[●] SHARES of CLASS A Common Stock
GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
[●], 2025
Roth Capital Partners, LLC
As the Representative of the
Several underwriters, if any, named in Schedule I hereto
c/o Roth Capital Partners, LLC
888 San Clemente Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned Gloo Holdings, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Delaware (the “Company”), hereby confirms its agreement (this “Agreement”) with the several underwriters (such underwriters, including the Representative (as defined below), the “Underwriters” and each an “Underwriter”) named in Schedule I hereto for which Roth Capital Partners, LLC is acting as representative to the several Underwriters (the “Representative” and if there are no Underwriters other than the Representative, references to multiple Underwriters shall be disregarded and the term Representative as used herein shall have the same meaning as Underwriter) on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
It is understood that the several Underwriters are to make a public offering of the Public Shares as soon as the Representative deems it advisable to do so. The Public Shares are to be initially offered to the public at the initial public offering price set forth in the Prospectus.
It is further understood that you will act as the Representative for the Underwriters in the offering and sale of the Closing Shares and, if any, the Option Shares in accordance with this Agreement.
DEFINITIONS
1.1Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:
“Action” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).
“Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Applicable Time” means [●] (New York City time) on the date of this Agreement.
“Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Bona Fide Electronic Road Show” shall have the meaning ascribed in the definition of “Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.”
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home,” “shelter-in-place,” “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.
“Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.
“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Closing Shares pursuant to Section 2.1.
“Closing Date” means the hour and the date on the Trading Day on which all conditions precedent to (i) the Underwriters’ obligations to pay the Closing Purchase Price and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Closing Shares, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second (2nd) Trading Day following the Execution Date or at such earlier time as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Company.
“Closing Purchase Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(b), which aggregate purchase price shall be net of the underwriting discounts and commissions.
“Closing Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(a).
“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
“Company Auditor” means Crowe LLP, with offices located at 225 West Wacker
Drive Suite 2600, Chicago, IL, 60606.
“Company Counsel” means Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C., with offices located at 1155 Canyon Blvd Suite 400, Boulder, CO 80302.
“Company Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(q).
“Contributing Party” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.4(b).
“Controlling Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.1.
“Convertible Notes” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11.
“Corporate Reorganization,” as such term is defined in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and Prospectus in the section titled “Corporate Reorganization,” refers to the series of transactions will be effected prior to the Closing, pursuant to which the Company will become the sole managing member of Gloo Holdings, LLC. As the sole managing member of Gloo Holdings, LLC, the Company will operate and control all of the business and affairs of Gloo Holdings, LLC and, through Gloo Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries, conduct its business.
“Directed Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.3.
“Directed Share Program” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.3.
“Effective Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(f).
“Emerging Growth Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(mm).
“Environmental Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(kk).
“Exchange” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(w).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchangeable Shares” shall mean 197,663 shares of Class B Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of 592,991 exchangeable shares of a wholly owned subsidiary of Gloo Holdings, LLC, based on a three-for-one exchangeable share-to-Class B Common Stock share exchange ratio as part of the Reorganization.
“Execution Date” shall mean the date on which the parties execute and enter into this Agreement.
“FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
“Federal Reserve Board” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(pp).
“Fidelity” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.3.
“Fidelity Entities” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.5.
“Fidelity Parties” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(zz).
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“GAAP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
“GDPR” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(tt).
“Hazardous Materials” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(kk).
“Indebtedness” means (a) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP.
“Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(q).
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, including without limitation any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations) relating to the Public Shares that is (i) required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (ii) a “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (iii) exempt from filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) under the Securities Act because it contains a description of the Public Shares or of the Offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) under the Securities Act.
“Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors (other than a “bona fide electronic road show,” as defined in Rule 433 (the “Bona Fide Electronic Road Show”)), as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule II-B hereto.
“Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.
“IT Systems” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(uu).
“knowledge” means the actual knowledge of any of executive officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case after reasonable inquiry of officers, directors and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries under such Person’s direct supervision who would reasonably be expected to have knowledge or information with respect to the matter in question.
“Liens” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
“Lock-Up Agreements” means the lock-up agreements that are delivered by each of Lock-up Parties, in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Lock-Up Parties” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ww).
“Lock-Up Period” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under this Agreement.
“Material Permit” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(o).
“Money Laundering Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(gg).
“OFAC” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ee).
“Offering” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(c).
“Option Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Option Shares pursuant to Section 2.2.
“Option Closing Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(c).
“Option Closing Purchase Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(b), which aggregate purchase price shall be net of the underwriting discounts and commissions.
“Option Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(a).
“Over-Allotment Option” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(a).
“Participant” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.3.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Personal Data” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(tt).
“Policies” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(tt).
“Preliminary Prospectus” means, if any, any preliminary prospectus used prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and each prospectus that omitted the Rule 430A Information that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
“Pricing Disclosure Package” means any Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus issued at or prior to the Applicable Time, the Pricing Prospectus and the information included on Schedule II-A hereto, all considered together.
“Pricing Prospectus” means the Preliminary Prospectus, subject to completion, dated [●], 2025, that was included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to the Applicable Time.
“Privacy Laws” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(tt).
“Proceeding” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened.
“Prospectus” means the final prospectus covering the Public Shares filed for the Registration Statement with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b).
“Public Shares” means, collectively, the Closing Shares and, if any, the Option Shares.
“Registration Statement” means, collectively, the various parts of the registration statement prepared by the Company on Form S-1 (File No. 333-290930) with respect to the Public Shares and the Representative’s Securities, each as amended as of the Execution Date, including the Prospectus, if any, the Preliminary Prospectus, if any, all exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference into such registration statement, the Rule 430A Information, and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement.
“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
“Rule 430A Information” means all information deemed to be a part of the Registration Statement as of the Effective Date pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 430A of the Securities Act Regulations.
“Rule 462(b) Registration Statement” means any registration statement prepared by the Company registering the sale of additional Public Shares, which was filed with the Commission on or prior to the Execution Date and became automatically effective pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.
“Sanctioned Country” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ee).
“Sanctions” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(ee).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Selected Dealer” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6.1.
“Share Purchase Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.1(b).
“Subsidiary” means any “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Securities and Exchange Act) of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the Execution Date.
“Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act.
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“Transfer Agent” means Fidelity Stock Transfer Solutions LLC, with offices located at 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
“Underwriter Counsel” means Reed Smith LLP, with offices located at 1221
McKinney St # 2100, Houston, Texas 77010.
“Underwriters’ Information” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(y).
“Warrants” shall mean the warrants granted to FMAB Partners, LP to purchase 166,666 shares of Class B Common Stock and to Jane White 2011 Irrevocable Trust to purchase 33,333 shares of Class B Common Stock, in connection with the Reorganization and in substitution for warrants previously issued to such parties by Gloo Holdings, LLC.
“XRI Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11.
PURCHASE AND SALE
(a)Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the Closing, the number of shares of Common Stock (the “Closing Shares”) set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter on Schedule I hereof;
(b)The aggregate purchase price for the Closing Shares shall equal the purchase price for one Closing Share of $[●] per share (the “Share Purchase Price”) multiplied by the amount set forth opposite the name of each Underwriter on Schedule I hereto (the “Closing Purchase Price”); and
(c)At 10:00 a.m., New York City time on the Closing Date, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than [●], 2025, as shall be agreed upon in writing by the Company and the Representative, the Representative shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company, via wire transfer, immediately available funds equal to the aggregate of the Closing Purchase Price to the account or accounts specified by the Company, and the Company shall deliver to, or as directed by, the Representative the Closing Shares, and the Company shall deliver the other items required pursuant to Section 2.4 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.4 and 2.5, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Underwriter Counsel or such other location (including remotely by electronic transmission) as the Company and the Representative shall mutually agree. The Closing Shares are to be offered initially to the public at the offering price set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus (the “Offering”).
2.2Over-Allotment Option.
(a)For the purposes of covering any over-allotments in connection with the distribution and sale of the Closing Shares, the Underwriters are hereby granted an option (the “Over-Allotment Option”) to purchase, in the aggregate, up to [●] shares of Common Stock (the “Option Shares”) at the Share Purchase Price.
(b)In connection with an exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the purchase price to be paid for the Option Shares is equal to the product of the Share Purchase Price multiplied by the number of Option Shares to be purchased (the aggregate purchase price to be paid on an Option Closing Date, the “Option Closing Purchase Price”).
(c)The Over-Allotment Option granted pursuant to this Section 2.2 may be exercised by the Representative as to all (at any time) or any part (from time to time) of the Option Shares within 30 days after the Execution Date. An Underwriter will not be under any obligation to purchase any Option Shares prior to the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option by the Representative. The Over-Allotment Option granted hereby may be exercised by the giving of written notice to the Company from the Representative setting forth the number of Option Shares to be purchased and the date and time for delivery of and payment for the Option Shares (each, an “Option Closing Date”), which must be at least one (1) Trading Day after such written notice is given and may not be earlier than the Closing Date or later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second (2nd) Trading Day after the date of the notice or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Representative, at the offices of Underwriter Counsel or at such other location (including remotely by electronic transmission) as shall be agreed upon by the Company and the Representative. If such delivery and payment for the Option Shares does not occur on the Closing Date, each Option Closing Date will be as set forth in the notice. Upon exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the Company will become obligated to convey to the Underwriters, and, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each of the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, will become obligated to purchase, the number of Option Shares specified in such notice. The Representative may cancel the Over-Allotment Option at any time prior to the expiration of the Over-Allotment Option by written notice to the Company.
2.3Directed Share Program. The Company, the Representative, and Fidelity Capital Markets, a division of National Financial Services LLC (“Fidelity”) has agreed that up to five percent (5%) of the Public Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters under this Agreement shall be reserved for sale to the Company’s directors, officers and employees and their friends and family members (collectively, “Participants”), as set forth in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Underwriters” (the “Directed Share Program”). The Public Shares to be sold pursuant to the Directed Share Program, at the direction of the Company, are referred to hereinafter as the “Directed Shares.” Any Directed Shares not orally confirmed for purchase by any Participant by 11:59 p.m. New York City time on the date on which this Agreement is executed will be offered to the public by the Underwriters as set forth in the Prospectus.
2.4Deliveries. The Company, Underwriter Counsel or the Company Auditor, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Underwriter (if applicable) the following:
(a)At the Closing Date, the Closing Shares and, as to each Option Closing Date, if any, the applicable Option Shares, which shares shall be delivered to the Representative via the Depository Trust Company’s Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system for the accounts of the several Underwriters;
(b)At the Closing Date, a legal opinion and negative assurance letter of Company Counsel addressed to the Underwriters in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, and as to each Option Closing Date, if any, bring-down opinions and negative assurance letters from Company Counsel addressed to the Underwriters in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative;
(c)At the Closing Date, a legal opinion and negative assurance letter of Underwriter Counsel addressed to the Underwriters in the form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Representative, and as to each Option Closing Date, if any, bring-down opinions and negative assurance letters from Underwriter Counsel addressed to the Underwriters in the form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Representative;
(d)On the Execution Date, a cold comfort letter, addressed to the Underwriters and in form and substance satisfactory in all respects to the Representative from the Company Auditor dated as of the date of this Agreement and, on the Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, if any, a bring-down cold comfort letter dated as of the Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, respectively;
(e)On the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date, if any, the duly executed and delivered Officer’s Certificate of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, satisfactory to the Representatives as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein at and as of the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date, as the case may be, that the Company has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before such Closing Date or Option Closing Date, including the matters set forth in Sections 2.5(a), 2.5(b), and 2.5(g) herein, and as to such other matters as the Representatives may reasonably request;
(f)On the Closing Date and on each Option Closing Date, if any, the duly executed and delivered Secretary’s Certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative; and
(g)Prior to or on the Execution Date, the duly executed and delivered Lock-Up Agreements dated as of the Closing Date.
2.5Closing Conditions. The respective obligations of each Underwriter hereunder in connection with the Closing and each Option Closing Date are subject to the following conditions being met:
(a)The accuracy in all material respects when made and on the date in question (other than representations and warranties of the Company already qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);
(b)All obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the date in question shall have been performed;
(c)The delivery by the Company, the Company Counsel, the Company
Auditor, and Underwriter Counsel, as applicable, of the items set forth in Section 2.4 of this Agreement;
(d)The Registration Statement shall be effective as of the date of this Agreement and at each of the Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, if any, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or shall be pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representative;
(e)By the Execution Date, FINRA shall have raised no objections as to the amount of compensation allowable or payable to the Underwriters as described in the Registration Statement;
(f)The Closing Shares and the Option Shares have been approved for listing on the Trading Market, subject to official notice of issuance; and
(g)Prior to and on each of the Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, if any: (i) there shall have been no material adverse change or development involving a prospective material adverse change in the condition or the business activities, financial or otherwise, of the Company from the latest dates as of which such condition is set forth in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (ii) no action suit or proceeding, at law or in equity, shall have been pending or threatened in writing against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company before or by any court or federal or state commission, board or other administrative agency wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) no stop order shall have been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings therefor shall have been initiated or threatened in writing by the Commission; and (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto shall contain all material statements which are required to be stated therein in accordance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Underwriters as of the Execution Date as follows:
(a)Subsidiaries. All of the Subsidiaries of the Company are set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus. The Company owns a consolidating interest in each Subsidiary and such interests are free and clear of any
Liens. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
(b)Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of their incorporation or organization (to the extent the concept of good standing or an equivalent concept is applicable in such jurisdiction), with the requisite power and authority to own and use their properties and assets and to carry on their business as currently conducted, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified, be in good standing, or have such requisite power and authority would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, as the case may be. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification of the Company, except to the extent that such Proceeding could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.
(d)No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Public Shares and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the material properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, anti-dilution or similar adjustments, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any material property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any material property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(e)Filings, Consents and Approvals. Other than (i) the filing with the Commission of the Prospectus, (ii) the necessary filings and approvals from the Trading Market to list the Public Shares, and (iii) such filings as are required to be made under applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of FINRA (collectively, the “Required Approvals”), the Company is not required to obtain any consent, approval, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issue and sale of the Public Shares or the offering of the Directed Shares in any jurisdiction where the Directed Shares are being offered, except such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)Registration Statement. The Company has filed with the Commission the Registration Statement, including any related Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, for the registration of the Public Shares under the Securities Act, which Registration Statement has been prepared by the Company in all material respects in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission on the Execution Date or become effective on the twentieth (20th) day after the filing thereof in lieu of effectiveness by order of the Commission (the “Effective Date”). The Company has taken no action designed to terminate, or which reasonably could be expected to have the effect of terminating, the registration of shares of Common Stock under the Exchange Act, nor has the Company received any notification in writing that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the use of the Prospectus has been issued, and no proceeding for any such purpose is pending or has been initiated or, to the Company’s knowledge, is threatened in writing by the Commission.
(g)Issuance of Securities. The Public Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and sale and, when issued and paid for will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. All corporate action required to be taken for the authorization, issuance and sale of the Public Shares has been duly and validly taken. Except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, after giving
effect to the Corporate Reorganization, (i) the issuance and sale of the Public Shares will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Underwriters) and (ii) the Public Shares are not and will not be subject to the preemptive rights of any holders of any security of the Company or similar contractual rights granted by the Company. The Public Shares conform in all material respects to all statements with respect thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus.
(h)Capitalization. The capitalization of the Company is in all material respects as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, and except as may be necessary to facilitate the Corporate Reorganization, there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary with any provision that adjusts the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price of such security or instrument upon an issuance of securities by the Company or any Subsidiary. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. The authorized shares of the Company and the Public Shares conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus. The offers and sales of the Company’s securities were at all relevant times either registered under the Securities Act and the applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws or, based in part on the representations and warranties of the purchasers, exempt from such registration requirements. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, the Company has not issued any capital stock other than (i) pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, (ii) shares issued in connection with the Reorganization and conversion of the Convertible Notes, and (iii) shares issued in connection with the exercise of the Warrants and the exchange of the Exchangeable Shares.
(i)Registration Rights of Third Parties. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, no holders of any securities of the Company or any rights exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into securities
of the Company have the right to require the Company to register any such securities of the Company under the Securities Act or to include any such securities in a registration statement to be filed by the Company.
(j)Financial Statements. The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods to which they apply; and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except for any normal year-end audit adjustments in the quarterly unaudited interim financial statements); and the supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations. The pro forma and pro forma as adjusted financial information and the related notes included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been properly compiled and prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission), if any, comply in all material respects with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. Each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus discloses all material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons that reasonably could be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(k)Disclosure of Agreements. The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus conform to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under
the U.S. federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses, including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations, except for violations which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l)Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, except as specifically disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, except for the transactions contemplated in connection with the Corporate Reorganization and except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any material liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans and (vi) no officer or director of the Company has resigned from such officer or director position with the Company. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Public Shares contemplated by this Agreement, no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses properties, operations, assets or financial condition that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least one (1) Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Unless otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, and except for the transactions contemplated in connection with the Corporate Reorganization, the Company has not: (i) issued any securities or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii) declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect to its capital stock.
(m)Litigation. There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (U.S. federal, state, county, local or non-U.S.) (collectively, an “Action”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Public Shares or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, other than proceedings described in all material respects in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. To the knowledge of the Company, there has not been and there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current director or officer of the Company.
(n)Labor Relations. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary, is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters, except such violation could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(o)Regulatory Permits. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as presently conducted as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess such permits could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (each, a “Material Permit”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit. The disclosures in the Registration Statement concerning the effects of U.S. federal, state, local and all non-U.S. regulation on the Company’s business as currently contemplated are correct in all material respects.
