As consideration for the Asset Purchase, 9830 (for the benefit of the Sellers) received from the Purchaser (i) $25,000,000 in cash, (ii) 4,220,000 shares of Common Stock, the cost basis of which was $7.78 (such basis being the average of the volume-weighted average closing price per share of Common Stock, as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) for the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date) (the “Shares”), and 164,000 of such Shares were issued, pursuant to the instruction of 9830, to Northbound Group in satisfaction of certain broker fees payable by the Sellers to Northbound Group, and (iii) a Non-Negotiable Promissory Note in favor of 9830 in the amount of $15,799,449 (the “Seller Note”), representing the value of certain inventory that the Sellers had paid for but not yet sold as of the Closing Date, the principal amount of which shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement. In addition, subject to achievement of certain contribution margin thresholds on certain products of the acquired business for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, the Sellers shall be entitled to receive earn out payments (as described below). The 4,056,000 Shares issued to 9830 represent 15.51% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 1, 2020 (including the Shares).
With respect to the earn out payments referenced above, if, during the 12 month period ending on December 31, 2021, the contribution margin generated on certain products exceeds $15,500,000, the Sellers shall be entitled to receive from the Purchaser an amount equal to $1.67 for every $1.00 of such contribution margin that is greater than $15,500,000 and less than or equal to $18,500,000 (such amount, the “Phase 1 Earn Out Amount”); provided, that in no event shall the Phase 1 Earn Out Amount exceed $5,000,000. In addition, during the 12 month period ending on December 31, 2022, for each $500,000 of contribution margin generated on certain products in excess of $15,500,000, subject to a cap of $27,500,000, the Sellers shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash equal to the value of 100,000 shares of Common Stock multiplied by the average of the volume-weighted average closing price per share of Common Stock, as reported on Nasdaq for the 30 consecutive trading days ending on December 31, 2022 (the resulting amount, the “Phase 2 Earn Out Amount”).
From and after the Closing Date until December 31, 2022, the Purchaser may elect to purchase from any of the Sellers, Founder or their respective affiliates, certain additional products not acquired by the Purchaser as part of the Asset Purchase. The price payable by the Purchaser for any such product will, depending on the maturity of the product, be based on (i) either the historical contribution margin of such product, or (ii) the historical contribution margin of the product and the realized future contribution, as contemplated by and determined in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement.
The Asset Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Purchaser and the Sellers. Subject to certain customary limitations, the Sellers agreed to indemnify the Company and its officers, directors, employees and other authorized agents against certain losses related to, among other things, breaches of the Sellers’ representations, warranties, covenants and agreements as well as any excluded liabilities described therein.
In connection with the Asset Purchase, the Company also agreed, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, to prepare and file a registration statement with the SEC for the purpose of registering for resale the Shares. Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company must file such registration statement with the SEC within 120 days of the Closing Date.
The foregoing summary of the Asset Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Asset Purchase Agreement that is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Asset Purchase Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Asset Purchase Agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. Accordingly, the Asset Purchase Agreement is incorporated herein by reference only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Company or its business, and should be read in conjunction with the disclosures in the Company’s periodic reports and other filings with the SEC.
Lock-Up, Voting and Standstill Agreement
In connection with the Asset Purchase, 9830 entered into a Lock-Up, Voting and Standstill Agreement with the Company (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which 9830 agreed not to, directly or indirectly (subject to limited exceptions set forth therein) (i) sell, pledge, assign, transfer, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any of the Shares issued to 9830, (ii) enter into any swap, hedge or other agreement or arrangement that transfers to another,