Effective upon the Closing, the Reporting Person received, (a) by virtue of the assumption of outstanding equity awards of Shapeways, options to purchase 2,417,866 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock and (b) 205,000 shares which were subject to restricted stock units which settled on December 10, 2021, less 86,995 shares withheld by the issuer to cover tax withholding obligations of Mr. Kress.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The information set forth in Item 3 of this Statement is incorporated into this Item 4 by reference.
The Reporting Person serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors and, in such capacity, may have influence over the corporate activities of the Issuer, including activities which may relate to items described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Except as described herein, the Reporting Person does not have any present plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. However, the Reporting Person reserves the right to formulate in the future plans or proposals which may relate to or result in the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of this Item 4.
The Reporting Person holds the securities of the Issuer for general investment purposes. The Reporting Person reserves the right, based on all relevant factors and subject to applicable law or other restrictions, at any time and from time to time, to acquire additional shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Issuer, dispose of some or all of the shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Issuer that it may own from time to time, in each case in open market or private transactions, block sales or otherwise or pursuant to ordinary stock exchange transactions effected through one or more broker-dealers whether individually or utilizing specific pricing or other instructions (including by means of Rule 10b5-1 programs).
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
The information contained in Item 3 and 4 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated into this Item 5 by reference.
(a) and (b) See Items 7-11 and 13 of the cover page of this Statement and Item 2 above.
Subject to the satisfaction of the share-price based performance vesting conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement during the earn-out period, which ends on September 29, 2024, the Reporting Person may earn up to 268,651 Earn-Out RSUs, which shares are excluded from the aggregate number of shares held by Reporting Person. Each Earn-Out RSU represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Issuer.
(c) Except as reported in this Statement, the Reporting Person has not effected any transactions in the Issuer’s securities within the past 60 days.
(d) No other person is known to the Reporting Person to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of Common Stock covered by this Statement.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
The information set forth in Item 3 of this Statement is incorporated into this Item 6 by reference.
In connection with the Merger, certain stockholders of Shapeways, including the Reporting Person entered into lock-up agreements (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which they agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to effect any direct or indirect sale, transfer or other disposition with respect to any shares of Common Stock issued to the Sponsor in the Merger for a period commencing on the Closing and ending on the earlier of (x) 180 days after the date of the Closing, and (y) the date after the Closing on which the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction with an unaffiliated third party. The foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement is a summary only and is qualified by reference to such description and the full text of the Lock-Up Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2 to this Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.