(p)Title to Assets. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to, or have valid and marketable rights to lease or otherwise use, all real property and all personal property (other than Intellectual Property, which is exclusively addressed by Section 3.1(q) below) that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made in accordance with GAAP, and the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are, to the Company’s knowledge, held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(q)Intellectual Property. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Preliminary Prospectus, or the Prospectus, and except as would not, singularly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole: (i) to the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries own, or possess valid and enforceable license rights to use, or are otherwise authorized under applicable law to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, trade dress, designs, data, database rights, Internet domain names, copyrights, works of authorship, proprietary information and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) and any other intellectual property (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) which are reasonably necessary for the present conduct of their respective businesses in the manner described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (ii) Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Company Intellectual Property”) has not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and to the Company’s knowledge there are not any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such adjudication; (iii) the Company Intellectual Property is free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, or other security interests other than licenses or other grants of rights granted in the ordinary course of business and the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received any written notice of any claim of infringement, misappropriation or conflict with any intellectual property rights of another in any material respect; (iv) to the Company’s knowledge, there is no infringement by third parties of any material Company Intellectual Property; (v) there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened (in writing) action, suit, proceeding or claim by others: (A) challenging the Company’s rights in or to any Company Intellectual Property; (B) challenging the validity, enforceability or scope of any Company Intellectual Property; or (C) asserting that the Company or its Subsidiaries infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate, or would, upon the commercialization of any product or service described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus as under development, infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate, any intellectual property rights of others; (vi) the Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the terms of each agreement pursuant to which
material Intellectual Property has been licensed to the Company or its Subsidiaries; (vii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect, maintain and safeguard the confidentiality of all information intended to be maintained by them as a trade secret; (viii) each employee of the Company engaged in the development of material Intellectual Property on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has executed appropriate nondisclosure, confidentiality or invention assignment agreements and, to the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company is , with respect to the employee’s employment by the Company, in violation of any material term of any such agreement, or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates to such employee’s employment with the Company. (ix) the Company and its Subsidiaries have not integrated, embedded, incorporated, distributed or otherwise used any “open source” software in any manner that requires the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to: (A) disclose or make any of the material proprietary software of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries available in source code form; (B) make any of the material proprietary software of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries available for the purpose of creating derivative works; or (C) distribute any of the products or services of the Company or its Subsidiaries free of charge; and (x) to the Company’s knowledge, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of all “open source” software licenses to which they are bound (other than requirements to provide attribution or other notice); (xi) none of the Company Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been obtained or is being used by the Company or its Subsidiary in violation of any material contractual obligation binding on the Company or its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Company, binding on any of their respective officers, directors or employees; (xii) all license agreements that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are party to for the use of Intellectual Property that is licensed to the Company or its Subsidiaries and that is material to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries (“Material Intellectual Property Licenses”) are, to the knowledge of the Company, valid, binding upon, and enforceable by or against the parties thereto in accordance to their applicable terms; and (xiii) the Company has complied in all material respects with, and is not in material breach nor has received in writing any asserted or threatened claim of breach of any Material Intellectual Property License, and the Company has no knowledge of any material breach or anticipated material breach by any other person to any Material Intellectual Property License.
(r)Insurance. The Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as the Company and the Subsidiaries reasonably believes are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are currently engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not, singly or in aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, taken as a whole.
(s)Transactions With Related Parties. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, none of the executive officers or directors of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the
Company (other than for services as executive officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from, any executive officer or director or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any executive officer or director has a substantial interest or is an executive officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.
(t)Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and the Subsidiaries are, or at the Applicable Time and on the Closing Date will be, in material compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the Execution Date, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the Execution Date, the Applicable Time, and the Closing Date (it being understood that this Section 3.1(t) shall not require the Company to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 as of an earlier date than it would otherwise be required to so comply under applicable law). The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that (i) complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries and (ii) has been designed to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures in order that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year there has been (1) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (2) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are known to the Company’s management and that have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud known to the Company’s management,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
(u)Certain Fees. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no other arrangements, agreements or understandings of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its stockholders that may affect the Underwriters’ compensation, as determined by FINRA. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and the Prospectus, the Company has not made any direct or indirect payments (in cash, securities or otherwise) to: (i) any person, as a finder’s fee, consulting fee or otherwise, in consideration of such person raising capital for the Company or introducing to the Company persons who raised or provided capital to the Company; (ii) any FINRA member; or (iii) any person or entity that has any direct or indirect affiliation or association with any FINRA member, within the twelve months prior to the Execution Date. None of the net proceeds of the Offering will be paid by the Company to any participating FINRA member or its affiliates, except as specifically authorized herein.
(v)Investment Company. The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Public Shares will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so as to avoid becoming an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(w)Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Company has filed with the Commission a Form 8-A (File Number 000-[●]) providing for the registration under the Exchange Act of the Public Shares. The registration of the Public Shares under the Exchange Act has been declared effective by the Commission on the Execution Date. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. The Common Stock have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (the “Exchange”), subject to notice of issuance, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, delisting the Common Stock from the Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the Exchange is contemplating terminating such listing. The Company has not received notice from the Exchange that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of the Exchange. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees of the Depository Trust Company (or
such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer or will be prior to the occurrence of such electronic transfer.
(x)Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti‑takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable as a result of the Underwriters and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement.
(y)Disclosure; 10b-5. The Registration Statement (and any further documents to be filed with the Commission) contains all exhibits and schedules as required by the Securities Act. Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, if any, at the time it became effective, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Act. Each of the Preliminary Prospectus, including the prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment or supplement thereto, and the Prospectus, each as of its respective date, complied, and will comply, in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations. Each Preliminary Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this Offering and the Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T. Neither the Registration Statement nor any amendment thereto, at its effective time, as of the Applicable Time, at the Closing Date or at any Option Closing Date (if any), contained, contains or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The Pricing Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, at the Closing Date or at any Option Closing Date (if any), did not, does not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus hereto does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, and each such Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Prospectus as of the Applicable Time, did not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements made or statements omitted in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company with respect to the Underwriters by the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The parties acknowledge and agree that such information provided by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists solely of the following disclosure contained in the “Underwriting” section of the Prospectus: (i) the table showing the number of securities to be purchased by each Underwriter, (ii) the first paragraph of the section titled “Discounts, Commissions and
Expenses,” (iii) the first clause of the first paragraph and the first sentence of the second paragraph of the section titled “Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids,” (iv) the sections titled “Electronic Distribution,” and (v) the first sentence of the first paragraph of the section titled “Offer Restrictions Outside the United States” (the “Underwriters’ Information”). Neither the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto (including any prospectus wrapper), as of its issue date, at the time of any filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), at the Closing Date or at any Option Closing Date, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to the Underwriters’ Information. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) included in any of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith. The statistical and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate or represent the Company’s good faith estimates that are made on the basis of data derived from such sources. No post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement reflecting any facts or events arising after the date thereof which represent, individually or in the aggregate, a fundamental change in the information set forth therein which could reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Effect that is required to be filed with the Commission as of the Execution Date.
(z)No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or 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 cause this offering of the Public Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of any applicable stockholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
(aa)Solvency. Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Execution Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Public Shares hereunder, the Company reasonably believes that (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in
respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Execution Date.
(bb)Tax Status. Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all non-U.S. income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required to be filed by the Company or its Subsidiaries in any jurisdiction to which it is subject or has properly requested extensions thereof, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges in the nature of a tax that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due and payable on such returns, reports and declarations (except such taxes that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings) and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim. The provisions for taxes payable, if any, shown on the financial statements filed with or as part of the Registration Statement are sufficient for all accrued and unpaid taxes, whether or not disputed, and for all periods to and including the dates of such consolidated financial statements. The term “taxes” mean all U.S. federal, state, local, non-U.S., and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments, or charges of any kind whatsoever in the nature of a tax, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with respect thereto. The term “returns” means all returns, declarations, reports, statements, and other documents required to be filed with any taxing authority in respect to taxes.
(cc)Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of the FCPA, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA. The Company has taken reasonable steps to ensure that its accounting controls and procedures are sufficient to cause the Company to comply in all material respects with the FCPA.
(dd)Accountants. The Company Auditor, whose report is filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities Act and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board. The Company Auditor has not, during the periods covered by the financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, provided to the Company any prohibited non-audit services, as such term is used in Section 10A(g) of the Exchange Act.
(ee)Office of Foreign Assets Control. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, directors or officers, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee, agent, affiliate or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, or the non-Ukrainian-government controlled regions of Kherson or Zaporizhzhia of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, and North Korea (each, a “Sanctioned Country”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Public Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person or entity, in violation of Sanctions, (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any Person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged and will not engage in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country. The Company and its Subsidiaries have instituted, maintain and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all Sanctions provisions.
(ff)U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation. The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(gg)Money Laundering. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements, including, to the extent applicable, those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, the U.S. Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and each of the Subsidiaries conduct business, each as may be amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened in writing. The Company and the Subsidiaries have instituted, maintained and enforced, and will continue to maintain and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable Money Laundering Laws.
(hh)Information From Directors, Officers, and Stockholders. To the Company’s knowledge, the information contained in the questionnaires completed by each of the Company’s directors, officers, and stockholders of 10% or more of the Company’s outstanding capital stock immediately prior to the Offering as well as in the Lock-Up Agreement provided to the Underwriters is true, correct, and complete in all material respects. The Company has not become aware of any information which would cause the information disclosed in such questionnaires become materially inaccurate and incorrect.
(ii)Officers’ Certificate. Any certificate signed by any duly authorized officer of the Company and delivered to the Representative or Underwriter Counsel shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby.
(jj)Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is comprised of the persons set forth under the heading of the Prospectus captioned “Management.” The qualifications of the persons serving as board members and the overall composition of the Board of Directors comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and the rules of the Trading Market. At least one member of the Board of Directors qualifies as a “financial expert” as such term is defined under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules promulgated thereunder and the rules of the Exchange. In addition, at least a majority of the persons serving on the Board of Directors qualify as “independent” as defined under the rules of the Exchange.
(kk)Environmental Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges or releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all material terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so
comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(ll)Smaller Reporting Company. As of the time of filing of the Registration Statement, the Company was a “smaller reporting company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
(mm)Emerging Growth Company. From the time of the initial confidential submission of the Registration Statement to the Commission (or, if earlier, the first date on which the Company engaged directly in or through any Person authorized to act on its behalf in any Testing-the-Waters Communication) through the Execution Date, the Company has been and is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act (an “Emerging Growth Company”).
(nn)Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not (i) alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communications, other than Testing-the-Waters Communications with the consent of the Representative and with entities that the Company reasonably believes are qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or institutions that are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and (ii) authorized anyone other than the Representative to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company confirms that the Representative has been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Testing-the-Waters Communications other than those listed on Schedule II-C hereto.
(oo)Electronic Road Show. The Company has made available a Bona Fide Electronic Road Show in compliance with Rule 433(d)(8)(ii) under the Securities Act such that no filing of any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act) is required in connection with the Offering.
(pp) Margin Securities. The Company owns no “margin securities” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), and none of the proceeds of the Offering will be, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the shares of Common Stock to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
(qq)Ineligible Issuer. At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Public Shares and at the date hereof, the Company is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an ineligible issuer.
(rr)Covered Person. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “covered foreign person,” as that term is defined in 31 C.F.R. § 850.209. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “person of a country of concern”, as that term is defined in 31 C.F.R. § 850.221, that currently engages, or has plans to engage, directly or indirectly, in a “covered activity”, as that term is defined in 31 C.F.R. § 850.208. The Company also does not, directly or indirectly, hold a board seat on, have a voting or equity interest in, or have any contractual power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of any “covered foreign person,” as that term is defined in 31 C.F.R. § 850.209.
(ss)Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization. The Company does not have any securities rated by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.
(tt)Privacy Laws. Except as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations (including all applicable and legally binding codes of conduct and practice, guidance, and opinions relating to data protection and privacy issued in any relevant jurisdiction by any governmental, judicial, regulatory or supervisory authority), including, as applicable, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679), and as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (to the extent applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries) (collectively, “GDPR”) (collectively, “Privacy Laws”). Except as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have in place, comply with, and take appropriate steps reasonably designed to ensure compliance in all material respects with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling and analysis of Personal Data (the “Policies”). The Company provides accurate notice of its Policies to its customers, employees, third party vendors and representatives, in each case, to the extent required by Privacy Law or the Policies, except as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. “Personal Data” means data or information that is defined as “personal data,” “personal information,” or any analogous term under applicable law, including any such data or information that (i) constitutes a natural persons’ name, street address, telephone number, email address, photograph, social security number, bank information, or customer or account number and (ii) any other piece of information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. Except as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, (i) has received written notice alleging its actual or potential violation of Privacy Laws, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that is reasonably expected to result in any such notice, (ii) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action pursuant to any Privacy Order in connection with violations of Privacy Law, or (iii) is a party to any regulatory order, consent decree, or agreement with a regulator that imposed any obligation or liability on the Company or its Subsidiaries under any Privacy Law (“Privacy Order”).
(uu)IT Systems. Except as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) operate and perform as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, and defects, and, to the Company’s knowledge, material Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. Except as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have in place, as at the date of this Agreement, controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards designed to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data (including Personal Data) used by the Company and its Subsidiaries in their businesses, and (ii) in the two years immediately preceding the date of this Agreement, to Company’s knowledge, there have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of, or accesses to, the same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor are there any incidents currently under internal review or investigations relating to the same. Except as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws and legally binding statutes, judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, and the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ internal policies and contractual obligations, in each case, relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and to the protection of such IT Systems from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.
(vv)Artificial Intelligence. Except as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries are taking or have taken actions designed to prepare to comply with the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (to the extent applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries) and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, (A) has received written notice alleging any actual or potential violation of the EU AI Act by the Company or its Subsidiaries from any governmental or regulatory agencies or bodies, (B) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation or other corrective action in connection with an EU AI Act Order that is by or mandated by any governmental or regulatory agency or body pursuant to violations of the EU AI Act or (C) is a party to any regulatory order, consent decree, or agreement with any governmental or regulatory agency or body that imposed any obligation or liability on the Company or its Subsidiaries under the EU AI Act (“EU AI Act Order”).
(ww)Lock-Up Agreements. The Representative has received an executed Lock-Up Agreement from each of the parties specified in Schedule III (the “Lock-up Parties”).
(xx)Compliance with Directed Share Program. The Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and any preliminary prospectus comply, and any amendments or supplements thereto will comply, with any applicable laws or regulations of non-U.S. jurisdictions in which the Pricing Disclosure Package, the
Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, are distributed in connection with the Directed Share Program.
(yy)Unlawful Influence. The Company has not offered, or caused the Representative, Fidelity, each person, if any, who controls Fidelity within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of Fidelity within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Fidelity Parties”) to offer, Public Shares to any person pursuant to the Directed Share Program with the specific intent to unlawfully influence (i) a customer or supplier of the Company to alter the customer’s or supplier’s level or type of business with the Company, or (ii) a trade journalist or publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company or its products.
(zz)Directed by Company. The Company has specifically directed in writing the allocation of Public Shares to each Participant in the Directed Share Program, and neither Fidelity nor any other Underwriter has had any involvement or influence, directly or indirectly, in such allocation decision.
OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
4.1Delivery to the Underwriters of Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company has delivered or made available or shall deliver or make available to the Representatives and counsel for the Representatives, without charge, copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith) and copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Underwriters, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each of the Underwriters. The Company has delivered or made available or will deliver or make available to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Public Shares is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 under the Securities Act, would be) required to be delivered under the Securities Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T. The Company shall not file any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives shall reasonably object in writing.
4.2Federal Securities Laws.
(a)Compliance. During the time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, the Company will use its best efforts to comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time in
force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of or dealings in the Public Shares in accordance with the provisions hereof and the Prospectus. If at any time when a Prospectus relating to the Public Shares is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, any event shall have occurred as a result of which, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Company will notify the Underwriters promptly and prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Section 4.1 hereof, an appropriate, in the Company’s reasonable opinion, amendment or supplement in accordance with Section 10 of the Securities Act.
(b)Filing of Prospectus. The Company will file the Prospectus (in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative) with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Rule 424.
(c)Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company represents and agrees that it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Public Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” or a portion thereof, required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433, without the prior written consent of the Representatives; provided that the Representatives shall be deemed to have consented to each Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus hereto and any “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) that has been reviewed by the Representatives. The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each such free writing prospectus consented to, or deemed consented to, by the Underwriters as an “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act, and has complied and will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 433 of the Securities Act, including timely Commission filing where required, legending and record keeping. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.
4.3Testing-the-Waters Communications. If at any time following the distribution of any Testing-the-Waters Communication there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify the Representatives and shall promptly
amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Testing-the-Waters Communication to eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission.
4.4Notice to the Underwriters. The Company will notify the Underwriters promptly and confirm the notice in writing: (i) of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto; (ii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iii) of the issuance by any state securities commission of any proceedings for the suspension of the qualification of the Public Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or of the initiation, or the threatening, of any proceeding for that purpose; (iv) of the mailing and delivery to the Commission for filing of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus; (v) of the receipt of any comments or request for any additional information from the Commission; and (vi) of the happening of any event during the period described in this Section 4.4 that, in the judgment of the Company, makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Commission or any state securities commission shall enter a stop order or suspend such qualification at any time, the Company will make every reasonable effort to obtain promptly the lifting of such order.
4.5Reports to Underwriters. For a period of two years from the date of this Agreement, so long as the Shares are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Representatives, as soon as they are available, copies of all reports or other communications (financial or other) furnished to holders of the Common Stock, and copies of any reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national securities exchange or automatic quotation system; provided the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports and financial statements to the Representatives to the extent they are filed on EDGAR.
