Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version
SHAREHOLDER VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Shareholder Voting and Support Agreement (this “Shareholder Agreement”) is dated as of February 26, 2023, by and among, Heru Investment Holdings Ltd. (the “Stockholder”), Mercato Partners Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“SPAC”), Nuvini Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and Nvni Group Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (“New PubCo”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the holder of record and the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of the number of shares of Company Ordinary Shares, in each case, as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto (including any New PubCo Shares received in connection with the Contribution, the “Subject Securities”);
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Shareholder Agreement, SPAC, the Company, New PubCo and Nuvini Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), have entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as may be amended or modified from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof, the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other transactions, (a) the Company will become a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New PubCo pursuant to a contribution by the Company Shareholders of all the issued and outstanding equity of the Company to New PubCo in exchange for newly issued New PubCo Ordinary Shares and (b) Merger Sub will merge with and into SPAC, with SPAC continuing as the surviving entity and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Intermediate 2 (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), in each case, on the terms and conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to Stockholder, the Company, Merger Sub, and New PubCo to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, the parties hereto desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT AGREEMENT; COVENANTS
Section 1.1 Binding Effect of Business Combination Agreement. Stockholder hereby acknowledges that Stockholder has read the Business Combination Agreement and this Shareholder Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax and legal advisors. Stockholder shall be bound by and comply with Sections 7.4(b) (Communications Plan) and 7.11 (No Solicitation) of the Business Combination Agreement (and any relevant definitions contained in any such Sections) as if Stockholder was an original signatory to the Business Combination Agreement with respect to such provisions.