Item 1.01 Entry into Material definitive Agreements.
Merger Agreement
On February 15, 2023,
A SPAC I Acquisition Corp., a British Virgin Islands business company (the “Parent”), NewGenIvf Limited, a Cayman Islands
exempted company (the “Company” or “NewGen”), certain shareholders of the Company (each, a “Principal
Shareholder” and collectively, the “Principal Shareholders”), A SPAC I Mini Acquisition Corp., a British
Virgin Islands business company (the “Purchaser”), and A SPAC I Mini Sub Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted
company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (the “Merger Sub”), entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger
Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Current Report on Form 8-K but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given
to them in the Merger Agreement.
A copy of the Merger Agreement
is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1, and is incorporated herein by reference, and the description of the Merger
Agreement herein is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Acquisition Merger and Acquisition Consideration
Upon the closing of the transactions
contemplated in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Acquisition Merger”). Following
the Acquisition Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving company
in the Acquisition Merger under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Purchaser.
Pursuant to the terms of the
Merger Agreement, the aggregate consideration to be paid to existing shareholders of the Company is $50,000,000, which will be paid entirely
in stock, comprised of newly issued Class A ordinary shares of the Purchaser at a price of $10.00 per share. Upon the effectiveness
of the Acquisition Merger, the issued and outstanding Company Shares will be cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive,
without interest, the applicable portion of the Closing Payment Shares for such number of Company Shares.
Reincorporation Merger
Concurrently with the Acquisition
Merger, the Parent will be merged with and into the Purchaser, the separate corporate existence of the Parent will cease and the Purchaser
will continue as the surviving corporation (the “Reincorporation Merger”). In connection with the Reincorporation Merger,
each of the Parent’s issued and outstanding shares will be converted into an equivalent share of Purchaser as follows:
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Each Parent’s
Class A ordinary share shall be converted automatically into one corresponding Purchaser’s Class A ordinary share; |
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The one
Parent’s Class B ordinary share shall be cancelled automatically and retired and will cease to exist; |
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Each
issued and outstanding Parent’s right convertible into one-tenth (1/10) of one Parent’s Class A ordinary share shall be
converted automatically into one-tenth (1/10) of one Purchaser’s Class A ordinary share, in accordance with the terms
thereof; |
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Each
issued and outstanding Parent’s warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Parent’s Class A ordinary share at
a price of $11.50 per whole share will be automatically adjusted to become one warrant to purchase one Purchaser’s Class A
ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per whole share, in accordance with the terms thereof. |
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Each
issued and outstanding Parent’s unit shall be separated automatically into its
constituent securities, which shall be converted automatically into securities of the Purchaser in accordance with the above, as
applicable. |
Representations and Warranties
In the Merger Agreement,
NewGen (together with its Subsidiaries, the “Company Group”) and its
Principal Shareholders, jointly and severally, make certain representations and warranties (with certain exceptions set forth in the
disclosure schedule to the Merger Agreement) relating to, among other things: (a) proper corporate existence and power of NewGen and
its subsidiaries and similar corporate matters; (b) authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Merger Agreement
and other transaction documents; (c) no need for governmental authorization for the execution, delivery or performance of the Merger
Agreement and additional agreements thereto; (d) absence of conflicts; (e) capital structure; (f) accuracy of charter documents and
corporate records; (g) accuracy of the list of all assumed or “doing business as” names used by the Company Group; (h)
accuracy of the list of each subsidiary of NewGen; (i) required consents and approvals; (j) financial information; (k) accuracy,
completeness and authenticity of contracts, documents and other papers; (l) absence of certain changes or events; (m) title to
assets and properties; (n) material litigations; (o) material contracts; (p) licenses and permits; (q) compliance with laws; (r)
ownership of intellectual property; (s) customers and suppliers; (t) accounts receivable and payable and loans; (u) no pre-payments
received except in the ordinary of course of business; (v) employment and labor matters; (w) withholding of obligations of the Company Group applicable to its employees; (x)
real property; (y) taxes matters; (z) environmental matters; (aa) finders fees; (bb) powers of attorney and suretyships; (cc)
directors and officers; (dd) no unlawful payment; (ee) compliance with anti-money laundering laws; (ff) that NewGen is not an
investment company; and (gg) other customary representations and warranties.
In the Merger Agreement, Parent,
Purchaser and Merger Sub (collectively with Parent and Purchaser, the “Purchaser Parties”) make certain representations
and warranties relating to, among other things: (a) proper corporate existence and power; (b) authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability
of the Merger Agreement and other transaction documents; (c) no need for governmental authorization for the execution, delivery or performance
of the Merger Agreement and additional agreements thereto; (d) finders fees; (e) absence of conflicts; (f) issuance of closing payment
shares; (g) capital structure; (h) information supplied by the Purchaser Parties; (i) trust account; (j) Nasdaq Stock Market listing;
(k) board approval; (l) SEC filing requirements and financial statements; (m) litigation; (n) compliance with laws; (o) that Parent is not an investment company; and (p) tax matters.
