b) the Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023, between the Issuer, the Trustee and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as collateral agent (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended or renewed from time to time, the “Indenture”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Guaranty or, if not defined therein, the Indenture.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, in recognition of the direct or indirect benefits to be received by each Guarantor from the issuance of the Notes by the Issuer under the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, the undersigned Subsidiary (the “New Guarantor”) is required pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and the Guaranty, or the Issuer has otherwise elected in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Guaranty to cause such New Guarantor, to become a Guarantor by executing this joinder agreement (this “Joinder Agreement”) to the Guaranty.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustee and the New Guarantor hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            Guaranty. In accordance with Section 22 of the Guaranty, the New Guarantor by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guaranty with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and hereby, unconditionally and irrevocably, until the Termination Date (or such earlier date such Guarantor is released from this Guaranty in accordance with Section 18), guarantees, jointly and severally with the other Guarantors, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety the full and prompt payment when due, whether upon maturity, acceleration or otherwise, of any and all of its Relevant Guaranteed Obligations to the Secured Parties.

 

2.            Covenants; Representations and Warranties. The New Guarantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Guaranty applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Guarantor thereunder are true and correct, in all material respects, on and as of the date hereof, except for representations and warranties that are qualified as to “materiality”, “material adverse effect” or similar language, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct (after giving effect to any such qualification therein) in all respects as of such date, in each case unless expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date. Each reference to a Guarantor in the Indenture and to a Guarantor in the Guaranty shall, from and after the date hereof, be deemed to include the New Guarantor.

 

 

 

3.            Severability. Any provision of this Joinder Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

4.            Counterparts; Etc. This Joinder Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Joinder Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement. The provisions of Section 11.14 of the Indenture are incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

5.            No Waiver. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect.

 

6.            Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the New Guarantor, the Trustee or any Holder shall be governed by the terms of Section 16 of the Guaranty.

 

7.            Governing Law. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

8.            Concerning the Trustee. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, is entering into this Joinder Agreement solely in its capacity as Trustee and not in its individual or corporate capacity. In acting hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents as though fully set forth herein.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Joinder Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

 

  [                   ],
  as a Guarantor
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  Address for Notices:
   
  U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as Trustee
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

Exhibit 4.11

 

 

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

among

 

Marti Technologies, Inc.,

 

certain of its Subsidiaries

 

and

 

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association,
as Collateral Agent

 

Dated as of July 10, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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Section 1. DEFINED TERMS 1
1.1 Definitions 1
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions 7
Section 2. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST; CONTINUING LIABILITY UNDER COLLATERAL 8
Section 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 9
3.1 Representations in Indenture 9
3.2 Title; No Other Liens 9
3.3 Valid, Perfected First Priority Liens 9
3.4 Name; Jurisdiction of Organization, Etc. 10
3.5 [Reserved] 10
3.6 [Reserved] 10
3.7 Investment Property 10
3.8 [Reserved] 11
3.9 Intellectual Property 11
Section 4. COVENANTS 14
4.1 Covenants in Indenture 14
4.2 Delivery and Control of Investment Property 14
4.3 Maintenance of Insurance 14
4.4 Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation 14
4.5 Changes in Locations, Name, Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Etc. 15
4.6 Notices 16
4.7 Investment Property 16
4.8 Voting and Other Rights with Respect to Pledged Securities 17
4.9 [Reserved] 18
4.10 Intellectual Property 18
Section 5. REMEDIAL PROVISIONS 19
5.1 [Reserved] 19
5.2 [Reserved] 19
5.3 [Reserved] 19
5.4 Application of Proceeds 19
5.5 Code and Other Remedies 20
5.6 Effect of Securities Laws 22
5.7 Deficiency 22

 

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Section 6. POWER OF ATTORNEY AND FURTHER ASSURANCES 22
6.1 Trustee’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, Etc. 22
6.2 Authorization of Financing Statements 24
6.3 Further Assurances 24
Section 7. Lien absolute; waiver of suretyship defenses 25
7.1 Lien Absolute, Waivers 25
Section 8. the collateral Trustee 27
8.1 Authority of Trustee 27
8.2 Duty of Trustee 27
8.3 Exculpation of the Trustee 28
8.4 No Individual Foreclosure, Etc. 29
Section 9. MISCELLANEOUS 30
9.1 Amendments in Writing 30
9.2 Notices 30
9.3 No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies 30
9.4 Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification 30
9.5 Successors and Assigns 30
9.6 Set-Off 30
9.7 Counterparts 31
9.8 Severability 31
9.9 Section Headings 31
9.10 Integration/Conflict 31
9.11 GOVERNING LAW 32
9.12 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers 32
9.13 Acknowledgments 32
9.14 Additional Grantors 33
9.15 Releases 33
9.16 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 33
     
SCHEDULE 1 Notice Addresses of Grantors 1-1
SCHEDULE 2 Description of Pledged Investment Property 2-1
SCHEDULE 3 Filings and Other Actions Required to Perfect Security Interests 3-1
SCHEDULE 4 Exact Legal Name, Location of Jurisdiction of Organization and Chief Executive Office 4-1
SCHEDULE 5 Copyrights; Patents; Trademarks; Intellectual Property Licenses; Other Intellectual Property 5-1
EXHIBIT A Insert to LLC/Partnership Agreement A-1
EXHIBIT B Form of Uncertificated Securities Control Agreement B-1
EXHIBIT C-1 Form of Copyright Security Agreement EXHIBIT C-1
EXHIBIT C-2 Form of Patent Security Agreement EXHIBIT C-2
EXHIBIT C-3 Form of Trademark Security Agreement EXHIBIT C-3
ANNEX 1 Assumption Agreement ANNEX 1-1

 

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PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023 and effective for all purposes as of the Issue Date, among each of the signatories hereto designated as a Grantor on the signature pages hereto (together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as a Grantor as provided herein, each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, as Collateral Agent (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for (i) the Holders from time to time parties to the Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced from time to time, the “Indenture”), between Marti Technologies, Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Issuer”), U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and the Collateral Agent, and (ii) the other Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer has issued its 15.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each other Grantor;

 

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Notes under the Indenture will be used in part to enable the Issuer to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Grantors in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the other Grantors are engaged in related businesses, and each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the issuance of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Indenture, the Grantors are required to execute and deliver this Agreement to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:

 

Section 1.     DEFINED TERMS

 

1.1           Definitions. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Indenture and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture, and the following terms which are defined in the UCC are used herein as so defined (and if defined in more than one article of the UCC shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 thereof): Certificated Security, Commodity Account, Commodity Contract, Commodity Intermediary, Documents, Entitlement Order, Financial Asset, Payment Intangibles, Securities Account, Securities Intermediary, Security, Security Entitlement, Supporting Obligations, and Uncertificated Security.

 

 

 

 

(b)            The following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Agreement” shall mean this Pledge and Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

After-Acquired Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(c).

 

Collateral” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Copyright Licenses” shall mean all agreements, licenses and covenants providing for the grant to or from a Grantor of any right in or to any Copyright or otherwise providing for a covenant not to sue for infringement or other violation of any Copyright (including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 5).

 

Copyrights” shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all works of authorship and all intellectual property rights therein, all United States and foreign copyrights (whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published), including but not limited to copyrights in software and databases, all designs (including but not limited to all industrial designs, “Protected Designs” within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. 1301 et. Seq. and Community designs), and all “Mask Works” (as defined in 17 U.S.C. 901 of the U.S. Copyright Act), whether registered or unregistered, and with respect to any and all of the foregoing: (i) all registrations and applications for registration thereof including, without limitation, the registrations and applications listed on Schedule 5, (ii) all extensions, renewals, and restorations thereof, (iii) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement or other violation thereof, (iv) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (v) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

Discharge of the Secured Obligations” shall mean and shall have occurred when all Secured Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash and all other obligations under the Note Documents shall have been performed (other than (a) those expressly stated to survive termination, and (b) contingent obligations as to which no claim has been asserted).

 

Equity Interests” (i) shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of the equity of such Person, including, if such person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), if such Person is a limited liability company, membership interests, and, if such Person is a trust, all beneficial interests therein, and shall also include any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of property of, such corporation, exempted company, partnership, exempted limited partnership, limited liability company or trust, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued on or after the date hereof and (ii) shall include, without limitation, all Pledged Stock, Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged LLC Interests.

 

Equity Issuers” shall mean the collective reference to each issuer of Pledged Equity Interests.

 

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Excluded Assets” has the same meaning set forth in the Indenture.

 

Foreign Security Documents” shall mean the collective reference to the security agreements, debentures, pledge agreements, charges and other similar documents and agreements pursuant to which any Grantor purports to pledge or grant a security interest in any property or assets located outside of the United States (including any Pledged Equity Interests of any Issuer organized under a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state or locality thereof securing the Secured Obligations).

 

General Intangibles” shall mean all “general intangibles” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, with respect to any Grantor, all rights of such Grantor to receive any tax refunds, all hedge agreements, contracts, agreements, instruments and indentures and all licenses, permits, concessions, franchises and authorizations issued by governmental authorities in any form, and portions thereof, to which such Grantor is a party or under which such Grantor has any right, title or interest or to which such Grantor or any property of such Grantor is subject, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified, including, without limitation, (i) all rights of such Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due to it thereunder or in connection therewith, (ii) all rights of such Grantor to receive proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty with respect thereto, (iii) all rights of such Grantor to damages arising thereunder, and (iv) all rights of such Grantor to terminate and to perform, compel performance and to exercise all remedies thereunder.

 

Indenture” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Insurance” shall mean all insurance policies covering any or all of the Collateral (regardless of whether the Collateral Agent is the loss payee thereof).

 

Intellectual Property” shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks, Trademark Licenses, Trade Secrets and Trade Secret Licenses, and all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, or other violation or impairment thereof, including the right to receive all Proceeds therefrom, including without limitation license fees, royalties, income payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit, now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto.

 

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Intellectual Property Security Agreements” shall mean, collectively, the Copyright Security Agreement substantially the form of Exhibit C-1, the Patent Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2, and the Trademark Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C-3.

 

Intercompany Note” shall mean any promissory note evidencing loans made by any Grantor to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Investment Property” shall mean the collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC including, without limitation, all Certificated Securities and Uncertificated Securities, all Security Entitlements, all Securities Accounts, all Commodity Contracts and all Commodity Accounts, (ii) all security entitlements, in the case of any United States Treasury book-entry securities, as defined in 31 C.F.R. section 357.2, or, in the case of any United States federal agency book-entry securities, as defined in the corresponding United States federal regulations governing such book-entry securities, and (iii) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Notes, all Pledged Equity Interests, all Pledged Security Entitlements and all Pledged Commodity Contracts.

 

Issue Date” means July 10, 2023.

 

Majority Holders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).

 

Material Intellectual Property” shall mean any Intellectual Property included in the Collateral that is material to the business of any Grantor or is otherwise of material value.

 

Note Documents” shall mean the Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral Agreements and the Guarantees.

 

Patent Licenses” shall mean all agreements, licenses and covenants providing for the grant to or from a Grantor of any right in or to any Patent or otherwise providing for a covenant not to sue for infringement or other violation of any Patent (including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 5).

 

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Patents” shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all patentable inventions and designs, all United States, foreign, and multinational patents, certificates of invention, and similar industrial property rights, and applications for any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, (i) each patent and patent application listed on Schedule 5, (ii) all reissues, substitutes, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals, and reexaminations thereof, (iii) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (iv) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement or other violation thereof, (v) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, proceeds of suit and other payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (vi) all other rights accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

Pledged Commodity Contracts” shall mean all Commodity Contracts listed on Schedule 2 and all other Commodity Contracts to which any Grantor is party from time to time.

 

Pledged Debt Securities” shall mean all debt securities now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor, including, without limitation, the debt securities listed on Schedule 2, together with any other certificates, options, rights or security entitlements of any nature whatsoever in respect of the debt securities of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, any Grantor while this Agreement is in effect.

 

Pledged Equity Interests” shall mean all Equity Interests, and shall include Pledged LLC Interests, Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged Stock.

 

Pledged LLC Interests” shall mean all membership interests and other interests now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor in any limited liability company including, without limitation, all limited liability company interests listed on Schedule 2 hereto under the heading “Pledged LLC Interests” and the certificates, if any, representing such limited liability company interests and any interest of such Grantor on the books and records of such limited liability company and any securities entitlements relating thereto and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such limited liability company interests and any other warrant, right or option or other agreement to acquire any of the foregoing, all management rights, all voting rights, any interest in any capital account of a member in such limited liability company, all rights as and to become a member of the limited liability company, all rights of the Grantor under any shareholder or voting trust agreement or similar agreement in respect of such limited liability company, all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest as a member to any and all assets or properties of such limited liability company, and all other rights, powers, privileges, interests, claims and other property in any manner arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing.

