PACK 8-K
Ranpak Holdings Corp. (PACK)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On August 22, 2025, Ranpak Holdings Corp. (“Ranpak” or the “Company”) and Walmart Inc. (“Walmart”) entered into a Transaction Agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”), under which, among other things, Ranpak agreed to issue to Walmart a warrant (the “Warrant”) to acquire up to 22,500,000 shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) at an exercise price of $6.8308 per share, and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant.
2,250,000 Warrant Shares vested on the date of the Transaction Agreement. The remainder of the Warrant Shares are subject to vesting over time based on payments made by Walmart or on Walmart’s behalf under the current and any possible future commercial agreement with the Company, with all Warrant Shares vesting upon an aggregate spend of $300 million (minus the price of paper procurement incurred by the Company and/or any of its affiliates in connection with such payment).
The Company expects over $100 million of the spend, if made, would be allocated to Automation Solutions, leaving the remainder to be focused on Protective Packaging Solutions.
The Warrant allows for cashless exercise in part or in full at Walmart’s discretion and expires August 22, 2035. So long as the Warrant is unexercised, the Warrant does not entitle Walmart to any voting rights or any other common stockholder rights. The exercise price and the number of Warrant Shares are subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The Transaction Agreement includes customary registration rights relating to the Warrant Shares.
The Warrant was issued, and the Warrant Shares are expected to be issued, in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder. This current report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering would be unlawful.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Warrant, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and the Transaction Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1, and each is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 3.02. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. |
The information provided under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the issuance of the Warrant is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
| 4.1 | Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of Ranpak Holdings Corp. by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp. and Walmart Inc., dated as of August 22, 2025* |
| 10.1 | Transaction Agreement, by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp. and Walmart Inc., dated as of August 22, 2025 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
*Portions of this document have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ William Drew | |
| William Drew | ||
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: August 26, 2025
Exhibit 4.1
PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT (INDICATED BY ASTERISKS) HAVE BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE THE REGISTRANT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE INFORMATION IS NOT MATERIAL AND IS OF THE TYPE THAT THE REGISTRANT TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNDER AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.
THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF A TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF AUGUST 22, 2025, BY AND BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES AND WALMART INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE VOID.
WARRANT
to purchase
22,500,000
Shares of Common Stock of
Ranpak Holdings Corp.,
a Delaware Corporation
Issue Date: August 22, 2025
1. Number of Warrant Shares; Exercise Price. This certifies that, for value received, the Warrantholder or its permitted assigns or transferees is entitled, upon the terms hereinafter set forth, to acquire from the Company, in whole or in part, up to a maximum aggregate of 22,500,000 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”), at a purchase price per share of Common Stock equal to $6.8308 (the “Exercise Price”); provided, however such Warrant Shares shall be subject to a reduction such that the maximum shares issuable shall be as required under the applicable New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Listing Rules, including but not limited to, NYSE Rules 713(a) and 312.03, unless and until the approvals acquired under such rules are obtained. The Warrant Shares and Exercise Price are subject to adjustment and/or may be supplemented by or converted into other Equity Securities as provided herein, and all references to “Common Stock,” “Warrant Shares,” and “Exercise Price” herein shall be deemed to include any such adjustment, supplement, and/or conversion or series of adjustments, supplements, or conversions.
2. Exercise of Warrant; Term; Other Agreements; Book Entry; Cancelation.
(i) Promptly following the end of each calendar quarter during which a Vesting Event has occurred (or promptly after a written request by Walmart for a Notice of Vesting Event as of a certain day), the Company shall deliver to the Warrantholder a Notice of Vesting Event in the form attached as Annex A hereto; provided that neither the delivery, nor the failure of the Company to deliver, such Notice of Vesting Event shall affect or impair the Warrantholder’s rights or the Company’s obligations hereunder.
(ii) Subject to (A) Section 1, Section 8(iv), and Section 9, (B) compliance with the Antitrust Laws (including with respect to any Warrant Shares issuable from exercise of this Warrant upon a Vesting Event or otherwise), and (C) the approvals required under the applicable NYSE Listing Rules, including but not limited to, NYSE Listing Rules 713(a) and 312.03, as may be applicable, the right to purchase Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part by the Warrantholder, at any time or from time to time, from and after the applicable Vesting Event, but in no event later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on August 22, 2035 (subject to extension in accordance with Section 2(iii), such time as extended if applicable, the “Expiration Time” and such period from and after the applicable Vesting Event through the Expiration Time, the “Exercise Period”), by (a) the delivery of the Notice of Exercise, to the Company in accordance with Section 13 (or such other office or agency of the Company in the United States as it may designate by notice to the Warrantholder in accordance with Section 13 hereof (the “Designated Company Office”)) and (b) payment of the Exercise Price for the Warrant Shares thereby purchased by, at the sole election of the Warrantholder, either: (i) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company (such manner of exercise, a “Cash Exercise”) or (ii) without payment of cash, by reducing the number of Warrant Shares obtainable upon the exercise of this Warrant (either in full or in part, as applicable) and payment of the Exercise Price in cash so as to yield a number of Warrant Shares obtainable upon the exercise of this Warrant (either in full or in two or more parts, as applicable) equal to the product of (x) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant (either in full or in two or more parts, as applicable) (if payment of the Exercise Price were being made in cash) and (y) the Cashless Exercise Ratio (such manner of exercise, a “Cashless Exercise”); provided that such product shall be rounded to the nearest whole Warrant Share. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if an exercise of any portion of this Warrant is to be made in connection with a public offering or an Acquisition Transaction, such exercise may at the election of the Warrantholder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall be inclusive of any vesting that would occur upon the consummation of or immediately prior to such transaction but not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction. If such transaction is not consummated, such exercise shall be deemed void if so requested by Warrantholder in a Notice of Exercise.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if at any time during the Exercise Period the Warrantholder has not exercised this Warrant in full as a result of (I) there being insufficient Warrant Shares available for issuance, (II) the lack of any required regulatory, corporate or other approval (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any approval required under the Antitrust Laws (including the Initial Antitrust Clearance), if so applicable), or (III) the Company has not been current with its Exchange Act public reporting requirements at any time in the previous 30 days (collectively, the “Exercise Conditions”), the Expiration Time shall be extended until 60 days after such date as the Warrantholder is able to acquire all of the vested Warrant Shares without violating any Exercise Conditions, (b) if at the Expiration Time, or any time prior to the Expiration Time, the Company is or has been party to a definitive agreement for an Acquisition Transaction that has not closed, the Expiration Time shall be extended until 5 Business Days after the closing of such Acquisition Transaction, or 20 Business Days after the date on which the definitive agreement for such Acquisition Transaction has been terminated, as the case may be, or (c) if at any time prior to the Expiration Time, a third party has publicly filed, or announced its intention to file, a tender offer for the Company which if consummated would result in an Acquisition Transaction, and without a definitive agreement for an Acquisition Transaction with respect to such tender offer having been executed by the Company, then the Expiration Time shall be extended until the later of (I) 5 Business Days after the expiration time of the tender offer, or (II) if no tender offer is launched, 25 Business Days after the public announcement of such third party’s intention to launch such tender offer, but if a tender offer is launched during such period, then 5 Business Days after the expiration time of the tender offer.
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(iv) If the Warrantholder has not exercised this Warrant in its entirety, following each exercise the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive from the Company, upon request, a new warrant of like tenor in substantially identical form for the purchase of that number of Warrant Shares equal to the difference between the maximum aggregate number of Warrant Shares and the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is or has been so exercised.
(v) The Company shall either (a) maintain itself, or (b) cause its transfer agent to maintain, in each case, books for the original issuance and the transfer and exercise of the Warrant issuable in connection therewith, in each case in accordance with the terms hereof in book-entry form. If the Company maintains books for the Warrant, then (I) the Company agrees that it will accept instructions from the Warrantholder for the transfer and exercise of the Warrants, to the extent permitted in accordance with the terms of the Warrant and the Transaction Agreement, and (II) the Company shall not require the delivery of the original Warrant or any copy thereof, in each case in certificated form, in connection with the transfer or exercise thereof. The Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses with respect to maintaining the Warrant in book-entry form. In no event shall Warrantholder be required to post any bond or incur any other financial cost related to the book entry existence of this Warrant.
(vi) This Warrant, including with respect to its cancelation, is subject to the terms and conditions of the Transaction Agreement. Without affecting in any manner any prior exercise of this Warrant (or any Warrant Shares previously issued hereunder), if (a) the Transaction Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 8.1 thereof or (b) the Warrantholder delivers to the Company a written, irrevocable commitment not to exercise this Warrant, then the Company shall have no obligation to issue, and the Warrantholder shall have no right to acquire, the unvested portion of any Warrant Shares under this Warrant.
3. Issuance of Warrant Shares; Authorization; Listing; Cash Settlement.
(i) The Company shall issue a book-entry or book-entries for the Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant on or before the second Business Day following the date of exercise of this Warrant in accordance with its terms in the name of the Warrantholder and shall deliver evidence of such book-entry or book-entries to the Warrantholder. If the issuance of the Warrant Shares is registered under the Securities Act, in lieu of issuing a book-entry in Warrantholder’s name, the Company’s transfer agent shall use the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program to credit the number of Warrant Shares to which the Warrantholder is entitled in connection with such exercise to the Warrantholder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its DWAC system. The Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses of its transfer agent and all fees and expenses with respect to the issuance of Warrant Shares via DTC, if any, including without limitation for same-day processing.
(ii) The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Warrantholder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation, or termination; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to deliver Warrant Shares with respect to an exercise prior to the Warrantholder’s delivery of the associated Exercise Price (or notice of Cashless Exercise).
(iii) Following the issuance of any Warrant Shares, the Company shall register such issuance in book-entry form in the name of the Warrantholder. The Warrant Shares so issued shall be deemed for all purposes to have been issued to the Warrantholder as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price (or notice of Cashless Exercise) are delivered to
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the Company in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed or book-entries representing such Warrant Shares may not be actually delivered on such date or credited to the Warrantholder’s (or its representative’s) DTC account, as the case may be. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, the Warrant Shares, solely for the purpose of providing for the exercise of this Warrant, the aggregate Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in full (disregarding whether or not this Warrant is exercisable by its terms at any such time).
(iv) The Company shall, at its sole expense, procure, subject to issuance or notice of issuance, the listing of any Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant on the Principal Trading Market on which such same class of Equity Securities are then listed or traded, promptly after such Warrant Shares are eligible for listing thereon.
4. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional Warrant Shares or other Equity Securities or scrip representing fractional Warrant Shares or other Equity Securities shall be issued upon any exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional share to which a Warrantholder would otherwise be entitled, the fractional Warrant Shares or other Equity Securities shall be rounded up to the next whole Warrant Share or other Equity Securities, and the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive such rounded-up number of Warrant Shares or other Equity Securities.
5. No Rights as Shareholders; Transfer Books. Without limiting in any respect the provisions of the Transaction Agreement and except as otherwise provided by the terms of this Warrant, this Warrant does not entitle the Warrantholder to (i) consent to any action of the shareholders of the Company, (ii) receive notice of or vote at any meeting of the shareholders, (iii) receive notice of any other proceedings of the Company, or (iv) exercise any other rights whatsoever, in any such case, as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date of exercise of this Warrant.
6. Charges, Taxes, and Expenses. Issuance of this Warrant and issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares to the Warrantholder upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issue, registration or transfer tax, assessment or similar governmental charge (other than any such taxes, assessments or charges in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith) or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes, assessments, charges, and expenses shall be paid by the Company.
7. Transfer/Assignment.
(i) This Warrant may be transferred only in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Agreement. Subject to compliance with the first sentence of this Section 7(i), the legend as set forth on the cover page of this Warrant and the terms of the Transaction Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the Company by the registered holder hereof in person or by a duly authorized attorney, and a new Warrant shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant but registered in the name of one or more transferees. If the transferring holder does not transfer the entirety of its rights to purchase all Warrant Shares hereunder, such holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company a new Warrant in substantially identical form for the purchase of that number of Warrant Shares as to which the right to purchase was not transferred. All expenses (other than stock transfer taxes) and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new Warrant in accordance with this Section 7 shall be paid by the Company.
(ii) If and for so long as required by the Transaction Agreement, any Warrant book entry issued hereunder shall contain a legend as set forth in Section 4.2 of the Transaction Agreement.
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8. Adjustments and Other Rights. The Exercise Price and Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows; provided that, if more than one subsection of this Section 8 is applicable to a single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the largest adjustment, and no single event shall cause an adjustment under more than one subsection of this Section 8 so as to result in duplication.
(i) Stock Splits, Subdivisions, Reclassifications, or Combinations. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time (a) declare, order, pay, or make a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock in additional shares of Common Stock, (b) split, subdivide, or reclassify the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, or (c) combine or reclassify the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant at the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such split, subdivision, combination, or reclassification shall be proportionately adjusted so that the Warrantholder immediately after such record date or effective date, as the case may be, shall be entitled to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive in respect of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant after such date had this Warrant been exercised in full immediately prior to such record date or effective date, as the case may be (disregarding whether or not this Warrant had been exercisable by its terms at such time). In the event of such adjustment, the Exercise Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such split, subdivision, combination, or reclassification shall be immediately adjusted to the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant in full before the adjustment determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence (disregarding whether or not this Warrant was exercisable by its terms at such time) and (2) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record or effective date, as the case may be, for the dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, combination, or reclassification giving rise to such adjustment by (y) the new number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant in full determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence (disregarding whether or not this Warrant is exercisable by its terms at such time).
(ii) Certain Issuances of Common Stock or Convertible Securities. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time issue shares of Common Stock (or rights or warrants or any other securities or rights exercisable or convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, including through distributions on outstanding securities (collectively, “Convertible Securities”)) (other than transactions to which the adjustments set forth in Section 8(i) are applicable), (1) without consideration or (2) at a consideration per share (or having a conversion price per share) that is less than the Exercise Price (the date of such issuance, the “Pricing Date”) then, in such event:
(A) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant held by the Warrantholder on the Pricing Date (the “Initial Number”) shall be increased to the number obtained by multiplying the Initial Number by a fraction (I) the numerator of which shall be the sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Pricing Date and (y) the number of additional shares of Common Stock issued (or into which Convertible Securities may be converted) on the Pricing Date and (II) the denominator of which shall be the sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Pricing Date and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock (rounded to the nearest whole share) which the Aggregate Consideration in respect of such issuance of shares of Common Stock (or Convertible Securities) would purchase at the Market Price of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the Pricing Date; and
(B) the Exercise Price payable upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Warrantholder on the Pricing Date shall be adjusted by multiplying such Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the Pricing Date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares
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of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in full immediately prior to the adjustment in accordance with clause (A) above (disregarding whether or not this Warrant was exercisable by its terms at such time), and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in full immediately after the adjustment in accordance with clause (A) above (disregarding whether or not this Warrant is exercisable by its terms at such time).
For purposes of the foregoing, (1) in the case of the issuance of such shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities for, in whole or in part, any noncash property (or in the case of any noncash property payable upon conversion of any such Convertible Securities), the consideration represented by such noncash property shall be deemed to be the Market Price (in the case of securities) and/or Fair Market Value (in all other cases), as applicable, of such noncash property as of the Trading Day immediately prior to the Pricing Date (before deduction of any related expenses payable to third parties, including discounts and commissions); and (2) if the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall have been adjusted upon the issuance of any Convertible Securities in accordance with this Section 8, solely to the extent the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares has been properly reflected for the actual issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the actual conversion of such Convertible Securities, no further adjustment of the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made for the actual issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the actual conversion of such Convertible Securities in accordance with their terms. Any adjustment made under this Section 8(ii) shall become effective immediately upon the date of such issuance. For the avoidance of doubt, no increase to the Exercise Price or decrease in the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made in accordance with this Section 8(ii).
(iii) Distributions. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, declares or makes any dividend or distributes to holders of shares of Common Stock (and not to the Warrantholder) evidence of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends or property) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock, or other securities, property, or options by way of a dividend, spin-off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement, or other similar transaction other than dividends or distributions under Section 8(i)) (collectively, a “Distribution”), then the Warrantholder will be entitled to participate in such Distribution and be deemed to have exercised, and be the holder of, all Warrant Shares, whether vested or not, subject to this Warrant before the record date of such Distribution.
(iv) Acquisition Transactions. In case of any Acquisition Transaction or reclassification of Common Stock (other than a reclassification of Common Stock subject to adjustment under Section 8(i)), notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) the Company shall notify the Warrantholder in writing of such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than 20 Business Days prior to the effectiveness thereof), which notice shall specify the expected date on which such qualifying Acquisition Transaction is to take place and set forth the facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the amount and type of consideration to each outstanding share of Common Stock, (b) an amount of Warrant Shares equal to the remaining unvested Warrant Shares multiplied by Acquisition Transaction Multiplier shall vest and become nonforfeitable and exercisable immediately prior to the consummation of such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification, and (c) in the event of the consummation prior to the Expiration Time of an Acquisition Transaction where the consideration in such transaction is not solely cash consideration, the Warrantholder’s right to receive Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall, at the option of the Warrantholder and to the fullest extent legally possible under applicable Laws, be converted, effective upon the occurrence of such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification, into (I) the right to exercise this Warrant to acquire the number of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) that the shares of Common Stock issuable (at the time of such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification) upon
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exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification or, (II) if any exemption, authorization, consent, notice, or approval under Applicable Law is required or advisable from a Governmental Entity in connection with such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification (a “Third Party Approval”), upon Walmart’s election in its sole discretion, cash in an amount equal to the shares of Common Stock issuable (at the time of such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification) upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification that the Warrantholder would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification based on the Fair Market Value of such consideration (or in case of a tender offer, at the price in cash offered by the offeror to the other shareholders). In determining the kind and amount of stock, securities, or property receivable upon exercise of this Warrant upon and following adjustment under this paragraph, if the holders of Common Stock have the right to elect the kind or amount of consideration receivable upon consummation of such Acquisition Transaction, then the Warrantholder shall have the right to make the same election upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to the number of shares of stock or other securities or property which the Warrantholder shall receive upon exercise of this Warrant. The Company, or the Person or Persons formed by the applicable Acquisition Transaction or reclassification, or that acquire(s) the applicable shares of Common Stock, as the case may be, shall make lawful provisions to establish such rights and to provide for such adjustments that, for events from and after such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification, shall be as nearly equivalent as possible to the rights and adjustments provided for herein, and the Company shall not be a party to or permit any such Acquisition Transaction or reclassification to occur unless such provisions are made or not precluded, as the case may be, as a part of the terms thereof.