Conduct Prior to Closing; Covenants Pending
Closing
Each of the Company Group
and the Purchaser Parties has agreed, prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, to, and cause its
Subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its respective business in the ordinary course, consistent with past practices, (b) not enter into any material
transactions without the prior written consent of the other party, (c) use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its
respective assets, keep available the services of its respective current officers and key employees and maintain in all material respects
the current relationships with its respective suppliers, customers and other third parties, and (d) comply with all Laws applicable to
it and its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, assets and employees in all material respects. Each of the Company Group and
Parent also agreed not to take certain specified actions without the prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld) prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated. Each of the Company Group and the Purchaser Parties also agreed not to,
directly or indirectly, take any action intended or designed to facilitate an Alternative Transaction as described in the Merger Agreement.
The Merger Agreement also
contains covenants providing for:
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The
Company Group and Purchaser Parties providing access to their respective assets, offices, properties, facilities, personnel and
books and records and providing information relating to their respective business to the other party, its legal counsel and other
representatives; |
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Each party
promptly notifying the other party of certain events; |
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SEC filings
and cooperation in making certain filings with the SEC; |
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NewGen delivering its audited financial statements by February 28,
2023; |
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Disbursement
of funds in the trust account; and |
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Directors’
and officers’ indemnification and insurance. |
Covenants
The Company Group makes covenants
relating to, among other things: (a) reporting of taxes and compliance with laws; (b) obtaining third party consents; (c) delivery of
annual and interim financial statements; (d) continued employment of certain employees ; (e) cooperation in connection with financing
agreements; (f) obtaining Company shareholder approval; and (g) an equity incentive plan.
Each party further makes
covenants relating to, among other things: (a) using commercially reasonable efforts to consummate and implement the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement and additional agreements thereto; (b) tax matters; (c) settlement and reimbursement of
expenses; (d) compliance with SPAC agreements; (e) that Purchaser shall prepare with the assistance and cooperation of the Company
Group, and file with the SEC a registration statement and proxy statement; and (f) confidentiality.
General Conditions to Closing
Consummation of the Merger
Agreement and the transactions herein is conditioned on, among other things, (i) no provisions of any applicable law, and no order shall
prohibit or prevent the consummation of the closing; (ii) there shall not be any action brought by a third party that is not an affiliate
of the parties hereto to enjoin or otherwise restrict the consummation of the closing; (iii) the Reincorporation Merger shall have been
consummated and the applicable certificates filed in the appropriate jurisdictions; (iv) the SEC shall have declared the registration
statement effective, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or any part thereof shall have been
issued; (v) the Merger Agreement, each of the additional agreement as described in the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, shall have been duly authorized and approved respectively by the shareholders of NewGen and the Parent; and (vi) immediately
after the closing, the Parent shall have in excess of $5,000,000 in net tangible assets.
Purchaser Parties’ Conditions to Closing
The obligations of Purchaser
Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, in addition to the conditions described above, are conditioned
upon each of the following, among other things:
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The Company
Group and the Principal Shareholders complying with all of the obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects; |
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The representations
and warranties of the Company Group and the Principal Shareholders being true on and as of the date of the Merger Agreement and closing
date of the transactions, other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect; |
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There
having been no material adverse effect to the Company Group; |
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All Company
Group Consents having been obtained; |
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The Company’s
key personnel having executed employment agreements; and |
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The Purchaser
Parties receiving legal opinions from counsels in Thailand, Cambodia and Kyrgyzstan; |
The Company’s Conditions to Closing
The obligations of the Company
to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, in addition to the conditions described above, are conditioned upon
each of the following, among other things:
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Purchaser
Parties complying with all of their obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects; |
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The representations
and warranties of Purchaser Parties being true on and as of the date of the Merger Agreement and closing date of the transactions, other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect; |
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There
having been no material adverse effect to Purchaser Parties; |
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The
Purchaser Parties in material compliance with the reporting requirements under the applicable Securities Act and Exchange
Act; |
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The Parent
Shares Redemption shall have been completed in accordance with the terms hereof and the proxy statement; |
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The directors
designated by the Company shall have been appointed to the board of directors of the Purchaser, effective as of the effective time
of the Acquisition Merger; and |
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The Parent
remaining listed on Nasdaq and the additional listing application for the Closing Payment Shares having been approved for listing
