Exhibit 10.8
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on , 2025, by and among CID HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”) and the undersigned subscriber (“Subscriber”).
WHEREAS, SEE ID, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“SUAC”), CID HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of SUAC (“Holdings”), ShoulderUp Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (“ShoulderUp Merger Sub”), and SEI Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (“SEI Merger Sub,” and together with ShoulderUp Merger Sub, the “Merger Subs”) have entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of March 18, 2024 (as may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, ShoulderUp Merger Sub will merge with and into SUAC (the “ShoulderUp Merger”), with SUAC surviving the ShoulderUp Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (the “ShoulderUp Surviving Company”); and (ii) simultaneously with the ShoulderUp Merger, SEI Merger Sub will merge with and into SEE ID (the “SEE ID Merger”), with SEE ID surviving the SEE ID Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (the “Surviving Company”) (the ShoulderUp Merger and the SEE ID Merger, together the “Mergers” and together with the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, Holdings filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Business Combination Registration Statement”), pursuant to which at the closing of the Business Combination, (i) the holders of shares of SUAC’s common stock (“SUAC Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Business Combination (other than any redeemed shares) will receive one share of common stock of Holdings (“Holdings Common Stock”) in exchange for each share of SUAC Common Stock held by them, subject to adjustment as more fully described in the Business Combination Agreement, (ii) the holders of each whole warrant to purchase SUAC Class A Common Stock will receive one warrant to purchase Holdings Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, and (iii) 13 million shares of Holdings Common Stock, subject to adjustment as more fully described in the Business Combination Agreement, will be issued to the Company’s stockholders in exchange for their shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock” and such shares of SUAC Common Stock and Common Stock to be issued in exchange for the shares of Holdings Common Stock, collectively, the “Exchange Securities”);.
WHEREAS, Holdings and the Subscriber are executing and delivering this Subscription Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the Commission under the 1933 Act;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Business Combination, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from Holdings, immediately prior to consummation of the Business Combination, shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Per Share Price”). In addition, any Subscriber investing an aggregate Purchase Price of at least $1,000,000 shall receive additional merger consideration or shares from SUAC, effectively reducing such Subscriber’s net effective price per share to approximately $4.00 per share (the “Additional Consideration Shares”), and any Subscriber investing an aggregate Purchase Price of less than $1,000,000 shall receive additional merger consideration or shares from SUAC, effectively reducing such Subscriber’s net effective price per share to approximately $5.00 per share (the “Additional Consideration Shares”) subject to terms and conditions described herein. These Additional Consideration Shares will be registered on an SEC Form S-1 registration statement following the closing of the Business Combination Agreement (“BCA”) and will be freely tradeable only after such Form S-1 has been reviewed and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), a process which could take up to approximately sixty (60) days following filing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions, herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Subscription. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Subscriber hereby agrees at the Closing (as defined below), to irrevocably subscribe for and purchase from Holdings, and Holdings hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, the Subscribed Shares (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).
Section 2. Closing.
(a) The consummation of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur on the closing date of the Business Combination (the “Closing Date”), substantially concurrently with and immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and subject to the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement.
(b) At least five (5) Business Days before the anticipated Closing Date, the Company shall deliver written notice to Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) specifying (i) the anticipated Closing Date and (ii) the wire instructions for delivery of the Purchase Price to the Company. No later than one Business Day prior to the Closing Date as set forth in the Closing Notice, Subscriber shall deliver the Purchase Price (subject to adjustment as described below) for the Subscribed Shares by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company in the Closing Notice, and such funds shall be held by Holdings in escrow, segregated from and not comingled with the other funds of Holdings, until the Closing Date. Upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 2, the Company shall issue to Subscriber (i) on the Closing Date, the Subscribed Shares in book entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under this Subscription Agreement or applicable securities laws), in the name of Subscriber (or its nominee or custodian in accordance with its delivery instructions) (and the Purchase Price shall be released from escrow automatically and without further action by the Company or Subscriber), and (ii) as promptly as practicable after the Closing, evidence of the issuance to Subscriber of the Subscribed Shares on and as of the Closing Date. Furthermore, upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the Subscribed Shares shall be exchanged into shares of Holdings Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement.
