Effective Time”), and without further action of any Party or other Person, the Merger Agreement is hereby terminated in its entirety by mutual written consent of the Parties (the “Termination”). The Company shall provide written notice to Parent of its receipt of the full amount of the Parent Initial Fee, its receipt of the original fully executed Amended Standby Letter of Credit and its receipt of the Remaining Parent Fee, in each case, within one day after its receipt thereof. Upon the Termination Effective Time, the Merger Agreement shall become void and have no effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company (or any Parent Related Party or Company Related Party); provided, that the Confidentiality Agreements shall survive the Termination and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms and Parent, for and on behalf of itself, Merger Sub and the Sponsor, hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Confidentiality Agreements applicable to Wise Road.
2. Parent Fees. Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, and in any event no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on December 15, 2021 (the “Parent Initial Fee Deadline”), and in consideration for the agreements made by the Company under this Agreement, Parent shall (and Wise Road shall cause Parent to) pay or cause to be paid $51,000,000 (the “Parent Initial Fee”) in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Company prior to the date hereof. By no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on March 31, 2022 (the “End Date”), Parent shall (and Wise Road shall cause Parent to) pay or cause to be paid $19,200,000 (the “Remaining Parent Fee”) in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Company. Neither the Parent Initial Fee nor the Remaining Parent Fee shall be repayable or refundable under any circumstances. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, effective as of, and from and after, the Termination Effective Time, neither the Company Termination Fee nor the Parent Termination Fee shall be payable in connection with this Agreement, the Merger Agreement, the Termination or otherwise.
3. Amended Standby Letter of Credit. Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, and in any event no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on December 22, 2021 (the “SBLC Deadline”), (a) the Parties shall cause the Standby Letter of Credit to be amended to provide that, on or any time after April 1, 2022, if Parent has not paid the Remaining Parent Fee to the Company by the End Date, the Company may deliver a draw notice to the Issuing Bank and demand immediate payment of the full amount of the Remaining Parent Fee (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will not require any consent, instruction or other approval or acknowledgment from Parent or any of its Affiliates) (the “Amended Standby Letter of Credit”), and (b) Parent and Wise Road shall cause an original fully executed version of the Amended Standby Letter of Credit to be delivered to the Company or its designee.
4. Escrow Agreement. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Termination Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall deliver a joint written instruction to the Escrow Agent notifying it of the termination of the Escrow Agreement.
5. Equity Commitment Letter; Investor Commitment Letters. The Parties agree that, effective as of the Termination Effective Time, and without further action on the part of any Party or any other Person, the Equity Commitment Letter and the Investor Commitment Letters will be terminated in their entirety and, upon the Termination Effective Time, the Equity Commitment Letter and the Investor Commitment Letters shall become void and have no effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of the Sponsor, the Investors, Parent or Merger Sub (or any other Parent Related Party). The Company hereby waives, and covenants to refrain from asserting, any and all rights to object to, interfere with or otherwise prevent the termination of the Equity Commitment Letter and/or the Investor Commitment Letters. This Section 5 is intended to benefit, and may be enforced by, the Sponsor and the Investors (and each such Person shall be a third party beneficiary of this Section 5) and shall be binding on the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective current and future Affiliates.
6. Mutual Releases.
a. Company Related Party Release. Effective as of the Termination Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Company, for and on behalf of itself and each of the other Company Related Parties, hereby knowingly, voluntarily and irrevocably fully releases and forever discharges Wise Road and the Parent Related Parties from any and all liabilities, claims, actions, causes of action, obligations, demands, costs, damages, expenses, fees and charges of every kind and any nature whatsoever (collectively, “Claims”), in each case, whether
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