Exhibit 4.5
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [•], 2020, is made and entered into by and among Romeo Power, Inc. (formerly known as RMG Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), RMG Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RMG Sponsor”), and the undersigned parties1 listed as an Existing Holder on the signature pages hereto (each such party, together with RMG Sponsor and any other person deemed an “Existing Holder” who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof, an “Existing Holder” and collectively, the “Existing Holders”), and the undersigned parties2 listed as a New Holder on the signature pages hereto (each such party, together with any other person deemed a “New Holder” who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof, a “New Holder” and collectively, the “New Holders”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, RMG Sponsor, certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. (each, a “BlackRock Investor” and collectively, the “BlackRock Investors”), and certain funds and accounts managed by Alta Fundamental Advisers LLC (each, an “Alta Investor” and collectively, the “Alta Investors”) entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2019 (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted to the Existing Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company has entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 5, 2020 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), with RMG Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Romeo Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Romeo Systems”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Romeo Systems with Romeo Systems surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;
WHEREAS, upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Existing Holders and the New Holders will hold shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), in each case, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company has entered into Subscription Agreements, each dated October 5, 2020 (collectively, the “PIPE Investors Subscription Agreements”), with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”) for the subscription of shares of Common Stock;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.05 of the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement may be amended or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority-in-interest of the “Registrable Securities” (as such term was defined in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement) at the time in question; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company and the Existing Holders desire to amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement in its entirety and enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Company shall grant the Existing Holders and the New Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.
1 NTD: Existing Holders include holders under the existing Registration Rights Agreement
2 NTD: New Holders to include existing Romeo executive officers and directors, BorgWarner and certain other existing Romeo stockholders