Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
On March 25, 2022, the Issuer consummated the business combination contemplated in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 28, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated February 8, 2022 and Amendment No. 2 thereto dated March 9, 2022 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Issuer, Terran Orbital Operating Corporation (formerly known as Terran Orbital Corporation (“Old Terran Orbital”) and Titan Merger Sub, Inc. (the “Business Combination”). As a result of the Business Combination, among other things, all of the outstanding shares of Old Terran Orbital were converted into the Issuer’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, Mr. Bell became Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the “Board”).
Investor Rights Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Issuer, Old Terran Orbital and other parties thereto, including Mr. Marc H. Bell, entered into an investor rights agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, such parties were granted certain customary registration rights with respect to their respective Registrable Securities (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement), in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. The Investor Rights Agreement provides that the Issuer will grant the investors party thereto certain customary registration rights. The Issuer will, within 45 days after the consummation of the Business Combination on March 25, 2022, file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement registering the resale of such shares of the Issuer and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and will not be subject to any form of monetary penalty for its failure to do so; provided however that other than certain investors, and subject to certain exceptions (including as discussed below), the investors shall be subject to a six month lock-up after the consummation of the Business Combination.
The foregoing description of the Investor Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Investor Rights Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Indemnification Agreements
In connection with the Merger Agreement, on or around March 25, 2022, the Issuer entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers, including Mr. Bell. These indemnification agreements provide that the Issuer will indemnify each of its directors and executive officers against any and all expenses incurred by such director or executive officer because of his or her status as one of the Issuer’s directors or executive officers, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law and the Issuer’s charter and bylaws. In addition, the indemnification agreements provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the Issuer will advance all expenses incurred by its directors or executive officers in connection with a legal proceeding involving his or her status as a director or executive officer.
The foregoing description of the indemnification agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Form of Indemnification Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.