4.6Expenses of the Offering. The Company hereby agrees to pay on each of the Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, if any, to the extent not paid at the Closing Date, all expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, including, but not limited to: (a) all filing fees and communication expenses relating to the registration of the Public Shares to be sold in the Offering (including the Option Shares) with the Commission; (b) FINRA Public Offering Filing System fees associated with the review of the Offering by FINRA and the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel related thereto; (c) all fees and expenses relating to the listing of such Closing Shares and Option Shares on the Trading Market and such other stock exchanges as the Company and the Representative together determine; (d) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration or qualification of such Public Shares under the “blue sky” securities laws of such states and other non-U.S. jurisdictions as the Representative may reasonably designate (including, without limitation, all filing and registration fees, and the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of “blue sky” counsel; provided, however, that the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel pursuant to the preceding clauses (b) and (c) shall not together exceed $25,000); (e) the reasonable and documented costs of all mailing and printing of the underwriting documents (including, without limitation, this Agreement and, if appropriate, any agreement among underwriters, selected dealers’ agreement, underwriters’ questionnaire and power of attorney),
Registration Statements, Prospectuses and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and as many preliminary and final Prospectuses as the Representative may reasonably deem necessary; (f) the costs and expenses of the Company’s public relations firm; (g) the costs of preparing, printing and delivering the Public Shares; (h) fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent for the Public Shares (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company); (i) stock transfer and/or stamp taxes, if any, payable upon the transfer of securities from the Company to the Underwriters (other than New York state stock transfer tax, to the extent refundable to the Underwriters); (j) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants; (k) the fees and expenses of the Company’s legal counsel and other agents and representatives; (l) the Underwriters’ costs of mailing prospectuses to prospective investors; (m) up to $400,000 for the fees and expenses of Underwriter Counsel, provided, that if the Offering is not consummated, such fees and expenses of Underwriter Counsel shall not exceed $200,000; (n) all fees and disbursements of counsel incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share Program and stamp duties, similar taxes or duties or other taxes, if any, incurred by the Underwriters (other than New York state stock transfer tax, to the extent refundable to the Underwriters) in connection with the Directed Share Program; (o) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to background checks of the Company’s officers and directors; (p) the Underwriters’ use of i-Deal’s book-building, prospectus tracking and compliance software (or other similar software) for the Offering; (q) the Underwriters’ reasonable and documented “road show” expenses for the Offering; and (r) the Underwriters’ reasonable and documented travel expenses; provided, that, the expenses in subsections (p) through (r) shall not exceed $100,000. It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section 4.6, the Underwriters shall pay all of their costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel, stock transfer taxes on resale of any of the Public Shares by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
4.7Application of Net Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the Offering received by it in a manner consistent with the application described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus.
4.8Delivery of Earnings Statements to Security Holders. The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but not later than the first day of the fifteenth full calendar month following the Execution Date, an earnings statement (which need not be certified by independent public or independent certified public accountants unless required by the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, but which shall satisfy the provisions of Rule 158(a) under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) covering a period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months beginning after the Execution Date, provided, that the documents filed by the Company with the Commission shall be deemed to be delivered.
4.9Stabilization. Neither the Company, nor, to its knowledge, any of its employees, directors or stockholders (without the consent of the Representative) has taken or shall take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under Regulation M of the Exchange Act, or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Public Shares.
4.10No Fiduciary Duties. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters’ responsibility to the Company is solely contractual and commercial in nature, based on arms-length negotiations and that neither the Underwriters nor their affiliates or any selected dealer shall be deemed to be acting in a fiduciary capacity, or otherwise owes any fiduciary duty to the Company or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Offering and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company acknowledges that the Underwriters may have financial interests in the success of the Offering that are not limited to the difference between the price to the public and the purchase price paid to the Company by the Underwriters for the shares and the Underwriters have no obligation to disclose, or account to the Company for, any of such additional financial interests. The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters, or any of them, owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with the Offering or the process leading thereto.
4.11Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use best efforts to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
4.12Subsequent Equity Sales.
(a)The Company, on behalf of itself and any successor entity, agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representative, it will not, for a period of 180 days after the date of this Agreement (the “Lock-Up Period”), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (ii) publicly file or caused to be publicly filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Company; (iii) complete any offering of debt securities of the Company, other than entering into a line of credit with a traditional bank or (iv) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of capital stock of the Company, whether any such transaction described in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above is to be settled by delivery of shares of capital stock of the Company or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.
(b)The restrictions contained in this Section 4.12 shall not apply to (i) the shares Common Stock to be sold hereunder or the issuance, transfer, cancellation or exchange of securities of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the Corporate Reorganization or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) the issuance by the Company of the shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a stock option, vesting of restricted stock units or exercise of warrants, the conversion or vesting and settlement of a security outstanding on the Execution Date, including the issuance of shares of Class B common stock of the Company (the “Class B Common Stock”) upon the conversion of the convertible senior secured promissory notes issued by Gloo Holdings, LLC in connection with the Offering (the “Convertible Notes”), or the issuance of Class B Common Stock in connection with the transfer, cancellation or exchange of membership interests of Gloo Holdings, LLC, Gloo Incentives, LLC, or any Subsidiary in connection with the Corporate
Reorganization, which is disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, and Prospectus, provided that such options, restricted stock units, warrants, Convertible Notes, and securities, as the case may be, have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities or to extend the term of such securities, (iii) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock (whether upon the exercise of stock options or otherwise) to employees, officers, directors, advisors or consultants of the Company pursuant to any equity compensation plan of the Company, provided that in each of (ii) and (iii) above, each recipient of Common Stock shall execute a Lock-Up Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto with respect to the remaining portion of the Lock-up Period, (iv) the filing by the Company of a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the issuance, vesting, exercise or settlement of equity awards granted or to be granted pursuant to any employee benefit plan in effect on the Execution Date and described in the Pricing Prospectus, (vi) the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of the Company or an officer or director of the Company pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, provided that (1) such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Lock-Up Period (except to the extent otherwise allowed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) and (2) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Common Stock may be made under such plan during the Lock-Up Period, (vii) the sale or issuance of or entry into an agreement to sell or issue Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock in connection with one or more mergers; acquisitions of securities, businesses, property or other assets, products or technologies; joint ventures; commercial relationships or other strategic corporate transactions or alliances; provided that the aggregate amount of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (on an as-converted, as-exercised or as-exchanged basis) that the Company may sell or issue or agree to sell or issue pursuant to this clause (vii) shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock together issued and outstanding immediately following the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement determined on a fully-diluted basis and assuming the issuance of all shares of Class B Common Stock in connection with the Reorganization, the conversion of the Convertible Notes, the exercise of the Warrants, the exchange of the Exchangeable Shares and the issuance of the XRI Shares, or (viii) the issuance of shares of capital stock of the Company in connection with the closing of the Company’s pending acquisition of XRI Global, Inc., as disclosed in the Registration Statement (the “XRI Shares”) which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not count toward the ten percent (10%) issuable under clause (vii).
4.13Release of D&O Lock-up Period. If the Representative, in its sole discretion, agrees to release or waive the restrictions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreements for an officer or director of the Company and provide the Company with notice of the impending release or waiver at least three (3) Business Days before the effective date of the release or waiver, the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver by a press release substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto through a major news service at least two (2) Business Days before the effective
date of the release or waiver (or such other method approved by the Representative that satisfies the requirements of FINRA Rule 5131(d)(2)).
4.14Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company shall use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, if necessary, to qualify the Public Shares for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Representative may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the distribution of the Public Shares; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.
4.15Reporting Requirements. The Company, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Public Shares is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the Securities Act, will use its reasonably best efforts to file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Regulations. Additionally, the Company shall report the use of proceeds from the issuance of the Public Shares as may be required under Rule 463 under the Securities Act Regulations.
4.16Emerging Growth Company Status. The Company shall promptly notify the Representative if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of (i) completion of the distribution of the Public Shares within the meaning of the Securities Act and (ii) the completion of the Lock-Up Period.
4.17Research Independence. The Company acknowledges that each Underwriter’s research analysts and research departments, if any, are required to be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies, and that such Underwriter’s research analysts may hold and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research reports with respect to the Company and/or the offering that differ from the views of its investment bankers. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against such Underwriter with respect to any conflict of interest that may arise from the fact that the views expressed by their independent research analysts and research departments may be different from or inconsistent with the views or advice communicated to the Company by such Underwriter’s investment banking divisions. The Company acknowledges that the Representative is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short position in debt or equity securities of the Company.
4.18Directed Share Program. The Company shall, in all material respects, comply with applicable securities and other laws, rules and regulations in each jurisdiction in which the Directed Shares are offered in connection with the Directed Share Program.
4.19The Company will deliver to each Underwriter (or its agent), on the date of execution of this Agreement, a properly completed and executed Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers, together with copies of identifying documentation,
and the Company undertakes to provide such additional supporting documentation as each Underwriter may reasonably request in connection with the verification of the foregoing Certification.
DEFAULT BY UNDERWRITERS
If on the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any Underwriter shall fail or refuse to purchase and pay for the portion of the Closing Shares or Option Shares, as the case may be, which such Underwriter has agreed to purchase and pay for on such date (otherwise than by reason of any default on the part of the Company), the Representative, or if the Representative is the defaulting Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters, shall use their reasonable efforts to procure within 36 hours thereafter one or more of the other Underwriters, or any others, to purchase from the Company such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms set forth herein, the Closing Shares or Option Shares, as the case may be, which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters failed to purchase. If during such 36 hours the Representative shall not have procured such other Underwriters, or any others, to purchase the Closing Shares or Option Shares, as the case may be, agreed to be purchased by the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, then (a) if the aggregate number of Closing Shares or Option Shares, as the case may be, with respect to which such default shall occur does not exceed 10% of the Closing Shares or Option Shares, as the case may be, covered hereby, the other Underwriters shall be obligated, severally, in proportion to the respective numbers of Closing Shares or Option Shares, as the case may be, which they are obligated to purchase hereunder, to purchase the Closing Shares or Option Shares, as the case may be, which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters failed to purchase, or (b) if the aggregate number of Closing Shares or Option Shares, as the case may be, with respect to which such default shall occur exceeds 10% of the Closing Shares or Option Shares, as the case may be, covered hereby, the Company or the Representative will have the right to terminate this Agreement without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters or of the Company except to the extent provided in Article VI hereof, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any liability for the expenses set forth in Section 4.6 herein. In the event of a default by any Underwriter or Underwriters, as set forth in this Article V, the applicable Closing Date may be postponed for such period, not exceeding seven days, as the Representative, or if the Representative is the defaulting Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters, may reasonably determine in order that the required changes in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. The term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for a defaulting Underwriter. Any action taken under this Article V shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.
INDEMNIFICATION
6.1Indemnification of the Underwriters. Subject to the conditions set forth below, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriters, and each dealer selected by each Underwriter that participates in the offer and sale of the Public Shares (each a “Selected Dealer”) and each of their respective directors, officers and employees and each Person, if any,
who controls such Underwriter or any Selected Dealer (“Controlling Person”) within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any Proceeding, whether arising out of any action between such Underwriter and the Company or between such Underwriter and any third party or otherwise) to which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other statute or at common law or otherwise or under the laws of foreign countries, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in (i) any Preliminary Prospectus, if any, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (as from time to time each may be amended and supplemented) or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus; (ii) any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Public Shares, including any “road show” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a “road show”) or any Testing-the-Waters Communication; or (iii) any application or other document or written communication (in this Article VI, collectively called “Application”) executed by the Company or based upon written information furnished by the Company in any jurisdiction in order to qualify the Public Shares under the securities laws thereof or filed with the Commission, any state securities commission or agency, Trading Market or any securities exchange; or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters’ Information. With respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in the Preliminary Prospectus, if any, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6.1 shall not inure to the benefit of an Underwriter to the extent that any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any Proceeding) of such Underwriter results from the fact that a copy of the Prospectus was not given or sent to the Person asserting any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense at or prior to the written confirmation of sale of the Public Shares to such Person as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and if the untrue statement or omission has been corrected in the Prospectus, unless such failure to deliver the Prospectus was a result of non-compliance by the Company with its obligations under this Agreement. The Company agrees promptly to notify each Underwriter of the commencement of any Proceeding against the Company or any of its officers, directors or Controlling Persons in connection with the issue and sale of the Public Shares or in connection with the Registration Statement or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, road show, or the Prospectus.
6.2Procedure. If any action is brought against an Underwriter, a Selected Dealer or a Controlling Person in respect of which indemnity may be sought against the Company pursuant to Section 6.1, such Underwriter, such Selected Dealer or Controlling Person, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the institution of such action and the Company shall assume the defense of such action, including the employment and fees of counsel (subject to the reasonable approval of such Underwriter or such Selected Dealer, as the case may be) and payment of actual expenses. Such Underwriter, such Selected Dealer or Controlling Person shall have the right to employ its or their own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Underwriter, such Selected Dealer or Controlling Person unless (i) the employment of such counsel at the expense of the Company shall have been
authorized in writing by the Company in connection with the defense of such action, or (ii) the Company shall not have employed counsel to have charge of the defense of such action, or (iii) such indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be defenses available to it or them which are different from or additional to those available to the Company (in which case the Company shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or parties), in any of which events the reasonable fees and expenses of not more than one additional firm of attorneys selected by such Underwriter (in addition to local counsel), Selected Dealer and/or Controlling Person shall be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if any Underwriter, Selected Dealer or Controlling Person shall assume the defense of such action as provided above, the Company shall have the right to approve the terms of any settlement of such action which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
6.3Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers and employees and agents who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any Proceeding, commenced or threatened in writing, or any claim whatsoever, whether caused by any action between such Underwriter and the Company or between the Company and any third party or otherwise) described in the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Underwriter, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions made in any Preliminary Prospectus, if any, the Registration Statement any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, road show, or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or in any application, but only with reference to the Underwriters’ Information. In case any action shall be brought against the Company or any other Person so indemnified based on any Preliminary Prospectus, if any, the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, road show or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any application, and in respect of which indemnity may be sought against such Underwriter, such Underwriter shall have the rights and duties given to the Company, and the Company and each other Person so indemnified shall have the rights and duties given to such Underwriter by the provisions of this Article VI. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.3, no Underwriter shall be required to indemnify the Company for any amount in excess of the underwriting discounts and commissions applicable to the Public Shares purchased by such Underwriter. The Underwriters’ obligations in this Section 6.3 to indemnify the Company are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint.
(a)Contribution Rights. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution under the Securities Act in any case in which (i) any Person entitled to indemnification under this Article VI makes a claim for indemnification pursuant hereto but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Article VI provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise may be required on the part of any such Person in
circumstances for which indemnification is provided under this Article VI, then, and in each such case, the Company and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by said indemnity agreement incurred by the Company and such Underwriter, as incurred, in such proportions that such Underwriter is responsible for that portion represented by the percentage that the underwriting discounts and commissions appearing on the cover page of the Prospectus bears to the initial offering price appearing thereon and the Company is responsible for the balance; provided, that, no Person guilty of a fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 6.4, each director, officer and employee of such Underwriter or the Company, as applicable, and each Person, if any, who controls such Underwriter or the Company, as applicable, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter or the Company, as applicable. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6.4, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting discounts and commissions applicable to the Public Shares purchased by such Underwriter. The Underwriters' obligations in this Section 6.4 to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint.
(b)Contribution Procedure. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt by any party to this Agreement (or its representative) of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, such party will, if a claim for contribution in respect thereof is to be made against another party (“Contributing Party”), notify the Contributing Party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the failure to so notify the Contributing Party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any other party other than for contribution hereunder. In case any such action, suit or proceeding is brought against any party, and such party notifies a Contributing Party or its representative of the commencement thereof within the aforesaid fifteen (15) days, the contributing party will be entitled to participate therein with the notifying party and any other contributing party similarly notified. Any such Contributing Party shall not be liable to any party seeking contribution on account of any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding affected by such party seeking contribution without the written consent of such Contributing Party. The contribution provisions contained in this Section 6.4 are intended to supersede, to the extent permitted by law, any right to contribution under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise available.
6.5Directed Share Program Indemnification.
(a)In connection with the offer and sale of the Directed Shares pursuant to the Directed Share Program, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Fidelity, its affiliates (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) and selling agents and each person, if any, who controls Fidelity within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (the “Fidelity Entities”) from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including but not limited to any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any Proceeding) that (i) arise out of, or are based upon, the violation of
any applicable laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions where Directed Shares have been offered, (ii) arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any material prepared by or with the consent of the Company for distribution to Invitees in connection with the Directed Share Program or arise out of, or are based upon, omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (iii) arise out of, or are based upon, the failure of any Participant to pay for and accept delivery of Directed Shares which such Participant had orally confirmed for purchase by 11:59 PM (New York City time) on the Execution Date, or (iv) are related to, arise out of, or in connection with, the Directed Share Program.
(b)The obligations of the Company under this Section 6.5 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each employee, officer and director of the Directed Share Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls the Directed Share Underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and each broker-dealer or other affiliate of the Directed Share Underwriter.
MISCELLANEOUS
(a)Termination Right. The Representative shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by notice in writing at any time after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to any Closing Date, (i) if any domestic or international event or act or occurrence has materially disrupted, or in its opinion will in the immediate future materially disrupt, general securities markets in the United States; or (ii) if trading on any Trading Market (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include secondary markets for privately held companies) shall have been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been required by FINRA or by order of the Commission or any other government authority having jurisdiction, or (iii) if trading of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any Trading Market, or (iv) if the United States shall have become involved in a new war or an increase in major hostilities which, in the Representative’s reasonable judgment, would make it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale and/or delivery of the Public Shares or to enforce contracts made by the Underwriters for the sale of the Public Shares, or (v) if a banking moratorium has been declared by a New York State or federal authority, or (vi) if a moratorium on foreign exchange trading has been declared which materially adversely impacts the United States securities markets, or (vii) if the Company shall have sustained a material loss by fire, flood, accident, hurricane, earthquake, theft, sabotage or other calamity or malicious act which, whether or not such loss shall have been insured, will, in the Representative’s opinion, make it inadvisable to proceed with the delivery of the Public Shares, (viii) if the Company is in material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, or (ix) the occurrence of an event that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect, or (x) if the Representative shall have become aware after the Execution Date of such a
material adverse change in the conditions of the Company, or such adverse material change in general market conditions as in the Representative’s reasonable judgment would make it impracticable to proceed with the offering, sale and/or delivery of the Public Shares or to enforce contracts made by the Underwriters for the sale of the Public Shares.
(b)Expenses. In the event this Agreement shall be terminated because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement as a result of the circumstances described in Section 7.1(a)(iii), within the time specified herein or any extensions thereof pursuant to the terms herein, the Company shall be obligated to pay to the Representative its actual and accountable out of pocket expenses related to the transactions set forth in Section 4.7 hereto as if the Offering had been consummated; provided however, that any expense cap set forth in Section 4.6 hereto in no way limits or impairs the indemnification and contribution provisions of this Agreement.
(c)Indemnification. Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, any election hereunder or any termination of this Agreement, and whether or not this Agreement is otherwise carried out, the provisions of Article VI shall not be in any way effected by such election or termination or failure to carry out the terms of this Agreement or any part hereof.
7.2Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto and the Prospectus, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
7.3Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail attachment at the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail attachment at the e-mail address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.
7.4Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the parties hereto. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.
7.5Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
7.6Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. No purchaser of any of the Public Shares from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of such purchase.