 

Pledged Notes” shall mean all promissory notes now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 2 and all the Intercompany Notes.

 

Pledged Partnership Interests” shall mean all partnership interests and other interests now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor in any general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership or other partnership including, without limitation, all partnership interests listed on Schedule 2 hereto under the heading “Pledged Partnership Interests” and the certificates, if any, representing such partnership interests, and any interest of such Grantor on the books and records of such partnership and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such partnership interests and any other warrant, right or option to acquire any of the foregoing, all management rights, all voting rights, any interest in any capital account of a partner in such partnership, all rights as and to become a partner of such partnership, all of the Grantor’s rights, title and interest as a partner to any and all assets or properties of such partnership, and all other rights, powers, privileges, interests, claims and other property in any manner arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing.

 

Pledged Stock” shall mean all shares of capital stock now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including, without limitation, all shares of capital stock described on Schedule 2 hereto under the heading “Pledged Stock”, and the certificates, if any, representing such shares and any interest of such Grantor in the entries on the books of the issuer of such shares and all dividends, distributions, cash, warrants, rights, options, instruments, securities and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares and any other warrant, right or option to acquire any of the foregoing.

 

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Pledged Securities” shall mean the collective reference to the Pledged Debt Securities, the Pledged Notes and the Pledged Equity Interests regardless of whether constituting Securities under the UCC.

 

Pledged Security Entitlements” shall mean all security entitlements with respect to the financial assets listed on Schedule 2 and all other security entitlements of any Grantor.

 

Proceeds” shall mean all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Pledged Securities, collections thereon and distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

Secured Obligations” shall mean the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to the Issuer or any other Grantor, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) and all other obligations and liabilities of the Issuer or any other Grantor to the Secured Parties which may arise under or in connection with the Indenture or any other Note Document.

 

Secured Parties” shall mean collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders.

 

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Specified Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.

 

Subsidiary Grantors” shall mean, collectively, the Subsidiaries of the Issuer that are Grantors.

 

Trademark Licenses” shall mean all agreements, licenses and covenants providing for the grant to or from a Grantor of any right in or to any Trademark or otherwise providing for a covenant not to sue for infringement, dilution, or other violation of any Trademark or permitting co-existence with respect to a Trademark (including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 5).

 

Trademarks” shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all domestic, foreign and multinational trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, trade styles, logos, Internet domain names, other indicia of origin or source identification, and general intangibles of a like nature, whether registered or unregistered, and, with respect to any and all of the foregoing, (i) all registrations and applications for registration thereof including, without limitation, the registrations and applications listed on Schedule 5, (ii) all extensions and renewals thereof, (iii) all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by any of the foregoing, (iv) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement, dilution, or other violation thereof, (v) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, proceeds of suit and other payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (vi) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

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Trade Secrets” shall mean, with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to (i) all trade secrets and all confidential and proprietary information, including know-how, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, inventions, research and development information, technical data, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and information, and with respect to any and all of the foregoing (i) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future misappropriation or other violation thereof, (ii) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, proceeds of suit and other payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (iii) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

Trade Secret Licenses” shall mean all agreements, licenses and covenants providing for the grant to or from a Grantor of any right in or to any Trade Secret or otherwise providing for a covenant not to sue for misappropriation or other violation of a Trade Secret.

 

UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, priority or remedies.

 

UETA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

 

1.2           Other Definitional Provisions. (a) The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule, Exhibit and Annex references, are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. References to any Schedule, Exhibit or Annex shall mean such Schedule, Exhibit or Annex as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(b)            The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

(c)            Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

 

(d)            The expressions “payment in full,” “paid in full” and any other similar terms or phrases when used herein shall mean payment in cash in immediately available funds.

 

(e)            The use herein of the word “include” or “including”, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.

 

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(f)            All references herein to provisions of the UCC shall include all successor provisions under any subsequent version or amendment to any Article of the UCC.

 

Section 2.     GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST;

CONTINUING LIABILITY UNDER COLLATERAL

 

(a)            Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Collateral Agent, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property, in each case, wherever located and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Collateral”), as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations:

 

(i)            all Documents;

 

(ii)           all General Intangibles;

 

(iii)          all Intellectual Property;

 

(iv)          all Investment Property;

 

(v)           all books, records, ledger cards, files, correspondence, customer lists, blueprints, technical specifications, manuals, computer software, computer printouts, tapes, disks and other electronic storage media and related data processing software and similar items that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the Collateral or are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection thereof or realization thereupon; and

 

(vi)            to the extent not otherwise included, all other property of such Grantor and all Proceeds, products, accessions, rents and profits of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security, Supporting Obligations and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Excluded Assets shall constitute Collateral.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) each Grantor shall remain liable for all obligations under the Collateral and nothing contained herein is intended or shall be a delegation of duties to the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party, and (ii) each Grantor shall remain liable under each of the agreements included in the Collateral, including, without limitation, any agreements relating to Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests, to perform all of the obligations undertaken by it thereunder all in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof and neither the Collateral Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any of such agreements by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or any other document related thereto nor shall the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party have any obligation to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by it or have any obligation to take any action to collect or enforce any rights under any agreement included in the Collateral, including, without limitation, any agreements relating to any Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests.

 

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Section 3.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Secured Parties on the date hereof that:

 

3.1           Representations in Indenture. The representations and warranties set forth in the Indenture and Section 3 of those certain Convertible Note Subscription Agreements by and between Galata Acquisition Corp. and the Subscriber (as defined therein), dated as of July 29, 2022 (as amended, restated, amended and restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time) and that certain Convertible Note Subscription Agreement by and between Galata Acquisition Corp. and the Subscriber, dated as of December 23, 2022 (as amended, restated, amended and restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time) as they relate to such Grantor or to the Note Documents to which such Grantor is a party, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct, in all material respects, except for representations and warranties that are qualified as to “materiality”, “material adverse effect” or similar language, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any such qualification therein) in all respects as of such date, in each case unless expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and the Secured Parties shall be entitled to rely on each of such representations and warranties as if they were fully set forth herein, provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to any Issuer’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 3.1, be deemed to be a reference to such Grantor’s knowledge.

 

3.2           Title; No Other Liens. Such Grantor owns each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens or claims, except for Permitted Liens. No financing statement, mortgage or other public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any public office, except such as have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement or as are permitted by the Indenture.

 

3.3           Valid, Perfected First Priority Liens. The security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement constitute a legal and valid security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, securing the payment and performance of each Grantor’s Secured Obligations and upon completion of the filings and other actions specified on Schedule 3 (all of which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to on said Schedule, have been filed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, as applicable, and may be filed on behalf of the Collateral Agent or its designees at any time) and payment of all filing fees, will constitute fully perfected security interests in all of the Collateral, prior to all other Liens on the Collateral except for Permitted Liens. The Collateral Agent may, but shall have no obligation or duty whatsoever make such filings. Without limiting the foregoing, each Grantor has taken all actions necessary or desirable, including without limitation those specified in Section 4.2 to: (i) establish the Collateral Agent’s “control” (within the meanings of Sections 8-106 and 9-106 of the UCC) over any portion of the Investment Property constituting Certificated Securities, Uncertificated Securities, Securities Accounts, Securities Entitlements or Commodity Accounts, and (ii) establish the Collateral Agent’s “control” (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction (the “UETA”)) over all “transferable records” (as defined in UETA).

 

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3.4           Name; Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Organization, Etc. Such Grantor’s exact legal name (as indicated on the public record of such Grantor’s jurisdiction of formation, incorporation or organization), jurisdiction of , incorporation or organization, , incorporation number or organizational identification number, if any, and the location of such Grantor’s registered office, chief executive office or sole place of business are specified on Schedule 4. Each Grantor is , incorporated or organized solely under the law of the jurisdiction so specified and has not filed any certificates of domestication, transfer or continuance in any other jurisdiction. Except as otherwise indicated on Schedule 4, the jurisdiction of each such Grantor’s incorporation, organization or formation is required to maintain a public record showing the Grantor to have been incorporated, organized or formed. Except as specified on Schedule 4, it has not changed its name, jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, registered office, chief executive office or sole place of business (if applicable) or its corporate structure in any way (e.g. by merger, consolidation, change in corporate form or otherwise) within the past five years and has not within the last five years become bound (whether as a result of merger or otherwise) as Grantor under a security agreement entered into by another Person, which has not heretofore been terminated.

 

3.5           [Reserved].

 

3.6           [Reserved].

 

3.7           Investment Property. (a) Schedule 2 hereto sets forth under the headings “Pledged Stock”, “Pledged LLC Interests” and “Pledged Partnership Interests”, respectively, all of the Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests and Pledged Partnership Interests owned by any Grantor and such Pledged Equity Interests constitute the percentage of issued and outstanding shares of stock, percentage of membership interests or percentage of partnership interests of the respective issuers thereof indicated on such Schedule. Schedule 2 hereto sets forth under the heading “Pledged Debt Securities” or “Pledged Notes” all of the Pledged Debt Securities and Pledged Notes owned by any Grantor, and all of such Pledged Debt Securities and Pledged Notes, have been, in the case of those issued by Affiliates of such Grantor, or, in the case of those issued by Persons that are not Affiliates of such Grantor, to the knowledge of such Grantor have been, duly authorized, authenticated, issued, and delivered and are the legal, valid and binding obligation of the issuers thereof enforceable in accordance with their terms and are not in default and, in the case of those issued by Affiliates of such Grantor, constitute all of the issued and outstanding inter-company indebtedness owed by such Affiliates to such Grantor evidenced by an instrument or certificated security of the respective issuers thereof. Schedule 2 hereto sets forth under the headings “Securities Accounts” and “Commodities Accounts,” respectively, all of the Securities Accounts and Commodities Accounts in which each Grantor has an interest. Each Grantor is the sole entitlement holder or customer of each such account, and such Grantor has not consented to, and is not otherwise aware of, any Person (other than the Collateral Agent pursuant hereto) having “control” (within the meanings of Sections 8-106, 9-106 and 9-104 of the UCC) over, or any other interest in, any such Securities Account, Commodity Account or any securities, commodities or other property credited thereto.

 

(b)            The shares of Pledged Stock pledged by such Grantor hereunder constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Equity Interests of each Issuer owned by such Grantor or Excluded Assets

 

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(c)            All the shares of the Pledged Equity Interests have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. No Grantor is in default of its obligations under any organizational document of any Issuer of Pledged Equity Interests.

 

(d)            None of the Pledged LLC Interests or Pledged Partnership Interests are, or represent interests in entities that (a) are registered as investment companies, (b) are dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or markets or (c) have opted to be treated as securities under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other applicable law) of any jurisdiction.

 

(e)            No consent, approval or authorization of any Person is required for the pledge by such Grantor of the Pledged Equity Interests pursuant to this Agreement or for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by such Grantor, whether under the organizational documents of any Issuer of Pledged Equity Interests or otherwise, except such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect.

 

(f)            Such Grantor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Investment Property pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens or options in favor of, or claims of, any other Person, except for, in the case of any of the foregoing Collateral other than Pledged Equity Interests, Permitted Liens and, in the case of Pledged Equity Interests, Permitted Liens arising pursuant to a requirement of law, and there are no outstanding warrants, options or other rights to purchase, or shareholder, voting trust or similar agreements outstanding with respect to, or property that is convertible into, or that requires the issuance or sale of, any Pledged Equity Interests.

 

(g)            Each Grantor has caused the organizational document of each Issuer of Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof, the District of Columbia, or any other jurisdiction within the United States of America to include language substantially the same as the provisions set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

 

3.8           [Reserved].

 

3.9           Intellectual Property.      (a) Schedule 5 lists all of the following Intellectual Property, to the extent owned by such Grantor in its own name: (i) issued Patents and pending Patent applications, (ii) registered Trademarks and applications for the registration of Trademarks, and (iii) registered Copyrights, and applications to register Copyrights. All such Intellectual Property is recorded in the name of such Grantor. Except as set forth on Schedule 5, such Grantor is the sole and exclusive owner of the entire and unencumbered right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property, as well as any other Material Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor, in each case free and clear of all Liens, claims and licenses, except for Permitted Liens and the licenses set forth on Schedule 5.

