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Introductory Note
As previously announced, on July 21, 2025, TLGY Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“TLGY”), StablecoinX Assets Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SC Assets”), StablecoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“StablecoinX” or the “Company”), StablecoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of StablecoinX (“SPAC Merger Sub”), and StablecoinX Company Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of StablecoinX (“Company Merger Sub”), entered into a business combination agreement (as amended on January 21, 2026 and April 21, 2026, the “Business Combination Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, on June 25, 2026 (the “Closing” and such date, the “Closing Date”), (1) SPAC Merger Sub merged with and into TLGY, with TLGY continuing as the surviving company (the “SPAC Merger”), and (2) immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub merged with and into SC Assets, with SC Assets continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”). As a result of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination”), TLGY and SC Assets became wholly-owned subsidiaries of StablecoinX and StablecoinX became a publicly traded company. SC Assets was founded by Young Cho, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of TLGY, and Edward Chen, the managing member of the current sponsors of TLGY.
Terms used in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) but not defined herein, or for which definitions are not otherwise incorporated by reference herein, shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (as defined below) in the section titled “Frequently Used Terms” beginning on page iii thereof, and such definitions are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Lock-Up Agreements
Concurrently with the Closing, certain former shareholders of TLGY (the “Legacy SPAC Shareholders”) and certain former shareholders of SC Assets (the “Legacy SC Assets Shareholders”) entered into a Lock-Up Agreement with StablecoinX (the “Lock-up Agreement”), pursuant to which each shareholder party thereto agreed that the shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock (as defined herein) received by each such holder will be locked-up and subject to transfer restrictions, as described below, subject to certain exceptions.
The shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock held by each of the TLGY Insiders will be locked up until the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the Closing and (ii) the date on which StablecoinX consummates a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction after the Closing which results in all of its shareholders having the right to exchange their shares of StablecoinX stock for cash, securities or other property.
The foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of Lock-Up Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement
Concurrently with the Closing, TLGY, the Legacy SPAC Shareholders, Ethena OpCo, StablecoinX and the Legacy Opco Shareholders (together with the Legacy SPAC Shareholders and Ethena OpCo, the “Significant Holders”) entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement”) that amended and restated the registration rights agreement entered into between TLGY and certain of the Legacy SPAC Shareholders at the time of TLGY’s initial public offering and which provides registration rights with respect to the resale of shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock held by the Significant Holders. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, the Significant Holders may request to sell all or any portion of their Registrable Securities (as defined in the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement) in an aggregate of three underwritten offerings in any 12-month period, so long as the total offering price is reasonably expected to exceed $25 million. StablecoinX has also agreed to provide customary “piggyback” registration rights, subject to certain requirements and customary conditions. The Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement provides that StablecoinX will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the stockholders against certain liabilities. 5,044,357 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock are subject to registration rights pursuant to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement.
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The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Indemnification Agreements
Concurrently with the Closing, the Company entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These indemnification agreements provide the directors and executive officers with contractual rights to indemnification and the advancement of certain expenses incurred by each such director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of the Company’s directors or executive officers.
The foregoing description of the indemnification agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified by the full text of the indemnification agreement, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.
On March 10, 2026, TLGY held an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders to approve the Business Combination (the “Business Combination Meeting”), at which the TLGY shareholders considered and adopted, among other matters, a proposal to approve the Business Combination Agreement and the Business Combination. In connection with the Closing, a total of 379,721 Public Shares were redeemed at a redemption price of approximately $13.35 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $5,068,095.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, on June 25, 2026, the parties consummated the Business Combination, pursuant to which (i) SPAC Merger Sub merged with and into TLGY, pursuant to the Plan of Merger entered into by TLGY and SPAC Merger Sub (the “Plan of Merger”), with TLGY continuing as the surviving entity (such transaction, the “SPAC Merger”), and (ii) immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub merged with and into SC Assets, with SC Assets continuing as the surviving company (such transaction, the “Company Merger” and, together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”). Immediately following completion of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, TLGY and SC Assets became wholly owned subsidiaries of StablecoinX.
Prior to the SPAC Merger, TLGY redeemed the TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares (as defined below) issued as part of the TLGY Units (as defined below) (the “Public Shares”) properly tendered for redemption in connection with the Business Combination pursuant to the TLGY Organizational Documents (as defined below) (the “Redemption”). In addition, prior to the SPAC Merger, (1) each issued and outstanding unit of TLGY (the “TLGY Units”) were separated into its component parts, and (2) pursuant to the TLGY Organizational Documents and the Sponsor Support Agreement (as defined herein), each issued and outstanding Class B ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of TLGY (each a “TLGY Class B Ordinary Share”), converted automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of TLGY (each, a “TLGY Class A Ordinary Share” and, together with the TLGY Class B Ordinary Shares, the “TLGY Ordinary Shares”). In connection with the SPAC Merger, (1) each issued and outstanding TLGY Class A Ordinary Share (that was not redeemed pursuant to the Redemption) was exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, for one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of StablecoinX (the “StablecoinX Class A Common Stock”), and (2) each issued and outstanding whole warrant representing the right to purchase one TLGY Class A Ordinary Share (each, a “TLGY Warrant”) became a warrant to acquire one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock (each, a “StablecoinX Warrant”) in accordance with its terms.
Following the SPAC Merger and in connection with the Company Merger, (1) each issued and outstanding share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SC Assets (the “SC Assets Class A Common Stock”) was exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, for one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock, and (2) each issued and outstanding share of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of SC Assets (the “SC Assets Class B Common Stock”) was exchanged, on a one-for-one basis for (a) one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and (b) one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of StablecoinX (the “StablecoinX Class B Common Stock” and, together with the shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock, the “StablecoinX Common Stock”).
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As of the Closing, StablecoinX has two classes of shares outstanding, (1) shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock, which have no voting rights other than as required by applicable law and the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of StablecoinX (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and (2) shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock, which have one vote per share. With respect to the voting rights of the shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that, except as expressly required by a nonwaivable provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), holders of shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock will not be entitled to vote on any matter, including the election of directors, until such time as no share of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock remains outstanding, at which time, each share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock will automatically be entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Holders of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock are entitled to receive distributions in proportion to the number of shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock held by them, to the extent there are any, whereas holders of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock have no economic rights. In addition, the shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock are listed for trading on Nasdaq (as defined herein) and are freely transferable, subject to the terms of the Lock-Up Agreement (as defined herein) and any restrictions pursuant to applicable laws, while the shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock are not listed or freely transferable.
As previously disclosed, on July 21, 2025, in connection with the Business Combination, TLGY, SC Assets, StablecoinX and Ethena OpCo entered into a contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena OpCo agreed to contribute $60 million of Ethena’s native protocol governance token of Ethena (“ENA Token”), valued at a 30% discount to the fair market value of such ENA Token on the date of the Contribution Agreement, to SC Assets prior to the Company Merger (the “ENA Contribution”), in exchange for shares of SC Assets Class B Common Stock. On June 25, 2026, in connection with the Business Combination, SC Assets consummated the issuance and sale of 1,813,164 shares of SC Assets Class B Common Stock to Ethena, which were exchanged for an equal number of shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and StablecoinX Class B Common Stock in the Company Merger. Following the ENA Contribution and the Company Merger, Ethena beneficially owns a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of StablecoinX.
The foregoing description of the Contribution Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Contribution Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Further, as previously disclosed, on July 21, 2025 and September 5, 2025, in connection with the Business Combination, the Company, TLGY and SC Assets entered into entered into subscription agreements (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the PIPE Investors agreed to make a private investment in SC Assets by purchasing newly issued shares of SC Assets Class A Common Stock (the “Subscribed Shares”) prior to the Company Merger, in the aggregate amount of approximately $893 million, of which approximately $349 million was paid in ENA Tokens (including the $60 million ENA Contribution) prior to the Company Merger, and approximately $544 million was paid in Cash on or prior to the date of the applicable PIPE Subscription Agreements, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the applicable PIPE Subscription Agreements. On June 25, 2026, prior to the closing of the Company Merger, SC Assets consummated the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares to the PIPE Investors, which were exchanged for shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock in the Company Merger.
The forms of PIPE Subscription Agreement are filed as Exhibits 10.5-10.8 to this Form 8-K, and the foregoing description thereof is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the forms of the PIPE Subscription Agreement and the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.
As previously disclosed, on September 5, 2025, TLGY, StablecoinX, SC Assets and the directors officers and sponsors of TLGY party thereto (collectively, the “TLGY Insiders”) entered into that certain amended and restated sponsor support agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, on the Closing Date, immediately following the SPAC Merger, the TLGY Insiders exchanged all of their TLGY founder shares (the “Founder Shares”) and private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) for (1) 3% of the total issued and outstanding shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock following the Company Merger, and (2) an equal number of shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock (collectively, the “Retained Shares” and such exchange, the “Sponsors Securities Exchange”). As a result of the Sponsors Securities Exchange, there are no Private Placement Warrants outstanding.
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The Sponsor Support Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.9 to this Form 8-K, and the foregoing description thereof is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sponsor Support Agreement and the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.
After giving effect to the Business Combination, the redemption of Public Shares in connection with the Business Combination Meeting, the Sponsors Securities Exchange, the ENA Contribution and the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares, there were 27,187,129 shares of StablecoinX Common Stock issued and outstanding, consisting of 24,029,375 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and 3,157,754 shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock. Of those shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock, 644,590 were issued to holders of TLGY equity securities in respect of such TLGY equity securities, representing approximately 20.41% of StablecoinX’s voting power at the Closing.
StablecoinX’s Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “USDE” and “USDEW,” respectively, on June 26, 2026.
FORM 10 INFORMATION
Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the predecessor registrant was a “shell company” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as TLGY was immediately before the Business Combination, then the registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10. As a result of the consummation of the Business Combination, and as discussed below in Item 5.06 of this Current Report, TLGY has ceased to be a shell company. Accordingly, StablecoinX is providing the information below that would be included in a Form 10 if StablecoinX were to file a Form 10. Please note that the information provided below relates to StablecoinX as the combined company after the consummation of the Business Combination, unless otherwise specifically indicated or the context otherwise requires.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, including expectations, intentions, plans, prospects regarding TLGY, StablecoinX and the Business Combination and statements regarding the commencement of trading on Nasdaq and StablecoinX’s vision and business strategy. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “potential,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events or conditions that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report, including, but not limited to, the failure of StablecoinX to maintain the listing of its shares of Class A Common Stock; costs related to the Business Combination and as a result of becoming a public company; changes in business, market, financial, political and regulatory conditions; risks relating to StablecoinX’s anticipated operations and business; the risk that the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination may not be realized, the highly volatile nature of the price of ENA and other products issued by the Ethena Foundation; risks related to increased competition in the industries in which StablecoinX will operate; risks relating to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty regarding crypto assets, including stablecoins; risks relating to the treatment of crypto assets for U.S. and foreign tax purposes; risks that StablecoinX experiences difficulties managing its growth and expanding operations; challenges in implementing StablecoinX’s business plan including developing and launching its infrastructure services, Stablecoin Harness middleware and distribution services, due to operational challenges, significant competition and regulation or other reasons; the outcome of any potential legal proceedings that may be instituted against StablecoinX or others following the closing of the Business Combination, and other risks and uncertainties described in the filings of TLGY and StablecoinX with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The inclusion of any statement in this Current Report does not constitute an admission by StablecoinX or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material.
The foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the definitive proxy statement of TLGY and final prospectus of StablecoinX, each dated as of February 17, 2026 and as further supplemented, and other documents that have been filed by TLGY and StablecoinX with the SEC and other documents to be filed by StablecoinX from time to time with the SEC. These filings do or will identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that StablecoinX does not presently know or that StablecoinX currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
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We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this Current Report. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this Current Report, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties, including those described elsewhere in this Current Report. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the views of StablecoinX as of any subsequent date, and StablecoinX does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. It is not possible for the StablecoinX management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this Current Report may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements in this Current Report.
The forward-looking statements included in this Current Report are made only as of the date hereof. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. We do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this Current Report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in expectations, except as required by law. You should read this Current Report and the documents that have been filed as exhibits hereto with the understanding that the actual future results, levels of activity, performance, events and circumstances of the Company may be materially different from what is expected.
Business
Overview
The Company is an infrastructure software and services company focused on supporting the growth and operation of the Ethena ecosystem through the development and operation of blockchain infrastructure, middleware software and related distribution activities. The Company’s business is organized across three complementary operating business lines: (i) Infrastructure Services, (ii) Infrastructure Software and (iii) Distribution Services.
The Company’s Infrastructure Services business currently includes live validator operations and decentralized verifier node (“DVN”) infrastructure supporting blockchain networks and cross-chain messaging within the Ethena ecosystem. The Company commenced validator operations on Ethereum mainnet in October 2025 and launched its DVN platform on production mainnet in November 2025. Through these operations, the Company provides infrastructure supporting blockchain validation, network security and cross-chain transaction verification for certain Ethena ecosystem assets. The Company expects to continue expanding these infrastructure services across additional blockchain networks and use cases as commercial opportunities arise.
The Company’s Infrastructure Software business consists primarily of the development of the Stablecoin Harness, a middleware software platform designed to enable enterprises and other organizations to integrate Ethena’s digital dollar products into payments, treasury management and related financial workflows through a unified application programming interface (“API”). The Stablecoin Harness is currently under development and is expected to be released on a phased basis, with initial functionality focused on payment routing, gas abstraction and related infrastructure services, followed by additional capabilities intended to support treasury management, liquidity management, reporting, workflow automation and other enterprise software functionality.
The Company is also developing a Distribution Services business intended to facilitate broader institutional adoption of Ethena’s digital dollar products, including USDe and USDtb. Through this business, the Company expects to support capital formation and product distribution activities utilizing a variety of financing structures, including on-balance sheet acquisitions and off-balance sheet investment vehicles, subject to market conditions, regulatory considerations and applicable approvals. In May 2026, the Company entered into a Distribution Partnership Agreement with Ethena OpCo pursuant to which the Company was appointed as a non-exclusive distribution partner for Ethena’s digital dollar products.
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Supporting these operating businesses is the Company’s treasury strategy, which is focused on acquiring, holding and utilizing ENA, the governance token of the Ethena Protocol. The Company believes its ENA treasury aligns its long-term interests with the continued growth of the Ethena ecosystem while providing strategic flexibility to support its infrastructure operations. The Company currently expects that its ENA holdings may be utilized across multiple business activities, including supporting validator operations, securing its DVN infrastructure, participating in other protocol-aligned activities and supporting future infrastructure services developed within the Ethena ecosystem. The Company also may seek to expand its ENA holdings through future acquisitions, including discounted purchases from the Ethena Foundation pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement, although the timing, size and availability of any such acquisitions remain uncertain. This strategy is intended to ensure long-term financial stability and align the Company’s interests with the growth of the Ethena ecosystem. The timing, size and availability of any future discounted ENA Token offerings by the Ethena Foundation are uncertain and therefore there can be no assurance that this strategy will generate returns or that additional ENA Token acquisitions will occur. See the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Relationship with the Ethena Foundation, its Products and the Ethena Protocol — Our business will be centered on supporting the Ethena ecosystem through infrastructure software and related services and holding and acquiring its products, including ENA Token. Our dependence on the Ethena Foundation will create concentration risk, and, as a result, a deterioration in our relationship or the Ethena Foundation’s support for a competing business or digital asset treasury strategy company could materially harm our business” for additional information.
The Company’s business model is intended to create multiple complementary sources of potential revenue. Infrastructure Services generate or are expected to generate service fees associated with validator operations and cross-chain verification activities. The Stablecoin Harness is expected to generate revenue through transaction-based fees, software subscription arrangements and other enterprise software revenue streams following commercialization. Distribution Services are expected to generate fees associated with the distribution of Ethena digital dollar products and related investment structures. The Company believes that these operating businesses, together with its ENA treasury strategy, position it to participate in the continued growth of the Ethena ecosystem while diversifying its activities across multiple infrastructure products, software solutions and commercial relationships.
Although the Company has commenced commercial operations across certain aspects of its Infrastructure Services business, portions of its Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services businesses remain under development. Accordingly, the timing and extent of future commercialization, customer adoption and revenue generation will depend on continued product development, market acceptance, regulatory developments, capital availability and the continued growth of the Ethena ecosystem. There can be no assurance that the Company will successfully commercialize all of its planned products and services or achieve its anticipated business objectives.
The Company was incorporated in Delaware on July 7, 2025.
Our Business Strategy
The Company’s business strategy is to develop an integrated infrastructure platform supporting the continued growth and adoption of the Ethena ecosystem. The Company seeks to generate diversified revenue streams through the operation of blockchain infrastructure, the development of enterprise software products and the expansion of institutional distribution channels for Ethena’s digital dollar products. Management believes these operating businesses are complementary and are intended to reinforce one another as utilization of the Ethena ecosystem expands.
The Company’s strategy is organized around four principal objectives:
Expand Infrastructure Services
The Company intends to continue expanding its Infrastructure Services business through the operation of validator infrastructure, DVN services and other blockchain infrastructure supporting blockchain networks, digital asset protocols and related applications. The Company currently operates validator infrastructure on Ethereum mainnet and maintains a live DVN platform supporting cross-chain transaction verification for certain Ethena ecosystem assets utilizing LayerZero messaging infrastructure.
The Company believes that demand for blockchain infrastructure services may increase as digital asset applications expand across decentralized finance and institutional markets. Accordingly, the Company expects to continue investing in infrastructure deployment, monitoring, security and operational capabilities designed to support additional blockchain networks, customers and use cases over time.
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The Company also believes that expanding its infrastructure activities across multiple blockchain networks and services may reduce its operational dependence on any single protocol, blockchain deployment or anticipated source of revenue.
If the proposed Converge network is launched, the Company believes its existing validator infrastructure may position it to participate in validation activities supporting that network. However, the proposed Converge network remains under development by Ethena Labs and Securitize, and the Company has not been provided with any definitive deployment timetable or launch schedule. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Converge network will be launched or that the Company’s infrastructure services will be utilized in connection therewith.
Commercialize the Stablecoin Harness Platform
The Company is developing the Stablecoin Harness as an enterprise middleware software platform designed to simplify integration of Ethena’s digital dollar products into business applications through a unified API architecture. Management believes that stablecoin adoption is currently constrained by fragmented infrastructure, multiple blockchain integrations and complex engineering requirements. The Stablecoin Harness is intended to address these challenges by providing a single integration layer supporting payments, treasury management, liquidity management, cross-chain functionality and related enterprise workflows.
The Company expects to commercialize the Stablecoin Harness through phased product releases as development milestones are achieved. The initial release is expected to focus on payment routing, gas abstraction and related infrastructure functionality, with additional modules intended to expand platform capabilities over time. The Company expects the Stablecoin Harness to generate revenue through transaction-based fees, software subscription arrangements and other enterprise software services following commercialization, although there can be no assurance regarding the timing or success of such commercialization.
The Company also expects certain components of the Stablecoin Harness to operate in conjunction with its DVN infrastructure. If successfully implemented, management believes this integration may increase utilization of the Company’s infrastructure services as adoption of the Stablecoin Harness expands.
Develop Institutional Distribution Services
The Company is developing a Distribution Services business intended to facilitate broader institutional adoption of Ethena’s digital dollar products, including USDe and USDtb. Management believes that increased institutional participation within the Ethena ecosystem may create opportunities to provide capital formation, product distribution and related financial services utilizing a variety of financing structures and investment vehicles.
In furtherance of this strategy, the Company entered into a Distribution Partnership Agreement with Ethena OpCo pursuant to which the Company has been appointed as a non-exclusive distribution partner for certain Ethena digital dollar products. The Company expects to pursue these activities through a combination of direct acquisitions, financing transactions and, where appropriate, sponsored investment vehicles, subject to market conditions, regulatory considerations and applicable approvals.
The Company expects this business line to develop over time, and there can be no assurance regarding the timing or extent of commercialization, customer adoption or future revenue generation.
Utilize the ENA Treasury to Support Long-Term Growth
The Company’s treasury strategy is intended to align its long-term economic interests with the continued growth of the Ethena ecosystem while supporting its operating businesses. The Company currently expects that its ENA holdings may be utilized across multiple infrastructure activities, including supporting validator operations, securing its DVN platform and participating in other protocol-aligned activities as they become available.
The Company also expects that its ENA treasury will provide strategic flexibility as additional commercial opportunities develop within the Ethena ecosystem. Subject to market conditions, capital availability and applicable contractual restrictions and arrangements, the Company may seek to increase its ENA holdings over time, including through discounted purchases from the Ethena Foundation pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement. However, the Company does not currently have visibility into the timing or availability of any future discounted offerings, and there can be no assurance that additional acquisitions will occur.
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The Company does not currently maintain formal policies or procedures governing the conversion of ENA Tokens to cash and currently has no plans to sell ENA Tokens for cash following the Closing. However, the Company may determine in the future to convert a portion of its ENA Token holdings, and fees received in ENA tokens, to cash if required to fund operating expenses, support new infrastructure software or services businesses, satisfy tax obligations or address other liquidity needs, subject to applicable contractual restrictions, market conditions and governance approvals. Given the Company’s early stage and evolving business model, it is not yet able to estimate the timing, amount or cost of any such conversions, if any.
More broadly, management believes that combining live infrastructure operations, enterprise software development, institutional distribution capabilities and a strategically aligned ENA treasury creates a business model designed to participate in multiple aspects of the continued growth of the Ethena ecosystem. As these operating businesses develop, the Company expects to evaluate additional infrastructure services, software products and strategic relationships that complement its existing operations and leverage its technical capabilities within the broader digital asset ecosystem.
Products and Services
Overview
The Company’s operating model is designed as an integrated ecosystem consisting of three complementary business lines: (i) Infrastructure Services, (ii) Infrastructure Software, and (iii) Distribution Services, supported by its ENA treasury strategy.
The Company believes that growth in the Ethena ecosystem may increase demand for its infrastructure and software offerings, while also increasing the value and utility of its ENA treasury holdings. In turn, appreciation in ENA and expansion of ecosystem activity may enhance the Company’s ability to fund further infrastructure development, expand software capabilities, and pursue additional strategic initiatives across its business lines.
The Company’s operating model is dependent on continued development and adoption of the Ethena ecosystem, successful commercialization of its products and services, regulatory developments, and broader market conditions in digital asset markets. There can be no assurance that these objectives will be achieved or that the Company’s operating model will generate meaningful or sustainable revenues.
While Infrastructure Services are currently live, the Company’s Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services businesses remain under development and are expected to be commercialized on a phased basis.
Across all three business lines, the Company relies on a licensed Node-as-a-Service (“NaaS”) platform, which serves as the underlying infrastructure layer supporting its validator operations, DVN infrastructure, and Stablecoin Harness development. The NaaS platform enables rapid deployment and continuous operation of production infrastructure, allowing the Company to focus engineering resources on application-layer development and product innovation rather than foundational infrastructure engineering.
Infrastructure Services
The Company’s Infrastructure Services business consists of the operation of blockchain infrastructure supporting validation, network security, and cross-chain interoperability. The Company currently operates two principal offerings: Validator Services and Decentralized Verifier Node Services, both of which are built on and operated through the Company’s licensed NaaS platform.
The NaaS platform provides an integrated operational stack for infrastructure provisioning, orchestration, monitoring, security administration, and ongoing system management. The Company utilizes this platform continuously across its live production environment and development workflows.
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Validator Services
In October 2025, the Company deployed and commenced continuous operation of a full-stack Ethereum validator node on mainnet, utilizing staked ETH as validator collateral, which has remained operational since launch.
Validator nodes support blockchain networks by validating transactions, participating in block production, and contributing to consensus and network security. The Company stakes ETH in connection with these operations and relies on the NaaS platform for deployment, orchestration, monitoring, and ongoing operational management.
The Validator Services workstream represented the Company’s first live deployment on the NaaS platform and established the foundational infrastructure architecture subsequently extended to other business lines.
The Company’s validator infrastructure is designed to be portable across blockchain networks and may be deployed on additional networks as commercial opportunities arise, including potential participation in Ethena’s proposed Converge network, if launched. The Converge network is being developed by Ethena Labs and Securitize, and the Company is not involved in its development or governance. The Company has not been provided with definitive launch timelines and does not have visibility into the status or outcome of the project. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Converge network will be launched or that the Company’s validator services will be utilized in connection with such network. The Company may also decide to scale down its Ethereum validator operations if it does not fit strategically with its mandate.
Decentralized Verifier Node (DVN) Services
The Company operates a DVN platform, which became operational on production mainnet in November 2025 and has remained operational since launch.
The DVN platform provides cross-chain transaction verification services using LayerZero messaging infrastructure. DVN systems perform cryptographic verification functions to ensure that transactions initiated on one blockchain are accurately validated and finalized on another. The Company’s DVN performs this function for Ethena ecosystem assets, including USDe and USDtb, across supported blockchain networks.
The DVN infrastructure is currently authorized and is architected to support all blockchain networks on which the Ethena ecosystem operates.
The DVN workstream was deployed as an extension of the Company’s existing validator infrastructure, leveraging the same underlying NaaS architecture rather than requiring a separate system stack. This enabled rapid deployment and commencement of operations in November 2025.
On April 14, 2026, the Company entered into a DVN Services Agreement with Ethena OpCo pursuant to which the Company is entitled to receive fees equal to 0.01% (one basis point) of aggregate cross-chain transaction volume processed through its DVN infrastructure. Fees are calculated based on total transaction volume rather than per-transaction activity and is paid in ENA tokens.
The DVN Services Agreement contemplates expansion to additional networks, subject to commercially reasonable efforts by Ethena OpCo; however, there can be no assurance regarding timing or scope of such expansion.
The Company expects the DVN platform to serve as a foundational infrastructure layer for broader ecosystem functionality, including the Stablecoin Harness middleware platform described below.
Infrastructure Software
The Company is developing the Stablecoin Harness, an enterprise middleware software platform designed to enable businesses and organizations to integrate Ethena’s digital dollar products into payments, treasury management, and related financial workflows through a unified API layer.
Initial design and technical analysis commenced in December 2025, followed by active engineering and development beginning in March 2026.
The Stablecoin Harness is being designed as a multi-component platform, with the initial release expected to include:
| ● | Payment Intent API functionality |
| ● | Gas abstraction and transaction execution simplification |
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Subsequent releases are expected to expand functionality to include treasury management, liquidity management, settlement infrastructure, reporting tools, workflow automation, interoperability features, and compliance-related capabilities.
The Stablecoin Harness is designed to operate in conjunction with the Company’s DVN infrastructure. If implemented as intended, cross-chain transactions initiated through the Stablecoin Harness may be verified through the DVN platform. The Company believes this integration may increase utilization of its DVN services; however, no assurance can be given that such integration will be achieved or result in increased usage.
The Company expects to generate revenue from the Stablecoin Harness through transaction-based fees, SaaS subscription arrangements, and other enterprise software monetization models. The platform is not yet commercially available, and there can be no assurance regarding development timelines, commercialization, or customer adoption.
Distribution Services
The Company is developing a Distribution Services business intended to facilitate broader institutional adoption of Ethena’s digital dollar products, including USDe and USDtb.
The Company may facilitate capital formation activities through debt, equity, or hybrid securities offerings, with proceeds potentially used to acquire Ethena digital dollar products. The Company may also pursue off-balance sheet structures, including sponsored investment vehicles such as funds or exchange-traded products providing exposure to Ethena products.
In May 2026, the Company entered into a Distribution Partnership Agreement with Ethena OpCo pursuant to which it was appointed as a non-exclusive distribution partner for Ethena’s digital dollar products. The Company may earn fees based on the gross dollar equivalent of products acquired through distribution activities, subject to agreed terms and adjustments.
This business line remains under development and is subject to regulatory approvals, market conditions, financing availability, and execution of definitive arrangements. There can be no assurance that these activities will be successfully implemented or generate material revenue.
ENA Treasury
The Company’s ENA treasury is intended to support and align its operating businesses with the long-term growth of the Ethena ecosystem. The Company currently expects that its ENA holdings may be utilized across multiple infrastructure functions, including supporting validator operations, securing DVN infrastructure, and participating in other protocol-aligned activities.
The Company may seek to increase its ENA holdings over time, including through potential discounted purchases from the Ethena Foundation pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement. However, timing, availability, and size of such opportunities are uncertain and there can be no assurance that additional acquisitions will occur.
The Company does not currently maintain formal policies governing the sale or conversion of ENA Tokens and does not intend to sell ENA following the Business Combination, although it may do so in the future to fund operations or liquidity needs, subject to market and contractual constraints, including those forth int the Collaboration Agreement. During the term of the Collaboration Agreement, the Company and its affiliates may not (i) sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber any ENA Tokens held by it or its affiliates or (ii) provide any substantially similar services to any other third party or any other crypto-based decentralized network or protocol without the consent of Ethena, or in any event, attempt to launch a token, either directly or indirectly. In addition, the Investment Committee will have authority over capital allocation decisions of StablecoinX, including the timing, size, price and frequency of purchases of ENA Token, material borrowings and any other transaction outside the normal course of StablecoinX’s business, among other things.
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Financial Outlook
The Company has commenced commercial operations within its Infrastructure Services business through its live validator operations and DVN platform and expects its financial performance to increasingly reflect the expansion and commercialization of its three operating business lines.
The Company expects Infrastructure Services to generate revenue from validator operations, cross-chain verification services, and other infrastructure-related offerings. The DVN Services Agreement provides for fees based on aggregate transaction volume processed through the Company’s DVN infrastructure.
The Company expects to generate revenue from the Stablecoin Harness following phased commercialization, primarily through transaction-based fees and SaaS subscription arrangements, although timing and adoption remain uncertain.
The Company’s Distribution Services business is also expected to generate fees associated with institutional distribution activities and related financing structures, subject to market conditions and execution of definitive arrangements.
The Company believes that continued growth of blockchain infrastructure, stablecoin adoption, and institutional participation within digital asset markets may create opportunities for expansion across each of its operating businesses. However, future performance will depend on numerous factors, including ecosystem adoption, commercialization success, regulatory developments, and broader market conditions.
Competitive Strengths
We believe that several characteristics differentiate our business within the digital asset infrastructure industry, including:
Integrated Infrastructure Platform
The Company operates and is developing an integrated infrastructure platform across blockchain infrastructure services, middleware software and institutional distribution activities within the Ethena ecosystem. Unlike businesses focused solely on digital asset treasury strategies or a single infrastructure product, the Company’s model is intended to support multiple complementary revenue streams across infrastructure operations, software services and institutional adoption initiatives, while leveraging common technical infrastructure, engineering resources and ecosystem relationships.
Live Infrastructure Operations
The Company currently operates validator infrastructure on Ethereum mainnet and a live DVN platform supporting cross-chain verification within the Ethena ecosystem. These live operations provide the Company with technical expertise, operational experience and production infrastructure capabilities that management believes may support future expansion across additional blockchain networks, protocols and service offerings.
Strategic Alignment with the Ethena Ecosystem
The Company maintains deep commercial and strategic relationships with the Ethena ecosystem, including the Ethena Foundation and Ethena OpCo, through the Collaboration Agreement, the DVN Services Agreement and the Distribution Partnership Agreement. Management believes these arrangements position the Company to participate in multiple aspects of the Ethena ecosystem, including infrastructure operations, cross-chain verification services and institutional distribution of Ethena’s digital dollar products.
The Collaboration Agreement further provides for ongoing cooperation between the Company and the Ethena Foundation in connection with the Company’s infrastructure operations, staking activities and treasury strategy, subject to the terms and limitations described below.
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Significant ENA Treasury
As a result of the Closing, the Company holds approximately 3.03 billion ENA, representing approximately 39.4% of the approximately 7.69 billion ENA currently in circulating supply and approximately 20% of the approximately 15 billion ENA currently in existence. The Company’s initial ENA treasury will be established through the ENA Contribution and the purchase of Locked ENA with the proceeds of the PIPE.
Management believes the Company’s substantial ENA holdings represent a key strategic asset that aligns its long-term interests with the growth of the Ethena ecosystem and may support the Company’s operating activities. The Company expects that its ENA treasury may be utilized across multiple functions, including supporting validator operations, securing its DVN infrastructure and participating in other protocol-aligned activities as they become available. The Company may also seek to expand its ENA holdings over time, including through discounted purchases from the Ethena Foundation pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement, although the timing, availability and size of any such opportunities remain uncertain.
Scalable Technology Infrastructure
The Company’s infrastructure operations are supported by a licensed Node-as-a-Service (“NaaS”) platform that provides integrated capabilities for infrastructure deployment, orchestration, monitoring, security and operational maintenance. This platform enables the Company to deploy and manage validator and DVN infrastructure efficiently while allocating engineering resources toward application-layer development and product-focused initiatives, including the Stablecoin Harness.
Experienced Management and Operating Team
The Company’s executive management team combines experience in blockchain infrastructure, software engineering, digital asset investing and capital markets. In addition, the Company’s operations are supported by engineering, infrastructure and product personnel engaged through the Managed Services Agreement with Flow Labs, which management believes enhances the Company’s ability to scale its infrastructure and software development activities.
Key Risks and Limitations of Competitive Position
Despite these competitive strengths, the Company does not control the governance of the Ethena Protocol, and governance decisions or strategic actions by the Ethena Foundation and other ecosystem participants may not align with the Company’s interests or enhance the economics of its infrastructure services or ENA treasury holdings.
In addition, the Company is subject to certain contractual restrictions under the Collaboration Agreement that limit its ability to sell, transfer or encumber its ENA holdings and restrict its ability to provide similar services to other blockchain ecosystems or protocols. These restrictions may limit the Company’s operational flexibility, liquidity management and ability to pursue alternative business opportunities.
As a newly public company with a limited operating history, the Company may also face challenges in executing its business strategy, scaling its operations and competing with more established infrastructure providers.
Industry and Market Overview
Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Blockchain technology is a decentralized, encrypted ledger system designed to securely store and verify data without the need for intermediaries. It has been widely adopted across industries due to its ability to enhance transparency, security, and efficiency in systems that historically relied on centralized infrastructure.
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Blockchain networks underpin crypto assets, a class of digital assets that includes cryptocurrencies used as a medium of exchange, store of value, or unit of account. In addition to monetary applications, blockchain technology enables programmable financial infrastructure, including smart contracts, tokenized assets, and decentralized applications (“dApps”).
Global adoption of blockchain technology has accelerated in recent years, driven by improvements in infrastructure, increasing institutional participation, and the emergence of scalable financial use cases. Among the most significant of these use cases is the development of stablecoins, which are digital assets designed to maintain stable value relative to fiat currencies.
Cryptocurrencies and Proof-of-Stake Ecosystems
Cryptocurrency networks rely on distributed nodes to validate transactions and maintain consensus across the blockchain. These nodes ensure the integrity of transaction data without reliance on centralized intermediaries.
Early blockchain networks primarily used proof-of-work (“PoW”) consensus mechanisms, in which participants compete to solve computational puzzles to validate transactions and earn rewards. While secure, PoW systems require significant energy consumption.
Modern blockchain networks increasingly use proof-of-stake (“PoS”) mechanisms, which replace computational work with economic staking. In PoS systems, validators commit crypto assets as collateral to participate in block validation and receive rewards based on protocol rules and selection processes.
PoS networks such as Ethereum allocate validation responsibilities based on stake-weighted selection mechanisms and other protocol-specific criteria. Validators collect and verify transactions, assemble them into blocks, and participate in consensus to finalize blockchain state.
StablecoinX’s validator infrastructure is designed to operate within PoS ecosystems, including Ethereum, and is expected to support additional networks over time. These validator operations are intended to participate in network security and transaction verification processes, subject to network-specific rules and participation requirements.
Stablecoins and Market Outlook
Stablecoins have emerged as one of the most significant applications of blockchain technology, enabling digital representations of fiat currencies that can be transferred and settled on-chain.