7.7Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any action, suit or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Agreement, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Article VI, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
7.8Survival. The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the Option Closing, if any, and the delivery of the Public Shares.
7.9Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
7.10Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
7.11Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.
7.12Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise this Agreement and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in this Agreement shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar adjustments and transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.
7.13WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVE FOREVER ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Underwriters and the Company, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters in accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
By:_________________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address for Notice:
831 Pearl Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Attention: Jeffrey Bojar, General Counsel and Secretary
Telephone: (303) 381-2645
Email: jbojar@gloo.us
Copy to:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C.
1155 Canyon Boulevard, Suite 400
Boulder, CO 80302
Attention: Matthew P. Dubofsky, Esq.
Victor T. Nilsson, Esq.
Telephone: (303) 256-5913
Email: mdubofsky@wsgr.com
vnilsson@wsgr.com
Accepted on the date first above written.
ROTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
For itself and as the Representative of the several
Underwriters listed on Schedule I
By: Roth Capital Partners, LLC
By: _________________________________
Name: Aaron M. Gurewitz
Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer and Head of Investment Banking
Address for Notice:
888 San Clemente Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Telephone: 949-720-5700
Email: rothecm@roth.com
Copy to:
Reed Smith LLP
1221 McKinney St # 2100
Houston, Texas 77010
Attention: Constantine Karides, Esq.,
Anne G. Peetz, Esq.
Telephone: (713) 469-3853
Email: ckarides@reedsmith.com,
apeetz@reedsmith.com
SCHEDULE I
Schedule of Underwriters
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Underwriters |
Closing Shares |
Closing Purchase Price |
Roth Capital Partners, LLC |
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The Benchmark Company, LLC |
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Craig Hallum Capital Group LLC |
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Loop Capital Markets LLC |
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Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC |
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Texas Capital Securities Inc. |
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SCHEDULE II-A
Pricing Information
Number of Closing Shares: [●]
Number of Option Shares: [●]
Public Offering Price per Closing Share and Option Share: [●]
Underwriting Discount per Share: $[●] for Closing Shares and Option Shares
SCHEDULE II-B
Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses
[●]
SCHEDULE II-C
Testing-the-Waters Communications
Testing-the-Water Communications, [●]
SCHEDULE III
Lock-Up Parties
Scott Beck
Patrick Gelsinger
Paul Seamon
Matthew Gotschall
Bishop Claude Richard Alexander, Jr.
John (Jack) Furst
Derek Green
Elizabeth Grennan
Robert Gruenewald
Nona Jones
Pearl Street Trust
EXHIBIT A
Form of Lock-Up Agreement
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
______________, 2025
Roth Capital Partners, LLC
As the Representative of the several underwriters, if any,
named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement
referred to below
c/o Roth Capital Partners, LLC
888 San Clemente Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Re: Gloo Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned is (or the time of the closing of the Offering (as defined below) expects to be) an owner of record or beneficially of certain shares of the Company’s shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), or securities convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for Common Stock (the “Securities”). The Company proposes to enter into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with you as the representative (the “Representative”) of the underwriters (the “Underwriters”) with respect to a public offering of the Class A Common Stock (the “Offering”). The undersigned acknowledges that the Offering will be of benefit to the undersigned. The undersigned also acknowledges that you and each other Underwriter will rely on the representations and agreements of the undersigned contained in this letter agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) in connection with entering into the Underwriting Agreement and performing their obligations thereunder.
In consideration of the foregoing and as an inducement to you as underwriter, the undersigned hereby agrees that the undersigned will not, without your prior written consent (which consent may be withheld in your sole discretion), directly or indirectly, sell, offer to sell, contract to sell, or grant any option for the sale (including without limitation any short sale), grant any security interest in, pledge, hypothecate, hedge, establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise dispose of or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise by the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any person in privity with the Company or any affiliate of the Company) (collectively, a “Disposition”) of any Securities currently or hereafter owned either of record or beneficially (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by the undersigned, or publicly announce the undersigned’s intention to do any of the foregoing, for a period commencing on the date hereof and continuing through the close of trading on the date that is 180 days following the date of the final prospectus (the “Prospectus”) for the Offering (the “Lock-Up Period”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the conditions herein, the restrictions in the second paragraph of this Lock-Up Agreement shall not apply to:
(i)transfers of shares of Class A Common Stock acquired in the Offering or in open market transactions after the completion of the Offering; provided that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or voluntarily made during the Lock-Up Period in connection with subsequent sales of Class A Common Stock acquired in the Offering or in such open market transactions;
(ii)transfers as a bona fide gift or charitable contribution (including any pledge or similar commitment to donate the undersigned’s Securities and/or proceeds from the sale of the undersigned’s Securities to be applied in their entirety as a gift or charitable contribution);
(iii)transfers to any immediate family member or to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned and/or any immediate family of the undersigned (for purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage, domestic partnership or adoption, not more remote than first cousin);
(iv)transfers to any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity all of the equity holders of which consist of the undersigned and/or the immediate family of the undersigned;
(v)if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity, distributions, transfers or dispositions (a) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that is an affiliate of the undersigned (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), or (b) in the form of a distribution, transfer or disposition to limited partners, limited liability company members, stockholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, beneficiaries or holders of equity interests of the undersigned;
(vi)if the undersigned is a trust, transfers to the trustor or beneficiary of such trust or to the estate of any beneficiary of such trust;
(vii)transfers for bona fide estate planning purposes, upon death or by will, other testamentary document or intestate succession to the legal representative, heir, beneficiary or a member of the immediate family of the undersigned;
(viii)transfers of Securities to the Company for the purpose of exercising or settling (including any transfer for the payment of tax withholdings or remittance payments, including estimated taxes, due as a result of such vesting, settlement or exercise of such options, restricted stock units or other rights) on a “net exercise” or “cashless” basis options, restricted stock units or other rights to purchase shares of Common Stock, pursuant to equity awards granted under an equity incentive plan or other equity award arrangement described in the Prospectus (collectively, the “Plans”), or warrants described in the Prospectus, in each case, to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such equity awards or warrants, and only in an amount necessary to cover the applicable exercise price or tax withholding obligations, including estimated taxes, of the undersigned in connection with the vesting, settlement or exercise so long as the “net exercise” or “cashless exercise” is effected solely by the surrender of outstanding equity awards or warrants (or the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise thereof) to the Company and the Company’s cancellation of all or a portion thereof to pay the exercise price and/or withholding tax and remittance obligations; provided that any shares of Common Stock received as a result of such exercise, vesting or settlement shall remain subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement;
(ix)transfers to a nominee or custodian to whom a disposition or transfer would be permissible under clauses (ii) through (vii);
(x)transfers by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic order or other court order or in connection with a divorce decree, divorce settlement, separation agreement or other court order or order of a regulatory agency;
(xi)transfers, sales, tenders or other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or Securities pursuant to a bona fide third party tender offer, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other similar transaction that is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and made to all holders of the Company’s capital stock or involving a Change of Control (as defined below); provided that if such tender offer, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other similar transaction is not completed, any shares of Common Stock or Securities subject to this Lock-Up Agreement shall remain subject to the restrictions contained herein (for purposes of this clause (xii), “Change of Control” shall mean the transfer (whether by tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons (other than the Underwriters pursuant to the Offering), of Securities if, after such transfer, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transfer do not own at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (or the surviving entity, as applicable));
(xii)the establishment or modification of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Securities (a “10b5-1 Plan”); provided that (a) such 10b5-1 Plan does not provide for the transfer of Securities during the Lock-Up Period (except as otherwise allowed pursuant to this Lock-Up Agreement) and (b) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company regarding the establishment or modification of such 10b5-1 Plan during the Lock-Up Period, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Securities may be made under such 10b5-1 Plan during the Lock-Up Period (except as otherwise allowed pursuant to this Lock-Up Agreement);
(xiii)transfers, conversions, reclassifications, redemptions or exchanges of the undersigned’s Securities in connection with the Corporate Reorganization (as defined in the Prospectus) or the Offering and any other reclassification or conversion of Common Stock, provided that any such shares of Common Stock received upon such conversion or reclassification shall be subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement;
(xiv)transfers of Securities to the Company pursuant to arrangements under which the Company has the option or obligation to repurchase, reclassify, redeem, convert or exchange such Securities or a right of first refusal with respect to such Securities; and
(xv)transfers as permitted with the prior written consent of the Representative;
provided that (a) in the case of any transfer pursuant to clauses (ii)-(vii), and (ix)-(x) each donee, distributee, transferee or acquirer shall sign and deliver a lock-up agreement substantially in the form of this Lock-Up Agreement, (b) in the case of any transfer pursuant to clauses (ii)-(x) and (xiii)-(xiv), any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock, shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto the nature of the transaction, and (c) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clauses (ii)-(vii) and (ix), such transfer or disposition shall not involve a disposition for value.
For the avoidance of doubt, this Lock-Up Agreement shall not restrict the delivery of shares of Common Stock to the undersigned upon exercise of any options or settlement of any restricted stock units or other equity awards granted under any equity incentive plan of the Company; provided that any shares of Common Stock acquired in connection with any such exercise or settlement will be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement.
Except for the allowable Dispositions described herein, the undersigned further agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representative, he, she or it may not engage in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or reasonably expected to lead to or result in a Disposition of Securities during the Lock-Up Period, even if such Securities would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other transactions would include, without limitation, any short sale (whether or not against the box) or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including, without limitation, any put or call option) with respect to any Securities or with respect to any security (other than a broad-based market basket or index) that includes, relates to or derives any significant part of its value from Securities.
The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of shares of Common Stock or Securities held by the undersigned except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, (i) the Representative agrees that, at least three business days before the effective date of any release or waiver of the foregoing restrictions in connection with a transfer of shares of Common Stock, the Representative will notify the Company of the impending release or waiver, and (ii) the Company will agree or has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement to announce the impending release or waiver by press release through a major news service (or such other method that satisfies the requirements of FINRA Rule 5131(d)(2)) at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver. Any release or waiver granted by the Representative hereunder to any such officer or director shall only be effective two business days after the publication date of such press release. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if (a) the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer not for consideration or to an immediate family member as defined in FINRA Rule 5130(i)(5) and (b) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this Lock-Up Agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the transfer.
If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, the undersigned further agrees that the foregoing restrictions shall be equally applicable to any issuer-directed shares of Class A Common Stock the undersigned may purchase in the Offering.
This Lock-Up Agreement is irrevocable and will be binding on the undersigned and the respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the undersigned.
This Lock-Up Agreement will be deemed to have been made and delivered in the State of New York, and both the binding provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby will be governed as to validity, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other respects by the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. The undersigned: (i) agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Lock-Up Agreement will be instituted exclusively in the courts located in the City of New York, State of New York, (ii) waives any objection which it may have or hereafter to the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iii) irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the City of New York, State of New York, in any such suit, action or proceeding, waiving any, and agreeing not to assert any, basis for seeking transfer or removal of such action to any other court, whether federal or state, unless
the New York court in which such action or proceeding was commenced first declines jurisdiction. The undersigned further agrees to accept and acknowledge service of any and all process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding in such courts and agrees that service of process upon the undersigned mailed by certified mail to the undersigned’s address will be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the undersigned.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Lock-Up Agreement. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred and any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs or personal representatives of the undersigned.
Nothing in this Lock-Up Agreement shall constitute an obligation to purchase Common Stock or Securities of the Company. Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation among the parties thereto.
This Lock-Up Agreement shall automatically terminate, and the undersigned will be released from all of his, her or its obligations hereunder, upon the earliest to occur, if any, of (i) the date that the Company advises the Representative, in writing, prior to the execution of the Underwriting Agreement, that it has determined not to proceed with the Offering, (ii) the date that the Company files an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw the registration statement related to the Offering before the execution of the Underwriting Agreement, (iii) if the Underwriting Agreement is executed but terminated (other than the provisions thereof that survive termination) prior to payment for and delivery of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be sold thereunder, the date that the Underwriting Agreement is terminated or (iv) January 31, 2026 if the Offering has not been completed by such date; provided that the Company may by written notice to the undersigned prior to January 31, 2026 extend such date for a period of up to an additional three months).
Whether or not the Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Representative.
This Lock-Up Agreement may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any signature so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
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EXHIBIT B
Form of Press Release
[COMPANY]
[Date]
[COMPANY] (the “Company”) announced today that Roth Capital Partners, LLC, acting as representative for the underwriters in the Company’s recent public offering of _______ the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Common Stock”), is [waiving] [releasing] a lock-up restriction with respect to _________ the Common Stock held by [certain officers or directors] [an officer or director] of the Company. The [waiver] [release] will take effect on _________, 20___, and the shares may be sold on or after such date.
This press release is not an offer or sale of the securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer or sale is prohibited, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
1.Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are:
•to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility,
•to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and
•to promote the success of the Company’s business.
The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Awards.
2.Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply:
2.1“Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as will be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
2.2“Applicable Laws” means the legal and regulatory requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards, including but not limited to the related issuance of shares of Common Stock, including but not limited to, under U.S. federal and state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
2.3“Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Performance Awards.
2.4“Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
2.5“Beck” means Scott Beck.
2.6“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.7“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a)Change in Ownership of the Company. A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the acquisition
of additional stock by any one Person, who is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company will not be considered a Change in Control; provided, further, that any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board also will not be considered a Change in Control. Further, if the stockholders of the Company immediately before such change in ownership continue to retain immediately after the change in ownership, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company’s voting stock immediately prior to the change in ownership, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company or of the ultimate parent entity of the Company, such event will not be considered a Change in Control under this subsection (a). For this purpose, indirect beneficial ownership will include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company, as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities; or
(b)Change in Effective Control of the Company. If the Company has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, a change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purposes of this subsection (b), if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Change in Control; or
(c)Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Company’s Assets. A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (c), the following will not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (i) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately after the transfer, or (ii) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (A) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s stock, (B) an entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, (C) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company, or (D) an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in this subsection (c)(ii)(C). For purposes of this subsection (c), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.
For purposes of this Section 2.7, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (x) its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation, or (y) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction, or (z) the Change in Control occurs by virtue of: (1) any acquisition of additional securities of the Company or voting power with respect thereto by Beck or a Permitted Entity of Beck, including as a result of a Permitted Transfer or in connection with a transaction or issuance (including pursuant to outstanding Company equity awards) or any other transaction approved by the Administrator, or (2) any acquisition or disposition of shares of Class B Common Stock by Beck or any Permitted Entity of Beck or change in the total voting power of the capital stock of the Company held by Beck and Beck’s Permitted Entities as a result of (i) the conversion of any shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Common Stock.
2.8“Charter” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company effective within one week after the Registration Date as it may thereinafter be amended.
2.9“Class B Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.
2.10“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Code or regulation thereunder will include such section or regulation, any valid regulation or other formal guidance of general or direct applicability promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.
2.11“Committee” means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board, or by a duly authorized committee of the Board, in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
2.12“Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of the Company.
2.13“Company” means Gloo Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto.
2.14“Consultant” means any natural person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or any of its Parent or Subsidiaries to render bona fide services to such entity, provided the services (a) are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and (b) do not directly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities, in each case, within the meaning of Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act, and provided further, that a Consultant will include only those persons to whom the issuance of Shares may be registered under Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act.
2.15“Director” means a member of the Board.
2.16“Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Code Section 22(e)(3), provided that in the case of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the Administrator in its discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability exists in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by the Administrator from time to time.
2.17“Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company will be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.
2.18“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.19“Exchange Program” means a program under which (a) outstanding Awards are surrendered or cancelled in exchange for awards of the same type (which may have higher or lower exercise prices and different terms), awards of a different type, and/or cash, (b) Participants would have the opportunity to transfer any outstanding Awards to a financial institution or other person or entity selected by the Administrator, and/or (c) the exercise price of an outstanding Award is reduced or increased. The Administrator will determine the terms and conditions of any Exchange Program in its sole discretion.
2.20“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date and unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:
(a)If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or, if no closing sales price was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last Trading Day such closing sales price was reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(b)If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination (or, if no bids and asks were reported on that date, as applicable, on the last Trading Day such bids and asks were reported), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(c)For purposes of any Awards granted on the Registration Date, the Fair Market Value will be the initial price to the public as set forth in the final prospectus included within the registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the initial public offering of the Common Stock; or
(d)In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Administrator.
2.21“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company.
2.22“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms qualifies and is otherwise intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section 422 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.23“Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
2.24“Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.25“Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
2.26“Outside Director” means a Director who is not an Employee.
2.27“Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(e).
2.28“Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award.
2.29“Performance Awards” means an Award which may be earned in whole or in part upon attainment of performance goals or other vesting criteria as the Administrator may determine and which may be cash- or stock-denominated and may be settled for cash, Shares or other securities or a combination of the foregoing under Section 10.
2.30“Performance Period” means Performance Period as defined in Section 10.1.
2.31“Period of Restriction” means the period (if any) during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock is subject to restrictions and therefore, the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of target levels of performance, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator.
2.32“Permitted Entity” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.
2.33“Permitted Transfer” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.
2.34“Plan” means this 2025 Equity Incentive Plan.
2.35“Registration Date” means the effective date of the first registration statement that is filed by the Company and declared effective pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, with respect to any class of the Company’s securities.
2.36“Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to an Award of Restricted Stock under Section 8 of the Plan, or issued pursuant to the early exercise of an Option.
2.37“Restricted Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equal to the fair market value of one Share, granted pursuant to Section 9. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.
2.38“Rule 16b‑3” means Rule 16b‑3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b‑3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.
2.39“Section 16(b)” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
2.40“Section 409A” means Code Section 409A and the U.S. Treasury Regulations and guidance thereunder, and any applicable state law equivalent, as each may be promulgated, amended or modified from time to time.
2.41“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.42“Service Provider” means an Employee, Director, or Consultant.
2.43“Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan.
2.44“Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award, granted alone or in connection with an Option, that pursuant to Section 7 is designated as a Stock Appreciation Right.
2.45“Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(f).
2.46“Trading Day” means a day that the primary stock exchange, national market system, or other trading platform, as applicable, upon which the Common Stock is listed (or otherwise trades regularly, as determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion) is open for trading.
2.47“U.S. Treasury Regulations” means the Treasury Regulations of the Code. Reference to a specific Treasury Regulation or Section of the Code will include such Treasury Regulation or Section, any valid regulation promulgated under such Section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such Section or regulation.
