INVESTOR AGREEMENT
THIS INVESTOR AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of December 13, 2024, by and between Astra AI Infra LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investor”), and Penguin Solutions, Inc., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2024, by and between SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (“SKT”) and the Company (the “Purchase Agreement”), provides for the issuance and sale by the Company to SKT, and the purchase by the SKT, of 200,000 Convertible Preferred Shares, par value US$0.03 per share, of the Company (the “Purchased Securities”);
WHEREAS, the rights set forth in this Agreement are without prejudice to the rights afforded to the Investor as a holder of the Purchased Securities under the protective provisions in the Certificate (as defined herein); and
WHEREAS, as a condition to consummating the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Investor and the Company have agreed upon certain rights and restrictions as set forth herein with respect to the Purchased Securities and other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the Investor, and it is a condition to the Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) that this Agreement be executed and delivered by the Investor and the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Acceptance Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a).
(b) “Acquisition Proposal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d).
(c) “Activist Shareholder” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
(d) “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, another Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to control another Person if any of the following conditions is met: (i) in the case of corporate entities, direct or indirect ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or shares having the right to vote for the election of directors, and (ii) in the case of non-corporate entities, direct or indirect ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity interest with the power to direct the management and policies of such non-corporate entities. For the purposes of this Agreement, in no event shall the Investor or any of its Affiliates be deemed Affiliates of the Company or any of its Affiliates, nor shall the Company or any of its Affiliates be deemed Affiliates of the Investor or any of its Affiliates.