 

(b)            Except for those matters which both (i) are disclosed on Schedule 5 and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, all Intellectual Property of such Grantor is subsisting and has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, nor, in the case of Patents, is any of such Intellectual Property the subject of a reexamination proceeding, and such Grantor has performed all acts and has paid all renewal, maintenance, and other fees and taxes required to maintain each and every registration and application of Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks of such Grantor in full force and effect.

 

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(c)            Except for those matters which both (i) are disclosed on Schedule 5 and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, no action or proceeding is pending, or, to the knowledge of such Grantor, threatened, alleging that such Grantor, or the conduct of such Grantor’s business, infringes, misappropriates, dilutes, or otherwise violates the intellectual property of any other Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 5, to the knowledge of such Grantor, no Person is engaging in any activity that infringes, misappropriates, dilutes or violates any Material Intellectual Property of such Grantor. Except for those matters which both (i) are disclosed on Schedule 5 and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, the operation of the business of such Grantor, does not infringe, misappropriate, dilute, or otherwise violate the intellectual property of any other Person.

 

(d)            Schedule 5 lists all Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses and Trademark Licenses held by such Grantor that constitute Material Intellectual Property. With respect to each Copyright License, Trademark License and Patent License held by such Grantor that constitutes Material Intellectual Property: (i) such license is valid and binding and in full force and effect and represents the entire agreement between the respective licensor and licensee with respect to the subject matter of such license; (ii) such license will not cease to be valid and binding and in full force and effect on terms identical to those currently in effect as a result of the rights and interests granted herein, nor will the grant of such rights and interests constitute a breach or default under such license or otherwise give the licensor or licensee a right to terminate such license; (iii) such Grantor has not received any notice of termination or cancellation under such license; (iv) such Grantor has not received any notice of a breach or default under such license, which breach or default has not been cured; (v) such Grantor has not granted to any other third party any rights, adverse or otherwise, under such license; and (vi) such Grantor is not in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that, with notice and/or lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default or permit termination, modification or acceleration of or under such license.

 

(e)            All Copyrights owned by such Grantor that constitute Material Intellectual Property have been registered with the United States Copyright Office or, where appropriate, any foreign counterpart.

 

(f)            Such Grantor controls the nature and quality of all products sold and all services rendered under or in connection with all Trademarks of such Grantor constituting Material Intellectual Property, in each case consistent with industry standards, and has taken all action necessary to insure that all licensees of all such Trademarks comply with such Grantor’s standards of quality.

 

(g)            Such Grantor has been using appropriate statutory notice of registration in connection with its use of registered Trademarks constituting Material Intellectual Property, appropriate notice of its trademark rights in common law Trademarks constituting Material Intellectual Property, proper marking practices in connection with its Patents constituting Material Intellectual Property, and appropriate notice of copyright in connection with the publication of its Copyrights constituting Material Intellectual Property.

 

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(h)            Except as set forth on Schedule 5, such Grantor has not made a previous assignment, sale, transfer, exclusive license, or similar arrangement constituting a present or future assignment, sale, transfer, exclusive license or similar arrangement of any property that currently constitutes Material Intellectual Property that has not been terminated or released.

 

(i)            Except for those matters which both (i) are disclosed on Schedule 5 and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, no holding, decision, ruling, or judgment has been rendered in any action or proceeding before any court or administrative authority challenging the validity, enforceability, or scope of, or such Grantor’s right to register, own or use, any Intellectual Property of such Grantor or such Grantor’s ownership interest therein, and no such action or proceeding is pending or, to the best of such Grantor’s knowledge, threatened.

 

(j)            Except for those matters which both (i) are disclosed on Schedule 5 and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, no settlements or consents, covenants not to sue, coexistence agreements, non-assertion assurances, or releases have been entered into by such Grantor or bind such Grantor in any manner that impacts such Grantor’s rights to own, license or use any Intellectual Property. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in the termination, limitation or other impairment of any of such Grantor’s rights in its Material Intellectual Property.

 

(k)            Such Grantor has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of its Trade Secrets constituting Material Intellectual Property in accordance with industry standards. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, (i) none of the Trade Secrets of such Grantor has been used, divulged, disclosed or misappropriated to the detriment of such Grantor for the benefit of any other Person, (ii) no employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor has misappropriated any trade secrets of any other Person in the course of the performance of his or her duties as an employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor and (iii) no employee, independent contractor or agent of such Grantor is in default or breach of any term of any employment agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment of inventions agreement or similar agreement or contract relating in any way to the protection, ownership, development, use or transfer of such Grantor’s Intellectual Property.

 

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Section 4.     COVENANTS

 

Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Discharge of the Secured Obligations:

 

4.1           Covenants in Indenture. Each Grantor shall take, or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no default or Event of Default is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

4.2           Delivery and Control of Investment Property. (a) If any of the Collateral is or shall become evidenced or represented by any Certificated Security, such Certificated Security shall be immediately delivered to the Collateral Agent, duly endorsed in a manner sufficient to transfer title, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b)            If any of the Collateral is or shall become evidenced or represented by an Uncertificated Security, such Grantor shall cause the Issuer thereof either (i) to register the Collateral Agent as the registered owner of such Uncertificated Security, upon original issue or registration of transfer or (ii) to agree in writing with such Grantor and the Collateral Agent that such Issuer will comply with instructions with respect to such Uncertificated Security originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such agreement to be in substantially the form of Exhibit B.

 

(c)            Each Grantor shall maintain Securities Entitlements and Securities Accounts only with financial institutions that have agreed to comply with entitlement orders and instructions issued or originated by the Collateral Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such agreement to be in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (it being agreed that under no circumstances shall the Collateral Agent be obligated to indemnify any such financial institution in the Collateral Agent’s individual capacity).

 

(d)            If any of the Collateral with a value in excess of $5,000,000 is or shall become evidenced or represented by a Commodity Contract, such Grantor shall cause the Commodity Intermediary with respect to such Commodity Contract to agree in writing with such Grantor and the Collateral Agent that such Commodity Intermediary will apply any value distributed on account of such Commodity Contract as directed by the Collateral Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such agreement to be in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

(e)            In addition to and not in lieu of the foregoing, if any Issuer of any Investment Property is organized under the law of, or has its chief executive office in, a jurisdiction outside of the United States, each Grantor shall take such additional actions, including, without limitation, causing the issuer to register the pledge on its books and records, as may be necessary or advisable or as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, under the laws of such jurisdiction to insure the validity, perfection and first priority nature of the security interest of the Collateral Agent.

 

4.3           Maintenance of Insurance. Such Grantor shall maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business, and shall furnish to the Collateral Agent, as of the date hereof upon written request, full information as to the insurance carried. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to oversee or monitor the financial soundness or the reputability of the insurance companies or provided coverage.

 

4.4           Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation. (a) Such Grantor shall maintain the security interest created by this Agreement as a perfected security interest having at least the priority described in Section 3.3 and shall defend such security interest against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.

 

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(b)            Such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, (i) on the date hereof, a certificate dated such date showing the amount and types of insurance coverage as of such date, (ii) upon request of any Secured Party from time to time, full information as to the insurance carried, (iii) promptly following receipt of notice from any insurer, a copy of any notice of cancellation or material change in coverage from that existing on the date hereof, (iv) forthwith, notice of any cancellation or nonrenewal of coverage by such Grantor, and (v) promptly after such information is available to such Grantor, full information as to any claim for an amount in excess of $5,000,000 with respect to any property and casualty insurance policy maintained by such Grantor. The Collateral Agent shall be named as additional insured on all such liability insurance policies of such Grantor and the Collateral Agent shall be named as loss payee on all property and casualty insurance policies of such Grantor.

 

(c)            Such Grantor shall furnish to the Collateral Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such other reports in connection with the assets and property of such Grantor as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.

 

(d)            At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor shall promptly and duly authorize, execute and deliver, and have recorded, such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as are necessary or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, (i) the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby and (ii) in the case of Investment Property and any other relevant Collateral, taking any actions necessary to enable the Collateral Agent to obtain “control” (within the meaning of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code) with respect thereto to the extent required hereunder, including without limitation, executing and delivering and causing the relevant securities intermediary to execute and deliver a control agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (it being agreed that the Collateral Agent will not indemnify any securities intermediary in the Collateral Agent’s individual capacity).

 

4.5           Changes in Locations, Name, Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Etc. Such Grantor will not, except upon fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and delivery to the Collateral Agent of duly authorized and, where required, executed copies of all additional financing statements and other documents necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests provided for herein and:

 

(i)            without limiting the prohibitions on mergers involving the Grantors contained in the Indenture, change its legal name, jurisdiction of organization or the location of its chief executive office or sole place of business, if applicable, from that referred to in Section 3.4; or

 

(ii)            change its legal name, identity or structure to such an extent that any financing statement filed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this Agreement would become misleading.

 

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4.6           Notices. Such Grantor will advise the Collateral Agent promptly, in writing and in reasonable detail, of:

 

(a)            any Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any of the Collateral which would adversely affect the ability of the Collateral Agent to exercise any of its remedies hereunder; and

 

(b)            the occurrence of any other event which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the aggregate value of the Collateral or on the security interests created hereby.

 

4.7           Investment Property. (a) If such Grantor shall become entitled to receive or shall receive any stock or other ownership certificate (including, without limitation, any certificate representing a stock dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), or option or rights in respect of the capital stock or other Pledged Equity Interest of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares of or other ownership interests in the Pledged Equity Interests, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Grantor shall accept the same as the agent of the Secured Parties, hold the same in trust for the Secured Parties and deliver the same forthwith to the Collateral Agent in the exact form received, duly endorsed by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent, if required, together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Grantor and with, if the Collateral Agent so requests, signature guaranteed, to be held by the Collateral Agent, subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any sums paid upon or in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer shall be paid over to the Collateral Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests or any property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall, unless otherwise subject to a perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, be delivered to the Collateral Agent to be held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests shall be received by such Grantor, such Grantor shall, until such money or property is paid or delivered to the Collateral Agent, hold such money or property in trust for the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations.

 

(b)            Without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, such Grantor will not (i) vote to enable, or take any other action to permit, any Issuer to amend its organizational documents in any manner that materially changes the rights of such Grantor with respect to any Pledged Equity Interests or adversely affects the validity, perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest therein, (ii) enter into any agreement or undertaking restricting the right or ability of such Grantor or the Collateral Agent to sell, assign or transfer any of the Investment Property or Proceeds thereof or any interest therein or (iii) cause or permit any Equity Issuer of any Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests which are not securities (for purposes of the UCC) on the date hereof to elect or otherwise take any action to cause such Pledged Partnership Interests or Pledged LLC Interests to be treated as securities for purposes of the UCC.

 

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(c)            Each Grantor which is an Equity Issuer agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Pledged Equity Interests issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, (ii) it will notify the Collateral Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 4.7(a) with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests issued by it and (iii) the terms of Sections 4.8(c) shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis, with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 4.8(c) with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests issued by it. In addition, each Grantor which is either an Equity Issuer or an owner of any Pledged Equity Interests hereby consents to the grant by each other Grantor of the security interest hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent and to the transfer of any Pledged Equity Interest to the Collateral Agent or its nominee following an Event of Default and to the substitution of the Collateral Agent or its nominee as a partner, member or shareholder or other equity holder of the Equity Issuer of the related Pledged Equity Interest.

 

4.8           Voting and Other Rights with Respect to Pledged Securities. (a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Grantor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends paid in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes or Pledged Debt Securities, in each case paid in the normal course of business of the relevant Issuer, to the extent permitted by the Indenture, and to exercise all voting and corporate rights with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or corporate or other ownership right exercised or other action taken which would impair the Collateral or which would be inconsistent with or result in any violation of any provision of the Indenture, this Agreement or any other Note Document.

 

(b)            If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing: (i) all rights of each Grantor to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and other consensual rights with respect to Pledged Securities which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent who shall thereupon have the sole right, but shall be under no obligation, to exercise or refrain from exercising such voting and other consensual rights and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall have the right, without notice to any Grantor, to transfer all or any portion of the Pledged Securities to its name or the name of its nominee or agent. In addition, the Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time, without notice to any Grantor, to exchange any certificates or instruments representing any Pledged Securities for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations. In order to permit the Collateral Agent to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it may be entitled to exercise pursuant hereto and to receive all dividends and other distributions which it may be entitled to receive hereunder each Grantor shall promptly execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to the Collateral Agent all proxies, dividend payment orders and other instruments as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request and each Grantor acknowledges that the Collateral Agent may utilize the power of attorney set forth herein.