(c) In the event that the consummation of the Business Combination does not occur within three (3) Business Days after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company and Subscriber, the Company, shall promptly (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days after the anticipated Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice) return the funds so delivered by Subscriber by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber, and any book entries shall be deemed cancelled. Notwithstanding such return or cancellation (x) a failure to close on the anticipated Closing Date shall not, by itself, be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Section 2 to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Closing Date, and (y) unless and until (i) this Subscription Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 6 herein or (ii) the obligations of the Company and Subscriber to consummate the Subscription are deemed satisfied by way of Subscriber’s purchase of Non-Redeemed Shares pursuant to Section 2(b), Subscriber shall remain obligated to redeliver funds to the Company, as set forth in the Closing Notice, following the Company’s delivery to Subscriber of a new Closing Notice in accordance with this Section 2 and Subscriber and the Company shall remain obligated to consummate the Closing upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Section 2 following the Company’s delivery to Subscriber of a new Closing Notice. For the purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks in New York, New York are open for the general transaction of business.
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(d) The obligations of Subscriber and the Company to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement (including the Closing) are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable law, waiver by the parties hereto, of the conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | the Business Combination Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the Commission, the Business Combination Registration Statement shall have registered all of the Exchange Securities to be exchanged for the Subscribed Shares, and there shall have been no issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Business Combination Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose; |
(ii) | all conditions precedent to the closing of the Business Combination set forth in Article 8 of the Business Combination Agreement shall have been satisfied (as determined by the parties to the Business Combination Agreement) or waived in writing by the person with the authority to make such waiver (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the Business Combination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions at such closing), and the closing of the Business Combination shall be scheduled to occur concurrently with and immediately following the Closing; |
(iii) | all conditions precedent to the performance of the Non-Redemption Agreement have been satisfied or waived in writing by the person with the authority to make such waiver; and |
(iv) | no order or law issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other governmental entity or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement (including the Closing) shall be in effect. |
(e) The obligations of the Company to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement (including the Closing) are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, waiver by the Company of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | The representations and warranties of Subscriber shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date), and Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Subscriber at or prior to the Closing Date; and |
(ii) | Subscriber shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing. |
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(f) The obligations of Subscriber to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement (including the Closing) are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, waiver by Subscriber of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) | each representation and warranty of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though originally made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such specific date) and each of the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company, as applicable, at or prior to the Closing Date; and |
(ii) | there shall have been no amendment or modification to the Business Combination Agreement after the date hereof that materially and adversely affects the Subscriber’s investment ,provided that Subscriber’s determination of such materiality shall be reasonable and made in good faith and based on objective financial criteria, other than amendments, waivers or modifications as expressly contemplated by and included in the terms of the Business Combination Agreement as of the date of its execution. |
(g) Tradability of Shares. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that all Shares shall be registered on a Form S-1 registration statement filed promptly following closing of the Business Combination, the filing of the Super 8-k and Form 10-Q. Subscriber acknowledges that these shares will not be tradable until the SEC has reviewed and declared such Form S-1 registration statement effective. Although the Company anticipates this process typically requires approximately sixty (60) days following initial filing, Subscriber acknowledges that such timing is not guaranteed, as SEC review timelines are beyond the control of the Company. Subscriber acknowledges that Holdings bears no liability or penalty if SEC effectiveness takes longer than anticipated, and Subscriber expressly waives any claim arising from such delays.
(h) Prior to or at the Closing, Subscriber shall deliver to the Company all such other information as is reasonably requested in order for the Company to issue the Subscribed Shares to Subscriber, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person in whose name the Subscribed Shares are to be issued (or Subscriber’s nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) and a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8.
Section 3. Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to the Subscriber that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
(j) Registration Coverage. The Company represents and warrants that Holdings intends and commits to promptly file an SEC Form S-1 Registration Statement post-closing of the Business Combination to register the Additional Consideration Shares described herein, ensuring such shares are freely tradable by Subscriber upon SEC approval.
(a) Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company its respective Subsidiaries (as defined below) are entities duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which they are formed, and have the requisite power and authority to own their properties and to carry on their business as now being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). As used in this Subscription Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, operations (including results thereof), condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole, (ii) the transactions contemplated hereby or in any of the other Transaction Documents (as defined below) or any other agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith or therewith or (iii) the authority or ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to perform any of their respective obligations under any of the Transaction Documents. “Subsidiaries” means any Person (as defined below) in which the Company, as applicable, directly or indirectly, (I) owns any of the outstanding capital stock or holds any equity or similar interest of such Person or (II) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person, and each of the foregoing, is individually referred to herein as a “Subsidiary.”