According to RWA.xyz, stablecoin supply increased approximately 45% year-over-year from June 2024 to June 2025, reflecting continued adoption across trading, payments, and on-chain financial applications. Despite this growth, stablecoins still represent a small portion of global monetary aggregates, suggesting further potential for expansion.
Market participants expect stablecoin adoption to accelerate as regulatory clarity improves and as financial institutions, fintech companies, and payment networks integrate blockchain-based settlement systems. Stablecoins are increasingly used in both developed and emerging markets for payments, treasury management, and cross-border transfers.
StablecoinX believes that continued growth in stablecoin adoption will drive demand for underlying infrastructure, including validation services, cross-chain messaging, middleware integration, and institutional distribution channels.
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Ethena Protocol
The Ethena Protocol has emerged as a significant participant in the stablecoin ecosystem, with USDe becoming one of the largest stablecoins by market capitalization. USDe is issued through Ethena-affiliated entities and is designed to maintain a stable value through a delta-hedged collateral structure.
Beyond USDe, the Ethena ecosystem is expanding into broader digital asset infrastructure, including tokenized asset settlement initiatives and cross-chain financial infrastructure.
Ethena has also demonstrated rapid protocol-level adoption and revenue generation growth relative to comparable DeFi protocols. However, such performance metrics are historical in nature and may not be indicative of future results.
Overview of the Ethena Ecosystem and Tokenomics
The Ethena ecosystem consists of interconnected digital assets and protocol mechanisms designed to support issuance, settlement, and collateral management for synthetic dollar products.
The core assets include:
| ● | ENA (governance token) |
| ● | sENA (staked ENA representation) |
| ● | USDe (synthetic dollar) |
| ● | sUSDe (staked USDe) |
| ● | USDtb (payment stablecoin) |
These assets are available on Ethereum and certain other blockchain networks. Some assets may be available on multiple networks through interoperability technology, while USDtb is issued natively on each supported blockchain. Depending on the blockchain, the assets use the applicable token standard for that network.
The Ethena protocol does not operate its own blockchain and therefore does not currently rely on validators. However, future infrastructure initiatives, such as the proposed Converge network, may use validators and staking to support network operations.
ENA Token
ENA is the governance token of the Ethena Protocol, with a fixed maximum supply of 15 billion tokens. Tokenholders participate in protocol governance decisions, including risk parameters, collateral policies, and ecosystem incentives.
ENA may be staked to receive sENA, which represents a staked claim on ENA and may provide additional protocol-related benefits.
ENA is actively traded on major centralized and decentralized exchanges and has experienced significant historical price volatility. As of June 30, 2026, approximately 9.3 billion ENA tokens are in circulation.
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sENA
sENA represents ENA tokens that have been staked within the Ethena ecosystem. It functions as a liquid staking receipt token and may entitle holders to staking-related incentives and governance participation.
sENA is transferable and may be traded on decentralized exchanges, although it is not currently listed on centralized exchanges., Its value is derived from the underlying ENA tokens together with any associated staking rewards or incentives. Redemption of sENA for ENA is subject to protocol-defined unstaking conditions, including a typical cooldown period of approximately seven days.
USDe
USDe is a synthetic dollar designed to maintain a value of approximately $1.00 in most market conditions through a delta-hedged collateral structure, in addition to other strategies.
Users mint USDe by exchanging supported collateral assets, including USDC, USDT, USDtb, and certain other stablecoins as approved by the Ethena Risk Committee.
USDe is transferable, widely traded, and may be used across DeFi applications as a settlement asset and trading pair.
sUSDe
sUSDe represents staked USDe and functions as a reward-bearing receipt token. Rewards are paid as incentive rewards and are derived from protocol-generated revenue from the reserve assets.
The value of sUSDe may increase relative to USDe over time based on accrued rewards. However, the rewards are variable, not guaranteed, and subject to market conditions and protocol governance.
USDtb
USDtb is a fiat-referenced stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank backed by institutional-grade assets, including tokenized money market instruments such as BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund.
Unlike USDe, which relies on delta-hedged crypto collateral and other backing strategies, USDtb maintains value through backing via cash and cash equivalents.
USDtb is used within the Ethena ecosystem for reserve management, stability support during adverse funding conditions, and settlement functionality. It may also serve as a collateral asset within broader ecosystem applications and can be used outside of the Ethena ecosystem in various applications.
USDtb is designed to maintain a value near $1.00, subject to normal market and operational risks.
Convergence of Ecosystem Components
The Ethena ecosystem is structured such that USDe, sUSDe, ENA, and USDtb interact through governance, reward distribution, and collateral mechanisms. These interdependencies create a system in which protocol activity may reinforce demand for underlying assets and infrastructure.
StablecoinX expects that its infrastructure services and treasury strategy will operate within this ecosystem framework, subject to protocol governance, market conditions, and network development outcomes.
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Government Regulation
The regulatory framework applicable to ENA Token and other digital assets is evolving, complex, and subject to significant uncertainty. Laws and regulations vary across jurisdictions and continue to develop in response to the growth of blockchain-based financial systems.
Governments worldwide have adopted differing approaches to digital assets. Certain jurisdictions have prohibited their use, while others permit trading and issuance subject to varying regulatory requirements. In the United States, digital assets are subject to overlapping federal and state regulatory regimes that continue to evolve through legislation, rulemaking, and enforcement actions.
As digital assets have grown in both popularity and market size, the U.S. Executive Branch, Congress, and a number of U.S. federal and state agencies, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the CFTC, the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the IRS, and state financial regulators, have been examining the operations of digital asset networks, digital asset users and digital asset exchanges, with particular focus on the extent to which digital assets can be used to violate state or federal laws, including to facilitate the laundering of proceeds of illegal activities or the funding of criminal or terrorist enterprises, and the safety and soundness and consumer-protective safeguards of exchanges or other service-providers that hold, transfer, trade or exchange digital assets for users. Many of these state and federal agencies have issued consumer advisories regarding the risks posed by digital assets to investors. In addition, federal and state agencies, and other countries have issued rules or guidance regarding the treatment of digital asset transactions and requirements for businesses engaged in activities related to digital assets.
Depending on the regulatory characterization of ENA Token and the other crypto assets issued by affiliates of Ethena (collectively, the “Ethena Coins”), the markets for Ethena Coins in general, and our activities in particular, our business and our ENA Token strategy may be subject to regulation by one or more regulators in the United States and globally. Ongoing and future regulatory actions may alter, to a materially adverse extent, the nature of digital assets markets, the participation of industry participants, including service providers and financial institutions in these markets, and our ability to pursue our ENA Token strategy. Additionally, U.S. state and federal and foreign regulators and legislatures have taken action against industry participants, including digital assets businesses, and enacted restrictive regimes in response to adverse publicity arising from hacks, consumer harm, or criminal activity stemming from digital assets activity. U.S. federal and state energy regulatory authorities are also monitoring the total electricity consumption of cryptocurrency mining, and the potential impacts of cryptocurrency mining to the supply and dispatch functionality of the wholesale grid and retail distribution systems. Many state legislative bodies have passed, or are actively considering, legislation to address the impact of cryptocurrency mining in their respective states.
The CFTC takes the position that some digital assets, like Bitcoin, fall within the definition of a “commodity” under the Commodities Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (the “CEA”). Under the CEA, the CFTC has broad enforcement authority to police market manipulation and fraud in spot digital assets markets in which we may transact. Beyond instances of fraud or manipulation, the CFTC generally does not oversee cash or spot market exchanges or transactions involving digital asset commodities that do not utilize margin, leverage, or financing. In addition, CFTC regulations and CFTC oversight and enforcement authority apply with respect to futures, swaps, other derivative products and certain retail leveraged commodity transactions involving digital asset commodities, including the markets on which these products trade. The CFTC has not taken any position on whether Ethena Coins are “commodities” under the CEA.
The SEC and its staff have taken the position that certain other digital assets fall within the definition of a “security” under the U.S. federal securities laws. Public statements made by senior officials and senior members of the staff at the SEC indicate that the SEC does not consider specific digital assets, like Bitcoin, to be a security under the federal securities laws. However, the SEC has not commented on Ethena Coins and in any event, such statements are not official policy statements by the SEC and reflect only the speakers’ views, which are not binding on the SEC or any other agency or court and cannot be generalized to any other digital assets.
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In addition, since transactions in digital assets, including Ethena Coins, generally provide a degree of anonymity, they are susceptible to misuse for criminal activities, such as money laundering. This misuse, or the perception of such misuse, could lead to greater regulatory oversight of digital assets and digital asset platforms, and there is the possibility that law enforcement agencies could close or blacklist such platforms or other related infrastructure with little or no notice and prevent users from accessing or retrieving such digital assets held via such platforms or infrastructure. For example, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued updated advisories regarding the use of virtual currencies, added a number of digital asset exchanges and service providers to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list and engaged in several enforcement actions, including a series of enforcement actions that have either shut down or significantly curtailed the operations of several smaller digital asset exchanges associated with Russian and/or North Korean nationals. Additionally, in January 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that it is seeking public input on privacy protections and surveillance in digital payments, particularly those offered through large technology platforms.
As noted above, activities involving Ethena Coins and other digital assets may fall within the jurisdiction of more than one financial regulator and various courts and such laws and regulations are rapidly evolving and increasing in scope. In the U.S., regulation on stablecoins was recently signed into U.S. federal law through the GENIUS Act which established the first comprehensive regulatory framework specifically for “payment stablecoins” — digital assets designed to maintain a stable value pegged to a fiat currency (typically the U.S. dollar) and intended for use in payments or transfers. The GENIUS Act aims to foster innovation in the stablecoin sector while ensuring financial stability, consumer protection, and compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) standards.
The regulatory landscape for digital assets continues to evolve rapidly and may change in ways that are unpredictable or adverse to market participants. New laws, regulations, or interpretations may impose additional compliance obligations, restrict certain activities, or limit the availability of digital asset markets and services.
Any such developments could materially and adversely affect StablecoinX’s business, including its infrastructure operations, treasury strategy, and ability to execute its intended business model.
For additional discussion of risks related to regulation, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the proxy statement/prospectus.
Risks and Challenges
We operate in a dynamic and rapidly evolving industry characterized by technological innovation, regulatory uncertainty, and significant market volatility. Our business is subject to a number of risks and challenges, including the following:
Market Volatility
The market value of ENA Tokens and other digital assets is highly volatile and may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Because a substantial portion of our strategy involves holding ENA Tokens as a treasury asset, such volatility could materially impact our financial position, liquidity, and results of operations.
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Regulatory Uncertainty
The regulatory framework applicable to digital assets, blockchain infrastructure, and stablecoin-related activities is evolving and uncertain. Changes in laws, regulations, or regulatory interpretations may impose additional compliance obligations, restrict certain activities, or adversely affect the viability of validator operations, infrastructure software, or digital asset treasury strategies.
Regulatory actions by U.S. or non-U.S. authorities could also affect counterparties, infrastructure providers, or trading venues on which we rely.
Technological and Operational Risks
Our business depends on the successful operation of validator infrastructure and decentralized verification systems, which are inherently complex and may be subject to operational disruption.
Risks include, but are not limited to, software bugs, hardware failures, cybersecurity incidents, network congestion, protocol-level changes, and other technical failures. Any such events could result in financial loss, reputational harm, or interruption of services.
Dependence on the Ethena Ecosystem
A substantial portion of our business strategy is dependent on the continued development, adoption, and performance of the Ethena ecosystem, including the Ethena Protocol and related digital assets such as USDe, sUSDe, ENA, and USDtb.
We also depend on Ethena Labs, the Ethena Foundation and their respective affiliates, including entities responsible for issuing or supporting USDe and related ecosystem functions. Adverse developments affecting the Ethena Protocol, its governance, its token economics, or its broader adoption could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition, and prospects.
Competition
We operate in a competitive market for blockchain infrastructure services, including validator operations, cross-chain verification, and middleware software development. We face competition from established infrastructure providers, staking operators, and emerging blockchain service companies, many of which have greater financial, technical, and operational resources than we do.
Increased competition may result in reduced margins, loss of market share, or slower-than-expected adoption of our services.
Execution and Revenue Uncertainty
Our ability to generate revenue depends on the successful commercialization of our validator operations, DVN services, and Stablecoin Harness middleware platform. These business lines are at different stages of development, and some are not yet operational.
Certain anticipated revenue sources, including validator participation on proposed networks such as Converge, are dependent on network launch, adoption, and technical implementation. There can be no assurance that such networks will launch on expected timelines, or at all, or that we will be able to generate meaningful revenue from validator or staking activities.
To the extent these opportunities do not materialize, we may rely on alternative infrastructure services, including validator operations on existing blockchain networks or enterprise-facing infrastructure deployments. However, there can be no assurance that such alternatives will be commercially viable or sufficient to support our business strategy.
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Industry-Specific Risks
The digital asset and blockchain industry is relatively nascent and subject to rapid change. Market prices of digital assets may be influenced by factors that are difficult to predict or evaluate, including investor sentiment, technological developments, regulatory announcements, macroeconomic conditions, and liquidity conditions.
The industry has also experienced instances of fraud, cybersecurity breaches, and operational failures, which may increase regulatory scrutiny and negatively affect market confidence.
In addition, scalability limitations and evolving protocol standards may impact the performance, adoption, or economic viability of blockchain-based infrastructure services.
Our business is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. These risks may individually or collectively have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. For a more complete discussion of risks relating to our business and industry, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the proxy statement/prospectus.
Intellectual Property
Our validator business is built on licensed technology and intellectual property, which are critical to our blockchain infrastructure operations and strategic initiatives. We have a perpetual non-exclusive royalty-free software license (“License Agreement”) with Schulz von Jacob Ltd. (“SVJ”), a company that is owned by our Chief Technology Officer, to use its proprietary Node-as-a-Service (“NaaS”) platform software, which software is the basis of our validator business. Such software will be hosted and operated on StablecoinX’s own infrastructure to ensure StablecoinX maintains control over the development and scalability of the validator. Other than the foregoing, we do not own or have the right to use any intellectual property as of the date hereof.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company or any of its subsidiaries may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of their business. None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to any legal proceedings, the outcome of which, if determined adversely, is reasonably expected to individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on their business or financial condition.
Risk Factors
Reference is made to the disclosure contained in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-290567) filed with the SEC on February 17, 2026 (as supplemented on May 29, 2026, the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) in the sections entitled “Summary of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus - Summary Risk Factors” and “Risk Factors,” beginning on pages 20 and 23 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, respectively, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Financial Information
The audited financial statements of StablecoinX as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 are set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
The audited financial statements of SC Assets as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 are set forth in Exhibit 99.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
The unaudited financial statements of StablecoinX as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are set forth in Exhibit 99.3 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
The unaudited financial statements of SC Assets as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are set forth in Exhibit 99.4 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are set forth in Exhibit 99.5 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
StablecoinX’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 is set forth in Exhibit 99.6 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table and accompanying footnotes set forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of StablecoinX Common Stock as of the Closing, after giving effect to the Business Combination, by:
| ● | each person known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of StablecoinX Common Stock; |
| ● | each of StablecoinX’s current executive officers and directors; and |
| ● | all of StablecoinX’s executive officers and directors as a group. |
Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.
Unless otherwise noted in the footnotes to the following table, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to their beneficially owned stock. Except as indicated in the footnotes to the table, each of the security holders listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to StablecoinX Common Stock owned by such stockholder.
| StablecoinX Class A Common Stock (non-voting) | StablecoinX Class B Common Stock (voting) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | Number of Shares Beneficially Owned | Approximate Percentage of Class | Number of Shares Beneficially Owned | Approximate Percentage of Class | % of Total Voting Power | |||||||||||||||
| Young Cho | 323,750 | 1.35 | % | 323,750 | 10.25 | % | 10.25 | % | ||||||||||||
| Edward Chen(2)(3)(4) | 719,880 | 3.00 | % | 719,880 | 22.80 | % | 22.80 | % | ||||||||||||
| Ahmed J. Aly | 52,500 | * | 52,500 | 1.66 | % | 1.66 | % | |||||||||||||
| Marc Piano | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| John Griffiths | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Alkesh Shah | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Tarala | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
| All officers and directors as a group (7 individuals) | 1,096,130 | 4.56 | % | 1,096,130 | 34.71 | % | 34.71 | % | ||||||||||||
| Other 5% Shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CPC Sponsor Opportunities 1, LP (3) | 215,891 | * | 215,891 | 6.84 | % | 6.84 | % | |||||||||||||
| CPC Sponsor Opportunities 1 (Parallel), LP(4) | 180,239 | * | 180,239 | 5.71 | % | 5.71 | % | |||||||||||||
| Ethena OpCo(5) | 3,621,132 | 15.08 | % | 1,813,164 | 57.42 | % | 57.42 | % | ||||||||||||
| * | Indicates less than 1%. |
| (1) | Unless otherwise noted the business address of each of the following individuals is c/o StablecoinX Inc., 16160 Warren parkway, Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034. |
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| (2) | Represents shares owned by CPC Sponsor Opportunities 1, LP (“CPCSO”), CPC Sponsor Opportunities 1 (Parallel), LP (“CPC Parallel”) and the Edward Tsun-Wei Chen Trust dated July 12, 2020. Mr. Chen may be deemed to have voting and investment control with respect to the shares owned by such entities. |
| (3) | CPC Sponsor Opportunities 1, LP (“CPCSO”) directly owns 215,891 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and 215,891 shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock. Carnegie Park Capital LLC (“CPC”) is the manager of CPCSO and has investment and dispositive power over the shares held by the registered holder. Edward Chen is the Managing Partner of CPC and may be deemed to have voting and investment control with respect to the shares owned by CPCSO. The address of the Managing Partner of CPC is 200 East 94th Street, #2109, New York, New York 10128. |
| (4) | CPC Sponsor Opportunities 1 (Parallel), LP (“CPC Parallel”) directly owns 180,239 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and 180,239 shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock. CPC is the manager of CPC Parallel and has investment and dispositive power over the shares held by the registered holder. Edward Chen is the Managing Partner of CPC and may be deemed to have voting and investment control with respect to the shares owned by CPC Parallel. The address of the Managing Partner of CPC is 200 East 94th Street, #2109, New York, New York 10128. |
| (5) | The address of Ethena OpCo is Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands. |
Directors and Executive Officers
Reference is made to the disclosure in the subsections entitled “Board of Directors” and “Executive Officers” in Item 5.02 of this Current Report, which are incorporated herein by reference. Further reference is made to the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Management of StablecoinX Following the Business Combination,” beginning on page 247 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Information with respect to the independence of the Company’s directors is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section entitled “Management of StablecoinX Following the Business Combination – Director Independence,” beginning on page 250 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Reference is made to the disclosure in the subsections entitled “Board of Directors” in Item 5.02 of this Current Report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Further reference is made to the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Management of the Combined Company Following the Business Combination - Board Committees,” on page 247 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Management Compensation
A description of the compensation of the named executive officers and directors of StablecoinX prior to the consummation of the Business Combination is set forth in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Executive and Director Compensation,” beginning on page 242 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. Reference is made to the disclosure in Item 5.02 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference.
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As StablecoinX was incorporated on July 7, 2025, StablecoinX had no management or directors as of December 31, 2025. No compensation was paid by StablecoinX to its named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and no compensation was paid by StablecoinX to its directors during the fiscal year December 31, 2025. There are no outstanding equity awards held by StablecoinX named executive officers or directors as of December 31, 2025.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Reference is made to the sections of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Management of StablecoinX Following the Business Combination – Director Independence” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions,” beginning on pages 250 and 237 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, respectively, which are incorporated herein by reference.
On April 14, 2026, the Company entered into a DVN Services Agreement with Ethena (the “DVN Services Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena agreed to pay the Company a fee equal to one basis point (0.01%) of aggregate cross-chain transaction volume processed through the Company’s DVN infrastructure, with fees calculated based on total transaction volume processed, rather than on a per-transaction basis.
The foregoing description of the DVN Services Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the DVN Services Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.12 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the development of the Stablecoin Harness, on April 14, 2026, the Company and Ethena entered into a binding memorandum of understanding (the “Stablecoin Harness MOU”), pursuant to which the parties agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate one or more definitive agreements relating to (i) the potential integration of components of the Company’s Stablecoin Harness product into certain products and services being developed within the Ethena ecosystem and (ii) the potential joint development of payments and financial infrastructure, including fiat-to-crypto on-ramping functionality and cross-chain infrastructure. The Stablecoin Harness MOU contemplates that the parties may collaborate through a joint venture, technical services arrangement or other mutually agreed structure and that any products or services developed pursuant to the parties’ collaboration may, subject to commercial, technical and operational considerations, utilize jointly developed architecture and services. The parties also agreed to discuss potential co-marketing initiatives and to negotiate the allocation of intellectual property rights and potential revenue streams in connection with any definitive agreements. The Stablecoin Harness MOU has an initial term of one year and will terminate automatically upon execution of definitive agreements, if any. No definitive agreements have been entered into, and there can be no assurance regarding the scope, timing or commercial success of any contemplated integration, collaboration or commercial arrangement, or that any definitive agreements will ultimately be executed.
In connection with its Distribution Services business, on May 22, 2026, the Company and Ethena OpCo entered into a definitive Distribution Partnership Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena OpCo has appointed the Company as a non-exclusive distribution partner to facilitate broader adoption of Ethena’s digital dollar products, USDe and USDtb (collectively, the “Ethena Products”), among institutional investors. Under the Distribution Agreement, the Company may pursue such activities through (i) on-balance sheet acquisitions of Ethena Products, funded through the issuance of debt, equity, or hybrid securities and the use of proceeds to acquire such products, or (ii) off-balance sheet arrangements, including the sponsorship and management of investment products such as exchange-traded products, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, private funds, or other similar vehicles designed to obtain exposure to Ethena Products. Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, Ethena OpCo will pay the Company a fee initially equal to five basis points (0.05%) of the gross dollar equivalent of Ethena Products acquired through such distribution activities during the applicable calendar month, including any leverage, debt, or margin utilized in connection therewith. The fee rate may be adjusted by mutual written agreement of the parties to any rate within a range of one to ten basis points. Fees, if any, are payable monthly in arrears no later than 20 calendar days following the end of each applicable month and may be paid in USDe, USDtb, USDC, or fiat currency.
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The foregoing description of the Distribution Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Distribution Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.13 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Legal Proceedings
Reference is made to the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Information About SC Assets - Legal Proceedings,” on page 217 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
Prior to the Closing, TLGY Units, TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares and Public Warrants were quoted on the OTC Markets Group Pink Limited under the symbols “TLGUF”, “TLGYF” and “TLGWF”, respectively. Upon the consummation of the Business Combination, StablecoinX’s Class A Common Stock and Public Warrants began trading on Nasdaq under the symbols “USDE” and “USDEW”, respectively.
StablecoinX has not paid any cash dividends on shares of its Class A Common Stock to date. The payment of any cash dividends in the future will be within the discretion of the Board. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be contingent upon StablecoinX’s revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements, and general financial condition. It is the present intention of Board to retain all earnings, if any, for use in business operations, and accordingly, the Board does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.
As of the Closing and following the completion of the Business Combination, StablecoinX had 24,029,375 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding held of record by 138 holders and 3,157,754 shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding held of record by 23 holders. StablecoinX also had 11,499,988 Public Warrants outstanding held of record by one holder. Such numbers do not include Depository Trust Company participants or beneficial owners holding shares through nominee names.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Reference is made to the disclosure set forth below under Item 3.02 of this Current Report concerning the issuance and sale by StablecoinX of certain unregistered securities in connection with the Business Combination, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Information regarding Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and its use by former shell companies is set forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Securities Act Restrictions on Resale of Securities” on page 254 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered
Reference is made to the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Description of StablecoinX’s Securities,” beginning on page 225 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Reference is made to the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions –Indemnification of Directors and Officers,” beginning on page 241 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03. Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.
In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, StablecoinX filed the Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 25, 2026 and adopted the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) on June 25, 2026. Reference is made to the sections of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “The Advisory Organizational Documents Proposals,” “Description of StablecoinX’s Securities,” “Comparison of Shareholders’ Rights” beginning on pages 141, 225, and 255 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, respectively, which are incorporated herein by reference.
This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of StablecoinX’s Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, which are attached as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.
Reference is made to the sections of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “The Business Combination Proposal,” beginning on page 89 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference. Further reference is made to disclosure in Item 1.01 and Item 2.01 of this Current Report, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Board of Directors
Upon the Closing, the StablecoinX Board consisted of five directors, including one director designated by Ethena and one director designated by SC Assets. The StablecoinX directors are Edward Chen, Marc Piano, John Griffiths, Alkesh Shah and Thomas Tarala. Marc Piano is the designee of Ethena and Edward Chen is the designee of SC Assets and also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.
Upon the Closing, StablecoinX’s audit committee consisted of John Griffiths, Alkesh Shah and Thomas Tarala with Mr. Shah serving as chair of the committee. The Board determined that each member of the Audit Committee qualifies as an independent director under the independence requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the applicable NYSE listing requirements and that Mr. Tarala qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K, and which member or members possess financial sophistication, as defined under the rules of Nasdaq.
Upon the Closing, StablecoinX’s compensation committee consisted of John Griffiths, Alkesh Shah and Thomas Tarala with Mr. Griffiths serving as chair of the committee. The Board determined that each member of the compensation committee is “independent” as defined under the applicable Nasdaq requirements and U.S. Securities and Exchange SEC rules and regulations.
Upon the Closing, StablecoinX’s nominating and corporate governance committee consisted of John Griffiths, Alkesh Shah and Thomas Tarala with Mr. Tarala serving as chair of the committee. The Board determined that each member of the nominating and corporate governance committee is “independent” as defined under the applicable Nasdaq requirements and SEC rules and regulations.
Upon the Closing, StablecoinX’s investment committee consisted of Edward Chen, Marc Piano and Alkesh Shah with Mr. Chen serving as chair of the committee. The Board determined that each member of the nominating and corporate governance committee is “independent” as defined under the applicable Nasdaq requirements and SEC rules and regulations.
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Executive Officers
Upon Closing, the following individuals were appointed to serve as executive officers of the Company:
| Name | Position | |
| Edward Chen | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Young Cho | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Ahmed J. Aly | Chief Technology Officer |
Biographical Information
Reference is made to the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “About SC Assets—Human Capital—Directors and Executive Officers,” beginning on page 206 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by reference.
StablecoinX Inc. 2026 Stock Incentive Plan
As previously disclosed, StablecoinX’s Board and shareholders adopted the StablecoinX Inc. 2026 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) prior to the Closing, which became effective on June 25, 2026. A description of the Equity Incentive Plan is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the sections entitled “Summary of the Material Terms of the Incentive Plan” on page 242 thereof, which is incorporated by reference herein.
StablecoinX has reserved a total of 1,802,203 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan (all of which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options), subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Equity Incentive Plan.
The foregoing description of the Equity Incentive Plan and the information incorporated by reference does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan, which is attached as Exhibit 10.10 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.
CFO Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
On June 25, 2026, the Company granted Young Cho a restricted stock unit award which provides for an initial equity award of 60,799 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) which vests six months following the Closing Date, or December 25, 2026, subject to Mr. Cho’s continued employment (the “Initial Equity Award”). In the event that Mr. Cho ceases to be an employee, officer, or director of, or consultant or advisor to, StablecoinX for any reason, any portion of the Initial Equity Award that has not vested will immediately terminate and all unvested RSUs shall immediately be forfeited without payment of any further consideration.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Reference is made to the disclosure set forth in Item 3.03 of this Current Report, which is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
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Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics
On June 25, 2026, the Board adopted a new Code of Ethics that applies to all of its employees, including its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other executive and senior financial officers.
The above description of the Code of Ethics does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code of Ethics, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 14.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of StablecoinX’s Code of Ethics is also available on our website at www.stablecoinx.com. The information on StablecoinX’s website does not constitute part of this Current Report and is not incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.06. Change in Shell Company Status.
As a result of the Business Combination, TLGY ceased to be a shell company upon the Closing. The material terms of the Business Combination are described in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “The Business Combination Proposal,” beginning on page 96 of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.
The audited financial statements of StablecoinX as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 are set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
The audited financial statements of SC Assets as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025 are set forth in Exhibit 99.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
The unaudited financial statements of StablecoinX as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are set forth in Exhibit 99.3 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
The unaudited financial statements of SC Assets as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are set forth in Exhibit 99.4 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Pro forma financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are set forth in Exhibit 99.5 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
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(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Index
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| † | Certain schedules, exhibits and similar attachments have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted information to the SEC upon its request. |
| ‡ | Portions of this exhibit have been redacted in compliance with Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The omitted information is not material and is the type of information that the registrant customarily and actually treats as private and confidential. |
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SIGNATURES
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.
Dated: July 1, 2026
| StablecoinX, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Edward Chen | |
| Name: | Edward Chen | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 2.4
The Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands
Plan of Merger
This plan of merger (the “Plan of Merger”) is made on June 25, 2026 between TLGY Acquisition Corporation (the “Surviving Company”) and StableCoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC (the “Merging Company”).
Whereas the Surviving Company is a Cayman Islands exempted company and is entering into this Plan of Merger pursuant to the provisions of Part 16 of the Companies Act (As Revised) (the “Statute”).
Whereas the Merging Company is a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware and is entering into this Plan of Merger pursuant to the provisions of Part 16 of the Statute and the provisions of Section 18-209 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “Delaware Act”).
Whereas the directors or managers, as applicable, of the Merging Company and the directors of the Surviving Company deem it desirable and in the commercial interests of the Merging Company and the Surviving Company, respectively, that the Merging Company be merged with and into the Surviving Company and that the undertaking, property and liabilities of the Merging Company vest in the Surviving Company (the “Merger”) on the terms and conditions contained or referred to in this Plan of Merger, the business combination agreement dated 21 July 2025 by and between the Surviving Company, the Merging Company and the other parties thereto (as amended by an amendment dated 21 January 2026) (the “Business Combination Agreement”), a copy of which is attached as Annexure 1 to this Plan of Merger.
Terms not otherwise defined in this Plan of Merger shall have the meanings given to them under the Statute or the Business Combination Agreement.
Now therefore this Plan of Merger provides as follows:
| 1 | The constituent companies to this Merger are the Surviving Company and the Merging Company. |
| 2 | The Surviving Company is the Surviving Company. |
| 3 | The registered office of the Surviving Company is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited of PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands and the registered office of the Merging Company is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. |
| 4 | Immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined below), the authorised share capital of the Surviving Company will be US$55,500 divided into 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each, 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and 5,000,000 preference shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each and the Surviving Company will have 5,834,587 Class A ordinary shares in issue and 105,000 Class B ordinary shares in issue (the “Shares”). There are no issued or outstanding preference shares of the Surviving Company. |
| 5 | The date on which it is intended that the Merger is to take effect is the date that this Plan of Merger is registered by the Registrar in accordance with Part 16 of the Statute (the “Effective Time”). |
| 6 | The terms and conditions of the Merger are such that, at the Effective Time: |
| 6.1 | any SPAC Units (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) that remain outstanding and unseparated, the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares of the Surviving Company (the “TLGY Class A Ordinary Share(s)”) and the SPAC Public Warrants (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) comprising each such issued and outstanding SPAC Unit immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically separated (the “Unit Separation”), and the holder of each SPAC Unit shall be deemed to hold one (1) TLGY Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one SPAC Public Warrant; all SPAC Units shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, with the holders of issued SPAC Units immediately prior to the Unit Separation ceasing to have any rights with respect to such SPAC Units, except as provided in the Business Combination Agreement or by applicable Law (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement); |
| 6.2 | each issued and outstanding SPAC Class B Ordinary Share of the Surviving Company (the “TLGY Class B Ordinary Share(s)”) shall be converted automatically into one TLGY Class A Ordinary Share by way of the redemption of all the TLGY Class B Ordinary Shares and the issuance on a 1 for 1 basis of TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares, following which, all such TLGY Class B Ordinary Shares shall be cancelled. The holders of TLGY Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such cancelled shares, except as provided in the Business Combination Agreement or by Law; |
| 6.3 | with the exception of one (1) TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares that will be held by Pubco, each issued and outstanding TLGY Class A Ordinary Share will be converted automatically into one share of Pubco Class A Stock (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) by way of redemption of all of the TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares and the issuance on a 1 for 1 basis of Pubco Class A Stock (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), following which, all such TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares shall be cancelled. The holders of TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights respect to such cancelled shares, except as provided in the Business Combination Agreement or by Law; |
| 6.4 | each issued and outstanding whole SPAC Public Warrant (including those resulting from the Unit Separation) shall automatically become one (1) Pubco Warrant Public (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), and each SPAC Private Placement Warrant (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) shall become one (1) warrant to purchase Pubco Class A Stock, in each case, in accordance with its terms; |
| 6.5 | each issued and outstanding TLGY Class A Ordinary Share in respect to which the holder thereof has validly exercised redemption rights pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company (and not waived, withdrawn or otherwise lost such rights), will automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist and shall thereafter represent only the right to receive a pro rata share of the Redemption Amount (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) in accordance with the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company. |
| 7 | The terms and conditions of the Merger, including the manner and basis of converting shares in each constituent company into shares in the Surviving Company, are set out in the Clause 6 above. |
| 8 | The rights and restrictions attaching to the shares in the Surviving Company are set out in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company in the form annexed at Annexure 2 hereto. |
| 9 | The Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company immediately prior to the Merger shall be its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association after the Merger and the authorised share capital of the Surviving Company shall be as set out therein. |
| 10 | There are no amounts or benefits which are or shall be paid or payable to any director or manager, as applicable, of either constituent company or the Surviving Company consequent upon the Merger. |
| 11 | The Merging Company has no secured creditors and has granted no fixed or floating security interests that are outstanding as of the date of this Plan of Merger. |
| 12 | The Surviving Company has granted no fixed or floating security interests that are outstanding as of the date of this Plan of Merger. |
| 13 | The names and addresses of each director of the Surviving Company are: |
| 13.1 | Edward Chen of c/o StablecoinX Inc., 6160 Warren Parkway, Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034; |
| 13.2 | Marc Piano of c/o StablecoinX Inc., 6160 Warren Parkway, Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034; |
| 13.3 | John Griffiths of c/o StablecoinX Inc., 6160 Warren Parkway, Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034; |
| 13.4 | Alkesh Shah of c/o StablecoinX Inc., 6160 Warren Parkway, Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034; and |
| 13.5 | Thomas Tarala of c/o StablecoinX Inc., 6160 Warren Parkway, Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034. |
| 14 | This Plan of Merger has been approved by the board of directors of the Surviving Company pursuant to section 233(3) of the Statute. |
| 15 | This Plan of Merger has been authorised by the shareholders of the Surviving Company pursuant to section 233(6) of the Statute by way of resolutions passed at an extraordinary general meeting of the Surviving Company. |
| 16 | All necessary approvals have been obtained from the members, officers and management of the Merging Company pursuant to the laws of State of Delaware. |
| 17 | At any time prior to the Effective Time, this Plan of Merger may be: |
| 17.1 | terminated by the board of directors and managers, as applicable, of either the Surviving Company or the Merging Company respectively; |
| 17.2 | amended by the board of directors and managers, as applicable, of both the Surviving Company and the Merging Company respectively to: |
| (a) | change the Effective Time provided that such changed date shall not be a date later than the ninetieth day after the date of registration of this Plan of Merger with the Registrar of Companies; and |
| (b) | effect any other changes to this Plan of Merger which the directors and managers, as applicable, of both the Surviving Company and the Merging Company deem advisable, provided that such changes do not materially adversely affect any rights of the shareholders or members of the Surviving Company or the Merging Company, as determined by the directors and managers, as applicable, of both the Surviving Company and the Merging Company, respectively. |
| 18 | This Plan of Merger may be executed in counterparts. |
| 19 | This Plan of Merger shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands. |
In witness whereof the parties hereto have caused this Plan of Merger to be executed on the day and year first above written.