 

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(c)            Each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each Equity Issuer of any Pledged Securities pledged by such Grantor hereunder to (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Collateral Agent in writing that (x) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Equity Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Pledged Securities directly to the Collateral Agent.

 

4.9           [Reserved].

 

4.10         Intellectual Property. (a) Such Grantor (either itself or through licensees) will not, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, discontinue use of any Material Intellectual Property, or do any act or omit to do any act whereby any Material Intellectual Property may lapse, become abandoned, cancelled, dedicated to the public, forfeited, or otherwise impaired, or abandon any application or any right to file an application for a Copyright, Patent, or Trademark constituting Material Intellectual Property.

 

(b)            Such Grantor shall take all reasonable steps, including in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, any state registry or any foreign counterpart of the foregoing, to pursue any application and maintain any registration or issuance of each Trademark, Patent, and Copyright owned by or exclusively licensed to such Grantor and constituting Material Intellectual Property, including, but not limited to, those applications and registrations listed on Schedule 5.

 

(c)            Such Grantor agrees that, should it hereafter (i) obtain an ownership interest in any item of Intellectual Property, (ii) obtain an exclusive license to any Copyrights, (iii) (either by itself or through any agent, employee, licensee, or designee) file any application for the registration or issuance of any Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, or any similar office or agency in any other country or in any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or (iv) should it file a Statement of Use or an Amendment to Allege Use with respect to any “intent-to-use” Trademark application (the items in clauses (i), (ii) (iii) and (iv), collectively, the “After-Acquired Intellectual Property”), then the provisions of Section 2 shall automatically apply thereto, and any such After-Acquired Intellectual Property shall automatically become part of the Collateral, and such Grantor shall give prompt (and, in any event within five (5) Business Days after the last day of the fiscal quarter in which such Grantor acquires such ownership interest) written notice thereof to the Collateral Agent in accordance herewith, and shall provide the Collateral Agent promptly (and, in any event within five (5) Business Days after the last day of the fiscal quarter in which such Grantor acquires such ownership interest) with an amended Schedule 5 hereto and promptly take the actions specified in Section 4.10(d) with respect thereto.

 

(d)            Such Grantor shall execute Intellectual Property Security Agreements with respect to the Intellectual Property included in the Collateral as of the date hereof, as well as any After-Acquired Intellectual Property, in substantially the form of Exhibits C-1, C-2 or C-3, as applicable, in order to record the security interest granted herein to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and such Grantor shall promptly execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all other agreements, instruments, documents, and papers as necessary or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Secured Parties’ security interest in any such Intellectual Property with any other applicable offices, agencies, or governmental authorities.

 

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(e)            Such Grantor shall take all steps reasonably necessary to protect the secrecy of all Trade Secrets constituting Material Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, entering into confidentiality agreements with employees and consultants and labeling and restricting access to secret information and documents.

 

Section 5.     REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

 

5.1           [Reserved].

 

5.2           [Reserved].

 

5.3           [Reserved].

 

5.4           Application of Proceeds. At such intervals as may be agreed upon by the Issuer and the Collateral Agent (acting with the written consent of the Trustee or the Majority Holders), or, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time at the Collateral Agent’s election, the Collateral Agent may apply all or any part of the Collateral and/or net Proceeds thereof (after deducting fees and expenses as provided in Section 5.5) realized through the exercise by the Collateral Agent of its remedies hereunder in payment of the Secured Obligations. The Collateral Agent shall apply any such Collateral or Proceeds to be applied in the following order:

 

First, to the Collateral Agent to pay incurred and unpaid fees and expenses under the Note Documents (including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of its agents and counsel);

 

Second, to the Trustee in respect of Secured Obligations then due and owing and remaining unpaid for application by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

 

Third, to the Trustee in respect of all Secured Obligations (other than those under clause second above) for prepayment of such Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and

 

Fourth, any balance of such Proceeds remaining after a Discharge of the Secured Obligations shall be paid over to the Issuer or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same and any Collateral remaining after a Discharge of the Secured Obligations shall be returned to the applicable Grantor or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same.

 

Any Proceeds not applied shall be held by the Collateral Agent as Collateral.

 

In addition, with respect to any proceeds of Insurance received by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, (x) if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) such Insurance Proceeds shall be returned to the Grantors if permitted or required by the Indenture or (ii) if not so permitted or required by the Indenture, then such Insurance Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with this Section 5.4 and (y) if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then such Insurance Proceeds shall be applied in accordance with this Section 5.4.

 

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5.5           Code and Other Remedies. (a) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may (but shall not be obligated to) exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Secured Obligations, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and all rights under any other applicable law or in equity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, defense, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, presentments, protests, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith sell, lease, license, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of any Secured Party, on the internet or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk. The Collateral Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, store, repair or recondition any Collateral or otherwise prepare any Collateral for disposal in the manner and to the extent that the Collateral Agent deems appropriate. Each Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold or to become the licensor of all or any such Collateral, free of any right or equity of redemption in any Grantor, which right or equity is hereby waived and released. For purposes of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or a portion of the Collateral sold at any such sale made in accordance with the UCC or other applicable laws, including, without limitation, the Bankruptcy Code, the Collateral Agent, as representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Secured Party or Secured Parties in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Majority Holders shall otherwise agree in writing), shall be entitled to credit bid and use and apply the Secured Obligations (or any portion thereof) as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale, such amount to be apportioned ratably to the Secured Obligations of the Secured Parties in accordance with their pro rata share of such Secured Obligations. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by applicable law) all rights of redemption, stay and/or appraisal which it now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. Each Grantor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days notice to such Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Collateral Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Collateral Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, sell the Collateral without giving any warranties as to the Collateral. The Collateral Agent may specifically disclaim or modify any warranties of title or the like. The foregoing will not be considered to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale of the Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that it would not be commercially unreasonable for the Collateral Agent to dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof by using Internet sites that provide for the auction of assets of the types included in the Collateral or that have the reasonable capability of doing so, or that match buyers and sellers of assets. Each Grantor hereby waives any claims against the Collateral Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any Collateral may have been sold at such a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Collateral Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree. Each Grantor further agrees, at the Collateral Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Collateral Agent at places which the Collateral Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere. The Collateral Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to enter onto the property where any Collateral is located without any obligation to pay rent and take possession thereof with or without judicial process. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to marshal any of the Collateral.

 

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(b)            The Collateral Agent shall deduct from such Proceeds all costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection with the exercise of its rights and remedies against the Collateral or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the Collateral or the rights of the Secured Parties hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements. Any net Proceeds remaining after such deductions shall be applied or retained by the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 5.4. Only after such application and after the payment by the Collateral Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including, without limitation, Section 9-615(a) of the UCC, need the Collateral Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor. If the Collateral Agent sells any of the Collateral upon credit, the Grantor will be credited only with payments actually made by the purchaser and received by the Collateral Agent. In the event the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, the Collateral Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, resell the Collateral and the applicable Grantor shall be credited with proceeds of the sale. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Grantor waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against any Secured Party arising out of the exercise by it or them of any rights hereunder.

 

(c)            In the event of any Disposition of any of the Intellectual Property, the goodwill of the business connected with and symbolized by any Trademarks subject to such Disposition shall be included, and the applicable Grantor shall supply the Collateral Agent or its designee with such Grantor’s know-how and expertise, and with documents and things embodying the same, relating to the exploitation of such Intellectual Property, including the manufacture, distribution, advertising and sale of products or the provision of services under such Intellectual Property, and such Grantor’s customer lists and other records and documents relating to such Intellectual Property and to the manufacture, distribution, advertising and sale of such products and services.

 

(d)            For the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Section 5.5 (including in order to take possession of, collect, receive, assemble, process, appropriate, remove, realize upon, sell, assign, license out, convey, transfer or grant options to purchase any Collateral) at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (i) an irrevocable, nonexclusive, and assignable license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor), subject, in the case of Trademarks, to sufficient rights to quality control and inspection in favor of such Grantor to avoid the risk of invalidation of such Trademarks, to use, practice, license, sublicense, and otherwise exploit any and all Intellectual Property now owned or held or hereafter acquired or held by such Grantor (which license shall include access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof) and (ii) an irrevocable license (without payment of rent or other compensation to such Grantor) to use, operate and occupy all real property owned, operated, leased, subleased, or otherwise occupied by such Grantor.

 

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5.6           Effect of Securities Laws. Each Grantor recognizes that the Collateral Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all of the Pledged Equity Interests or the Pledged Debt Securities by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Equity Interests or the Pledged Debt Securities for the period of time necessary to permit the Equity Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Equity Issuer would agree to do so.

 

5.7           Deficiency. Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Secured Obligations and the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by any Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

 

Section 6.     POWER OF ATTORNEY AND FURTHER ASSURANCES

 

6.1           Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, Etc. (a) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby gives the Collateral Agent the power and right (but the Collateral Agent shall not have the obligation), on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:

 

(i)            in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due with respect to any Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Collateral Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due with respect to any Collateral whenever payable;

 

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(ii)            in the case of any Intellectual Property, execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as necessary or that the Collateral Agent may request to evidence the Secured Parties’ security interest in such Intellectual Property and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;

 

(iii)            pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, effect any repairs or purchase any insurance called for by the terms of the Note Documents and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof;

 

(iv)            execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 5.5 or 5.6, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral; and

 

(v)            (1) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent or as the Collateral Agent shall direct; (2) ask or demand for, collect, and receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral; (3) sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral; (4) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (5) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (6) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Collateral Agent may deem appropriate; (7) assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark (along with the goodwill of the business to which any such Copyright, Patent or Trademark pertains), throughout the world for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Collateral Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (8) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Collateral Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Collateral Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Secured Parties’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.

 

Anything in this Section 6.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Collateral Agent agrees that, except as provided in Section 6.1(b), it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 6.1(a) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The parties further acknowledge and agree that the permissive rights of the Collateral Agent enumerated herein shall not be construed as duties.

 

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(b)            If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein, the Collateral Agent, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement; provided, however, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or time is of the essence, the Collateral Agent shall not exercise this power without first making demand on the Grantor and the Grantor failing to promptly comply therewith.

 

(c)            The fees and expenses of the Trustee and Collateral Agent (as applicable) incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Section 6.1 (including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of its agents and counsel), together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate under the Indenture, from the date of payment by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to the date reimbursed by the relevant Grantor, shall be payable by such Grantor to the Trustee or the Collateral Agent promptly on demand.

 

(d)            Each Grantor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until a Discharge of the Secured Obligations.

 

6.2           Authorization of Financing Statements. Each Grantor acknowledges that pursuant to Section 9-509(b) of the UCC and any other applicable law, the Collateral Agent is authorized to, but shall have no duty or obligation to, file or record financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral in such form and in such offices as the Collateral Agent reasonably determines appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interests of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement. Each Grantor agrees that such financing statements may describe the collateral in the same manner as described in the Collateral Documents or as “all assets” or “all personal property” of the such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter existing or acquired by the such Grantor or such other description as the Collateral Agent, in its sole judgment, determines is necessary or advisable. A photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement or other filing or recording document or instrument for filing or recording in any jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing authorization, nothing herein shall obligate the Collateral Agent to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Grantors’ Liens, including by the filing of UCC financing statements and continuation statements, which shall be the sole responsibility of the Grantor.

 

6.3           Further Assurances. Each Grantor agrees that from time to time, at the expense of such Grantor, it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents and take all further action that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to create and/or maintain the validity, perfection or priority of and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder in respect of any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor shall:

 

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(i)            file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, record security interests in Intellectual Property and execute and deliver such other agreements, instruments, endorsements, powers of attorney or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to effect, reflect, perfect and preserve the security interests granted or purported to be granted hereby;

 

(ii)            take all actions necessary to ensure the recordation of appropriate evidence of the liens and security interest granted hereunder in any Intellectual Property with any intellectual property registry in which said Intellectual Property is registered or issued or in which an application for registration or issuance is pending, including, without limitation, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, the various Secretaries of State, and the foreign counterparts of any of the foregoing;

 

(iii)            at any reasonable time, upon request by the Collateral Agent, assemble the Collateral and allow inspection of the Collateral by the Collateral Agent or persons designated by the Collateral Agent;

 

(iv)            at the Collateral Agent’s request, appear in and defend any action or proceeding that may affect such Grantor’s title to or the Collateral Agent’s interest in all or any part of the Collateral; and

 

(v)            furnish the Collateral Agent with such information regarding the Collateral, including, without limitation, the location thereof, as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request from time to time.