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(b) Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the Company has the requisite power and authority to issue the Subscribed Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance by the Company of the Subscribed Shares) have been duly authorized by the Company’s board of directors and (other than the filing with the SEC of the Business Combination Registration Statement, a Form D with the SEC and any other filings as may be required by any state securities agencies) no further filing, consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Subsidiaries, or its boards of directors or stockholders or other governing body. This Subscription Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party will be prior to the Closing, duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, respectively, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies and except as rights to indemnification and to contribution may be limited by federal or state securities law. “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Subscription Agreement, the Non-Redemption Agreement, the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions (as defined below) and each of the other agreements and instruments entered into or delivered by any of the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as may be amended from time to time.
(c) Issuance of Subscribed Shares. The issuance of the Subscribed Shares is duly authorized and upon issuance in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, mortgages, defects, claims, liens, pledges, charges, taxes, rights of first refusal, encumbrances, security interests and other encumbrances (collectively “Liens”) with respect to the issuance thereof. As of the Closing, the Company shall have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock not less than the number of shares sufficient to cover the issuance of Subscribed Shares. The Subscribed Shares, when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights or Liens with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber in this Subscription Agreement, the offer and issuance by the Company of the Subscribed Shares is exempt from registration under the 1933 Act.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance by the Company of the Subscribed Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation (as defined below) (including, without limitation, any certificate of designation contained therein), Bylaws (as defined below), certificate of formation, memorandum of association, articles of association, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, or any capital stock or other securities of the Company, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) in any respect under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including, without limitation, foreign, federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Global Market LLC (the “Principal Market”) and including all applicable foreign, federal and state laws, rules and regulations) applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected.
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(e) Consents. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, is required to obtain any consent from, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with (other than the filing with the SEC of the Business Combination Registration Statement, a Form D with the SEC and any other filings as may be required by any state securities agencies), any Governmental Entity (as defined below) or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency or any other Person in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its respective obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents, in each case, in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been or will be obtained or effected on or prior to the Closing Date, and neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries, is aware of any facts or circumstances which might prevent the Company or its Subsidiaries from obtaining or effecting any of the registration, application or filings contemplated by the Transaction Documents. “Governmental Entity” means any nation, state, county, city, town, village, district, or other political jurisdiction of any nature, federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government, governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal), multi-national organization or body; or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any entity or enterprise owned or controlled by a government or a public international organization or any of the foregoing.
(f) Acknowledgment Regarding Subscriber’s Purchase of the Subscribed Shares. The Company each acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that Subscriber is not (i) an officer or director of the Company, (ii) an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company or (iii) to its knowledge, a “beneficial owner” of more than 10% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company (as defined for purposes of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)). The Company further acknowledges that Subscriber is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and any advice given by Subscriber or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to Subscriber’s purchase of the Subscribed Shares. The Company further represents to Subscriber that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its respective representatives.
(g) No General Solicitation; Placement Agent’s Fees. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Subscribed Shares. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any placement agent’s fees, financial advisory fees, or brokers’ commissions (other than for Persons engaged by Subscriber or its investment advisor) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay and hold Subscriber harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged any placement agent or other agent in connection with the offer or sale of the Subscribed Shares.
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(h) No Integrated Offering. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their affiliates, nor any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the issuance of any of the Subscribed Shares under the 1933 Act, whether through integration with prior offerings or otherwise, or cause this offering of the Subscribed Shares to require approval of stockholders of the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or under any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated for quotation. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, their affiliates nor any Person acting on their behalf will take any action or steps that would cause the offering of any of the Subscribed Shares to be integrated with other offerings of securities of the Company.
(i) SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has delivered or has made available to Subscriber or their respective representatives true, correct and complete copies of each of the reports, schedules, forms, proxy statements, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits and appendices included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “SEC Documents”) not available on the EDGAR system. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate). The reserves, if any, established by the Company or the lack of reserves, if applicable, are reasonable based upon facts and circumstances known by the Company on the date hereof and there are no loss contingencies that are required to be accrued by the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board which are not provided for by the Company in its financial statements or otherwise. No other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to Subscriber which is not included in the SEC Documents (including, without limitation, information referred to in Section 2(g) of this Subscription Agreement or in the disclosure schedules to this Subscription Agreement) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstance under which they are or were made. The Company is not currently contemplating to amend or restate any of the financial statements (including, without limitation, any notes or any letter of the independent accountants of the Company with respect thereto) included in the SEC Documents (with respect to the Company, the “Financial Statements”), nor is the Company currently aware of facts or circumstances which would require the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements, in each case, in order for any of the Financials Statements to be in compliance with GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Company has not been informed by its independent accountants that they recommend that the Company amend or restate any of the Financial Statements or that there is any need for the Company to amend or restate any of the Financial Statements.
