Exhibit 4.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement is entered into as of December 15, 2021, by and among (i) Vertical Aerospace Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability (the “Company”), (ii) the parties listed on Schedule A hereto (each such party, together with the Sponsor and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”), and (iii) for the limited purpose set forth in Section 5.5 of this Agreement, Broadstone Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Broadstone”). Certain capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are defined in Article 1 hereof.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, (i) the Company; (ii) Broadstone; (iii) Sponsor; (iv) Vertical Merger Sub Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability (“Merger Sub”); (v) Vertical Aerospace Group Ltd., a company limited by shares incorporated in England under registration number 12590994 (“Vertical”); (vi) Vincent Casey, a British citizen; and (vii) the Company Shareholders (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) have entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement dated as of June 10, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Broadstone will merge with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”) and the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Vertical (the “Share Acquisition”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Avolon Warrant Instrument and/or the American Warrant Instrument, as of the date hereof, the Holders are or may become the holders of the Ordinary Shares (or warrants representing such Ordinary Shares) set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, each Holder is entering into a lock-up agreement with the Company (each a “Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, each Holder agrees not to transfer certain Ordinary Shares for a certain period of time following the Closing, subject to certain exceptions specified therein;
WHEREAS, Broadstone and Sponsor entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2020 (the “Prior Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Broadstone and Sponsor wish to terminate the Prior Agreement, with such termination effective as of the date hereof, in order to provide for the terms and conditions included herein; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are entering into this Agreement concurrently with, and contingent upon, the Closing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1Definitions. The terms defined in this Article 1 shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
“AA Securities” means the securities of the Company that are registrable pursuant to the AA SPA.