 

Section 7.     Lien absolute; waiver of suretyship defenses

 

7.1           Lien Absolute, Waivers. (a) All rights of Collateral Agent hereunder, and all obligations of Grantors hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of, shall not be affected by, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and hereby waives all, rights, claims or defenses that it might otherwise have (now or in the future) with respect to, in each case, each of the following (whether or not such Grantor has knowledge thereof):

 

(i)            the validity or enforceability of the Indenture or any other Note Document, any of the Secured Obligations or any guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by any Secured Party;

 

(ii)            any renewal, extension or acceleration of, or any increase in the amount of the Secured Obligations, or any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of, or any consent to departure from, the Note Documents;

 

(iii)            any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, delay in enforcement, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under any Note Documents, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the Secured Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the Secured Obligations;

 

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(iv)            any change, reorganization or termination of the corporate structure or existence of Issuer or any other Grantor or any of their Subsidiaries and any corresponding restructuring of the Secured Obligations;

 

(v)            any settlement, compromise, release, or discharge of, or acceptance or refusal of any offer of payment or performance with respect to, or any substitutions for, the Secured Obligations or any subordination of the Secured Obligations to any other obligations;

 

(vi)            the validity, perfection, non-perfection or lapse in perfection, priority or avoidance of any security interest or lien, the release of any or all collateral securing, or purporting to secure, the Secured Obligations or any other impairment of such collateral;

 

(vii)            any exercise of remedies with respect to any security for the Secured Obligations (including, without limitation, any collateral, including the Collateral securing or purporting to secure any of the Secured Obligations) at such time and in such order and in such manner as the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties may decide and whether or not every aspect thereof is commercially reasonable and whether or not such action constitutes an election of remedies and even if such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy that any Grantor would otherwise have and without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provisions hereof, each Grantor hereby expressly waives any and all benefits which might otherwise be available to such Grantor under applicable law; and

 

(viii)            any other circumstance whatsoever which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Grantor as an obligor in respect of the Secured Obligations or which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Issuer or any other Grantor for the Secured Obligations, or of any security interest granted by any Grantor, whether in a bankruptcy proceeding or in any other instance.

 

(b)            In addition each Grantor further waives any and all other defenses, set- offs or counterclaims (other than a defense of payment or performance in full hereunder) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by it, the Issuer or any other Grantor or Person against any Secured Party, including, without limitation, failure of consideration, breach of warranty, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury.

 

(c)            Each Grantor waives diligence, presentment, protest, marshaling, demand for payment, notice of dishonor, notice of default and notice of nonpayment to or upon the Issuer or any of the other Grantors with respect to the Secured Obligations. Except for notices provided for herein, each Grantor hereby waives notice (to the extent permitted by applicable law) of any kind in connection with this Agreement or any collateral securing the Secured Obligations, including, without limitation, the Collateral. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Grantor, Collateral Agent may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against Issuer, any other Grantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Secured Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by Collateral Agent to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from Issuer, any other Grantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of Issuer, any other Grantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Grantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of Secured Party against any Grantor. For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

 

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Section 8.     the collateral AGENT

 

8.1           Authority of Collateral Agent. (a) Each Grantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Collateral Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Collateral Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement shall, as between the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, be governed by the Indenture and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Collateral Agent and the Grantors, the Collateral Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.

 

(b)            U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association has been appointed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder by the Holders. The Collateral Agent shall be obligated, and shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture; provided that the Collateral Agent shall, after the payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations as to which no claim has been asserted) (the “Discharge of the Secured Obligations”), exercise, or refrain from exercising, any remedies provided for herein and otherwise act in accordance with the instructions of the holders of a majority of the Notes (the “Majority Holders”). The provisions of the Indenture relating to the Trustee, including without limitation, the provisions relating to resignation or removal of the Trustee and the powers, duties, indemnities and immunities of the Trustee, are incorporated herein by this reference, shall apply to U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association acting in its capacity as the Collateral Agent, and shall survive any termination of the Indenture.

 

8.2           Duty of Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the UCC or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Collateral Agent deals with similar property for its own account. Neither the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, nor any other Secured Party nor any of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, attorneys or other advisors, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Secured Parties hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Parties’ interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon any Secured Party to exercise any such powers. The Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither they nor any of their officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, attorneys and other advisors, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except to the extent that any such act or failure to act is found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely and proximately from their own gross negligence or willful misconduct in breach of a duty owed to such Grantor.

 

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8.3           Exculpation of the Collateral Agent. (a) The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to any Secured Party for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof or of any Collateral Document or the validity or perfection of any security interest or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by the Collateral Agent to the Secured Parties or by or on behalf of any Secured Party to the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party in connection with this Agreement or the Collateral Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of any party to the Indenture or any other Person liable for the payment of any Secured Obligations, nor shall the Collateral Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Collateral Documents or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or default or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing.

 

(b)            Neither the Collateral Agent, nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to the Secured Parties for any action taken or omitted by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with any of the Collateral Documents except to the extent caused solely and proximately by the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action in connection herewith or any of the Collateral Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have been instructed in respect thereof by the Trustee or the Majority Holders and, upon such instruction, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such written instructions. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to conclusively rely and shall be protected in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for the Grantors and their Subsidiaries), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Secured Party shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Collateral Agent as a result of the Collateral Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder or under any of the Collateral Documents in accordance with the Indenture or, in the limited circumstances specified in Section 8.1(b) hereof, the instructions of the Majority Holders.

 

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(c)            Without limiting the indemnification provisions of the Indenture, each of the Secured Parties not party to the Indenture severally agrees to indemnify the Collateral Agent, to the extent that the Collateral Agent shall not have been reimbursed by any Credit Party, for and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Collateral Agent in exercising its powers, rights and remedies or performing its duties hereunder or under the Collateral Documents or otherwise in its capacity as the Collateral Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the Collateral Documents; provided, no such Secured Party shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting solely and from the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. If any indemnity furnished to the Collateral Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, the Collateral Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts insufficiently indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished.

 

(d)            No direction given to the Collateral Agent which imposes, or purports to impose, upon the Collateral Agent any obligation not set forth in or arising under this Agreement or any Collateral Document accepted or entered into by the Collateral Agent shall be binding upon the Collateral Agent.

 

8.4           No Individual Foreclosure, Etc. No Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral except to the extent expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the other Note Documents, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Note Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof. Each Secured Party, whether or not a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral provided hereunder and under any other Note Documents, to have agreed to the foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Secured Party authorizes the Collateral Agent to credit bid all or any part of the Secured Obligations held by it.

 

8.5           Concerning the Collateral Agent. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is entering this Agreement and each other Collateral Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Indenture. In acting hereunder and under each other Collateral Agreement, whether or not expressly provided herein or therein, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the rights, protections, immunities and indemnities of the Collateral Agent set forth in the Indenture as if the provisions setting forth those rights, protections, immunities and indemnities were set forth herein and therein.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any discretion in connection with its duties herein, and shall act or refrain from acting as directed in writing by the Trustee or the Holders of the requisite percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as permitted by and in accordance with the Indenture, and shall have no liability to any Person and will be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting in accordance therewith.

 

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Section 9.     MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.1           Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by each affected Grantor and the Collateral Agent in accordance with Sections 8.01 and 8.02 of the Indenture.

 

9.2           Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Collateral Agent or any Grantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 11.01 of the Indenture; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Grantor shall be addressed to such Grantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1.

 

9.3           No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies. No Secured Party shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 9.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any default or Event of Default. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by any Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which such Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

9.4           Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification. (a) Each Grantor agrees to pay or reimburse each Secured Party for all its costs and expenses incurred in enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which such Grantor is a party, including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of counsel to each Secured Party and of counsel to the Collateral Agent.

 

(b)            Each Grantor agrees to pay, and to save the Secured Parties harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(c)            The agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Secured Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Indenture and the other Note Documents.

 

9.5           Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Grantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their successors and assigns; provided that no Grantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and any such assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void.

 

9.6           Set-Off. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes each Secured Party at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, without notice to such Grantor or any other Grantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Grantor, to set-off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such party to or for the credit or the account of such Grantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as such Secured Party may elect, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such Grantor to such Secured Party hereunder and claims of every nature and description of such Secured Party against such Grantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Indenture, any other Note Document or otherwise, as such Secured Party may elect, whether or not any Secured Party has made any demand for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims may be contingent or unmatured. Each Secured Party exercising any right of set-off shall notify such Grantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by such Secured Party of the proceeds thereof, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of each Secured Party under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which such Secured Party may have.

 

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9.7           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic imaging means), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g. “pdf” or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

9.8           Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

9.9           Section Headings. The Section headings and Table of Contents used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

 

9.10         Integration/Conflict. This Agreement and the other Note Documents represent the entire agreement of the Grantors, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party relative to the subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or therein. In the case of any Collateral “located” outside the United States (including any Equity Interests of an Equity Issuer organized under a jurisdiction other than the United States of any state or other locality thereof), in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any applicable Foreign Security Document which cannot be resolved by both provisions being complied with, the provisions contained in such Foreign Security Document shall govern to the extent of such conflict with respect to such Collateral.

 

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9.11         GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

 

9.12         Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated by this Indenture may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section 11.01 of the Indenture will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. Each Grantor irrevocably appoints Marti Technologies I Inc., as Delaware corporation, with an office at 3500 South DuPont Highway in the City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware, 19901, as its authorized agent to receive on behalf of it and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any proceeding. If for any reason such Person shall cease to be such agent for service of process, each Grantor shall forthwith appoint a new agent of recognized standing for service of process in the United States and deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of the new agent’s acceptance of that appointment within 30 days. Nothing herein shall affect the right of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each of the Company, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

9.13         Acknowledgments. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that:

 

(a)            it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which it is a party;

 

(b)            no Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Note Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

 

(c)            no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Note Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Secured Parties or among the Grantors and the Secured Parties.

 

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9.14         Additional Grantors. Each Subsidiary of the Issuer that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.11(D) the Indenture shall become a Grantor as required by the Indenture for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex 1 hereto.

 

9.15         Releases. (a) At such time as there has been a Discharge of the Secured Obligations, the Collateral shall be released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Collateral Agent and each Grantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors. At the written request and sole expense of any Grantor following any such termination and receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as required by the Indenture, the Collateral Agent shall deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Collateral Agent hereunder, and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

 

(b)            If any of the Collateral shall be Disposed of by any Grantor in a transaction permitted by the Indenture, then, the Collateral Agent, at the written request and sole expense of such Grantor, shall execute and deliver to such Grantor all releases or other documents reasonably requested by such Grantor for the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral provided that the Grantor shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Grantor and Collateral to be released, together with a certification by the Issuer stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Indenture and the other Note Documents and that the Proceeds of such Disposition will be applied in accordance therewith. At the request and sole expense of the Issuer, a Subsidiary Grantor shall be released from its obligations hereunder in the event that all the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary Grantor shall be Disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Indenture; provided that the Issuer shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Subsidiary Grantor, together with a certification by the Issuer stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Indenture and the other Note Documents and that the Proceeds of such Disposition will be applied in accordance therewith.

 

(c)            Each Grantor acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment or termination statement with respect to any financing statement originally filed in connection herewith without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, subject to such Grantor’s rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the UCC.

 

9.16         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, AND THE HOLDERS IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Pledge and Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

  GRANTORS:
     
  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Alper Oktem
    Name: Oğuz Alper Öktem
    Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
     
  MARTI ILERI TEKNOLOJI A.S.
     
     
  By: /s/ Bora Berker Cansever
    Name: Bora Berker Cansever
    Title: General manager / Chairman of Board of Directors
     
  By: /s/ Eyal Enriquez
    Name: Eyal Enriquez
    Title: Chief Strategy & Performance Officer
     
  By: /s/ Eray Eren
    Name: Eray Eren
    Title: Chief Product Officer
     
  By: /s/ Altan Kolbay
    Name: Altan Kolbay
    Title: Chief Government Officer
     
     
  MARTI TECHNOLOGIES I INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Alper Oktem
    Name: Oğuz Alper Öktem
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  COLLATERAL AGENT:
   
  U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
  as Collateral Agent
   
  By: /s/ Joshua Hahn
    Name: Joshua Hahn
    Title: Vice President

 

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Schedule 1

 

NOTICE ADDRESSES OF GRANTORS

 

c/o Marti Technologies, Inc.