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Section 4. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:
(a) Organization; Authority. Subscriber is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder.
(b) No Public Sale or Distribution. Subscriber is acquiring the Subscribed Shares for its own account and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof in violation of applicable securities laws, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the 1933 Act; provided, however, by making the representations herein, Subscriber does not agree, or make any representation or warranty, to hold any of the Subscribed Shares for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Subscribed Shares at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act. Subscriber does not presently have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any Person to distribute any of the Subscribed Shares in violation of applicable securities laws. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any Governmental Entity (as defined below) or any department or agency thereof.
(c) Accredited Investor Status. Subscriber is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Annex A hereto, and has provided the Company with the requested information on Annex A following the signature page hereto.
(d) Reliance on Exemptions. Subscriber understands that the Subscribed Shares are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and Subscriber’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Subscriber set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Subscribed Shares.
(e) Information. Subscriber and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Subscribed Shares that have been requested by Subscriber. Subscriber and its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by Subscriber or its advisors, if any, or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect Subscriber’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein. Subscriber understands that its investment in the Subscribed Shares involves a high degree of risk. Subscriber has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Subscribed Shares. Subscriber expressly disclaims reliance upon any statements, projections, forecasts, presentations, or materials provided outside of this Subscription Agreement, including, without limitation, any investor presentations, marketing materials, or forward-looking statements.
(f) No Governmental Review. Subscriber understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Subscribed Shares or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the Subscribed Shares nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Subscribed Shares.
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(g) Transfer or Resale. Subscriber understands that: (i) the Subscribed Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) subsequently registered, or (B) Subscriber provides the Company with reasonable assurance that such Subscribed Shares can be sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule thereto) (collectively, “Rule 144”); and (ii) any sale of the Subscribed Shares made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144, and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Subscribed Shares under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Exchange Shares to be received by Subscriber upon consummation of the Business Combination in exchange for the Subscribed Shares shall be registered under the 1933 Act and freely tradeable following effectiveness of an S-1 registration statement, this Section 4(g).
(h) Validity; Enforcement. This Subscription Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of Subscriber and shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Subscriber enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies.
(i) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by Subscriber of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation by Subscriber of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in a violation of the organizational documents of Subscriber, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which Subscriber is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws) applicable to Subscriber, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such conflicts, defaults, rights or violations which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Subscriber to perform its obligations hereunder.
Section 5. Register; Transfer Agent Instructions; Legend.
(a) Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to each holder of Subscribed Shares), a stock ledger for the Subscribed Shares in which the Company shall record the name and address of the Person in whose name the Subscribed Shares have been issued (including the name and address of each transferee) and the number of Subscribed Shares held by such Person. The Company shall keep the stock ledger open and available at all times during business hours for inspection of Subscriber or its legal representatives. If Subscriber effects a sale, assignment or transfer of the Subscribed Shares in accordance with Section 4(g), the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly record in its stock ledger for the Subscribed Shares, such name and such denominations as specified by Subscriber to effect such sale, transfer or assignment.
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(b) Legends. Subscriber understands that the Subscribed Shares have been issued pursuant to an exemption from registration or qualification under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, and except as set forth below, the Subscribed Shares shall bear any legend as required by the “blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER (IF REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY), IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD OR ELIGIBLE TO BE SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
(c) Removal of Legends. Upon the closing of the Business Combination, in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, the Exchange Securities shall be issued without any legends. Holdings shall no later than five (5) Trading Days following the closing of the Business Combination, either: (A) provided that the Transfer Agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program (“FAST”), credit the aggregate number of shares of Holdings Common Stock to which Subscriber shall be entitled as Exchange Securities to Subscriber’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system or (B) if the Transfer Agent is not participating in FAST, issue and deliver (via reputable overnight courier) to Subscriber, a certificate representing such shares of Holdings Common Stock that is free from all restrictive and other legends, registered in the name of Subscriber or its designee (the date by which such credit is so required to be made to the balance account of Subscriber or Subscriber’s designee with DTC or such certificate is required to be delivered to Subscriber pursuant to the foregoing is referred to herein as the “Required Delivery Date”, and the date such shares of Holdings Common Stock are actually delivered without restrictive legend to Subscriber or Subscriber’s designee with DTC, as applicable, the “Share Delivery Date”). Holdings shall be responsible for any transfer agent fees or DTC fees with respect to any issuance of Exchange Securities or the removal of any legends with respect to any Exchange Securities in accordance herewith.