(v) Rounding of Calculations; Minimum Adjustments. All calculations under this Section 8 shall be made to the nearest one-tenth (1/10th) of a cent or to the nearest one-hundredth (1/100th) of a share, as the case may be. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 8 to the contrary, no adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Warrant Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall be made if the amount of such adjustment would be less than $0.01 or one-tenth (1/10th) of a share of Common Stock, but any such amount shall be carried forward, and an adjustment with respect thereto shall be made at the time of and together with any subsequent adjustment which, together with such amount and any other amount or amounts so carried forward, shall aggregate $0.01 or one-tenth (1/10th) of a share of Common Stock, or more.
(vi) Timing of Issuance of Additional Securities Upon Certain Adjustments. In any event in which (a) the provisions of this Section 8 shall require that an adjustment (the “Subject Adjustment”) shall become effective immediately after a record date (the “Subject Record Date”) for an event and (b) the Warrantholder exercises this Warrant after the Subject Record Date and before the consummation of such event, the Company may defer until the consummation of such event issuing to such Warrantholder the incrementally additional shares of Common Stock or other property issuable upon such exercise by reason of the Subject Adjustment; provided, however, that the Company upon request shall promptly deliver to such Warrantholder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Warrantholder’s right to receive such additional shares (or other property, as applicable) upon the consummation of such event.
(vii) Statement Regarding Adjustments. Whenever the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted as provided in Section 8, the Company shall promptly prepare a statement showing in reasonable detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Exercise Price that shall be in effect and the Warrant Shares into which this Warrant shall be exercisable after such adjustment, and cause a copy of such statement to be delivered to the Warrantholder as promptly as practicable after the event giving rise to the adjustment.
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(viii) Notice of Adjustment Event. In the event that the Company shall propose to take any action of the type described in this Section 8 (but only if the action of the type described in this Section 8 would result in an adjustment in the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable or a change in the type of securities or property to be delivered upon exercise of this Warrant), the Company shall provide as promptly as practicable written notice to the Warrantholder, which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action and the approximate date on which such action is to take place. Such notice shall also set forth the facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect on the Exercise Price and the number, kind, or class of shares or other securities or property which shall be deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant. In the case of any action which would require the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least ten days prior to the date so fixed. In case of all other actions, such notice shall be given at least ten days prior to the taking of such proposed action unless the Company reasonably determines in good faith that, given the nature of such action, the provision of such notice at least ten days in advance is not reasonably practicable from a timing perspective, in which case such notice shall be given as far in advance prior to the taking of such proposed action as is reasonably practicable from a timing perspective.
(ix) Adjustment Rules. Any adjustments under this Section 8 shall be made successively whenever an event referred to herein shall occur. If an adjustment in the Exercise Price made hereunder would reduce the Exercise Price to an amount below par value of the Common Stock, then such adjustment in the Exercise Price made hereunder shall reduce the Exercise Price to the par value of the Common Stock.
(x) No Impairment. The Company shall not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or any other organizational document, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue, or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but shall at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company shall not take or permit to be taken any action that would (a) increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect or (b) entitle the Warrantholder to an adjustment under this Section 8 if the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable after such action upon exercise of this Warrant in full (disregarding whether or not this Warrant is exercisable by its terms at such time), together with all shares of Common Stock then outstanding and all shares of Common Stock then issuable upon the exercise in full of any and all outstanding Equity Securities (disregarding whether or not any such Equity Securities are exercisable by their terms at such time) would exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock then authorized by its certificate of incorporation.
(xi) Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring Adjustment. As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment under this Section 8, the Company shall promptly take any and all action which may be necessary, including obtaining approvals of regulatory or other governmental bodies, the Principal Trading Market, or other applicable securities exchange, corporate, or shareholder approvals or exemptions, so that the Company may thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all shares of Common Stock, or all other securities or other property, that the Warrantholder is entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with this Section 8.
(xii) No Adjustment for Permitted Transactions. Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, no adjustment shall be made under this Section 8 in connection with any Permitted Transaction.
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(xiii) Warrant Shares Cap. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any adjustment or other change to the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant would result in the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issued under this Warrant to exceed 16,864,714 (the “Warrant Shares Cap”), then the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant after such adjustment or change shall be reduced to the number of shares equal to the Warrant Shares Cap (for purposes of this calculation, rounded down to the nearest whole share); provided that, upon obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the aggregate number of the Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted and changed to equal the number of shares assuming the reduction(s) set forth in this Section 8(xiii) did not occur.
9. Beneficial Ownership Limitation.
(i) Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, the Company shall not honor any exercise of this Warrant, and a Warrantholder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, to the extent that, after giving effect to an attempted exercise set forth on an applicable Notice of Exercise, such Warrantholder (together with such Warrantholder’s Affiliates, and any other Person whose beneficial ownership of Common Stock would be aggregated with the Warrantholder’s for purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and any other applicable regulations of the Commission, including any Group of which the Warrantholder is a member (the foregoing, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Warrantholder and its Attribution Parties shall include the number of Warrant Shares issuable under the Notice of Exercise with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (a) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of any Warrant beneficially owned by such Warrantholder or any of its Attribution Parties and (b) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including any warrants) beneficially owned by such Warrantholder or any of its Attribution Parties that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise similar to the limitation contained herein. For purposes of this Section 9, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and any other applicable regulations of the Commission. For purposes of this Section 9, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Warrantholder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (X) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual filing with the Commission, as the case may be, (Y) a more recent public announcement by the Company that is filed with the Commission, or (Z) a more recent notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent to the Warrantholder setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. Upon the written request of a Warrantholder, the Company shall, within three Trading Days thereof, confirm in writing to such Warrantholder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to any actual conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including the exercise of this Warrant, by such Warrantholder or its Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was last publicly reported or confirmed to the Warrantholder. The Company shall be entitled to rely on representations made to it by the Warrantholder in any Notice of Exercise regarding its Beneficial Ownership Limitation. The Warrantholder acknowledges that the Warrantholder is solely responsible for any schedules or statements required to be filed by it in accordance with Section 13(d) or Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
(ii) The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall initially be 4.999% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Warrant Shares pursuant to such Notice of Exercise (to the extent permitted under this Section 9); provided, however, that by written notice to the Company, which will not be effective until the 61st day after such
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notice is given by the Warrantholder to the Company, the Warrantholder may waive or amend the provisions of this Section 9 to change the Beneficial Ownership Limitation to any other number, and the provisions of this Section 9 shall continue to apply. Upon any such waiver or amendment to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation may not be further waived or amended by the Warrantholder without first providing the minimum written notice required by the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time following notice of an Acquisition Transaction under Section 8(iv) with respect to an Acquisition Transaction that is pursuant to any tender offer or exchange offer (by the Company or another Person (other than the Warrantholder or any Affiliate of the Warrantholder)), the Warrantholder may waive or amend the Beneficial Ownership Limitation effective immediately upon written notice to the Company and may reinstitute a Beneficial Ownership Limitation at any time thereafter effective immediately upon written notice to the Company.
(iii) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, none of the provisions of this Section 9 shall restrict in any way the number of shares of Common Stock which the Warrantholder may receive or beneficially own in order to determine the amount of securities or other consideration that the Warrantholder may receive in the event of an Acquisition Transaction as contemplated in Section 8 of this Warrant.
10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Warrant shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. In addition, each of the parties expressly (a) submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the Chancery Court of Delaware, or if such court is unavailable, the United States District Court for Delaware (the “Chosen Courts”), in the event any dispute (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) arises out of this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and waives any claim of lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue and any claims that such courts are an inconvenient forum, and (c) agrees that it shall not bring any claim, action, or proceeding relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the Chosen Courts, and in stipulated preference ranking, of the preceding clause (a). Each party agrees that service of process upon such party in any such claim, action, or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WARRANT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT, OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.
11. Binding Effect. This Warrant shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company.
12. Amendments. This Warrant may be amended and the observance of any term of this Warrant may be waived only with the written consent of the Company and the Warrantholder.
13. Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any
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party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) sent by the U.S. Postal Service (registered, return receipt service required), United Parcel Service or FedEx, in each case on an overnight basis, signature receipt required, one Business Day after mailing, or (b) if otherwise personally delivered, when delivered with signature receipt required. No notice, request, or instruction may be deemed given through e-mail, and the e-mail addresses provided in this section are simply for courtesy purposes but in no event shall constitute notice under this Warrant. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or in accordance with such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.
If to the Company, to:
| Name: | Ranpak Holdings Corp. |
| Address: | 7990 Auburn Road |
| Concord Township, OH 44077 | |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Attn: | Sara Horvath |
with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):
| Name: | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP |
| Address: | 450 Lexington Avenue |
| New York, NY 10014 | |
| Email: | [email protected]; [email protected] |
| Attn: | John Meade, Lee Hochbaum |
If to Walmart, to:
| Name: | Walmart Inc. |
| Address: | 1 Customer Drive |
| Mailstop 1155 | |
| Bentonville, AR 72716 | |
| Attn: | Jason Wooten, VP, Corporate Development |
| Email: | [email protected] |
with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):
| Name: | Walmart Inc. |
| Address: | 1 Customer Drive |
| Mailstop 0215 | |
| Bentonville, AR 72716 | |
| Email: | [email protected]; |
| [email protected] | |
| Attn: | Legal – M&A |
14. Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, representations,
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and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
15. Specific Performance. The parties agree that the failure of any party to perform its agreements and covenants under this Warrant, including a party’s failure to take all actions as are necessary on such party’s part in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Warrant, will cause irreparable injury to the other party, for which monetary damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy. It is agreed that the parties shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance of the terms hereof, without the requirement of posting a bond or other security, and each party hereby consents to the issuance of injunctive relief by any court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance of a party’s obligations and to the granting by any court of the remedy of specific performance of such party’s obligations under this Warrant, this being in addition to any other remedies to which the parties are entitled at law or equity.
16. Cumulative Remedies. The rights and remedies provided in this Warrant are cumulative and are not exclusive of, and are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights or remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise.
17. Limitation of Liability. No provision of this Warrant, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Warrantholder, shall give rise to any liability of the Warrantholder for the purchase price of any Warrant Shares or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. The sole liability of the Warrantholder under this Warrant shall be the applicable aggregate Exercise Price if and when this Warrant is exercised in part or in whole.
18. Interpretation. Unless otherwise specified in this Warrant or the context otherwise requires:
(i) when a reference is made in this Warrant to “Sections” or “Annexes” such reference shall be to a Section of, or Annex to, this Warrant unless otherwise indicated;
(ii) references to “parties” refer to the parties to this Warrant;
(iii) the headings contained in this Warrant are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Warrant;
(iv) any reference to a wholly owned subsidiary of a Person shall mean such subsidiary is directly or indirectly wholly owned by such Person;
(v) the terms defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural and vice versa;
(vi) if a term is defined as one part of speech (such as a noun), it shall have a corresponding meaning when used as another part of speech (such as a verb);
(vii) the terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural and vice versa;
(viii) words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neutral genders and vice versa;
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(ix) references to “hereto,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and the like refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any particular section or provision, unless the context requires otherwise;
(x) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if;”
(xi) whenever the words “include,” “includes,” or “including” are used in this Warrant, they shall be deemed followed by the words “without limitation;”
(xii) the rule known as the ejusdem generis rule shall not apply, and accordingly, general words introduced by the word “other” shall not be given a restrictive meaning by reason of the fact that they are preceded by words indicating a particular class of acts, matters or things;
(xiii) No rule of construction against the draftsperson shall be applied in connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this Warrant. The parties have jointly negotiated and drafted this Warrant, and if an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Warrant shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Warrant;
(xiv) any forms of agreements attached to this Warrant as exhibits shall be subject only to such ministerial additions, deletions, and modifications as necessary to complete any missing terms contemplated by the form to be completed by the parties or to correct any scrivener’s errors in the form;
(xv) the term “dollars” and the symbol “$” mean U.S. Dollars and all amounts in this Warrant shall be paid in U.S. Dollars, and if any amounts, costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party in connection with this Warrant are denominated in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, to the extent applicable, the U.S. Dollar equivalent for such costs, fees and expenses shall be determined by converting such other currency to U.S. Dollars at the foreign exchange rates published in the Wall Street Journal or, if not reported thereby, another authoritative source reasonably determined by Warrantholder, in effect at the time such amount, cost, fee or expense is incurred, and if the resulting conversion yields a number that extends beyond two decimal points, rounded to the nearest penny;
(xvi) except as expressly stated in this Warrant, all references to any statute, rule, or regulation are to the statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented, or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, include any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute) and to any section of any statute, rule, or regulation include any successor to the section;
(xvii) when calculating the period of time within which, or following which, any action is to be taken under this Warrant, the date that is the reference day in calculating such period shall be excluded and if the last day of the period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next Business Day or if any action must be taken hereunder on or by a day that is not a Business Day, then such action may be validly taken on or by the next day that is a Business Day and references to a number of days shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified.
19. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.
“30-Day VWAP” means, as of any date, the volume-weighted average price per share of the Common Stock, or any successor security thereto (rounded to the nearest second decimal place) on the Principal Trading Market (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (or its successor) or if not available, by Dow
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Jones & Company Inc., or if neither is available, by another authoritative source mutually agreed by the Company and the Warrantholder) from and including the Trading Day that is 30 Trading Days preceding such date to and including the last Trading Day immediately preceding such date.
“Acquisition Transaction” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Acquisition Transaction Multiplier” means (1) [***], if Company and/or any of its Affiliates have, directly or indirectly, collectively received aggregate gross payments totaling less than [***] from any Walmart Payor on or after the Issue Date, and (2) [***] if Company and/or any of its Affiliates have, directly or indirectly, collectively received aggregate gross payments totaling [***] or greater from any Walmart Payor on or after the Issue Date. However, if and when the number of Warrant Shares issuable under this Warrant is reduced pursuant to Section 8(xiii) (by reason of the Warrant Share Cap), then the references in the preceding sentence to [***] shall be adjusted proportionately by the quotient of the Warrant Shares Cap divided by the maximum Aggregate Warrant Shares (22,500,000 shares) (e.g., if the Warrant Shares Cap applies to reduce the number of Warrant Shares to 17,000,000 shares, then the above references to [***] shall instead be adjusted to [***] (17,000,000 / 22,500,000 * [***]); provided that, upon obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval as contemplated by Section 8(xiii), such references shall revert to [***].
“Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Aggregate Consideration” means, in respect of an issuance of shares of Common Stock (or Convertible Securities) as set forth in Section 8(ii), an amount equal to the sum of the gross offering price (before deduction of any related expenses payable to third parties, including discounts and commissions) of all such shares of Common Stock and Convertible Securities, plus the aggregate amount, if any, payable upon conversion of any such Convertible Securities (assuming conversion in accordance with their terms immediately following their issuance (and further assuming for this purpose that such Convertible Securities are convertible at such time)).
“Antitrust Laws” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Applicable Law” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Appraisal Procedure” means a procedure in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. (“AICPA”) “VS Section 100 - Valuation of a Business, Business Ownership Interest, Security or Intangible Asset” and such other associated AICPA guidance as is reasonable and applicable whereby two independent appraisers, each employed by a firm nationally recognized for its valuation expertise and each reasonably experienced in appraising the market value of securities of size in value and characteristics of the Warrant (each a “Qualified Appraiser”), one chosen by the Company and one chosen by the Warrantholder, shall mutually agree upon the determinations then the subject of appraisal. Each party shall deliver a notice to the other party appointing its Qualified Appraiser within 15 days after the date that the Appraisal Procedure is invoked. If within 30 days after receipt by each party of the other party’s notice appointing its Qualified Appraiser, such appraisers are unable to agree upon the amount in question, a third Qualified Appraiser shall be chosen within ten days after the end of such 30-day period: (i) by the mutual consent of such first two Qualified Appraisers; or (ii) if such two first Qualified Appraisers fail to agree upon the appointment of a third appraiser, such appointment shall be made by the American Arbitration Association, or any organization successor thereto, from a panel of Qualified Appraisers on the application of either of the first two Qualified Appraisers. If any Qualified Appraiser initially appointed shall, for any reason, be unable to serve, a successor Qualified Appraiser shall be appointed in accordance with the procedures under which the predecessor Qualified Appraiser was appointed. In the event a third Qualified Appraiser is appointed, the decision of such third Qualified
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Appraiser shall be given within 30 days after such Qualified Appraiser’s appointment. If three Qualified Appraisers are appointed and the determination of one appraiser is disparate from the middle determination by more than twice the amount by which the other determination is disparate from the middle determination, then (a) the determination of such appraiser shall be excluded, (b) the remaining two determinations shall be averaged, and (c) such average shall be binding and conclusive upon the Company and the Warrantholder; otherwise, the average of all three determinations shall be binding and conclusive upon the Company and the Warrantholder. The costs of conducting any Appraisal Procedure shall be borne 50% by the Company and 50% by the Warrantholder. The Qualified Appraisers shall act as experts and not arbitrators.