3.Stock Subject to the Plan.
3.1Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in Section 15 and the automatic increase set forth in Section 3.2, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Awards and sold under the Plan will be equal to (a) 13,357,842 Shares, plus (b) a number of Shares equal to the number of shares subject to options or other awards granted under the Company’s 2014 Gloo Holdings, LLC Membership Unit Option Plan, as amended, (the “Unit Option Plan”) that, on or after the Registration Date, expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full, are tendered to or withheld by the Company for payment of an exercise price or for tax withholding
obligations, or are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company due to failure to vest, with the maximum number of Shares to be added to the Plan pursuant to clause (b) equal to 4,356,272 Shares. In addition, Shares may become available for issuance under Sections 3.2 and 3.3. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
3.2Automatic Share Reserve Increase. Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in Section 15, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan will be increased on the first day of each Fiscal Year beginning with the 2026 Fiscal Year, in an amount equal to the least of (a) 10,800,000 Shares, (b) five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of all classes of common stock of the Company outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, or (c) such number of Shares determined by the Board no later than the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year.
3.3Lapsed Awards. If an Award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, is surrendered pursuant to an Exchange Program, or, with respect to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Performance Awards is forfeited to or repurchased by the Company due to the failure to vest, the unpurchased Shares (or for Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights the forfeited or repurchased Shares) which were subject thereto will become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). With respect to Stock Appreciation Rights, only Shares actually issued pursuant to a Stock Appreciation Right will cease to be available under the Plan; all remaining Shares under Stock Appreciation Rights will remain available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan under any Award will not be returned to the Plan and will not become available for future distribution under the Plan; provided, however, that if Shares issued pursuant to Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Performance Awards are repurchased by the Company or are forfeited to the Company due to the failure to vest, such Shares will become available for future grant under the Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the tax liabilities or withholdings related to an Award will become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. To the extent an Award under the Plan is paid out in cash rather than Shares, such cash payment will not result in reducing the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will equal the aggregate Share number stated in Section 3.1, plus, to the extent allowable under Code Section 422 and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, any Shares that become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.3.
3.4Share Reserve. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
4.Administration of the Plan.
4.1.1Multiple Administrative Bodies. Different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.
4.1.2Rule 16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder will be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.
4.1.3Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan will be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which Committee will be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws.
4.2Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator will have the authority, in its discretion:
(a)to determine the Fair Market Value;
(b)to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;
(c)to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
(d)to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan;
(e)to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto (including but not limited to, temporarily suspending the exercisability of an Award if the Administrator deems such suspension to be necessary or appropriate for administrative purposes or to comply with Applicable Laws, provided that such suspension must be lifted prior to the expiration of the maximum term and post-termination exercisability period of an Award), based in each case on such factors as the Administrator will determine;
(f)to institute and determine the terms and conditions of an Exchange Program, including, subject to Section 20.3, to unilaterally implement an Exchange Program without the consent of the applicable Award holder;
(g)to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;
(h)to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable non‑U.S. laws or for qualifying for favorable tax treatment under applicable non‑U.S. laws;
(i)to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 20.3), including but not limited to the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period
of Awards and to extend the maximum term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right (subject to Sections 6.4 and 7.5);
(j)to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations in a manner prescribed in Section 16;
(k)to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator;
(l)to allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that otherwise would be due to such Participant under an Award; and
(m)to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.
4.3Effect of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations will be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards and will be given the maximum deference permitted by Applicable Laws.
5.Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Performance Awards may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
6.1Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Options to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.
6.2Option Agreement. Each Award of an Option will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the Option, the number of Shares subject to the Option, the exercise restrictions, if any, applicable to the Option, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.
6.3Limitations. Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Notwithstanding such designation, however, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6.3, Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, the Fair Market Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted, and calculation will be performed in accordance with Code Section 422 and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
6.4Term of Option. The term of each Option will be stated in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that the term will be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time
the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.
6.5Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
6.5.1Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option will be determined by the Administrator, but will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. In addition, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.5.1, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Code Section 424(a).
6.5.2Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.
6.5.3Form of Consideration. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of: (a) cash (including cash equivalents); (b) check; (c) promissory note, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, (d) other Shares, provided that such Shares have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option will be exercised and provided further that accepting such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion; (e) consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program (whether through a broker or otherwise) implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; (f) by net exercise; (g) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, or (h) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator will consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.
6.6.1Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (a) notice of exercise (in such form as the Administrator may specify from time to time) from the person
entitled to exercise the Option, and (b) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable tax withholding). Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.
Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
6.6.2Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant’s termination as the result of the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option, to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination, within three (3) months of termination, or such shorter or longer period of time, as is specified in the Award Agreement or in writing by the Administrator, in each case, in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.
6.6.3Disability of Participant. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within twelve (12) months of termination, or such longer or shorter period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement or in writing by the Administrator (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement) to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.
6.6.4Death of Participant. If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within twelve (12) months following the Participant’s death, or within such longer or shorter period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement or in writing by the Administrator (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement) to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death, by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to the Participant’s death in a form (if any) acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has
been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution (each, a “Legal Representative”). If the Option is exercised pursuant to this Section 6.6.4, Participant’s designated beneficiary or Legal Representative shall be subject to the terms of this Plan and the Award Agreement, including but not limited to the restrictions on transferability and forfeitability applicable to the Service Provider. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at the time of death Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.
6.6.5Tolling Expiration. A Participant’s Award Agreement may also provide that:
(a)if the exercise of the Option following the cessation of Participant’s status as a Service Provider (other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability) would result in liability under Section 16(b), then the Option will terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term of the Option set forth in the Award Agreement, or (ii) the tenth (10th) day after the last date on which such exercise would result in liability under Section 16(b); or
(b)if the exercise of the Option following the cessation of the Participant’s status as a Service Provider (other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of Shares would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option will terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the term of the Option or (ii) the expiration of a period of thirty (30) days after the cessation of the Participant’s status as a Service Provider during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of such registration requirements.
7.Stock Appreciation Rights.
7.1Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.
7.2Number of Shares. The Administrator will have complete discretion to determine the number of Shares subject to any Award of Stock Appreciation Rights.
7.3Exercise Price and Other Terms. The per Share exercise price for the Shares that will determine the amount of the payment to be received upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right as set forth in Section 7.6 will be determined by the Administrator and will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Otherwise, the Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan.
7.4Stock Appreciation Right Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right grant will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the
Stock Appreciation Right, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.
7.5Expiration of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan will expire upon the date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Section 6.4 relating to the maximum term and Section 6.5 relating to exercise also will apply to Stock Appreciation Rights.
7.6Payment of Stock Appreciation Right Amount. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:
(a)The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price; times
(b)The number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.
At the discretion of the Administrator, the payment upon Stock Appreciation Right exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.
8.1Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.
8.2Restricted Stock Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction (if any), the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company as escrow agent will hold Shares of Restricted Stock until the restrictions on such Shares have lapsed.
8.3Transferability. Except as provided in this Section 8 or as the Administrator determines, Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction.
8.4Other Restrictions. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate.
8.5Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock grant made under the Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction or at such other time as the Administrator may determine. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed.
8.6Voting Rights. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.
8.7Dividends and Other Distributions. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Administrator provides otherwise. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.
8.8Return of Restricted Stock to Company. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have not lapsed will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan.
9.Restricted Stock Units.
9.1Grant. Restricted Stock Units may be granted at any time and from time to time as determined by the Administrator. After the Administrator determines that it will grant Restricted Stock Units, it will advise the Participant in an Award Agreement of the terms, conditions, and restrictions related to the grant, including the number of Restricted Stock Units.
9.2Vesting Criteria and Other Terms. The Administrator will set vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that will be paid out to the Participant. The Administrator may set vesting criteria based upon the achievement of Company-wide, divisional, business unit, or individual goals (including, but not limited to, continued employment or service), applicable federal or state securities laws or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion.
9.3Earning Restricted Stock Units. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a payout as determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be met to receive a payout.
9.4Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of earned Restricted Stock Units will be made at the time(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both.
9.5Cancellation. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the Company.
10.1Award Agreement. Each Performance Award will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify any time period during which any performance objectives or
other vesting provisions will be measured (“Performance Period”), and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator determines. Each Performance Award will have an initial value that is determined by the Administrator on or before its date of grant.
10.2Objectives or Vesting Provisions and Other Terms. The Administrator will set any objectives or vesting provisions that, depending on the extent to which any such objectives or vesting provisions are met, will determine the value of the payout for the Performance Awards. The Administrator may set vesting criteria based upon the achievement of Company-wide, divisional, business unit, or individual goals (including, but not limited to, continued employment or service), applicable federal or state securities laws, or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion.
10.3Earning Performance Awards. After an applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of a Performance Award will be entitled to receive a payout for the Performance Award earned by the Participant over the Performance Period. The Administrator, in its discretion, may reduce or waive any performance objectives or other vesting provisions for such Performance Award.
10.4Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of earned Performance Awards will be made at the time(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned Performance Awards in cash, Shares, or a combination of both.
10.5Cancellation of Performance Awards. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned or unvested Performance Awards will be forfeited to the Company, and again will be available for grant under the Plan.
11.Compliance With Section 409A. Awards will be designed and operated in such a manner that they are either exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Section 409A, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. The Plan and each Award Agreement under the Plan is intended to be exempt from or meet the requirements of Section 409A and will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent (including with respect to any ambiguities or ambiguous terms), except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent that an Award or payment, or the settlement or deferral thereof, is subject to Section 409A the Award will be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will meet the requirements of Section 409A, such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Section 409A. In no event will the Company or any of its Parent or Subsidiaries have any responsibility, liability, or obligation to reimburse, indemnify, or hold harmless a Participant (or any other person) in respect of Awards, for any taxes, penalties or interest that may be imposed on, or other costs incurred by, Participant (or any other person) as a result of Section 409A.
12.Outside Director Limitations. No Outside Director may be paid, issued, or granted, in any Fiscal Year, equity awards (including any Awards issued under this Plan) with an aggregate value (the value of which will be based on their grant date fair value determined in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles) and any other compensation (including without limitation any cash retainers or fees) that, in the aggregate, exceed $750,000 (with the limit increased to $1,000,000 for the initial year of service). Any Awards or other compensation paid or provided to an individual for his or her services (i) as an Employee, or for his or her services as a Consultant (other than as an Outside Director) or (ii) on or prior to the Effective Date will not count toward the Annual Director Limit, will not count for purposes of the limitation under this Section 12.
13.Leaves of Absence/Transfer Between Locations. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise or as otherwise required by Applicable Laws, vesting of Awards granted hereunder will be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence. A Participant will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (a) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (b) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed three (3) months, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then six (6) months following the first (1st) day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant will cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
14.Limited Transferability of Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (which, for purposes of clarification, shall be deemed to include through a beneficiary designation if available in accordance with Section 6.6), and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.
15.Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control.
15.1Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, reclassification, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs (other than any ordinary dividends or other ordinary distributions), the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, will adjust the number and class of shares of stock that may be delivered under the Plan and/or the number, class, and price of shares of stock covered by each outstanding Award, and numerical Share limits in Section 3.
15.2Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
15.3Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation or other entity or a Change in Control, each outstanding Award will be treated as the Administrator determines (subject to the provisions of the following paragraph) without a Participant’s consent, including, without limitation, that (a) Awards will be assumed, or substantially equivalent awards will be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; (b) upon written notice to a Participant, that the Participant’s Awards will terminate upon or immediately prior to the consummation of such merger or Change in Control; (c) outstanding Awards will vest and become exercisable, realizable, or payable, or restrictions applicable to an Award will lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon consummation of such merger or Change in Control, and, to the extent the Administrator determines, terminate upon or immediately prior to the effectiveness of such merger or Change in Control; (d) (i) the termination of an Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction the Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment), or (ii) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion; or (e) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 15.3, the Administrator will not be obligated to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, all Awards of the same type, or all portions of Awards, similarly.
In the event that the successor corporation does not assume or substitute for the Award (or portion thereof), the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise his or her outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (or portions thereof) not assumed or substituted for, including Shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Performance Awards (or portions thereof) not assumed or substituted for will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting (or portions thereof) not assumed or substituted for, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met, in each case, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable. In addition, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable, if an Option or Stock Appreciation Right (or portion thereof) is not assumed or substituted in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right (or its applicable portion) will be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and the Option or Stock Appreciation Right (or its applicable portion) will terminate upon the expiration of such period.
For the purposes of this Section 15.3 and Section 15.4 below, an Award will be considered assumed if, following the merger or Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received
in the merger or Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the payout of a Restricted Stock Unit, or Performance Award, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or Change in Control.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 15.3 to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of such performance goals without the Participant’s consent, in all cases, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable; provided, however, a modification to such performance goals only to reflect the successor corporation’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 15.3 to the contrary, and unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out under an Award Agreement is subject to Section 409A and if the change in control definition contained in the Award Agreement (or other agreement related to the Award, as applicable) does not comply with the definition of “change in control” for purposes of a distribution under Section 409A, then any payment of an amount that is otherwise accelerated under this Section will be delayed until the earliest time that such payment would be permissible under Section 409A without triggering any penalties applicable under Section 409A.
15.4 Outside Director Awards. With respect to Awards granted to an Outside Director, the Outside Director will fully vest in and have the right to exercise Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights as to all of the Shares underlying such Award, including those Shares which otherwise would not be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Parent or Subsidiaries, as applicable.
16.1Withholding Requirements. Prior to the delivery of any Shares or cash pursuant to an Award (or exercise thereof) or such earlier time as any tax withholdings are due, the Company (or any of its Parent, Subsidiaries, or affiliates employing or retaining the services of a Participant, as applicable) will have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company (or any of its Parent, Subsidiaries, or affiliates, as applicable) or a relevant tax authority, an amount sufficient to satisfy U.S. federal, state, local, non‑U.S., and
other taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required to be withheld or paid with respect to such Award (or exercise thereof).
16.2Withholding Arrangements. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit a Participant to satisfy such tax liability or withholding obligation, in whole or in part by such methods as the Administrator shall determine, including, without limitation, (a) paying cash, check or other cash equivalents, (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable cash or Shares having a fair market value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld or such greater amount as the Administrator may determine if such amount would not have adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion, (c) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares having a fair market value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld or such greater amount as the Administrator may determine, in each case, provided the delivery of such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion, (d) selling a sufficient number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant through such means as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld or paid or such greater amount as the Administrator may determine; provided in each case that the delivery of such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion, (e) such other consideration and method of payment for the meeting of tax liabilities or withholding obligations as the Administrator may determine to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, or (f) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. The amount of the withholding requirement will be deemed to include any amount which the Administrator agrees may be withheld at the time the election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state or local marginal income tax rates applicable to the Participant with respect to the Award on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined or such greater amount as the Administrator may determine if such amount would not have adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion. The fair market value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered will be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining income reporting and tax withholding obligations, fair market value may be as determined by any reasonable method consistently applied by the Company.
17.No Effect on Employment or Service. Neither the Plan nor any Award will confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable, nor will they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable, to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
18.Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination will be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
19.Term of Plan. Subject to Section 23 of the Plan, the Plan will become effective as of one business day prior to the Registration Date. The Plan will continue in effect until terminated
under Section 20, but (a) no Options that qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Code Section 422 may be granted after ten (10) years from the earlier of the Board or stockholder approval of the Plan and (b) Section 3.2 relating to automatic share reserve increases will operate only until the ten (10) year anniversary of the earlier of the Board or stockholder approval of the Plan.
20.Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
20.1Amendment and Termination. The Administrator may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.
20.2Stockholder Approval. The Company will obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.
20.3Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan will materially impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.
21.Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
21.1Legal Compliance. Shares will not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares will comply with Applicable Laws and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
21.2Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
22.Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction or to complete or comply with the requirements of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any U.S. state or federal law or non‑U.S. law or under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock exchange on which Shares of the same class are then listed, or any other governmental or regulatory body, which authority, registration, qualification or rule compliance is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary or advisable for the issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority, registration, qualification or rule compliance will not have been obtained.
23.Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such
stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.
24.Forfeiture Events. The Administrator may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award will be subject to the reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, recoupment, reimbursement, or reacquisition upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary under this Plan, an Award shall be subject to the Company’s clawback policy as may be established and/or amended from time to time to comply with Applicable Laws (including without limitation pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as may be required by the Dodd‑Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) (the “Clawback Policy”). The Administrator may require a Participant to forfeit, return or reimburse the Company all or a portion of the Award and any amounts paid thereunder pursuant to the terms of the Clawback Policy or as necessary or appropriate to comply with Applicable Laws. Unless this Section 24 specifically is mentioned and waived in an Award Agreement or other document, no recovery of compensation under a Clawback Policy or otherwise will constitute an event that triggers or contributes to any right of a Participant to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any agreement with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Gloo Holdings, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option Agreement, which includes the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Notice of Grant”), the Terms and Conditions of Stock Option Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A, the Exercise Notice, attached hereto as Exhibit B, and all other exhibits, appendices, and addenda attached hereto (together, the “Option Agreement”).
Participant Name:
Address:
The undersigned Participant has been granted an Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, as follows:
Grant Number:
Date of Grant:
Vesting Commencement Date:
Exercise Price per Share: $
Total Number of Shares Granted:
Total Exercise Price: $
Type of Option: ___ Incentive Stock Option
___ Nonstatutory Stock Option
Term/Expiration Date:
Vesting Schedule:
Subject to any acceleration provisions contained in the Plan, this Option Agreement or any other written agreement between Participant and the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, as applicable) governing the terms of this Option, this Option shall vest and be exercisable, in whole or in part, according to the following vesting schedule:
[Insert vesting schedule, e.g.: Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Total Number of Shares Granted under the Option shall be scheduled to vest on the one (1) year anniversary of the
Vesting Commencement Date, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the Total Number of Shares Granted under the Option shall be scheduled to vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the Vesting Commencement Date (and if there is no corresponding day in a particular month, on the last day of the month), subject to Participant continuing to be a Service Provider through each such date.]
Termination Period:
This Option shall be exercisable, to the extent vested, for three (3) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, unless such termination is due to Participant’s death or Disability, in which case this Option shall be exercisable, to the extent vested, for twelve (12) months after Participant ceases to be a Service Provider. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in no event may this Option be exercised after the Term/Expiration Date as provided above and this Option may be subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.