| SIGNED by: | ) | ||
| Duly authorised for and on behalf of | ) | ||
| TLGY Acquisition Corporation | ) | /s/ Young Cho | |
| ) | Name: | Young Cho | |
| ) | Title: | Director | |
Plan of Merger
| SIGNED for and on behalf of | ) | ||
| StableCoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC | ) | ||
| ) | By: | ||
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| /s/ Young Cho | |||
| Name: | Young Cho | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer of StablecoinX Inc., the sole member of StablecoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC | ||
Plan of Merger
Annexure 1
Business Combination Agreement
BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
by and among
TLGY ACQUISITION CORP.,
as SPAC,
STABLECOINX INC.,
as Pubco,
STABLECOINX SPAC MERGER SUB LLC,
as SPAC Merger Sub,
STABLECOINX ASSETS INC.,
as the Company,
and
STABLECOINX COMPANY MERGER SUB, INC.,
as Company Merger Sub
Dated as of July 21, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | ||
| 1.1 | Certain Definitions | 3 |
| 1.2 | Interpretation | 11 |
| ARTICLE II MERGERS | ||
| 2.1 | SPAC Merger | 12 |
| 2.2 | Company Merger | 13 |
| 2.3 | Effective Time | 13 |
| 2.4 | Effect of the Merger | 13 |
| 2.5 | Organizational Documents | 14 |
| 2.6 | Directors and Officers of the Surviving Subsidiaries | 14 |
| 2.7 | Effect of SPAC Merger on Outstanding Securities of SPAC and SPAC Merger Sub | 14 |
| 2.8 | Effect of Company Merger on Outstanding Securities of Company and Company Merger Sub | 16 |
| 2.9 | Effect of Mergers on Outstanding Securities of Pubco | 17 |
| 2.10 | Intended Tax Treatment | 17 |
| 2.11 | Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action | 17 |
| 2.12 | Withholding | 17 |
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| ARTICLE III CLOSING | ||
| 3.1 | Closing | 18 |
| 3.2 | Pre-Closing Statements | 18 |
| 3.3 | Closing Deliveries | 18 |
| ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SPAC | ||
| 4.1 | Organization and Standing | 19 |
| 4.2 | Authorization; Binding Agreement | 20 |
| 4.3 | Governmental Approvals | 20 |
| 4.4 | Non-Contravention | 20 |
| 4.5 | Capitalization | 20 |
| 4.6 | SEC Filings; SPAC Financials; Internal Controls | 21 |
| 4.7 | No Litigation; Orders; Permits | 22 |
| 4.8 | Absence of Certain Changes | 22 |
| 4.9 | Compliance with Laws | 22 |
| 4.10 | Taxes and Returns | 22 |
| 4.11 | Employees and Employee Benefit Plans | 23 |
| 4.12 | Properties | |
| 4.13 | Material Contracts | 23 |
| 4.14 | Transactions with Affiliates | 23 |
| 4.15 | Finders and Brokers | 23 |
| 4.16 | Certain Business Practices | 23 |
| 4.17 | Insurance | 24 |
| 4.18 | Independent Investigation | 24 |
| 4.19 | No Other Representations | 24 |
| 4.20 | Information Supplied | 24 |
| 4.21 | SPAC Trust Account | 25 |
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| ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PUBCO, COMPANY MERGER SUB AND SPAC MERGER SUB | ||
| 5.1 | Organization and Standing | 25 |
| 5.2 | Authorization; Binding Agreement | 25 |
| 5.3 | Governmental Approvals | 25 |
| 5.4 | Non-Contravention | 26 |
| 5.5 | Capitalization | 26 |
| 5.6 | Pubco and Merger Sub Activities | 26 |
| 5.7 | Finders and Brokers | 26 |
| 5.8 | Ownership of Pubco Stock | 26 |
| 5.9 | Information Supplied | 26 |
| 5.10 | Independent Investigation | 27 |
| 5.11 | No Other Representations | 27 |
| ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | ||
| 6.1 | Organization and Standing | 27 |
| 6.2 | Authorization; Binding Agreement | 27 |
| 6.3 | Capitalization | 28 |
| 6.4 | Governmental Approvals | 28 |
| 6.5 | Non-Contravention | 28 |
| 6.6 | Absence of Certain Changes | 29 |
| 6.7 | Company Activities | 29 |
| 6.8 | Title to Assets | 29 |
| 6.9 | Employees and Benefit Plans | 29 |
| 6.10 | Certain Business Practices | 29 |
| 6.11 | PIPE | 30 |
| 6.12 | Finders and Brokers | 30 |
| 6.13 | Information Supplied | 30 |
| 6.14 | Independent Investigation | 31 |
| 6.15 | Taxes and Returns | 31 |
| 6.16 | No Other Representations | 31 |
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| ARTICLE VII COVENANTS | ||
| 7.1 | Access and Information | 32 |
| 7.2 | Conduct of Business of the Company, Pubco, and Merger Sub | 32 |
| 7.3 | Conduct of Business of SPAC | 34 |
| 7.4 | Annual and Interim Financial Statements | 36 |
| 7.5 | SPAC Public Filings | 37 |
| 7.6 | No Solicitation | 37 |
| 7.7 | No Trading | 38 |
| 7.8 | Notification of Certain Matters | 39 |
| 7.9 | Efforts | 39 |
| 7.10 | Further Assurances | 41 |
| 7.11 | The Registration Statement | 41 |
| 7.12 | Public Announcements | 45 |
| 7.13 | Confidential Information | 46 |
| 7.14 | Post-Closing Pubco Board of Directors and Executive Officers | 47 |
| 7.15 | Indemnification of Directors and Officers; Tail Insurance | 47 |
| 7.16 | Use of Proceeds | 48 |
| 7.17 | Deregistration | 49 |
| 7.18 | Amendment and Restatement of Founder Registration Rights Agreement | 49 |
| 7.19 | PIPE Investments | 49 |
| 7.20 | Pubco Incentive Plan | 50 |
| 7.21 | Pubco A&R Organizational Documents | 50 |
| 7.22 | Seller Approval | 50 |
| ARTICLE VIII CLOSING CONDITIONS | ||
| 8.1 | Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations | 50 |
| 8.2 | Conditions to Obligations of the Company, Pubco, and Merger Subs | 51 |
| 8.3 | Conditions to Obligations of SPAC | 52 |
| 8.4 | Frustration of Conditions | 53 |
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| ARTICLE IX TERMINATION AND EXPENSES | ||
| 9.1 | Termination | 53 |
| 9.2 | Effect of Termination | 54 |
| ARTICLE X WAIVERS AND RELEASES | ||
| 10.1 | Waiver of Claims Against Trust | 55 |
| 10.2 | Release and Covenant Not to Sue | 56 |
| ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS | ||
| 11.1 | Survival | 57 |
| 11.2 | Notices | 57 |
| 11.3 | Binding Effect; Assignment | 58 |
| 11.4 | Third Parties | 58 |
| 11.5 | Fees and Expenses | 58 |
| 11.6 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction | 59 |
| 11.7 | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 59 |
| 11.8 | Specific Performance | 59 |
| 11.9 | Severability | 60 |
| 11.10 | Amendment | 60 |
| 11.11 | Waiver | 60 |
| 11.12 | Entire Agreement | 60 |
| 11.13 | Counterparts | 60 |
| 11.14 | Legal Representation | 61 |
| 11.15 | No Recourse | 61 |
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BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
This Business Combination Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 21, 2025 by and among (a) TLGY Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), (b) StableCoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”), (c) StableCoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“SPAC Merger Sub”), (d) StableCoinX Company Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub”), and (e) StableCoinX Assets Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”). SPAC, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub and the Company are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties”.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Parties desire and intend to effect a business combination transaction whereby (a) subject to Section 2.1(b), SPAC will merge with and into SPAC Merger Sub, with SPAC Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company (the “SPAC Merger”), with the SPAC Shareholders receiving one share of Pubco Class A Stock for each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share held by such shareholder, and (b) immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”, and together with the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, including the Collaboration Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Token Purchase Agreement and the PIPE Investments (as defined below), the “Transactions”), in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and as a result of the Mergers, SPAC and the Company will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco and Pubco will become a publicly traded company, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with applicable Law;
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, Pubco, SPAC, the Company and each Sponsor (as defined below) are entering into the Sponsor Support Agreement substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit A-1 (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), providing that, among other things, (a) the Sponsors will vote in favor of the adoption and approval of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which SPAC is a party and the Transactions, (b) following the consummation of the SPAC Merger, the Sponsors will exchange certain shares of Pubco Class A Stock issued to them in respect of their Founder Shares pursuant to Section 2.7(a)(iii) (the “Exchanged Founder Shares”) for Pubco Class B Stock and the right to receive Earnout Shares from Pubco in consideration for such Exchanged Founder Shares, and (c) following the consummation of the SPAC Merger, the Sponsors will exchange any warrant to purchase Pubco Class A Stock issued to them in respect of their SPAC Private Placement Warrants pursuant to Section 2.7(a)(iv) (the “Exchanged Private Warrants”) for the right to receive Earnout Shares from Pubco in consideration for their exchange of such SPAC Private Placement Warrants;
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, in connection with the Transactions, Company, Pubco, SPAC and certain Sellers (as defined below) are entering into Seller Support Agreements substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit A-2 (the “Seller Support Agreements”), providing that, among other things, the such Seller will vote in favor of the adoption and approval of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is a party and the Transactions;
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WHEREAS, on the date of this Agreement, Ethena Foundation, a Cayman Islands foundation company (“Ethena”), Ethena OpCo Ltd, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands (“Ethena OpCo”), the Company and Pubco entered into the Collaboration Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the parties thereto agreed (i) to collaborate on certain activities of, and provide certain services to, Pubco, (ii) that Ethena would grant to Pubco a right of participation in certain future token offerings, and (iii) to take certain actions to facilitate the transactions contemplated by that certain Token Purchase Agreement (as defined below) and the Cash PIPE (as defined below);
WHEREAS, on the date of this Agreement, Ethena, Pubco, SPAC and the Company entered into the Contribution Agreement (as defined herein), pursuant to which, Ethena has agreed to, among other things, prior to the Company Merger and subject to the Closing, contribute the ENA Contribution Amount to the Company in exchange for shares of Company Class B Stock (as defined below) (the “ENA Contribution”);
WHEREAS, on the date of this Agreement, (a) the ENA PIPE Investors (as defined below) have agreed to make a private investment in the Company by purchasing Company Class A Stock (as defined below) in the aggregate amount equal to the ENA PIPE Gross Proceeds prior to the Closing Date (the “ENA PIPE”), and (b) the Cash PIPE Investors (as defined below) have agreed to make a private investment in the Company by purchasing Company Class A Stock in the aggregate amount equal to the Cash PIPE Gross Proceeds (as defined below) prior to the Closing Date (the “Cash PIPE” and, together with the ENA PIPE, the “PIPE Investments”), in each case, pursuant to subscription agreements substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit B (the “PIPE Subscription Agreements”);
WHEREAS, on the date of this Agreement, Ethena OpCo and the Company, solely in its capacity as administrative agent for the Cash PIPE Investors, have entered into a token purchase agreement (the “Token Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena OpCo has agreed to sell to the Company, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Cash PIPE Investors, a number of discounted locked ENA Tokens in an amount equal to a portion of the Cash PIPE Gross Proceeds, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Token Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the Closing, each Sponsor, SPAC, and Pubco, shall enter into an amended and restated registration rights agreement, which will amend and restate the Founder Registration Rights Agreement (as defined herein) to add Pubco as a party and cover the resale of the shares of Pubco Stock held by the Sponsors, the Sellers and Ethena substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit C (the “Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement”);
WHEREAS, concurrently with the Closing, each of the current holders of outstanding Company Class B Stock (each, a “Seller”) and each of the SPAC Shareholders set forth on Annex A (the “Sponsors”) shall enter into a Lock-Up Agreement with Pubco substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit D (each, a “Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which each Seller and each Sponsor shall agree not to transfer its shares of Pubco Stock for a period of six (6) months after the Closing;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of SPAC (the “SPAC Board”) has unanimously: (a) determined that this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which SPAC is a party and the Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of SPAC and the SPAC Shareholders; (b) authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance by SPAC of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which SPAC is a party and the Transactions; (c) approved the Transactions as a Business Combination; and (d) recommended the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which SPAC is a party and the Transactions by the SPAC Shareholders;
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WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors of Pubco and the Company have each unanimously (a) determined that this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which their respective companies are a party and the Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of their respective companies and shareholders and (b) authorized and approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which their respective companies are a party and the Transactions, in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the respective boards of managers of SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub have each unanimously (a) determined that this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which their respective companies are a party and the Transactions are advisable and in the best interests of their respective companies and shareholders and (b) authorized and approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to which their respective companies are a party and the Transactions, in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
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DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain Definitions. For purpose of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:
“Action” means any notice of noncompliance or violation, or any claim, demand, charge, action, suit, litigation, audit, settlement, complaint, stipulation, assessment or arbitration, or any request (including any subpoena or request for information), inquiry, hearing, proceeding or investigation, by or before any Person, including any Governmental Authority.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person as of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being made. For the purposes of this definition, the term “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling,” “controlled,” or “under common control with” have correlative meanings.
“Ancillary Documents” means each agreement, instrument or document attached hereto as an Exhibit, and the other agreements, certificates and instruments to be executed or delivered by any of the Parties in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or the Transactions, including the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Seller Support Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreement, the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Pubco A&R Organizational Documents, the Collaboration Agreement, the Token Purchase Agreement and the Contribution Agreement.
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“Benefit Plans” of any Person means any and all deferred compensation, executive compensation, incentive compensation, equity purchase or other equity-based compensation plan, employment or consulting, severance or termination pay, holiday, vacation or other bonus plan or practice, hospitalization or other medical, life or other insurance, supplemental unemployment benefits, profit sharing, pension, or retirement plan, program, agreement, commitment or arrangement, and each other employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, including each “employee benefit plan” as such term is defined under Section 3(3) of ERISA, maintained or contributed to or required to be contributed to by a Person for the benefit of any employee or terminated employee of such Person, or with respect to which such Person has any Liability, whether direct or indirect, actual or contingent, whether formal or informal, and whether legally binding or not.
“Business Combination” has the meaning set forth in the SPAC Memorandum and Articles as in effect on the date hereof.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banking institutions in New York, New York, and the Cayman Islands are authorized to close for business.
“Cash PIPE Gross Proceeds” means $261,886,134.67, payable in U.S. dollars or U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins.
“Cash PIPE Investors” means those Persons who are participating in the Cash PIPE pursuant to a PIPE Subscription Agreement entered into with Pubco, the Company and SPAC as of the date of this Agreement.
“Cayman Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Reference to a specific section of the Code shall include such section and any valid treasury regulation promulgated thereunder.
“Collaboration Agreement” means the Collaboration Agreement by and between Ethena, Ethena OpCo, the Company, and Pubco, entered into concurrently with this Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the parties thereto agreed (i) to collaborate on certain activities of, and provide certain services to, Pubco, (ii) that Ethena would grant to Pubco a right of participation in certain future token offerings, and (iii) to take certain actions to facilitate the transactions contemplated by that certain Token Purchase Agreement and the Cash PIPE.
“Company Confidential Information” means all confidential or proprietary documents and information, whether written, oral, electronic, in visual form or in any other media, concerning Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, the Company, or the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives, furnished in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions; provided, however, that Company Confidential Information shall not include any information which, (a) at the time of disclosure by any Party, any Affiliates thereof or any of their respective Representatives, is generally available publicly and was not disclosed in breach of this Agreement or applicable confidentiality agreement or (b) at the time of the disclosure by any Party, any Affiliates thereof or any of their respective Representatives was previously known by such receiving party without violation of Law or any confidentiality obligation by the Person receiving such Company Confidential Information.
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“Company Expenses” means the following out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses paid or payable by or on behalf of any Pubco, the Company, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document and the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby: (a) fees and expenses of counsel, advisors, accountants, brokers, finders, investment bankers and financial advisors to Pubco, the Company, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, or any of their respective Affiliates and (b) any premiums, costs and expenses incurred under the D&O Tail Insurance, in each case as set forth on the Company Pre-Closing Statement to be delivered by the Company to SPAC pursuant to Section 3.2(b).
“Company Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties made by the Company pursuant to Section 6.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 6.2 (Authorization; Binding Agreement), Section 6.3 (Capitalization), and Section 6.12 (Finders and Brokers).
“Company Merger Shares” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.001, of Company Merger Sub.
“Company Stockholders” means the holders of Company Stock.
“Consent” means any consent, approval, waiver, authorization or Permit of, or notice to or declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person.
“Contracts” means all legally binding contracts, agreements, arrangements, bonds, notes, indentures, mortgages, debt instruments, purchase orders, licenses (and all other contracts, agreements or binding arrangements concerning Intellectual Property), franchises, leases and other instruments or obligations of any kind, written or oral (including any amendments and other modifications thereto).
“Contribution Agreement” means the Contribution Agreement by and among Ethena, Pubco, SPAC and the Company, entered into concurrently with this Agreement, pursuant to which, Ethena has agreed to, among other things, prior to the Company Merger, contribute the ENA Contribution Amount in exchange for Company Class B Stock.
“Earnout Shares” means up to 3,600,000 shares of Pubco Class A Stock to be issued by Pubco to the Sponsors pursuant to the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement.
“ENA Contribution Amount” means an amount of ENA Tokens equal to (a) $60,000,000, divided by (b)(i) the ENA Signing Price (which is $0.3008) multiplied by (ii) 0.70.
“ENA Signing Price” means the volume-weighted average of all ENA/USDT spot trades executed on Binance and Bybit during the thirty (30) consecutive calendar days ending two (2) days prior to the date hereof, calculated by aggregating trade data from both exchanges (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market price of one ENA Token on such day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by an independent financial advisor retained for such purpose by the Company).
“ENA PIPE” means an aggregate number of ENA Tokens contributed to the Company by the ENA PIPE Investors pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements.
“ENA PIPE Gross Proceeds” means $41,207,943.86 payable in the form of ENA Tokens; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of the ENA PIPE Gross Proceeds shall not exceed 33% of the amount of the PIPE Gross Proceeds.
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“ENA PIPE Investors” means those Persons who are participating in the ENA PIPE pursuant to a PIPE Subscription Agreement entered into with Pubco, the Company and SPAC as of the date of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Ethena is not an ENA PIPE Investor.
“ENA Token” means the native protocol governance token of the Ethena Protocol.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“Ethena Protocol” means the blockchain-based protocol and off-chain architecture, including its associated smart contracts, decentralized application infrastructure, and any related systems, code, or mechanisms, that facilitate the issuance, stabilization, staking, trading, or redemption of USDe, sUSDe, ENA and sENA, as well as any upgrades, forks or successors deployed on public blockchains or used in connection with the operation of such protocol.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Expenses” means, collectively, the SPAC Expenses and the Company Expenses.
“Founder Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021, by and among SPAC and certain former shareholders of SPAC.
“Founder Shares” means, prior to the SPAC Merger, the SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares and any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of the SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of the SPAC Memorandum and Articles and, immediately following the SPAC Merger, any shares of Pubco Class A Stock into which such shares are exchanged in connection with the SPAC Merger.
“Fraud” means actual and intentional fraud, with elements of scienter and reliance, under the Laws of the State of Delaware, in the making of any representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.
“Fraud Claim” means any Action to the extent based upon Fraud.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of America.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental, quasi-governmental or administrative body, instrumentality, department or agency or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel, commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body with competent jurisdiction.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money (including the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest), (b) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services or capitalized leases, as determined in accordance with GAAP (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business), (c) any other indebtedness of such Person that is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture, credit agreement or similar instrument, (d) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any line or letter of credit, banker’s acceptance, guarantee or similar credit transaction, in each case, that has been drawn or claimed against, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances issued or created, (f) all interest rate and currency swaps, caps, collars and similar agreements or hedging devices under which payments are obligated to be made by such Person, whether periodically or upon the happening of a contingency, (g) all obligations secured by a Lien on any property of such Person, (h) any premiums, prepayment fees or other penalties, fees, costs or expenses associated with payment of any Indebtedness of such Person, (i) any severance costs, pension, bonus, deferred compensation, amounts due in respect of cancellation of options and other equity awards, forgivable loans (whether issued or proposed to be issued) or similar obligations (and, in each case, any employer portion of unemployment, social security, payroll or similar Tax payable in connection therewith), and (j) all obligation described in clauses (a) through (i) above of any other Person which is directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or which such Person has agreed (contingently or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire or in respect of which it has otherwise assured a creditor against loss.
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“Intellectual Property” means trademarks, service marks, rights in trade names, business names, logos or get-up, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off, patents, supplementary protection certificates, rights in inventions, proprietary processes, formulae, models and methodologies, registered and unregistered design rights, copyrights (including rights in software), database rights, image rights, rights to publicity and rights to personality and privacy, moral rights and rights of attribution and integrity, rights in domain names and URLs and social media presence accounts, and all other similar rights in any part of the world (including in confidential information and trade secrets) and whether registered or not, including, where such rights are obtained or enhanced by registration, any registration of such rights and applications and any rights to apply for and be granted, registrations, renewals, extensions, continuations or restorations of, and rights to claim priority from such registrations.
“Investment Company Act” means the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940.
“IPO” means the initial public offering of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the IPO Prospectus.
“IPO Prospectus” means the final prospectus of SPAC, dated as of November 30, 2021, (File No. 333-260242).
“Knowledge” means, with respect to any Party, the actual knowledge of its directors and executive officers, after reasonable inquiry.
“Law” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, legislation, principle of common law, ordinance, code, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty, convention, rule, regulation, directive, requirement, writ, injunction, settlement, Order or Consent that is or has been issued, enacted, adopted, passed, approved, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.
“Liabilities” means any and all liabilities, Indebtedness, Actions or obligations of any nature (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether known or unknown, whether direct or indirect, whether matured or unmatured, whether due or to become due and whether or not required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet under GAAP, IFRS or other applicable accounting standards), including Tax liabilities due or to become due.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest (including any created by Law), attachment, option, proxy, voting trust, encumbrance, license, covenant not to sue, lien or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof), restriction (whether on voting, sale, transfer, disposition or otherwise), any subordination arrangement in favor of another Person, or any filing or agreement to file a financing statement as debtor under the Uniform Commercial Code or any similar Law.
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any specified Person, any fact, event, occurrence, change or effect that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect upon (a) the business, assets, Liabilities, results of operations, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party or bound or to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder; provided, however, with respect to clause (a), any changes or effects directly or indirectly attributable to, resulting from, relating to or arising out of the following (by themselves or when aggregated with any other, changes or effects) shall not be deemed to be, constitute, or be taken into account when determining whether there has or may, would or could have occurred a Material Adverse Effect: (i) general changes in the financial or securities markets (including changes in interest rates) or general economic or political conditions in the country or region in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries do business; (ii) changes, conditions or effects that generally affect the industries or markets in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries principally operate; (iii) changes in the price or trading volume of ENA Tokens (provided that the underlying cause of any such event, occurrence, change or effect in the price or trading volume may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent not excluded by another exception herein); (iv) any proposal, enactment or change in interpretation of, or any other change in, applicable Laws, GAAP or other applicable accounting principles or mandatory changes in the regulatory accounting requirements applicable to any industry in which such Person and its Subsidiaries principally operate; (v) conditions caused by acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, war (whether or not declared), escalation of hostilities, geopolitical conditions, local, national or international political conditions or any outbreak or continuation of an epidemic or pandemic or the effects of the actions of any Governmental Authority or Laws or other responses with respect thereto; (vi) the taking of any action required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document; and (vii) any failure in and of itself by such Person and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of financial performance for any period (provided that the underlying cause of any such failure may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent not excluded by another exception herein); provided, further, however, that any event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (vii) immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur to the extent that such event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change has a disproportionate and adverse effect on such Person or any of its Subsidiaries compared to similarly situated participants in the industries in which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries primarily conducts its businesses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to SPAC, the amount of the Redemption or the failure to obtain the Required Shareholder Approval shall not in and of itself be deemed to be a Material Adverse Effect on or with respect to SPAC (provided that the underlying causes of any such Redemption or failure to obtain the Required Shareholder Approval may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent not excluded by another exception herein; and provided, further, with respect to the failure to obtain the Required Shareholder Approval, that the SPAC has not violated its obligations under this Agreement in connection with obtaining such Required Shareholder Approval).
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“Merger Sub Member Approval” means the vote or unanimous resolution of Pubco as (i) the sole member of SPAC Merger Sub required to approve the SPAC Merger and SPAC Plan of Merger, as determined in accordance with the Organizational Documents of SPAC Merger Sub and the Cayman Act and the DLLCA, and (ii) the sole member of Company Merger Sub required to approve the Company Merger as determined in accordance with the Organizational Documents of Company Merger Sub and the DGCL.
“Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Global Market.
“Order” means any order, decree, ruling, judgment, injunction, writ, determination, binding decision, verdict, judicial award or other action that is or has been made, entered, rendered, or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.
“Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person, (a) that is a corporation or company, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and/or memorandum and articles of association or comparable documents, (b) that is a partnership, its certificate of partnership and partnership agreement, or comparable documents, (c) that is a limited liability company, its certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement, or comparable documents, (d) that is a trust, its declaration of trust, or comparable documents and (e) that is any other Person but that is not an individual, its comparable organizational documents.
“PCAOB” means the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (or any successor thereto).
“Permits” means all federal, state, local or foreign or other third-party permits, grants, easements, consents, approvals, authorizations, exemptions, licenses, franchises, concessions, ratifications, permissions, clearances, confirmations, endorsements, waivers, certifications, designations, ratings, registrations, qualifications or orders of any Governmental Authority.
“Permitted Liens” means (a) Liens for Taxes or assessments and similar governmental charges or levies, which either are (i) not delinquent or (ii) being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and adequate reserves have been established with respect thereto, (b) other Liens imposed by operation of Law arising in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not due and payable and as would not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of, or materially adversely interfere with the use of, the property subject thereto, (c) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with social security, (d) Liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business, or (e) Liens arising under this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, company, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Personal Property” means any machinery, equipment, tools, vehicles, furniture, leasehold improvements, office equipment, plant, parts and other tangible personal property.
“PIPE Gross Proceeds” means the sum of the Cash PIPE Gross Proceeds plus the ENA PIPE Gross Proceeds.
“PIPE Investors” means the ENA PIPE Investors and the Cash PIPE Investors.
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“Pubco and Merger Sub Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties made by Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub pursuant to Section 5.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 5.2 (Authorization; Binding Agreement), Section 5.5 (Capitalization) and Section 5.7 (Finders and Brokers).
“Pubco Class A Stock” means the shares of class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco.
“Pubco Class B Stock” means the shares of class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco.
“Pubco Organizational Documents” means the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Pubco as of the date of this Agreement.
“Pubco Public Warrant” means a warrant to purchase one (1) share of Pubco Class A Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
“Pubco Stock” means collectively, the Pubco Class A Stock and the Pubco Class B Stock.
“Redemption Amount” means the aggregate amount payable with respect to all Redemptions of the SPAC Public Shares pursuant to and in accordance with the SPAC Memorandum and Articles.
“Related Persons” means, as to any Person, the Affiliates of such Person, the Representatives of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates, and the immediate family members of any of the foregoing.
“Representatives” means, as to any Person, the respective managers, directors, officers, employees, independent contractors, consultants, advisors (including financial advisors, counsel and accountants), agents and other legal representatives of such Person.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor Governmental Authority).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“Securities Exchange Agreements” means the Securities and Exchange Agreements by and between Pubco and the Sponsors, substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit A to the Sponsor Support Agreements, which shall be entered into at the Closing.
“SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares” means the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC.
“SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares” means the Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC.
“SPAC Confidential Information” means all confidential or proprietary documents and information, whether written, oral, electronic, in visual form or in any other media, concerning SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that SPAC Confidential Information shall not include any information which, (a) at the time of disclosure by any Party, any Affiliates thereof or any of their respective Representatives, is generally available publicly and was not disclosed in breach of this Agreement or (b) at the time of the disclosure by any Party, any Affiliates thereof or any of their respective Representatives, was previously known by such receiving party without violation of Law or any confidentiality obligation by the Person receiving such SPAC Confidential Information.
“SPAC Expenses” means the following out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses paid or payable by or on behalf of SPAC in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document and the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby: (a) fees and expenses of counsel, advisors, accountants, brokers, finders, investment bankers and financial advisors to SPAC and (b) the SPAC Loans, in each case as set forth on the SPAC Pre-Closing Statement to be delivered by SPAC to Pubco pursuant to Section 3.2(a).
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“SPAC Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties made by SPAC pursuant to Section 4.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 4.2 (Authorization; Binding Agreement), Section 4.5 (Capitalization), and Section 4.15 (Finders, Brokers, and Advisors).
“SPAC Loans” means the loans made to SPAC by the Sponsors or any of their Affiliates for the purpose of financing (a) costs and expenses incurred in connection with the IPO, a Business Combination or other working capital expenditures of SPAC or (b) a portion of the Redemption Amount as described in the SEC Reports.
“SPAC Memorandum and Articles” means the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association adopted by special resolution dated April 15, 2025 of SPAC as of the date of this Agreement, as in effect under the Cayman Act.
“SPAC Merger Sub Units” means the membership interests of SPAC Merger Sub.
“SPAC Ordinary Shares” means the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and the SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares.
“SPAC Preference Shares” means preference shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of SPAC.
“SPAC Private Placement Warrants” means each warrant to purchase one (1) SPAC Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, issued in a private placement in connection with the IPO.
“SPAC Public Shareholders” means holders of SPAC Public Shares.
“SPAC Public Shares” means the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares issued and sold in the IPO.
“SPAC Public Warrant” means each warrant to purchase one (1) SPAC Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, other than the SPAC Private Placement Warrants.
“SPAC Shareholders” means the shareholders of SPAC, including the SPAC Public Shareholders and the Sponsors, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“SPAC Units” means the units, each consisting of one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one SPAC Public Warrant, of the SPAC.
“SPAC Warrants” means the SPAC Private Placement Warrants and SPAC Public Warrants.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which (a) if a corporation or company, a majority of the total voting power of capital stock or share capital entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons will be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons will be allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or will be or control the managing director, managing member, general partner or other managing Person of such partnership, association or other business entity. A Subsidiary of a Person will also include any variable interest entity which is consolidated with such Person under applicable accounting rules.
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“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or other documents (including any related or supporting schedules, statements or attachments thereto, and any amendments thereof) filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Authority in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Taxes or the administration of any Laws or administrative requirements relating to any Taxes.
“Taxes” means (a) all direct or indirect federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, value-added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, social security (and related contributions due in relation to the payment of compensation to employees), excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, tariffs, alternative minimum, estimated, customs, duties or other taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, in each case, in the nature of taxes and imposed by a Governmental Authority, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto.
“Trust Account” means the trust account established by SPAC with the proceeds from the IPO pursuant to the Trust Agreement in accordance with the IPO Prospectus.
“Trust Agreement” means that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021, by and between SPAC and the Trustee, as it may be amended, including to add Pubco to accommodate the Merger, as well as any other agreements entered into related to or governing the Trust Account.
“Trustee” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in its capacity as trustee under the Trust Agreement.
1.2 Interpretation.
(a) The table of contents and the Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the Parties and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(b) In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and words in the singular, including any defined terms, include the plural and vice versa; (ii) reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity; (iii) any accounting term used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document has the meaning assigned to such term in accordance with GAAP, as applicable, based on the accounting principles used by the applicable Person; (iv) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (v) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision of this Agreement; (vi) the word “if” and other words of similar import when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the phrase “and only if”; (vii) the term “or” means “and/or” unless clearly indicated otherwise, including, by use of “either”; (viii) any reference to the term “ordinary course” or “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “consistent with past practice”; (ix) any agreement, instrument, insurance policy, Law defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument, insurance policy, Law as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented as of the applicable date or during the applicable period of time, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent (and in the case of agreements or instruments, in accordance with the term of the agreement or instrument, and in the case of any Ancillary Document, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) and (in the case of statutes, regulations, rules or orders) by succession of comparable successor statutes, regulations, rules or orders and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; (x) unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, references to statutes shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (xi) except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to the words “Section,” “Article”, “Schedule”, “Annex” and “Exhibit” are intended to refer to Sections, Articles, Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits to this Agreement; and (xii) the term “dollars” or “$” means United States dollars.
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(c) Any reference in this Agreement to a Person’s directors shall include any member of such Person’s governing body and any reference in this Agreement to a Person’s officers shall include any Person filling a substantially similar position for such Person.
(d) Any reference in this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to a Person’s shareholders or stockholders shall include any applicable owners of the equity interests of such Person, in whatever form.
(e) The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or 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.
(f) The Company Disclosure Schedules, the Pubco Disclosure Schedules and the SPAC Disclosure Schedules (each as defined herein) (including, in each case, any section thereof) referenced herein are a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references herein to the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Pubco Disclosure Schedules or the SPAC Disclosure Schedules (including, in each case, any section thereof) shall be deemed references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require. Any disclosure made by a Party in the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Pubco Disclosure Schedules or the SPAC Disclosure Schedules, as applicable, or any section thereof, with reference to any section of this Agreement or section of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Pubco Disclosure Schedules or the SPAC Disclosure Schedules, as applicable, shall be deemed to be a disclosure with respect to such other applicable sections of this Agreement or sections of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Pubco Disclosure Schedules or the SPAC Disclosure Schedules, as applicable, if it is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure that such disclosure is responsive to such other section of this Agreement or section of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Pubco Disclosure Schedules or the SPAC Disclosure Schedules, as applicable. Certain information set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Pubco Disclosure Schedules or the SPAC Disclosure Schedules, as applicable, is included solely for informational purposes and may not be required to be disclosed pursuant to this Agreement. Unless expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the disclosure of any information shall not be deemed to constitute an acknowledgment that such information is required to be disclosed in connection with the representations and warranties made in this Agreement, nor shall such information be deemed to establish a standard of materiality.
ARTICLE
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MERGERS
2.1 SPAC Merger.
(a) At the Effective Time, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the SPAC Plan of Merger, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the “Cayman Act”) and the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware (the “DLLCA”), SPAC and SPAC Merger Sub shall consummate the SPAC Merger, pursuant to which SPAC shall be merged with and into SPAC Merger Sub, following which the separate corporate existence of SPAC shall cease and SPAC Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving company. SPAC Merger Sub, as the surviving company after the SPAC Merger, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “SPAC Surviving Subsidiary” (provided, that references to SPAC Merger Sub for periods after the Effective Time shall include the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary). The SPAC Merger shall have the effects specified in the Cayman Act and the DLLCA.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the Effective Time, if the Parties determine by mutual agreement in their reasonable discretion that it is advisable for SPAC to be the surviving company, then at the Effective Time, SPAC and SPAC Merger Sub shall consummate the SPAC Merger, pursuant to which SPAC Merger Sub shall be merged with and into SPAC, following which the separate corporate existence of SPAC Merger Sub shall cease and SPAC shall continue as the surviving company. If the Parties determine that the SPAC Merger shall be consummated in accordance with this Section 2.1(b), all references herein to the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary shall be deemed to mean SPAC, as the surviving company after the SPAC Merger, all references to SPAC for periods after the Effective Time shall include the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary, and all references to the SPAC Merger shall be deemed to refer to the consummation of the merger as contemplated by this Section 2.1(b).
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2.2 Company Merger. At the Effective Time, immediately following the effectiveness of the SPAC Merger, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the Company and Company Merger Sub shall consummate the Company Merger, pursuant to which Company Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, following which the separate corporate existence of Company Merger Sub shall cease and Company shall continue as the surviving company. Company, as the surviving company after the Company Merger, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Company Surviving Subsidiary” (provided, that references to the Company for periods after the Effective Time shall include the Company Surviving Subsidiary). The Company Merger shall have the effects specified in the DGCL.