(d)
Section 6. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) such date and time as the Business Combination Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and (b) the mutual written agreement of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement (c) after a period of 120 days past the date this agreement was entered into unless the Subscriber agrees to extend this Termination time period ; provided, that if any of the conditions to the obligations of Subscriber and the Company to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement (including the Closing) set forth in Sections 2(d), (e) or (f) are not satisfied on the Closing Date, this Subscription Agreement shall be terminable by any of the Company or Subscriber upon written notice of termination delivered in accordance with Section 8(a); provided further, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Company shall notify Subscriber of the termination of the Business Combination Agreement promptly after the termination thereof. Upon the termination hereof in accordance with this Section 6, any monies paid by Subscriber to the Company in connection herewith shall promptly (and in any event no later than five (5) Business Days) be returned in full to Subscriber by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by Subscriber, without any deduction for or on account of any tax withholding, charges or set-off, whether or not the Business Combination shall have been consummated.
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Section 7. Miscellaneous.
(a) All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by electronic mail, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, on the date of transmission to such recipient, if sent on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, or on the Business Day following the date of transmission, if sent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 5:00 p.m. New York City time on a Business Day, (iii) one Business Day after being sent to the recipient via overnight mail by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or (iv) four Business Days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, and, in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at its address specified on the signature page hereof or to such electronic mail address or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 8(a). A courtesy electronic copy of any notice sent by methods (i), (iii), or (iv) above shall also be sent to the recipient via electronic mail if an electronic mail address is provided in the applicable signature page hereof or to an electronic mail address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 8(a).
(b) Subscriber acknowledges that the Company will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing clause of this Section 8(b) shall not give the Company any rights other than those expressly set forth herein. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. The Company acknowledges that Subscriber will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, the Company agrees to promptly notify Subscriber if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects.
(c) Each of the Company and Subscriber is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
(d) Each party hereto shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
(e) Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Subscriber hereunder (other than the Subscribed Shares acquired hereunder) may be transferred or assigned by Subscriber. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Company hereunder may be transferred or assigned by the Company without the prior written consent of Subscriber, other than in connection with the Business Combination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subscriber may assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Subscription Agreement to one or more of its affiliates (including other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Subscriber) with prior written consent from the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, that in the case of any such assignment, the assignee(s) shall become a Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations and be deemed to make the representations and warranties of Subscriber provided for herein to the extent of such assignment and provided further that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Subscriber of its obligations hereunder if any such assignee fails to perform such obligations, unless the Company have given its prior written consent to such relief and provided further that such affiliates meet substantially similar financial and regulatory suitability standards as the original Subscriber.
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(f) All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing.
(g) The Company may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Company may reasonably deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Subscribed Shares, and Subscriber shall promptly provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that the Company agrees to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential, except (A) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and (B) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Stock Exchange. Subscriber acknowledges that the Company may file a form of this Subscription Agreement with the Commission as an exhibit to a current or periodic report of the Company, a proxy statement of the Company or a registration statement of the Company.
(h) This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto.
(i) This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(j) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person. Except as set forth in Section 6, Section 8, Section 10(b), Section 10(c), Section 10(e), Section 10(h) and this Section 10(j) with respect to the persons specifically referenced therein, this Subscription Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns.
(k) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that money or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Company shall be entitled to specifically enforce Subscriber’s obligations to fund the Subscription and the provisions of the Subscription Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree: (x) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy; (y) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 10(k) is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason; and (z) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(l) If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
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(m) No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.
(n) This Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail, in .pdf or other electronic submission) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(o) This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would otherwise require the application of the law of any other state.
(p) EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OR RELATED TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OTHER SUCH PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.
(q) The parties agree that all disputes, legal actions, suits and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement must be brought exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any federal court within the State of Delaware or, in the event each federal court within the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state court within the State of Delaware) (collectively the “Designated Courts”). Each party hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts. No legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this Subscription Agreement may be brought in any other forum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a final judgement in any such action may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party hereby irrevocably waives all claims of immunity from jurisdiction, and any objection which such party may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any Designated Court, including any right to object on the basis that any dispute, action, suit or proceeding brought in the Designated Courts has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum or venue. Each of the parties also agrees that delivery of any process, summons, notice or document to a party hereof in compliance with Section 8(a) of this Subscription Agreement shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in a Designated Court with respect to any matters to which the parties have submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above.