By Participant’s signature and the signature of the representative of the Company below, Participant and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Stock Option Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A, the Exercise Notice, attached hereto as Exhibit B, and all other exhibits, appendices and addenda attached hereto, all of which are made a part of this document. Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Option Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and the Option Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan or this Option Agreement. Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in Participant’s residence address indicated below.
PARTICIPANT GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
Signature Signature
Print Name Print Name
Title
Residence Address:
EXHIBIT A
GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
24.1.1The Company hereby grants to the individual (“Participant”) named in the Notice of Stock Option Grant of this Option Agreement (the “Notice of Grant”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the “Exercise Price”), subject to all of the terms and conditions in this Option Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 20 of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.
24.1.2For U.S. taxpayers, if designated in the Notice of Grant as an Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”), this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. Nevertheless, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d), this Option shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option (“NSO”). Further, if for any reason this Option (or portion thereof) shall not qualify as an ISO, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a NSO granted under the Plan. In no event shall the Administrator, the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or any of their respective employees or directors have any liability to Participant (or any other person) due to the failure of the Option to qualify for any reason as an ISO.
24.1.3For non-U.S. taxpayers, the Option will be designated as an NSO.
24.2Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 3, the Option awarded by this Option Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant. Unless specifically provided otherwise in this Option Agreement or other written agreement between Participant and the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, as applicable, Shares subject to this Option that are scheduled to vest on a certain date or upon the occurrence of a certain condition will not vest in accordance with any of the provisions of this Option Agreement, unless Participant will have been continuously a Service Provider from the Date of Grant until the date such vesting occurs.
24.3Administrator Discretion. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested Option at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Option will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Administrator.
24.4.1Right to Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement.
24.4.2Method of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice (the “Exercise Notice”) in the form attached as Exhibit B to the Notice of Grant or in a manner and pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may determine, which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised (the “Exercised Shares”), and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be completed by Participant and delivered to the Company, accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares, together with any applicable Tax Obligations (as defined below). This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by the aggregate Exercise Price, together with any applicable Tax Obligations.
No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such exercise comply with Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to Participant on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.
24.5Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of Participant:
24.5.3consideration received by the Company under a formal cashless exercise program adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan; or
24.5.4if Participant is a U.S. employee, surrender of other Shares which (i) shall be valued at its fair market value on the date of surrender, and (ii) must be owned free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests, if accepting such Shares, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, shall not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company.
A non-U.S. resident’s methods of exercise may be restricted by the terms and conditions of any appendix to this Agreement for Participant’s country (including the Country Addendum, as defined below).
24.6Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Participant only by Participant.
24.7Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option Agreement.
24.8.1Responsibility for Taxes. Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, Participant’s employer or any Parent or Subsidiary to which Participant is providing services (together, the “Service Recipients”), the ultimate liability for any tax and/or social insurance liability obligations and requirements in connection with the Option, including, without limitation, (i) all federal, state, and local taxes (including Participant’s Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) obligations) that are required to be withheld by any Service Recipient or other payment of tax-related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant, (ii) Participant’s and, to the extent required by any Service Recipient, the Service Recipient’s fringe benefit tax liability, if any, associated with the grant, vesting, or exercise of the Option or sale of Shares, and (iii) any other Service Recipient taxes the responsibility for which Participant has, or has agreed to bear, with respect to the Option (or exercise thereof or issuance of Shares thereunder) (collectively, the “Tax Obligations”), is and remains Participant’s sole responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the applicable Service Recipient(s). Participant further acknowledges that no Service Recipient (A) makes any representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Obligations in connection with any aspect of the Option, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such exercise and the receipt of any dividends or other distributions, and (B) makes any commitment to and is under any obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Option to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax Obligations or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax Obligations in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant acknowledges that the applicable Service Recipient(s) (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax Obligations in more than one jurisdiction. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required Tax Obligations hereunder at the time of the applicable taxable event, Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares.
24.8.2Tax Withholding. Pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may specify from time to time, the applicable Service Recipient(s) will withhold the amount required to be withheld for the payment of Tax Obligations. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time, may permit Participant to satisfy such Tax Obligations, in whole or in part (without limitation), if permissible by applicable local law, by (i) paying cash, (ii) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a fair market value equal to the minimum amount that is necessary to meet the withholding requirement for such Tax Obligations (or such greater amount as Participant may elect if permitted by the Administrator, if such greater amount would not result in adverse financial accounting consequences), (iii) having the amount of such Tax Obligations withheld from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the applicable Service Recipient(s), (iv) delivering to the Company Shares that Participant owns and that have vested with a fair market value equal to such Tax Obligations, or (v) selling a sufficient number of such Shares otherwise
deliverable to Participant through such means as the Company may determine in its sole discretion (whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the minimum amount that is necessary to meet the withholding requirement for such Tax Obligations (or such greater amount as Participant may elect if permitted by the Administrator, if such greater amount would not result in adverse financial accounting consequences). To the extent determined appropriate by the Administrator in its discretion, the Administrator will have the right (but not the obligation) to satisfy any Tax Obligations by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant.
24.8.3Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to Participant herein is an ISO, and if Participant sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (i) the date two (2) years after the Date of Grant, or (ii) the date one (1) year after the date of exercise, Participant shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Participant agrees that Participant may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by Participant.
24.8.4Section 409A. Under Section 409A, a stock right (such as the Option) that vests after December 31, 2004 (or that vested on or prior to such date but which was materially modified after October 3, 2004), that was granted with a per share exercise price that is determined by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) to be less than the fair market value of an underlying share on the date of grant (a “discount option”) may be considered “deferred compensation.” A stock right that is a “discount option” may result in (i) income recognition by the recipient of the stock right prior to the exercise of the stock right, (ii) an additional twenty percent (20%) federal income tax, and (iii) potential penalty and interest charges. The “discount option” may also result in additional state income, penalty and interest tax to the recipient of the stock right. Participant acknowledges that the Company cannot and has not guaranteed that the IRS will agree that the per Share exercise price of this Option equals or exceeds the fair market value of a Share on the date of grant in a later examination. Participant agrees that if the IRS determines that the Option was granted with a per Share exercise price that was less than the fair market value of a Share on the date of grant, Participant shall be solely responsible for Participant’s costs related to such a determination. In no event will the Company or any of its Parent or Subsidiaries have any responsibility, liability, or obligation to reimburse, indemnify, or hold harmless Participant (or any other person) in respect of this Option or any other Awards, for any taxes, penalties or interest that may be imposed on, or other costs incurred by, Participant (or any other person) as a result of Section 409A.
24.9Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book entry form) will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Participant (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). After such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.
24.10Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of
the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Participant. This Option Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules of the State of Delaware.
24.11No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER, WHICH UNLESS PROVIDED OTHERWISE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS IS AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS OPTION AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY (OR THE PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYING OR RETAINING PARTICIPANT) TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WHICH TERMINATION, UNLESS PROVIDED OTHERWISE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, MAY BE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
24.12Nature of Grant. In accepting the Option, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:
(a)the grant of the Option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options, even if options have been granted in the past;
(b)all decisions with respect to future option or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Administrator;
(c)Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
(d)the Option and any Shares acquired under the Plan are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
(e)the Option and Shares acquired under the Plan and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;
(f)the future value of the Shares underlying the Option is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(g)if the underlying Shares do not increase in value, the Option will have no value;
(h)if Participant exercises the Option and acquires Shares, the value of such Shares may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;
(i)for purposes of the Option, Participant’s status as a Service Provider will be considered terminated as of the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is a Service Provider or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any), and unless otherwise expressly provided in this Option Agreement (including by reference in the Notice of Grant to other arrangements or contracts) or determined by the Administrator, (i) Participant’s right to vest in the Option under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., Participant’s period of service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is a Service Provider or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any, unless Participant is providing bona fide services during such time); and (ii) the period (if any) during which Participant may exercise the Option after such termination of Participant’s engagement as a Service Provider will commence on the date Participant ceases to actively provide services and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or terms of Participant’s engagement agreement, if any; the Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services for purposes of this Option grant (including whether Participant may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence and consistent with local law); and
(j)unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Administrator in its discretion, the Option and the benefits evidenced by this Option Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Option or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares.
24.13No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the Shares underlying the Option. Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisers regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
24.14Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Option Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Gloo Holdings, Inc., 101 California Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94111, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.
24.15Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Option Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Option Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restriction on transfer herein set forth, this Option Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Participant. The rights and obligations of Participant under this Option Agreement may be assigned only with the prior written consent of the Company.
24.16Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification or rule compliance of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state, federal or non-U.S. law, the tax code and related regulations or under the rulings or regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body or the clearance, consent or approval of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the exercise of the Options or the purchase by, or issuance of Shares, to Participant (or his or her estate) hereunder, such exercise, purchase or issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, rule compliance, clearance, consent or approval will have been completed, effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Subject to the terms of the Option Agreement and the Plan, the Company will not be required to issue any certificate or certificates for (or make any entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company of) the Shares hereunder prior to the lapse of such reasonable period of time following the date of exercise of the Option as the Administrator may establish from time to time for reasons of administrative convenience.
24.17Interpretation. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Option Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Shares subject to the Option have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. Neither the Administrator nor any person acting on behalf of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Option Agreement.
24.18Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Option awarded under the Plan or future options that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or require Participant to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
24.19Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Option Agreement.
24.20Option Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision in this Option Agreement will be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Option Agreement.
24.21Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Option, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Option under the Plan, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Administrator at any time.
24.22Country Addendum. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Option Agreement, this Option shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in an appendix (if any) to this Option Agreement for any country whose laws are applicable to Participant and this Option (as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion) (the “Country Addendum”). Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Country Addendum (if any), the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Country Addendum (if any) constitutes a part of this Option Agreement.
24.23Modifications to the Option Agreement. This Option Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Option Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Option Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Option Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Option Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection with the Option.
24.24No Waiver. Either party’s failure to enforce any provision or provisions of this Option Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision or provisions, nor prevent that party from thereafter enforcing each and every other provision of this Option Agreement. The rights granted both parties herein are cumulative and shall not constitute a waiver of either party’s right to assert all other legal remedies available to it under the circumstances.
24.25Tax Consequences. Participant has reviewed with his or her own tax advisers the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Option Agreement. With respect to such matters, Participant relies solely on such advisers and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. Participant understands that Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Participant’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Option Agreement.
EXHIBIT B
GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
EXERCISE NOTICE
Gloo Holdings, Inc.
831 Pearl Street
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Attention: Stock Administration
2.Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, ________________, ____, the undersigned (“Participant”) hereby elects to exercise Participant’s option (the “Option”) to purchase ________________ shares of the Common Stock (the “Shares”) of Gloo Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) under and pursuant to the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Stock Option Agreement dated ______________, _____, including the Notice of Stock Option Grant, and the Terms and Conditions of Stock Option Grant attached as Exhibit A thereto and other exhibits, appendices and addenda attached thereto (the “Option Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Exercise Notice will be ascribed the same defined meanings as set forth in the Option Agreement (or the Plan or other written agreement as specified in the Option Agreement).
3.Delivery of Payment. Participant herewith delivers to the Company the full purchase price of the Shares, as set forth in the Option Agreement, and any Tax Obligations to be paid in connection with the exercise of the Option.
4.Representations of Participant. Participant acknowledges that Participant has received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
5.Rights as Stockholder. Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Common Stock subject to the Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall be issued to Participant as soon as practicable after the Option is exercised in accordance with the Option Agreement. No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance except as provided in Section 15 of the Plan.
6.Tax Consultation. Participant understands that Participant may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Participant’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. Participant represents that Participant has consulted with any tax consultants Participant deems advisable in
connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Participant is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.
7.Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Participant or by the Company forthwith to the Administrator, which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties to the maximum extent permitted by law.
8.Governing Law; Severability. This Exercise Notice is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of Delaware. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Exercise Notice shall continue in full force and effect.
9.Entire Agreement. The Plan and Option Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. The Plan and the Option Agreement (including this Exercise Notice and any exhibits, appendices, and addenda attached to the Notice of Stock Option Grant of the Option Agreement) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Participant.
Submitted by: Accepted by:
PARTICIPANT GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
Signature By
Print Name Print Name
Title
Address: Address:
Date Received
APPENDIX A
GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
COUNTRY ADDENDUM TO STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Country Addendum to Stock Option Agreement (the “Country Addendum”) will be ascribed the same defined meanings as set forth in the Option Agreement of which this Country Addendum forms a part (or the Plan or other written agreement as specified in the Option Agreement).
Terms and Conditions
This Country Addendum includes additional terms and conditions that govern this Option awarded to Participant under the Plan if he or she resides and/or works in one of the countries listed below. If Participant is a citizen or resident (or is considered as such for local law purposes) of a country other than the country in which Participant is currently residing and/or working, or if Participant relocates to another country after the Options is granted, the Company, in its discretion, shall determine to what extent the terms and conditions contained herein shall apply to Participant.
Notifications
This Country Addendum also may include information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control, and other Applicable Laws in effect in the respective countries as of [DATE]. Such Applicable Laws often are complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information in this Country Addendum as the only source of information relating to the consequences of Participant’s participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time Participant vests in or exercises the Option or sells Shares acquired under the Plan.
In addition, the information contained in this Country Addendum is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of a particular result. Participant should seek appropriate professional advice as to how the Applicable Laws in Participant’s country may apply to his or her situation.
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which Participant currently is residing and/or working, transfers residence and/or employment to another country after this Option is awarded, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information in this Country Addendum may not apply to Participant in the same manner.
[To be updated as appropriate for non-U.S. grants.]
GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Gloo Holdings, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) will have the same defined meanings in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement which includes the Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant (the “Notice of Grant”), the Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and all other exhibits, appendices, and addenda attached hereto (the “Award Agreement”).
Participant Name:
Address:
The undersigned Participant has been granted the right to receive an Award of Restricted Stock Units, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, as follows:
Grant Number: ______________________________
Date of Grant: ______________________________
Vesting Commencement Date: ______________________________
Total Number of
Restricted Stock Units: ______________________________
Vesting Schedule:
Subject to any acceleration provisions contained in the Plan or set forth below, the Restricted Stock Units will be scheduled to vest in accordance with the following schedule:
[Insert vesting schedule, e.g.: Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Restricted Stock Units will vest on the one (1)-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and one sixteenth (1/16th) of the Restricted Stock Units will vest on each Quarterly Vesting Date (as defined below) thereafter, subject to Participant continuing to be a Service Provider through each such date.]
A “Quarterly Vesting Date” is [March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15].
In the event of cessation of Participant’s status as a Service Provider for any or no reason before Participant vests in the Restricted Stock Units, the Restricted Stock Units and Participant’s right to acquire any Shares hereunder will terminate immediately, unless specifically provided otherwise in this Award Agreement or other written agreement between Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable.
By Participant’s signature and the signature of the representative of Gloo Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) below, Participant and the Company agree that this Award of Restricted Stock Units is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Grant, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and all other exhibits, appendices, and addenda attached hereto, all of which are made a part of this document. Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Award Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Award Agreement, and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and this Award Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive, and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan or this Award Agreement. Participant further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.
PARTICIPANT GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
Signature Signature
Print Name Print Name
Title
Address:
EXHIBIT A
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT
24.26Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to the individual (“Participant”) named in the Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Grant of this Award Agreement (the “Notice of Grant”) under the Plan an Award of Restricted Stock Units, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 20 of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan will prevail.
24.27Company’s Obligation to Pay. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive a Share on the date it vests. Unless and until the Restricted Stock Units will have vested in the manner set forth in Section 3 or 4, Participant will have no right to payment of any such Restricted Stock Units. Prior to actual payment of any vested Restricted Stock Units, such Restricted Stock Unit will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable (if at all) only from the general assets of the Company.
24.28Vesting Schedule. Except as provided in Section 4, and subject to Section 5, the Restricted Stock Units awarded by this Award Agreement will vest in accordance with the vesting provisions set forth in the Notice of Grant, subject to Participant continuing to be a Service Provider through each applicable vesting date.
24.29Payment after Vesting.
24.29.1General Rule. Subject to Section 8, any Restricted Stock Units that vest will be paid to Participant (or in the event of Participant’s death, to his or her properly designated beneficiary or estate) in whole Shares. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b), such vested Restricted Stock Units will be paid in whole Shares as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each such case within sixty (60) days following the vesting date. In no event will Participant be permitted, directly or indirectly, to specify the taxable year of payment of any Restricted Stock Units payable under this Award Agreement.
(a)Discretionary Acceleration. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the unvested Restricted Stock Units at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. If so accelerated, such Restricted Stock Units will be considered as having vested as of the date specified by the Administrator. If Participant is a U.S. taxpayer, the payment of Shares vesting pursuant to this Section 4(b) will in all cases be paid at a time or in a manner that is exempt from, or complies with, Section 409A. The prior sentence may be superseded in a future agreement or amendment to this Award Agreement only by direct and specific reference to such sentence.
(b)Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Award Agreement or any other agreement (whether entered into before, on or after the Date of Grant), if the vesting of the balance, or some lesser portion of the balance, of the Restricted Stock Units is accelerated in
connection with the cessation of Participant’s status as a Service Provider (provided that such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A, as determined by the Administrator), other than due to Participant’s death, and if (x) Participant is a U.S. taxpayer and a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such termination as a Service Provider and (y) the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will result in the imposition of additional tax under Section 409A if paid to Participant on or within the six (6) month period following the cessation of Participant’s status as a Service Provider, then the payment of such accelerated Restricted Stock Units will not be made until the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of cessation of Participant’s status as a Service Provider, unless Participant dies following his or her termination as a Service Provider, in which case, the Restricted Stock Units will be paid in Shares to Participant’s estate as soon as practicable following his or her death.
24.29.3Section 409A. It is the intent of this Award Agreement that it and all payments and benefits to U.S. taxpayers hereunder be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A so that none of the Restricted Stock Units provided under this Award Agreement or Shares issuable thereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to be so exempt or so comply. Each payment payable under this Award Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). However, in no event will the Company or any of its Parent or Subsidiaries have any liability or obligation to reimburse, indemnify, or hold harmless Participant for any taxes, penalties, and interest that may be imposed, or other costs that may be incurred, as a result of Section 409A.