2.3 Effective Time. On the Closing Date, (a) with respect to the SPAC Merger, SPAC Merger Sub, SPAC and Pubco shall enter into and file a plan of merger (the “SPAC Plan of Merger”) together with such other documents as provided by Section 233 of the Cayman Act with the Cayman Registrar in accordance with the Cayman Act and the DLLCA, and (b) with respect to the Company Merger, Company Merger Sub, the Company and Pubco shall file a certificate of merger (the “Company Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Secretary of State”) in accordance with the DGCL. The SPAC Merger shall become effective at the time on the Closing Date when the SPAC Plan of Merger is registered by the Cayman Registrar in accordance with the Cayman Act and the Company Merger shall become effective at the time on the Closing Date when the Company Certificate of Merger has been duly accepted for filing by the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with the DGCL (or such other time as specified in the SPAC Plan of Merger or the Company Certificate of Merger, as applicable) (such time, the “Effective Time”), provided that the Company Merger shall become effective immediately after the effectiveness of the SPAC Merger.
2.4 Effect of the Mergers.
(a) At the Effective Time, the effect of the SPAC Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, and the SPAC Plan of Merger and the applicable provisions of the Cayman Act and the DLLCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of SPAC Merger Sub and SPAC shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary (including all rights and obligations with respect to the Trust Account), which shall include the assumption by the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of SPAC Merger Sub and SPAC set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Effective Time, and the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary shall continue its existence as a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Pubco.
(b) At the Effective Time, the effect of the Company Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of Company Merger Sub and the Company shall become the property, rights, privileges, agreements, powers and franchises, debts, Liabilities, duties and obligations of the Company Surviving Subsidiary which shall include the assumption by the Company Surviving Subsidiary of any and all agreements, covenants, duties and obligations of Company Merger Sub and the Company set forth in this Agreement to be performed after the Effective Time, and the Company Surviving Subsidiary shall continue its existence as a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Pubco.
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2.5 Organizational Documents.
(a) At the Effective Time, the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of SPAC Surviving Subsidiary shall be the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of SPAC Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(b) At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company Surviving Subsidiary shall be the same as the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(c) At or prior to the Effective Time, Pubco shall amend and restate the Pubco Organizational Documents to reflect the terms of the Pubco A&R Organizational Documents, including the filing of amended and restated certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
2.6 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Subsidiaries.
(a) At the Effective Time, the board of directors and executive officers of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary shall be the same as the board of directors and executive officers of Pubco.
(b) At the Effective Time, the board of directors and executive officers of the Company Surviving Subsidiary shall be the same as the board of directors and executive officers of the Company.
2.7 Effect of SPAC Merger on Outstanding Securities of SPAC and SPAC Merger Sub. By virtue of the SPAC Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the holders of securities of SPAC, Pubco or SPAC Merger Sub:
(a) SPAC Ordinary Shares.
(i) The Unit Separation. To the extent any SPAC Units remain outstanding and unseparated, the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and the SPAC Public Warrants comprising each such issued and outstanding SPAC Unit immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically separated (the “Unit Separation”), and the holder of each SPAC Unit shall be deemed to hold one (1) SPAC Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one SPAC Public Warrant; all SPAC Units shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, with the holders of issued SPAC Units immediately prior to the Unit Separation ceasing to have any rights with respect to such SPAC Units, except as provided herein or by applicable Law.
(ii) SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding SPAC Class B Ordinary Share shall be converted automatically into one SPAC Class A Ordinary Share, following which, all such SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist. The holders of SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares, except as provided herein or by Law.
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(iii) SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares. At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding SPAC Class A Ordinary Share (excluding those described in Section 2.7(a)(v), Section 2.7(b) and Section 2.7(e)) shall be converted automatically into one share of Pubco Class A Stock, following which, all such SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist. The holders SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares, except as provided herein or by Law.
(iv) SPAC Warrants. At the Effective Time, each then issued and outstanding whole SPAC Public Warrant (including those resulting from the Unit Separation) shall automatically become one (1) Pubco Public Warrant, and each SPAC Private Placement Warrant shall become one (1) warrant to purchase Pubco Class A Stock, in each case, in accordance with its terms.
(v) Redeeming Shares. At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding SPAC Class A Ordinary Share in respect to which the holder thereof has validly exercised redemption rights pursuant to and in accordance with the SPAC Memorandum and Articles (and not waived, withdrawn or otherwise lost such rights), shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist and shall thereafter represent only the right to receive a pro rata share of the Redemption Amount in accordance with the SPAC Memorandum and Articles.
(vi) Founder Share Exchange. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreements, immediately after the Effective Time, all of the issued and outstanding Exchanged Founder Shares shall be cancelled in exchange for shares of Pubco Class B Stock equal to the number of Retained Founder Shares (as defined in the Sponsor Support Agreement) and the contingent right to receive a certain number of Earnout Shares, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement.
(vii) SPAC Private Placement Warrant Exchange. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreements, immediately after the Effective Time, all of the issued and outstanding Exchanged Private Warrantsshall be cancelled in exchange for the contingent right to receive a certain number of Earnout Shares pursuant to the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement.
(b) Treasury Shares. Notwithstanding Section 2.7(a) or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, at the Effective Time, if there are any SPAC Ordinary Shares that are owned by the SPAC as treasury shares immediately prior to the Effective Time, such SPAC Ordinary Shares shall be automatically canceled and shall cease to exist without any conversion thereof or payment therefor.
(c) No Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.7, none of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary, Pubco or any other Party shall be liable to any Person for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
(d) SPAC Merger Sub Units. At the Effective Time, all SPAC Merger Sub Units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into an equal number of ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary, with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so converted and shall constitute the only outstanding share capital of the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary.
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(e) Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary and to the extent available under the Cayman Act, the SPAC Ordinary Shares that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that are held by SPAC Shareholders who shall have demanded properly in writing dissenters’ rights for such SPAC Ordinary Shares in accordance with Section 238 of the Cayman Act and otherwise complied with all of the provisions of the Cayman Act relevant to the exercise and perfection of dissenters’ rights (the “SPAC Dissenting Shares” and the holders of such SPAC Dissenting Shares being the “SPAC Dissenting Shareholders”) shall be automatically cancelled and cease to exist at the Effective Time and shall thereafter represent only the right to be paid by SPAC the fair value of such SPAC Dissenting Shares and such other rights provided pursuant to Section 238 of the Cayman Act and shall not be converted into, and such SPAC Dissenting Shareholders shall have no right to receive, the applicable shares of Pubco Class A Stock, unless and until such shareholder fails to perfect or withdraws or otherwise loses his, her or its right to dissenters’ rights under the Cayman Act. The SPAC Ordinary Shares owned by any SPAC Shareholder who fails to perfect or who effectively withdraws or otherwise loses his, her or its dissenters’ rights pursuant to the Cayman Act shall be cancelled and converted into, and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the applicable shares of Pubco Class A Stock pursuant to Section 2.7(a), without any interest thereon. Prior to the Closing, SPAC shall give the Company and Sellers prompt notice of any demands for dissenters’ rights received by SPAC and any withdrawals of such demands. If any SPAC Shareholder gives to SPAC, before the Required Shareholder Approval is obtained at the Extraordinary General Meeting (as defined herein), written objection to the SPAC Merger (each, a “Written Objection”) in accordance with Section 238(2) of the Cayman Act (i) SPAC shall, in accordance with Section 238(4) of the Cayman Act, promptly give written notice of the authorization of the SPAC Merger (the “Authorization Notice”) to each such SPAC Shareholder who has made a Written Objection, and (ii) SPAC and the Company may, but are not obliged to, delay the commencement of the Closing and the filing of the SPAC Plan of Merger with the Cayman Registrar, until at least twenty (20) days shall have elapsed since the date on which the Authorization Notice is given (being the period allowed for written notice of an election to dissent under Section 238(5) of the Cayman Act, as referred to in Section 239(1) of the Cayman Act), but in any event subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article VIII.
(f) Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no fraction of a share of Pubco Stock will be issued by Pubco by virtue of this Agreement or the Transactions contemplated hereby, and each Person who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Pubco Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Pubco Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder) shall instead have the number of shares of Pubco Stock issued to such Person rounded down in the aggregate to the nearest whole share of Pubco Stock.
2.8 Effect of Company Merger on Outstanding Securities of Company and Company Merger Sub. At the Effective Time, immediately following the consummation of the SPAC Merger, by virtue of the Company Merger and without any action on the part of any Party or the holders of securities of Company, Pubco or Company Merger Sub:
(a) Company Class A Stock. At the Effective Time, immediately following the SPAC Merger and the PIPE Investment, each issued and outstanding share of Company Class A Stock (excluding those described in Section 2.8(c)) shall be converted automatically into one share of Pubco Class A Stock, following which, all such shares of Company Class A Stock shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist. The holders of Company Class A Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares, except as provided herein or by Law.
(b) Company Class B Stock. At the Effective Time, immediately following the SPAC Merger and the ENA Contribution, each issued and outstanding share of Company Class B Stock (excluding those described in Section 2.8(c)) shall be converted automatically into one share of Pubco Class A Stock and one share of Pubco Class B Stock, following which, all such shares of Company Class B Stock shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist. The holders of Company Class B Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares, except as provided herein or by Law.
(c) Treasury Shares. Notwithstanding Section 2.8(a) or (b) or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, at the Effective Time, if there are any shares of Company Stock (as defined herein) that are owned by the Company as treasury shares immediately prior to the Effective Time, such shares of Company Stock shall be automatically canceled and shall cease to exist without any conversion thereof or payment therefor.
(d) No Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.8, none of the Company Surviving Subsidiary, Pubco or any other Party shall be liable to any Person for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
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(e) Company Merger Sub Shares. At the Effective Time, all Company Merger Sub Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into an equal number of ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, of the Company Surviving Subsidiary, with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so converted and shall constitute the only outstanding share capital of the Company Surviving Subsidiary.
(f) Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no fraction of a share of Pubco Stock will be issued by Pubco by virtue of this Agreement or the Transactions contemplated hereby, and each Person who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Pubco Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Pubco Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder) shall instead have the number of shares of Pubco Stock issued to such Person rounded down in the aggregate to the nearest whole share of Pubco Stock.
2.9 Effect of Mergers on Outstanding Securities of Pubco. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Mergers and without any action on the part of any Party or the holders of securities of any Party, all of the shares of Pubco Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or payment therefor.
2.10 Intended Tax Treatment. The Parties hereby agree and acknowledge that for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (a) the SPAC Merger is intended to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and/or, if applicable, together with the Company Merger, the ENA Contribution, the PIPE Investments and the transactions occurring pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreements, a transaction governed by Section 351(a) of the Code (as applicable, the “SPAC Merger Intended Tax Treatment”), (b) the Company Merger is intended to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and/or, together with the ENA Contribution, the PIPE Investments and the transactions occurring pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreements (and if applicable, the SPAC Merger), a transaction governed by Section 351(a) of the Code and (c) this Agreement is, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) (the “Intended Tax Treatment”). The Parties hereby agree to file all Tax Returns on a basis consistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, unless otherwise required pursuant to a determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that each (a) has had the opportunity to obtain independent legal and tax advice with respect to the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) is responsible for paying its own Taxes, including any adverse Tax consequences to it that may result if the Mergers do not qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment, respectively. If the SEC or any other Governmental Authority requests or requires that an opinion be provided on or prior to the Closing in respect of the SPAC Merger Intended Tax Treatment, SPAC will use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Tax advisors to provide any such opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, and each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to reasonably cooperate with one another and their respective Tax advisors with respect to such opinion, including using reasonable best efforts to deliver to the relevant counsel certificates (dated as of the necessary date and signed by such Party or its Affiliate, as applicable) containing such customary representations as are necessary or appropriate for such counsel to render such opinion.
2.11 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary or Company Surviving Subsidiary, as applicable, with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of SPAC and SPAC Merger Sub, on the one hand, or the Company and Company Merger Sub, on the other hand, the officers and directors of SPAC and SPAC Merger Sub, the Company and Company Merger Sub, as applicable, are fully authorized in the name of their respective entities to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
2.12 Withholding. Each of Pubco, the SPAC Surviving Subsidiary and the Company Surviving Subsidiary (without duplication) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any Person pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under any applicable Law; provided, however, that, other than with respect to compensatory payments, if any, the relevant payor will reasonably cooperate with the relevant payee prior to the making of such deductions and withholding payments to determine whether any such deductions or withholding payments are required under applicable Law and in obtaining any available exemption or reduction of, or otherwise minimizing to the extent permitted by applicable Law, such deduction and withholding. Any amounts so deducted and withheld shall be paid over to the appropriate Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law, and to that extent shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made. To the extent any Party becomes aware of any obligation to deduct or withhold from amounts otherwise payable, issuable or transferable pursuant to this Agreement, such Party shall notify the other Parties as soon as reasonably practicable, and the Parties shall reasonably cooperate to obtain any certificates or other documentation required in respect of such withholding obligation.
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ARTICLE
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CLOSING
3.1 Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place by electronic exchange of signatures, on a date to be agreed by SPAC and Pubco, which date shall be no later than on the fifth (5th) Business Day after all the Closing conditions in Article VIII have been satisfied or waived (other than any such conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at the Closing) at 10:00 a.m. New York time, or at such other date, time or place as SPAC and Pubco may agree in writing (the date and time at which the Closing is actually held being the “Closing Date”).
3.2 Pre-Closing Statements.
(a) At least four (4) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, SPAC shall prepare and deliver to the Company a written statement setting forth SPAC’s good faith estimate and calculation of the SPAC Expenses as of the Closing Date (in each case, in reasonable detail and with reasonable supporting documentation, including corresponding invoices therefor) and the respective amounts and wire transfer instructions for the payment or reimbursement of all such SPAC Expenses in accordance with Section 11.5 (such statement or as updated pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 3.2(a), the “SPAC Pre-Closing Statement”). SPAC shall consider in good faith any reasonable comments made by the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date with respect to the estimate and calculations included in the SPAC Pre-Closing Statement, and to the extent SPAC agrees, acting in good faith and reasonably, with any such comments, SPAC will deliver an updated SPAC Pre-Closing Statement incorporating such comments. In addition, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, if not already delivered, SPAC shall deliver a supplement to the SPAC Pre-Closing Statement setting forth SPAC’s good faith estimate and calculation of the (i) Redemption Amount and (ii) total cash proceeds from the Trust Account remaining following the Redemption.
(b) At least four (4) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and deliver to SPAC a written statement setting forth the Company’s good faith estimate and calculation of the Company Expenses as of the Closing Date (in each case, in reasonable detail and with reasonable supporting documentation, including corresponding invoices therefor) and the respective amounts and wire transfer instructions for the payment or reimbursement of all such Company Expenses in accordance with Section 11.5 (such statement or as updated pursuant to the second sentence of this Section 3.2(b), the “Company Pre-Closing Statement”). The Company shall consider in good faith any reasonable comments made by SPAC at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date with respect to the estimate and calculations included in the Company Pre-Closing Statement, and to the extent the Company agrees, acting in good faith and reasonably, with any such comments, the Company will deliver an updated Company Pre-Closing Statement incorporating such comments.
3.3 Closing Deliveries.
(a) At the Closing, SPAC shall deliver or cause to be delivered:
(i) to the Company and Pubco, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer or director of SPAC in such capacity, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 8.2(a), 8.2(b) and 8.2(c) with respect to SPAC;
(ii) to the Company and Pubco, a certificate from its secretary, assistant secretary, director or other executive officer certifying as to, and attaching, (A) copies of the SPAC Memorandum and Articles as in effect as of the Closing Date (immediately prior to the Effective Time), (B) the resolutions of the SPAC Board authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Documents to which it is a party or by which it is bound, and the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
(C) evidence that the Required Shareholder Approval has been obtained and (D) the incumbency of directors and officers authorized to execute this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which SPAC is or is required to be a party or otherwise bound; and
(iii) to Pubco, a copy of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by SPAC and the Sponsors.
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(b) At the Closing, Pubco shall deliver or cause to be delivered:
(i) to SPAC, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer of Pubco, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 8.3(a), 8.3(b) and 8.3(c) with respect to Pubco, Company Merger Sub and SPAC Merger Sub, as applicable; and
(ii) to SPAC, a certificate from its secretary or other executive officer certifying as to the validity and effectiveness of, and attaching, (A) copies of its Organizational Documents as in effect as of the Closing Date (immediately prior to the Effective Time), (B) the resolutions of its board of directors and shareholders authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or bound, and the consummation of the Transactions, and (C) the incumbency of its officers authorized to execute this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which it is or is required to be a party or otherwise bound; and
(iii) a copy of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by Pubco.
(c) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered:
(i) to SPAC, a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer or director of the Company, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 8.3(a), 8.3(b) and 8.3(c) with respect to the Company;
(ii) to Pubco, a certificate on behalf of the Company, prepared in a manner consistent and in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.897-2(h) and 1.1445-2(c)(3), certifying that no interest in the Company is, or has been during the relevant period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code, a “United States real property interest” within the meaning of Section 897(c) of the Code, and a form of notice to the IRS prepared in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2); and
(iii) to SPAC, a certificate from its secretary or other executive officer or director certifying as to the validity and effectiveness of, and attaching, (A) copies of its Organizational Documents as in effect as of the Closing Date (immediately prior to the Effective Time), (B) the resolutions of its board of directors and shareholders authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or bound, and the consummation of the Transactions, and (C) the incumbency of its directors and officers authorized to execute this Agreement or any Ancillary Document to which it is or is required to be a party or otherwise bound.
ARTICLE
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SPAC
Except as set forth in (a) the disclosure schedules delivered by SPAC to the Company and Pubco on the date of this Agreement (the “SPAC Disclosure Schedules”), the Section numbers of which are numbered to correspond to the Section numbers of this Agreement to which they refer, or (b) the SEC Reports that are available prior to the date hereof on the SEC’s website through EDGAR (excluding any disclosures in such SEC Reports under the headings “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” or “Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and other disclosures that are predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature, and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any content of such SEC Reports that have been redacted or omitted pursuant to applicable Law) (it being acknowledged that nothing disclosed in such SEC Reports will be deemed to modify or qualify the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 4.2 (Authorization; Binding Agreement), Section 4.5 (Capitalization), Section 4.15 (Finders and Brokers) and Section 4.21 (SPAC Trust Account)), SPAC represents and warrants to the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing, as follows:
4.1 Organization and Standing. SPAC is a company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation. SPAC has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. SPAC is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary. SPAC has heretofore made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of its Organizational Documents each as currently in effect. SPAC is not in violation of any provision of its Organizational Documents.
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4.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement. SPAC has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, subject to obtaining the Required Shareholder Approval. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by the SPAC Board and, other than obtaining the Required Shareholder Approval, no other corporate proceedings, other than as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, on the part of SPAC are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document to which SPAC is a party has been or shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by SPAC and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and such Ancillary Documents by the other Parties and other parties thereto, constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the valid and binding obligation of SPAC, enforceable against SPAC in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and moratorium laws and other laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”). The SPAC Board, either (A) at a duly called and held meeting or (B) by way of written resolution, has unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement and the SPAC Merger and the other Transactions contemplated hereby are advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of, SPAC and its shareholders, (ii) approved this Agreement, the SPAC Merger and the other Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in accordance with the Cayman Act and the SPAC Memorandum and Articles, (iii) approved the Transactions as a Business Combination, (iv) directed that this Agreement and the SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters (as defined herein) be submitted to the SPAC Shareholders for adoption and approval, and (v) resolved to recommend that the SPAC Shareholders adopt this Agreement and the SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters.
4.3 Governmental Approvals. No Consent of any Governmental Authority on the part of SPAC is required to be obtained in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by SPAC of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or the consummation by SPAC of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, other than (a) such filings as contemplated by this Agreement, (b) any filings required with Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to the Transactions, (c) applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and/ or any state “blue sky” securities Laws, and the rules and regulations thereunder and (d) where the failure to obtain or make such Consents or to make such filings or notifications, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on SPAC.
4.4 Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery by SPAC of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party, the consummation by SPAC of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and compliance by SPAC with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the SPAC Memorandum and Articles in any material respect, (b) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 4.3, and the waiting periods referred to therein having expired, and any condition precedent to such Consent or waiver having been satisfied, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to SPAC or any of its properties or assets, or (c) (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of, (ii) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, (iii) result in the termination, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of, (iv) accelerate the performance required by SPAC under, (v) result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (vi) give rise to any obligation to make payments or provide compensation under, (vii) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the properties or assets of SPAC under, (viii) give rise to any obligation to obtain any third party Consent or provide any notice to any Person or (ix) give any Person the right to declare a default, exercise any remedy, claim a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule, accelerate the maturity or performance, cancel, terminate or modify any right, benefit, obligation or other term under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any SPAC Material Contract (as defined herein), except for any deviations from any of the foregoing clauses (b) and (c) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on SPAC.
4.5 Capitalization.
(a) SPAC is authorized to issue (i) 550,000,000 SPAC Ordinary Shares, consisting of (A) 500,000,000 SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares and (B) 50,000,000 SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares and (ii) 5,000,000 SPAC Preference Shares. The issued and outstanding SPAC Ordinary Shares as of the date of this Agreement consist of (A) 5,834,076 SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, and (B) 105,000 SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares. There are no issued or outstanding SPAC Preference Shares. All outstanding SPAC Ordinary Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under applicable Law, the SPAC Memorandum and Articles or any Contract to which SPAC is a party. None of the outstanding SPAC Ordinary Shares has been issued in violation of any applicable securities Laws. Prior to giving effect to the Transactions, SPAC does not have any Subsidiaries or own any equity interests in any other Person. The SPAC does not own any SPAC Ordinary Shares as treasury shares.
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(b) There are no (i) outstanding options, warrants, puts, calls, convertible securities, preemptive or similar rights, (ii) bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness having general voting rights or that are convertible or exchangeable into securities having such rights or (iii) subscriptions or other rights, agreements, arrangements, Contracts or commitments of any character (other than this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents), (A) relating to the issued or unissued securities of SPAC, (B) obligating SPAC to issue, transfer, deliver or sell or cause to be issued, transferred, delivered, sold or repurchased any options or shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for any securities of SPAC, or (C) obligating SPAC to grant, extend or enter into any option, warrant, call, subscription or other right, agreement, arrangement or commitment for such securities of SPAC. Other than the Redemption or as expressly set forth in this Agreement, there are no outstanding obligations of SPAC to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities of SPAC or to provide funds to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Person. There are no shareholders agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which SPAC is a party with respect to the voting of any securities of SPAC.
(c) As of the date hereof, (i) SPAC does not have any Indebtedness and (ii) no Indebtedness of SPAC contains any restriction upon (A) the prepayment of any of such Indebtedness, (B) the incurrence of Indebtedness by SPAC, (C) the ability of SPAC to grant any Lien on its properties or assets, or (D) the consummation of the Transactions.
(d) Since the date of incorporation of SPAC, and except as contemplated by this Agreement, SPAC has not declared or paid any distribution or dividend in respect of its shares and has not repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its shares, and the SPAC Board has not authorized any of the foregoing.
4.6 SEC Filings; SPAC Financials; Internal Controls.
(a) SPAC, since the IPO and through the date of this Agreement, has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements, registration statements, prospectuses, and other documents required to be filed or furnished by SPAC with the SEC under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act (collectively, and together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto, the “SEC Reports”), which SEC Reports are all available on the SEC’s website through EDGAR, and will file all such SEC Reports required to be filed or furnished subsequent to the date of this Agreement.
(b) The SEC Reports (x) were prepared in all material respects in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and (y) did not, as of their respective effective dates (in the case of SEC Reports that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and at the time they were filed with the SEC (in the case of all other SEC Reports) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As used in this Section 4.6, the term “file” shall be broadly construed to include any manner permitted by SEC rules and regulations in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC.
(c) The financial statements and notes of SPAC contained or incorporated by reference in the SEC Reports (the “SPAC Financials”), fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows of SPAC at the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such financial statements, all in accordance with (i) GAAP methodologies applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and (ii) Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and for the omission of notes and audit adjustments in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements to the extent permitted by Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, as applicable).
(d) Except as and to the extent reflected or reserved against in the SPAC Financials, SPAC has not incurred any Liabilities or obligations not adequately reflected or reserved on or provided for in the SPAC Financials, other than (i) Liabilities incurred since SPAC’s incorporation in the ordinary course of business or (ii) Liabilities or obligations incurred pursuant to this Agreement. SPAC has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the SEC Reports.
(e) Since the IPO, (i) SPAC has not received any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of SPAC or its internal accounting controls, including any such complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that SPAC has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices and (ii) there have been no internal unresolved, material investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, the SPAC Board or any committee thereof.
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(f) SPAC has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that material information relating to SPAC and other material information required to be disclosed by SPAC in the reports and other documents that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to SPAC’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting SPAC’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in SPAC’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.
(g) SPAC maintains systems of internal accounting controls that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance: (i) that SPAC maintains records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect, in all material respects, its transactions and dispositions of assets; (ii) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) that transactions are executed, and access to assets is permitted, in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) that the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Neither SPAC nor SPAC’s independent auditors identified or have been made aware of any “significant deficiencies” or “material weaknesses” (as defined by the PCAOB) in the design or operation of SPAC’s internal controls over financial reporting which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect SPAC’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data, in each case which has not been subsequently remediated. SPAC has no knowledge of any fraud or whistle-blower allegations, whether or not material, that involve management or other employees or consultants who have or had a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of SPAC. Since the IPO, there have been no material changes in SPAC’s internal control over financial reporting.
(h) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by SPAC to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of SPAC, in their capacity as such, and SPAC has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
(i) As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding comments from the SEC with respect to the SEC Reports. To the Knowledge of SPAC, none of the SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.
4.7 No Litigation; Orders; Permits. There is no Action pending, or, to the Knowledge of SPAC, threatened Action against SPAC, or, to the Knowledge of SPAC, any of its directors or officers (in their capacity as such) or otherwise affecting SPAC or its assets nor is any Order outstanding, against or involving SPAC, whether at law or in equity, before or by any Governmental Authority, which, in each case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on SPAC. There is no unsatisfied judgment or open injunction binding upon SPAC that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on SPAC. There is no Action that SPAC has pending against any other Person. SPAC holds all Permits necessary to lawfully conduct its business as presently conducted, and to own, lease and operate its assets and properties, all of which are in full force and effect.
4.8 Absence of Certain Changes. The SPAC has, (a) since its incorporation, conducted no business other than its incorporation, the public offering of its SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares (and the related private offering), public reporting and its search for an initial Business Combination as described in the IPO Prospectus (including the investigation of the Company and the negotiation and execution of this Agreement) and related activities and (b) since the IPO, not been subject to a Material Adverse Effect.
4.9 Compliance with Laws. SPAC (a) is, and has since its incorporation been, in compliance with all Laws applicable to it and the conduct of its business in all material respects, (b) has not received written notice alleging any violation of applicable Law in any material respect by SPAC and (c) is not under investigation with respect to any violation or alleged violation of any Law or judgement, Order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority.
4.10 Taxes and Returns. SPAC has timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, and will timely file or cause to be timely filed all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it, which Tax Returns are true, accurate, correct and complete in all material respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or caused to be paid, collected or withheld, all material Taxes required to be paid, collected or withheld by it, other than such Taxes for which adequate reserves in the SPAC Financials have been established in accordance with GAAP. There are no audits, examinations, investigations, claims, assessments or other proceedings pending or threatened in writing against SPAC in respect of any Tax, and SPAC has not been notified in writing of any proposed Tax claims or assessments against SPAC (other than, in each case, claims or assessments for which adequate reserves in the SPAC Financials have been established in accordance with GAAP or that are immaterial in amount). There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes upon any of SPAC’s assets, other than Permitted Liens. SPAC has no outstanding waivers or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to assess any material amount of Taxes (except, for the avoidance of doubt, for automatic or validly granted extensions of time to file Tax Returns). SPAC does not have material liability for the Taxes of any Person (i) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor or (iii) by contract (except, in each case, for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes). SPAC has not made an election to be treated as a domestic corporation under Section 897(i) of the Code.
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4.11 Employees and Employee Benefit Plans. SPAC has never (a) had any paid employees, (b) retained any contractors, other than consultants and advisors in the ordinary course or (c) maintained, sponsored, contributed to or otherwise had any Liability under, any Benefit Plans. Other than reimbursement of any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by SPAC’s officers and directors in connection with activities on SPAC’s behalf, neither SPAC nor its Affiliates have any material liability to any officer or director of SPAC (in their capacity as such).Properties. SPAC does not own, license or otherwise have any right, title or interest in any material Intellectual Property. SPAC does not own or lease any material real property or Personal Property.
4.13 Material Contracts.
(a) Other than this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which SPAC is a party as of the date hereof or such other Ancillary Documents that SPAC shall execute after the date hereof and which are attached as exhibits hereto, Section 4.13(a) of the SPAC Disclosure Schedules set forth a true, correct and complete list of the Contracts to which SPAC is a party or by which any of its properties or assets may be bound, subject or affected, which (i) creates or imposes a Liability greater than $100,000, (ii) may not be cancelled by SPAC on less than sixty (60) days’ prior notice without payment of a material penalty or termination fee or (iii) prohibits, prevents, restricts or impairs in any material respect any business practice of SPAC as its business is currently conducted, any acquisition of material property by SPAC, or restricts in any material respect the ability of SPAC from entering into this Agreement or Ancillary Documents or consummating the Transactions (each such Contract, a “SPAC Material Contract”). All SPAC Material Contracts have been made available to the Company.
(b) With respect to each SPAC Material Contract: (i) the SPAC Material Contract was entered into at arms’ length and in the ordinary course of business; (ii) the SPAC Material Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in all material respects against SPAC and, to the Knowledge of SPAC, the other parties thereto, and is in full force and effect (except, in each case, as such enforcement may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions); (iii) SPAC is not in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute such a breach or default in any material respect by SPAC, or permit termination or acceleration by the other party, under such SPAC Material Contract; (iv) no party to a SPAC Material Contract has given written notice of or, to the Knowledge of SPAC, threatened any potential exercise of termination rights with respect to any SPAC Material Contract and (v) to the Knowledge of SPAC, no other party to any SPAC Material Contract is in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would constitute such a breach or default by such other party, or permit termination or acceleration by SPAC under any SPAC Material Contract.
4.14 Transactions with Affiliates. Except for the Contracts with the Sponsors included in the SEC Reports, Section 4.14 of the SPAC Disclosure Schedules sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the Contracts and arrangements that are in existence as of the date of this Agreement under which there are any existing or future Liabilities or obligations between SPAC (and any (a) present or former director, officer, employee, direct equity holder or Affiliate of SPAC or (b) record or beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of outstanding SPAC Ordinary Shares as of the date hereof).
4.15 Finders and Brokers. No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from SPAC, Pubco or the Company, or any of their respective Affiliates, in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of SPAC or any of its Affiliates, including the Sponsor.
4.16 Certain Business Practices.
(a) Neither SPAC, nor any of its Representatives acting on its behalf, has (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or any other local or foreign anti-corruption or bribery Law, (iii) made any other unlawful payment or (iv) since the formation of SPAC, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any unlawful gift or similar benefit in any material amount to any customer, supplier, governmental employee or other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder SPAC or assist it in connection with any actual or proposed transaction.
(b) The operations of SPAC are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with money laundering Laws in all applicable jurisdictions and no Action involving SPAC with respect to any of the foregoing is pending or, to the Knowledge of SPAC, threatened.
(c) None of SPAC or any of its directors or officers, or, to the Knowledge of SPAC, any other Representative acting on behalf of SPAC is currently identified on the specially designated nationals or other blocked person list or otherwise currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”), and SPAC has not, directly or indirectly, used any funds, or loaned, contributed or otherwise made available such funds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, in connection with any sales or operations in any other country sanctioned by OFAC or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to, or otherwise in violation of, any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC in the last five (5) fiscal years.
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4.17 Insurance. Copies of all insurance policies held by SPAC relating to SPAC or its business, properties, assets, directors, officers and employees, have been provided to the Company. All premiums due and payable under all such insurance policies have been timely paid and SPAC is otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such insurance policies. All such insurance policies are in full force and effect, and to the Knowledge of SPAC, there is no threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any of such insurance policies. There have been no insurance claims made by SPAC. SPAC has reported to its insurers all claims and pending circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in a claim, except where such failure to report such a claim would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on SPAC.
4.18 Independent Investigation. SPAC has conducted its own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Company and acknowledges that it has been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of the Company for such purpose. SPAC acknowledges and agrees that, in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, it has relied solely upon its own investigation and the express representations and warranties of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement (including the related portions of the Company Disclosure Schedules or the Pubco Disclosure Schedules) and in any certificate delivered to SPAC pursuant hereto, and the information provided by or on behalf of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub for the Registration Statement (as defined herein).
4.19 No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by SPAC in Article IV (as modified by the SPAC Disclosure Schedule) or as expressly set forth in any Ancillary Document, neither SPAC nor any other Person on its behalf makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to SPAC or its business, operations, assets or Liabilities, or the Transactions, and SPAC hereby expressly disclaims any other representations or warranties, whether implied or made by SPAC or any of its Representatives. SPAC acknowledges that, except for the representations and warranties expressly made by Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub in Article V and the Company in Article VI, none of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, or the Company, is making or has made, communicated or furnished (orally or in writing) any representation, warranty, projection, forecast, statement or information to SPAC or its Representatives (including any opinion, information or advice that may have been or may be provided to SPAC or its Representatives by any Representative of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, or the Company), including any representations or warranties regarding the probable success or profitability of the businesses of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, or the Company. SPAC specifically disclaims that it is relying upon or has relied upon any such other representations and warranties that may have been made by any Person and acknowledges and agrees that Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, and the Company, have specifically disclaimed any such other representations and warranties.
4.20 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of SPAC or any of its Affiliates (including Sponsor) expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference: (a) in any Current Report on Form 8-K and any exhibits thereto or any other report, form, registration or other filing made with any Governmental Authority (including the SEC) with respect to the Transactions; (b) in the Registration Statement; or (c) in the mailings or other distributions to the SPAC Shareholders with respect to the consummation of the Transactions or in any amendment to any of documents identified in (a) through (c), will, when filed, made available, mailed or distributed, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of SPAC or any of its Affiliates (including Sponsor) expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any of the Signing Press Release, the Signing Filing, the Closing Press Release and the Closing Filing (each as defined herein) will, when filed or distributed, as applicable, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SPAC makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied by or on behalf of Pubco, the Company, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, or any of their respective Affiliates.
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4.21 SPAC Trust Account. As of June 30, 2025, there was $6,051,706.59 held in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except in accordance with the Trust Agreement, the SPAC Memorandum and Articles and the IPO Prospectus. Amounts in the Trust Account are invested in United States Government securities or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act. SPAC has performed all obligations required to be performed by it to date under, and is not in default, breach or delinquent in performance or any other respect (claimed or actual) in connection with, the Trust Agreement. The Trust Agreement is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of SPAC, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. The Trust Agreement has not been terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended or supplemented or modified, in any respect, and to the Knowledge of SPAC, no such termination, repudiation, rescission, amendment, supplement or modification is contemplated. There are no separate Contracts, side letters or other arrangements (whether written or unwritten, express or implied) that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the SEC Reports filed, or furnished by SPAC to the Sellers, to be inaccurate or that would entitle any Person (other than holders of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares who shall have elected to redeem their SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the SPAC Memorandum and Articles) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account prior to the closing of a Business Combination. There are no Actions pending with respect to the Trust Account. SPAC has not released any money from the Trust Account other than as permitted by the Trust Agreement. Following the Closing, no shareholder of SPAC is or shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account except to the extent such shareholder shall have elected to redeem its SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Redemption.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PUBCO, COMPANY MERGER SUB AND SPAC MERGER SUB
Except as set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered by Pubco to SPAC on the date of this Agreement (the “Pubco Disclosure Schedules”), the Section numbers of which are numbered to correspond to the Section numbers of this Agreement to which they refer, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub severally and not jointly represent and warrant to SPAC, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing, solely with respect to itself, as follows:
5.1 Organization and Standing. Pubco is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Each of SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub are duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Each of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub has all requisite corporate and limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary. Pubco has heretofore made available to SPAC and the Company accurate and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub, each as currently in effect. None of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub is in violation of any provision of its Organizational Documents.