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

Attention: Alper Öktern, CEO
  Cankut Durgun, President
Email: Alper@marti.tech
     Cankut@marti.tech

 

 

 

 

Schedule 2

 

DESCRIPTION OF PLEDGED INVESTMENT PROPERTY

 

Pledged Stock:

 

Grantor  Issuer  Issuer’s Jurisdiction
Under New York
UCC Section 9-
305(a)(2)
  Class of Stock  Stock
Certificate No.
  Percentage of
Shares
   No. of Shares 
Marti Technologies, Inc.  Marti Technologies I Inc.  Delaware  Common  1  100%  100 
                     
 Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  01  4.28%  100,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  02  4.28%  100,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  03  4.28%  100,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  04  4.28%  100,000 

 

 

 

 

Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  05  4.28%  100,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  06  2.14%  50,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  07  2.14%  50,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  08  0.21%  5,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  09  0.21%  5,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  10  0.21%  5,000 
                     
 Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  11  0.21%  5,000 

 

 

 

 

Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  12  2.14%  50,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  3  0.21%  5,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  14  0.04%  1,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  15  0.00%  79 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  16  1.18%  27,500 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  17  12.20%  285,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  18  5.31%  124,000 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  19  25.81%  603,241 
                     
Marti Technologies I Inc.  Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.  Republic of Türkiye  Common  20  26.58%  621,095 

 

 

 

 

 

Pledged Notes:

 

Grantor

 

Issuer

 

Payee

  Principal Amount
None         
          

 

Pledged Debt Securities:

 

Grantor

 

Issuer

  Issuer’s Jurisdiction
Under New York UCC
Section 9-305(a)(2)
 

Payee

  Principal Amount
None            

 

Pledged Security Entitlements:

 

Grantor

  Issuer of
Financial Asset
  Description of
Financial Asset
  Securities
Intermediary
(Name and
Address)
  Securities Account
(Number and
Location)
  Securities Intermediary’s
Jurisdiction Under New York
UCC Section 9-305(a)(3)
None               

 

 

 

 

Pledged Commodity Contracts:

 

Grantor

  Description of
Commodity Contract
  Commodity
Intermediary
(Name and Address)
  Commodity Account
(Number and Location)
  Commodity
Intermediary’s
Jurisdiction Under New
York UCC Section 9-
305(a)(4)
None            

 

Pledged Partnership Interests:

 

Grantor

 

Issuer

  Type of
Partnership Interest
(e.g., General or
Limited)
  Certificated
(Y/N)
  Certificate No.
(if any)
  % of Outstanding
Partnership Interests of the
Partnership
None               

 

Pledged LLC Interests:

 

Grantor

 

Issuer

  Certificated
(Y/N)
  Certificate No.
(if any)
  No. of
Pledged Units
  % of Outstanding LLC
Interests of the Issuer
None               

 

 

 

 

Other Pledged Equity Interests:

  

Grantor

 

Issuer

  Class of Equity
Interests
  Certificated
(Y/N)
  Certificate No.
(if any)
  % of Outstanding Equity
Interests of the Issuer
None               

 

 

 

 

Schedule 3

 

FILINGS AND OTHER ACTIONS
REQUIRED TO PERFECT SECURITY INTERESTS

 

Uniform Commercial Code Filings

 

District of Columbia

 

Delaware

 

Copyright, Patent and Trademark Filings

 

None

 

Actions with respect to Investment Property

 

Deliver stock certificates of Marti Technologies I Inc. and Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. within 5 Business Days of Closing

 

Other Actions

 

Foreign Security Documents as required by the Indenture

 

 

 

 

Schedule 4

 

EXACT LEGAL NAME, LOCATION OF JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE

 

Exact Legal Name Jurisdiction of Organization Organizational I.D. Chief Executive Office or
Sole Place of
Business
Marti Technologies, Inc. Cayman Islands N/A

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. Republic of Türkiye N/A

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

Marti Technologies I Inc. Delaware 7093181

Maslak Noramin Is Merkezi

Buyukdere Caddesi No 237

Maslak/İstanbul, Turkey

 

 

 

 

Schedule 5

 

Intellectual Property

 

1.Trademarks

 

Serial Number –
Registration Number
Date Mark Owner
2022/175972 18.11.2022 martıtag

Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş.

(trademark has been registered under registration number 2022 175972)

2022/140137 23.09.2022 martı her an, her yerde Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (trademark application, awaiting approval)
2022/054357 15.04.2022 martı moped Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (trademark has been registered under registration number 2022 054357)
2022/050013 07.04.2022 martı Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (trademark application, awaiting approval)
2022/050011 07.04.2022 martı mobilet Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2022 050011)
2021/093602 25.06.2021 tek araba gidelim Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2021 093602)
2021/093600 25.06.2021 tek araçla gidelim Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2021 093600)
2021/093599 25.06.2021 tek araç gidelim

Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2021

093599)

2020/41511 15.04.2020 martı scooters Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2020 41511)
2020/07993 21.01.2020 anadolu1 Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2020 07993)
2019/70438 25.07.2019 martı scooters Martı İleri Teknoloji A.Ş. (Trademark has been registered under registration number 2019 70438)

 

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2.Patents.

 

None

 

3.Copyrights.

 

None

 

4.Domain Rights.

 

Domain Name Service Provider Contact
Details and Account
Number (if any)
Owner and Registrar or
Administrative Contact of
Record
Expiry Date of Domain
marti.tech Cloudflare it@marti.tech 11.09.2027

 

 

 

Exhibit A to
Pledge and Security Agreement

 

INSERT TO LLC/PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

 

Section ______. Pledgee’s Rights;.

 

Subdivision 1. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, each [Member/Partner] shall be permitted to pledge or hypothecate any or all of its [Units/Partnership Interests], including all Interests, economic rights, control rights and status rights as a [Member/Partner], to any holder to the Company or an affiliate of the Company or any agent acting on such holder’s behalf, and any transfer of such [Units/Partnership Interests] pursuant to any such holder’s (or agent’s) exercise of remedies in connection with any such pledge or hypothecation shall be permitted under this Agreement with no further action or approval required hereunder. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, upon a default under the financing giving rise to any pledge or hypothecation of [Units/Partnership Interests], the holder (or agent) shall have the right, as set forth in the applicable pledge or hypothecation agreement, and without further approval of any [Member/Partner] and without becoming a [Member/Partner], to exercise the membership/partnership voting rights of the [Member/Partner] granting such pledge or hypothecation. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, and without complying with any other procedures set forth in this Agreement, upon the exercise of remedies in connection with a pledge or hypothecation, (a) the holder (or agent) or transferee of such holder (or agent), as the case may be, shall become a [Member/Partner] under this Agreement and shall succeed to all of the rights and powers, including the right to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the [Company/Partnership], and shall be bound by all of the obligations, of a [Member/Partner] under this Agreement without taking any further action on the part of such holder (or agent) or transferee, as the case may be, and (b) following such exercise of remedies, the pledging [Member/Partner] shall cease to be a [Member/Partner] and shall have no further rights or powers under this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by a [Member/Partner] shall constitute any necessary approval of such [Member/Partner] under the Act to the foregoing provisions of this Section ______. This Section ______ may not be amended or modified so long as any of the [Units/Partnership Interests] is subject to a pledge or hypothecation without the pledgee’s (or the Transferee of such pledgee’s) prior written consent. Each recipient of a pledge or hypothecation of the [Units/Partnership Interests] shall be a third party beneficiary of the provisions of this Section ______.

 

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Exhibit B to
Pledge and Security Agreement

 

FORM OF UNCERTIFICATED SECURITIES CONTROL AGREEMENT

 

This CONTROL AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Control Agreement”) dated as of [ · ], is made by and between [NAME OF GRANTOR] (the “Grantor”), U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCATION, a national banking association], as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement referred to below), and [NAME OF ISSUER] (the “Issuer”).

 

WHEREAS, the Grantor has granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in the uncertificated securities of the Issuer owned by the Grantor from time to time (collectively, the “Pledged Securities”), and all additions thereto and substitutions and proceeds thereof (collectively, with the Pledged Securities, the “Collateral”) pursuant to a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”), among the Grantor and the other persons party thereto as grantors in favor of the Collateral Agent.

 

WHEREAS, the following terms which are defined in Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof (the “UCC”) are used herein as so defined: Adverse Claim, Control, Instruction, Proceeds and Uncertificated Security.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.      Notice of Security Interest. The Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the Issuer are entering into this Control Agreement to perfect, and to confirm the priority of, the Collateral Agent ’s security interest in the Collateral. The Issuer acknowledges that this Control Agreement constitutes written notification to the Issuer of the Collateral Agent ’s security interest in the Collateral. The Issuer agrees to promptly make all necessary entries or notations in its books and records to reflect the Collateral Agent ’s security interest in the Collateral and, upon request by the Collateral Agent, to register the Collateral Agent as the registered owner of any or all of the Pledged Securities. The Issuer acknowledges that the Collateral Agent has control over the Collateral.

 

Section 2.      Collateral. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with the Grantor and the Collateral Agent that (i) the terms of any limited liability company interests or partnership interests included in the Collateral from time to time shall expressly provide that they are securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect from time to time in the State of New York, (ii) the Pledged Securities are uncertificated securities, (iii) the issuer’s jurisdiction is, and during the term of this Control Agreement shall remain, the State of New York, (iv) Schedule 2 contains a true and complete description of the Pledged Securities as of the date hereof and (v) except for the claims and interests of the Collateral Agent and the Grantor in the Collateral, the Issuer does not know of any claim to or security interest or other interest in the Collateral.

 

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Section 3.      Control. The Issuer hereby agrees, upon written direction from the Collateral Agent and without further consent from the Grantor, (a) to comply with all instructions and directions of any kind originated by the Collateral Agent concerning the Collateral, to liquidate or otherwise dispose of the Collateral as and to the extent directed by the Collateral Agent and to pay over to the Collateral Agent all proceeds without any set-off or deduction, and (b) except as otherwise directed by the Collateral Agent, not to comply with the instructions or directions of any kind originated by the Grantor or any other person.

  

Section 4.      Other Agreements. The Issuer shall notify promptly, each of the Collateral Agent and the Grantor, in writing, if any other person asserts any lien, encumbrance, claim (including any adverse claim) or security interest in or against any of the Collateral. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Control Agreement and any other agreement governing the Pledged Securities or the Collateral, the provisions of this Control Agreement shall control.

 

Section 5.      Protection of Issuer. The Issuer may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any notice, instruction or other communication that it reasonably believes to be genuine and authorized.

 

Section 6.      Termination. This Control Agreement shall terminate automatically upon receipt by the Issuer of written notice executed by the Collateral Agent that (i) the Discharge of the Secured Obligations has occurred, or (ii) all of the Collateral has been released, whichever is sooner, and the Issuer shall thereafter be relieved of all duties and obligations hereunder.

 

Section 7.      Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three (3) days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, to the Grantor’s and the Collateral Agent ’s addresses as set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, and to the Issuer’s address as set forth below, or to such other address as any party may give to the others in writing for such purpose:

 

[Name of Issuer] 

[Address of Issuer] 

Attention: _______________

Telephone: ( )-____________ 

Telecopy: ( )-_____________

 

Section 8.      Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Control Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto.

 

Section 9.      Entire Agreement. This Control Agreement and the Pledge and Security Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

Section 10.      Execution in Counterparts. This Control Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by one or more parties to this Control Agreement and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Control Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g., “pdf”, or “tif” format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

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Section 11.      Successors and Assigns. This Control Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, provided that neither the Grantor nor the Issuer may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Control Agreement without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders and any such assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void.

 

Section 12.      Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Control Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

Section 13.      Section Headings. The Section headings used in this Control Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

 

Section 14.      Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each of the Grantor and the Issuer hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)            submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Control Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and appellate courts from any thereof;

 

(b)            agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York state court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court;

 

(c)            agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law and that nothing in this Control Agreement shall affect any right that any Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Control Agreement or any other Note Document against the Grantor or any of its assets in the courts of any jurisdiction;

 

(d)            consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

 

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(e)            agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Grantor at its address referred to in Section 7 of this Control Agreement or at such other address of which the Collateral Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

 

(f)            agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law; and

 

(g)           waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

 

Section 15.      GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. THIS CONTROL AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO AND ACCEPTED BY THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND WILL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS CONTROL AGREEMENT AND ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CONTROL AGREEMENT (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW OF GOVERNING PERFECTION AND EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

 

Section 16.      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY 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 CONTROL AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY, COMMON LAW, STATUTE OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, COLLATERAL AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE, THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS CONTROL AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. EACH PARTY HERETO FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

 

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SECTION 17. CONCERNING THE COLLATERAL AGENT. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, is entering into this Control Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent and not in its individual or corporate capacity. In acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents as though fully set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Control Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

  [NAME OF GRANTOR], as Grantor
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  [NAME OF ISSUER], as Issuer
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

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Exhibit C-1
TO PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023 (this “Agreement”), is made by each of the signatories hereto indicated as a “Grantor” (each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of July 10, 2023 by and among Marti Technologies, Inc. as Issuer and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, the Collateral Agent and the other parties from time to time party thereto (as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), Issuer has issued its 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Grantors entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”) between each of the Grantors and the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which each of the Grantors assigned, transferred and granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in the Copyright Collateral (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, each Grantor agreed to execute and this Agreement, in order to record the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured parties with the United States Copyright Office.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Grantors hereby agree with the Collateral Agent as follows:

 

Section 1.      Defined Terms

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Pledge and Security Agreement, and if not defined therein, shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Indenture.

