under the Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to issue 200,000 Earn-Out Shares to Mr. Athanasopoulos on the granting schedule provided in the Consulting Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Earn-Out Agreement.
Preferred Financing Transaction
On September 29, 2022, we completed a private placement of our Series A Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock (collectively, the “Preferred Financing Transaction”), pursuant to the terms of those certain Subscription Agreements, dated September 29, 2022 (the “Preferred Subscription Agreements”), by and between the Company and certain investors (each individually, a “Subscriber,” and collectively, the “Subscribers”) thereto, that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 29, 2022 (the “Preferred Registration Rights Agreement”), by and between the Company and the Subscribers, and that certain Warrant Agreement, dated September 29, 2022 (the “Preferred Warrant Agreement”) by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement, the Company sold to the Subscribers 85,000 shares of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $1,000 per share (the “Stated Value”), together with warrants to purchase 1,275,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”).
In connection with the Financing Transaction, the Company received gross proceeds of $85 million, before deducting transaction expenses. AXIA Capital served as sole placement agent for the Financing Transaction and received a fee equal to $1 million plus reimbursement of fees and reimbursement of expenses not to exceed $25,000. AXIA Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXIA Ventures. Dimitrios Athanasopoulos, ITHAX’s former chief financial officer, is the founding partner, group managing director and member of the executive committee of AXIA Ventures.
The Subscription Agreement contains representations and warranties by the Company and the Subscribers and covenants of the Company and the Subscribers (including indemnification from the Company in the event of breaches of its representations and warranties) and other rights, obligations and restrictions, which the Company believes are customary for transactions of this type.
Payment to Asi Ginio in Connection with Orinter Purchase Agreement
On January 31, 2023, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mondee Brazil LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with the Company, “Buyer”), entered into that certain Share Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated January 31, 2023 (the “Purchase Agreement”), with OTT Holding LTDA, a Brazilian limited liability company (the “Seller”), and Orinter Tour & Travel, S.A., a Brazilian corporation (the “Orinter”), along with other parties thereto (the “Intervening Parties”), as described in the Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Seller sold to Buyer, and Buyer purchased from Seller, all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Orinter, in exchange for total consideration of $37,728,105.00 (the “Consideration”) (such transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the “Orinter Acquisition”). The Consideration was comprised of: (i) a cash component equal to $20,464,052.00, $18,928,104.00 of which was paid to Seller on the closing date and $1,535,948.00 of which was deposited into an escrow account on the closing date; and (ii) a stock component equal to $17,264,053.00, in the form of 1,726,405 shares of our Common Stock (the “Escrow Shares”). In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Escrow Shares were deposited into an escrow account within 60 days of the closing date, with the parties agreeing that the Escrow Shares will be released from escrow as follows: (a) 903,202 of the Shares shall be released from escrow 12 months from the closing date and (b) 823,203 of the Escrow Shares shall be released from escrow 24 months from the closing date upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement.
In connection with the Orinter Acquisition, the Seller has agreed that upon the release of the 903,202 Escrow Shares from escrow 12 months after the closing date, the Seller will transfer 80,000 of those Escrow Shares to Asi Ginio, in connection with general advisory services Mr. Ginio provided to Seller.
Employment Agreement with Jesus Portillo
On April 18, 2023, the Company and Jesus Portillo entered into an employment agreement, pursuant to which Jesus Portillo became the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective as of April 20, 2023. Mr. Portillo’s employment commenced on April 20, 2023 and continues for five years unless terminated in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement. His employment agreement provides that Mr. Portillo receives: (i) an annualized base salary of $350,000, (ii) 180,000 shares of our Common Stock pursuant and subject to the Earn-Out Agreement; (iii) 250,000 RSUs granted pursuant to the 2022 Plan, subject to the Company’s form of RSU Agreement; and (iv) a discretionary bonus in the sole discretion of the Company.