5.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement. Subject to filing the Pubco A&R Organizational Documents and obtaining the Merger Sub Member Approval, each of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by the board of directors of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub and no other corporate proceedings, other than as expressly set forth elsewhere in this Agreement (including the filing of the Pubco A&R Organizational Documents and obtaining the Merger Sub Member Approval), on the part of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document to which Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub is a party has been or shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by such Party and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any such Ancillary Documents by the other Parties and other parties thereto, constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
5.3 Governmental Approvals. No Consent of any Governmental Authority on the part of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub is required to be obtained in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Party of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or the consummation by such Party of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, other than (a) such filings as contemplated by this Agreement (including the Pubco A&R Organizational Documents), (b) any filings required with Nasdaq or the SEC with respect to the Transactions, (c) applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and/ or any state “blue sky” securities Laws, (d) requirements under the DGCL, DLLCA, and the Cayman Act and pursuant to any other applicable Laws, and (e) where the failure to obtain or make such Consents or to make such filings or notifications, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Pubco.
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5.4 Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery by each of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party, the consummation by such Party of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and compliance by such Party with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, will not, subject to the filing of the Pubco A&R Organizational Documents and obtaining the Merger Sub Member Approval, (a) conflict with or violate any provision of such Party’s Organizational Documents in any material respect, (b) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 5.3, the waiting periods referred to therein having expired, and any condition precedent to such Consent or waiver having been satisfied, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to such Party or any of its properties or assets, or (c) (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of, (ii) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, (iii) result in the termination, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of, (iv) accelerate the performance required by such Party under, (v) result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (vi) give rise to any obligation to make payments or provide material compensation under, (vii) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the properties or assets of such Party under, (viii) give rise to any material obligation to obtain any third party Consent or provide any notice to any Person or (ix) give any Person the right to declare a default, exercise any remedy, claim a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule, accelerate the maturity or performance, cancel, terminate or modify any right, benefit, obligation or other term under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material Contract of such Party, except for any deviations from any of the foregoing clauses (b) or (c) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Pubco.
5.5 Capitalization. As of the date of this Agreement, (i) Pubco is authorized to issue (A) 10,000,000 shares of Pubco Class A Stock, none of which are issued and outstanding, and (B) 1,000,000 shares of Pubco Class B Stock, of which one share of Pubco Class B Stock is issued and outstanding, (ii) SPAC Merger Sub is authorized to issue 100 SPAC Merger Sub Units, of which 100 SPAC Merger Sub Units are issued and outstanding, which are owned by Pubco, and (iii) Company Merger Sub is authorized to issue 10,000 Company Merger Sub Shares, of which 1,000 Company Merger Sub Shares are issued and outstanding, which are owned by Pubco.
5.6 Pubco and Merger Sub Activities. Since their formation, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub have not engaged in any business activities other than as contemplated by this Agreement, do not own, directly or indirectly, any ownership equity, profits or voting interest in any Person (other than Pubco’s 100% ownership of SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub) and have no assets or Liabilities except those incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which they are a party and the Transactions, and, other than this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which they are a party, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub are not party to or bound by any Contract.
5.7 Finders and Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from SPAC, Pubco, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates.
5.8 Ownership of Pubco Stock. All shares of Pubco Stock to be issued and delivered to the SPAC Shareholders in exchange for their SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, and to the Sellers in exchange for their Company Stock, in accordance with this Agreement shall be, upon issuance and delivery of such shares of Pubco Stock, duly authorized and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens. The issuance and sale of such shares of Pubco Stock pursuant hereto will not be subject to or give rise to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal.
5.9 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub in writing expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference: (a) in any Current Report on Form 8-K, and any exhibits thereto or any other report, form, registration or other filing made with any Governmental Authority (including the SEC) with respect to the Transactions; (b) in the Registration Statement; or (c) in the mailings or other distributions to SPAC’s or Pubco’s shareholders and/or prospective investors with respect to the consummation of the Transactions or in any amendment to any of documents identified in (a) through (c), will, when filed, made available, mailed or distributed, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any of the Signing Press Release, the Signing Filing, the Closing Filing and the Closing Press Release will, when filed or distributed, as applicable, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub makes any representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied by or on behalf of SPAC, the Company, or any of their respective Affiliates.
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5.10 Independent Investigation. Each of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub has conducted its own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of the Company and SPAC and acknowledges that it has been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of the Company and SPAC for such purpose. Each of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub acknowledges and agrees that, in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, it has relied solely upon its own investigation and the express representations and warranties of the Company and SPAC set forth in this Agreement (including the related portions of the Company Disclosure Schedules and the SPAC Disclosure Schedules) and in any certificate delivered to Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub pursuant hereto, and the information provided by or on behalf of the Company or SPAC for the Registration Statement.
5.11 No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and/or Company Merger Sub in Article V (as modified by the Pubco Disclosure Schedules) or as expressly set forth in any Ancillary Document, none of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub nor any other Person on any of their behalves makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to any of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub or their respective business, operations, assets or Liabilities, or the Transactions, and Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub each hereby expressly disclaims any other representations or warranties, whether implied or made by Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives. Each of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub acknowledge that, except for the representations and warranties expressly made by SPAC in Article IV, and the Company in Article VI, none of SPAC or the Company is making or has made, communicated or furnished (orally or in writing) any representation, warranty, projection, forecast, statement or information, to Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives (including any opinion, information or advice that may have been or may be provided to Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives by any Representative of SPAC), including any representations or warranties regarding the probable success or profitability of the business of SPAC and the Company. Each of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub specifically disclaim that they are relying upon or have relied upon any such other representations and warranties that may have been made by any Person and acknowledges and agrees that SPAC has specifically disclaimed any such other representations and warranties. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.11 nothing in this Section 5.11 shall limit SPAC’s or the Company’s remedies with respect to Fraud Claims in connection with, or arising out of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the Transactions.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered by the Company to SPAC on the date of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Schedules”), the Section numbers of which are numbered to correspond to the Section numbers of this Agreement to which they refer, the Company hereby represents and warrants to SPAC as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing, as follows:
6.1 Organization and Standing. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and has all requisite company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary for the business as currently conducted. The Company has made available to SPAC accurate and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of the Company, as currently in effect. The Company is not in violation of any provision of its Organizational Documents.
6.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by the board of directors of the Company and no other proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party or to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party has been or shall be when delivered, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any such Ancillary Document by the other Parties and other parties thereto, constitutes, or when delivered shall constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
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6.3 Capitalization.
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the Company is authorized to issue (i) 50,000,000 shares of Class A common stock (collectively, the “Company Class A Stock”), of which there are no shares of Company Class A Stock issued and outstanding, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock (collectively, the “Company Class B Stock” and, together with the Company Class A Stock, the “Company Stock”), of which there are 700,000 shares of Company Class B Stock issued and outstanding, which is owned by the Sellers, as set forth on Schedule 6.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(b) As of the Closing, (i) all shares of Company Class A Stock issued and outstanding will be owned by the Cash PIPE Investors and ENA PIPE Investors, issued pursuant to the terms of the PIPE Subscription Agreements with the applicable investment amounts set forth on Annex B, and (ii) all shares of Company Class B Stock issued and outstanding, will be owned by the Sellers and Ethena, in the amounts set forth on Annex B.
(c) The Company does not have any Subsidiaries or own any equity interests in any other Person.
6.4 Governmental Approvals. No Consent of any Governmental Authority on the part of the Company is required to be obtained in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or any Ancillary Documents or the consummation by the Company of the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than (a) such filings as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (b) pursuant to requirements under Delaware Law or any other applicable Laws and (c) those Consents, the failure of which to obtain prior to the Closing, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
6.5 Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document to which it is a party, the consummation by the Company of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s Organizational Documents in any material respect, (b) subject to obtaining the Consents required from Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 6.4, the waiting periods referred to therein having expired, and any condition precedent to such Consent or waiver having been satisfied, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Company or any of its properties or assets in any material respect, or (c) (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of, (ii) constitute a material default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default) under, (iii) result in the termination, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of, (iv) accelerate the performance required by the Company under, (v) result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (vi) give rise to any obligation to make payments or provide compensation under, (vii) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of the properties or assets of any the Company under, (viii) give rise to any obligation to obtain any third party Consent or provide any notice to any Person or (ix) give any Person the right to declare a default, exercise any remedy, claim a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule, accelerate the maturity or performance, cancel, terminate or modify any material right, benefit, obligation or other term under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material Contract of the Company, except for any deviations from any of the foregoing clauses (b) or (c) that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
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6.6 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth on Section 6.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedules or for actions expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, since its formation, the Company has not been subject to a Material Adverse Effect.
6.7 Company Activities. Since its incorporation, the Company has not engaged in any business activities other than as contemplated by this Agreement, does not own, directly or indirectly, any ownership equity, profits or voting interest in any Person and has no assets or Liabilities except the assets to be received pursuant to the ENA Contribution and PIPE Subscription Agreements and the Liabilities incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is a party and the Transactions. Other than this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is a party, the Company is not party to or bound by any Contract. The Company does not lease or own any real property or any interest in real property.
6.8 Title to Assets. As of the Closing, and subject to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement and the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Company will have all rights, title and interest in and to the ENA Tokens contributed into the Company pursuant to the Contribution Agreement and the PIPE Subscription Agreements.
6.9 Employees and Benefit Plans. The Company does not have any employees and does not have any Benefit Plans.
6.10 Certain Business Practices.
(a) Neither the Company, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of its Representatives acting on its behalf has (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to government officials or employees, to political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the applicable bribery Laws or (iii) made any other unlawful payment in violation of applicable bribery Laws. Neither the Company, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of its Representatives acting on its behalf has directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any unlawful gift or benefit in any material amount to any customer, supplier, governmental employee or other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the Company or assist the Company in connection with any actual or proposed transaction.
(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, the operations of the Company are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with money laundering Laws in all applicable jurisdictions, and no Action involving the Company with respect to any of the foregoing is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing.
(c) Neither the Company, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of its directors, officers or employees acting on behalf of the Company, is currently identified on the specially designated nationals or other blocked person list, and the Company has not, directly or knowingly indirectly, used any funds, or loaned, contributed or otherwise made available such funds to any other Person, in connection with any sales or operations in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, and the Crimea regions of Ukraine or for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to U.S. sanctions, in each case in violation of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC in the last five (5) fiscal years.
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6.11 PIPE.
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, other than the PIPE Subscription Agreements, there are no other agreements, side letters or arrangements between Company and any PIPE Investor relating to any PIPE Subscription Agreements that could materially and adversely affect the obligation of such PIPE Investors to contribute to Company the applicable portion of the PIPE Gross Proceeds set forth in the PIPE Subscription Agreement of such PIPE Investors. As of the date of this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto, all of the PIPE Subscription Agreements are in full force and effect and are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by the Enforceability Exceptions. As of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of Company, no PIPE Subscription Agreement has been withdrawn or terminated, amended or modified in writing in any respect. As of the date of this Agreement, Company is not and, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, would not be in default under any PIPE Subscription Agreements.
(b) No fees, consideration or other discounts are payable or have been agreed to by the Company (including, from and after the Closing) to any PIPE Investor in respect of the PIPE, except as set forth in the PIPE Subscription Agreements.
6.12 Finders and Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker or other Person is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from SPAC, Pubco, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
6.13 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company in writing expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference: (a) in any Current Report on Form 8-K, and any exhibits thereto or any other report, form, registration or other filing made with any Governmental Authority (including the SEC) with respect to the Transactions; (b) in the Registration Statement; or (c) in the mailings or other distributions to SPAC’s or Pubco’s shareholders with respect to the consummation of the Transactions or in any amendment to any of documents identified in (a) through (c), will, when filed, made available, mailed or distributed, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company in writing expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any of the Signing Press Release, the Signing Filing, the Closing Press Release and the Closing Filing will, when filed or distributed, as applicable, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied by or on behalf of SPAC or any of its Affiliates.
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6.14 Independent Investigation. The Company has conducted its own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of SPAC and acknowledges that it has been provided adequate access to the personnel, properties, assets, premises, books and records, and other documents and data of SPAC for such purpose. The Company acknowledges and agrees that in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, it has relied solely upon its own investigation and the express representations and warranties of SPAC set forth in this Agreement (including the related portions of the SPAC Disclosure Schedules) and in any certificate delivered to the Company pursuant hereto, and the information provided by or on behalf of SPAC for the Registration Statement.
6.15 Taxes and Returns. The Company has timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, and will timely file or cause to be timely filed all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it, which Tax Returns are true, accurate, correct and complete in all material respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or caused to be paid, collected or withheld, all material Taxes required to be paid, collected or withheld by it. There are no audits, examinations, investigations, claims, assessments or other proceedings pending or threatened in writing against the Company in respect of any Tax, and the Company has not been notified in writing of any proposed Tax claims or assessments against the Company (other than, in each case, claims or assessments that are immaterial in amount). There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes upon any of the Company’s assets, other than Permitted Liens. The Company has no outstanding waivers or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to assess any material amount of Taxes (except, for the avoidance of doubt, for automatic or validly granted extensions of time to file Tax Returns). The Company does not have material liability for the Taxes of any Person (i) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor or (iii) by contract (except, in each case, for liabilities pursuant to commercial contracts not primarily relating to Taxes).
6.16 No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by the Company in Article VI (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedules) or as expressly set forth in any Ancillary Document, neither the Company nor any other Person on its behalf makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or its business, operations, assets or Liabilities, or the Transactions, and the Company hereby expressly disclaims any other representations or warranties, whether implied or made by the Company or any of its Representatives. The Company acknowledges that, except for the representations and warranties expressly made by SPAC in Article IV, and Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub in Article V, none of SPAC, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub is making or has made, communicated or furnished (orally or in writing) any representation, warranty, projection, forecast, statement or information to the Company (including any opinion, information, projection or advice that may have been or may be provided to the Company or its Representatives by any Representative of SPAC, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub,), including any representations or warranties regarding the probable success or profitability of the businesses of SPAC, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub. The Company specifically disclaims that it is relying upon or has relied upon any such other representations and warranties that may have been made by any Person and acknowledges and agrees that SPAC, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub have specifically disclaimed any such other representations and warranties. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.15 nothing in this Section 6.15 shall limit SPAC’s or Pubco’s remedies with respect to Fraud Claims in connection with, or arising out of this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents or the Transactions.
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ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
7.1 Access and Information.
(a) During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.1 or the Closing (the “Interim Period”), subject to Section 7.13, each of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub shall give, and shall cause its Representatives to give, SPAC and its Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, reasonable access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information of or pertaining to Pubco, the Company, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub, as SPAC or its respective Representatives may reasonably request regarding Pubco, the Company, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub and their respective businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects and cause each of the Representatives of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub to reasonably cooperate with SPAC and its respective Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that SPAC and its respective Representatives, in each case, shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of Pubco, the Company, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub.
(b) During the Interim Period, subject to Section 7.13, SPAC shall give, and shall cause its Representatives to give, the Company and Pubco and their respective Representatives, at reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable intervals and notice, reasonable access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties, Contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records, financial and operating data and other information of or pertaining to SPAC or its Subsidiaries, as the Company or Pubco or their respective Representatives may reasonably request regarding SPAC, its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects, operations, management, employees and other aspects and cause each of their respective Representatives to reasonably cooperate with the Company and Pubco and their respective Representatives in their investigation; provided, however, that the Company and Pubco and their respective Representatives shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries.
7.2 Conduct of Business of the Company, Pubco, and Merger Subs.
(a) Unless SPAC shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the Interim Period, except as expressly contemplated, permitted or required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or as set forth on Schedule 7.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, or as required by the Transactions or applicable Law, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub and the Company shall (i) only engage in activities relating to the initial organization and commencement of their respective operations, (ii) comply in all material respects with all Laws applicable to them and their respective businesses and assets, and (iii) take all commercially reasonable measures necessary or appropriate to preserve intact, in all material respects, their respective business organizations, and to preserve the possession, control and condition of their respective material assets.
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(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 7.2(a) and except as contemplated, permitted or required by the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or as set forth on Schedule 7.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, or as required in connection with the Transactions or by applicable Law, during the Interim Period, without the prior written consent of SPAC (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), none of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub shall:
(i) amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, its Organizational Documents;
(ii) amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, or terminate the Sponsor Support Agreements or the Securities Exchange Agreements;
(iii) authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any of its equity securities or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell any of its equity securities, or other securities, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its shares or other equity securities or securities of any class and any other equity-based awards, or engage in any hedging transaction with a third Person with respect to such securities;
(iv) split, combine, recapitalize or reclassify any of its shares or other equity interests or issue any other securities in respect thereof or pay or set aside any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, equity or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its equity interests, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its securities;
(v) incur, create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness (directly, contingently or otherwise) in excess of $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, make a loan or advance to or investment in any third party (other than advancement of expenses to employees in the ordinary course of business), or guarantee or endorse any Indebtedness, Liability or obligation of any Person in excess of $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate;
(vi) sell, lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage or otherwise pledge or encumber (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of any material portion of its properties, assets or rights;
(vii) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;
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(viii) enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting of equity securities of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub;
(ix) take any action that would reasonably be expected to significantly delay or impair the obtaining of any Consents of any Governmental Authority to be obtained in connection with this Agreement;
(x) enter into, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance with their terms) any material transaction with any Related Person (other than compensation and benefits and advancement of expenses);
(xi) make, change or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, settle any Action relating to Taxes, file any amended Tax Return or claim for refund, or make any material change in its accounting or Tax policies or procedures, in each case except as required by applicable Law or in compliance with GAAP;
(xii) authorize or agree to do any of the foregoing actions.
(c) Without limiting Sections 7.2(a) and 7.2(b), without the prior written consent of SPAC (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) the Company shall not issue any Company Stock (other than pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements and the Contribution Agreement), and (ii) no Seller shall sell, transfer or dispose of any Company Stock owned by such Seller.
7.3 Conduct of Business of SPAC.
(a) Unless Pubco shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), during the Interim Period, except as expressly contemplated, permitted or required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or as set forth on Schedule 7.3 of the SPAC Disclosure Schedules, or as required in connection with the Transactions or applicable Law, SPAC shall (i) conduct its businesses, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) comply with all Laws applicable to SPAC, and its businesses, assets and employees, and (iii) take all commercially reasonable measures necessary or appropriate to preserve intact, in all material respects, its business organizations.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 7.3(a) and except as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Document or as set forth on Schedule 7.3 of the SPAC Disclosure Schedules, or as required by the Transactions or applicable Law, during the Interim Period, without the prior written consent of Pubco (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), SPAC shall not:
(i) amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, its Organizational Documents, other than as may be required to extend the time with which it has to complete an initial business combination;
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(ii) authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any of its equity securities or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell any of its equity securities, or other securities, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of its equity securities or other security interests of any class and any other equity-based awards, or engage in any hedging transaction with a third Person with respect to such securities;
(iii) split, combine, recapitalize or reclassify any of its shares or other equity interests or issue any other securities in respect thereof or pay or set aside any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, equity or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its shares or other equity interests, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its securities;
(iv) incur, create, assume, prepay, repay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness (directly, contingently or otherwise), fees or expenses in excess of $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, make a loan or advance to or investment in any third party, or guarantee or endorse any Indebtedness, Liability or obligation of any Person (provided that this Section 7.3(b)(iv) shall not prevent SPAC from borrowing funds necessary to finance its ordinary course administrative costs and expenses and SPAC Expenses);
(v) make, change or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, settle any Action relating to Taxes, file any amended Tax Return or claim for refund, or make any material change in its accounting or Tax policies or procedures, in each case except as required by applicable Law or in compliance with GAAP;
(vi) amend, waive or otherwise change the Trust Agreement;
(vii) amend or otherwise modify, terminate, waive or assign or delegate (as applicable) any right or obligation under any SPAC Material Contract (other than amendments or other modifications, terminations, waivers, assignments or delegations of or with respect to Contracts with Related Persons otherwise governed by Section 7.3(b)(viii)) or enter into any new Contract that would be a SPAC Material Contract;
(viii) other than drawings on the SPAC Loans or as expressly required by the Sponsor Support Agreements, enter into, renew, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance with their terms) any Contracts, arrangements or transactions with any Related Person, including any Ancillary Document to which SPAC or any Related Person is a party;
(ix) fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(x) establish any Subsidiary or enter into any new line of business;
(xi) revalue any of its material assets or make any change in accounting methods, principles or practices, except to the extent required to comply with GAAP, and after consulting SPAC’s outside auditors;
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(xii) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any Action (including any Action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that involve only the payment of monetary damages (and not the imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, SPAC) not in excess of $250,000 (individually or in the aggregate), or otherwise pay, discharge or satisfy any Actions, Liabilities or obligations, unless such amount has been reserved in the SPAC Financials;
(xiii) acquire, including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of equity interests or assets, or any other form of business combination, any corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company, other business organization or any division thereof, or any material amount of assets outside the ordinary course of business;
(xiv) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization (other than with respect to the SPAC Merger);
(xv) voluntarily incur any Liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) in excess of $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate (excluding the incurrence of any SPAC Expenses) other than pursuant to the terms of a Contract (a) in existence as of the date of this Agreement and disclosed to Pubco (including in the SEC Reports) or (b) entered into in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with the terms of this Section 7.3 during the Interim Period;
(xvi) sell, lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage or otherwise pledge or encumber (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of any material portion of its properties, assets or rights;
(xvii) take any action that would reasonably be expected to significantly delay or impair the obtaining of any Consents of any Governmental Authority to be obtained in connection with this Agreement; or
(xviii) authorize or agree to do any of the foregoing actions.
7.4 Annual and Interim Financial Statements.
(a) As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement but in no event later than forty five (45) days after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall deliver to SPAC, the audited and/ or reviewed financial statements of the Company and Pubco (including, in each case, any related notes thereto), that are required for the initial filing of the Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such financial statements shall fairly present the financial position and results of operations of the Company and Pubco, as applicable, as of the dates or for the periods indicated, in accordance with GAAP. The financial statements, if required to be audited, shall be audited in accordance with PCAOB auditing standards by a PCAOB qualified auditor.
(b) During the Interim Period, as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of each three-month quarterly period of each fiscal year (other than the last three-month period), and in any event no later than forty five (45) days thereafter, and to the extent required for the Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Company and Pubco shall deliver to SPAC the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and Pubco, as applicable, consisting of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and Pubco, as applicable as of the end of such three-month period (and most recent year end), and the related unaudited consolidated income statement, changes in shareholder equity and statement of cash flows for the year to date period of such fiscal year for such fiscal quarter (subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes).
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(c) During the Interim Period, as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of each fiscal year, and in any event no later than ninety (90) days thereafter, and to the extent required for the Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Company and Pubco shall deliver to SPAC the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and Pubco, consisting of the consolidated audited balance sheet of the Company or Pubco, as applicable, as of the end of such fiscal year (and prior fiscal year), and the related audited consolidated income statement, changes in shareholder equity and statement of cash flows for the fiscal year then ended (and prior two fiscal years or such shorter period as the Company has been in existence). Such audited financial statements shall be audited in accordance with PCAOB auditing standards by a PCAOB qualified auditor and shall fairly present the financial position and results of operations of the Company and Pubco, as applicable, as of the dates and for the periods indicated, in accordance with GAAP.
7.5 SPAC Public Filings. During the Interim Period, SPAC will (i) keep current and timely file all of the public filings required to be filed by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act and otherwise comply in all material respects with applicable securities Laws and shall use its reasonable best efforts prior to the Closing to maintain the listing of the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq; provided, that the Parties acknowledge and agree that from and after the Closing, the Parties intend to list on Nasdaq only the shares of Pubco Class A Stock, and (ii) reasonably cooperate with Pubco to cause the shares of Pubco Class A Stock to be issued in connection with the Mergers to be approved for listing on Nasdaq as of the Closing Date.
7.6 No Solicitation.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, (i) an “Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal or offer, or any indication of interest in making an offer or proposal, from any Person or group at any time relating to an Alternative Transaction, and (ii) an “Alternative Transaction” means (A) with respect to the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub, and their respective Affiliates, a transaction (other than the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any Ancillary Document) concerning the sale of (x) all or any material part of the business or assets of the Company (other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or (y) any of the shares or other equity interests or profits of the Company, in any case, whether such transaction takes the form of a sale of shares or other equity interests in the Company, assets, merger, consolidation, issuance of debt securities, management Contract, joint venture or partnership, or otherwise, and (B) with respect to SPAC and its Affiliates, a transaction (other than the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement) concerning a Business Combination involving SPAC.
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(b) During the Interim Period, in order to induce the other Parties to continue to commit to expend management time and financial resources in furtherance of the Transactions contemplated hereby, each Party shall not, and shall cause its Representatives to not, without the prior written consent of SPAC, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, assist, initiate, continue or facilitate the making, submission or announcement of, or intentionally encourage, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnish any non-public information regarding such Party or its Affiliates or their respective businesses, operations, assets, Liabilities, financial condition, prospects or employees to any Person or group (other than a Party to this Agreement or their respective Representatives) in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) engage or participate in discussions or negotiations with any Person or group with respect to, or that is intended or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend, or publicly propose to approve, endorse or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (v) negotiate or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or other similar agreement related to any Acquisition Proposal, or (vi) release any third Person from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality agreement to which such Party is a party.
(c) Each Party shall notify the others as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 48 hours) orally and in writing of the receipt by such Party or any of its Representatives of (i) any bona fide inquiries, proposals or offers, requests for information or requests for discussions or negotiations regarding or constituting any Acquisition Proposal or any bona fide inquiries, proposals or offers, requests for information or requests for discussions or negotiations that could reasonably be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) any request for non-public information relating to such Party or its Affiliates, specifying in each case, the material terms and conditions thereof (including a copy thereof if in writing or a written summary thereof if oral) and the identity of the party making such inquiry, proposal, offer or request for information, subject to applicable confidentiality restrictions. Each Party shall keep the others promptly informed of the status of any such inquiries, proposals, offers or requests for information. During the Interim Period, each Party shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitations, discussions or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal and shall, and shall direct its Representatives to, cease and terminate any such solicitations, discussions or negotiations.
7.7 No Trading. Each of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that it is aware, and that their respective Affiliates are aware (and each of their respective Representatives is aware or, upon receipt of any material nonpublic information of SPAC, will be advised) of the restrictions imposed by U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq promulgated thereunder or otherwise (the “Federal Securities Laws”) and other applicable foreign and domestic Laws on a Person possessing material nonpublic information about a publicly traded company. The Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub each hereby agree that, while it is in possession of such material nonpublic information, it shall not purchase or sell any securities of SPAC (other than pursuant to the Transactions), communicate such information to any third party, take any other action with respect to SPAC in violation of such Laws, or cause or encourage any third party to do any of the foregoing.
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7.8 Notification of Certain Matters. During the Interim Period, each Party shall give prompt notice to the other Parties if such Party or its Affiliates: (a) fails to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it or its Affiliates hereunder in any material respect; (b) receives any notice or other communication in writing from any third party (including any Governmental Authority) alleging (i) that the Consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) any non-compliance with any Law by such Party or its Affiliates; (c) receives any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (d) discovers any fact or circumstance that, or becomes aware of the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any of the conditions to set forth in Article VIII not being satisfied or the satisfaction of those conditions being materially delayed; or (e) becomes aware of the commencement or threat, in writing, of any Action against such Party or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective properties or assets, or, to the Knowledge of such Party, any officer, director, partner, member or manager, in his, her or its capacity as such, of such Party or of its Affiliates with respect to the consummation of the Transactions. No such notice shall constitute an acknowledgement or admission by the Party providing the notice regarding whether or not any of the conditions to the Closing have been satisfied or in determining whether or not any of the representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement have been breached.
7.9 Efforts.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts, and shall cooperate fully with the other Parties, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and regulations to consummate the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the receipt of all applicable Consents of, or termination of all applicable waiting periods by, Governmental Authorities) and to comply as promptly as practicable with all requirements or conditions of Governmental Authorities applicable to the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of Section 7.9(a), to the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade (“Antitrust Laws”), each Party agrees to make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, with respect to the Transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable, to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be reasonably requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for under the Antitrust Laws. The Parties agree to use their reasonable best efforts to make all required filings under Antitrust Laws no later than thirty (30) days after the initial filing of the Registration Statement. Each Party shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations for the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law, use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other Party or its Affiliates in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private Person; (ii) keep the other Parties reasonably informed of any communication received by such Party or its Representatives from, or given by such Party or its Representatives to, any Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, in each case regarding any of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) permit a Representative of the other Parties and their respective outside counsel to review any communication given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or conference with, any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, with any other Person, and to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or other Person, give a Representative or Representatives of the other Parties the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences; (iv) in the event a Party’s Representative is prohibited from participating in or attending any meetings or conferences, the other Parties shall keep such Party promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto; and (v) use reasonable best efforts to cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the Transactions contemplated hereby, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, and/or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority.
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(c) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall reasonably cooperate with each other and use (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to prepare and file with Governmental Authorities requests for approval of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to have such Governmental Authorities approve the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party shall give prompt written notice to the other Parties if such Party or any of its Representatives (or, with respect to the Company, any Seller) receives any notice from such Governmental Authorities in connection with the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall promptly furnish the other Parties with a copy of such Governmental Authority notice. If any Governmental Authority requires that a hearing or meeting be held in connection with its approval of the Transactions contemplated hereby, whether prior to the Closing or after the Closing, each Party shall arrange for Representatives of such Party to be present for such hearing or meeting. If any objections are asserted with respect to the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any applicable Law or if any Action is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any applicable Governmental Authority or any private Person challenging any of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document as violative of any applicable Law or which would otherwise prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to resolve any such objections or Actions so as to timely permit consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, including in order to resolve such objections or Actions which, in any case if not resolved, could reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. In the event any Action is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Authority or private Person challenging the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any Ancillary Document, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, reasonably cooperate with each other and use their respective reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such Action and 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 of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents.
(d) Prior to the Closing, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any Consents of Governmental Authorities or other third Persons as may be necessary for the consummation by such Party or its Affiliates of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement or required as a result of the execution or performance of, or consummation of the Transactions contemplated by, this Agreement by such Party or its Affiliates, and the other Parties shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with such efforts.
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7.10 Further Assurances. The Parties shall further cooperate with each other and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on their part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable, including preparing and filing as soon as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings.
7.11 The Registration Statement.
(a) Following the date of this Agreement, SPAC and Pubco shall jointly prepare with the reasonable assistance of the Company, and, as promptly as practicable after completion of the Company’s audited financial statements described in Section 7.4(a), file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, and including the Proxy Statement contained therein, the “Registration Statement”) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Pubco Class A Stock to be issued upon exchange of the shares held by the SPAC Shareholders, the Sellers, the PIPE Investors and Ethena under this Agreement, in each case, to the extent such registration is permitted under the Securities Act, which Registration Statement will also contain a proxy statement of SPAC (as amended, the “Proxy Statement”) for the purpose of soliciting proxies from SPAC Shareholders for the matters to be acted upon at the Extraordinary General Meeting and providing the SPAC Public Shareholders an opportunity in accordance with the SPAC Memorandum and Articles to have their SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed (the “Redemption”) in conjunction with the shareholder vote on the SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters. The Proxy Statement shall include proxy materials for the purpose of soliciting proxies from SPAC Shareholders to vote, at an extraordinary general meeting of SPAC Shareholders to be called and held for such purpose (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”), in favor of resolutions approving (i) as an ordinary resolution, the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the Transactions as a Business Combination, (ii) as a special resolution, the approval of the SPAC Merger and authorization of SPAC’s entry into the SPAC Plan of Merger, and (iii) as an ordinary resolution (or if required by applicable Law or the SPAC Memorandum and Articles, as a special resolution) the adoption and approval of such other matters as the Sellers, the Company, Pubco and SPAC shall hereafter mutually determine to be necessary or appropriate in order to effect the Transactions (the approvals described in foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), collectively, the “SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters”), and (iv) as an ordinary resolution, the adjournment of the Extraordinary General Meeting, if necessary or desirable in the reasonable determination of SPAC, in each case in accordance with the SPAC Memorandum and Articles, the Cayman Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq. If on the date for which the Extraordinary General Meeting is scheduled, SPAC has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares to obtain the Required Shareholder Approval, whether or not a quorum is present, SPAC may make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with Section 7.11(d). In connection with the Registration Statement, SPAC and Pubco will file with the SEC financial and other information about the Transactions in accordance with applicable Law and applicable proxy solicitation and registration statement rules set forth in the SPAC Memorandum and Articles, the Cayman Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq. SPAC and Pubco shall cooperate and provide the Sellers (and their counsel) with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto prior to filing the same with the SEC. The Company and the Sellers shall provide SPAC and Pubco with such information concerning the Company, the Sellers and their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees, assets, Liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), business and operations that may be reasonably required or appropriate for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or in any amendments or supplements thereto, which information provided by the Company and any Seller shall be true and correct and not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading.
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(b) SPAC and Pubco shall take any and all reasonable and necessary actions required to satisfy the requirements of the SPAC Memorandum and Articles, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and other applicable Laws in connection with the Registration Statement, the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Redemption. Each of SPAC, Pubco and the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, make their respective directors, officers and employees, upon reasonable advance notice, available to the Company, Pubco, SPAC, and their respective Representatives in connection with the drafting of the public filings with respect to the Transactions, including the Registration Statement, and responding in a timely manner to comments from the SEC. Each Party shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Registration Statement (and other related materials) if and to the extent that such information is determined to have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required by applicable Laws. SPAC and Pubco shall amend or supplement the Registration Statement and cause the Registration Statement, as so amended or supplemented, to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to the SPAC Shareholders, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable Laws and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the SPAC Memorandum and Articles; provided, that Pubco shall not amend or supplement the Registration Statement without the prior written consent of SPAC, which consent shall not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(c) SPAC and Pubco, with the assistance of the other Parties, shall promptly respond to any SEC comments on the Registration Statement and shall otherwise use their reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to “clear” comments from the SEC and become effective. SPAC and Pubco shall provide the Sellers with copies of any written comments, and shall inform the Sellers of any material oral comments, that SPAC, Pubco or their respective Representatives receive from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Registration Statement, the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Redemption promptly after the receipt of such comments and shall give the Sellers and their respective Representatives a reasonable opportunity under the circumstances to review and comment on any proposed written or material oral responses to such comments.
(d) As soon as practicable following the Registration Statement “clearing” comments from the SEC and becoming effective, SPAC shall set a record date for the Extraordinary General Meeting and distribute the Registration Statement to the SPAC Shareholders and, pursuant thereto, shall call and convene the Extraordinary General Meeting for a date no later than thirty (30) days following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. SPAC shall, through the SPAC Board, subject to Section 7.11(d)(ii), recommend to the SPAC Shareholders the approval of the SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters and include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement, with such changes as may be mutually agreed by the Parties.
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(i) Subject to Section 7.11(d)(ii), the SPAC Board shall not change, withdraw, withhold, qualify or modify its recommendation to the SPAC Shareholders that they vote in favor of the SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters (a “Modification in Recommendation”).