 

Section 2.      Grant of Security Interest

 

Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Collateral Agent, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property, in each case, wherever located and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Copyright Collateral”) as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Secured Obligations:

 

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(a)            all works of authorship and all intellectual property rights therein, all United States and foreign copyrights (whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published), including but not limited to copyrights in software and databases, all designs (including but not limited to all industrial designs, “Protected Designs” within the meaning of 17 U.S.C. 1301 et. Seq. and Community designs), and all “Mask Works” (as defined in 17 U.S.C. 901 of the U.S. Copyright Act), whether registered or unregistered, and with respect to any and all of the foregoing: (i) all registrations and applications for registration thereof including, without limitation, the registrations and applications listed in Schedule A attached hereto, (ii) all extensions, renewals, and restorations thereof, (iii) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement or other violation thereof, (iv) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (v) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world (collectively “Copyrights”); and

 

(b)            all agreements, licenses and covenants pursuant to which such Grantor has been granted exclusive rights in any registered Copyrights or has otherwise been granted or has granted a covenant not to sue for infringement or other violation of any registered Copyrights, including, without limitation, each agreement listed in Schedule A attached hereto.

 

Section 3.      Security Agreement

 

The security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement is granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, and the Grantors hereby acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest in the Copyright Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is deemed to conflict with the Pledge and Security Agreement, the provisions of the Pledge and Security Agreement shall control.

 

Section 4.      Governing Law

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND EFFECT OF PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

 

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Section 5.      Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

  

SECTION 6. CONCERNING THE COLLATERAL AGENT. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, is entering into this Control Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent and not in its individual or corporate capacity. In acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents as though fully set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

[NAME OF GRANTOR(S)],
  as Grantor
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

STATE OF )
  )            ss.
 
COUNTY OF            )

 

On this ____ day of ____________, ____ before me personally appeared ___________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who executed the foregoing Copyright Security Agreement on behalf of ____________________, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that he/she is an authorized officer of said corporation, that the said instrument was signed on behalf of said corporation as authorized by its Board of Directors and that he/she acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

 

   
  Notary Public

 

Accepted and Agreed:

 

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

 

,
as Collateral Agent

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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SCHEDULE A
to
COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT 

 

COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS

 

Title Registration No. Registration
Date
     
     
     
     
     

 

COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS

 

Title Application /
Case No.
Filing Date
     
     
     
     
     

 

EXCLUSIVE COPYRIGHT LICENSES

 

Description of Copyright
License
Name of Licensor Registration Number of
underlying Copyright
     
     
     
     
     

 

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EXHIBIT C-2
TO PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023 (this “Agreement”), is made by each of the signatories hereto indicated as a Grantor (each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of July 10, 2023, by and among Marti Technologies, Inc., as Issuer, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, the Collateral Agent and the other parties from time to time party thereto (as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), the Issuer has issued its 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Grantors entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”) between each of the Grantors and the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which each of the Grantors assigned, transferred and granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in the Patent Collateral (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, each Grantor agreed to execute and this Agreement, in order to record the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured parties with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Grantors hereby agree with the Collateral Agent as follows:

 

Section 1.      Defined Terms

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Pledge and Security Agreement, and if not defined therein, shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Indenture.

 

Section 2.      Grant of Security Interest

 

Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Collateral Agent, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property, in each case, wherever located and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Patent Collateral”) as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Secured Obligations:

 

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all patentable inventions and designs, all United States, foreign, and multinational patents, certificates of invention, and similar industrial property rights, and applications for any of the foregoing, including without limitation: (i) each patent and patent application listed in Schedule A attached hereto (ii) all reissues, substitutes, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals, and reexaminations thereof, (iii) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (iv) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement or other violation thereof, (v) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages, and proceeds of suit now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (vi) all other rights of any accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

Section 3.      Security Agreement

 

The security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement is granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, and the Grantors hereby acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest in the Patent Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is deemed to conflict with the Pledge and Security Agreement, the provisions of the Pledge and Security Agreement shall control.

 

Section 4.      Governing Law

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND EFFECT OF PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

 

Section 5.      Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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SECTION 6. Concerning the Collateral Agent. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, is entering into this Control Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent and not in its individual or corporate capacity. In acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents as though fully set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

[NAME OF GRANTOR],
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

STATE OF )
  )            ss.
 
COUNTY OF            )

 

On this ____ day of ____________, ____ before me personally appeared ___________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who executed the foregoing Patent Security Agreement on behalf of ____________________, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that he/she is an authorized officer of said corporation, that the said instrument was signed on behalf of said corporation as authorized by its Board of Directors and that he/she acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

 

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Accepted and Agreed:

  

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

 

,
as Collateral Agent

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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SCHEDULE A
to
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT

  

PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS

 

Title Application No. Filing Date Patent No. Issue Date
         
         
         
         
         

 

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EXHIBIT C-3
TO PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023 (this “Agreement”), is made by each of the signatories hereto indicated as a Grantor (each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent ”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of July 10, 2023 by and among Marti Technologies, Inc., as Issuer, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent and the other parties from time to time party thereto (as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”), the Issuer has issued its 15.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and

 

WHEREAS, the Grantors entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”) between each of the Grantors and the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which each of the Grantors assigned, transferred and granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in the Trademark Collateral (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, each Grantor agreed to execute and this Agreement, in order to record the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured parties with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Grantors hereby agree with the Collateral Agent as follows:

 

Section 1.      Defined Terms

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Pledge and Security Agreement, and if not defined therein, shall have the respective meanings given thereto in the Indenture.

 

Section 2.      Grant of Security Interest in Trademark Collateral

 

(a)            Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Collateral Agent, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of the following property, in each case, wherever located and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Trademark Collateral”) as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Secured Obligations:

 

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all domestic, foreign and multinational trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, trade styles, logos, Internet domain names, other indicia of origin or source identification, and general intangibles of a like nature, whether registered or unregistered, and with respect to any and all of the foregoing: (i) all registrations and applications for registration thereof including, without limitation, the registrations and applications listed in Schedule A attached hereto, (ii) all extension and renewals thereof, (iii) all of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by any of the foregoing, (iv) all rights to sue or otherwise recover for any past, present and future infringement, dilution, or other violation thereof, (iv) all Proceeds of the foregoing, including, without limitation, license fees, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, and (v) all other rights of any kind accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto throughout the world.

 

(b)            Certain Limited Exclusions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Trademark Collateral include or the security interest granted under Section 2.1 hereof attach to any “intent-to-use” application for registration of a Trademark filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto, solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of any registration that issues from such intent-to-use application under applicable federal law.

 

Section 3.      Security Agreement

 

The security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement is granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement, and the Grantors hereby acknowledge and affirm that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the security interest in the Trademark Collateral made and granted hereby are more fully set forth in the Pledge and Security Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is deemed to conflict with the Pledge and Security Agreement, the provisions of the Pledge and Security Agreement shall control.

 

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Section 4.      Governing Law

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND EFFECT OF PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS).

  

Section 5.      Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

SECTION 6. Concerning the Collateral Agent. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, is entering into this Control Agreement solely in its capacity as Collateral Agent and not in its individual or corporate capacity. In acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities set forth in the Indenture and the other Note Documents as though fully set forth herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

[NAME OF GRANTOR],
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

STATE OF )
  )            ss.
 
COUNTY OF            )

 

On this ____ day of ____________, ____ before me personally appeared ___________________, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person who executed the foregoing Trademark Security Agreement on behalf of ____________________, who being by me duly sworn did depose and say that he/she is an authorized officer of said corporation, that the said instrument was signed on behalf of said corporation as authorized by its Board of Directors and that he/she acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

 

   
  Notary Public

 

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Accepted and Agreed:

  

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association

 

,
as Collateral Agent

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

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SCHEDULE A
to
TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT

  

TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

 

Mark Serial No. Filing Date Registration No. Registration Date
         
         
         
         
         

 

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Annex 1 to
Pledge and Security Agreement

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2023, made by ______________________, a _______________ corporation (the “Additional Grantor”), in favor of U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCATION, a national banking association, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) for (i) the Holders (as defined in the Indenture), and (ii) the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement (as hereinafter defined)). All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Indenture.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Marti Technologies, Inc. (the “Issuer”) and the Trustee have entered into a Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Indenture, the Issuer and certain of its Affiliates (other than the Additional Grantor) have entered into the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2023 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge and Security Agreement”) in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture requires the Additional Grantor to become a party to the Pledge and Security Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Pledge and Security Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.            Pledge and Security Agreement. By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Grantor, as provided in Section 9.14 of the Pledge and Security Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Pledge and Security Agreement as a Grantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Grantor thereunder. The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules 1 through 4, 6 and 10 to the Pledge and Security Agreement. The Additional Grantor hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 3 of the Pledge and Security Agreement is true and correct on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.

 

2.            GOVERNING LAW. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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3.            Successors and Assigns. This Assumption Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Additional Grantor may not assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Assumption Agreement without the prior written consent of the Trustee (at the written direction of the Majority Holders) and any such assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

[ADDITIONAL GRANTOR]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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Exhibit 8.1

 

Subsidiaries of Marti Technologies, Inc.

 

The following list sets forth the subsidiaries of Marti Technologies, Inc.:

 

Name of Subsidiary

Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Marti Technologies I Inc. (formerly Marti Technologies Inc.) Delaware
Marti Ileri Teknolojileri AS. Turkey

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 15.1

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Defined terms included below shall have the same meaning as terms defined and included elsewhere in the Report and, if not defined in the Report, in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

Introduction

 

The Company and Marti Technologies Inc. are providing the following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to aid you in your analysis of the financial aspects of the Business Combination and the related adjustments described in the accompanying notes. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination as if it were completed on December 31, 2022. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year December 31, 2022 gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination as if it were completed on January 1, 2022.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information gives effect to the following:

 

·The Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement; and

 

·The recognition of $53.0 million in gross proceeds raised as part of the PIPE financing and other financing sources, including the Pre-Fund Notes, in connection with the Business Combination.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is based upon and should be read in conjunction with:

 

·the audited historical financial statements of each of Marti and the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes thereto, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and incorporated herein by reference; and

 

·the sections of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Galata Management’s Discussion And Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Marti Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The foregoing historical financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on the aforementioned historical financial statements and the assumptions and adjustments as described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. The pro forma adjustments reflect transaction accounting adjustments related to the Business Combination, which is discussed in further detail below. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent New Marti’s consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position that would actually have occurred had the Business Combination been consummated on the dates assumed or to project New Marti’s consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position for any future date or period.

 

Description of the Business Combination

 

On July 10, 2023, the Company and Marti consummated the previously announced Business Combination Agreement, dated July 29, 2022, by and among the Company, Marti and Merger Sub. The Business Combination Agreement provided that the parties thereto would enter into the Business Combination pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub would merge with and into Marti with Marti surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Management concluded that Marti is the accounting acquirer and the Company is the accounting acquiree, and the Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse capitalization. All debts, liabilities and duties of Marti and the Company have become the debts, liabilities and duties of New Marti, as defined by the Business Combination Agreement.