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(r) This Subscription Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based upon, arising out of, or related to this Subscription Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Subscription Agreement, may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto.
(s) The Company shall, within four (4) Business Days immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, the Business Combination and any other material, nonpublic information that the Company has provided to Subscriber at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document and including as exhibits to the Disclosure Document, the form of this Subscription Agreement (without redaction). Upon the issuance of the Disclosure Document, to the Company’s knowledge, Subscriber shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Company or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, or employees or agents, unless otherwise agreed by Subscriber. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Company (i) shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers in any press release, without the prior written consent of Subscriber and (ii) shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, except (A) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and (B) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Stock Exchange, in which case of clause (A) or (B), the Company, as applicable, shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice (including by e-mail) of such permitted disclosure, and shall reasonably consult with Subscriber regarding such disclosure. Subscriber will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by the Company for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Business Combination (including filings with the Commission).
(t) If any change in the Common Stock shall occur between the date of this Subscription Agreement and the Closing by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination, exchange, or readjustment of shares, or any share dividend, the number of Subscribed Shares issued to Subscriber hereunder shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect such change.
(u) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Subscription Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Subscription Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) all references to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits are to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits contained in or attached to this Subscription Agreement, (ii) each accounting term not otherwise defined in this Subscription Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP, (iii) words in the singular or plural include the singular and plural and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, (iv) the use of the word “including” in this Subscription Agreement shall be by way of example rather than limitation, and (v) the word “or” shall not be exclusive.
[Signature pages follow.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has accepted this Subscription Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
CID HOLDCO, INC. | |||
By: | |||
Name: | Ed Nabrotzky | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Address for Notices: 7500 Old Georgetown Rd, Suite 901, Bethesda, MD 20814 |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.
Name of Subscriber:
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: , 2025 |
Name in which Subscribed Shares are to be registered (if different): |
Subscriber | Entity Type | Address/ Domicile | EIN | |||
Attention:
Telephone No.:
Email for notices:
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
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Number of Shares of DAIC Common Stock subscribed for:
Aggregate Purchase Price: $
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ANNEX A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
This Annex A should be completed and signed by Subscriber and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
1. | QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS (Please check the box, if applicable) |
☐ | Subscriber is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) (a “QIB”) |
☐ | We are subscribing for the Subscribed Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such account is a QIB. |
**OR**
2. | ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS (Please check the box) |
☐ | Subscriber is an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and has marked and initialed the appropriate box below indicating the provision under which it qualifies as an “accredited investor.” |
**AND**
3. | AFFILIATE STATUS |
(Please check the applicable box) SUBSCRIBER:
☐ is:
☐ is not:
an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company.
Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box(es) below, the provision(s) below which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.”
☐ | Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, small business investment company, private business development company, or rural business investment company; |
☐ | Any investment adviser registered pursuant to section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act or registered pursuant to the laws of a state; |
☐ | Any investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the Commission under section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act; |
☐ | Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), if (i) the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment adviser, (ii) the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, (iii) such plan is a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are “accredited investors”; |
☐ | Any (i) corporation, limited liability company or partnership, (ii) Massachusetts or similar business trust, or (iii) organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, in each case that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered and that has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Section 230.506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D under the Securities Act; |
☐ | Any entity, other than an entity described in the categories of “accredited investors” above, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, owning investments in excess of $5,000,000; |
☐ | Any “family office,” as defined under the Investment Advisers Act that satisfies all of the following conditions: (i) with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and (iii) whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; |
☐ | Any “family client,” as defined under the Investment Advisers Act, of a family office meeting the requirements in the previous paragraph and whose prospective investment in the issuer is directed by such family office pursuant to the previous paragraph; or |
☐ | Any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors”. |
Specify which tests:
☐ | Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer; |
☐ | Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent, exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural person’s net worth: (a) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (c) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability; |
☐ | Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; |
☐ | Any natural person holding in good standing one or more professional certifications or designations or credentials from an accredited educational institution that the Commission has designated as qualifying an individual for accredited investor status; or |
☐ | Any natural person who is a “knowledgeable employee,” as defined in the Investment Company Act, of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold where the issuer would be an investment company, as defined in section 3 of such act, but for the exclusion provided by either section 3(c)(1) or section 3(c)(7) of such act. |
This page should be completed by Subscriber and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
SUBSCRIBER: | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |