In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company issued an aggregate of 60,844,573 shares of Symbotic Class V-1 Common Stock and 416,933,025 shares of Symbotic Class V-3 Common Stock, each of which is exchangeable, together with an OpCo Unit, into an equal number of Symbotic Class A Common Stock. Each share of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Symbotic Class B Common Stock were converted into a share of Symbotic Class A Common Stock at the Effective Time.
The foregoing description of the Business Combination does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”), and the full text of the Second A&R LLC Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 to this Report, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward Purchase; PIPE Investment
As previously announced, on March 8, 2021, in connection with SVF’s initial public offering, SVF entered into a Forward Purchase Agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) with an affiliate of the Sponsor (the “Forward Purchase Investor”), pursuant to which the Forward Purchase Investor subscribed for 15,000,000 SVF Class A Ordinary Shares and elected to purchase up to an additional 5,000,000 SVF Class A Ordinary Shares, in each case, at $10.00 per share (collectively, the “Forward Purchase”). The Forward Purchase was consummated immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger.
In addition, as previously announced, on December 12, 2021, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, SVF entered into Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain parties (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”) pursuant to which the PIPE Investors collectively subscribed for 20,500,000 shares of Symbotic Class A Common Stock at $10.00 per share, for an aggregate commitment amount of $205,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”). The PIPE Investment was consummated immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger.
Unit Purchase
On December 12, 2021, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company, Warehouse, Symbotic Holdings and certain affiliated entities and trusts of Richard B. Cohen and his family members entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase from such affiliated entities and trusts a certain number of OpCo Units as set forth therein following the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) but on the date of the Closing (the “Closing Date”). The material terms of the Unit Purchase Agreement are described in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus beginning on page 234 titled “The Business Combination—Other Agreements—Unit Purchase Agreement.” On June 7, 2022, following the Closing, the Company consummated the purchase of 30,000,000 OpCo Units from an affiliated entity of Richard B. Cohen at a price of $10.00 per OpCo Unit, for an aggregate purchase price paid by the Company of $300,000,000 (the “Unit Purchase”). An equal number of shares of Symbotic Class V-3 Common Stock were automatically and simultaneously transferred to the Company and cancelled in connection therewith.
Redemption
Holders of 27,459,854 shares of SVF Class A Ordinary Shares sold in SVF’s initial public offering (the “Initial Shares”) properly exercised their right to have such shares redeemed for a full pro rata portion of the trust account holding the proceeds from SVF’s initial public offering, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, which was approximately $10.01 per share, or approximately $274,826,499 in the aggregate (the “Redemptions”). The remaining balance immediately prior to the Closing of approximately $45,439,150 remained in the trust account.
Immediately after giving effect to the Redemptions, the Business Combination, the Forward Purchase, the PIPE Investment and the Unit Purchase (collectively, the “Transactions”), there were 50,664,146 shares of Symbotic Class A Common Stock (not including 3,616,000 unvested Sponsor Shares), 60,844,573 shares of Symbotic Class V-1 Common Stock, and 416,933,025 shares of Symbotic Class V-3 Common Stock outstanding. On June 8, 2022, the Symbotic Class A Common Stock began trading on The Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “SYM.” Immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, (i) SVF’s public shareholders prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and after giving effect to the Redemptions owned approximately 0.9%
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