“Attribution Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(i).
“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(ii).
“Board” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Business Day” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Cash Exercise” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(ii).
“Cashless Exercise” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(ii).
“Cashless Exercise Ratio” with respect to any exercise of this Warrant means a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the excess of (x) the 30-Day VWAP as of the exercise date over (y) the Exercise Price, and (ii) the denominator of which is the 30-Day VWAP as of the exercise date.
“Chosen Courts” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.
“Class C Common Stock” means the Convertible Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
“Commission” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company.
“Company” means Ranpak Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation.
“Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“conversion” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Convertible Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(ii).
“Designated Company Office” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(ii).
“Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(iii).
“DTC” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“DWAC” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
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“Equity Securities” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exercise Conditions” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(iii).
“Exercise Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(ii).
“Exercise Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.
“Expiration Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(ii).
“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any security or other property, the fair market value of such security or other property as determined by the Board, acting reasonably, in good faith and evidenced by a written notice delivered promptly to the Warrantholder (which written notice shall include certified resolutions of the Board in respect thereof). If the Warrantholder objects in writing to the Board’s calculation of fair market value within ten Business Days after receipt of written notice thereof, and the Warrantholder and the Company are unable to agree on the fair market value during the ten-day period following the delivery of the Warrantholder’s objection, the Appraisal Procedure may be invoked by either the Company or the Warrantholder to determine the fair market value of such security or other property by delivering written notification thereof not later than the 30th day after delivery of the Warrantholder objection. For the avoidance of doubt, the Fair Market Value of cash shall be the amount of such cash.
“Governmental Entity” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Group” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Initial Antitrust Clearance” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Initial Number” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(ii).
“Market Price” means, with respect to the Common Stock or any other security, on any given day, the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, of the Common Stock or of such other security, as applicable, on the Principal Trading Market on such day (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (or its successor) or if not available, by Dow Jones & Company Inc., or if neither is available, by another authoritative source mutually agreed by the Company and the Warrantholder). If the Common Stock or such other security, as applicable, is not listed on the Principal Trading Market as of any date of determination, the Market Price of the Common Stock or such other security, as applicable, on such date of determination means the closing sale price on such date as reported in the composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock or such other security, as applicable, is so listed or quoted or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock or such other security, as applicable, is so listed or quoted, or if the Common Stock or such other security, as applicable, is not so listed or quoted on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the last quoted bid price on such date for the Common Stock or such other security, as applicable, in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization, or if that bid price is not available, the Market Price of the Common Stock or such other security, as applicable, on that date shall mean the Fair Market Value per share as of such date of the Common Stock or such other security (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (or
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its successor) or if not available, by Dow Jones & Company Inc., or if neither is available, by another authoritative source mutually agreed by the Company and the Warrantholder). To determine the Market Price of the Common Stock or any such other security, as applicable, on the Trading Day preceding, on, or following the occurrence of an event, (a) that Trading Day shall be deemed to commence immediately after the regularly scheduled closing time of trading on the applicable exchange, market or organization, or if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time and (b) that Trading Day shall end at the next regularly scheduled closing time, or if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time (for the avoidance of doubt, and as an example, if the Market Price is to be determined as of the last Trading Day preceding a specified event and the closing time of trading on a particular day is 4:00 p.m. (New York City time), and the specified event occurs at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on that day, the Market Price would be determined by reference to such 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) closing price).
“Notice of Exercise” means a duly completed notice of exercise in substantially the form attached as Annex B hereto and executed by Warrantholder.
“Notice of Vesting Event” means a duly completed notice of Vesting Event in substantially the form attached as Annex A hereto and executed by the Company.
“Permitted Transactions” means (a) issuances of shares of Common Stock (including upon exercise of options, granting of restricted stock awards, or settlement of restricted stock units or as matching contributions under a 401(k) plan) to directors, advisors, employees, or consultants of the Company in accordance with a stock option plan, employee stock purchase plan, restricted stock plan, other employee benefit plan, or other similar compensatory agreement or arrangement approved by the Board, (b) issuances of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Class C Common Stock, (c) issuances of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, and (d) any sale of shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities in a financing for capital raising purposes at a consideration per share (or having a conversion price per share) at or above the Market Price of the Common Stock as of the last Business Day prior to the earliest of (i) the pricing of the transaction, or (ii) the public announcement of a proposed sale (or in the case of an underwritten public (including sales of Convertible Securities pursuant to Rule 144A) offering, at or above 95% of the Market Price of the Common Stock as of the Business Day prior to the public announcement of the launch of such offering).
“Person” has the meaning given to it in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.
“Pricing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(ii).
“Principal Trading Market” means the trading market on which the Common Stock, or any successor security thereto, is primarily listed and quoted for trading, and which, as of the Issue Date is the New York Stock Exchange.
“Qualified Appraiser” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Appraisal Procedure.”
“Requisite Stockholder Approval” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Subject Adjustment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(vi).
“Subject Record Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(vi).
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“subsidiary” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Third Party Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(iv).
“Trading Day” means a day on which the Principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Transaction Agreement” means the Transaction Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, as it may be amended from time to time, by and between the Company and Walmart, including all annexes, schedules, and exhibits thereto.
“Transaction Documents” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Vesting Event” means (a) with respect to 2,250,000 Warrant Shares, the execution of the Transaction Agreement, and (b) with respect to increments of [***] Warrant Shares, each time at which the Company and/or any of its Affiliates have collectively received aggregate gross payments totaling [***] from any Walmart Payor until such time as the Company and/or any of its Affiliates have collectively received $300,000,000 from any Walmart Payor. Aggregate gross payments from Walmart Payors shall be measured as and from the date of the Transaction Agreement. Aggregate gross payments shall include all payments received by the Company and/or any of its Affiliates from any Walmart Payor minus the price of paper procurement incurred by the Company and/or any of its Affiliates in connection with such payment [***]. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) Vesting Events shall stop occurring once the maximum aggregate number of Warrant Shares specified under Section 1 have vested in accordance with such Vesting Events, (ii) if a given Vesting Event would cause the number of shares vested to exceed the number of Warrant Shares specified under Section 1 then only the number of shares up to and including the maximum aggregate number of Warrant Shares specified under Section 1 (subject to applicable adjustment or supplementation under this Warrant) shall vest during the final such Vesting Event, and (iii) the number of Warrant Shares that will vest in connection with a Vesting Event is subject to adjustments as provided herein, (iv) the Warrant Shares that will vest first shall consist of such shares that are not subject to the approvals required under the applicable NYSE Rules, and (v) upon receipt of any approval required under the applicable NYSE Listing Rules, the amount of Warrant Shares vested hereunder shall be adjusted, if applicable, to reflect the same amount of Warrant Shares that would have been vested had such approval not been required. For purposes of interpretation only, a vested Warrant Share (or words of like import) means a Warrant Share that may be purchased upon exercise, in whole or in part, of the Warrant and an unvested Warrant Share (or word of like import) means a Warrant Share that may not yet be purchased because a Vesting Event in respect of such Warrant Share has not yet occurred.
“Walmart” means Walmart Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Walmart Payor” means (i) Walmart and its Affiliates and (ii) any third party acting on behalf of Walmart or its Affiliates for which the Company or its Affiliates provides services.
“Warrant” means this Warrant, issued in connection with the Transaction Agreement.
“Warrant Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.
“Warrant Shares Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(xiii).
“Warrantholder” means, in relation to this Warrant, the Person who is the holder of this Warrant. The Warrantholder shall initially be Walmart Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer.
Dated: August 22, 2025
| RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Sara Horvath | |
| Name: Sara Horvath | ||
| Title: EVP, Chief Legal & HR Officer | ||
| Acknowledged and Agreed | ||
| WALMART INC. | ||
| By: | /s Jason Wooten | |
| Name: Jason Wooten | ||
| Title: Vice President, Corporate Development | ||
[Signature Page to Warrant]
Annex A
Form of Notice of Vesting Event
Date:
TO: Walmart Inc.
RE: Notice of Vesting Event
Reference is made to that certain Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated as of August 22, 2025 (the “Warrant”), issued to Walmart Inc. representing a warrant to purchase 22,500,000 shares of common stock of Ranpak Holdings Corp. (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition are used as defined in the Warrant.
The undersigned hereby delivers notice to you that a Vesting Event has occurred under the terms of the Warrant.
| A. | Vesting Event. The following Vesting Event has occurred on or around __________, 20___. |
| ____________________________ |
| B. | Vested Warrant Shares. After giving effect to the Vesting Event referenced in Paragraph A above, the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant that have vested under the terms of the Warrant is: |
| ____________________________ |
| C. | Exercised Warrant Shares. The aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant that have been exercised as of the date hereof is: |
| ____________________________ |
| D. | Purchase Price of Exercised Warrant Shares. The aggregate purchase price of the Warrant Shares that have been exercised as of the date hereof is: |
| ____________________________ |
| E. | Unexercised Warrant Shares. After giving effect to the Vesting Event referenced in Paragraph A above, the aggregate number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant that have vested but remain unexercised under the Warrant is: |
| ____________________________ |
| F. | Number of Shares Outstanding. The number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the date hereof is: |
| ____________________________ |
| RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP. | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | |||
| Title: | |||
Annex B
Form of Notice of Exercise
Date:
TO: Ranpak Holdings Corp.
RE: Election to Purchase Shares of Warrant Shares
The undersigned, in accordance with the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant, hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase the number of Warrant Shares set forth below covered by such Warrant. The undersigned, in accordance with Section 2 of the Warrant, hereby agrees to pay the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares of Common Stock. A new warrant evidencing the remaining Warrant Shares covered by such Warrant, but not yet subscribed for and purchased, if any, should be issued in the name of the Warrantholder. Capitalized terms used herein without definition are used as defined in the Warrant.
Number of Warrant Shares with respect to which the Warrant is being
exercised (including shares to be withheld as payment of the Exercise Price in accordance with Section 2(ii) of the
Warrant, if any):
______________________________________
Method of Payment of Exercise Price (note if Cashless Exercise or Cash
Exercise, in either case in accordance with Section 2 of the Warrant):
___________________________________
Aggregate Exercise Price: _______________________________
| Holder: | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | |||
| Title: |
Exhibit 10.1
TRANSACTION AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 22, 2025
by and between
RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP.
and
WALMART INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
| Article I
WARRANT ISSUANCE; CLOSING | |
| 1.1 Warrant Issuance | 1 |
| 1.2 Closing | 1 |
| Article
II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | |
| 2.1 Material Adverse Effect; Due Diligence. | 1 |
| 2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Company | 2 |
| 2.3 Representations and Warranties of Walmart | 7 |
| 2.4 Survival | 8 |
| ARTICLE III COVENANTS | |
| 3.1 Efforts | 9 |
| 3.2 Public Announcements | 12 |
| 3.3 Expenses | 13 |
| 3.4 [Reserved] | 13 |
| 3.5 Stockholder Approval | 13 |
| 3.6 Tax Treatment | 14 |
| 3.7 MNPI | 14 |
| 3.8 Repurchase Sell Down | 14 |
| ARTICLE IV ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS | |
| 4.1 Acquisition for Investment | 15 |
| 4.2 Legend | 15 |
| 4.3 Anti-Takeover Provisions | 16 |
| 4.4 Transfers | 16 |
| 4.5 Reports under Exchange Act | 17 |
| 4.6 Standstill Provisions | 18 |
| 4.7 Right of Notice | 20 |
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| ARTICLE V INFORMATION | |
| 5.1 Information Rights | 20 |
| 5.2 Tax Reporting Requirements | 21 |
| 5.3 Survival | 21 |
| ARTICLE VI REGISTRATION | |
| 6.1 Shelf Registration Statement | 21 |
| 6.2 Piggyback Registrations | 23 |
| 6.3 Holdback Agreements | 24 |
| 6.4 Registration Procedures | 25 |
| 6.5 Registration Expenses | 28 |
| 6.6 Miscellaneous | 28 |
| 6.7 Registration Indemnification | 29 |
| 6.8 Termination of Registration Rights | 31 |
| ARTICLE VII DEFINITIONS | |
| 7.1 Defined Terms | 31 |
| ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS | |
| 8.1 Termination of This Agreement; Other Triggers | 39 |
| 8.2 Amendment | 40 |
| 8.3 Waiver of Conditions | 40 |
| 8.4 Counterparts | 40 |
| 8.5 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 40 |
| 8.6 Notices | 40 |
| 8.7 Entire Agreement, Etc. | 41 |
| 8.8 Assignment | 42 |
| 8.9 Severability | 42 |
| 8.10 No Third-Party Beneficiaries | 42 |
| 8.11 Specific Performance | 42 |
| 8.12 Cumulative Remedies | 42 |
| 8.13 Limitation of Liability | 42 |
| 8.14 Interpretation | 42 |
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LIST OF SCHEDULES
| SCHEDULE 5.1(a): | List of Information |
| SCHEDULE 7.1: | DESIGNATED PERSONS |
LIST OF ANNEXES
| Annex a: | Form of Warrant |
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This TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, dated as of August 22, 2025 (this “Agreement”), is by and between Ranpak Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Walmart Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Walmart”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries have entered into and may enter into certain commercial arrangements with Walmart and/or any of its subsidiaries under which the Company and/or its subsidiaries may from time to time provide services to Walmart and/or its subsidiaries (the “Commercial Arrangements”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company desires to issue to Walmart (“Warrantholder”), and Warrantholder desires to acquire from the Company, at the Closing, a warrant to purchase a specified number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”); and
WHEREAS, each of the parties wishes to set forth in this Agreement certain terms and conditions regarding, among other things, Warrantholder’s ownership of the Warrant and Warrant Shares, as applicable.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as set forth herein.
Article
I
WARRANT ISSUANCE; CLOSING
1.1 Warrant Issuance. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall issue to Warrantholder, and Warrantholder shall acquire from the Company, at the Closing, a warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 22,500,000 Warrant Shares, subject to adjustment in accordance with its terms, in the form attached hereto as Annex A (the “Warrant”). The issuance of the Warrant by the Company and the acquisition of the Warrant by Warrantholder are referred to herein as the “Warrant Issuance.”
1.2 Closing. The closing of the Warrant Issuance (the “Closing”) shall take place electronically via exchange of executed documents, immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Walmart in electronic form the Warrant, duly registered in book-entry form and bearing appropriate legends as hereinafter provided for.
Article
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1 Material Adverse Effect; Due Diligence.
(a) “Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, event, development, circumstance, or occurrence (each, an “Effect”) that, taken individually or when taken together with all other applicable Effects, has been, is, or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to complete the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents or to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that in no event shall any Effect, alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, is, or would be, a Material Adverse Effect to the extent resulting from: (A) any change in general economic, market, or political conditions; (B) any change in generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) or Applicable Law to the extent such change is generally applicable and not specifically directed at the Company or its subsidiaries; (C) any act of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities, sabotage, or terrorism, or any material escalation or worsening of any such events, or any national disaster, or any national or international calamity; (D) any epidemic or pandemic, including COVID-19 and any evolutions or additional strains, variations or mutations thereof or related or associated epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks or anything reasonably arising therefrom, including, without limitation, the values of share prices traded on any stock market or exchange; (E) conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate; (F) any failure, in and of itself, to meet internal or published projections, forecasts, targets, or revenue or earnings predictions for any period, as well as any change, in and of itself, by the Company in any projections, forecasts, targets, or revenue or earnings predictions for any period (provided that the underlying causes of such failures (to the extent not otherwise falling within one of the other exceptions in this proviso) may constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, is, or would reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse Effect); or (G) any change in the price or trading volume of the Common Stock (provided that the underlying causes of such change (to the extent not otherwise falling within one of the other exceptions in this proviso) may constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, is, or would reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse Effect); provided, further, that any Effect referred to in clauses (A) through (E) may be taken into account in determining whether or not there has been, is, or would be a Material Adverse Effect to the extent such Effect has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated participants in the industry in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate.
(b) Walmart acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to conduct such review and analysis of the business, assets, condition, operations, and prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, including an opportunity to ask such questions of management and to review such information maintained by the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case as it considers sufficient for the purpose of consummating the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Walmart further acknowledges that, except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the Company in Section 2.2 of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any other person makes or has made any representation or warranty of any kind whatsoever, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or their respective business, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) and, except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the Company in Section 2.2 of this Agreement, Walmart has not relied on any other representations and warranties in deciding to enter into the Transaction Documents. Each party further acknowledges that it has had such an opportunity to consult with its own counsel, financial and tax advisers, and other professional advisers as it believes is sufficient for purposes of the transactions contemplated by the other Transaction Documents.
2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports (other than any information in the “Risk Factors” or “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” sections of such SEC Reports), the Company represents and warrants as of the date of this Agreement, and in the case of the representation in the last sentence of Section 2.2(c), as of the date of each issuance of Warrant Shares, to Walmart that:
(a) Organization and Authority. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full
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corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business in all material respects as currently conducted, and except as would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect, has been and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which its ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification. The Company has made available to Walmart complete and correct copies of the Company’s Organizational Documents, as of the date of this Agreement, and each as so delivered is in full force and effect.
(b) Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (x) 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock of which, immediately prior to the execution hereof, 84,365,754 shares were issued and outstanding, none of which were held in treasury, (y) 25,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001, of which, immediately prior to the execution hereof, no shares were issued and outstanding, and (z) 200,000,000 shares of Convertible Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which, immediately prior to the execution hereof, no shares were issued and outstanding. The Company has (A) 1,587,124 shares of Common Stock subject to issuance pursuant to time-based restricted stock units, (B) 1,297,145 shares of Common Stock subject to issuance pursuant to performance-based restricted stock units, (C) 6,017,263 shares of Common Stock available for future grant under the Company Stock Plans and (D)(i) 2,713,891 shares of Common Stock underlying vested warrant(s) to purchase Common Stock issued to Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings, LLC (“Amazon”) pursuant to the Amazon Transaction Agreement and (ii) 16,002,565 shares of Common Stock underlying unvested warrant(s) to purchase Common Stock issued to Amazon pursuant to the Amazon Transaction Agreement. The outstanding shares of Common Stock have been, and the shares of Common Stock issuable under any Company Stock Plan or upon the exercise of any warrants will be, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and subject to no preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, the Company’s Organizational Documents, or any Applicable Law). Except as set forth above or in accordance with the Warrant, there are no (1) shares of capital stock or other Equity Securities or Voting Securities of the Company authorized, reserved for issuance, issued, or outstanding, (2) options, warrants, calls, preemptive rights, subscription, or other rights, instruments, agreements, arrangements, or commitments of any character obligating the Company or any of its subsidiaries to issue, transfer, or sell or cause to be issued, transferred, or sold any shares of capital stock or other Equity Securities or Voting Security in the Company or any securities or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for such shares of capital stock or other Equity Securities or Voting Securities or obligating the Company or any of its subsidiaries to grant, extend, or enter into any such option, warrant, call, preemptive right, subscription, or other right, instrument, agreement, arrangement, or commitment, (3) outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire any capital stock or other Equity Securities or Voting Securities of the Company, or (4) issued or outstanding performance awards, units, rights to receive any capital stock, or other Equity Securities or Voting Securities of the Company on a deferred basis, or rights to purchase or receive any capital stock or Equity Securities or Voting Securities issued or granted by the Company to any current or former director, officer, employee, or consultant of the Company. No subsidiary of the Company owns any shares of capital stock or other Equity Securities or Voting Securities of the Company. There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting of the capital stock or other Equity Securities or Voting Securities of the Company. All options granted and shares reserved or issued under the Company’s Incentive Plans and employee stock purchase plan (collectively, the “Company Stock Plans”) have been granted, reserved, and issued in all material respects in full compliance with their respective Company Stock Plan and Applicable Law. The issuance of the Warrant and the Warrant Shares will not result in any adjustment to the conversion price or exercise price of any Equity Securities of the Company that are convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of Common Stock.
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(c) The Warrant and Warrant Shares. The Warrant has been duly authorized by the Company and constitutes a valid, legal, and binding obligation of the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrant, and when so issued, paid for, and delivered upon due exercise of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free and clear of any liens or encumbrances, other than liens or encumbrances created by the Transaction Documents, arising as a matter of Applicable Law or created by or at the direction of Walmart or any of its subsidiaries.
(d) Authorization, Enforceability.
(i) The Company has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, as applicable, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and its stockholders, and no further approval or authorization is required on the part of the Company or its stockholders, other than the approval by its stockholders of the Company Stockholder Matters. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, assuming the due authorization, execution, and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto, are valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company and such subsidiary, respectively, in accordance with their respective terms, except as the same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity (“Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions”).
(ii) The execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, as applicable, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, will not (A) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration of, or result in the creation of, any lien, security interest, charge, or encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of (x) its Organizational Documents or (y) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement, or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its subsidiaries may be bound, or to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; (B) subject to compliance with the statutes and regulations referred to in the next paragraph, violate any Applicable Law or Order applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets except, in the case of clauses (A)(y) and (B), for those occurrences that would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect; (C) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, forgiveness of indebtedness, or otherwise) becoming due to any director or any employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any employment, compensation or benefit plan, program, policy, agreement, or arrangement that is sponsored, maintained, or contributed to by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Company Benefit Plan”) or otherwise; (D) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Company Benefit Plan; (E) result in any acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits; (F) require the funding or acceleration of funding of any trust or other funding vehicle; or (G) constitute a “change in control,” “change of control,” or other similar term under any Company Benefit Plan; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to include payments or other benefits under a Company Benefit Plan that (a) give effect to the Company’s
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performance of the Transaction Documents insofar as that performance impacts the Company’s overall results of operations, and (b) are made to any individual whose compensation is based in part on performance related to a specific territory that is impacted by the Company’s performance of the Transaction Documents.
(iii) Other than (A) such notices, filings, exemptions, reviews, authorizations, consents, or approvals as have been made or obtained as of the date hereof, and (B) notices, filings, exemptions, reviews, authorizations, consents, or approvals as may be required under, and other applicable requirements of (1) any Antitrust Laws, to the extent applicable, (2) the Exchange Act, (3) the Securities Act, and (4) the Principal Trading Market, no notice to, filing with, exemption, or review by, or authorization, consent, or approval of, any Governmental Entity is required to be made or obtained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the consummation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of the Warrant Issuance and the other transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents, except for any such notices, filings, exemptions, reviews, authorizations, consents, and approvals, the failure of which to make or obtain, would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Company Financial Statements; Internal Controls.
(i) Each of the consolidated financial statements included in the SEC Reports (A) complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the Commission, in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the Commission, (B) was prepared in accordance with GAAP, in all material respects, applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in such financial statements or in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures), and (C) fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows (and changes in financial position, if any) of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the date and for the periods referred to in such financial statements except to the extent such financial statements have been modified or superseded by later SEC Reports, and except, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act and in accordance with Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and for normal year-end audit adjustments which would not be material in amount or effect.
(ii) Neither the Company nor any of the Company’s subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership, or any similar agreement or arrangement, where the result, purpose, or effect of such agreement or arrangement is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries in the SEC Reports (including the financial statements contained therein).
(iii) The Company has designed and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting. The Company (A) has designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules, regulations, and forms of the Commission, and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s outside auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board (x) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
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operation of internal control over financial reporting that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information, and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, all of which information described in clauses (x) and (y) above has been disclosed by the Company to Walmart prior to the date hereof. Any material change in internal control over financial reporting required to be disclosed in any SEC Report has been so disclosed.
(iv) Since December 31, 2024, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any material complaint, allegation, assertion, or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies, or methods of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls.
(v) Each of the principal executive officer of the Company and the principal financial officer of the Company (or each former principal executive officer of the Company and each former principal financial officer of the Company, as applicable) has made all certifications required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (“SOX”), with respect to the SEC Reports, and the statements contained in such certifications were true and complete on the date such certifications were made. For purposes of this Agreement, “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings given to such terms in SOX.
(f) No Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2024, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
(g) Reports.
(i) Since December 31, 2024, the Company has complied in all material respects with the filing requirements of the Exchange Act and of the Securities Act.
(ii) The SEC Reports, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission as the case may be, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and SOX as applicable, and none of such documents, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state 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, except to the extent such statements have been modified or superseded by later SEC Reports filed or furnished and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement.
(h) Litigation and Liabilities. Since December 31, 2024, (a) there have been, and there are, no civil, criminal, or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations, or other proceedings pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries that (i) relate to the Warrant or Warrant Shares, (ii) challenge the validity or enforceability of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which the Company is or will be a party, or (iii) would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred any obligations or liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would likely result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to or subject to the provisions of any material Order.
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(i) Anti-Takeover Provisions. The actions taken by the Board to approve this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Walmart set forth in Section 2.3(c), constitute all corporate action necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the Anti-Takeover Provisions. The Company is not a party to any shareholder rights plan or “poison pill” agreement.
(j) Registration Rights. Other than the rights granted pursuant to the Registration Rights Documents, the Company has not granted to any Person the right to request or require the Company to register any securities issued by the Company other than the rights granted to Walmart in accordance with Article VI of this Agreement.
(k) Brokers; Fees and Expenses. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor, or other person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s, or other similar fee or commission, or the reimbursement of expenses, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.
(l) Taxes. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with its tax obligations and none of them is subject to any outstanding material claims, proceedings, disputes, enquiries or investigations relating to taxation or with a tax authority.
2.3 Representations and Warranties of Walmart. Walmart hereby represents and warrants as of the date of this Agreement to the Company that:
(a) Organization. Walmart has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business in all material respects as currently conducted.
(b) Authorization, Enforceability.
(i) Walmart and each of its subsidiaries that is a party to any other Transaction Document have the corporate or analogous power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which they are a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and to carry out their obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery, and performance by Walmart, and by each of its subsidiaries that is a party to any other Transaction Document, as applicable, of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or analogous action on its part, or such subsidiary’s part, as applicable, and no further approval or authorization is required on its part, or such subsidiary’s part, as applicable. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, assuming the due authorization, execution, and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto, are valid and binding obligations of Walmart and such subsidiary, as applicable, enforceable against it and such subsidiary, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, except as the same may be limited by Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the exercise of the Warrant may require further board of directors (or analogous) approvals or authorizations on the part of Walmart or such subsidiary, as applicable (the “Exercise Approval”).
(ii) The execution, delivery, and performance by Walmart, or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it or any such subsidiary is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by it, and such subsidiary, as applicable, with any of the provisions hereof and thereof,
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will not (A) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration of, or result in the creation of, any lien, security interest, charge, or encumbrance upon any of its material properties or material assets under any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of (x) subject to Exercise Approval, its, or such subsidiary’s, as applicable, Organizational Documents or (y) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement, or other instrument or obligation to which it, or such subsidiary, as applicable, is a party or by which it, or such subsidiary, as applicable, may be bound, or to which it, or such subsidiary, as applicable, or any of its, or such subsidiary’s, as applicable, properties or assets are subject, or (B) subject to compliance with the statutes and regulations referred to in the next paragraph, violate any Applicable Law or Order applicable to it, or such subsidiary, as applicable, or any of its, or such subsidiary’s, as applicable, properties or assets except, in the case of clauses (A)(y) and (B), for those occurrences that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Walmart to complete the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(iii) Other than (A) such notices, filings, exemptions, reviews, authorizations, consents, or approvals as have been made or obtained as of the date hereof, and (B) notices, filings, exemptions, reviews, authorizations, consents, or approvals as may be required under, and other applicable requirements of (1) any Antitrust Laws, to the extent applicable, (2) the Exchange Act, and (3) the Securities Act, no notice to, filing with, exemption, or review by, or authorization, consent, or approval of, any Governmental Entity is required to be made or obtained by Walmart or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the consummation by Walmart or any of its subsidiaries of the Warrant Issuance and the other transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents, except for any such notices, filings, exemptions, reviews, authorizations, consents and approvals the failure of which to make or obtain have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of Walmart to complete the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(c) Ownership. Other than in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, neither Walmart nor Warrantholder is the Beneficial Owner of (i) any shares of Common Stock or (ii) any securities or other instruments representing the right to acquire shares of Common Stock.
(d) Brokers; Fees and Expenses. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor, or other person is entitled to any broker, finder, financial advisory, or other similar fee or commission, or the reimbursement of expenses, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Walmart or Warrantholder.
2.4 Survival. The representations and warranties in this Agreement shall survive for 12 months following the Closing; provided that (i) the representations in Sections 2.2(a), (b), (c), (d), (j), and (k) and Sections 2.3(a), (b), (c) and (d) shall survive until the 12-month anniversary of the earlier of (A) the Expiration Time, and (B) the issuance date of Warrant Shares in connection with the exercise of all remaining Warrants, such that each Warrant has either lapsed and become null and void or been exercised in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. The parties agree that the limitations set forth in the prior sentence shall not apply in the case of gross negligence, fraud, intentional misrepresentation, or intentional breach on the part of the party giving the relevant representation and warranty.
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Article
III
COVENANTS
3.1 Efforts.
(a) Without prejudice to the terms and conditions hereof (including the remainder of this Section 3.1) and the other Transaction Documents, each party shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, or desirable under Applicable Law to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of the parties shall (i) subject to the provisions of this Section 3.1, including Section 3.1(d), use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable (as determined in good faith by Walmart after consultation with the Company in accordance with the first sentence of Section 3.1(d)) all exemptions, authorizations, consents, or approvals from, and to make all filings with and to give all notices to, all third parties, including any Governmental Entities, required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including as may be required upon one or more issuances of Warrant Shares, and whether such approvals arise from Antitrust Laws or otherwise, or one or more sales of Warrant Shares), which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include providing, as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable, such information to any Governmental Entity as such Governmental Entity may request in connection therewith, and (ii) cooperate fully with the other party in promptly seeking to obtain all such exemptions, authorizations, consents, or approvals and to make all such filings and give such notices.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as promptly as practicable after written notice from Walmart (but in the case of the HSR Act, no later than 10 Business Days after such written notice), and in any event no later than in accordance with established regulatory time frames, the parties shall (i) file any Notification and Report Forms required or advisable under the HSR Act with the Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice and (ii) file, make or give, as applicable, all other filings, requests, or notices required or advisable under any other Antitrust Laws, in each case with respect to the issuance of the Warrant Shares (the “Initial Filing Transaction”) (the filings, requests and notices described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Initial Antitrust Filings”). In addition, following the receipt of the Initial Antitrust Clearance, to the extent required or advisable by Applicable Law (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Antitrust Law) in connection with any further issuance of Warrant Shares (in each case, whether in full or in part), the parties shall file, make, or give, as applicable, as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable (as determined in good faith by Walmart after consultation with the Company in accordance with the first sentence of Section 3.1(d)), any further filings, requests, or notices required under any Antitrust Laws, including the HSR Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party shall supply as promptly as reasonably practicable to the appropriate Governmental Entities, and in any event no later than in accordance with established regulatory time frames, any information and documentary material that may be required under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Initial Antitrust Clearance” as of any time means (x) prior to such time, the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act and the receipt of all exemptions, authorizations, consents, or approvals, the making of all filings and the giving of all notices, and the expiration of all waiting periods, subject to any other Antitrust Laws, in each case to the extent required with respect to the Initial Filing Transaction, and (y) the absence at such time of any Applicable Law or Order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition under any Antitrust Law, in each case that has the effect of preventing the consummation of any issuances of Warrant Shares.
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(c) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including the remainder of this Section 3.1) and the other Transaction Documents, and only to the extent required under the Antitrust Laws, each of the parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any Antitrust Laws that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity, so as to enable the parties to give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Transaction Documents, nothing in this Section 3.1 shall require, or be construed to require, any party or any of its Affiliates to agree to (and, in connection therewith, no party or any of its Affiliates shall agree to, without the prior written consent of the other parties): (i) sell, hold separate, divest, discontinue, or limit (or accept any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operation of) any assets, businesses, or interests of it or its Affiliates (irrespective of whether or not such assets, businesses, or interests are related to, are the subject matter of, or could be affected by the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents); (ii) without limiting clause (i) in any respect, accept any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses, or interests that would reasonably be expected to adversely impact (x) the business of, or the financial, business, or strategic benefits of, the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents to it or its Affiliates, or (y) any other assets, businesses, or interests of it or its Affiliates; (iii) without limiting clause (i) in any respect, accept any modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents that would reasonably be expected to adversely impact (x) the business of, or financial, business, or strategic benefits of, the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents to it or its Affiliates, or (y) any other assets, businesses, or interests of it or its Affiliates; or (iv) without limiting clause (i) in any respect, take any action that would materially impair the value to Walmart of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Walmart shall have the principal responsibility for devising and implementing the strategy (including with respect to the timing of filings) for obtaining any exemptions, authorizations, consents, or approvals required or advisable under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents; provided, however, that Walmart shall consult in advance with the Company and shall give good faith consideration to the Company’s views regarding the overall antitrust strategy. Each of the parties shall promptly notify the other party of, and if in writing, furnish the other with copies of (or, in the case of oral communications, advise the other of), any substantive communication that it or any of its Affiliates receives from any Governmental Entity, whether written or oral, relating to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, and to the extent reasonably practicable, permit the other party to review in advance any proposed substantive written communication by such party to any Governmental Entity and consider in good faith the other party’s reasonable comments on any such proposed substantive written communications prior to their submission. No party shall, and each party shall cause its Affiliates not to, participate or agree to participate in any substantive meeting or communication with any Governmental Entity in respect of the subject matter of the Transaction Documents, including on a “no names” or hypothetical basis, unless (to the extent practicable) it or they consult with the other party in advance, and to the extent practicable and permitted by such Governmental Entity, give the other party the opportunity to jointly prepare for, attend, and participate in such meeting or communication. The parties shall (and shall cause their subsidiaries and Representatives to) coordinate and cooperate fully with each other in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other party may reasonably request in connection with the matters described in this Section 3.1, including (x) furnishing to each other all information reasonably requested to determine the jurisdictions in which a filing or submission under any Antitrust Law is required or advisable, (y) furnishing to each other all information required for any filing or submission under any Antitrust Law, and (z) keeping each other reasonably informed with respect to the status of each exemption, authorization, consent, approval, filing, and notice under any Antitrust Law, in each case, in connection with the matters that are the subject of
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this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents. The parties shall provide each other with copies of all substantive correspondence, filings, or communications between them or any of their Affiliates or Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity or members of its staff, on the other hand, relating to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents; provided that such material may be redacted as necessary to (1) comply with contractual arrangements, (2) address good faith legal privilege or confidentiality concerns, and (3) comply with Applicable Law.