 

 

 

 

The Business Combination Agreement provided that:

 

·on the day prior to the closing date of the Merger (the “Closing Date” and such closing, the “Closing”), (a) each then issued, outstanding and unexercised warrant (a “Marti Warrant”) to purchase shares of Marti Preferred Stock (as defined below) would be exchanged on a cashless basis for shares of Marti’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Marti Preferred Stock”), designated as Marti SeriesA1 Preferred Stock, Marti Series A-2 Preferred Stock, Marti Series A 3 Preferred Stock, Marti SeriesB1 Preferred Stock, Marti Series B-2 Preferred Stock or Marti Series B 3 Preferred Stock in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Marti (the “Marti Charter”), in each case in accordance with the applicable provisions of such Marti Warrant, and, immediately thereafter, (b) each then outstanding share of Marti Preferred Stock (including the Marti Warrants converted to Marti Preferred Stock pursuant to clause (a)) would automatically convert into a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of Marti (“Marti Common Stock), at the then-effective conversion rate as calculated pursuant to the Marti Charter (the “Conversion”);

 

·on the Closing Date of the Merger immediately before the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), in accordance with the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “Existing Articles of Association”), each then outstanding Class B ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Founder Shares”) would be converted, on a one-for-one basis, into a Class A ordinary share, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”); and

 

·at the Effective Time, (a) each then outstanding share of Marti Common Stock (including shares of Marti Common Stock resulting from the Conversion, but excluding unvested restricted shares of Marti Common Stock (such shares, “Marti Restricted Stock”)) would be cancelled and converted into the right to receive (1) a number of Class A Ordinary Shares equal to the applicable exchange ratio (determined in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement and as further described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus), and (2) the contingent right to receive certain earnout shares; (b) each outstanding and unexercised option of Marti (a “Marti Option”), whether or not vested, would be converted into (1) an option exercisable for a number of Class A Ordinary Shares, based on the exchange ratio (determined in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement and as further described in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus) and (2) the contingent right to receive certain earnout shares; and (c) each outstanding award of Marti Restricted Stock would be converted into (1) an award covering restricted Class A Ordinary Shares based on the exchange ratio (determined in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement and as further described in the Proxy Statement/ Prospectus) and (2) the contingent right to receive certain earnout shares.

 

Ownership

 

Pursuant to the Existing Articles of Association, the Company’s public shareholders were offered the opportunity to redeem, upon closing of the Business Combination, the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares held by them for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Trust Account. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements reflect the actual redemption of 13,750,487 shares of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares at approximately $10.58 per share.

 

 

 

 

The following summarizes the pro forma number of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding at the Closing Date:

 

 

   Number of Shares   % Ownership 
Existing Marti shareholders   44,356,333    91.3%
Class B Ordinary shareholders   3,593,750    7.4%
Public shareholders   624,516    1.3%
Total   48,574,596    100.0%

 

Accounting for the Business Combination

 

The Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, the Company has been treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. This determination was primarily based on the Marti equity holders having a relative majority of the voting power of the Company. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the combined entity represent a continuation of the financial statements of Marti with the acquisition being treated as the equivalent of Marti issuing stock for the net assets of the Company, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of the Company are stated at fair value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.

 

Basis of Pro Forma presentation

 

The historical financial information has been adjusted to give pro forma effect to the transaction accounting required for the Business Combination. The adjustments in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information have been identified and presented to provide relevant information necessary for an accurate understanding of the combined entity upon the Closing.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is for illustrative purposes only. The financial results may have been different had the companies always been combined. You should not rely on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information as being indicative of the historical results that would have been achieved had the companies always been combined or the future results that the combined entity will experience. Marti and the Company did not have any historical relationship prior to the Business Combination. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined information has been prepared based on the fact that the Company’s shareholders exercised their redemption rights with respect to 13,750,487 Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company (at a redemption price of approximately $10.58 per share).

 

Accounting policies

 

Upon consummation of the Business Combination, management will perform a comprehensive review of the Company’s and Marti’s accounting policies. As a result of the review, management may identify differences between the accounting policies of the two entities which, when conformed, could have a material impact on the financial statements of the post-combination company. Based on its initial analysis, management did not identify any differences that would have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
as of December 31, 2022
(in thousands)

 

(in thousands)  Marti
(Historical)
   Galata
(Historical)
   Pro Forma
Adjustments (*)
   Reference   Pro Forma
Combined
 
ASSETS                        
Current assets                        
Cash and cash equivalents   10,498    252    36,064   1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e    46,814 
Accounts receivable, net   375                375 
Inventories   3,332                3,332 
Right of use assets   2,683                2,683 
Other current assets   3,566    71    (71)  2    3,566 
– VAT receivables   3,135                3,135 
– Other   431    71       2    431 
Total current assets   20,454    323    35,993        56,770 
Non-current assets                        
Property, equipment and deposits, net   19,423                19,423 
Right of use assets   841                841 
Intangible assets   160                160 
Prepaid expenses                    
Investment in trust account       148,745    (152,095)  3a, 1c    (3,350)
Total non-current assets   20,424    148,745    (152,095)       17,074 
Total assets   40,878    149,068    (116,102)       73,844 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)  Marti
(Historical)
   Galata
(Historical)
   Pro Forma
Adjustments (*)
   Reference   Pro Forma
Combined
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                        
Current liabilities                        
Short-term financial liabilities, net   7,294                7,294 
Lease liabilities   2,153                2,153 
Accounts payable   3,574                3,574 
Deferred revenue   1,328                1,328 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   1,518    3,154    (3,154)  4    1,518 
Total current liabilities   15,867    3,154    (3,154)       15,867 
Non-current liabilities                        
Long-term financial liabilities, net   16,380        43,000   1a   59,380 
Lease liabilities   674                674 
Other non-current liabilities   357                357 
Deferred underwriting commission       5,031    (5,031)  1d    
Total non-current liabilities   17,411    5,031    37,969        60,411 
Total liabilities   33,278    8,185    34,815        76,278 
Stockholders’ equity                        
Common stock                    
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption; 14,375,000 shares (at $10.15 and $10.00 per share)       145,870    (106,928)  3a, 5    38,942 
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 3,593,750 shares issued and outstanding                    

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)  Marti
(Historical)
   Galata
(Historical)
   Pro Forma
Adjustments (*)
   Reference   Pro Forma
Combined
 
Preferred stock series A (Series A Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value 10,076,873 shares authorized and; 10,076,873 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022)   12,723                12,723 
Preferred stock series B (Series B Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 12,144,020 shares authorized and; 11,985,282 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022)   38,559        (38,559)  5     
Additional paid in capital   3,059                3,059 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (7,558)               (7,558)
Accumulated deficit   (39,183)   (4,987)   (5,430)  2, 4, 1e    (49,600)
Total stockholders’ equity   7,600    140,883    (150,917)       (2,434)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   40,878    149,068    (116,102)       73,844 

 

 

(*)Pro forma adjustments are computed assuming the transaction was consummated on the date of the latest balance sheet (December 31, 2022) included in the filing.

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2022
(in thousands)

 

             
(in thousands)  Marti
(Historical)
   Galata
(Historical)
   Pro Forma
Adjustments (*)
   Reference   Pro Forma
Combined
 
Revenue   24,988                24,988 
Cost of revenues   (27,093)               (27,093)
Gross profit   (2,105)               (2,105)
Operating expenses:                       
Research and development expenses   (1,878)               (1,878)
General and administrative expenses   (9,041)   (2,952)   2,952   7    (9,041)
Selling and marketing expenses   (1,646)               (1,646)
Other income   186                186 
Other expenses   (397)               (397)
Total operating expenses   (12,776)   (2,952)            (12,776)
Loss from operations   (14,881)   (2,952)            (14,881)
Financial income   2,567    2,115    (2,115)  8    2,567 
Financial expense   (1,932)       (8,513)  1e   (10,445)
Loss before income taxes   (14,246)   (837)            (22,759)
Income tax expense                    
Net loss   (14,246)   (837)            (22,759)
Other comprehensive loss                        
Changes in foreign currency translation adjustments   (337)               (337)
Total comprehensive loss   (14,583)   (837)            (23,096)

 

 

(*)Pro forma adjustments are computed assuming the transaction was consummated on January 1, 2022.

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

1. Basis of Presentation

 

The pro forma adjustments have been prepared as if the Business Combination had been consummated on December 31, 2022 in the case of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet, and on January 1, 2022, the beginning of the earliest period presented, in the case of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared assuming the following methods of accounting in accordance with GAAP.

 

The Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the combined entity represent a continuation of the financial statements of Marti with the acquisition being treated as the equivalent of Marti issuing stock for the net assets of the Company, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of the Company are stated at fair value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is based upon and should be read in conjunction with the audited historical financial statements of each of Marti and the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes thereto, included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and incorporated herein by reference; and

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings or cost savings that may be associated with the Business Combination and related transactions.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any income tax benefit associated with the pro forma adjustments as such pro forma adjustments result in the generation of additional net operating losses offset by a full valuation allowance recorded on such net operating losses as it is more-likely than-not that the net operating losses will not be utilized.

 

The pro forma adjustments reflecting the completion of the Business Combination and related transactions are based on currently available information and assumptions and methodologies that management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated. Therefore, it is likely that the actual adjustments will differ from the pro forma adjustments and it is possible the difference may be material. Management believes that its assumptions and methodologies provide a reasonable basis for presenting all of the significant effects of the Business Combination and related transactions based on information available to management at the current time and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the Business Combination and related transactions taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of the post-combination company. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes thereto of Marti and the Company.

 

One-time direct and incremental transaction costs anticipated to be incurred prior to, or concurrent with, the Closing are reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as a direct reduction to the combined entity’s additional paid-in capital and are assumed to be cash settled. One-time non-recurring charges anticipated to be recorded prior to, or concurrent with, the Closing are reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as an increase to the combined entity’s accumulated deficit and are included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2022.

 

 

 

 

2. Adjustments and Assumptions to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022

 

The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 are as follows:

 

1.                   Represents adjustments for 1a) Represents the net proceeds of $35,500,000 from the PIPE financing. The entire amount is recorded as long term liabilities as none of the convertible notes will be converted into equity within one year subsequent to the closing. The key terms of the PIPE financing include a convertible debt instrument that features 10% cash interest, 5% PIK interest, and a five year maturity that begins upon the closing. Following the $10.00 listing price, the PIPE features an equity conversion price of the lower of $11.50 per share and a 15% premium to the volume weighted average trading price in the 20 days 12 months post-listing, to be no lower than $5.75 per share. The convertible note holders have a pledge over the documents, general intangibles, intellectual property, investment property, and books and records of the Company. The indenture is a registered and publicly tradeable instrument with a secondary market; 1b) Pre-fund Notes proceeds amounting to $17,500,000 after January 1, 2023; 1c) Net trust balance after redemptions (representing 624,513 Class A Ordinary Shares at approximately $10.58 per share) amounting to $6,607,655; 1d) Deferred underwriting fees amounting to $5,031,000 paid at closing; 1e) Represents transaction costs of $8,513,100 incurred concurrent with the Closing, which in total amount to $36,063,555.

 

2.                   Represents adjustments for liquidation of prepaid expenses.

 

3.                   Represents the adjustment to investment in trust account due to 3a) Redemption amount of $145,486,924 in Trust Account Balance as of the Redemption Date (13,750,487 Class A Ordinary Shares) from equity, 1c) reclassification of Net Trust Balance after shareholder redemptions (representing 624,513 Class A Ordinary Shares) amounting to $6,607,655 into cash and equivalents, 1d) which in total amounting to $152,094,579.

 

4.                   Represents the extinguishment of the Company's accrued expenses, resulting in payment of expense accruals due to the Merger.

 

5.                   Represents conversion of each issued and outstanding share of the Company’s Preferred Stock on the Closing Date into a number of Class A Ordinary Shares of new Marti Common Stock.

 

3. Adjustments and Assumptions to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2022

 

The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 are as follows:

 

7.                   Represents the adjustment to net-off general and administrative expenses not related to the issuance of debt with net assets.

 

8.                   Represents the removal of interest earned on marketable securities held in the trust account.

 

1e.                 Represents the transaction costs of $8,513,100 incurred prior to/or concurrent with the Closing.

 

 

 

Exhibit 15.2

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the shell company report on Form 20-F of Marti Technologies, Inc. (formerly Galata Acquisition Corp.) of our report dated May 19, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Marti Technologies Inc. and subsidiaries, which report appears in Amendment No.4 to the registration statement (No. 333-269067) of Galata Acquisition Corp. and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Statement by Experts” in the shell company report on Form 20-F.

 

 

/s/ KPMG Bağımsız Denetim ve SMMM A.Ş.

 

Izmir, Turkey

July 14, 2023

 

Exhibit 15.3

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the shell company report of Marti Technologies, Inc. (formerly Galata Acquisition Corp.) on Form 20-F of our report dated March 31, 2023, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the ability of Galata Acquisition Corp. to continue as a going concern, with respect to our audits of the financial statements of Galata Acquisition Corp. as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period from February 26, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Galata Acquisition Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2022. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Statement of Experts” in the shell company report on Form 20-F.

 

/s/ Marcum llp

 

Marcum llp

Houston, Texas

July 14, 2023

 

 

 


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