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the SPAC Board may, at any time prior to, but not after, obtaining the Required Shareholder Approval, make a Modification in Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event (an “Intervening Event Change in Recommendation”) if the SPAC Board determines in good faith, based on the advice of its outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be a breach of the fiduciary duties of the SPAC Board under applicable Law; provided that: (A) the Company shall have received written notice from SPAC of SPAC’s intention to make an Intervening Event Change in Recommendation at least five (5) Business Days prior to the taking of such action by SPAC (the “Intervening Event Notice Period”), which notice shall specify the applicable Intervening Event in reasonable detail (including the facts and circumstances providing the basis for the determination by the SPAC Board to effect such Intervening Event Change in Recommendation), (B) during the Intervening Event Notice Period and prior to making an Intervening Event Change in Recommendation, if requested by the Company, SPAC and its Representatives shall have negotiated in good faith with the Company and its Representatives regarding any revisions or adjustments proposed by the Company to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable the SPAC Board to proceed with its recommendation of this Agreement and the Transactions and not make such Intervening Event Change in Recommendation, (C) the SPAC and its Representatives shall have provided to the Company and its Representatives all applicable information with respect to such Intervening Event reasonably requested by the Company to permit the Company to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement and (D) if the Company requested negotiations in accordance with the foregoing sub-clause (B), the SPAC Board may make an Intervening Event Change in Recommendation only if the SPAC Board, after considering in good faith any revisions or adjustments to the terms and conditions of this Agreement that the Company shall have, prior to the expiration of the five (5) Business Day period, offered in writing in a manner that would form a binding contract if accepted by SPAC (and the other applicable Parties), continues to determine in good faith, based on the advice of outside counsel, that failure to make an Intervening Event Change in Recommendation would be a breach of its fiduciary duties to the SPAC Shareholders under applicable Law. An “Intervening Event” shall mean any material and negative event after the date of this Agreement that (i) was not known and was not reasonably foreseeable to the SPAC Board as of the date of this Agreement (or the consequences or magnitude of which were not reasonably foreseeable to the SPAC Board as of the date of this Agreement), which becomes known to the SPAC Board prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting, and (ii) does not relate to and excludes, whether alone or in combination, (A) any Acquisition Proposal or Alternative Transaction (in each case, solely with respect to SPAC), (B) the Transactions and/or this Agreement or any Ancillary Document (or any actions taken pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document, including obtaining all Consents required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or any other Person), (C) any change in the price or trading volume of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares, (D) any Action filed or threatened against SPAC or any member of the SPAC Board arising out of or related to the Transactions by any Person and (E) any change, event, circumstance, occurrence, effect, development or state of facts that is excluded in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the definition thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) an Intervening Event Change in Recommendation shall constitute a Modification in Recommendation, and (y) in the event that the SPAC Board does not make an Intervening Event Change in Recommendation, the SPAC Board, in furtherance of its fiduciary duty, shall still be permitted to advise SPAC Shareholders of their right to redeem in the Redemption and provide the SPAC Shareholders with a detailed explanation and rationale for such advice.
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(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, during an Intervening Event Notice Period, the obligations of SPAC and/or the SPAC Board to make filings with the SEC with respect to the proposals contemplated herein, to give notice for or to convene a meeting, or to make a recommendation, shall be tolled to the extent reasonably necessary until such time as SPAC has filed an update to the Registration Statement with the SEC (which SPAC shall file as promptly as practicable after the Intervening Event Change in Recommendation), and in the event a filing and/or notice for a meeting was made prior to the Intervening Event Notice Period, SPAC shall be permitted to adjourn such meeting and to amend such filing as necessary in order to provide sufficient time for the SPAC Shareholders to consider any revised recommendation.
(iv) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, (x) SPAC’s obligations to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Extraordinary General Meeting shall not be affected by any Modification in Recommendation, (y) SPAC agrees to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Extraordinary General Meeting and submit the SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters for approval by the SPAC Shareholders and (z) SPAC agrees that if the Required Shareholder Approval shall not have been obtained at any such Extraordinary General Meeting, then SPAC shall promptly continue to take all such reasonably necessary actions, including the actions required by this Section 7.11, and hold additional Extraordinary General Meetings in order to obtain the Required Shareholder Approval. SPAC may adjourn or postpone the Extraordinary General Meeting (i) to solicit additional proxies for the purpose of obtaining the Required Shareholder Approval, (ii) for the absence of a quorum and (iii) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing or mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure that SPAC has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is required under applicable Law and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the SPAC Shareholders prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting; provided that the Extraordinary General Meeting may not be adjourned or postponed to a date that is more than thirty (30) days after the date for which the Extraordinary General Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law).
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(e) SPAC shall comply with all applicable Laws, any applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq, the SPAC Memorandum and Articles and this Agreement in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Registration Statement, any solicitation of proxies thereunder, the setting of the record date for, and the calling and holding of, the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Redemption.
7.12 Public Announcements.
(a) The Parties agree that during the Interim Period, no public release, filing or announcement concerning this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be issued by any Party or any of their Affiliates without the prior written consent (not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of SPAC, Company, Pubco, except as such release or announcement may be required by applicable Law or the rules or regulations of any securities exchange, in which case the applicable Party shall use reasonable efforts to allow the other Parties reasonable time to comment on, and arrange for any required filing with respect to, such release or announcement in advance of such issuance; provided that nothing shall prevent the Parties from issuing any press releases or making any public announcements about the Transactions containing information that has already been made public by the Parties.
(b) The Parties shall mutually agree upon and, as promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement (but in any event within four (4) Business Days thereafter), issue a press release announcing the execution of this Agreement (the “Signing Press Release”). Promptly after the issuance of the Signing Press Release, SPAC shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Signing Filing”) with the Signing Press Release and a description of this Agreement as required by Federal Securities Laws, which the Company shall review, comment upon and approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to filing (with the Company reviewing, commenting upon and approving such Signing Filing in any event no later than the third (3rd) Business Day after the execution of this Agreement), provided that SPAC provides the Company with a reasonable period of time to complete such review, comment and approval prior thereto. The Parties shall mutually agree upon and, as promptly as practicable after the Closing (but in any event within four (4) Business Days thereafter), issue a press release announcing the consummation of the Transactions (the “Closing Press Release”). Promptly after the issuance of the Closing Press Release, Pubco shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Closing Filing”) with the Closing Press Release and a description of the Closing as required by Federal Securities Laws which the Sponsors shall review, comment upon and approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to filing. In connection with the preparation of the Signing Press Release, the Signing Filing, the Closing Filing, the Closing Press Release, or any other report, statement, filing notice or application made by or on behalf of a Party to any Governmental Authority or other third party in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby, each Party shall, upon request by any other Party, furnish the Parties with all information concerning themselves, their respective directors, officers and equity holders, and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby, or any other report, statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of a Party to any third party and/ or any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Section 7.12 shall prevent SPAC, Pubco, or the Company from furnishing customary or other reasonable information concerning the Transactions to their investors and prospective investors that is substantively consistent with public statements previously consented to by the other Parties in accordance with this Section 7.12.
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7.13 Confidential Information.
(a) The Parties (other than SPAC) hereby agree that during the Interim Period and, in the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article IX, for a period of one (1) year after such termination, they shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to: (i) treat and hold in strict confidence any SPAC Confidential Information, and will not use for any purpose (except in connection with the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, performing their obligations hereunder or thereunder or enforcing their rights hereunder or thereunder), nor directly or indirectly disclose, distribute, publish, disseminate or otherwise make available to any third party any of the SPAC Confidential Information without SPAC’s prior written consent; and (ii) in the event that any Party (other than SPAC) or any of its Representatives, during the Interim Period or, in the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article IX, for a period of two (2) years after such termination, becomes legally compelled to disclose any SPAC Confidential Information, (A) provide SPAC to the extent legally permitted with prompt written notice of such requirement so that SPAC or an Affiliate thereof may seek, at SPAC’s cost, a protective Order or other remedy or waive compliance with this Section 7.13(a), and (B) in the event that such protective Order or other remedy is not obtained, or SPAC waives compliance with this Section 7.13(a), furnish only that portion of such SPAC Confidential Information which is legally required to be provided as advised by outside counsel and to exercise its reasonable efforts to obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded to such SPAC Confidential Information. In the event that this Agreement is terminated and the Transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated, the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, promptly deliver to SPAC or destroy (at the Company’s election) any and all copies (in whatever form or medium) of SPAC Confidential Information and destroy all notes, memoranda, summaries, analyses, compilations and other writings related thereto or based thereon; provided, however, that the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub and their respective Representatives shall be entitled to keep any records required by applicable Law or bona fide record retention policies; and provided, further, that any SPAC Confidential Information that is not returned or destroyed shall remain subject to the confidentiality obligations set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pubco and its Representatives shall be permitted to disclose any and all SPAC Confidential Information to the extent required by the Federal Securities Laws.
(b) SPAC hereby agrees that during the Interim Period and, in the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article IX, for a period of two (2) years after such termination, it shall, and shall cause its Representatives to: (i) treat and hold in strict confidence any Company Confidential Information, and will not use for any purpose (except in connection with the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, performing its obligations hereunder or thereunder or enforcing its rights hereunder or thereunder), nor directly or indirectly disclose, distribute, publish, disseminate or otherwise make available to any third party any of the Company Confidential Information without the Company’s prior written consent; and (ii) in the event that SPAC or any of its Representatives, during the Interim Period or, in the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article IX, for a period of two (2) years after such termination, becomes legally compelled to disclose any Company Confidential Information, (A) provide the Company to the extent legally permitted with prompt written notice of such requirement so that the Company may seek, at the their sole expense, a protective Order or other remedy or waive compliance with this Section 7.13(b) and (B) in the event that such protective Order or other remedy is not obtained, or the Company waives compliance with this Section 7.13(b), furnish only that portion of such Company Confidential Information which is legally required to be provided as advised by outside counsel and to exercise its reasonable efforts to obtain assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded to such Company Confidential Information. In the event that this Agreement is terminated and the Transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated, SPAC shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, promptly deliver to the Company or destroy (at SPAC’s election) any and all copies (in whatever form or medium) of Company Confidential Information and destroy all notes, memoranda, summaries, analyses, compilations and other writings related thereto or based thereon; provided, however, that SPAC and its Representatives shall be entitled to keep any records required by applicable Law or bona fide record retention policies; and provided, further, that any Company Confidential Information that is not returned or destroyed shall remain subject to the confidentiality obligations set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SPAC and its Representatives shall be permitted to disclose any and all Company Confidential Information to the extent required by the Federal Securities Laws.
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7.14 Post-Closing Pubco Board of Directors and Executive Officers.
(a) The Parties shall take all necessary action, including causing the directors of Pubco to resign, so that effective as of the Closing, Pubco’s board of directors (the “Post-Closing Pubco Board”) will consist of five (5) persons, including (i) one (1) person who is designated, prior to the Closing, by Ethena, (ii) one (1) person who is designated, prior to the Closing, by the Sellers, and (iii) three (3) persons who are designated, prior to the Closing, by the mutual agreement of Ethena and the Sellers, all three (3) of whom shall be required to qualify as an independent director under Nasdaq rules. At the Closing, Pubco will provide each member of the Post-Closing Pubco Board with a customary director indemnification agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such director, Pubco, the Sellers, and Ethena.
(b) The Parties shall take all action necessary, so that the individuals serving as the chief executive officer of Pubco immediately after the Closing will be Young Cho.
7.15 Indemnification of Directors and Officers; Tail Insurance.
(a) The Parties agree that all rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses existing in favor of the current or former directors and officers of SPAC, the Sponsors, the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub (the “D&O Indemnified Persons”) as provided in their respective Organizational Documents or under any indemnification, employment or other similar agreements between any D&O Indemnified Person and SPAC, the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub, in each case as in effect on the date of this Agreement, shall survive the Closing and continue in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms to the extent permitted by applicable Law. For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, Pubco shall cause the Organizational Documents of Pubco, SPAC, the Company, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub to contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation and indemnification of and advancement of expenses to D&O Indemnified Persons than are set forth as of the date of this Agreement in the Organizational Documents of SPAC, the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub, to the extent permitted by applicable Law. The provisions of this Section 7.15(a) shall survive the Closing indefinitely and are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the D&O Indemnified Persons and their respective heirs and representatives. The provisions of this Section 7.15(a) shall be binding, jointly and severally, on Pubco and all its successors and assigns. In the event that Pubco or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, Pubco shall ensure that proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Pubco shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 7.15(a). In addition to the foregoing, only to the extent not covered by the existing directors’ and officers’ insurance of SPAC or, from and after the Effective Time, the D&O Tail Insurance, and further only to the extent not covered (or excluded) by the indemnity and exculpatory provisions contained in the SPAC Memorandum and Articles, Pubco hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the current directors of SPAC (and their heirs and legal representatives) and the Sponsors, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, from, against and in respect of any and all losses, Liabilities, damages, penalties, amounts paid in settlement, costs and expenses (including reasonable expenses of investigation and court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) paid, suffered or incurred by, or imposed upon, any such Person that are based upon, arise out of or result from, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any shareholder Action relating to the board’s failure to make a Modification in Recommendation in response to an adverse and material event involving SPAC and occurring after the date of this Agreement, which becomes known to the SPAC Board prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting.
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(b) Prior to the Effective Time, SPAC shall obtain and Pubco shall fully pay the premium for a “tail” insurance policy under SPAC’s existing insurance policy for the benefit of SPAC’s directors and officers and the Sponsors that provides coverage for up to a six-year period from and after the Effective Time for events occurring prior to the Effective Time (the “D&O Tail Insurance”), on terms substantially equivalent to and in any event not less favorable in the aggregate than SPAC’s existing coverage (or, if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is unavailable, the best available coverage), except that in no event shall Pubco be required to pay an annual premium for such insurance in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the aggregate annual premium currently payable by SPAC with respect to such current policy; provided, that, if the annual premium of such insurance coverage exceeds such amount, SPAC shall be obligated to obtain a “tail” insurance policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount from insurance carriers with the same or better credit rating as SPAC’s current insurance provider. Pubco and its Subsidiaries shall, for a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, maintain the D&O Tail Insurance in effect and shall continue to honor the obligations thereunder and timely pay or cause to be paid all premiums with respect to the D&O Tail Insurance after the Closing.
7.16 Use of Proceeds.
(a) Upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII and provision of notice thereof to the Trustee (which notice SPAC shall provide to the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement), in accordance with and pursuant to the Trust Agreement, at the Closing, SPAC shall (i) cause any documents, opinions and notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement to be so delivered and (ii) cause the Trustee to, and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to, (x) pay as and when due all amounts payable to former SPAC Shareholders pursuant to the Redemption and (y) pay all remaining amounts, less the fees and costs incurred by the Trustee in accordance with the Trust Agreement, then available in the Trust Account in accordance with Section 7.16(b).
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(b) The Parties agree that, at the Closing, upon satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, the funds in the Trust Account (after taking into account payments for the Redemption) and the net proceeds of the PIPE Investment shall be used to pay or reimburse (i) the Expenses pursuant to and in accordance with Section 11.5 and (ii) any premiums for the D&O Tail Insurance. Any remaining cash in the Trust Account and remaining net proceeds of the PIPE Investment shall be disbursed to the Company or Pubco and used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
7.17 Deregistration. The Parties shall take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by another Party to terminate the SPAC’s registration with the SEC pursuant to Sections 12(b), 12(g) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (or be succeeded by Pubco) as of the Closing Date.
7.18 Amendment and Restatement of Founder Registration Rights Agreement. SPAC, Pubco, and the Sponsors shall amend and restate the Founder Registration Rights Agreement, effective as of the Closing, substantially in the form of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement.
7.19 PIPE Investments.
(a) Company shall use reasonable best efforts to take all actions and do all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the PIPE Subscription Agreements on the terms and conditions described therein, including maintaining in effect the PIPE Subscription Agreements, and exercising its right to specifically enforce the PIPE Subscription Agreements pursuant to the terms thereof.
(b) Subject to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, immediately prior to the Closing, Ethena shall complete the ENA Contribution by contributing to the Company the ENA Contribution Amount, which ENA Tokens shall be placed in a custodial account with Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. (“Anchorage”) serving as the custodian (the “Custodial Account”).
(c) Subject to the terms of the Token Purchase Agreement, upon the funding of the Cash PIPE by the Cash PIPE Investors in accordance with the terms of the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Company, acting solely in its capacity as administrative agent for the Cash PIPE Investors, will, pursuant to the terms of the Token Purchase Agreement, use a portion of the proceeds from the Cash PIPE to purchase ENA Tokens from Ethena OpCo (such purchase, the “Locked ENA Token Sale”).
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(d) All of the ENA Tokens received by the Company from (i) Ethena OpCo in connection with the Locked ENA Token Sale and (ii) the ENA PIPE Investors, shall be placed in the Custodial Account.
7.20 Pubco Incentive Plan. In the event that Pubco determines that it will implement a new equity incentive plan (the “Pubco Incentive Plan”), such Pubco Incentive Plan will be in a form reasonably acceptable to the SPAC.
7.21 Pubco A&R Organizational Documents. At or prior to the Closing, Pubco shall amend and restate the Pubco Organizational Documents on terms that are satisfactory to the Company, SPAC, and Ethena, each acting reasonably (the “Pubco A&R Organizational Documents”).
7.22 Seller Approval.
(a) After the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company shall solicit, and as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter use reasonable best efforts to obtain and deliver to SPAC and Pubco, a written consent from the Company Stockholders holding a majority of the outstanding Company Stock (the “Written Consent”), approving this Agreement, the other Ancillary Documents to which Company is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, including the Company Merger (the “Company Stockholder Approval”).
(b) If the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, then as promptly as reasonably practicable following the receipt of the Written Consent, the Company will prepare and deliver to its stockholders who have not executed the Written Consent any notice required by Sections 228(e) (if applicable) and 262 of the DGCL.
(c) The Company shall, through the board of directors of the Company, recommend to the Company Stockholders the adoption of this Agreement and, as applicable, the approval of each Ancillary Document to which the Company is, or is contemplated to be, a party, and the Transactions (including the Company Merger), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and therein, and the board of directors of the Company shall not, and shall not publicly propose to, withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify such recommendation.
ARTICLE VIII
CLOSING CONDITIONS
8.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations. The obligations of each Party to consummate the Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction or written waiver (where permissible) by the Company and SPAC of the following conditions:
(a) Required Shareholder Approval. The SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters that are submitted to the vote of the shareholders of SPAC at the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the Proxy Statement shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the shareholders of SPAC at the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the SPAC Memorandum and Articles, applicable Law and the Proxy Statement (the “Required Shareholder Approval”).
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(b) No Law or Order. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is then in effect and which has the effect of making the transactions or agreements contemplated by this Agreement illegal or which otherwise prevents or prohibits consummation of the Transactions.
(c) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC and shall remain effective as of the Closing.
(d) Exchange Listing. The shares of Pubco Class A Stock shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq or another national exchange reasonably acceptable to Pubco, SPAC, the Sellers and Ethena, subject only to notice of issuance.
(e) Funding of the PIPE Investments.
(i) The PIPE Investors shall have fully funded the PIPE Investments in accordance with Section 7.19 and their respective PIPE Subscription Agreements.
(ii) Ethena shall have completed the ENA Contribution in accordance with Section 7.19 and the Contribution Agreement, and the applicable ENA Tokens shall have been placed into the Custodial Account.
(iii) Ethena OpCo shall have completed the Locked ENA Token Sale in accordance with Section 7.19 and the Token Purchase Agreement, and the applicable ENA Tokens shall have been placed into the Custodial Account.
(f) Collaboration Agreement. The Collaboration Agreement executed by the parties thereto concurrently with this Agreement shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been amended, revoked, rescinded or otherwise repudiated by Ethena or any of its Affiliates.
(g) Token Purchase Agreement. The Token Purchase Agreement executed by the parties thereto concurrently with this Agreement shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been amended, revoked, rescinded or otherwise repudiated by Ethena OpCo or any of its Affiliates.
(h) Regulatory Approvals. The waiting period (and any extensions thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Transactions under any applicable Antitrust Laws shall have expired and all other necessary consents of any Governmental Authority shall have been obtained, made or expired, as applicable.
8.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Company, Pubco, and Merger Subs. In addition to the conditions specified in Section 8.1, the obligations of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver by the Company of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) The SPAC Fundamental Representations (other than Section 4.5(a)) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any qualifications or limitations as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect) in all material respects on and as of the date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except for those SPAC Fundamental Representations that address matters only as of a particular date (which SPAC Fundamental Representations shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such date).
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(ii) The representations and warranties of SPAC contained in Section 4.5(a) shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects as of the Closing Date, except for those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all but de minimis respects as of such date).
(iii) Each of the representations and warranties of SPAC contained in this Agreement (other than the SPAC Fundamental Representations) shall be true and correct on and as of the date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except for (x) those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct as of such date) and (y) any failures to be true and correct that (without giving effect to any qualifications or limitations as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect), individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on, or with respect to, SPAC.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. SPAC shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations and complied in all material respects with all of its agreements and covenants under this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) No Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with respect to SPAC since the date of this Agreement which is continuing and uncured.
(d) Sponsor Support Agreement. Each of the covenants of the Sponsors required under the Sponsor Support Agreements to be performed as of or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects and the Sponsor Support Agreements shall remain in full force and effect and shall not have been revoked, rescinded or otherwise repudiated by any Sponsor or any of their Affiliates.
8.3 Conditions to Obligations of SPAC. In addition to the conditions specified in Section 8.1, the obligations of SPAC to consummate the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or written waiver by SPAC of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) The Company Fundamental Representations (other than Section 6.3(a)) and Pubco and Merger Sub Fundamental Representations (other than Section 5.5(a)) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any qualifications or limitations as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect) in all material respects on and as of the date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except for those Company Fundamental Representations, or Pubco and Merger Sub Fundamental Representations that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such date).
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(ii) The representations and warranties of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub contained in Section 6.3(a) and Section 5.5(a) shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects as of the Closing Date, except for those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all but de minimis respects as of such date).
(iii) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub (other than the Company Fundamental Representations and Pubco and Merger Sub Fundamental Representations) shall be true and correct on and as of the date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except for (a) those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date (which representations and warranties shall have been true and correct as of such date) and (b) any failures to be true and correct that (without giving effect to any qualifications or limitations as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect), individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on, or with respect to, the Company or Pubco.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Each of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations and complied in all material respects with all of its agreements and covenants under this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with respect to the Company or Pubco since the date of this Agreement.
8.4 Frustration of Conditions. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no Party may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article VIII to be satisfied if such failure was caused by the failure of such Party or its Affiliates (or with respect to the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub) to comply with or perform any of its covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION AND EXPENSES
9.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing as follows:
(a) by mutual written consent of SPAC and the Company;
(b) by written notice by SPAC or the Company if any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VIII have not been satisfied or waived by the date that is six (6) months from the date of this Agreement (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be available to a Party if the breach or violation by such Party or its Affiliates of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement was the primary cause of, or directly resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Date;
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(c) by written notice by either SPAC or the Company if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and such Order or other action has become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(c) shall not be available to a Party if the failure by such Party or its Affiliates to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been a substantial cause of, or substantially resulted in, such action by such Governmental Authority;
(d) by written notice by the Company to SPAC, if (i) there has been a material breach by SPAC of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of SPAC shall have become materially untrue or materially inaccurate, in any case, which would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) or Section 8.2(b) to be satisfied (treating the Closing Date for such purposes as the date of this Agreement or, if later, the date of such breach), and (ii) the breach or inaccuracy is incapable of being cured or is not cured within the earlier of (A) twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach or inaccuracy is provided to SPAC by the Sellers or (B) five (5) Business Days prior to the Outside Date; provided, that the Sellers shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(d) if at such time the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub or any Seller is in material uncured breach of this Agreement;
(e) by written notice by the Company to SPAC within ten (10) Business Days after there has been a Modification in Recommendation;
(f) by written notice by SPAC to the Company, if (i) there has been a material breach by the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub of any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of such Parties shall have become untrue or inaccurate, in any case, which would result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 8.3(a) or Section 8.3(b) to be satisfied (treating the Closing Date for such purposes as the date of this Agreement or, if later, the date of such breach), and (ii) the breach or inaccuracy is incapable of being cured or is not cured within the earlier of (A) twenty (20) days after written notice of such breach or inaccuracy is provided to the Company by SPAC or (B) five (5) Business Days prior to the Outside Date; provided, that SPAC shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(f) if at such time SPAC is in material uncured breach of this Agreement; or
(g) without prejudice to the SPAC’s obligations under Section 7.11(d)(i), by written notice by either SPAC or the Company to the other if the Extraordinary General Meeting is held (including any adjournment or postponement thereof) and has concluded, SPAC Shareholders have duly voted, and the Required Shareholder Approval was not obtained.
9.2 Effect of Termination. This Agreement may only be terminated in the circumstances described in Section 9.1 and pursuant to a written notice delivered by the applicable Party to the other applicable Parties, which sets forth the basis for such termination, including the provision of Section 9.1 under which such termination is made. In the event of the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there shall be no Liability on the part of any Party or any of their respective Representatives, and all rights and obligations of each Party shall cease, except: (i) Sections 7.12, 7.13, 10.1, Article XI and this Section 9.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and (ii) nothing herein shall relieve any Party from Liability for any willful breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement or any Fraud Claim against such Party, in either case, prior to termination of this Agreement (in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, subject to Section 10.1). Without limiting the foregoing, and except as provided in Section 11.5 and this Section 9.2 (but subject to Section 10.1, and subject to the right to seek injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief in accordance with Section 11.7), the Parties’ sole right prior to the Closing with respect to any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement by another Party or with respect to the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be the right, if applicable, to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1.
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ARTICLE X
WAIVERS AND RELEASES
10.1 Waiver of Claims Against Trust. The Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub hereby represents and warrants that it has read the IPO Prospectus and understands that SPAC has established the Trust Account containing the proceeds of the IPO, from certain private placements occurring simultaneously with the IPO and from certain loans agreed to be made by Sponsor (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) for the benefit of SPAC Public Shareholders and that, except as otherwise described in the IPO Prospectus, SPAC may disburse monies from the Trust Account only: (a) to the SPAC Public Shareholders in the event they elect to redeem their SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares in connection with the consummation of its initial Business Combination or in connection with an amendment to the SPAC Memorandum and Articles to extend SPAC’s deadline to consummate a Business Combination, (b) to the SPAC Public Shareholders if SPAC fails to consummate a Business Combination within twenty four (24) months after the closing of the IPO, subject to further extension by amendment to the SPAC Memorandum and Articles, (c) with respect to any interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, as necessary to pay any income taxes, and (d) to SPAC after or concurrently with the consummation of a Business Combination. For and in consideration of SPAC entering into this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub hereby agree on behalf of themselves and their Affiliates, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, that none of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub nor any of their respective Affiliates do now or shall at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account or distributions therefrom, or make any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom), regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, this Agreement or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (collectively, the “Released Claims”). The Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub on behalf of themselves and their respective Affiliates hereby irrevocably waive any Released Claims that any such Party or any of its Affiliates may have against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements hereunder and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) for any reason whatsoever (including for an alleged breach of this Agreement or any other agreement with SPAC or its Affiliates). The Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub each agrees and acknowledges that such irrevocable waiver is material to this Agreement and specifically relied upon by SPAC to induce SPAC to enter in this Agreement, and the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub each further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding and enforceable against such Party and each of its Affiliates under applicable Law. To the extent the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, or any of their respective Affiliates commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to this Agreement or the Transactions, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against the Trust Account, each such Party hereby acknowledge and agree that such Party’s and its Affiliates’ sole remedy with respect to monetary relief shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit such Party or any of its Affiliates (or any Person claiming on any of their behalves or in lieu of them) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. Nothing in this Section 10.1 shall amend, limit, alter, change, supersede or otherwise modify the right of the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub to (a) bring any action or actions for specific performance, injunctive and/or other equitable relief or (b) bring or seek a claim for damages against SPAC, or any of its successors or assigns, for any breach of this Agreement (but such claim shall not be against the Trust Account or any funds distributed from the Trust Account). This Section 10.1 shall survive termination of this Agreement for any reason.
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10.2 Release and Covenant Not to Sue.
(a) Effective as of the Closing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of Pubco and the Company, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates that owns any share or other equity interest in or of Pubco or the Company (the “Company Releasing Persons”), hereby releases and discharges the SPAC and the Sponsors from and against any and all Actions, obligations, agreements, debts and Liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, both at law and in equity, which such Company Releasing Person now has, has ever had or may hereafter have against such Parties arising on or prior to the Closing Date or on account of or arising out of any matter occurring on or prior to the Closing Date, including any rights to indemnification or reimbursement from SPAC, whether pursuant to its Organizational Documents, Contract or otherwise, and whether or not relating to claims pending on, or asserted after, the Closing Date. From and after the Closing, each Company Releasing Person hereby irrevocably covenants to refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting any Action, or commencing or causing to be commenced, any Action of any kind against any of the Parties or their respective Affiliates, based upon any matter purported to be released hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the releases and restrictions set forth herein shall not apply to any claims a Company Releasing Person may have against any Party pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.
(b) Effective as of the Closing, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, SPAC, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates that owns any share or other equity interest in or of SPAC (the “SPAC Releasing Persons”), hereby releases and discharges Pubco, the Company, Company Merger Sub, and SPAC Merger Sub, from and against any and all Actions, obligations, agreements, debts and Liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, both at law and in equity, which such SPAC Releasing Person now has, has ever had or may hereafter have against such Parties arising on or prior to the Closing Date or on account of or arising out of any matter occurring on or prior to the Closing Date, including any rights to indemnification or reimbursement from the Company, whether pursuant to its Organizational Documents, Contract or otherwise, and whether or not relating to claims pending on, or asserted after, the Closing Date. From and after the Closing, each SPAC Releasing Person hereby irrevocably covenants to refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting any Action, or commencing or causing to be commenced, any Action of any kind against any of the Parties or their respective Affiliates, based upon any matter purported to be released hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the releases and restrictions set forth herein shall not apply to any claims a SPAC Releasing Person may have against any Party pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Document.
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Survival. Except as otherwise contemplated by Section 9.2, (a) the representations and warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement (other than those representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.19, 5.12, and 6.14 or in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of the Parties pursuant to this Agreement shall not survive the Closing, and from and after the Closing, the Parties and their respective Representatives shall not have any further obligations, nor shall any claim be asserted or action be brought against any of the Parties or their respective Representatives with respect thereto) and (b) the covenants and agreements made by the Parties in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such covenants or agreements, shall not survive the Closing, except for those covenants and agreements contained herein and therein that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing (which such covenants shall survive the Closing and continue until fully performed in accordance with their terms), including, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 2.12, Section 7.15, Section 7.19, Section 10.1 and this Article XI.
11.2 Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (a) in person, (b) by facsimile, email or other electronic means, with affirmative confirmation of receipt (excluding out-of-office replies or other automatically generated responses), (c) one (1) Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) four (4) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable Party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):
If to SPAC, at or prior to the Closing, to:
TLGY Acquisition Corp.
4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
Attn: Young Cho
Email: [email protected]
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with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Perkins Coie LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor
New York, New York 10036-2711, USA
Attn: Elliott M. Smith
Email: [email protected]
If to Pubco, the Company, SPAC Merger Sub, or Company Merger Sub at, prior to or after the Closing or to SPAC after the Closing, to:
4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
Attn: Young Cho
Email: [email protected]
with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
Edelman Legal Advisory PLLC
400 Rella Blvd, Suite 165
Suffurn, New York 10901
Attn: Ari Edelman
Email: [email protected]
11.3 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Other than with respect to the Mergers, this Agreement shall not be assigned by any Party by operation of Law or otherwise without the prior written consent of SPAC (in the case of Pubco, the Company, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub), Pubco (in the case of SPAC), and any assignment without such consent shall be null and void; provided that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Party of its obligations hereunder.
11.4 Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Document shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any Person that is not a Party or party thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a Party; provided, however, that (a) in the event that the Closing occurs, the D&O Indemnified Persons are intended third-party beneficiaries of Section 8.14(a) and (b) the past, present or future directors, officers, agents, employees, equity holders or other Representatives, Affiliates, successors or assignees of any Party, are intended third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, Section 11.1 and Section 11.14.
11.5 Fees and Expenses.
(a) Subject to Sections 10.1 and 11.5(a), all Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party incurring such Expenses, provided that, if the Closing shall occur, Pubco shall reimburse or pay or cause to be reimbursed or paid, at or promptly following Closing, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, all Expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, any payments to be made (or to cause to be made) by Pubco pursuant to this Section 11.5 shall be paid upon consummation of the Transactions and release of proceeds from the Trust Account.
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(b) Notwithstanding the terms of Section 11.5(a) regardless of whether the Closing occurs, SPAC shall bear any and all fees, costs and expenses paid or payable by any Party or any of its Affiliates as a result of or in connection with or arising from (i) filing the Registration Statement with the SEC, and (ii) submitting to Nasdaq a listing application for the shares of Pubco Class A Stock (including any filing fees arising therefrom).
11.6 Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles or rules of conflict of Laws to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of Laws of another jurisdiction.
(b) Any proceeding or Action based upon, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby must be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, to the extent such court does not have jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware), and each of the parties irrevocably (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in any such proceeding or Action, (ii) waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction, venue or to convenience of forum, (iii) agrees that all claims in respect of the proceeding or Action shall be heard and determined only in any such court, and (iv) agrees not to bring any proceeding or Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any other court. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by Law or to commence Actions or otherwise proceed against any other party in any other jurisdiction, in each case, to enforce judgments obtained in any Action, suit or proceeding brought pursuant to this Section 11.6.
11.7 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
11.8 Specific Performance. Each Party acknowledges that the rights of each Party to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by any Party, money damages would be inadequate and the non-breaching Parties would not have an adequate remedy at law, and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by an applicable Party in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each Party shall be entitled to seek an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to seek to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the requirement to post any bond or other security or to prove that money damages would be inadequate, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such Party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.
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11.9 Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.
11.10 Amendment. Subject to the provisions of applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified only by execution of a written instrument signed by each of SPAC, Pubco, and the Company.
11.11 Waiver. Each Party may in its sole discretion (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of any other non-Affiliated Party, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties by any other non-Affiliated Party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance by such other non-Affiliated Party with any covenant or condition contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party or Parties to be bound thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.
11.12 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents or instruments referred to herein, including any Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules, which Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules are incorporated herein by reference, together with the Ancillary Documents, embody the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings, other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein or the documents or instruments referred to herein, which collectively supersede all prior agreements and the understandings among the Parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein.
11.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile, email or other electronic means or transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Copies of executed counterparts of this Agreement transmitted by electronic transmission (including by email or in .pdf format) or facsimile as well as electronically or digitally executed counterparts (such as DocuSign) shall have the same legal effect as original signatures and shall be considered original executed counterparts of this Agreement.
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11.14 Legal Representation.
(a) The Parties agree that, notwithstanding the fact that Perkins Coie LLP (“PC”) may have, prior to Closing, jointly represented SPAC, and the Sponsors in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the Transactions, and has also represented SPAC and its Affiliates in connection with matters other than the Transactions that are the subject of this Agreement, PC will be permitted in the future, after Closing, to represent the Sponsors or their Affiliates in connection with matters in which such Persons are adverse to Pubco, SPAC or any of their respective Affiliates, including any disputes arising out of, or related to, this Agreement. The Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub, who are or have the right to be represented by independent counsel in connection with the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, hereby agree, in advance, to waive (and to cause their Affiliates to waive) any actual or potential conflict of interest that may hereafter arise in connection with PC’s future representation of one or more of the Sponsor or its Affiliates in which the interests of such Person are adverse to the interests of Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, SPAC, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates, including any matters that arise out of this Agreement or that are substantially related to this Agreement or to any prior representation by PC of Sponsor, SPAC or any of their respective Affiliates. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, for the purposes of the attorney-client privilege, Sponsor shall be deemed the client of PC with respect to the negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents. All such communications shall remain privileged after the Closing and the privilege and the expectation of client confidence relating thereto shall belong solely to the Sponsors, shall be controlled by the Sponsors and shall not pass to or be claimed by Pubco or SPAC; provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver by Pubco, SPAC or any of their respective Affiliates of any applicable privileges or protections that can or may be asserted to prevent disclosure of any such communications to any third party.