(e) Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, including in this Section 3.1, in the event that any arbitral, administrative, judicial, or analogous action, claim, or proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Entity or any other third party relating to or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents other than the Commercial Arrangements (“Transaction Litigation”), neither party shall be required to contest and resist any such Transaction Litigation or to seek to have vacated, lifted, reversed, or overturned any Order, whether temporary, preliminary, or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents, or restricts consummation or implementation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents. Upon either (i) the issuance of a non-appealable permanent Order that prohibits, prevents, or restricts consummation or implementation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents, or (ii) a termination by Walmart under Section 8.1(a)(ii) hereof, this Agreement and the Warrant shall immediately and automatically be terminated; Each party shall keep the other party reasonably informed with respect to any Transaction Litigation unless doing so would reasonably be likely to jeopardize any privilege of such party regarding any such Transaction Litigation (subject to such party using commercially reasonable efforts to develop and implement, and cooperating in good faith with the other party in developing and implementing, reasonable alternative arrangements to provide such other party with such information). Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, each party shall promptly advise the other party orally and in writing in connection with, and shall consult with each other with respect to, any Transaction Litigation and shall in good faith give consideration to each other’s advice with respect to such Transaction Litigation.
(f) In the event of Transaction Litigation where a party hereto or its Affiliates is a named defendant and the other party hereto or its Affiliates is either (i) not a named defendant, or (ii) a named defendant with respect to aiding and abetting the named defendant (“Specified Defendant”), the party who is or its Affiliates are a named defendant shall reimburse the Specified Defendant for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such Transaction Litigation; provided that, in the case of any Transaction Litigation which arises under the HSR Act or any of the Antitrust Laws, each of the Company and Walmart shall bear its own expenses.
(g) As promptly as practicable following the date hereof, the Company shall adopt such amendments and take such further actions and do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper, or advisable under Applicable Law to prevent the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby from constituting a “change in control,” “change of control,” or other similar term under any Company Benefit Plan.
(h) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, from and after the earlier of (i) the exercise of the Warrant in full and (ii) the expiration, termination, or cancellation of the Warrant without the Warrant having been exercised in full, no party shall have any further obligations under this Section 3.1; provided, that this Section 3.1(h) shall in no way relieve any party with respect to any breach by such party of this Section 3.1 prior to such time.
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3.2 Public Announcements.
(a) The parties acknowledge that the Company’s initial announcement of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to customers, suppliers, investors, employees, and otherwise (the “Initial Announcement”) and the timing thereof has been agreed by the parties, including a Form 8-K to be filed by the Company promptly after the date hereof with this Agreement and the Warrant as exhibits thereto (but for the sake of clarity excluding any agreements related to the Commercial Arrangements) but redacted as has been agreed by the parties (the “Form 8-K”). Other than the transmission of the Initial Announcement at the time mutually agreed upon by the parties and filing of the Form 8-K, except as required by the Commercial Arrangements, Applicable Law or by the rules or requirements of any stock exchange on which the securities of a party are listed, no party shall make, or cause to be made, or permit any of its Affiliates to make, any press release or public announcement or other similar communications in respect of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby without prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed) of the other party, to the extent such release, announcement, or communication relates to the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall be required to receive the consent of the other party to any release, announcement, or communication (including any filing required to be made under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act) to the extent such release, announcement, or communication includes information (i) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents that is substantially the same as the Initial Announcement, provided that such release, announcement, or communication follows the Initial Announcement; (ii) that is substantially the same as releases, announcements, or other communications previously consented to by the other party in accordance with this Section 3.2; (iii) that is required to be disclosed under GAAP; (iv) that has previously been released by either of the parties hereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Transaction Documents without any violation of the terms of this Agreement; or (v) as may be required in connection with any Form 4, Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, Form 8-K, Form 10-Q, Form 10-K, Schedule 14A, or other disclosure required by the Commission, the Principal Trading Market, or other Governmental Entity to be made by Walmart or the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, to the extent any disclosure (including communications with investors and analysts) relates to the Transaction Documents or any transaction contemplated thereby and contains any information not included with the Initial Announcement or releases, announcements, or other communications previously consented to by the other party in accordance with this Section 3.2 or that has previously been released by either of the parties hereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby or the Transaction Documents without any violation of the terms of this Agreement, such disclosure shall be subject to: (A) the prior consent of the other party (unless it is required to be in such form under Applicable Law), which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed, and (B) a reasonable opportunity to propose revisions by the other party, and which revisions such party shall make absent a reasonable basis for objection (and shall provide the other party prompt notice of any such objection and the basis therefor and a reasonable opportunity to consider and discuss such objection).
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, in recognition of the importance to the Company and Walmart of taking appropriate steps to maintain the confidentiality of agreements between the parties from the parties’ customers, competitors, and suppliers, in the event that the Company is requested by the Commission, the Principal Trading Market, or any other regulatory body or stock exchange (the Commission, the Principal Trading Market, and each such other regulatory body or stock exchange, a “Disclosure Agency”), or legally required to file or otherwise submit any agreement to which Walmart is a party other than this Agreement and the Warrant (each a “Disclosable Agreement”), or any excerpt from, summary of, or information relating to any Disclosable Agreement with or to a Disclosure Agency, the filing or submission of which involves or could result in public disclosure of such Disclosable
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Agreement or excerpt therefrom, summary thereof, or information relating thereto, the Company will (1) promptly notify Walmart of such request or requirement to file or otherwise submit the Disclosable Agreement or any excerpt therefrom, summary thereof, or information relating thereto and any applicable deadline for making such filing or submission, (2) use reasonable efforts to persuade the Disclosure Agency that the Company is not required to file or otherwise submit the Disclosable Agreement in connection with Applicable Laws, and, to the extent such efforts are not successful, (3) provide Walmart with a reasonable opportunity to request (i) a redaction of any information in the Disclosable Agreement or excerpt therefrom, summary thereof, or information relating thereto (in addition to any redactions proposed by the Company) prior to filing or submitting such Disclosable Agreement, excerpt therefrom, summary thereof, or information relating thereto, and (ii) if requested or required by the Disclosure Agency, the submission of one or more confidential treatment requests in support of such redactions with such arguments as requested by Walmart, including in response to any comments or requests for information issued by the applicable Disclosure Agency, to which, in each case, the Company shall agree absent a reasonable basis for objection (and shall provide Walmart prompt notice of any such objection and the basis therefor and a reasonable opportunity to consider and discuss such objection with the Company), (4) provide Walmart (i) with copies of any comments and all other communications received from the applicable Disclosure Agency with respect to the Disclosable Agreement or confidential treatment thereof (including a reasonable summary of any oral communications or other comments received other than in writing) as promptly as reasonably practicable and (ii) with the Company’s proposed response to such comments at least three Business Days before such response is submitted to the applicable Disclosure Agency, and (5) provide Walmart with a reasonable opportunity to propose revisions within such time period to such proposed response as requested by Walmart, and which revisions the Company shall make absent a reasonable basis for objection (and shall provide Walmart prompt notice of any such objection and the basis therefor and a reasonable opportunity to consider and discuss such objection with the Company), and as applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts in responding to any such comments in order to pursue assurance that confidential treatment will be granted. The Company will not file any Disclosable Agreement, any excerpt therefrom, summary or portion thereof, or information relating thereto with any Governmental Entity or regulatory body, including any Disclosure Agency, or disclose any other confidential and/or commercially sensitive information in any manner, except to the extent (i) permitted above, or (ii) the Company determines in good faith based on the written advice of outside counsel that making such filing or submission without adhering to the requirements set forth above is necessary to comply with Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything in Section 8.1 of this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 3.2(b) will survive for so long as any Commercial Arrangements remain in effect.
3.3 Expenses. Unless otherwise provided in any Transaction Document, each of the parties shall bear and pay all costs and expenses incurred by it or on its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents, including fees and expenses of its own financial or other consultants, investment bankers, accountants, and counsel.
3.4 [Reserved]
3.5 Stockholder Approval.
(a) The Company shall take all action necessary under Applicable Law to call, give notice of and hold a meeting of the holders of Common Stock (the “Company Stockholders”) no later than 330 days from the date of this Agreement (which may be the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company) to consider and vote to approve a proposal relating to the issuance of the Warrant in respect of any Warrant Shares in excess of the Warrant Shares Cap (for the avoidance of doubt, without giving effect to any “cashless” or “net” exercise provisions therein and with giving effect to any adjustments set forth in Section 11 of the Warrant) and the issuance of such Warrant Shares at a
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price that is less than the Minimum Price, if applicable, in each case, for the purpose of complying with NYSE Rule 312.03(c) (the “Company Stockholder Matters”) (such meeting, the “Company Stockholder Meeting” and such approval, the “Requisite Stockholder Approval”); provided, however, that each party acknowledges that such Company Stockholder Meeting may be postponed or adjourned in accordance with the Company’s bylaws or as otherwise required by Applicable Law if (x) there is an insufficient number of shares of Common Stock present or represented by a proxy at the Company Stockholder Meeting to conduct business at the Company Stockholder Meeting, (y) the Company is required to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting by Applicable Law or a request from the Commission or its staff, or (z) the Company determines in good faith that it is necessary or appropriate to postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholder Meeting in order to give the Company Stockholders sufficient time to evaluate any supplemental information or disclosure that the Company has sent or otherwise made available to them. If the Requisite Stockholder Approval is not obtained at or prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting, the Company shall at Walmart’s request cause an additional Company Stockholder Meeting to be held every 12 months thereafter until the earlier of (A) the time such Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained or (B) the Expiration Time.
(b) Board Recommendation. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approval. Without limiting the foregoing, the Board shall (x) recommend that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the Requisite Stockholder Approval (the “Company Board Recommendation”) and not withdraw or modify in any adverse respect such Company Board Recommendation unless the Board determines in good faith (after determining in good faith based on the written advice of outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the holders of Common Stock under Applicable Law, (y) solicit proxies in favor of the Requisite Stockholder Approval in accordance with this Section 3.5, and (z) the Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Board recommends that the Company Stockholders vote to approve the Company Stockholder Matters.
(c) Cooperation. Walmart shall furnish the Company all information reasonably requested by the Company concerning itself, its Affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Company Stockholder Matters set forth in the Proxy Statement.
3.6 Tax Treatment. Walmart and the Company agree to treat the Warrant Issuance (i) as a closed, taxable transaction occurring on the date of the Warrant Issuance, rather than as an open transaction, for U.S. federal, state, and local tax purposes, and (ii) not as a transaction in connection with the performance of services within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code. Walmart shall control the valuation of the Warrant for all relevant U.S. federal, state, and local tax purposes and shall engage a nationally recognized valuation firm to prepare such valuation within a reasonable amount of time following the date hereof. Neither Walmart nor the Company shall take any position for tax purposes that is inconsistent with the foregoing, unless required by a determination (within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code).
3.7 MNPI. Except as is otherwise required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall not, and shall cause its subsidiaries not to, provide material nonpublic information to Walmart, its Affiliates or their Representatives, except for communications directly related to the performance of the commercial relationship between the Company and its Affiliates, on one hand, and Walmart or its Affiliates, on the other hand.
3.8 Repurchase Sell Down.
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(a) If the Company shall at any time or from time to time effect Repurchases, the Company agrees to provide Walmart written notice on a daily basis (a “Repurchase Notice”) that shall include (i) the number of aggregate shares it has Repurchased, including the type and amount of Equity Securities, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to and after such Repurchase, and (iii) the amount of expected Repurchases remaining if such Repurchases are part of a series of transactions. Delivery of the Repurchase Notices shall continue until there are no further planned Repurchases, at which time a final Repurchase Notice (the “Final Repurchase Notice”) shall be promptly delivered, which shall indicate that the Repurchases have concluded. The Company will give Walmart at least five Business Days’ written notice before consummating its first Repurchase in any series of Repurchases.
(b) Beginning upon receipt of the first Repurchase Notice and ending on the tenth Business Day following receipt by Walmart of the Final Repurchase Note, subject to Walmart representing to the Company that it is unable to effect a sell down of shares on the public market due to U.S. securities laws considerations, Walmart may elect to sell to the Company in one or more transactions, and the Company shall purchase from Walmart or its Affiliates at a price per share as set forth in the Repurchase Notice, the number of shares of Common Stock specified by Walmart in one or more written notices to the Company (each a “Sell Down Notice”). The maximum aggregate number of shares that Walmart or its Affiliates may sell to the Company, and that the Company is obligated to purchase from Walmart or its Affiliates, shall not exceed that number of shares such that Walmart’s ownership percentage on an outstanding basis is no less than 19.000%. The delivery by Walmart of a Sell Down Notice shall not prevent or limit the Company from Repurchases prior to the Company purchasing from Walmart or its Affiliates the shares specified in the Sell Down Notice.
Article
IV
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
4.1 Acquisition for Investment. Walmart (for itself and on behalf of the Warrantholder) acknowledges that the issuance of the Warrant and the Warrant Shares has not been registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws. Walmart (for itself and on behalf of the Warrantholder) (i) acknowledges that it is acquiring the Warrant and the Warrant Shares under an exemption from registration under the Securities Act solely for its own account for investment with no present intention to distribute them to any person in violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable state securities laws, (ii) agrees that it shall not (and shall not permit its subsidiaries to) sell or otherwise dispose of the Warrant or the Warrant Shares, except in compliance with the registration requirements or exemption provisions of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws and the terms of this Agreement and the Warrant, (iii) acknowledges that it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Warrant Issuance and of making an informed investment decision, and has conducted a review of the business and affairs of the Company that it considers sufficient and reasonable for purposes of consummating the Warrant Issuance, (iv) acknowledges that it is able to bear the economic risk of the Warrant Issuance and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment, and (v) acknowledges that it is an “accredited investor” (as that term is defined by Rule 501 under the Securities Act).
4.2 Legend. Walmart (for itself and on behalf of the Warrantholder) agrees that all book-entry electronic instruments representing the Warrant and the Warrant Shares shall bear any legend that is required by the “blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive legend substantially to the following effect, if applicable:
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“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNDER AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.
THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF A TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF AUGUST 22, 2025, BY AND BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES AND WALMART INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE ISSUER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. ANY SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE VOID.”
Following (a) at Walmart’s request, the Company obtaining at its own cost an opinion of counsel from a nationally recognized law firm, or (b) Walmart presenting the Company at Walmart’s own cost with an opinion of counsel from a nationally recognized law firm reasonably satisfactory, in form and substance, to the Company, in each case for (a) or (b) that the Warrant Shares are eligible to be transferred without restriction in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Company shall, at Walmart’s option, either (i) promptly issue a book entry representing such Warrant Shares that shall not contain such portion of the above legend that is no longer applicable, or (ii) at the Company’s sole expense, including that of its transfer agent and for same day processing, if applicable, shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to use The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program to credit such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the holder of the Warrant Shares is entitled in accordance with such exercise to such holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit / Withdrawal At Custodian (“DWAC”) system; provided that the holder of such Warrant Shares surrenders to the Company the previously issued book entries or other instruments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, once any Warrant Shares are registered for resale under the Securities Act, subject to the receipt of any reasonably required documentation, the Company shall promptly cooperate with Walmart, at the Company’s sole expense, including that of its transfer agent and for same day processing, if applicable, to have such Warrant Shares deposited via DWAC with such holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC.
4.3 Anti-Takeover Provisions. The Company shall not take any action that would prevent Walmart from exercising any of its rights under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (a “Burdensome Action”), including by causing this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, to be subject to any requirements imposed by any Anti-Takeover Provisions or subject in any manner to any “poison pill” or similar shareholder rights plan, in each case the result of which would be to cause a Burdensome Action to occur, and shall take all necessary steps within its control to exempt (or ensure the continued exemption of) the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents from any applicable Anti-Takeover Provisions, as now or hereafter in effect.
4.4 Transfers.
(a) Warrantholder shall be permitted to Transfer (a) any unvested portion of the Warrant to any Affiliate of Warrantholder, and (b) any vested (but not the unvested) portion of the
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Warrant to any Person who is not a Prohibited Transferee so long as such Transfer is in accordance with Applicable Law (the “Permitted Transfers”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Warrantholder may transfer Warrant Shares without restriction except as prohibited by applicable law. To the extent it has not already done so, each such Transferee will execute a joinder to this Agreement, in which such Transferee agrees to be subject to all covenants and agreements of Walmart under this Agreement and make all the representations and warranties and/or acknowledgements set forth in Section 2.3 (although the representation and warranty in Section 2.3(a) shall be made with respect to the applicable jurisdiction of incorporation and to the extent the concept is applicable in that jurisdiction) and Section 4.1.
(b) Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of the Warrant in violation of this Section 4.4 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be null and void ab initio, and the Company shall not, and shall instruct its transfer agent and other third parties not to, record or recognize any such purported transaction on the share register or other books and records of the Company.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:
(i) the Company acknowledges and agrees that once a Transferee of a Permitted Transfer executes and delivers a joinder to this Agreement in accordance with its terms, such Transferee shall be bound and have the benefit of such provisions of this Agreement set forth in such joinder as if such Transferee were named in this Agreement as a “party” to this Agreement; provided, however, that for any Transferee that is not an Affiliate of Walmart, if such Transferee is transferred Warrant Shares for 1% or more of the outstanding shares of the Company (a “Covered Transferee”), only the provisions of Article I (Warrant Issuance; Closing), Article II (Representations and Warranties), Section 4.5 (Reports under Exchange Act), and Article VIII (Miscellaneous) (the “Fundamental Provisions”), and Article VI (Registration) shall be applicable to and enforceable by such Transferee, and for any Transferee who is neither an Affiliate of Walmart nor a Covered Transferee, only the Fundamental Provisions shall be applicable to and enforceable by such Transferee. In such an event, the Company will execute and deliver a counterpart signature to such joinder agreement; and
(ii) if any Transferee has not entered into or is not bound by a reasonable and customary nondisclosure agreement mutually agreed between the Company and Walmart and enforceable directly by the Company, the Company shall not, notwithstanding any provision of any Transaction Document to the contrary, be required to disclose any Confidential Information to such Transferee unless and until such agreement has been entered into.
