Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 20, 2021, is entered into by and among WeWork Inc., a Delaware corporation, formerly known as BowX Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), BowX Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) together with the undersigned parties listed under BowX Investors on the signature pages hereto (the “BowX Investors”), SOF-X WW Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and SOF-XI WW Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, the “Starwood Investors”), and Insight Entity (the “Insight Investor” and together with the Starwood Investors, the “Anchor Investors”), the undersigned parties listed under Windmill Investors on the signature pages hereto (the “Windmill Investors” and, collectively with the BowX Investors, the Anchor Investors and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, the “Holders” and each a “Holder”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of the Company and the BowX Investors is a party to, and hereby consents to, the amendment and restatement of that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 4, 2020 (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted the BowX Investors certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Vivek Ranadivé entered into that certain letter agreement, dated May 26, 2020 (the “Founder Shares Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Ranadivé purchased an aggregate of 10,062,500 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”), and Mr. Ranadive subsequently transferred an aggregate of 3,363,500 Founder Shares to the other BowX Investors;
WHEREAS, on August 4, 2020, the Company entered into those certain subscription agreements (the “Private Placement Warrant Purchase Agreements”) with certain BowX Investors, pursuant to which BowX Investors purchased an aggregate of 7,773,333 private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase, at an exercise price of $11.50 per share of Class A Common Stock;
WHEREAS, on August 4, 2020, the Company effected a stock dividend of 0.2 shares of Class B Common Stock for each share of Class B Common Stock outstanding, resulting in the BowX Investors holding an aggregate of 12,075,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the “Founder Shares”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated March 25, 2021, Sponsor forfeited 3,000,000 Founder Shares on the date hereof.
WHEREAS, upon the date hereof, Mr. Ranadivé transferred an aggregate of 1,811,250 shares of Class B Common Stock to BlackRock Credit Alpha Master Fund, L.P. and HC NCBR Fund.
WHEREAS, upon the closing of the transactions (the “Transactions”) contemplated by that certain Merger Agreement dated March 25, 2021 by and among the Company, BowX Merger Subsidiary Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Windmill, a Delaware corporation (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), 9,075,000 Founder Shares were converted into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”);
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2021, the Company entered into those certain Subscription Agreements (the “Anchor Subscription Agreements”) with the Anchor Investors, pursuant to which and in connection with the closing of the Transactions, each of the Anchor Investors purchased shares of Class A Common Stock in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Windmill Investors received shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock;