Related Agreements
Registration Rights Agreement
At the Closing, BIOS, the Sponsor, the executive officers and directors of BIOS, and certain equityholders of Avertix will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, the parties thereto will be granted customary registration rights with respect to shares of New Avertix Common Stock.
The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.
Lock-Up Arrangements
The Sponsor, holders of Placement Units, and Avertix equityholders will be subject to lock-up restrictions (the “Lock-Up”) contained in the proposed bylaws of New Avertix pursuant to which, without the prior written consent of New Avertix’s board of directors, during the period commencing on the date of the Closing and ending on the date that is the one-year anniversary of the Closing, such parties will not (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, such shares or other equity securities (the “Lock-Up Securities”) or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-Up Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of New Avertix Common Stock; provided, however, (a) if at any time 151 days after the Closing, the closing share price of New Avertix Common Stock is greater than or equal to $12.50 over any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30 trading day period (“Initial Price Target”), then one-third (1/3) of the Lock-Up Securities shall automatically be released from the Lock-Up, and (b) if at any time 151 days after the Closing, the closing share price of the New Avertix Common Stock is greater than or equal to $15.00 over any 20 trading days within any consecutive 30 trading day period (“Second Price Target”), then an additional one-third (1/3) of the Lock-Up Securities shall be released from the Lock-Up. For clarity, in the event that the Initial Price Target and/or the Second Price Target are not met, then the Lock-up Period shall terminate for all Lock-up Securities on the one-year anniversary of the Closing. The lock-up restrictions contain customary exceptions, including for estate planning transfers, affiliates transfers, certain open market transfers and transfers upon death or by will.
Pursuant to an amendment to that certain letter agreement by and between BIOS, its officers and directors, and the Sponsor, dated December 2, 2021, to be entered into at the Closing (the “Letter Agreement Amendment”) and Registration Rights Agreement, the lock-up restrictions for the Sponsor At-Risk Capital Lockup Shares, the Placement Shares and Placement Warrants (each as defined in the Letter Agreement Amendment) will lapse upon the six-month anniversary of the Closing, unless the Initial Price Target or Second Price Target are achieved before such date.
The foregoing description of the Lock-Up, and Letter Agreement Amendment and the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the New Avertix’s bylaws, the form of the Letter Agreement Amendment and the form of Registration Rights Agreement, copies of which are included as Exhibit B to the Business Combination Agreement included as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.
Stockholder Support Agreement
On May 2, 2023, BIOS, Avertix, and certain affiliate stockholders of Avertix (“Key Avertix Holders”) entered into Stockholder Support Agreements (the “Stockholder Support Agreements”) pursuant to which the Key Avertix Holders agreed to, among other things, (i) waive any appraisal rights in connection with the Merger and (ii) consent to and vote in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions.
The foregoing description of the Stockholder Support Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Stockholder Support Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.