4.5 Reports under Exchange Act.
(a) With a view to making available to Walmart the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and any other Applicable Law of the Commission that may at any time permit Walmart to sell Equity Securities of the Company to the public without registration or subject to a registration on Form S-3, the Company agrees to:
(i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times after the date hereof;
(ii) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(iii) furnish to Walmart, so long as Walmart or its Affiliates own any Registrable Securities, upon request (x) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the
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reporting requirements of the Securities Act and meets the requirements of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act, or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold in accordance with Form S-3 (at any time after it so qualifies), and (y) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing Walmart or its Affiliates of any rule or regulation of the Commission that permits the selling of any such securities without registration or in accordance with such form.
4.6 Standstill Provisions.
(a) Walmart agrees that from the date of this Agreement until an Walmart Standstill Termination Event (such period, the “Standstill Period”), without the prior written approval of the Board, Walmart shall not, directly or indirectly, and shall cause its subsidiaries not to:
(i) acquire, agree to acquire, propose, or offer to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, Equity Securities of the Company other than Warrant Shares acquired by Warrantholder in accordance with the Transaction Documents, as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, or distribution, other subdivision, reorganization, reclassification, or similar capital transaction involving Equity Securities of the Company, or a Transfer of the Warrant to Walmart or a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart;
(ii) deposit any Voting Securities in a voting trust or similar contract or agreement or subject any Voting Securities to any voting agreement, pooling arrangement, or similar arrangement, or grant any proxy with respect to any Voting Securities (in each case, other than to the Company or a Person specified by the Company in a proxy card (paper or electronic) provided to stockholders of the Company by or on behalf of the Company);
(iii) make any public announcement with respect to, enter into, agree to enter into, propose, or offer to enter into, any merger, Business Combination, recapitalization, restructuring, change in control transaction, or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Equity Securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or purchase of a material portion of the assets, properties, or Equity Securities of the Company, other than acquisitions of Equity Securities as follows:
(A) Warrant Shares acquired by Warrantholder in accordance with the Transaction Documents;
(B) as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, distribution, other subdivision, reorganization, reclassification, or similar capital transaction involving Equity Securities of the Company;
(C) a Transfer of the Warrant to Walmart or a wholly owned subsidiary of Walmart; or
(D) Equity Securities of the Company representing Beneficial Ownership of less than five percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock held by a Person acquired by Walmart or its subsidiaries; provided that such Equity Securities of the Company were acquired by such acquired Person prior to it entering into an agreement with Walmart to be acquired and not in contemplation of, or in connection with, Walmart’s acquisition of such Person and subject to Section 4.4(a), Walmart agrees to dispose of those Equity Securities and to reasonably cooperate with the Company to establish a reasonable time table and other reasonable parameters for doing so as to minimize the impact of such disposition on the trading market for the Common Stock; provided that in connection with such disposition, Walmart shall not be
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required to take any action that would be likely to adversely affect the value of the Equity Securities.
(iv) take any action that would reasonably be expected to require the Company to make a public announcement regarding any of the events described above;
(v) advise or knowingly assist or knowingly encourage or enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements, or arrangements with any other Persons in connection with the foregoing;
(vi) form, join, or in any way participate in a Group (other than with its subsidiary that is bound by the restrictions of this Section 4.6(a) or a Group that consists solely of Walmart and/or any of its subsidiaries) with respect to any Voting Securities or otherwise in connection with any of the foregoing; or
(vii) publicly disclose any intention, plan, or proposal with respect to any of the foregoing.
For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.6 shall not prohibit Walmart from exercising any rights or taking any action under the Commercial Arrangements or voting any Warrant Shares as a stockholder. Walmart shall not be deemed in breach of this Section 4.6 if Walmart or any of its subsidiaries acquires Equity Securities, Derivative Instruments, or debt securities of the Company in an amount representing less than two percent of such outstanding Equity Securities, Derivative Instruments, or debt securities, and promptly after receiving written notice from the Company that such Equity Securities, Derivative Instruments, or debt securities were acquired in contravention of this Section 4.6, sells or otherwise disposes of such Equity Securities, Derivative Instruments, or debt securities.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Transaction Documents, including Section 4.6(a) hereof, Walmart shall not be prohibited or restricted from confidentially making and submitting to the Company and/or the Board any Acquisition Proposal under circumstances that are not intended to require the Company to disclose such proposal, or any confidential request for the Company and/or the Board to waive, amend, or provide a release of any provision of this Section 4.6 (whether or not in connection with such Acquisition Proposal); provided that any such Acquisition Proposal and/or confidential request shall by its terms terminate if it is publicly disclosed or announced by Walmart (except in the event that such public disclosure is required by Applicable Law) without the prior approval of the Board. If, while the restrictions set forth in this Section 4.6 are in effect, the Company (through the Board or otherwise) shall have commenced a process to solicit Acquisition Proposals from third parties, then the Company will promptly notify Walmart of such determination and any information provided to Walmart in connection with such notice, including, without limitation, the fact that the Company has provided such notice to Walmart, shall be kept confidential by Walmart, except to the extent information is permitted to be disclosed or used by Section 5.1(b).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Section 4.6 shall become void and of no further force and effect upon (i) the public announcement by the Company that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a Person other than Walmart or any of its subsidiaries for a transaction involving a Business Combination or (ii) if any Person other than Walmart or any of its subsidiaries commences a tender or exchange offer which, if consummated, would constitute a Business Combination; provided, however, that with respect to each of clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence, Walmart shall not have materially breached any of the provisions of this Section 4.6.
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(d) An “Walmart Standstill Termination Event” shall be deemed to occur if, as of the end of any Business Day following the date of this Agreement, Walmart and its subsidiaries Beneficially Own shares of Common Stock collectively representing less than twenty percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that if the Beneficial Ownership of Walmart and its subsidiaries collectively represents at least twenty percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock at any time within one year following such occurrence, then the provisions of this Section 4.6 shall immediately again become applicable to Walmart.
4.7 Right of Notice. If at any time and from time-to-time, the Company proposes to enter into a definitive agreement (or any agreement providing for exclusive negotiation thereof) with any Person or Group (excluding Walmart or any of its subsidiaries) for the purpose of consummating an Acquisition Transaction, the Company shall promptly, and in any event no later than 10 Business Days prior to entering into such agreement, provide written notice to Walmart (an “Event Notice”), which notice shall (i) be subject to the terms of a reasonable and customary, mutually agreed nondisclosure agreement between the Company and Walmart and (ii) contain all terms of such proposed Acquisition Transaction as well as all information or draft documentation which may impact Walmart in its capacity as a holder of the Warrant (but for the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not be required to identify the third party that made such proposed Acquisition Transaction). If requested by Walmart, for a period starting on the date that Walmart receives any Event Notice and lasting until 5 P.M. Pacific Time on the 10th Business Day thereafter, the Company shall engage in good faith negotiations with Walmart regarding the terms of any Acquisition Proposal proposed by Walmart or any of its subsidiaries.
Article
V
INFORMATION
5.1 Information Rights.
(a) During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and provide, or cause to be prepared and provided, to Walmart:
(i) if the Company is a Reporting Company, then within the time periods applicable to the Company under Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (the “Reporting Company Filing Dates”), all interim and annual financial statements required to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, provided that the requirements of this clause shall be deemed satisfied to the extent such information is publicly filed on EDGAR on or by the applicable Reporting Company Filing Date; and
(ii) if the Company is not a Reporting Company at any time, the information set forth on Schedule 5.1(a) within the respective time periods set forth therein.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall consider and respond as promptly and in good faith to reasonable requests for information for the purpose of Walmart to satisfy its financial reporting and accounting requirements regarding the Company and its subsidiaries from Walmart in its capacity as a shareholder of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and its subsidiaries shall not be required to provide any such information if (i) the Company determines that such information is competitively sensitive, (ii) the Company determines in good faith that providing such information would adversely affect the Company (taking into account the nature of the request and the facts and circumstances at such time) other than to a de minimis extent, or (iii) providing such information (A) would reasonably be expected to jeopardize an attorney-client privilege or cause a loss of attorney work product protection, (B) would violate a confidentiality obligation to any
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person in effect on the date of this Agreement, or (C) would, based on the written advice of the Company’s outside legal counsel, violate any Applicable Law; provided, that, with respect to clauses (i)-(iii), the Company uses reasonable efforts, and cooperates in good faith with Walmart, to develop and implement reasonable alternative arrangements to provide Walmart (and its Representatives) with the intended benefits of this Section 5.1.
(c) Any information obtained under this Section 5.1 with respect to the Company shall be subject to a reasonable and customary, mutually agreed nondisclosure agreement between the Company and Walmart, the effectiveness of which is a condition to the requirement to provide information pursuant to this Section 5.1.
5.2 Tax Reporting Requirements.
(a) The Company will provide Walmart with any information reasonably requested by Walmart that is in the Company’s possession or that can be provided with the use of reasonable efforts to allow Walmart to comply with Applicable Law related to taxes or to avail itself of any provision of Applicable Law related to taxes. The Company shall reasonably cooperate (at no out-of-pocket cost to the Company) in preparing for any audit of, or dispute with a tax authority regarding any tax return of, Walmart or any of its Affiliates relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates.
(b) The Company shall maintain its status as a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(c) In connection with the preparation of its U.S. federal income tax return, the Company will ask its tax return preparer or shall make due inquiry with a Tax Advisor selected by it regarding the Company’s obligation to comply with the reporting requirements under Sections 6038, 6038B, and 6046 of the Code, and the Company shall comply with any such applicable requirements. To the extent that Walmart is subject to the same reporting requirements, the Company shall file on Walmart’s behalf if permitted by Applicable Law. The Company shall also provide Walmart with any such filings under such sections for Walmart’s review 45 days prior to the due date for filing (including extensions). To the extent that the Company does not have a filing requirement under such sections, the Company shall provide such information to Walmart as may be necessary to fulfill Walmart’s obligations thereunder as a result of the Warrant Issuance or the acquisition of Warrant Shares hereunder.
5.3 Survival. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, this Article V shall survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1 and will continue until the date that the Beneficial Ownership of Walmart, in the aggregate, of shares of Common Stock is less than one percent on a fully diluted basis; provided, that Section 5.2 shall survive with respect to the taxable year in which such date occurs.
Article
VI
REGISTRATION
6.1 Shelf Registration Statement.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, but in no event later than 30 days after such date, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective by the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable after such filing date, a registration statement on Form S-3 or, if such form is not available to the Company, Form S-1, providing for an offering to be made on a continuous basis in
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accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act relating to the offer and sale, from time to time, of all of the Registrable Securities (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). To the extent the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), the Company shall file the Shelf Registration Statement in the form of an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) or any successor form thereto, but shall register the specific number of Registrable Securities and pay the registration fee for all Registrable Securities to be registered in accordance with such automatic shelf registration statement at the time of filing of the automatic shelf registration statement and shall not elect to pay any portion of the registration fee on a deferred basis.
(b) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective for the maximum period permitted by the Commission’s rules, and shall replace such Shelf Registration Statement at or before expiration with a successor Shelf Registration Statement, until the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold thereunder in accordance with the plan and method of distribution disclosed in the prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement. In furtherance thereof, the Company shall be liable for and promptly indemnify Walmart if the Shelf Registration Statement is not continuously effective.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled, from time to time, by providing written notice to the holders of Registrable Securities (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”), to require such Holders to suspend the use of the prospectus for sales of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement during any Blackout Period. In the event of a Blackout Period, the Company shall deliver to the Holders a certificate signed by either the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Company certifying that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, the conditions described in the definition of Blackout Period are met. Such certificate shall contain an estimate of the anticipated length of the Blackout Period. Upon such notice by the Company, each of the Holders covenants that it shall, subject to Applicable Law, keep the fact of any such notice strictly confidential and promptly halt any offer, sale, trading, or other Transfer by it or any of its Affiliates of any Registrable Securities for the duration of the Blackout Period set forth in such notice (or until such Blackout Period shall be earlier terminated in writing by the Company) and promptly halt any use, publication, dissemination, or distribution of the Shelf Registration Statement, each prospectus included therein, and any amendment or supplement thereto by it and any of its Affiliates for the duration of the Blackout Period set forth in such notice (or until such Blackout Period shall be earlier terminated in writing by the Company).
(d) After the expiration of any Blackout Period and without any further request from a Holder of Registrable Securities, the Company, to the extent necessary, shall as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment or supplement to the Shelf Registration Statement or the prospectus, or any document incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, the prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(e) At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement is effective, if any Holder delivers a notice to the Company (a “Take-Down Notice”) stating that it intends to sell all or part of its Registrable Securities included on the Shelf Registration Statement (a “Shelf Offering”), then the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities to be distributed in accordance with the Shelf Offering. A Holder may deliver a Take-Down Notice in respect of a Shelf Offering no more than four times in any calendar year.
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(f) Any time that a Shelf Offering involves a marketed underwritten Shelf Offering, the Company shall select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) that will serve as managing underwriters (including which such managing underwriters will serve as lead or co-lead) and underwriters with respect to such Shelf Offering; provided, that such investment banker(s) and manager(s) shall be reasonably acceptable to the applicable Holder.
6.2 Piggyback Registrations.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, whenever the Company proposes to register any Common Stock under the Securities Act in an Underwritten Offering for its own account or for the account of others (except any registration of any Common Stock under the Securities Act for any offer and sale of Common Stock by Amazon or any of its affiliates or transferees or otherwise contemplated by the Amazon Transaction Agreement), (a “Piggyback Registration”), the Company shall give all Holders prompt written notice thereof (but not less than ten Business Days prior to the filing by the Company with the Commission of any registration statement with respect thereto). Such notice (a “Piggyback Notice”) shall specify the number of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, as applicable) proposed to be registered, the proposed date of filing of such registration statement with the Commission, the proposed means of distribution, the proposed managing underwriter(s), and a good faith estimate by the Company of the proposed minimum offering price of such shares of Common Stock (or other securities, as applicable), in each case to the extent then known. Subject to Section 6.2(b), the Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities held by Holders (each, a “Piggyback Seller”) with respect to which the Company has received written requests (which written requests shall specify the number of Registrable Securities requested to be disposed of by such Piggyback Seller) for inclusion therein within ten days after such Piggyback Notice is received by such Piggyback Seller.
(b) In connection with a Piggyback Registration, if the lead managing underwriter(s) advise(s) the Company that, in its opinion, the inclusion of all the securities sought to be included in such Piggyback Registration by (w) the Company, (x) other Persons who have sought to have shares of Common Stock registered in such Piggyback Registration pursuant to rights to demand (and not “piggyback” or other incidental or participation registration rights) (such Persons being “Other Demanding Sellers”), (y) the Piggyback Sellers, and (z) any other proposed sellers of shares of Common Stock (such Persons being “Other Proposed Sellers”), as the case may be, would materially and adversely affect the success thereof, then the Company shall include in the registration statement applicable to such Piggyback Registration only such securities as the Company is so advised by such lead managing underwriter(s) can be sold without such an effect, as follows and in the following order of priority:
(i) if the Piggyback Registration relates to an offering for the Company’s own account, then (A) first, such number of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, as applicable) to be sold by the Company as the Company, in its reasonable judgment, shall have determined, (B) second, Registrable Securities of Piggyback Sellers, pro rata on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by such Piggyback Sellers, and (C) third, shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by any Other Proposed Sellers; or
(ii) if the Piggyback Registration relates to an offering other than for the Company’s own account, then (A) first, such number of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, as applicable) sought to be registered by each Other Demanding Seller pro rata in proportion to the number of securities sought to be registered by all such Other Demanding Sellers, (B) second, Registrable Securities of Piggyback Sellers, pro rata on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by such Piggyback Sellers, (C) third, shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Company, and (D) fourth, other shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by any Other Proposed Sellers.
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(c) In connection with any Underwritten Offering under this Section 6.2 for the Company’s account, the Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Piggyback Seller in the Underwritten Offering unless such Piggyback Seller accepts the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and the lead managing underwriter(s), which shall be selected by the Company; provided, that no Piggyback Seller shall be required to make any representations or warranties to, or agreements with, the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements in customary form regarding such Piggyback Seller’s ownership of and title to the Registrable Securities and its intended method of distribution; and any liability of such Piggyback Seller to any underwriter or other Person under such underwriting agreement shall be limited to liability arising from breach of its representations and warranties and shall be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds (after deducting any underwriting discount or commission) that it derives from sales in connection with such registration.
(d) If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any shares of Common Stock (or other securities, as applicable) as set forth in this Section 6.2 and prior to the time the registration statement filed in connection with such Piggyback Registration is declared effective, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register such shares of Common Stock (or other securities, as applicable), the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Piggyback Sellers within five Business Days thereof and thereupon shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such particular withdrawn or abandoned Piggyback Registration.
