Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Certain relationships and related person transactions of TLG and Electriq are described in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation/Prospectus in the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” beginning on page 335 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Reference is made to the disclosure regarding director independence in the section of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation/Prospectus titled “Management of New Electriq Following the Business Combination - Director Independence,” beginning on page 216 of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth under “Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement - Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement,” and “Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers - Electriq Power, Inc. 2023 Incentive Plan” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.
The Company adopted a formal written policy effective upon the Business Combination providing that the Company’s executive officers, directors, director nominees, beneficial owners of more than 5% of any class of the Company’s voting securities and any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons are not permitted to enter into a related party transaction with the Company without the approval of the Company’s audit committee, subject to the exceptions described below.
A related party transaction is a transaction, arrangement or relationship, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships in which the Company was or is to be a participant in which the amount involves exceeds $120,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year, and in which a related party had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Under the policy, the audit committee of the Company Board will review all of the relevant material facts and circumstances of the proposed related party transaction, satisfy itself that it has been fully informed as to the material facts of the applicable related party’s relationship and interest, will determine if the proposed related party transaction is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and will either approve or disapprove of the entry into the proposed related party transaction.
Legal Proceedings
Reference is made to the disclosure regarding legal proceedings in the sections of the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation/Prospectus titled “Information About TLG - Legal Proceedings” and “Information About Electriq - Legal Proceedings,” which are incorporated herein by reference.
Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
Following the Closing of the Business Combination, the Class A Common Stock began trading on the NYSE under the symbol “ELIQ” and the Company’s warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock began trading on NYSE American under the symbol “ELIQ WS” on August 1, 2023. The Company has not paid any cash dividends on its common stock to date.
The Company Board, in its sole discretion, will make any determination from time to time with respect to the use of any excess cash accumulated, which may include, among other uses, the payment of dividends on the Class A Common Stock. It is not contemplated that the Company will pay cash dividends for the foreseeable future.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
The description of the Company’s securities contained in the Proxy Statement/Consent Solicitation/Prospectus in the sections titled “Recent Developments - Pre-Closing Financings and Loan Conversion” and “Closing Financings and Working Capital Loan Conversion” and TLG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 24, 2023 are incorporated herein by reference. The Other Closing TLG Investment for the aggregate of $0.5 million for 50,000 shares of TLG common stock, in the aggregate, and, as an incentive for the investments received, in the aggregate, 25,000 shares of TLG preferred stock, pursuant to the securities purchase agreements dated as of June 23, 2023, July 6, 2023