Exhibit 10.8
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is made as of January 15, 2021, by and among Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of British Columbia (together with its successors, the “Corporation”), and each of the Persons set forth on the signature pages hereto and identified as a “Holder” hereto, each of which, together with each other person who holds Registrable Securities who may from time to time become bound hereby in accordance with the terms hereof, is referred to in this Agreement as a “Holder”.
RECITALS
WHEREAS the Corporation is party to an agreement, dated as of November 24, 2020, among the Corporation, CMG Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Caliva”), and the other parties thereto (the “Caliva Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation will be merged into Caliva and all outstanding shares of capital stock of Caliva will be converted into common shares of the Corporation (the “Caliva Transaction”);
WHEREAS, the Corporation is party to an agreement, dated as of November 24, 2020, among the Corporation, Left Coast Ventures, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“LCV”), and the other parties thereto (the “LCV Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation will be merged into LCV and all outstanding shares of capital stock of LCV will be converted into common shares of the Corporation (the “LCV Transaction”);
WHEREAS, the Corporation completed its initial public offering on July 16, 2019, its Class A Restricted Voting Shares are listed on the NEO Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”), and the Caliva Transaction and the LCV Transaction are collectively intended to constitute the “qualifying transaction” of the Corporation as such term is defined in the Exchange’s Listing Manual pertaining to special purpose acquisition corporations (the “Qualifying Transaction”); and
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the consummation of the Caliva Transaction and the LCV Transaction, and the parties hereto mutually desire to enter into this Agreement in order to provide, inter alia, each Holder with the registration rights specified in this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) held by each Holder and the distribution of such Registrable Securities under applicable securities laws subsequent to the Qualifying Transaction in such manner as each Holder may designate on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person (for the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with