Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Amendment to Merger Agreement
As previously disclosed, on December 13, 2021, Gores Holdings VIII, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Frontier Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“First Merger Sub”), Frontier Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Second Merger Sub”), and Footprint International Holdco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Footprint”).
On May 20, 2022, the parties to the Merger Agreement entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement (“Amendment No. 1”). Amendment No. 1 amends the Merger Agreement to, among other things: (a) account for the termination of the KSP Subscription Agreement (as defined below) by revising the aggregate number of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class A Stock”) contemplated by the PIPE Investment from 31,055,000 shares to 28,555,000 shares; (b) account for the May Footprint Class C Financing (as defined below) by increasing the amount under clause “(d)” of the definition of “Closing Parent Cash” from to $150,000,000 to $175,000,000; (c) account for the amendment of the Waiver and Share Surrender Agreement (as defined below); (d) revise the definition of “Common Share Price” to specify that the contemplated time period applies during the Earn-Out Period; (e) account for the May Footprint Class C Financing (as defined below) by revising the definition of “Aggregate Company Stock Consideration” from 161,776,650 shares to 164,526,925 shares of Parent Class A Stock (deemed to have a value of $10.00 per share) and (f) make certain other administrative changes.
The foregoing description of Amendment No. 1 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of Amendment No. 1, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Amendment to the Waiver and Share Surrender Agreement
As previously disclosed, on December 13, 2021, the Company, Gores Sponsor VIII LLC (the “Sponsor”) , and each other holder of Class F common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class F Stock”) entered into a waiver and share surrender agreement (the “Waiver and Share Surrender Agreement”), pursuant to which Sponsor agreed to irrevocably surrender 1,501,650 shares of Class F Stock, in connection with, and subject to, the closing of the Business Combination. On May 20, 2022, the parties to the Waiver and Share Surrender Agreement entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Waiver and Share Surrender Agreement (the “Waiver and Share Surrender Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to irrevocably surrender a total of 1,751,925 shares of Class F Stock, in connection with, and subject to, the closing of the Business Combination.
The foregoing description of the Waiver and Share Surrender Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Waiver and Share Surrender Agreement Amendment, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement |
PIPE Subscription Agreements; Termination of KSP Subscription Agreement; May Footprint Class C Financing
As previously disclosed, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into subscription agreements with certain investors, including certain individuals, institutional investors, KSP Footprint Investments, LLC (the “Koch Preference Subscriber”) and Sponsor (such agreements collectively, the “PIPE Subscription Agreements” and such investors party thereto collectively, the “Subscribers”), pursuant to which the Subscribers, including Sponsor, have agreed to purchase an aggregate of 31,055,000 shares of Class A Stock in a private placement for $10.00 per share (the “PIPE Investment”).