by Nasdaq. |
Termination
The
Merger Agreement may be terminated and/or abandoned at any time prior to the closing by:
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the Purchaser Parties, if the audited financial statements of the Company
for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 have not been delivered by February 28, 2023; |
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the Company and the Purchaser Parties any time prior to the closing date upon mutual agreement ; |
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the Purchaser Parties, if the Company and the Principal Shareholders have materially breached or failed to perform or comply with any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in the Merger Agreement and such breach or failure to perform or comply has not been cured within (x) ten (10) business days following the date that the Company is notified in writing of such breach or failure to perform or comply or (y) a different date as mutually agreed by the Purchaser Parties and the Company; or |
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the Company, if the Purchaser Parties have materially breached or failed to perform or comply with any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in the Merger Agreement and such breach or failure has not been cured within (x) ten (10) business days following the date that the Purchaser Parties are notified in writing of such breach or failure to perform or comply or (y) a different date as mutually agreed by the Purchaser Parties and the Company. |
In the event that the Merger
Agreement is terminated by the Purchaser Parties due to (i) the failure of the Company to deliver its audited financial statement by February
28, 2023 or (ii) any breach or failure by the Company or the Principal Shareholders which initially occurs on or prior to the date that
is five (5) months after the initial filing of the preliminary Proxy Statement/Registration Statement with the SEC (the “Milestone
Date”), the Company and the Principal Shareholders shall, on a joint and several basis, pay a break-up fee of $2,000,000 to
the Parent and/or A SPAC (Holdings) Acquisition Corp., holder of the Parent’s Class B ordinary share.
In the event that the Merger
Agreement is terminated by the Purchaser Parties due to any breach or failure by the Company or the Principal Shareholders which initially
occurs after the Milestone Date, the Company and the Principal Shareholders shall, on a joint and several basis, pay a break-up fee of
$1,000,000 to the Parent and/or A SPAC (Holdings) Acquisition Corp., holder of the Parent’s Class B ordinary share.
Voting and Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution
of the Merger Agreement, the Parent, the Purchaser, the Company and certain shareholders of the Company (the “Supporting Shareholders”)
entered into a voting and support agreement (the “Support Agreement”) pursuant to which such Supporting Shareholders
have agreed, among other things, to vote in favor of the Acquisition Merger, the adoption of the Merger Agreement and any other matters
necessary or reasonably requested by the Parent, the Purchaser or the Company for consummation of the Acquisition Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
In addition, the Supporting
Shareholders have agreed not to sell, assign, encumber, pledge, hypothecate, dispose, loan or
otherwise transfer the shares of the Company owned of record and beneficially by such Supporting Shareholders or over which such Supporting
Shareholders have voting power, prior to the earlier to occur of (a) the closing of the Acquisition Merger, (b) the termination of the
Merger Agreement, and (c) written agreement of the applicable Supporting Agreement and the Parent and Purchaser.
A copy of the Support Agreement
is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description
of the Subscription Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Additional Agreements to be Executed at
Closing
The Merger Agreement provides
that, upon consummation of the transactions, the parties will enter into the following additional agreements.
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement
At the closing, the
Purchaser will enter into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”) with certain shareholders of the Parent and the Company with respect to the shares of the Purchaser
issued or issuable in connection with the business combination. A SPAC (Holdings) Acquisition Corp., holder of the Parent’s
Class B ordinary share, has at least one (1) demand registration right for its registrable securities. The Registration Rights
Agreement provides certain demand registration rights and piggyback registration rights to such shareholders, subject to underwriter
cutbacks and issuer blackout periods. The Purchaser will agree to pay certain fees and expenses relating to registrations under the
Registration Rights Agreement.
A copy of the form of Registration
Rights Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2, and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing
description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Lock-up Agreement
At the closing, certain shareholders
of the Company will enter into a lock-up agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) with the Purchaser, pursuant to which
such shareholders will agree, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to transfer, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise
dispose of (i) any Purchaser Ordinary Shares, any Purchaser Ordinary Shares received or issuable upon settlement of restricted share units
or the exercise of options or warrants to purchase any Purchaser Ordinary Shares, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for any Purchaser Ordinary Shares, in each case, held by, or beneficially owned by, such shareholders immediately after the
Closing, for a period of one (1) year after the closing date and (ii) any Earnout Shares to the extent issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
for a period of one (1) year after the issuance of such Earnout Shares.
Twenty percent (20%) of the
lock-up shares are subject to early release from lock-up if after the date that is six (6) months after the closing date (in the case
of the lock-up shares other than the Earnout Shares) or the date of the issuance (in the case of the Earnout Shares), the VWAP of the
Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares over any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) Trading Day period is greater than or equal
to $15.00 (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalization, subdivisions, reorganization, recapitalization and other similar arrangements.
A copy of the form of Lock-Up
Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.3, and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description
of the Lock-Up Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.