Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
On February 14, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), Atlas Holdings was issued (i) cash, (ii) 23,974,368 of common units representing equity interests (the “Opco Units”) in Atlas Intermediate Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Atlas Intermediate”) and wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer and (iii) 23,974,368 shares of the Issuer’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B common stock”) in connection with the closing of the business combination (the “Closing”) pursuant to that certain unit purchase agreement, dated as of August 12, 2019 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among Atlas TC Holdings LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer and a Delaware limited liability company (“TC Holdings”), Atlas TC Buyer LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings and a Delaware limited liability company (“TC Buyer”), Atlas Intermediate and Atlas Holdings, whereby TC Buyer acquired from Atlas Holdings all of its equity interests in Atlas Intermediate.
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Issuer contributed cash and shares of newly-created, voting,non-economic Class B common stock, to TC Holdings in exchange for common units of TC Holdings (the “TC Holdings Units”). Atlas Holdings transferred to TC Buyer (i) a number of Opco Units equal to the product of (a) the number of Opco Units issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date multiplied by (b) the quotient of (x) the Rolled Unit Value (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) divided by (y) $617 million, in exchange for a corresponding number of TC Holdings Units, and an equal number of shares of Class B common stock, and (ii) the remainder of the Opco Units, in exchange for cash. Each share of Class B common stock entitles its holder to one vote per share but no right to dividends or distributions.
The acquisition of the Opco Units and Class B common stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement is referred to herein as the “Business Combination” and the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement are referred to herein as the “Transactions.” Following the consummation of the Business Combination and the transactions contemplated thereby, Atlas Holdings distributed 3,800,385 Opco Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock to certain of its limited partners, and as a result, now holds 20,173,983 Opco Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Purchase Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Atlas Intermediate
On the Closing Date, the Issuer entered into to the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Atlas Intermediate (the “Opco LLCA”). The Opco LLCA provides that, holders of Opco Units will generally have the right to cause Atlas Intermediate to redeem all or a portion of their Opco Units in exchange for shares of Class A common stock; provided, that the Issuer may, at its option, effect a direct exchange of Class A common stock for such Opco Units in lieu of such a redemption by Atlas Intermediate or elect to redeem such units for cash. Upon the future redemption or exchange of Opco Units, a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock will be cancelled. Holders of Class B common stock, together with holders of Class A common stock, voting as a single class, will have the right to vote on all matters properly submitted to a vote of the Issuer’s stockholders, but holders of Class B common stock will not be entitled to any dividends or liquidating distributions from the Issuer.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Opco LLCA, which is included as Exhibit 2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
General
The Reporting Persons hold the Class B common stock of the Issuer for investment purposes. Depending on market conditions and other factors (including evaluation of the Issuer’s businesses and prospects, availability of funds, alternative uses of funds and general economic conditions), the Reporting Persons may from time to time acquire additional securities of the Issuer or dispose of all or a portion of their investment in the Issuer.
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