(e) Any Holder having notified the Company to include any or all of its Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration shall have the right to withdraw any such notice with respect to any or all of the Registrable Securities designated by it for registration by giving written notice to such effect to the Company prior to the effective date of such registration statement. In the event of any such withdrawal, the Company shall not include such Registrable Securities in the applicable registration. No such withdrawal shall affect the obligations of the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities not so withdrawn.
6.3 Holdback Agreements.
(a) Each Holder participating in an Underwritten Offering in accordance with this Article VI shall enter into a customary agreement restricting the sale or distribution of Equity Securities of the Company to the extent required by the lead managing underwriter(s) with respect to such Underwritten Offering for the period commencing on the date of the request (which shall be no earlier than 14 days prior to the expected pricing of such Underwritten Offering) and continuing until not more than 90 days after the date of the final prospectus or final prospectus supplement used to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall not include securities of any other holder in such an Underwritten Offering unless such other holder enters into a customary agreement on terms no less restrictive to such other holder as the terms of any similar agreement entered into by the Holders under this Section 6.3.
(b) If any Shelf Offering involves an Underwritten Offering, the Company will not effect any sale or distribution of shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock) (other than in connection with a Form S-4 or Form S-8) for its own account within 90 days (plus an extension period as may be proposed by the lead managing underwriter(s) for such Underwritten Offering to address FINRA regulations regarding the publication of research) after the date of the final prospectus or final prospectus supplement used to sell Registrable Securities in such Shelf Offering.
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6.4 Registration Procedures.
(a) If and whenever the Company is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities as provided in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 or a Holder validly delivers a Take-Down Notice in respect of a Shelf Offering pursuant to Section 6.1(e), the Company shall as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, as applicable:
(i) prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement to effect such registration in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution of such securities and thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective (in the case of the Shelf Registration Statement, in accordance with the terms of Section 6.1(b)); provided, however, that before filing such registration statement or any amendments thereto, the Company will furnish to the Holders, their counsel, and the lead managing underwriter(s), if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review and reasonable comment of such counsel (and which revisions the Company shall make absent a reasonable basis for objection (and shall provide Holders prompt notice of any such objection, the basis therefor and a reasonable opportunity to consider and discuss such objection with the Company)), and other documents reasonably requested by such counsel, including any comment letter from the Commission. The Company shall not file any such registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders, their counsel, or the lead managing underwriter(s), if any, shall reasonably object, in writing, on a timely basis;
(ii) in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the Shelf Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Shelf Registration Statement effective, and, in the case of any registration statement, comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable after the effective date of the registration statement (and in any event within 90 days after the end of the 12-month period described hereafter), an earnings statement, which need not be audited, covering a period of at least 12 consecutive months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first calendar quarter after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
(iii) if requested by the lead managing underwriter(s), if any, or the Holders, promptly include in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the lead managing underwriter(s), if any, and such Holders may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has received such request;
(iv) furnish, without charge, to the Holders and each underwriter, if any, such number of conformed copies of such registration statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto, such number of copies of the prospectus contained in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus) and each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) (a “Free Writing Prospectus”) utilized in connection therewith and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such Holders and underwriter, if any, may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities;
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(v) use commercially reasonable efforts to (I) register or qualify such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities laws or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as the Holders and any underwriter shall reasonably request and (II) take any other action which may be necessary or reasonably advisable to enable such Holders and underwriters to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to (A) qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not but for the requirements of this clause (v) be obligated to be so qualified, (B) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(vi) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed;
(vii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such registration statement;
(viii) enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement) in form, scope, and substance as is customary in underwritten offerings of shares of Common Stock by the Company and use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all such other actions reasonably requested by the Holders (including those reasonably requested by the lead managing underwriter(s), if any) to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, it being understood that the Holders shall be parties to any such agreement and may, at their option, require that the Company make to, and for the benefit of, such Holders the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company which are being made to and for the benefit of the underwriters. If any underwriting agreement has been entered into, the same shall contain customary indemnification provisions and procedures with respect to all parties to be indemnified in accordance with Section 6.7;
(ix) in connection with an Underwritten Offering, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain for the underwriter(s) opinions of counsel for the Company and “comfort” letters and updates thereof signed by the Company’s independent public accountants (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants or independent auditors of any subsidiary of the Company or any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the applicable registration statement), in each case covering such matters as are customarily covered by such opinions and “comfort” letters in connection with underwritten public offerings, which opinion and letters shall be reasonably satisfactory to the underwriter(s);
(x) make available for inspection by the Holders any underwriter participating in any disposition under any registration statement and any attorney, accountant, or other agent or Representative retained in connection with such offering by such Holders or underwriter (collectively, the “Inspectors”), financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “Records”), as shall be reasonably necessary, or as shall otherwise be reasonably requested, to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and the Company shall cause the officers, directors, and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information in each case reasonably requested by any such Representative, underwriter, attorney, agent, or accountant in connection with such registration statement;
(xi) as promptly as practicable notify in writing the Holders and the underwriters, if any, of the following events: (A) the filing of the registration statement, any amendment thereto, the prospectus or any prospectus supplement related thereto or post-effective amendment to the registration statement or any Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection therewith, and, with respect
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to the registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; (B) any request by the Commission or any other Governmental Entity for amendments or supplements to the registration statement or the prospectus or for additional information; (C) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings by any Person for that purpose; (D) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose; (E) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any underwriting or other agreement cease to be true and correct in any material respect; and (F) if for any reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement such registration statement or prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act, or upon the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such registration statement, related prospectus, or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes so that it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the Commission, and furnish without charge to each Holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such registration statement or prospectus which shall correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance;
(xii) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent or obtain the withdrawal of any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement, or suspending the use of any prospectus or prevent or obtain the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction at the earliest reasonable practicable date;
(xiii) cooperate with the Holders and the lead managing underwriter(s) to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates or book entries (which shall not bear any restrictive legends unless required under Applicable Law) representing securities sold under any registration statement and enable such securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the lead managing underwriter(s) or such Holders may request;
(xiv) cooperate with the Holders and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;
(xv) have appropriate executive officers of the Company prepare and make presentations at customary “road show” meetings analyst meetings and other information meetings reasonably organized by the underwriters and otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate as reasonably requested by the Holders and the underwriters in the offering, marketing, or selling of the Registrable Securities;
(xvi) take no direct or indirect action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act; and
(xvii) take all other actions reasonably requested by the Holders or the lead managing underwriter(s) to effect the intent of this Agreement.
(b) The Company may require each Holder and each underwriter, if any, to furnish the Company in writing such information regarding each Holder or underwriter and the distribution of
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such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing to complete or amend the information required by such registration statement.
(c) Each Holder agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in clauses (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) of Section 6.4(a)(xi), such Holder shall forthwith discontinue such Holder’s disposition of Registrable Securities in accordance with the applicable registration statement and prospectus relating thereto until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 6.4(a)(xi) or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed.
6.5 Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to the Company’s performance of its obligations under this Article VI, including (a) all registration and filing fees, including all fees and expenses of compliance with securities and “blue sky” laws (including the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with “blue sky” qualifications of the Registrable Securities) and all fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with FINRA (including, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” as such term is defined in FINRA Rule 5121), (b) all printing (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company and of printing prospectuses if the printing of prospectuses is requested by the Holders) and copying expenses, (c) all messenger, telephone, and delivery expenses, (d) all fees and expenses of the Company’s independent certified public accountants and counsel (including with respect to “comfort” letters and opinions), (e) expenses of the Company incurred in connection with any “road show,” other than any expense paid or payable by the underwriters, and (f) reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel for all Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement, which counsel shall be selected by Walmart, shall be borne solely by the Company whether or not any registration statement is filed or becomes effective. In connection with the Company’s performance of its obligations under this Article VI, the Company will pay its internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties and the expense of any annual audit) and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on the primary securities exchange or over-the-counter market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or traded. Each Holder shall pay its portion of all underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, relating to the sale of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in accordance with any registration.
6.6 Miscellaneous.
(a) Not less than five Business Days before the expected filing date of each registration statement under Section 6.2 of this Agreement, the Company shall notify each Holder who has timely provided the requisite notice hereunder entitling such holder to register Registrable Securities in such registration statement of the information, documents, and instruments from such Holder that the Company or any underwriter reasonably requests in connection with such registration statement with copies thereof (the “Requested Information”). If the Company has not received, on or before the second Business Day before the expected filing date, the Requested Information from such Holder, the Company may file the registration statement without including Registrable Securities of such Holder.
(b) Other than pursuant to the existing Registration Rights Documents (without further amendment or modification), the Company shall not grant to any Person any demand, piggyback, or shelf registration rights the terms of which are senior to or conflict with the rights granted to the Holders hereunder without the prior written consent of Walmart. If Walmart provide such consent, Walmart and the Company shall amend this Agreement to grant the Holders any such senior registration rights.
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6.7 Registration Indemnification.
(a) The Company agrees, without limitation as to time, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Holder and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, managers, and partners, each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such Holder or such other indemnified Person and the officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, managers, and partners of each such controlling Person, each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of, caused by, resulting from, or relating to any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any omission (or alleged omission) 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 and (without limitation of the preceding portions of this Section 6.7(a)) will reimburse each such indemnified Person for any reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such claim, Loss, damage, liability, or action, except insofar as the same are caused by any information furnished in writing to the Company by any such indemnified Person expressly for use therein.
(b) Each Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in the securities as to which any registration under this Article VI is being effected, without limitation as to time, shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify the Company, its directors, officers, and employees and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of, caused by, resulting from, or relating to any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus, or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any omission (or alleged omission) 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 and (without limitation of the preceding portions of this Section 6.7(b)) will reimburse such indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal and other expenses incurred in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such claim, Loss, damage, liability, or action, in each case solely to the extent, and only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is made in such registration statement, prospectus, or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Holder shall be liable under this Section 6.7(b) for amounts in excess of the net proceeds (after deducting any underwriting discount or commission) received by such Holder from its sale of Registrable Securities in connection with the offering that gave rise to such liability.
(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification; provided, however, the failure to give such notice shall not release the indemnifying party from its obligation, except to the extent that the indemnifying party has been actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to provide such notice on a timely basis.
(d) In any case in which any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies an indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election to assume the defense thereof and acknowledging the obligations of
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the indemnifying party with respect to such proceeding, the indemnifying party will not (so long as it shall continue to have the right to defend, contest, litigate, and settle the matter in question in accordance with this paragraph) be liable to such indemnified party hereunder for any legal or other expense subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation, supervision, and monitoring (unless (i) such indemnified party reasonably objects to such assumption on the grounds that (A) there may be defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to the defenses available to such indemnifying party or (B) such action involves, or is reasonably likely to have an effect on, matters that are beyond the scope of matters that are subject to indemnification in accordance with this Section 6.7, or (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed within a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and the indemnified party is or would reasonably be expected to be materially prejudiced by such delay, and in either event the indemnified party shall be promptly reimbursed by the indemnifying party for the expenses incurred in connection with retaining one separate legal counsel). Notwithstanding any such assumption by an indemnifying party, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such matter and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party except as provided in the previous sentence. An indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of an action or claim effected without its consent. No matter shall be settled by an indemnifying party without the consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), unless such settlement (x) includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation, (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability, or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party, and (z) is settled solely for cash for which the indemnified party would be entitled to indemnification hereunder.
(e) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution which any indemnified party may have by law or contract, shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any indemnified party and shall survive the Transfer of the Registrable Securities and the termination of this Agreement.
(f) If recovery is not available under the foregoing indemnification provisions for any reason or reasons other than as specified therein, any Person who would otherwise be entitled to indemnification by the terms thereof shall nevertheless be entitled to contribution with respect to any Losses with respect to which such Person would be entitled to such indemnification but for such reason or reasons, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the actions, statements, or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party, the Persons’ relative knowledge and access to information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim was asserted, the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement or omission, and other equitable considerations appropriate under the circumstances. If, however, the allocation provided above is not permitted by Applicable Law, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative faults but also the relative benefits of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. It is hereby agreed that it would not necessarily be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not found guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Holder shall be required to make a contribution in excess of the net
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proceeds (after deducting any underwriting discount or commission) received by such Holder from its sale of Registrable Securities in connection with the offering that gave rise to the contribution obligation.
6.8 Termination of Registration Rights. The rights granted under this Article VI shall terminate, as to any Holder, on the date on which all Registrable Securities held by such Holder have been disposed of, including all shares issued or issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.
Article
VII
DEFINITIONS
7.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms when used in this Agreement have the following meanings:
“Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal, offer, inquiry, indication of interest, or expression of intent (whether binding or non-binding), whether communicated to the Company, the Board, or publicly announced to the Company’s stockholders or otherwise by any Person or Group relating to an Acquisition Transaction.
“Acquisition Transaction” means (a) any transaction or series of related transactions as a result of which any Person or Group (excluding Walmart or any of its subsidiaries) acquires Beneficial Ownership, whether directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the outstanding Voting Securities of the Company, (b) any transaction or series of related transactions in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of related transactions cease to Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, at least 65% of the outstanding Voting Securities of the Company or in the surviving or resulting entity of such transactions; provided that this clause (b) shall not apply if: (i) such transaction or series of related transactions is an acquisition by the Company effected, in whole or in part, through the issuance of Voting Securities of the Company and (ii) such acquisition does not result in any Person or Group that Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, a greater percentage of the outstanding Voting Securities (measured by either voting power or economic interests) of the Company than Warrantholder or its Affiliates, (c) any Business Combination, as a result of which at least 35% ownership of the Company is transferred to another Person or Group (excluding Walmart or any of its subsidiaries), (d) individuals who constitute the Continuing Directors, taken together, ceasing for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, (e) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, or disposition of a business, deposits, or assets that constitute 35% or more of the consolidated assets, business, net sales, net income, assets, or deposits of the Company, or (f) any transaction or series of related transactions as a result of which the Common Stock is no longer traded on an internationally recognized trading market or the Public Float of the Company constitutes less than 35.1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided that an “Acquisition Transaction” shall not include any transaction or series of related transactions whereby JS Capital LLC or any group that includes JS Capital LLC purchases additional securities in the Company and, following the consummation of such purchases, JS Capital LLC or such group that includes JS Capital LLC (i) does not Beneficially Own more than 50% of the Company’s outstanding capital stock, taken as a whole, and (ii) does not Beneficially Own more than 50% of the Company’s Voting Securities, taken as a whole.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person (for all purposes hereunder, including any entities or individuals) that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such first Person. It is expressly agreed that, for purposes of this definition, none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is an Affiliate of Walmart or any of its subsidiaries (and vice versa).
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“Aggregate Exercise Price” means the Exercise Price (as such term is defined in the Warrant) multiplied by the aggregate of all Warrant Shares, which may, at the date of this Agreement, be issued to Walmart and/or any of its Affiliates upon exercise of the Warrant.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Amazon Transaction Agreement” means that certain Amazon Transaction Agreement, dated January 28, 2024 among Ranpak Holdings Corp. and Amazon.com, Inc.
“Anti-Takeover Provisions” means the provisions of any potentially applicable anti-takeover, control share, fair price, moratorium, interested shareholder, or similar Applicable Law (including, without limitation, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) and any potentially applicable provision of the Company’s Organizational Documents.
“Antitrust Laws” means the HSR Act, the Sherman Act, as amended, the Clayton Act, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and any other federal, state, local, domestic, foreign, or supranational laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict, or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or that provide for review of merger control or foreign investment.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any federal, national, state, local, municipal, international, multinational, or SRO or Governmental Entity statute, law, ordinance, secondary and subordinate legislation, directives, rule (including rules of common law and rules of stock exchanges), regulation, ordinance, treaty, Order, permit, authorization, or other requirement applicable to such Person, its assets, properties, operations, or business.
“Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(i).
“Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Owned,” “Beneficially Own,” or “Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, and a Person’s beneficial ownership of securities shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such Rule (in each case, irrespective of whether or not such Rule is actually applicable in such circumstance); provided that, except as otherwise specified herein, such calculations shall be made inclusive of all Warrant Shares subject to issuance under the Warrant regardless of whether such Warrant Shares are vested or unvested Warrant Shares.
“Blackout Period” means, in the event that the Company determines in good faith that a registration of securities would require disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would adversely affect the Company in any material respect, a period which is the shorter of the ending of the condition creating a Blackout Period and 90 days; provided, that such Blackout Period may not occur more than once in any period of 12 consecutive months, unless the Company in good faith determines it possesses material non-public information solely with respect to the ordinary course closing of a fiscal quarter.
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Burdensome Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
“Business Combination” means a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange, reorganization, recapitalization, or similar extraordinary transaction (which may include a reclassification) involving the Company.
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“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or any other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by Applicable Law to be closed in the State of New York.
“Cashless Exercise” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Warrant.
“Cashless Exercise Ratio” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Warrant.
“Chosen Courts” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Commercial Arrangements” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Company Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(d)(ii).
“Company Board Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b).
“Company Board Recommendation Change” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(d).
“Company Stockholder Matters” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a)(i).
“Company Stockholder Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c).
“Company Stockholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c).
“Company Stock Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“Confidential Information” means all information (irrespective of the form of communication and irrespective of whether obtained prior to or after the date hereof) obtained by or on behalf of Walmart or its Representatives from the Company, its subsidiaries, or their respective Representatives, through the Beneficial Ownership of Equity Securities or through the rights granted pursuant hereto, other than information which (i) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement by Walmart, its subsidiaries, or their respective Representatives, (ii) was or becomes available to Walmart, its subsidiaries, or their respective Representatives from a source other than the Company, its subsidiaries, or their respective Representatives, provided, that the source thereof is not known by Walmart or such of its subsidiaries or their respective Representatives to be bound by an obligation of confidentiality, or (iii) is independently developed by Walmart, its subsidiaries, or their respective Representatives without the use of any such information that would otherwise be Confidential Information hereunder.
