Introductory Note
On September 20, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Nerdy Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Corp.) (the “Company”), consummated the previously announced business combination (the “Closing”) pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2021 (as amended on March 19, 2021, on July 14, 2021, on August 11, 2021 and on August 18, 2021, the “Business Combination Agreement”) by and among the Company, TPG Pace Tech Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TPG Pace Merger Sub”), TCV VIII (A) VT, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TCV Blocker”), LCSOF XI VT, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Learn Blocker” and, together with TCV Blocker, the “Blockers”), TPG Pace Blocker Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Blocker Merger Sub I”), TPG Pace Blocker Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Blocker Merger Sub II” and, together with Blocker Merger Sub I, the “Blocker Merger Subs” and, together with TPG Pace Merger Sub, the “Merger Subs”), Live Learning Technologies LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nerdy LLC”), and, solely for the purposes described therein, certain entities affiliated with the Blockers (the “Blocker Holders”). The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the “Business Combination.” Unless the context otherwise provides, “TPG Pace” refers to the registrant prior to the Closing, and “we,” “us,” “our,” “Nerdy Inc.,” and the “Company” refer to the registrant and, where appropriate, its subsidiaries following the Closing.
Immediately prior to the Closing, TPG Pace became a Delaware corporation named Nerdy Inc., its outstanding Class A ordinary shares and Class F ordinary shares were converted into corresponding shares of Class A common stock and Class F common stock of Nerdy Inc. and its outstanding private placement warrants and public warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares were converted into corresponding warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock (the “Domestication”).
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and in connection therewith, following the Domestication, TPG Pace Merger Sub merged with and into Nerdy LLC (the “Merger”), with Nerdy LLC surviving such merger, pursuant to which holders of Nerdy LLC common units exchanged their Nerdy LLC common units for an aggregate of $336.8 million of cash consideration, 18,583,264 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (“Class A Common Stock”) and 392,580 warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock (“Company Warrants”), 76,732,173 limited liability company units in Nerdy LLC (the “OpCo Units”), an equivalent number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (“Class B Common Stock”) and 2,051,864 warrants to purchase OpCo Units (“OpCo Warrants”). Of these amounts holders of Nerdy LLC unit appreciation rights exchanged such rights for an aggregate of 6,391,286 corresponding stock appreciation rights in the Company and $5.0 million in cash consideration. Simultaneously with the Merger, through a series of separate merger transactions, the Blockers merged with the Company (the “Blocker Mergers”), with the Company surviving such mergers. Of these amounts issued to holders of equity interests in Nerdy LLC and holders of equity interests in the Blockers, 642,089 shares of Class A Common Stock and 3,357,911 OpCo Units are subject to potential forfeiture if certain trading price thresholds are not achieved, as further described in the section entitled “Business Combination Proposal—The Business Combination Agreement” beginning on page 124 of the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus (“Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) filed with the SEC on August 19, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference.
On the Closing Date, the Company consummated the previously announced issuance and sale of 15,000,000 newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock for aggregate consideration of approximately $150 million in a private placement (the “PIPE Financing”) pursuant to Subscription Agreements, entered into on January 28, 2021 (as further amended, or assigned, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors.
On the Closing Date, the Company consummated the previously announced issuance and sale of 16,116,750 shares of Class A Common Stock and 3,000,000 Company warrants for aggregate consideration of $150 million in a private placement (the “FPA Financing”) pursuant to Forward Purchase Agreements (the “Forward Purchase Agreements”) with certain third parties and certain employees, affiliates and “friends of the firm” of TPG Global, LLC, an affiliate of TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Sponsor, Series LLC (“Sponsor”).
Immediately following the Blocker Mergers, the Company held 90,266,581 OpCo units, representing 54.1% of the total OpCo Units, and 17,281,469 OpCo warrants.