WHEREAS, GHV, AMPSA, and Ardagh MP MergeCo Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MergeCo”), and Ardagh Group S.A., a public limited liability company (société anonyme) governed by the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with its registered office at 56, Rue Charles Martel, L-2134 Luxembourg, Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B160804, entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, MergeCo will merge with and into GHV (the “Merger”) with GHV surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of AMPSA, and, as a result of the Merger, all shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding will be contributed to AMPSA and the Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants then issued and outstanding will be converted into Warrants (as defined below) exercisable for shares of AMPSA, par value of EUR 0.01 each (each, a “Share”);
WHEREAS, on [•], 2021, pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, AMPSA, GHV and the Warrant Agent entered into a Warrant Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement (the “Warrant Assumption Agreement”), pursuant to which GHV assigned its rights and obligations under this Agreement to AMPSA and AMPSA assumed GHV’s right and obligations under this Agreement from GHV; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Warrant Assumption Agreement and Section 4.4 of this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), each of the issued and outstanding GHV Warrants were no longer exercisable for shares of Common Stock but instead became exercisable (subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement) for Shares (each a “Warrant” and collectively, the “Warrants”); and
WHEREAS, AMPSA desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of AMPSA, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, AMPSA desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of AMPSA, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants; and
WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of AMPSA and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of AMPSA, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:”
2.3 References to Common Stock and Stockholders. (a) All references to “Common Stock” in the Existing Warrant Agreement (including all Exhibits thereto) other than references thereto in the recitals shall be amended to reference the Shares, and (b) all references to “stockholders” shall be amended to reference “shareholders.”
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