24.30Forfeiture Upon Termination as a Service Provider. Unless specifically provided otherwise in this Award Agreement or other written agreement between Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable, if Participant ceases to be a Service Provider for any or no reason, the then-unvested Restricted Stock Units awarded by this Award Agreement will thereupon be forfeited at no cost to the Company and Participant will have no further rights thereunder.
24.31Tax Consequences. Participant has reviewed with his or her own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state, local, and non-U.S. tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Award Agreement. With respect to such matters, Participant relies solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. Participant understands that Participant (and not the Company) will be solely responsible for Participant’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Award Agreement.
24.32Death of Participant. Any distribution or delivery to be made to Participant under this Award Agreement will, if Participant is then deceased, be made to Participant’s designated beneficiary, or if no beneficiary survives Participant, the administrator or executor of Participant’s estate. Any such transferee must furnish the Company with (a) written notice of his or her status as transferee, and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Company to establish the validity of the transfer and compliance with any laws or regulations pertaining to said transfer.
(a)Responsibility for Taxes. Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action taken by the Company or, if different, Participant’s employer (the “Employer”) or any Parent or Subsidiary to which Participant is providing services (together, the “Service Recipients”), the ultimate liability for any tax and/or social insurance liability obligations and requirements in connection with the Restricted Stock Units, including, without limitation, (i) all federal, state, and local taxes (including Participant’s Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) obligations) that are required to be withheld by any Service Recipient or other payment of tax-related items related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant; (ii) Participant’s and, to the extent required by any Service Recipient, the Service Recipient’s fringe benefit tax liability, if any, associated with the grant, vesting, or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units or sale of Shares; and (iii) any other Service Recipient taxes the responsibility for which Participant has, or has agreed to bear, with respect to the Restricted Stock Units (or settlement thereof or issuance of Shares thereunder) (collectively, the “Tax Obligations”), is and remains Participant’s sole responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the applicable Service Recipient(s). Participant further acknowledges that no Service Recipient (A) makes any representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Obligations in connection with any aspect of the Restricted Stock Units, including, but not limited to, the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such settlement and the receipt of any dividends or other distributions, and (B) makes any commitment to and is under any obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Restricted Stock Units to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Tax Obligations or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is subject to Tax Obligations in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Participant acknowledges that the applicable Service Recipient(s) (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax Obligations in more than one jurisdiction. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any required Tax Obligations hereunder at the time of the applicable taxable event, Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares.
(b)Tax Withholding and Default Method of Tax Withholding. When Shares are issued as payment for vested Restricted Stock Units, Participant generally will recognize immediate U.S. taxable income if Participant is a U.S. taxpayer. If Participant is a non-U.S. taxpayer, Participant will be subject to applicable taxes in his or her jurisdiction. The minimum amount of Tax Obligations which the Company determines must be withheld with respect to this Award (“Tax Withholding Obligation”) will be satisfied by Shares being sold on Participant’s behalf at the prevailing market price pursuant to such procedures as the Administrator may specify from time to time, including through a broker-assisted arrangement (it being understood that the Shares to be sold must have vested pursuant to the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan). The proceeds from the sale will be used to satisfy Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligation arising with respect to this Award. In addition to Shares sold to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation, additional Shares will be sold to satisfy any associated broker or other fees. Only whole Shares will be sold to satisfy any Tax Withholding Obligation. Any proceeds from the sale of Shares in excess of the Tax Withholding Obligation and any associated broker or other fees will be paid to Participant in accordance with procedures the Company may specify from time to time. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly consents to the sale of Shares to cover the Tax Withholding Obligations (and any associated broker or other fees) and agrees and acknowledges that Participant may not satisfy them by any means
other than such sale of Shares, unless required to do so by the Administrator or pursuant to the Administrator’s express written consent.
(c)Administrator Discretion. If the Administrator determines that Participant cannot satisfy Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligation through the default procedure described in Section 8(b) or the Administrator otherwise determines to allow Participant to satisfy Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligation by a method other than through the default procedure set forth in Section 8(b), it may permit or require Participant to satisfy Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligation, in whole or in part (without limitation), if permissible by applicable local law, by (i) paying cash in U.S. dollars; (ii) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable Shares having a value equal to the minimum amount statutorily required to be withheld (or such greater amount as Participant may elect if permitted by the Administrator, if such greater amount would not result in adverse financial accounting consequences); (iii) having the amount of such Tax Withholding Obligation withheld from Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to Participant by the applicable Service Recipient(s); (iv) delivering to the Company Shares that Participant owns and that have vested with a fair market value equal to the minimum amount statutorily required to be withheld (or such greater amount as Participant may elect if permitted by the Administrator, if such greater amount would not result in adverse financial accounting consequences); or (v) such other means as the Administrator deems appropriate.
(d)No Representations. Participant has reviewed with his or her own tax advisers the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Award Agreement. With respect to such matters, Participant relies solely on such advisers and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. Participant understands that Participant (and not the Company) will be responsible for Participant’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Award Agreement.
(e)Company’s Obligation to Deliver Shares. For clarification purposes, in no event will the Company issue Participant any Shares unless and until arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator have been made for the payment of Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligation. If Participant fails to make satisfactory arrangements for the payment of such Tax Withholding Obligations hereunder at the time any applicable Restricted Stock Units otherwise are scheduled to vest pursuant to Sections 3 or 4 or Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligations otherwise become due, Participant will permanently forfeit such Restricted Stock Units to which Participant’s Tax Withholding Obligation relates and any right to receive Shares thereunder and such Restricted Stock Units will be returned to the Company at no cost to the Company.
24.34Rights as Stockholder. Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book entry form) will have been issued, recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Participant (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account). After such issuance, recordation, and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to voting such Shares and receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.
24.35No Guarantee of Continued Service. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF THE RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER, WHICH UNLESS PROVIDED OTHERWISE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW IS AT THE WILL OF THE APPLICABLE SERVICE RECIPIENT AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER. PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND WILL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PARTICIPANT’S RIGHT OR THE RIGHT OF ANY SERVICE RECIPIENT TO TERMINATE PARTICIPANT’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WHICH TERMINATION, UNLESS PROVIDED OTHERWISE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, MAY BE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.
24.36Grant is Not Transferable. Except to the limited extent provided in Section 7, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby will not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of this grant, or any right or privilege conferred hereby, or upon any attempted sale under any execution, attachment or similar process, this grant and the rights and privileges conferred hereby immediately will become null and void.
24.37Nature of Grant. In accepting this Award of Restricted Stock Units, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:
24.37.1the grant of the Restricted Stock Units is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Restricted Stock Units, or benefits in lieu of Restricted Stock Units, even if Restricted Stock Units have been granted in the past;
24.37.2all decisions with respect to future Restricted Stock Units or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Administrator;
24.37.3Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;
24.37.4the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;
24.37.5the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement, or welfare benefits or similar payments;
24.37.6the future value of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units is unknown, indeterminable, and cannot be predicted;
24.37.7for purposes of the Restricted Stock Units, Participant’s status as a Service Provider will be considered terminated as of the date Participant is no longer actively providing services to the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is a Service Provider or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any), and unless otherwise expressly provided in this Award Agreement (including by reference in the Notice of Grant to other arrangements or contracts) or determined by the Administrator, Participant’s right to vest in the Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, if any, will terminate as of such date and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., Participant’s period of service would not include any contractual notice period or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is a Service Provider or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any, unless Participant is providing bona fide services during such time); the Administrator will have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant is no longer actively providing services for purposes of the Restricted Stock Units grant (including whether Participant may still be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence and consistent with local law);
24.37.8unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Administrator in its discretion, the Restricted Stock Units and the benefits evidenced by this Award Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Restricted Stock Units or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares; and
24.37.9the following provisions apply only if Participant is providing services outside the United States:
(a)the Restricted Stock Units and the Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Units are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose;
(b)Participant acknowledges and agrees that no Service Recipient will be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Restricted Stock Units or of any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Restricted Stock Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement; and
(c)no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages will arise from forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Units resulting from the termination of Participant’s status as a Service Provider (for any reason whatsoever whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is a Service Provider or the terms of Participant’s employment or service agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the Restricted Stock Units to which Participant is otherwise not entitled, Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against any Service Recipient, waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases each Service Recipient from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, Participant will be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim.
24.38No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal, or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units. Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal, and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
24.39Data Privacy. Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use, and transfer, in electronic or other form, of Participant’s personal data as described in this Award Agreement and any other Restricted Stock Unit grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Service Recipients for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering, and managing Participant’s participation in the Plan.
Participant understands that the Company and the Service Recipient may hold certain personal information about Participant, including, but not limited to, Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all Restricted Stock Units or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering, and managing the Plan.
Participant understands that Data may be transferred to a stock plan service provider, as may be selected by the Company in the future, assisting the Company with the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan. Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country of operation (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than Participant’s country. Participant understands that if he or she resides outside the United States, he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. Participant authorizes the Company, any stock plan service provider selected by the Company, and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering, and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering, and managing his or her participation in the Plan. Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer, and manage Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant understands if he or she resides outside the United States, he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. Further, Participant understands that he or she is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If Participant does not consent, or if Participant later seeks to revoke his or her consent, his or her status as a Service Provider and career with the Service Recipient will not be adversely affected. The only adverse consequence of refusing or withdrawing Participant’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant Participant Restricted Stock Units or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, Participant understands that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of
consent, Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
24.40Address for Notices. Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Award Agreement will be addressed to the Company at Gloo Holdings, Inc., 831 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado 80302, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing.
24.41Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the Restricted Stock Units awarded under the Plan or future Restricted Stock Units that may be awarded under the Plan by electronic means or require Participant to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through any on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.
24.42No Waiver. Either party’s failure to enforce any provision or provisions of this Award Agreement will not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision or provisions, nor prevent that party from thereafter enforcing each and every other provision of this Award Agreement. The rights granted both parties herein are cumulative and will not constitute a waiver of either party’s right to assert all other legal remedies available to it under the circumstances.
24.43Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Award Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Award Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Award Agreement will be binding upon Participant and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of Participant under this Award Agreement may be assigned only with the prior written consent of the Company.
24.44Additional Conditions to Issuance of Stock. If at any time the Company will determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration, qualification, or rule compliance of the Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state, federal or non-U.S. law, the tax code, and related regulations or under the rulings or regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body or the clearance, consent, or approval of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory authority is necessary or desirable as a condition to the issuance of Shares to Participant (or his or her estate) hereunder, such issuance will not occur unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, rule compliance, clearance, consent, or approval will have been completed, effected, or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. Subject to the terms of the Award Agreement and the Plan, the Company will not be required to issue any certificate or certificates for (or make any entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company of) the Shares hereunder prior to the lapse of such reasonable period of time following the date of vesting of the Restricted Stock Units as the Administrator may establish from time to time for reasons of administrative convenience.
24.45Language. If Participant has received this Award Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.
24.46Interpretation. The Administrator will have the power to interpret the Plan and this Award Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules (including, but not limited to, the determination of whether or not any Restricted Stock Units have vested). All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company, and all other interested persons. Neither the Administrator nor any person acting on behalf of the Administrator will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this Award Agreement.
24.47Captions. Captions provided herein are for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Award Agreement.
24.48Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. By accepting this Award, Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, and has received, read, and understood a description of the Plan. Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended, or terminated by the Administrator at any time.
24.49Modifications to the Award Agreement. This Award Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties on the subjects covered. Participant expressly warrants that he or she is not accepting this Award Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or inducements other than those contained herein. Modifications to this Award Agreement or the Plan can be made only in an express written contract executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, the Company reserves the right to revise this Award Agreement as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion and without the consent of Participant, to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Section 409A in connection with this Award of Restricted Stock Units.
24.50Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. The Plan and this Award Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Participant. This Award Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules of the State of Delaware.
24.51Entire Agreement. The Plan is incorporated herein by this reference. The Plan and this Award Agreement (including the appendices and exhibits referenced herein) constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Participant’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Participant.
24.52Country Addendum. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock Unit grant will be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in an appendix (if any) to this Award Agreement for any country whose laws are applicable to Participant and this
Award of Restricted Stock Units (as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion) (the “Country Addendum”). Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Country Addendum (if any), the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The Country Addendum (if any) constitutes a part of this Award Agreement.
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GLOO HOLDINGS, INC.
2025 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
COUNTRY ADDENDUM
Terms and Conditions
This Country Addendum includes additional terms and conditions that govern the Award of Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Gloo Holdings, Inc. 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement to which this Country Addendum is attached (the “Restricted Stock Unit Agreement”) to the extent the individual to whom the Restricted Stock Units were granted (“Participant”) resides in one of the countries listed below.
Notifications
This Country Addendum also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of [DATE]. Such laws often are complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information in this Country Addendum as the only source of information relating to the consequences of Participant’s participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time Participant vest in or receives or sells the Shares covered by the Restricted Stock Units.
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws of Participant’s country may apply to his or her situation.
Finally, if Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which Participant currently is working or transfers to another country after the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained herein may not be applicable to Participant in the same manner. In addition, the Company, in its discretion, will determine the extent to which the terms and conditions contained herein will apply to Participant under these circumstances.
OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED Note PURCHASE AGREEMENT and Secured Promissory notes
This Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into effective as of October 23, 2025, by and among Gloo Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and the Purchasers.
RECITALS
Whereas, the Company and the Purchasers are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2025, as amended on September 5, 2025 (the “Agreement”), by and among the Company and the Purchasers named therein;
Whereas, all capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement;
Whereas, the Company and the Required Purchasers (defined below) desire to amend the Agreement to provide for the automatic conversion of the Notes issued in any Subsequent Closing, including any Notes issued on the Effective Date that were issued in exchange for any Notes issued prior to the Effective Date pursuant to the Existing Agreement, immediately prior to the closing of the initial public offering of the Class A common stock of Gloo Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and to provide for the other amendments as set forth herein;
Whereas, the Company and the Purchasers desire to amend the Notes to exclude from the definition of “Corporate Transaction” any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in each case, undertaken in connection with such initial public offering, and to provide for the other amendments as set forth herein;
Whereas, pursuant to Section 7.7 of the Agreement, this amendment of the Agreement and of the Notes issued thereunder is an Act of the Purchasers and requires the written consent of both (i) Purchasers (or their respective successors or assigns) holding, collectively, a majority of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount owing under all Notes outstanding as of the date hereof and (ii) Purchasers (or their respective successors or assigns) who are not as of the date hereof Related Persons of the Company who, collectively, hold a majority of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount owing under all Notes held by such Purchasers outstanding as of the date hereof ((i) and (ii) collectively the “Required Purchasers”); and
Whereas, together, the parties hereto constitute the Company and Required Purchasers sufficient to amend the Agreement and the Notes, and to bind all parties thereto.
AGREEMENT
Now Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual terms and conditions contained herein and in the Agreement and in the Notes, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which the parties hereto hereby acknowledge, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.Amendment of Agreement.
(a)The Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 2.6 in its entirety as follows:
“2.6 Automatic Conversion upon Initial Public Offering of Gloo Holdings, Inc.
(a) With respect to any Notes issued at a Subsequent Closing, including any Notes issued on the Effective Date that were issued in exchange for any Notes issued prior to the Effective Date pursuant to the Existing Agreement (each, a “Convertible Note”) (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to the Existing Agreement prior to the Effective Date that were not exchanged on the Effective Date), immediately prior to the closing of the sale of shares of Class A common stock of Gloo Holdings, Inc. to the public in a firm-commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Gloo Holdings IPO”), the outstanding principal of each Convertible Note and any unpaid accrued interest thereunder shall automatically convert in whole without any further action by any Purchaser of such Convertible Note into shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Gloo Holdings, Inc. (“Class B Common Stock”) at a per share conversion price equal to the lesser of (i) 80% of the per share price to the public in the Gloo Holdings IPO and (ii) $30.00 (subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization with respect to the Class B Common Stock), in each case, rounded down to the nearest whole share.
(b) In connection with any conversion of a Convertible Note into Class B Common Stock, the Purchaser of such Convertible Note shall surrender such Convertible Note to the Company and deliver to the Company any documentation reasonably required by the Company (including any lockup agreement executed by members of the Company or Gloo Holdings Inc. stockholders in connection with the Gloo Holdings IPO). The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver the Class B Common Stock into which such Convertible Note may convert until the Purchaser thereof has surrendered such Convertible Note to the Company and delivered to the Company any such documentation. Upon the conversion of such Convertible Note into Class B Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, in lieu of any fractional shares to which the Purchaser of such Convertible Note would otherwise be entitled, the Company shall pay such Purchaser cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the price at which such Convertible Note converts.
(b)The Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 2.7 in its entirety as follows:
“2.7 Legends. All certificates issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes will bear and be subject to legends in substantially the following form:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR, IN THE OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION. NO OPINION OF COUNSEL SHALL BE REQUIRED IF THE TRANSFER IS TO AN AFFILIATE OF HOLDER, PROVIDED THAT ANY SUCH TRANSFEREE IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE ACT.
2.Amendment of Notes. Each Note is hereby amended by deleting Sections 2 and 5(a) thereof in their entirety and replacing them with the following respective provisions:
(a)2. Corporate Transaction. Other than with respect to (x) a Qualified IPO or (y) a consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in each case, undertaken in connection with the Gloo Holdings IPO, in the event that (i) the Company enters into an agreement pertaining to or consummates (in each case, including by way of a division or plan of division under Delaware law or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws) (a) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets or (b) a consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in which the equity holders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization own less than 50% of the voting power of the surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization or, if the surviving or resulting entity is a wholly owned subsidiary of another entity immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent entity of such surviving or resulting entity (each such event being referred to herein as a “Corporate Transaction”), and (ii) the Note has not been paid in full, then, before any distribution or payment is made to the holders of equity securities of the Company, the Required Purchasers may require that the Company pay to Holder an amount equal to the principal balance of the Note then outstanding, plus unpaid accrued interest thereon through the date of such Corporate Transaction.