(b) The Parties agree that, notwithstanding the fact that Edelman Legal Consulting PLLC (“ELC”) may have, prior to Closing, jointly represented Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub and the Company in connection with this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the Transactions, and may have also represented Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, the Company, and/or their respective Affiliates in connection with matters other than the Transactions that are the subject of this Agreement, ELC will be permitted in the future, after Closing, to represent Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub and the Company or their respective Affiliates in connection with matters in which such Persons are adverse to any other party to the Agreement, or any of their respective Affiliates, including any disputes arising out of, or related to, this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge and agree that, for the purposes of the attorney-client privilege, Pubco, the Company, SPAC Merger Sub and Company Merger Sub shall be deemed the clients of ELC with respect to the negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents. All such communications shall remain privileged after the Closing and the privilege and the expectation of client confidence relating thereto shall belong to each such respective party, shall be controlled thereby and shall not pass to or be claimed by any other party; provided, further, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a waiver by any party or any of their respective Affiliates of any applicable privileges or protections that can or may be asserted to prevent disclosure of any such communications to any third party.
11.15 No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge and agree that, no recourse under this Agreement or under any Ancillary Documents shall be had against any Person that is not a Party to this Agreement or such Ancillary Document, including any past, present or future director, officer, agent, employee, equity holder or other Representative or any Affiliate or successor or assignee thereof that is not a Party (collectively, the “Non-Recourse Parties”), as such, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable Law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any Non-Recourse Party, as such, for any obligation or liability of a Party under this Agreement or Person party to such Ancillary Document under any Ancillary Document for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or liabilities or their creation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has caused this Business Combination Agreement to be signed and delivered by its respective duly authorized signatory as of the date first written above.
| SPAC | ||
| TLGY ACQUISITION CORP | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Pubco | ||
| STABLECOIN X INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| SPAC Merger Sub | ||
| STABLECOINX SPAC MERGER SUB LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | Authorized Person | |
| Company Merger Sub | ||
| STABLECOINX COMPANY MERGER SUB, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | President | |
| Company | ||
| STABLECOINX ASSETS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement]
Annex A
SPAC Shareholders
| 1. | CPC Sponsor Opportunities I, LP |
| 2. | CPC Sponsor Opportunities I (Parallel), LP |
| 3. | TLGY Sponsors LLC |
| 4. | TLGY Holdings LLC |
| 5. | Kim Revocable Family Trust |
| 6. | Robert Bryan Jacoboski |
| 7. | Calvert Simmons |
| 8. | RH Rebels LLC |
| 9. | Tetsuro Onitsuka |
| 10. | DB Venture Fund LLC |
| 11. | Choong-Won Richard Kim |
| 12. | Chan Chi Keung Alan |
| 13. | Centaury Management Limited |
| 14. | Hyunchan Cho |
| 15. | Donghyun Han |
| 16. | Shrijay Vijayan |
Annex B
Capitalization
(i)
PIPE Investors
| Name | Subscription amount | |||
| 1Kx LP | $ | 5,000,000.00 | ||
| 2661417 Ontario Inc. | $ | 2,025,000.00 | ||
| Adrian Lai Yu Kan | $ | 500,000.00 | ||
| Akshat Vaidya | $ | 150,000.00 | ||
| Alexander Richard Blair Nimmo | $ | 200,000.00 | ||
| Andrew Kang | $ | 10,000,000.00 | ||
| Aquamarine Markets | $ | 300,000.00 | ||
| Ashwin Ramachandran | $ | 750,000.00 | ||
| Block Space Force One Limited | $ | 250,000.00 | ||
| Bodhi Ventures LL-FZ | $ | 13,000,000.00 | ||
| Brandon Tan Jun Da | $ | 2,100,000.00 | ||
| Brett Leve | $ | 400,000.00 | ||
| Caleb Banister | $ | 1,142,256.79 | ||
| Carmen Cheng | $ | 1,500,000.00 | ||
| Cheong Jun Yoong | $ | 750,000.00 | ||
| Cheung Kin Hang Kenneth | $ | 3,000,000.00 | ||
| CMT Digital Opportunities Fund LP | $ | 9,000,000.00 | ||
| CoinFund Liquid Opportunities LP | $ | 3,150,000.00 | ||
| Connor Hughes | $ | 1,000,000.00 | ||
| Daniel Cheung | $ | 500,000.00 | ||
| Destination 2032, LLC | $ | 3,000,000.00 | ||
| Diogo Monica | $ | 1,000,000.00 | ||
| Distributed Protocols PTE. LTD. | $ | 6,000,000.00 | ||
| Dragonfly Ventures III SPC | $ | 20,000,000.00 | ||
| Elune Capital Limited | $ | 10,000,000.00 | ||
| Evgeny Gaevoy | $ | 1,000,000.00 | ||
| FinTech Collective DeFi Fund II LP | $ | 1,500,000.00 | ||
| First Solana Beach Limited | $ | 1,000,000.00 | ||
| Folius Digital Opportunities Master Fund Ltd. | $ | 1,000,000.00 | ||
| Galaxy Digital LP | $ | 2,000,000.00 | ||
| Guy Young | $ | 1,000,000.00 | ||
| HV Acceleration Fund II LP | $ | 5,000,000.00 | ||
| Kevin Hu | $ | 750,000.00 | ||
| Kingsway Frontier Consumer Opportunities (FCO4) Growth Fund IV Ltd. | $ | 1,000,000.00 | ||
| Lantern Management Fund LP | $ | 15,000,000.00 | ||
| LayerZero Labs Ltd. | $ | 11,335,203.53 | ||
| Lightspeed Faction Fund I, LP | $ | 3,000,000.00 | ||
| Littlefield Ventures Inc. | $ | 6,125,312.37 | ||
| Liu Guojie | $ | 700,000.00 | ||
| Maelstrom Fund (BVI), Ltd. | $ | 1,000,000.00 | ||
| Mantle EF Holdings Limited | $ | 10,000,000.00 | ||
| Maven 11 Blockchain Venture Fund 2 LP | $ | 4,500,000.00 | ||
| Merchant Seven, LLC | $ | 1,000,000.00 | ||
| Merkle Tree Markets Ltd. | $ | 12,500,000.00 | ||
| MoneyBites Media INC. | $ | 2,000,000.00 | ||
| MNNC Capital Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund, LP | $ | 1,500,000.00 | ||
| Nascent Limited Partnership | $ | 6,000,000.00 | ||
| Ng Kum Yuen Gilbert | $ | 500,000.00 | ||
| North Rock Digital, LP | $ | 4,000,000.00 | ||
| Pantera Blockchain Fund LP | $ | 2,632,000.00 | ||
| Pantera DAT Opportunities Master Fund SP | $ | 5,264,000.00 | ||
| ParaFi Digital Opportunities LP | $ | 10,000,000.00 | ||
| Peter Smith | $ | 1,500,000.00 | ||
| Polychain Master Fund I LP | $ | 14,250,000.00 | ||
| Polychain Parallel Fund I LP | $ | 750,000.00 | ||
| Positivo LLC | $ | 4,000,000.00 | ||
| Prime Victory Technology Limited | $ | 4,500,000.00 | ||
| Ribbit OB1 (Master), L.P. | $ | 15,000,000.00 | ||
| Ryan Watkins | $ | 500,000.00 | ||
| Series F Liquid Opportunities LP | $ | 350,000.00 | ||
| Seung Ki Min | $ | 60,000.00 | ||
| Solios, Inc. | $ | 5,000,000.00 | ||
| Steven Shi | $ | 1,500,000.00 | ||
| Strobe Maser Fund I, LP | $ | 4,500,000.00 | ||
| Syncracy Fund I LP | $ | 15,000,000.00 | ||
| Tom Rafferty | $ | 2,000,000.00 | ||
| Tony Dong | $ | 30,000.00 | ||
| TSR GP Holdings LLC | $ | 500,000.00 | ||
| Vance Spencer | $ | 2,000,000.00 | ||
| Wilson Withiam | $ | 30,000.00 | ||
| Wintermute Asia PTE | $ | 15,000,000.00 | ||
| Zach Rosenberg | $ | 600,000.00 |
(ii)
| 1. | Ted Chen – 350,000 shares of Company Class B Common Stock |
| 2. | Young Cho – 350,000 shares of Company Class B Common Stock |
| 3. | Ethena Foundation, $60,000,000.00 worth of Company Class B Common Stock, in an amount determined in accordance with the terms of the Contribution Agreement. |
Exhibit A-1
Sponsor Support Agreement
(Attached)
CONFIDENTIAL
Execution Version
SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Sponsor Support Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into on July 21, 2025, by and among TLGY Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), StableCoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”), StableCoinX Assets Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Opco”), the holders of Founder Shares (as defined below) (the “SPAC Founder Shareholders”) and the undersigned individuals (the “Insiders” and, together with the SPAC Founder Shareholders, each a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”). The SPAC, Pubco, Opco, the SPAC Founder Shareholders and the Insiders are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Parties,” and each of them is sometimes individually referred to herein as a “Party.” Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, SPAC, Pubco, Opco, StableCoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“SPAC Merger Sub”) and StableCoinX Company Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended or modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) SPAC will merge with and into SPAC Merger Sub, with SPAC Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”), as a result of which the SPAC Shareholders will receive one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco (the “Pubco Class A Stock”) for each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share held by such shareholder and (b) immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into Opco, with Opco continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which the holders of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Opco (the “Opco Class A Common Stock”) will receive one share of Pubco Class A Stock for each share of Opco Class A Common Stock held by such holder and the holders of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Opco (the “Opco Class B Common Stock”) will receive one share of Pubco Class A Stock and one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco (the “Pubco Class B Stock”) for each share of Opco Class B Common Stock held by such holder, as a result of which, SPAC and Opco will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco will become a publicly traded company;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the SPAC Founder Shareholders are the holders of record and the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of an aggregate of (a) 5,449,700 SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares (including any SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares which were formerly SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares, the “Founder Shares”) and (b) 11,259,500 SPAC Private Placement Warrants (together with the Founder Shares, the “Subject Securities”);
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the willingness of SPAC and Opco to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, the Parties desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the willingness of Ethena to enter into the Collaboration Agreement and the Contribution Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, the Parties desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
Section 1.1 Exchange of Certain Subject Securities.
(a) Subject to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement and the consummation of the SPAC Merger, on the Closing Date and immediately following the SPAC Merger, the holders of Private Placement Warrants (as defined herein) will irrevocably surrender and transfer to Pubco, without any further right thereto, and consent to the termination and cancellation of, the Private Placement Warrants, in exchange for the right to receive the Warrant Earnout Shares (as defined herein) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “Private Placement Warrant Exchange”).
(b) Subject to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement and the consummation of the SPAC Merger, on the Closing Date and immediately following the SPAC Merger, the SPAC Founder Shareholders will irrevocably surrender and transfer to Pubco, without any further right thereto, and consent to the cancellation of, the Exchanged Founder Shares (as defined herein), in exchange for (a) a number of shares of Pubco Class B Stock equal to the number of Retained Founder Shares (as defined herein) and (b) the right to receive the Founder Share Earnout Shares (as defined herein) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (the “Founder Share Exchange” and, together with the Private Placement Warrant Exchange, the “Covered Security Exchanges”).
Section 1.2 Restrictions on Transfer.
(a) From the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the Closing and (ii) the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.3, each of the Holders (and any other Person to which any Covered Security is Transferred) shall not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of the Covered Securities legally or beneficially owned by it, other than (A) in accordance with Section 1.3 or (B) as required or permitted by the Business Combination Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined herein) (including this Agreement).
(b) The Holders acknowledge and agree that (i) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all Covered Securities beneficially owned by the Holders (or any Person to which any Covered Security is Transferred) will remain subject to any applicable restrictions on Transfer under applicable securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) any purported Transfer of any Covered Security in violation of this Agreement will be null and void ab initio.
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Section 1.3 Exceptions to Restrictions on Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.2(a), any Holder of a Covered Security will be permitted to Transfer all or any part of such Holder’s Covered Securities:
(a) to SPAC, any of SPAC’s officers or directors, any trust whose sole beneficiaries are the family members of an officer or director of SPAC, any family member of any of SPAC’s officers or directors, or to any members or partners of any of the SPAC Founder Shareholders;
(b) as a bona fide gift or gifts, including to any charitable organization, or in the case where such Holder is an individual, to such individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such individual;
(c) in the case where such Holder is an individual, (i) by will or other testamentary document or device or (ii) by operation of applicable Law, including applicable Laws of intestacy or descent or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, divorce settlement, divorce decree, separation agreement or related court order;
(d) for bona fide estate planning purposes;
(e) by virtue of the laws of the Cayman Islands, the State of Delaware, or the Organizational Documents of any SPAC Founder Shareholder, in each case, upon the dissolution of such Holder;
(f) if such Holder is a Person other than an individual, to any Person of which all the outstanding equity interests are legally and beneficially owned by such Holder, or, if such Holder is an individual, then to one or more members of the immediate family or former spouse of such Holder;
(g) if such Holder is a Person other than an individual, then (i) to any shareholder, partner or member of such Holder in respect of such shareholder’s, partner’s or member’s interest in such Holder or (ii) upon such Holder’s bona fide liquidation or dissolution, to the shareholders, partners or members of such Holder in accordance with its Organizational Documents;
(h) to a nominee or custodian of any Person to which a Transfer would be permissible under any of the preceding clauses (a) through (g);
(i) by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of the Transactions; or
(j) in the event of SPAC’s liquidation prior to the completion of the Transactions; provided, however, that in the case of any of the foregoing clauses (a) through (j), these permitted Transferees must sign a counterpart to this Agreement becoming bound by all the terms set forth herein.
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Section 1.4 Sponsor Support Agreement.
(a) Subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.3, each of the Holders, solely in its capacity as a shareholder of SPAC, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees in respect of all of the Covered Securities, that, at any meeting of the shareholders of SPAC (whether annual or extraordinary meeting, however called and including any adjournment or postponement thereof, including the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held in connection with the Transactions), and in connection with any written consent of shareholders of SPAC, such Holder will:
| (i) | when such meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause such Holder’s voting Covered Securities to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum; |
| (ii) | vote (or validly execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of such Holder’s voting Covered Securities owned as of the record date for such meeting (or, as applicable, the date that any written consent is executed by such Holder) in favor of each of the SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters; and |
| (iii) | vote (or validly execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of such Holder’s voting Covered Securities owned as of the record date for such meeting (or, as applicable, the date that any written consent is executed by such Holder) against (A) any Alternative Transaction with respect to SPAC and (B) any other action that would reasonably be expected to (1) materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect any of the SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters or any of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (2) to the knowledge of such Holder, result in a material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of SPAC under the Business Combination Agreement or any related agreement (the “Transaction Documents”) to which SPAC is a party, or (3) result in a material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of such Holder contained in any Transaction Document to which such Holder is a party (including this Agreement). |
The obligations of the Holders specified in this Section 1.4(a) shall apply whether or not any of the SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters is recommended by the SPAC Board and whether or not the SPAC Board has previously recommended any of the SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters but changed such recommendation.
(b) From the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the Closing and (ii) the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.3, each Holder will comply with and fully perform all of its covenants and agreements set forth in the Letter Agreement as if such Holder was a party thereto, and the Holder shall not amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify, or cause SPAC to amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify or waive, any provision of the Letter Agreement other than those amendments or modifications that may be made pursuant to that certain Lock-Up Agreement to be entered into by and among Pubco and the Holders in connection with the Closing.
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(c) Subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.3, each of the Holders hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees not to redeem or elect to redeem any SPAC Ordinary Shares held by it in the Redemption or otherwise (other than as expressly required under the Business Combination Agreement).
Section 1.5 No Inconsistent Agreement. Each Holder hereby represents and covenants that such Holder has not entered into, and, subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.3, will not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of such Holder’s obligations hereunder.
Section 1.6 Support of the Business Combination.
(a) From the date hereof until the earlier of (a) the Closing and (b) the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.3, each Holder shall not, and shall cause its controlled affiliates and their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) enter into, solicit, initiate or continue any discussions or negotiations with, knowingly encourage or facilitate or respond to any inquiries, indications of interest, offers or proposals by, or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any Person or other entity or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, concerning an Alternative Transaction with respect to SPAC, (ii) enter into any agreement regarding, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions regarding, or furnish to any Person any information with respect to, or afford to any Person access to the businesses, properties, assets, information or personnel in connection with, or cooperate in any way that would otherwise reasonably be expected to lead to, any Alternative Transaction with respect to SPAC, (iii) commence, continue or renew any due diligence investigation regarding any Alternative Transaction with respect to SPAC, (iv) grant any waiver, amendment or release under any confidentiality agreement or the anti-takeover laws of any state or province for purposes of facilitating an Alternative Transaction with respect to SPAC, or (v) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing (except for the execution, delivery and performance of the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions).
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (y) no Holder shall be responsible for the actions of SPAC or the SPAC Board (or any committee thereof), any Subsidiary of SPAC, or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “SPAC Related Parties”), and (z) no Holder makes any representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of the SPAC Related Parties.
Section 1.7 Waivers.
(a) Each Holder hereby irrevocably waives (for itself and for its successors and assigns), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and the Organizational Documents of SPAC (“SPAC Organizational Documents”), and agrees not to assert or perfect, any rights to adjustment, anti-dilution or other protection or right with respect to the SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares that would result in the SPAC Class B Ordinary Shares converting into any other SPAC Ordinary Share in connection with the Transactions (including the SPAC Merger) at a ratio greater than one-for-one (including the provisions of Article 49 of SPAC Organizational Documents). The waiver specified in this Section 1.7(a) will be applicable only in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (or any issuance of equity interests of SPAC issued in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement) and will be void and of no force and effect if the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated for any reason prior to the Closing.
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Section 1.8 Irrevocable Proxy. From the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the Closing and (ii) the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.3, each Holder hereby irrevocably appoints Young Cho with full power of substitution, or any designee of Young Cho, as the lawful agent, attorney and proxy of such Holder, to vote all of such Holder’s voting Covered Securities with respect to any and all matters such shares are entitled to vote, including any matters referenced in Section 1.4. Each Holder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest and agrees that it will take such further action or execute such other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this proxy and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by it with respect to the Covered Securities. Each Holder shall not hereafter, unless and until this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 3.3 or with the written consent of Young Cho, purport to vote (or execute a consent with respect to) such Covered Securities (other than through this irrevocable proxy) or grant any other proxy or power of attorney with respect to any Covered Securities, deposit any such shares into a voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement), arrangement or understanding with any person, directly or indirectly, to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of such shares.
Section 1.9 Additional Agreements.
(a) Each Holder shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable Laws, including executing and delivering such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances and take such further actions as may be required, to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the transactions contemplated herein, including but not limited to, providing duly executed instruments of transfer to effectuate the Covered Security Exchanges in form and substance satisfactory to SPAC.
(b) The Holders shall be bound by and comply with Section 2.10 (Intended Tax Treatment), Section 7.7 (No Trading), 7.12 (Public Announcements) and 7.13 (Confidential Information) of the Business Combination Agreement applicable to SPAC as if such Holder was an original signatory to the Business Combination Agreement with respect to such provisions.
Section 1.10 Earnout. In exchange for and in consideration of the Covered Security Exchanges, Pubco will issue or cause to be issued up to an aggregate of 3,600,000 newly issued shares of Pubco Class A Stock (as adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications or the like, the “Earnout Shares”), of which an aggregate of (i) 3,000,000 shares will be issued to the SPAC Founder Shareholders, on a pro rata basis proportionate to their respective holdings of Retained Founder Shares (the “Founder Share Earnout Shares”) and (ii) 600,000 shares will be issued to the former holders of Private Placement Warrants, on a pro rata basis proportionate to their respective holdings of such Private Placement Warrants immediately following the SPAC Merger (the “Warrant Earnout Shares”), in each case, upon the occurrence of any of the following events (each, a “Triggering Event”) at any time during the period of seven (7) years following the date of the Closing (the “Earnout Period”):
(a) KPI Based Hurdles. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the Earnout Shares (or an aggregate of 1,800,000 Earnout Shares) will be issued as follows:
| (i) | An aggregate of 500,000 Earnout Shares will be issued if Pubco achieves ENA Per Share Growth of 25%; |
| (ii) | An aggregate of 500,000 Earnout Shares will be issued if Pubco achieves ENA Per Share Growth of 50%; |
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| (iii) | An aggregate of 500,000 Earnout Shares will be issued if Pubco achieves ENA Per Share Growth of 75%; |
| (iv) | An aggregate of 300,000 Earnout Shares will be issued if Pubco achieves ENA Per Share Growth of 100%; |
(b) Price Based Hurdles. Up to fifty percent (50%) of the Earnout Shares (or up to an aggregate of 1,800,000 Earnout Shares) will be issued as follows:
| (i) | An aggregate of 500,000 Earnout Shares will be issued if the Closing Price equals or exceeds Price Hurdle 1, for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at the Closing; |
| (ii) | An aggregate of 500,000 Earnout Shares will be issued if the Closing Price equals or exceeds Price Hurdle 2, for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at the Closing; |
| (iii) | An aggregate of 500,000 Earnout Shares will be issued if the Closing Price equals or exceeds Price Hurdle 3, for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at the Closing; |
| (iv) | An aggregate of 300,000 Earnout Shares will be issued if the Closing Price equals or exceeds Price Hurdle 4, for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at the Closing; |
(c) Pubco will use its best efforts to issue the applicable Earnout Shares within three (3) Business Days of the occurrence of any of the foregoing Triggering Events. For the avoidance of doubt, each Triggering Event shall only occur once, if at all; provided, further, that each Triggering Event may be achieved at the same time or on overlapping days.
(d) The Closing Price targets and number of shares of Pubco Class A Stock used to calculate any of the Triggering Events as well as the number of Earnout Shares issuable upon each of the Triggering Events pursuant to this Section 1.10 shall, in each case, be equitably adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications, combination, exchange of shares or other like change or transaction with respect to shares of Pubco Class A Stock occurring during the Earnout Period.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no fraction of an Earnout Share will be issued by virtue of any Triggering Event, and each Person who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of an Earnout Share (after aggregating all fractional Earnout Shares that otherwise would be received by such Person in connection with the occurrence of such Triggering Event) shall instead have the number of Earnout Shares issued to such Person rounded down to the nearest whole Earnout Share.
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(f) If, during the Earnout Period, there is a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction which results in all of Pubco’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Pubco Class A Stock for cash, securities or other property implying a value per share of Pubco Class A Stock that is greater than or equal to any or all of Price Hurdle 1, Price Hurdle 2, Price Hurdle 3 or Price Hurdle 4 (a “Change of Control”), then, (a) immediately prior to such Change of Control, Pubco shall issue all of the Earnout Shares that would have been issuable to such Person upon the occurrence of such Triggering Event(s), and the Holders shall be eligible to participate in such Change of Control in respect of such Earnout Shares and (b) thereafter, the right of such Holders to receive any Earnout Shares under Section 1.10(b) shall terminate and no further Earnout Shares shall be issuable thereunder.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Holders. Each Holder represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, to SPAC and Pubco as follows:
(a) Organization; Due Authorization. If the Holder is a legal entity, the Holder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Holder’s corporate or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational actions on the part of the Holder. If the Holder is an individual, the Holder has the legal competence and capacity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Holder’s signature on the signature page hereto is genuine and the signatory has the legal competence and capacity to execute this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Holder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of the Holder, enforceable against such Holder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies).
(b) Ownership. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Holder is the sole holder of record and/or beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of, and has good title to, the Subject Securities. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Holder does not own of record or beneficially (or have any right, option or warrant to acquire) any equity interests of SPAC (or any indebtedness convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any equity interests of SPAC), other than the Subject Securities. Except as provided in this Agreement, the SPAC Organizational Documents, the Business Combination Agreement, the Letter Agreement or applicable securities Laws, the Holder has full voting power, full power of disposition and full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein with respect to the Covered Securities. The Holder has not entered into any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any of the Covered Securities that is inconsistent with such Holder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, has not granted a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Covered Securities that is inconsistent with such Holder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and has not entered into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
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(c) Governmental Authorizations. Other than the filings, notices and reports pursuant to, in compliance with or required to be made under the Exchange Act, no filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits, waivers, expirations of waiting periods or authorizations are required to be obtained by such Holder from, or to be given by such Holder to, or be made by such Holder with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Holder of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Holder does not, and the performance by the Holder of its obligations hereunder will not, (i) conflict with or result in a violation of the Organizational Documents of the Holder, (ii) require any consent, waiver or approval of any Person, in each case the absence of which would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or materially impair the performance by the Holder of its obligations under this Agreement, or (iii) constitute or result in the creation of any Lien on the Covered Securities, except for any Lien under applicable securities Laws, this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement, the SPAC Organizational Documents, the Letter Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 30, 2021, by and among the SPAC and the other parties thereto.
(e) Litigation. There is no Action pending against the Holder or, to the knowledge of such Holder, threatened against such Holder, and the Holder is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any government order, in each case, that challenges all or any part of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or that seeks to, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by the Holder of its obligations under this Agreement.
(f) Brokerage Fees. No financial advisor, investment banker, broker, finder or other similar intermediary is entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the Business Combination Agreement, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, in each case, based upon any agreement or arrangement made by, or, to the knowledge of the Holder, on behalf of, the Holder for which SPAC, Opco or any of their respective subsidiaries would have any obligation.
(g) Affiliate Arrangements. Except for any Contract listed in a form, report, schedule, statement or other document publicly filed or furnished by SPAC with the SEC, neither the Holder nor, to Holder’s knowledge, any of its affiliates (i) is party to, or has any rights with respect to or arising from, any material Contract with SPAC or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) is (or will be) entitled to receive from SPAC, Opco or any of their respective Subsidiaries any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee, monies or consideration in the form of equity in respect of any repayment of a loan or other compensation prior to, or in connection with, any services rendered in order to effectuate the consummation of SPAC’s “initial business combination” (regardless of the type or form of such transaction, but including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Transactions), (iii) owns any interest in any material asset or property used in the business of SPAC or (iv) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person that is a material client, supplier, vendor, partner, customer or lessor, or other material business relation, of SPAC.
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(h) Acknowledgment. The Holder has read this Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax, legal and other advisors regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Holder understands and acknowledges that each of SPAC, Opco and Pubco is entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon the Holder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Holder contained herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, none of SPAC, Pubco, Opco or any of their respective Affiliates, Subsidiaries or Representatives makes or provides any representations, warranties, guarantees, indemnities or covenants to the Holder regarding (1) the tax treatment of the Mergers or the Transactions (including any transactions contemplated by this Agreement) or (2) any of the tax consequences to the Holder of this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement, any other Transaction Documents, the Mergers or the Transactions (including any transactions contemplated by this Agreement). The Holder agrees and acknowledges that the Holder is relying solely on the Holder’s own tax advisors in connection with this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement, any other Transaction Documents, the Mergers or the Transactions (including any transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
ARTICLE
III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1 Definitions.
(a) Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement.
(b) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“30-day VWAP of ENA” shall mean the volume-weighted average price of all ENA /USDT spot trades executed on Binance and Bybit during the 30 consecutive calendar days ending on the relevant Measurement Date (based on UTC), calculated by aggregating trade data from both exchanges (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market price of one ENA on such day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by an independent financial advisor retained for such purpose by Pubco).
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“90-day VWAP of ENA” shall mean the volume-weighted average price of all ENA /USDT spot trades executed on Binance and Bybit during the 90 consecutive calendar days ending on the relevant Measurement Date (based on UTC), calculated by aggregating trade data from both exchanges (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market price of one ENA on such day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by an independent financial advisor retained for such purpose by Pubco).
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Assumed Diluted Shares Outstanding” means, on the relevant Measurement Date, the sum of (i) the aggregate number of Pubco Class A Stock issued and outstanding and (ii) all shares of Pubco Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of all outstanding convertible notes and convertible preferred stock, exercise of all outstanding warrants, option awards, vesting and settlement of all outstanding Earnout Shares (whether earned or unearned), restricted stock units and performance stock units. For the avoidance of doubt, the Assumed Diluted Shares Outstanding is not calculated using the treasury method and does not take into account any vesting conditions (in the case of equity awards), the exercise price of any stock option awards or any contractual conditions limiting convertibility of any convertible debt instruments.
“Business Combination Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Closing Price” of the Pubco Class A Stock on any date of determination means the closing sale price or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price, of the shares of Pubco Class A Stock on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange (the “Stock Exchange”) on such date. If the Pubco Class A Stock is not listed on a Stock Exchange on any date of determination, the Closing Price of the Pubco Class A Stock on such date of determination means the closing sale price as reported in the composite transactions for the principal United States securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Pubco Class A Stock is so listed or quoted, or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price on the principal United States securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Pubco Class A Stock is so listed or quoted, or if the Pubco Class A Stock is not so listed or quoted on a United States securities exchange or automated quotation system, the last quoted bid price for the Pubco Class A Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or any similar organization, or, if that bid price is not available, the market price of the Pubco Class A Stock on that date as determined by an independent financial advisor retained by Pubco for such purpose.
“Company Merger” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Company Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Covered Securities” means, with respect to each Holder, (a) all of the Subject Securities and (b) all other equity interests of SPAC of which such Holder acquires beneficial ownership (whether pursuant to any dividend, distribution, combination, split, subdivision, conversion, exchange, transfer, sale, cancelation, repurchase, redemption, reclassification or other change to, or transaction in, any equity interests or otherwise), after the date hereof but before the Closing.
“Covered Security Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(b).
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“Deemed ENA Token” means, on the relevant Measurement Date, the number of ENA equal to (a) Undeployed Net Cash divided by (b) the 90-day VWAP of ENA.
“Earnout Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10.
“Earnout Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10.
“ENA” means the native governance tokens of Ethena.
“Exchanged Founder Shares” means the shares of Pubco Class A Stock representing the Founder Shares exchanged by the SPAC Founder Shareholders in the Founder Share Exchange, the aggregate number of which shall be calculated as follows: (a) 5,449,700 Founder Shares minus (b) the number of Retained Founder Shares.
“ENA Fair Market Value at Closing” means the 30-day VWAP of ENA ending two (2) days prior to the relevant Measurement Date.
“ENA Per Share” means, on any Measurement Date, (a) the sum of (i) the total number of ENA beneficially owned by Pubco that have been so beneficially owned for at least 30 consecutive days immediately prior to such Measurement Date and (ii) the Deemed ENA Tokens, divided by (b) the Assumed Diluted Shares Outstanding.
“ENA Per Share at Closing” means (a) the sum of (i) the total number of ENA held by Pubco following the consummation of the ENA Contribution, the PIPE Investments and the Locked ENA Token Sale and (ii) the Deemed ENA Tokens on the Measurement Date, divided by (b) the Assumed Diluted Shares Outstanding on the Measurement Date.
“ENA Per Share Growth” means (a) the ENA Per Share on the last day of every month during the Earnout Period, divided by (b)(i) the ENA Per Share at Closing minus (ii) one.
“Founder Share Earnout Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10.
“Founder Share Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(b).
“Founder Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Holder” and “Holders” have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“immediate family” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 16a-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
“Insiders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Letter Agreement” means the agreement entered into among the SPAC, its executive officers, its directors and certain of the Holders, dated as of November 31, 2021, entered into in connection with SPAC’s initial public offering.
“Maximum PIPE Target” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Retained Founder Shares”.
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“Measurement Date” means (i) with respect to the calculation of ENA Per Share at Closing and ENA Fair Market Value at Closing, the Closing Date, and (ii) in all other respects, the last trading day (based on UTC) of each calendar month during the Earnout Period. If such designated date is not a trading day on both Binance and Bybit, the Measurement Date shall be the immediately preceding trading day on which ENA/USDT spot trades were executed on both exchanges.
“Merger” and “Mergers” have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Minimum PIPE Target” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Retained Founder Shares”.
“Opco” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Opco Class A Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Opco Class B Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Parties” and “Party” have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Price Based Hurdles” means, collectively, Price Hurdle 1, Price Hurdle 2, Price Hurdle 3 and Price Hurdle 4.
“Price Hurdle 1” means the per share price calculated as follows: (a)(i) the ENA Fair Market Value at Closing, multiplied by (ii) 200%, multiplied by (iii) the total number of ENA held by Pubco following the consummation of the ENA Contribution, the PIPE Investments and the Additional ENA Token Sale, divided by (b) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Stock immediately following the Closing.
“Price Hurdle 2” means the per share price calculated as follows: (a)(i) the ENA Fair Market Value at Closing, multiplied by (ii) 300%, multiplied by (iii) the total number of ENA held by Pubco following the consummation of the ENA Contribution, the PIPE Investments and the Additional ENA Token Sale, divided by (b) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Stock immediately following the Closing.
“Price Hurdle 3” means the per share price calculated as follows: (a)(i) the ENA Fair Market Value at Closing, multiplied by (ii) 400%, multiplied by (iii) the total number of ENA held by Pubco following the consummation of the ENA Contribution, the PIPE Investments and the Additional ENA Token Sale, divided by (b) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Stock immediately following the Closing.
“Price Hurdle 4” means the per share price calculated as follows: (a)(i) the ENA Fair Market Value at Closing, multiplied by (ii) 500%, multiplied by (iii) the total number of ENA held by Pubco following the consummation of the ENA Contribution, the PIPE Investments and the Additional ENA Token Sale, divided by (b) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Stock immediately following the Closing.
“Private Placement Warrant Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a).
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“Private Placement Warrants” means the SPAC Private Placement Warrants immediately following the SPAC Merger, each of which will become a warrant to purchase Pubco Class A Stock in accordance with its terms.
“Pubco” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Pubco Class A Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Pubco Class B Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Retained Founder Shares” means the number of shares of Pubco Class A Stock representing the Founder Shares retained by the SPAC Founder Shareholders following the Founder Share Exchange. The SPAC Founder Shareholders shall be entitled to retain an aggregate of 575,000 Retained Founder Shares if, at the Closing, the sum of the PIPE Gross Proceeds and the ENA Contribution Amount (the “Total Gross Proceeds”) is less than or equal to $75.0 million (the “Minimum PIPE Target”). In the event that the Total Gross Proceeds is greater than the Minimum PIPE Target but less than or equal to $250.0 million (the “Maximum PIPE Target”), then the SPAC Founder Shareholders shall be entitled to retain up to an aggregate of 1,181,250 additional Retained Founder Shares, determined on a pro rata basis based on each additional dollar raised between the Minimum PIPE Target and the Maximum PIPE Target. In no event will the aggregate number of Retained Founder Shares exceed 1,756,250.
“SPAC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“SPAC Founder Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“SPAC Merger” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“SPAC Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“SPAC Organizational Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.7.
“SPAC Related Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6(b).
“Subject Securities” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Total Gross Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Retained Founder Shares”.
“Transaction Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(iii).
“Transfer” means the (i) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any Covered Security, (ii) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Covered Security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).
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“Triggering Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10.
“Undeployed Net Cash” means, on the relevant Measurement Date, any cash or cash equivalents held by Pubco or its Subsidiaries that has not been (i) used to acquire ENA, (ii) reserved by the Pubco Board for use in operating capital expenditures, or (iii) contractually committed by Pubco for use in non-ENA acquisitions, in each case, within 60 days after receipt.
“UTC” means Coordinated Universal Time.
“Warrant Earnout Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.10.
Section 3.2 Construction. This Agreement and all of its provisions shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 1.03 of the Business Combination Agreement, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth herein, mutatis mutandis.