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“Continuing Directors” means the directors of the Company on the date hereof and each other director, if, in each case, such other director’s nomination for election to the Board is either recommended by more than 50% of the directors of the Company as of the date of such other director’s nomination for election to the Board or by more than 50% of the members of the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board.
“control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and “controlled” and “controlling” shall be construed accordingly.
“conversion” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Equity Securities.
“convertible securities” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Equity Securities.
“Covered Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(c)(i).
“Derivative Instruments” means any and all derivative securities (as defined under Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act) that increase in value as the value of any Equity Securities of the Company increases, including a long convertible security, a long call option, and a short put option position, in each case, regardless of whether (x) such interest conveys any voting rights in such security, (y) such interest is required to be, or is capable of being, settled through delivery of such security, or (z) other transactions hedge the economic effect of such interest.
“Designated Persons” means the Persons set forth on Schedule 7.1.
“Disclosable Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“Disclosure Agency” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).
“DTC” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“DWAC” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“EDGAR” means the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system or any successor system thereto.
“Effect” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Equity Securities” means any and all (i) shares, interests, participations, or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock or other voting securities of a corporation and any and all equivalent or analogous ownership (or profit) or voting interests in a Person (other than a corporation), (ii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares, interests, participations, or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock or voting securities of (or other ownership or profit or voting interests in) such Person, (iii) restricted stock units that settle into shares of capital stock, and (iv) any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing, whether voting or nonvoting, and, in each case, whether or not such shares, interests, participations, equivalents, securities, warrants, options, rights, or other interests are authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination (clauses (ii) and (iii), collectively “convertible securities” and any conversion, exchange, or exercise of any convertible securities, a “conversion”).
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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exercise Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b)(i).
“Exercise Price” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Warrant.
“Expiration Time” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Warrant.
“Final Repurchase Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
“Form S-1” means a registration statement on Form S-1 or any successor form thereto.
“Form S-3” means a registration statement on Form S-3 or any successor form thereto.
“Form S-4” means a registration statement on Form S-4 or any successor form thereto.
“Form S-8” means a registration statement on Form S-8 or any successor form thereto.
“Free Writing Prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a)(iv).
“fully diluted basis” means as of any time of determination, the number of shares of Common Stock which would then be outstanding, assuming the issuance of all shares reserved for issuance under any stock or other incentive plan of the Company and the complete vesting, exercise, exchange, or conversion of all then-outstanding Equity Securities of the Company, including, for the avoidance of doubt, as of the date of this Agreement, the Warrant Shares.
“Fundamental Provisions” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(c)(i).
“GAAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Governmental Entity” means any federal, national, state, local, municipal, international or multinational government or political subdivision thereof, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, taxing or regulatory authority, judicial or administrative body, official, tribunal, or other instrumentality of any government, whether federal, state, local, domestic, foreign, or arbitrator or SRO.
“Group” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
“Holder” and “Holders” have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(c).
“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Initial Announcement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Initial Antitrust Clearance” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
“Initial Antitrust Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
“Initial Filing Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).
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“Inspectors” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a)(x).
“Losses” means all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses (including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, charges, and amounts paid in settlement.
“Material Adverse Effect” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Minimum Price” has the meaning ascribed to it in NYSE Listing Rule 312.04(h).
“Order” means any judgment, ruling, decision, decree, order, settlement, injunction, writ, stipulation, determination, or award issued by any Governmental Entity.
“Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, its articles or certificate of incorporation, memorandum and articles of association, as the case may be, and bylaws or comparable documents, (b) with respect to any Person that is a partnership, its certificate of partnership and partnership agreement or comparable documents, (c) with respect to any Person that is a limited liability company, its certificate of formation and limited liability company or operating agreement, or comparable documents, (d) with respect to any Person that is a trust or other entity, its declaration or agreement of trust or other constituent document or comparable documents, and (e) with respect to any other Person that is not an individual, its comparable organizational documents.
“Other Demanding Sellers” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(b).
“Other Proposed Sellers” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(b).
“Permitted Transfers” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
“Person” means an individual, company, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, body corporate (wherever located), or other entity, organization, or unincorporated association, including any Governmental Entity.
“Piggyback Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a).
“Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a).
“Piggyback Seller” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a).
“Principal Trading Market” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Warrant.
“Prohibited Transferee” means (a) a Designated Person, (b) a Person that has filed, or is required to file, based upon reasonable inquiry of such Person, a Schedule 13D with the Commission with respect to the Company or (c) a Person that, at the time of any proposed Transfer, is included in the SharkWatch 50 list maintained by FactSet.
“Proxy Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a)(i).
“Public Float” means the number of Equity Securities held by shareholders of the Company other than (a) shareholders who Beneficially Own more than ten percent of all outstanding Common Stock, (b) directors or executive officers of the Company and any members of their immediate family, and (c) Affiliates of the Company.
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“Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a)(x).
“Registrable Securities” means any and all (i) Warrant Shares (whether vested or unvested), (ii) other stock or securities that Walmart or its subsidiaries may be entitled to receive, or will have received, in accordance with its ownership of the Warrant or Warrant Shares, in lieu of or in addition to shares of Common Stock, and (iii) Equity Securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the securities referred to in the foregoing clause (i) or (ii) by way of conversion or exchange thereof or share dividend or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation, or other reorganization. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to be a Holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person has the right to acquire directly or indirectly such Registrable Securities (upon conversion or exercise in connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or limitations upon the exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected.
“Registration Rights Documents” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 17, 2018 among One Madison Corporation, One Madison Group LLC and the other parties signatory thereto and the Amazon Transaction Agreement.
“Reporting Company” means a company that is required to file periodic reports with the Commission under Sections 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
“Reporting Company Filing Dates” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a)(i).
“Representatives” with respect to a Person means such Person’s directors, managers, officers, employees, and authorized representatives (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers, and financial advisors thereof).
“Repurchase Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a).
“Repurchases” means any transaction or series of related transactions to acquire, by purchase or otherwise, Equity Securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by the Company or any subsidiary thereof, whether pursuant to any tender offer or exchange offer (whether or not subject to Section 13(e) or 14(e) of the Exchange Act or Regulation 14E promulgated thereunder), open market transactions, private negotiated transactions or otherwise, and in each case, whether for cash, Equity Securities of the Company, other securities of the Company, evidences of indebtedness of the Company or any other Person or any other property or assets (including Equity Securities, other securities or evidences of indebtedness of a subsidiary), or any combination thereof.
“Requested Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a).
“Requisite Stockholder Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c).
“SEC Reports” means the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and its other reports, statements, and forms (including exhibits and other information incorporated therein) filed with or furnished to the Commission under Sections 13(a), 14(a), or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in each case after December 31, 2024.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“Sell Down Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(b).
“Shelf Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(e).
“Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).
“SOX” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(e)(v).
“Specified Defendant” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(f).
“SRO” means any (i) “self-regulatory organization” as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act, (ii) other United States or foreign securities exchange, futures exchange, commodities exchange, or contract market, or (iii) other securities exchange.
“Standstill Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(a).
“subsidiary” means, with respect to such Person, any foreign or domestic entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which (i) such Person or any other subsidiary of such Person is a general partner, (ii) at least a majority of the voting power to elect a majority of the directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such other entity is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of such Person’s subsidiaries, or (iii) at least 50% of the Equity Securities are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of such Person’s subsidiaries.
“Take-Down Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(e).
“Tax Advisor” means any of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLP, or Deloitte LLP that is selected by the Company.
“Transaction Documents” means collectively this Agreement, the Commercial Arrangement, the Warrant, and any other certificate, exhibit, or agreement delivered by or entered into by and among the parties and/or their respective subsidiaries on the date hereof in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, in each case, as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with their respective terms.
“Transaction Litigation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(e).
“Transfer” means (i) any direct or indirect offer, sale, lease, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, grant of a security interest, hypothecation, disposition, or other transfer (by operation of law or otherwise), either voluntary or involuntary, or entry into any contract, option, or other arrangement or understanding with respect to any offer, sale, lease, assignment, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, disposition, or other transfer (by operation of law or otherwise) of any capital stock or interest in any capital stock, or (ii) in respect of any capital stock or interest in any capital stock, the entry into any swap or any other agreement, transaction or series of transactions that hedges or transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of such capital stock or interest in capital stock, whether any such swap, agreement, transaction or series of transaction is to be settled by delivery of securities, in cash or otherwise.
“Transferee” means a Person to whom a Transfer is made or is proposed to be made.
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“Underwritten Offering” means a sale of securities of the Company to an underwriter or underwriters for reoffering to the public.
“Vesting Events” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Warrant.
“Voting Securities” means shares of Common Stock of the Company and any other Equity Securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company.
“Walmart” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Walmart Standstill Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(d).
“Warrant” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
“Warrant Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
“Warrant Shares” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Warrant.
“Warrant Shares Cap” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Warrant.
“Warrantholder” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Article
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Termination of This Agreement; Other Triggers.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated at any time:
(i) with the prior written consent of each of Walmart and the Company; or
(ii) by Walmart if the Initial Antitrust Clearance shall not have been obtained on or prior to the date that is three months after the latest date of the Initial Antitrust Filings.
(b) In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in this Section 8.1, this Agreement (other than Article II (Representations and Warranties), Section 3.1(f), Section 3.2 (Public Announcements), Section 3.3 (Expenses), Section 4.1 (Acquisition for Investment) (to the extent any Warrant Shares have been issued prior to termination), Section 4.2 (Legend) (to the extent any Warrant Shares have been issued prior to termination), Section 4.6 (Standstill) (unless (A) the Company is in breach of this Agreement at the time of such termination or (B) such termination results in an Walmart Standstill Termination Event), Article V (Information), Article VI (Registration), Article VII (Definitions) (to the extent relevant for any other surviving Sections or Articles), and this Article VIII (Miscellaneous), each of which shall survive any termination of this Agreement) shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of any party, except that nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.
(c) Without affecting in any manner any prior exercise of the Warrant, in the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in this Section 8.1, the unvested portion of the Warrant shall be canceled and terminated and shall forthwith become void and the Company shall have no subsequent obligation to issue, and no holder of a Warrant shall have a subsequent right to acquire, any Warrant
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Shares under such canceled portion of the Warrant. For the avoidance of doubt, the Warrant shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the vested portion thereof, and nothing in this Section 8.1 shall affect the ability of the Warrantholder to exercise such vested portion of the Warrant following termination of this Agreement.
8.2 Amendment. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of each party.
8.3 Waiver of Conditions. The conditions to any party’s obligation to consummate any transaction contemplated herein are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by Applicable Law. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the waiving party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver.
8.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to this Agreement may be transmitted electronically by “pdf” file and such pdf files shall be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.
8.5 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. In addition, each of the parties expressly (a) submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the Chancery Court of Delaware, or if such court is unavailable, the United States District Court for Delaware (the “Chosen Courts”), in the event any dispute (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) arises out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and waives any claim of lack of personal jurisdiction or improper venue and any claims that such courts are an inconvenient forum, and (c) agrees that it shall not bring any claim, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the Chosen Courts, and in stipulated preference ranking, of the preceding clause (a). Each party agrees that service of process upon such party in any such claim, action, or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT, OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.5.
8.6 Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) sent by the U.S. Postal Service (registered, return receipt service required), United Parcel Service or FedEx, in each case on an overnight basis, signature receipt required, one Business Day after mailing, or (b) if otherwise personally delivered, when delivered with signature receipt required. No notice, request or instruction
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may be deemed given through e-mail, and the e-mail addresses provided in this section are simply for courtesy purposes but in no event shall constitute notice under this Agreement. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or in accordance with such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.
If to the Company, to:
| Name: | Ranpak Holdings Corp. |
| Address: | 7990 Auburn Road |
| Concord Township, OH 44077 | |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Attn: | Sara Horvath |
with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):
| Name: | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP |
| Address: | 450 Lexington Avenue |
| New York, NY 10014 | |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| [email protected] | |
| Attn: | John Meade |
| Lee Hochbaum |
and
if to Walmart, to:
| Name: | Walmart Inc. |
| Address: | 1 Customer Drive |
| Mailstop 1155 | |
| Bentonville, AR 72716 | |
| Attn: | Jason Wooten, VP, Corporate Development |
| Email: | [email protected] |
with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):
| Name: | Walmart Inc. |
| Address: | 1 Customer Drive |
| Mailstop 0215 | |
| Bentonville, AR 72716 | |
| Email: | [email protected]; |
| [email protected] | |
| Attn: | Legal – M&A |
8.7 Entire Agreement, Etc. This Agreement (including the Schedules, Exhibits, and Annexes hereto) and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, between the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof. No party shall take, or cause to be taken, including by entering into agreements or other arrangements with provisions or obligations that conflict, or purport to conflict, with the terms of the Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, any action
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with either an intent or effect of impairing any such other Person’s rights under any of the Transaction Documents.
8.8 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation, or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by any party without the prior written consent of the other party, and any attempt to assign any right, remedy, obligation, or liability hereunder without such consent shall be void, except that Walmart may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more of its direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement, but any such transfer or assignment shall not relieve Walmart of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
8.9 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or a Transaction Document, or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance, is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired, or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable substitute provision to effect the original intent of the parties.
8.10 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing contained in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any benefits, rights, or remedies.
8.11 Specific Performance. The parties agree that failure of any party to perform its agreements and covenants hereunder, including a party’s failure to take all actions as are necessary on such party’s part in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, will cause irreparable injury to the other party, for which monetary damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy. It is agreed that the parties shall be entitled to equitable relief including injunctive relief and specific performance of the terms hereof, without the requirement of posting a bond or other security, and each party hereby consents to the issuance of injunctive relief by any court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance of a party’s obligations and to the granting by any court of the remedy of specific performance of such party’s obligations hereunder, this being in addition to any other remedies to which the parties are entitled at law or equity.
8.12 Cumulative Remedies. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of, and are in addition to and not in substitution for, any other rights or remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise.
8.13 Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement: (i) the maximum amount of Losses which may be recovered from Walmart and its Affiliates arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be limited to an amount equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price and (ii) any Losses which may be recovered from Walmart and its Affiliates arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall not include consequential or indirect damages. No party under this Agreement shall be liable for special or punitive damages.
8.14 Interpretation. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement or the context otherwise requires:
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(a) when a reference is made in this Agreement to “Sections” or “Annexes” such reference shall be to a Section of, or Annex to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated;
(b) references to “parties” refer to the parties to this Agreement;
(c) the headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Agreement;
(d) any reference to a wholly owned subsidiary of a Person shall mean such subsidiary is directly or indirectly wholly owned by such Person;
(e) the terms defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural and vice versa;
(f) if a term is defined as one part of speech (such as a noun), it shall have a corresponding meaning when used as another part of speech (such as a verb);
(g) the terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural and vice versa;
(h) words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neutral genders and vice versa;
(i) references to “hereto,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and the like refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or provision, unless the context requires otherwise;
(j) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if;”
(k) whenever the words “include,” “includes,” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed followed by the words “without limitation;”
(l) the rule known as the ejusdem generis rule shall not apply, and accordingly, general words introduced by the word “other” shall not be given a restrictive meaning by reason of the fact that they are preceded by words indicating a particular class of acts, matters or things;
(m) no rule of construction against the draftsperson shall be applied in connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement. The parties have jointly negotiated and drafted this Agreement and if an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement;
(n) any forms of agreements attached to this Agreement as exhibits shall be subject only to such ministerial additions, deletions and modifications as necessary to complete any missing terms contemplated by the form to be completed by the parties or to correct any scrivener’s errors in the form;
(o) the term “dollars” and the symbol “$” mean U.S. Dollars and all amounts in this Agreement shall be paid in U.S. Dollars, and if any amounts, costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party under this Agreement are denominated in a currency other than U.S. Dollars, to the extent applicable, the
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U.S. Dollar equivalent for such costs, fees and expenses shall be determined by converting such other currency to U.S. Dollars at the foreign exchange rates published in the Wall Street Journal or, if not reported thereby, another authoritative source reasonably determined by Walmart, in effect at the time such amount, cost, fee or expense is incurred, and if the resulting conversion yields a number that extends beyond two decimal points, rounded to the nearest penny;
(p) except as expressly stated in this Agreement, all references to any statute, rule, or regulation are to the statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented, or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, include any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute) and to any section of any statute, rule, or regulation include any successor to the section;
(q) when calculating the period of time within which, or following which, any action is to be taken under this Agreement, the date that is the reference day in calculating such period shall be excluded and if the last day of the period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next Business Day or if any action must be taken hereunder on or by a day that is not a Business Day, then such action may be validly taken on or by the next day that is a Business Day and references to a number of days shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified; and
(r) with respect to the Warrant and Warrant Shares, such term shall include any shares of Common Stock or other Equity Securities of the Company received by Warrantholder as a result of any stock split, stock dividend or distribution, other subdivision, reorganization, reclassification, or similar capital transaction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the parties as of the date first herein above written.
| RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Sara Horvath | |
| Name: Sara Horvath | ||
| Title: EVP, Chief Legal & HR Officer | ||
| WALMART INC. | ||
| By: | /s Jason Wooten | |
| Name: Jason Wooten | ||
| Title: Vice President, Corporate Development | ||