(a) Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company or the Holder may, assign, exchange or transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, their respective rights or obligations under this Note (whether voluntarily or involuntarily), provided, however, that (x) the Holder’s rights or obligations under this Note may be sold, assigned, exchanged or transferred (i) by will or intestacy from the Holder to the Holder’s immediate family members, to a trust for the benefit of the Holder or the Holder’s immediate family members or to a limited partnership, the partners of which are the Holder’s immediate family members, (ii) from the Holder, if an entity, to the Holder’s equity owners; (iii) to an affiliate (including affiliate funds), a shareholder, partner (or retired partner) or member (or retired member) of such Holder, or transfers by gift, will or intestate succession to any spouse or lineal descendants or ancestors; (iv) to Pearl Street Trust or any of its affiliates (including, without limitation, Scott Beck); and (v) with the express written consent of the Company and (y) the Company’s rights or obligations under this Note may be sold, assigned, exchanged or transferred to Gloo Holdings, Inc. without the consent of any Holder; provided, that in each case the transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Note to the same extent as if such transferee were the Holder or the Company hereunder, as applicable. Any sale, assignment, exchange or transfer of this Note by the Company or the Holder in contravention of this Section 5(a) shall be void and ineffectual ab initio.
3.AMENDMENT OF FORM OF NOTE. Exhibit B of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and shall be replaced with the Form of Secured Promissory Note in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which Form of Secured Promissory Note gives effect to the changes set forth in Section 2 above.
(a) Except as amended by this Amendment, the Agreement and the Notes shall remain in full force and effect in all respects. Additionally, the Agreement and the Notes, as referenced in any other document that the parties to the Agreement have executed, shall mean the Agreement and the Notes as amended by this Amendment.
(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to this Amendment and hereby acknowledges that the Agreement and Notes remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and reaffirmed. Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any party, constitute a waiver of any provision of the Agreement or the Notes or serve to effect a novation of any obligation thereunder.
(c) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each and all of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute but one and the same instrument. The facsimile or electronic signature of any party to this Amendment (including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or a PDF copy of the signature of any party to this Amendment delivered by electronic mail for purposes of execution or otherwise, is to be considered to have the same binding effect as the delivery of an original
signature on an original contract. Any party that delivers an executed counterpart signature page by electronic image scan transmission in .pdf shall, upon the request of a party, promptly thereafter deliver a manually executed counterpart signature page to such party; provided, however, that the failure to do so will not affect the validity, enforceability, or binding effect of this Amendment.
(d) This Amendment shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Colorado in all respects as such laws are applied to agreements among Colorado residents entered into and performed entirely within Colorado, without giving effect to conflict of law principles thereof.
[Signature Pages Follow]
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
COMPANY:
Gloo Holdings, LLC
By: /s/ Scott Beck
Name: Scott Beck
Title: President & Chief Executive Officer
Address: 831 Pearl St.
Boulder, Colorado 80302
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
Gloo Holdings, Inc.
By: /s/ Scott Beck
Name: Scott Beck
Title: President & Chief Executive Officer
Address: 831 Pearl St.
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
1607 Holdings, LLC
By: /s/ Scott Cahill, Jr.
Name: Scott Cahill, Jr.
Title: Manager
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
210, LLC
By: /s/ Lincoln McIlravy
Name: Lincoln McIlravy
Title: Manager
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
AFHL Investments, LLC
By: /s/ Clayton Underwood
Name: Clayton Underwood
Title: Authorized Representative
Date of Signature: October 23, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Andrew M. Aran
By: /s/ Andrew M. Aran
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Augustine AG Pool III, LLC
A Colorado Limited Liability Company
By: Avodah Group, LLC, Manager
By: /s/ Jesse McDowell
Name: Jesse McDowell
Title: Authorized Representative
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
FMAB Partners, LP
By: /s/ Jack D. Furst
Name: Jack D. Furst
Title: President of JAJO, LLC, the General Partner of FMAB Partners, LP
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Jane White 2011 Irrevocable Trust
By: /s/ Wallace L. Hall, Jr.
Name: Wallace L. Hall, Jr.
Title: Manager
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Beloved in Christ Foundation
By: /s/ Donna Wilcox
Name: Donna Wilcox
Title: Executive Director, Secretary & Treasurer
Date of Signature: October 23, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Biblica Ministries Foundation
By: /s/ Bruce Trowbridge
Name: Bruce Trowbridge
Title: CFO
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Bubba Saulsbury 2018 GST Trust
By: /s/ Shane Louder
Name: Shane Louder
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Carey N. and Toni C. Nieuwhof
By: /s/ Carey N. Nieuwhof
Name: Carey N. Nieuwhof
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
By: /s/ Toni C. Nieuwhof
Name: Toni C. Nieuwhof
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Cary Brown Foundation
By: /s/ Christopher Start
Name: Christopher Start
Title: Treasurer
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Casas Joint Living Trust
By: /s/ Craig Groeschel
Name: Craig Groeschel
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Christian Financial Resources, Inc.
By: /s/ Darren R. Key
Name: Darren R. Key
Title: CEO
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Ciaran Lawler
By: /s/ Ciaran Lawler
Date of Signature: October 28, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Clearview Family Foundation
By: /s/ Terrence M. Mullen
Name: Terrence M. Mullen
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
David C. & Melissa R. Fischer (Joint Tenants)
By: /s/ David C. Fischer
Name: David C. Fischer
Date of Signature: October 23, 2025
By: /s/ Melissa R. Fischer
Name: Melissa R. Fischer
Date of Signature: October 23, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Dianne Zugg 2018 GST Trust
By: /s/ Shane Louder
Name: Shane Louder
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Doll Family Foundation
By: /s/ Robert C. Doll
Name: Robert C. Doll
Title: Secretary
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Erik & Kristine Olson (JTWROS)
By: /s/ Erik Olson
Name: Erik Olson
Date of Signature: October 24, 2025
By: /s/ Kristine Olson
Name: Kristine Olson
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Festus & Helen Stacy Foundation II
Trustee: Festus & Helen Stacy Foundation, Inc.
By: /s/ Brett Stepelton
Name: Brett Stepelton
Title: V.P. of Operations
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Flourish Holdings, Inc.
By: /s/ Matthew S. Johnson
Name: Matthew S. Johnson
Title: President
Date of Signature: October 28, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
GLI Ventures, LP
By: /s/ Donna Wilcox
Name: Donna Wilcox
Title: Vice President & Director
Date of Signature: October 23, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
HeadinNHealin, LLC
By: /s/ Shane Doan
Name: Shane Doan
Title: Member
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Impact Investing Charitable Trust
By: /s/ Aimee Minnich
Name: Aimee Minnich
Title: General Counsel for the Trustee, Impact Investing Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Date of Signature: October 24, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Jane McConnell 2017 Irrevocable Trust
By: /s/ John G. Harding
Name: John G. Harding
Title: Trustee (Sole Serving)
Date of Signature: October 24, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Jeff A. Montgomery
By: /s/ Jeff A. Montgomery
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Jeffrey D. Heyman 2012 Irrevocable Trust
By: /s/ John G. Harding
Name: John G. Harding
Title: Trustee (Sole Serving)
Date of Signature: October 24, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Jeffrey Dorn Heyman 2009 GRAT Continuing Trust
By: /s/ John G. Harding
Name: John G. Harding
Title: Trustee (Sole Serving)
Date of Signature: October 24, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
John D. Platillero and Mitzi A. Platillero Joint Revocable Living Trust
By: /s/ John D. Platillero
Name: John D. Platillero
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
John G. Tofilon 2008 Trust and Charlotte M. Tofilon 2008 Trust, joint Tenants In Common
By: /s/ John G. Tofilon
Name: John G. Tofilon
Title: Co-Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
By: /s/ Charlotte M. Tofilon
Name: Charlotte M. Tofilon
Title: Co-Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
John L. Stanley 2019 Trust U/A DTD 03/11/13
By: /s/ John L. Stanley
Name: John L. Stanley
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
JSD Family Investments, LLLP
By: /s/ John Dalsheim
Name: John Dalsheim
Title: Partner
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Keith Johnson
By: /s/ Keith Johnson
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Kent Lubrication Centers, Ltd.
By: /s/ William Kent
Name: William Kent
Title: Chairman/CEO
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Kerry Wilson Sernel
By: /s/ Kerry Wilson Sernel
Date of Signature: October 28, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Mark Saulsbury
By: /s/ Mark Saulsbury
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Matthew Saulsbury 2018 GST Trust
By: /s/ Shane Louder
Name: Shane Louder
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Patrick & Linda Gelsinger Trust UAD 7/29/17
By: /s/ Patrick P. Gelsinger
Name: Patrick P. Gelsinger
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
By: /s/ Linda Gelsinger
Name: Linda Gelsinger
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Pearl Street Trust
By: /s/ Scott Beck
Name: Scott Beck
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Phillip W. Cook
By: /s/ Phillip W. Cook
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Riverbridge Partners LLC 401(k) Plan fbo Mark A. Thompson
By: /s/ Mark A. Thompson
Name: Mark A. Thompson
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 28, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Robert O. Naegele III Revocable Trust
By: /s/ Robert O. Naegele III
Name: Robert O. Naegele III
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Ron L. Braund
By: /s/ Ron L. Braund
Date of Signature: October 28, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Scott and Joanie Cahill (TIC)
By: /s/ Scott Cahill
Name: Scott Cahill
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
By: /s/ Joanie Cahill
Name: Joanie Cahill
Date of Signature: October 23, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Scott Barrett
By: /s/ Scott Barrett
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Scott Helbing
By: Scott Helbing
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Sean D. Stepelton Irrevocable Wealth Trust
By: /s/ Sean D. Stepelton
Name: Sean D. Stepelton
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Summit Fund, LLC
By: /s/ Christopher Bragg
Name: Christopher Bragg
Title: Manager
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Terry Lynn Leprino Revocable Trust 13
By: /s/ Terry Leprino
Name: Terry Leprino
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
The 1440 Foundation
By: /s/ Scott Kriens
Name: Scott Kriens
Title: Director
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Thomas J. Vande Guchte Revocable Trust
By: /s/ Thomas J. Vande Guchte
Name: Thomas J. Vande Guchte
Title: Trustee
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
WC Gloo Fund, LLC
By: /s/ Norwood Davis
Name: Norwood Davis
Title: Manager
Date of Signature: October 24, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
William B. Kent
By: /s/ William B. Kent
Date of Signature: October 22, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Omnibus Amendment to Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, as Amended, and Secured Promissory Notes as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
Requisite Purchasers:
Harold W. Rowe
By: /s/ Harold W. Rowe
Date of Signature: October 21, 2025
Signature Page to
the Amendment
EXHIBIT A
Form of Secured Promissory Note
THIS SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO SALE OR DISPOSITION OF THIS NOTE MAY BE EFFECTED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR RECEIPT OF A NO-ACTION LETTER FROM THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
GLOO HOLDINGS, LLC
SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
$_______________.00 [_________ __], 2025
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Gloo Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), unconditionally promises to pay to the order of _______________ or [his, her or its] permitted assigns (the “Holder”) the principal sum of $___________.00 together with all accrued and unpaid interest (the “Outstanding Loan Amount”) as set forth in this Secured Promissory Note (the “Note”). Interest shall commence upon receipt of proceeds and shall continue on the outstanding principal balance hereof until paid in full. The principal balance of this Note together with the accrued interest thereon shall be due and payable on the dates and in the manner set forth below.
This Note is one of the secured promissory notes (collectively, the “Notes”) referred to in, and is executed and delivered in connection with, that certain Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2025 (as the same may from time to time be amended, modified or supplemented or restated, the “Purchase Agreement”) executed by the Company and the purchasers named therein, including the Holder (the “Purchasers”). Additional rights and obligations of the Holder are set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
1. Maturity; Extensions; Payments; Prepayment; Waiver of Presentment.
(a) Maturity Date. At any time on or after April 23, 2027 (the “Maturity Date”), if this Note has not been paid in full, the Holder may elect to either (i) demand, upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Company, payment of the entire outstanding principal balance of this Note together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon or (ii) continue to hold the Note and interest shall continue to accrue on the unpaid principal balance hereof until such time when this Note is paid in full.
(b) Payments. Interest on the Outstanding Loan Amount shall accrue from the date hereof until the Notes are repaid in full at an interest rate per annum equal to 1-Month SOFR plus 8.00% (the “Accrual Rate”), accruing on a daily basis. For purposes hereof, “1-Month SOFR” shall be the greater of (i) 1% and (ii) the forward-looking term rate for a 1-month term based on the secured overnight financing rate on the first business day of each calendar quarter,
that has been selected or recommended by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto (and as published on any publicly available source or website that Holder may select in its discretion). Such interest shall be paid quarterly in arrears (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), as follows: (a) in cash to the Holder (“Cash Interest”) at a fixed rate of 8.00% per annum (the “Cash Interest Rate”), and (b) by increasing the outstanding principal amount of this Note by an amount (the “PIK Interest”) equal to the difference between (i) interest accruing at the Accrual Rate and (ii) interest accruing at the Cash Pay Interest Rate for such quarterly period. Any interest due on an Interest Payment Date that is not paid by the Company as Cash Interest on such Interest Payment Date shall be deemed paid as PIK Interest with no further action required on the part of the Company. Following an increase in the Outstanding Loan Amount as a result of PIK Interest, this Note shall bear interest on such increased Outstanding Loan Amount from and after the date of such Interest Payment Date. Any payment of interest due and payable on an Interest Payment Date that is not a business day shall be due and payable on the first business day occurring after such Interest Payment Date and interest shall continue to accrue on the principal amount of this Note until, and shall be due and payable on, such business day. Company shall pay the principal of and the accrued and unpaid interest on the Note in cash in full on the Maturity Date, or such later date when the obligations of this Note become due and payable pursuant to Section 1(a) above. All payments of principal and interest (for the avoidance of doubt, as and when payable in cash) shall be in lawful money of the United States of America and shall be payable at the address of the Holder set forth herein, unless another place of payment shall be specified in writing by the Holder. All cash payments with respect to this Note shall be applied first to any fees or expenses due to the Holder arising hereunder, second to accrued Cash Interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of a proceeding by or against the Company under Title 11 of the United States Code), and third to the outstanding principal balance hereof (including any principal resulting from PIK Interest). If any payment on this Note becomes due on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday under the laws of the State of Delaware, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding business day and such extension of time shall be included in computing interest in connection with such payment.
(c) Prepayment. This Note may be prepaid, in whole or in part, by the Company at any time prior to the Maturity Date and from time to time without the consent of the Holder and without penalty provided that, prior to any prepayment, the Company shall provide at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice.
(d) Waiver. The Company hereby waives demand, notice, presentment, protest and notice of dishonor.
2. Corporate Transaction. Other than with respect to (x) a Qualified IPO or (y) a consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in each case, undertaken in connection with the Gloo Holdings IPO, in the event that (i) the Company enters into an agreement pertaining to or consummates (in each case, including by way of a division or plan of division under Delaware law or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws) (a) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets or (b) a consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in which the
equity holders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization own less than 50% of the voting power of the surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization or, if the surviving or resulting entity is a wholly owned subsidiary of another entity immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent entity of such surviving or resulting entity (each such event being referred to herein as a “Corporate Transaction”), and (ii) the Note has not been paid in full, then, before any distribution or payment is made to the holders of equity securities of the Company, the Required Purchasers may require that the Company pay to Holder an amount equal to the principal balance of the Note then outstanding, plus unpaid accrued interest thereon through the date of such Corporate Transaction.
3. Security Interest. The full amount of this Note is secured by the “Collateral” identified and described as security therefor in that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement executed by and delivered by the Company on or about the date hereof (the “Security Agreement”), which Collateral includes but is not limited to a first priority secured interest in all of the Company’s Intellectual Property (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement). The Company shall not, directly or indirectly, create, permit or suffer to exist, and shall defend the Collateral against and take such other action as is necessary to remove, any Encumbrance on or in the Collateral, or in any portion thereof, except as permitted pursuant to the Security Agreement.
4. Usury. In no event shall the interest rate or rates payable under this Note, plus any other amounts paid in connection herewith and therewith, exceed the highest rate permissible under any law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable. The Company and the Holder, in executing and delivering this Note, intend legally to agree upon the rate or rates of interest and manner of payment stated within this Note; provided, however, that, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if said rate or rates of interest or manner of payment exceeds the maximum allowable under applicable law, then, ipso facto, as of the date of this Note, the Company is and shall be liable only for the payment of such maximum as allowed by law, and payment received from the Company in excess of such legal maximum, whenever received, shall be applied to reduce the principal balance of any remaining obligations to the extent of such excess.
5. Miscellaneous.
(a) Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company or the Holder may, assign, exchange or transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, their respective rights or obligations under this Note (whether voluntarily or involuntarily), provided, however, that (x) the Holder’s rights or obligations under this Note may be sold, assigned, exchanged or transferred (i) by will or intestacy from the Holder to the Holder’s immediate family members, to a trust for the benefit of the Holder or the Holder’s immediate family members or to a limited partnership, the partners of which are the Holder’s immediate family members, (ii) from the Holder, if an entity, to the Holder’s equity owners; (iii) to an affiliate (including affiliate funds), a shareholder, partner (or retired partner) or member (or retired member) of such Holder, or transfers by gift, will or intestate succession to any spouse or lineal descendants or ancestors; (iv) to Pearl Street Trust or any of its affiliates (including, without limitation, Scott Beck); and (v) with the express written consent of the Company and (y) the Company’s rights or obligations under this Note may be sold, assigned,
exchanged or transferred to Gloo Holdings, Inc. without the consent of any Holder; provided, that in each case the transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Note to the same extent as if such transferee were the Holder or the Company hereunder, as applicable. Any sale, assignment, exchange or transfer of this Note by the Company or the Holder in contravention of this Section 5(a) shall be void and ineffectual ab initio.
(b) Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Colorado as applied to agreements among Colorado residents, made and to be performed entirely within the State of Colorado.
(c) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Note are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Note.
(d) Amendment and Waiver. This Note may be amended as set forth in Section 7.7 of the Purchase Agreement.
(e) Cumulative Remedies. The Holder’s rights and remedies hereunder shall be cumulative. The Holder shall have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as provided under the UCC (as defined in the Security Agreement, as defined in the Purchase Agreement), by law or in equity. No exercise by the Holder of one right or remedy shall be deemed an election, and no waiver by the Holder of any Event of Default shall be deemed a continuing waiver.
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In Witness Whereof, the Company has caused this Secured Promissory Note to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first set forth above.
Gloo Holdings, LLC
By:
Name: Stuart Fullinwider
Title: Authorized Signatory
Agreed and Accepted By:
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