The valuation date will be the earliest to occur of (a) the date that is eighteen (18) months after the date of the closing of the Business Combination (the date of the closing of the Business Combination, the “Closing Date”) pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (b) the date specified by Seller in a written notice to be delivered to Counterparty at Seller’s discretion (which Valuation Date shall not be earlier than the day such notice is effective) after the occurrence of any of (v) a Shortfall Variance Registration Failure, (w) a VWAP Trigger Event, (x) a Delisting Event, (y) a Registration Failure or (z) unless otherwise specified therein, any Additional Termination Event, and (c) the date specified by Seller in a written notice to be delivered to the Counterparty at Seller’s sole discretion (which Valuation Date shall not be earlier than the day such notice is effective). The Valuation Date notice will become effective immediately upon its delivery from Seller to the Counterparty in accordance with the Forward Purchase Agreement. In the event the Valuation Date is determined pursuant to clause (c), the Settlement Amount Adjustment will not apply to the calculation of the Settlement Amount.
On the Cash Settlement Payment Date, which is the tenth Local Business Day immediately following the last day of the Valuation Period, Seller will remit to the Counterparty an amount equal to the Settlement Amount and will not otherwise be required to return to the Counterparty any of the Prepayment Amount and the Counterparty shall remit to Seller the Settlement Amount Adjustment; provided that, if the Settlement Amount less the Settlement Amount Adjustment is a negative number, then neither Seller nor the Counterparty shall be liable to the other party for any payment under the “Cash Settlement Payment” Date section of the Forward Purchase Agreement.
Seller has agreed to waive any redemption rights with respect to any Recycled Shares in connection with the Business Combination, as well as any redemption rights under Vahanna’s Memorandum and Articles of Association that would require redemption by Vahanna of the Vahanna Shares. Such waiver may reduce the number of Vahanna Shares redeemed in connection with the Business Combination, and such reduction could alter the perception of the potential strength of the Business Combination. The Forward Purchase Agreement has been structured, and all activity in connection with such agreement has been undertaken, to comply with the requirements of all tender offer regulations applicable to the Business Combination, including Rule 14e-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Counterparty has provided Seller with certain customary registration rights with respect to the Additional Shares.
A copy of the Forward Purchase Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, and the foregoing description of the Forward Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreements
On August 25, 2023, Vahanna entered into a subscription agreement (the “FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement”) with Seller.
Pursuant to the FPA Funding PIPE Subscription Agreement, Seller agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and Vahanna agreed to issue and sell to Seller, on the Closing Date, an aggregate of up to 5,000,000 Vahanna Shares, less the Recycled Shares in connection with the Forward Purchase Agreement. The Vahanna Shares will be sold at a price equal to $10.00 per share.
A copy of the FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2, and the foregoing description of the FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Item 3.02. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The disclosures set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated by reference herein. The securities of Vahanna that may be issued in connection with the FPA Funding Amount PIPE Subscription Agreement will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.