Exhibit 4.4
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 29, 2023, is made and entered into by and among Nvni Group Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (“New PubCo”), Mercato Partners Acquisition Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), certain parties set forth on Exhibit A hereto (such parties, together with the Sponsor, the “Sponsor Parties” and individually, a “Sponsor Party”), and certain former shareholders of Nuvini Holdings Limited, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability in the Cayman Islands (“Nuvini”), listed on Exhibit B hereto (such stockholders, the “Nuvini Holders” and, collectively with each Sponsor Party and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 or Section 5.9 of this Agreement, the “Holders” and each, a “Holder”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, New PubCo has entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2023, (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among New PubCo, Mercato Partners Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “SPAC”), Nuvini Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New PubCo, and Nuvini, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) in accordance with the Contribution Agreement, each holder of Nuvini ordinary shares will, prior to the Merger Effective Time, contribute its respective Nuvini ordinary shares to New PubCo in exchange for the issuance of ordinary shares of New PubCo, par value 0.0001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), to be subscribed for by such Nuvini ordinary shareholder (the “Contribution”), (b) as a result of the Contribution, Nuvini will become a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New PubCo, (c) following the consummation of the Contribution, Merger Sub will merge with and into SPAC (the “Merger”), with SPAC continuing as the surviving entity and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of New PubCo, and (d) as a result of the Merger, each share of SPAC Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time shall be converted into and shall for all purposes represent only the right to receive one (1) Ordinary Share, in each case of clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d), on the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement;
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Nuvini Holders received Ordinary Shares;
WHEREAS, at the Merger Effective Time, (a) all of the shares of Class B Common Stock and SPAC Warrants held by the Sponsor immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time will be converted into the same number of Ordinary Shares and (b) all SPAC Warrants held by the Sponsor immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time will be converted into the same number of warrants to Ordinary Shares;
WHEREAS, the SPAC and the Sponsor are parties to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2021 (the “Original RRA”);