Section 3.3 Termination. This Agreement and all of its provisions shall automatically terminate, without any notice or other action by any Party, and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier of (a) the termination of the Earnout Period, (b) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms, and (c) as mutually agreed in writing by the Parties in accordance with Section 3.5. Upon any valid termination of this Agreement, all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any Party to any Person in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Person shall have any claim or right against any Party, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Agreement in accordance with clauses (b) or (c) of this Section 3.3 shall not relieve any Party from any liability arising in respect of any willful breach of this Agreement prior to such termination or Fraud. This Article III shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 3.4 Assignment. No Party may assign or delegate all or any part of this Agreement or any of the rights, benefits, obligations or liabilities hereunder (including by operation of Law) without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.
Section 3.5 Amendment. Subject to Section 3.3, this Agreement may not be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement (i) prior to the Closing, by SPAC, Opco, Pubco and the Holders who own a majority of the Founder Shares at the time in question or (ii) after the Closing, by Pubco and the Holders entitled to receive a majority of the Founder Share Earnout Shares at the time in question. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects a Holder solely in his, her or its capacity as a Holder, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected.
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Section 3.6 Waiver. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies otherwise available to the Parties. No waiver of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall be valid unless it is set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by the Party to be charged with such waiver.
Section 3.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns, any right or remedy under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 3.8 Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement between the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given, delivered and received (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the U.S. mail, having been sent registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or another nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when delivered by email during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the next Business Day) (provided that, if receipt has not been confirmed (excluding any automated reply, such as an out-of-office notification) then a copy shall be dispatched in the manner described in the preceding clause (c) no later than 24 hours after such delivery by email) (provided that any such notice or other communication delivered in the manner described in any of the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall also be delivered by email no later than 24 hours after being dispatched in the manner described in the preceding clause (a), (b) or (c), as applicable), addressed as follows:
If to SPAC or Pubco, to:
TLGY Acquisition Corp.
4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
Attention: Young Cho
E-mail: [email protected]
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Perkins Coie LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10038
Attn: Elliott Smith
E-mail: [email protected]
If to Opco, to:
4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
Attention: Young Cho
Email: [email protected]
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Edelman Legal Advisory PLLC
400 Rella Blvd, Suite 165
Suffurn, New York 10901
Attention: Ari Edelman
Email: [email protected]
and to the Holders, at such Holder’s address referenced on the signature page hereto.
Section 3.9 Other Provisions. The provisions set forth in each of Sections 11.9 (Severability), 11.6 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction), 11.7 (Waiver of Jury Trial) and 11.8 (Specific Performance) of the Business Combination Agreement are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth herein, mutatis mutandis.
Section 3.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements and representations by or among the Parties hereto to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
Section 3.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile, e-mail, or scanned pages shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Agreement.
Section 3.12 Capacity as a Shareholder. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) each Holder makes no agreement or understanding herein in any capacity other than solely in its capacity as a record holder and beneficial owner of the Subject Securities or Covered Securities (without duplication) and (b) nothing herein will be construed to limit or affect any action or inaction by any representative of such Holder in his, her or its capacity as a member of the board of directors (or other similar governing body) of SPAC or any of its Affiliates or any other Person or as an officer, employee, agent, designee, representative or fiduciary of SPAC or any of its Affiliates or any other Person, in each case, acting in such person’s capacity as a director (or member of such other similar governing body), officer, employee, agent, designee, representative or fiduciary of SPAC or such Affiliate or such other Person.
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| SPAC: | |||
| TLGY ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | ||
| Name: | Young Cho | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page of Sponsor Support Agreement]
| PUBCO: | |||
| STABLECOINX INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | ||
| Name: | Young Cho | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page of Sponsor Support Agreement]
| OPCO: | |||
| STABLECOINX ASSETS INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | ||
| Name: | Young Cho | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page of Sponsor Support Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| HOLDERS: | ||
| TLGY SPONSORS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Jin-Goon Kim | |
| TLGY Holdings LLC, Manager of TLGY Sponsors LLC, represented by Jin-Goon Kim as Manager of TLGY Holdings LLC | ||
| Email: | ||
| ROBERT BRYAN JACOBOSKI | ||
| By: | ||
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CALVERT SIMMONS | ||
| By: | ||
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| RH REBELS LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| By: | Matt McDonald, Member | |
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
[Signature Page of Sponsor Support Agreement]
| TETSURO ONITSUKA | ||
| By: | ||
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| DB VENTURE FUND LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| By: | Daryl Brockman, Managing Member / President | |
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CPC SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES I, LP | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Edward Tsun-Wei Chen | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CPC SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES I (PARALLEL), LP | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Edward Tsun-Wei Chen | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CHOONG-WON RICHARD KIM | ||
| By: | ||
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
[Signature Page of Sponsor Support Agreement]
| CHAN CHI KEUNG ALAN | ||
| By: | ||
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| TLGY HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jin-Goon Kim | |
| Title: | Manager | |
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| KIM REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jin-Goon Kim | |
| Title: | Trustee | |
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CENTAURY MANAGEMENT LIMITED | ||
| For and on behalf of Centaury Management Limited | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Johannes Cornelius Gerardus Boot / Lewis Robinson | |
| Title: | Director | |
| Partial Address: | ||
| HYUNCHAN CHO | ||
| By: | ||
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
[Signature Page of Sponsor Support Agreement]
| DONGHYUN HAN | ||
| By: | ||
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| SHRIJAY VIJAYAN | ||
| By: | ||
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| TLGY HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Jin-Goon Kim | |
| Title: | Manager | |
| Email: | ||
[Signature Page of Sponsor Support Agreement]
Exhibit A-2
Seller Support Agreement
(Attached)
CONFIDENTIAL
SELLER SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Seller Support Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into on July 21, 2025, by and among TLGY Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), StableCoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”), StableCoinX Assets Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Opco”), and the undersigned holder of shares of Opco stock (the “Holder”). The SPAC, Pubco, Opco, and the Holder are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Parties,” and each of them is sometimes individually referred to herein as a “Party.” Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, SPAC, Pubco, Opco, StableCoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“SPAC Merger Sub”) and StableCoinX Company Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended or modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) SPAC will merge with and into SPAC Merger Sub, with SPAC Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”), as a result of which the SPAC Shareholders will receive one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco (the “Pubco Class A Stock”) for each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share held by such shareholder and (b) immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into Opco, with Opco continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which the holders of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Opco (the “Opco Class A Common Stock”) will receive one share of Pubco Class A Stock for each share of Opco Class A Common Stock held by such holder and the holders of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Opco (the “Opco Class B Common Stock”) will receive one share of Pubco Class A Stock and one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco (the “Pubco Class B Stock”) for each share of Opco Class B Common Stock held by such holder, as a result of which, SPAC and Opco will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco will become a publicly traded company;
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Holder is the holder of record and the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of an aggregate of 50,000 shares of Opco Class B Common Stock (the “Subject Securities”); and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the willingness of SPAC and Opco to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, the Parties desire to agree to certain matters as set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
COVENANTS
AND AGREEMENTS
Section 1.1 Restrictions on Transfer.
(a) From the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the Closing and (ii) the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.3, the Holder (and any other Person to which any Covered Security is Transferred) shall not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of the Covered Securities legally or beneficially owned by it, other than (A) in accordance with Section 1.2 or (B) as required or permitted by the Business Combination Agreement or any other Transaction Document (as defined herein) (including this Agreement).
(b) The Holder acknowledges and agrees that (i) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all Covered Securities beneficially owned by the Holder (or any Person to which any Covered Security is Transferred) will remain subject to any applicable restrictions on Transfer under applicable securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) any purported Transfer of any Covered Security in violation of this Agreement will be null and void ab initio.
Section 1.2 Exceptions to Restrictions on Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 1.1(a), the Holder will be permitted to Transfer all or any part of the Holder’s Covered Securities:
(a) to Opco, any of Opco’s officers or directors, any trust whose sole beneficiaries are the family members of an officer or director of Opco, any family member of any of Opco’s officers or directors, or to any members or partners of the Holder;
(b) as a bona fide gift or gifts, including to any charitable organization, or in the case where the Holder is an individual, to such individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of such individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such individual;
(c) in the case where the Holder is an individual, (i) by will or other testamentary document or device or (ii) by operation of applicable Law, including applicable Laws of intestacy or descent or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, divorce settlement, divorce decree, separation agreement or related court order;
(d) for bona fide estate planning purposes;
(e) by virtue of the laws of the Cayman Islands, the State of Delaware, or the Organizational Documents of the Holder, in each case, upon the dissolution of the Holder;
(f) if the Holder is a Person other than an individual, to any Person of which all the outstanding equity interests are legally and beneficially owned by the Holder, or, if the Holder is an individual, then to one or more members of the immediate family or former spouse of the Holder;
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(g) if the Holder is a Person other than an individual, then (i) to any shareholder, partner or member of the Holder in respect of such shareholder’s, partner’s or member’s interest in the Holder or (ii) upon the Holder’s bona fide liquidation or dissolution, to the shareholders, partners or members of the Holder in accordance with its Organizational Documents;
(h) to a nominee or custodian of any Person to which a Transfer would be permissible under any of the preceding clauses (a) through (g);
(i) by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of the Transactions; or
(j) in the event of Opco’s liquidation prior to the completion of the Transactions;
provided, however, that in the case of any of the foregoing clauses (a) through (j), these permitted Transferees must sign a counterpart to this Agreement becoming bound by all the terms set forth herein.
Section 1.3 Seller Support Agreement. Subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.3, the Holder, solely in its capacity as a stockholder of Opco, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees in respect of all of the Covered Securities, that, at any meeting of the stockholders of Opco (whether annual or extraordinary meeting, however called and including any adjournment or postponement thereof), and in connection with any written consent of stockholders of Opco, the Holder will:
(a) when such meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Holder’s voting Covered Securities to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum;
(b) vote (or validly execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of the Holder’s voting Covered Securities owned as of the record date for such meeting (or, as applicable, the date that any written consent is executed by the Holder) in favor of (i) the Company Merger, the execution and delivery by Opco of the Business Combination Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (as defined herein) to which Opco is a party and the adoption and approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Opco is a party and the terms thereof; (ii) any proposal to adjourn or postpone such meeting of stockholders of Opco to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Business Combination Agreement, the Company Merger and any other matters necessary to effect the Company Merger; (iii) each of the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement; and (iv) any other transaction pursuant to which Pubco or any Subsidiary thereof proposes to acquire Opco in which the stockholders of Opco are required to approve (each of the foregoing (i)-(iv), the “Opco Stockholder Approval Matters”); and
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(c) vote (or validly execute and return an action by written consent), or cause to be voted at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all of the Holder’s voting Covered Securities owned as of the record date for such meeting (or, as applicable, the date that any written consent is executed by the Holder) against (A) any Alternative Transaction with respect to Opco and (B) any other action that would reasonably be expected to (1) materially impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect any of the Opco Stockholder Approval Matters or any of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (2) to the knowledge of the Holder, result in a material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of Opco under the Business Combination Agreement or any related agreement (the “Transaction Documents”) to which Opco is a party, or (3) result in a material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of the Holder contained in any Transaction Document to which the Holder is a party (including this Agreement).
The obligations of the Holder specified in this Section 1.3 shall apply whether or not any of the Opco Stockholder Approval Matters is recommended by the board of directors of Opco (the “Opco Board”) and whether or not the Opco Board has previously recommended any of the Opco Stockholder Approval Matters but changed such recommendation.
Section 1.4 No Inconsistent Agreement. The Holder hereby represents and covenants that the Holder has not entered into, and, subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.3, will not enter into, any agreement that would restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of the Holder’s obligations hereunder.
Section 1.5 Support of the Business Combination.
(a) From the date hereof until the earlier of (a) the Closing and (b) the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.3, the Holder shall not, and shall cause its controlled affiliates and their Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) enter into, solicit, initiate or continue any discussions or negotiations with, knowingly encourage or facilitate or respond to any inquiries, indications of interest, offers or proposals by, or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any Person or other entity or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, concerning an Alternative Transaction with respect to Opco, (ii) enter into any agreement regarding, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions regarding, or furnish to any Person any information with respect to, or afford to any Person access to the businesses, properties, assets, information or personnel in connection with, or cooperate in any way that would otherwise reasonably be expected to lead to, any Alternative Transaction with respect to Opco, (iii) commence, continue or renew any due diligence investigation regarding any Alternative Transaction with respect to Opco, (iv) grant any waiver, amendment or release under any confidentiality agreement or the anti-takeover laws of any state or province for purposes of facilitating an Alternative Transaction with respect to Opco, or (v) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing (except for the execution, delivery and performance of the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the Transactions).
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (y) the Holder shall not be responsible for the actions of Opco or the Opco Board (or any committee thereof), any Subsidiary of Opco, or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Opco Related Parties”), and (z) the Holder makes no representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of the Opco Related Parties.
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Section 1.6 Irrevocable Proxy. From the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the Closing and (ii) the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.3, the Holder hereby irrevocably appoints Young Cho with full power of substitution, or any designee of Young Cho, as the lawful agent, attorney and proxy of the Holder, to vote all of the Holder’s voting Covered Securities with respect to any and all matters such shares are entitled to vote, including any matters referenced in Section 1.3. The Holder intends this proxy to be irrevocable and coupled with an interest and agrees that it will take such further action or execute such other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this proxy and hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by it with respect to the Covered Securities. The Holder shall not hereafter, unless and until this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 3.3 or with the written consent of Young Cho, purport to vote (or execute a consent with respect to) such Covered Securities (other than through this irrevocable proxy) or grant any other proxy or power of attorney with respect to any Covered Securities, deposit any such shares into a voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement), arrangement or understanding with any person, directly or indirectly, to vote, grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of such shares.
Section 1.7 Additional Agreements.
(a) The Holder shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable Laws, including executing and delivering such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances and take such further actions as may be required, to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the transactions contemplated herein.
(b) The Holder shall be bound by and comply with Section 7.7 (No Trading), 7.12 (Public Announcements) and 7.13 (Confidential Information) of the Business Combination Agreement applicable to Opco as if the Holder was an original signatory to the Business Combination Agreement with respect to such provisions.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Holder. The Holder represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, to Opco and Pubco as follows:
(a) Organization; Due Authorization. If the Holder is a legal entity, the Holder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, formed, organized or constituted, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within such Holder’s corporate or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational actions on the part of the Holder. If the Holder is an individual, the Holder has the legal competence and capacity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Holder’s signature on the signature page hereto is genuine and the signatory has the legal competence and capacity to execute this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Holder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties, this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of the Holder, enforceable against the Holder in accordance with the terms hereof (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies).
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(b) Ownership. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Holder is the sole holder of record and beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of, and has good title to, the Subject Securities. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Holder does not own of record or beneficially (or have any right, option or warrant to acquire) any equity interests of Opco (or any indebtedness convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any equity interests of Opco), other than the Subject Securities. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Organizational Documents of Opco, the Business Combination Agreement or applicable securities Laws, the Holder has full voting power, full power of disposition and full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein with respect to the Covered Securities. The Holder has not entered into any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any of the Covered Securities that is inconsistent with the Holder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, has not granted a proxy or power of attorney with respect to any of the Covered Securities that is inconsistent with the Holder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and has not entered into any agreement or undertaking that is otherwise inconsistent with, or would interfere with, or prohibit or prevent it from satisfying, its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Governmental Authorizations. Other than the filings, notices and reports pursuant to, in compliance with or required to be made under the Exchange Act, no filings, notices, reports, consents, registrations, approvals, permits, waivers, expirations of waiting periods or authorizations are required to be obtained by the Holder from, or to be given by the Holder to, or be made by the Holder with, any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Holder of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.
(d) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Holder does not, and the performance by the Holder of its obligations hereunder will not, (i) conflict with or result in a violation of the Organizational Documents of the Holder, (ii) require any consent, waiver or approval of any Person, in each case the absence of which would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or materially impair the performance by the Holder of its obligations under this Agreement, or (iii) constitute or result in the creation of any Lien on the Covered Securities, except for any Lien under applicable securities Laws, this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement, or the Organizational Documents of Opco.
(e) Litigation. There is no Action pending against the Holder or, to the knowledge of the Holder, threatened against the Holder, and the Holder is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any government order, in each case, that challenges all or any part of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or that seeks to, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent, enjoin or materially delay the performance by the Holder of its obligations under this Agreement.
(f) Brokerage Fees. No financial advisor, investment banker, broker, finder or other similar intermediary is entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the Business Combination Agreement, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, in each case, based upon any agreement or arrangement made by, or, to the knowledge of the Holder, on behalf of, the Holder for which SPAC, Opco or any of their respective subsidiaries would have any obligation.
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(g) Affiliate Arrangements. Neither the Holder nor, to Holder’s knowledge, any of its affiliates (i) is party to, or has any rights with respect to or arising from, any material Contract with Opco or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) is (or will be) entitled to receive from SPAC, Opco or any of their respective Subsidiaries any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee, monies or consideration in the form of equity in respect of any repayment of a loan or other compensation prior to, or in connection with, any services rendered in order to effectuate the consummation of SPAC’s “initial business combination” (regardless of the type or form of such transaction, but including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Transactions), (iii) owns any interest in any material asset or property used in the business of Opco or (iv) possesses, directly or indirectly, any material financial interest in, or is a director or executive officer of, any Person that is a material client, supplier, vendor, partner, customer or lessor, or other material business relation, of Opco.
(h) Acknowledgment. The Holder has read this Agreement and has had the opportunity to consult with its tax, legal and other advisors regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Holder understands and acknowledges that each of SPAC, Opco and Pubco is entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon the Holder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Holder contained herein.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1 Definitions.
(a) Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement.
(b) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Business Combination Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Company Merger” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Company Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Covered Securities” means, with respect to the Holder, (a) all of the Subject Securities and (b) all other equity interests of Opco of which the Holder acquires beneficial ownership (whether pursuant to any dividend, distribution, combination, split, subdivision, conversion, exchange, transfer, sale, cancelation, repurchase, redemption, reclassification or other change to, or transaction in, any equity interests or otherwise), after the date hereof but before the Closing.
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“Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“immediate family” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 16a-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
“Mergers” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Opco” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Opco Board” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“Opco Class A Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Opco Class B Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Opco Related Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5(b).
“Opco Stockholder Approval Matters” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Parties” and “Party” have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Pubco” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Pubco Class A Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Pubco Class B Stock” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“SPAC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“SPAC Merger” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“SPAC Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Subject Securities” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Transaction Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(c).
“Transfer” means the (i) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any Covered Security, (ii) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Covered Security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).
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Section 3.2 Construction. This Agreement and all of its provisions shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 1.3 of the Business Combination Agreement, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth herein, mutatis mutandis.
Section 3.3 Termination. This Agreement and all of its provisions shall automatically terminate, without any notice or other action by any Party, and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier of (a) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms and (b) as mutually agreed in writing by the Parties in accordance with Section 3.5. Upon any valid termination of this Agreement, all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate, without any liability or other obligation on the part of any Party to any Person in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Person shall have any claim or right against any Party, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the termination of this Agreement in accordance with clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 3.3 shall not relieve any Party from any liability arising in respect of any willful breach of this Agreement prior to such termination or Fraud. This Article III shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 3.4 Assignment. No Party may assign or delegate all or any part of this Agreement or any of the rights, benefits, obligations or liabilities hereunder (including by operation of Law) without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.
Section 3.5 Amendment. Subject to Section 3.3, this Agreement may not be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement by the Parties.
Section 3.6 Waiver. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Parties hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies otherwise available to the Parties. No waiver of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall be valid unless it is set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by the Party to be charged with such waiver.
Section 3.7 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than the Parties and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns, any right or remedy under or by reason of this Agreement.
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Section 3.8 Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement between the Parties shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given, delivered and received (a) when delivered in person, (b) when delivered after posting in the U.S. mail, having been sent registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) when delivered by FedEx or another nationally recognized overnight delivery service or (d) when delivered by email during normal business hours (and otherwise as of the next Business Day) (provided that, if receipt has not been confirmed (excluding any automated reply, such as an out-of-office notification) then a copy shall be dispatched in the manner described in the preceding clause (c) no later than 24 hours after such delivery by email) (provided that any such notice or other communication delivered in the manner described in any of the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall also be delivered by email no later than 24 hours after being dispatched in the manner described in the preceding clause (a), (b) or (c), as applicable), addressed as follows:
If to SPAC or Pubco, to:
TLGY Acquisition Corp.
4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
Attention: Young Cho
E-mail: [email protected]
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Perkins Coie LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10038
Attn: Elliott Smith
E-mail: [email protected]
If to Opco, to:
4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
Attention: Young Cho
E-mail: [email protected]
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Edelman Legal Advisory PLLC
400 Rella Blvd, Suite 165
Suffurn, New York 10901
Attention: Ari Edelman
Email: [email protected]
and to the Holder, at the Holder’s address referenced on the signature page hereto.
Section 3.9 Other Provisions. The provisions set forth in each of Sections 11.9 (Severability), 11.6 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction), 11.7 (Waiver of Jury Trial) and 11.8 (Specific Performance) of the Business Combination Agreement are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth herein, mutatis mutandis.
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Section 3.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and the Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, agreements and representations by or among the Parties hereto to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.
Section 3.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile, e-mail, or scanned pages shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Agreement.
Section 3.12 Capacity as a Stockholder. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) the Holder makes no agreement or understanding herein in any capacity other than solely in its capacity as a record holder and beneficial owner of the Subject Securities or Covered Securities (without duplication) and (b) nothing herein will be construed to limit or affect any action or inaction by any representative of the Holder in his, her or its capacity as a member of the board of directors (or other similar governing body) of Opco or any of its Affiliates or any other Person or as an officer, employee, agent, designee, representative or fiduciary of Opco or any of its Affiliates or any other Person, in each case, acting in such person’s capacity as a director (or member of such other similar governing body), officer, employee, agent, designee, representative or fiduciary of Opco or such Affiliate or such other Person.
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| SPAC: | |||
| TLGY ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | [●] | ||
| Title: | [●] | ||
[Signature Page of Seller Support Agreement]
| PUBCO: | |||
| STABLECOINX INC. | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | [●] | ||
| Title: | [●] | ||
[Signature Page of Seller Support Agreement]
| OPCO: | |||
| STABLECOINX ASSETS INC. | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | [●] | ||
| Title: | [●] | ||
[Signature Page of Seller Support Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| HOLDER: | |||
| [●] | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | [●] | ||
| Title: | [●] | ||
Address for Notices:
Address:
Facsimile No.:
Telephone No.:
Email:
[Signature Page of Seller Support Agreement]
Exhibit B
PIPE Subscription Agreements
(Attached)
Private &
Confidential
Execution Version
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
This SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Subscription Agreement”) is entered into on July 21, 2025, by and among TLGY Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), StablecoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”), StableCoinX Assets Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and the undersigned subscriber (“Subscriber”). The SPAC, Pubco, the Company and Subscriber are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Parties,” and each of them is sometimes individually referred to herein as a “Party.”
WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, (a) SPAC, (b) Pubco, (c) the Company, (d) StablecoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“SPAC Merger Sub”), and (e) StablecoinX Company Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub”), entered into a business combination agreement (as amended, modified, supplemented or waived from time to time, the “BCA”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the BCA, among other things, (a) SPAC will merge with and into SPAC Merger Sub, with SPAC Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company (such surviving company, the “SPAC Surviving Entity” and such merger, the “SPAC Merger”), with the shareholders of SPAC receiving one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Pubco (“Pubco Class A Common Stock”) for each Class A ordinary share of SPAC, par value $0.0001 per share (“SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares”), held by such shareholder, and (b) Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (such surviving company, the “Company Surviving Entity” and such merger, the “Company Merger” and, together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers” and together with the other transactions contemplated by the BCA, the “Transactions”), with the holders of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Company Class A Common Stock”) receiving one share of Pubco Class A Common Stock for each share of Company Class A Common Stock held by such shareholder, and the holders of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Company Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Company Class A Common Stock, the “Company Common Stock”) receiving one share of Pubco Class A Common Stock and one share of Pubco Class B Common Stock for each share of Company Class B Common Stock held by such shareholder, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the BCA, and as a result of the Mergers, the SPAC Surviving Entity and the Company Surviving Entity will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco will become a publicly traded company, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the BCA and in accordance with applicable law;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, pursuant to that certain contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), dated the date hereof, by and among Pubco, the Company, SPAC and Ethena Foundation, a Cayman Islands foundation company (“Ethena”), Ethena has agreed to contribute an amount of the native protocol governance tokens of Ethena (“ENA Tokens”) equal to (a) $60,000,000, divided by (b)(i) the ENA Fair Market Value at Signing (as defined in Schedule A hereto) multiplied by (ii) 1 minus thirty percent (30%), to the Company, in exchange for shares of Company Class B Common Stock to be issued by the Company prior to the Company Merger (the “Ethena ENA Contribution”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, the Company, Pubco, Ethena and Ethena OpCo Ltd (“Ethena OpCo”) have also entered into a collaboration agreement, dated the date hereof (the “Collaboration Agreement”), pursuant to which, the Company, Pubco, Ethena and Ethena OpCo have agreed, among other things, (i) to collaborate and achieve the Collaboration Activities (as defined therein), (ii) that Ethena will grant to Pubco a Right of Participation (as defined therein) to purchase additional ENA Tokens following the closing of the Transactions, (iii) to outline certain covenants with respect to the Custodial Account (as defined herein) and (iv) that if and to the extent necessary in connection with the termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms, Ethena has agreed to unlock a portion of the Locked ENA Tokens (as defined herein) as described in Section 2(f)(i), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions and to facilitate the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, Ethena OpCo and the Company have entered into a token purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Token Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena OpCo has agreed to sell to the Company (solely in its capacity as administrative agent effectuating the purchase solely for the benefit of the Subscribers making the Cash PIPE Deposit (as defined below) until the Closing (such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), a number of discounted locked ENA tokens (the “Locked ENA Tokens”) equal to the (i) Locked ENA Purchase Amount (as defined herein), divided by (ii) (x) the ENA Fair Market Value at Signing (as defined in Schedule A hereto) multiplied by (y) 1 minus thirty percent (30%) (the price paid for such Locked ENA Tokens set forth in this clause (ii), the “Locked ENA Token Purchase Price”), and deposit such Locked ENA Tokens in the Custodial Account;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, Subscriber desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, on the Closing Date (as defined below) and immediately prior to the Company Merger, a number of shares of Company Class A Common Stock (the “Subscribed Shares”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Per Share Price”) for the aggregate purchase price set forth on the signature page hereto (the “Purchase Price”), and the Company desires to issue to Subscriber the Subscribed Shares, immediately prior to the consummation of the Company Merger, in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Company;
WHEREAS, on or about the date of this Subscription Agreement, SPAC, the Company and Pubco are entering into subscription agreements (the “Other Subscription Agreements” and, together with this Subscription Agreement, the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain other investors (the “Other Subscribers” and, together with Subscriber, the “Subscribers”), pursuant to which the Other Subscribers have agreed to purchase shares of Company Class A Common Stock (the “Shares”) at the Per Share Price and on the same terms as are available to the Subscriber hereunder (the Shares of the Other Subscribers, the “Other Subscribed Shares”, and such other subscriptions and issuances thereunder, the “Other Subscriptions”);
WHEREAS, the Parties hereto intend that for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (1) the Subscription, together with the Other Subscriptions and the other transactions contemplated by the BCA, qualify as a transaction governed by Section 351(a) of the Code (as defined herein) (the “Section 351 Intended Tax Treatment”); (2) until the Closing or the termination of this Subscription Agreement, as applicable, the Subscribers making the Cash PIPE Deposit shall be treated as the owners of the Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense Amount, in each case, held in the Custodial Account, and all interest, earnings, or other income (if any) earned with respect to the Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense Amount, in each case, while held in the Custodial Account shall be treated as earned by such Subscribers; and (3) if the Closing occurs, then the Subscribers making the Cash PIPE Deposit shall be deemed to contribute the Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense Amount to the Company in exchange for shares of Company Class A Common Stock at Closing (clauses (1)-(3), collectively, the “Intended Tax Treatment”); and
WHEREAS, upon the consummation of the Company Merger, each Subscribed Share shall be converted automatically into one share of Pubco Class A Common Stock.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants, and subject to the conditions herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Subscription. On the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, Subscriber hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to Subscriber, in consideration of the payment of the Purchase Price by or on behalf of Subscriber to the Company, the Subscribed Shares at the Closing (as defined below) (such subscription and issuance, the “Subscription”).
Section 2. Payment of the Purchase Price; Custodial Account; Closing.
(a) The consummation of the Subscription contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall occur immediately prior to the consummation of the Company Merger, which will take place on the same date as the closing of the Transactions, in each case, pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the BCA (such date, the “Closing Date”).
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(b) The Purchase Price shall be paid in accordance with this Section 2(b), in cash, U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins (“USDC” or “USDT”), or ENA Tokens (or a combination thereof) as designated on the signature page hereto, in such amounts as indicated on Subscriber’s signature page of this Subscription Agreement; provided that, no more than one-third (1/3) of the aggregate Purchase Price paid by Subscriber and its affiliates who are Other Subscribers purchasing Shares pursuant to Other Subscription Agreements, when taken together, may be paid in ENA Tokens. If Subscriber elects to pay the Purchase Price in ENA Tokens, then the number of ENA Tokens to be paid to the Company shall be calculated in accordance with the terms set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “ENA Token Amount”).
(i) With respect to any portion of the Purchase Price being paid in cash, USDC or USDT (collectively, “Cash”), then Subscriber shall deliver, no later than 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on or prior to the date hereof, such portion (A) if in cash, via wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds, or (B) if in USDC or USDT, by electronic deposit, in each case, to a custodial account established for the benefit of the Subscribers paying a portion of the Purchase Price in Cash (the “Custodial Account”), with Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. serving as custodian (the “Custodian”) (the aggregate Cash proceeds deposited into such account from such Subscribers, the “Cash PIPE Proceeds” and the deposit of the Cash PIPE Proceeds into such account, the “Cash PIPE Deposit”).
(ii) With respect to any portion of the Purchase Price being paid in ENA Tokens, then, at least five (5) Business Days before the anticipated Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered written notice to such Subscriber (the “Closing Notice”) specifying the anticipated Closing Date and the digital asset wallet account into which the ENA Token Amount will be delivered. No later than 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the second Business Day prior to the Closing Date, Subscriber shall deliver the ENA Token Amount to the Company, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances or other restrictions, via transfer of the ENA Token Amount to the Custodial Account as specified in the Closing Notice.
(c) (i) Promptly after the Cash PIPE Deposit, the Cash PIPE Proceeds, less up to $2.5 million that the Company and Pubco may use to pay certain transaction expenses at Closing (the “Permitted Expense Amount” and, the Cash PIPE Proceeds less the Permitted Expense Amount, the “Locked ENA Purchase Amount”), will be used by the Company, solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent, to purchase the Locked ENA Tokens from Ethena OpCo at the Locked ENA Token Purchase Price in accordance with the terms set forth in the Token Purchase Agreement. Promptly after receipt of the Locked ENA Purchase Amount (but in no event later than two (2) calendar days thereafter), Ethena OpCo shall deposit the Locked ENA Tokens into the Custodial Account.
(ii) Until the earlier of (i) closing of the Transactions or (ii) the termination of the BCA in accordance with its terms, the Parties agree that the entire Locked ENA Purchase Amount shall be used solely to purchase the Locked ENA Tokens. Additionally, until the closing of the Transactions, the Parties covenant that none of the Locked ENA Tokens shall be pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise used as collateral to secure any indebtedness or obligation (other than as contemplated by the Collaboration Agreement), and shall remain, subject to applicable law, free and clear of all liens, charges, and encumbrances.
(iii) Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties, the Locked ENA Tokens may be released from the Custodial Account only (A) upon the earlier of (x) the closing of the Transactions, (y) the termination of the BCA in accordance with its terms and (z) the termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms and (B) pursuant to written instructions signed by representatives designated by the Company and Ethena OpCo (such representatives, the “Authorized Persons”) authorizing and directing the Custodian to release the Locked ENA Tokens in accordance with this Agreement.
(d) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Subscriber, against delivery of the Purchase Price, the Subscribed Shares in book entry form, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances or other restrictions (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws), in the name of Subscriber. The number of Subscribed Shares to be issued to Subscriber shall be calculated as follows: the Purchase Price, divided by (B)(x) the Per Share Price, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (1) the ENA Fair Market Value at Signing (as defined in Schedule A hereto) and the denominator of which is (2) the ENA Fair Market Value at Closing (as defined in Schedule A hereto). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no fraction of a Subscribed Share will be issued to Subscriber. If Subscriber would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a Subscribed Share, then the number of Subscribed Shares to be issued to Subscriber will be rounded down to the nearest whole Subscribed Share. As promptly as practicable after the consummation of the Transactions (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter), Pubco shall deliver to Subscriber evidence from Pubco’s transfer agent of the exchange of the Subscribed Shares for an equal number of shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock.
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(e) As soon as reasonably practicable following the consummation of the Transactions, (i) the Locked ENA Tokens will be released from the Custodial Account and transferred to a digital asset wallet account designated in writing by the Company and Pubco and (ii) the Permitted Expense Amount (net of any fees and expenses related to the Custodial Account) will be transferred by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company and Pubco, in each case, upon receipt by the Custodian of the required authorization by the Authorized Persons. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, following consummation of the Transactions, ownership of any remaining Locked ENA Purchase Amount by Ethena OpCo will be unaffected.
(f) In the event that the consummation of the Transactions does not occur prior to the earlier of such date and time as the BCA or this Subscription Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties:
(i) for those Subscribers who made the Cash PIPE Deposit, (A) in accordance with the terms of the Collaboration Agreement, Ethena shall promptly (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after such termination date) unlock a portion of Locked ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of the Collaboration Agreement (such unlocked Locked ENA Tokens, the “Unlocked ENA Tokens”) and (B) the Authorized Persons shall promptly (but in no event later than four (4) Business Days after such termination date) instruct the Custodian to promptly transfer (x) to such Subscriber its pro rata portion of (1) the Unlocked ENA Tokens (based on the aggregate Purchase Price paid by such Subscriber in Cash relative to the aggregate Cash PIPE Proceeds) to a digital asset wallet account specified by such Subscriber, plus (2) the Permitted Expense Amount (net of any fees and expenses related to the Custodial Account), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account specified by such Subscriber, and (y) to Ethena any remaining Locked ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Account; and
(ii) for those Subscribers who paid the Purchase Price in ENA Token, promptly (but in no event later than four (4) Business Days after such termination date) transfer to such Subscriber any ENA Token Amount delivered by Subscriber to the Company to a digital asset wallet account specified by such Subscriber.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, ownership by Ethena OpCo of any remaining Locked ENA Purchase Amount will be unaffected by the terms of this Section 2(f). In addition, to the extent that any Subscribed Shares have been issued or delivered to Subscriber, such Subscribed Shares shall be deemed cancelled. Notwithstanding such return or release, a failure to close on the anticipated Closing Date shall not, by itself, be deemed to be a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Section 2 to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Closing Date. For the purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City (New York) are not open for a full business day for the general transaction of business.
(g) The obligations of Subscriber, the Company and Pubco to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement (including the Closing) are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable law, waiver by the parties hereto, of the conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transactions set forth in Article VIII (Closing Conditions) of the BCA shall have been satisfied or waived by the person with the authority to give such waiver (other than any such conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at the Closing) (as determined solely by the parties to the BCA in accordance therewith); and
(ii) no governmental authority with competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation which is then in effect and has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) and no such governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose such restraint or prohibition.
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(h) The obligations of the Company and Pubco to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement (including the Closing) are subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the Company or Pubco, of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) all representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than (A) representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Subscriber Material Adverse Effect (as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects or (B) representations and warranties that speak as of a specified earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date), and consummation of the Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by Subscriber of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Closing Date, but without giving effect to consummation of the Transactions, or as of such earlier date, as applicable; and
(ii) Subscriber shall have wired, deposited, delivered or transferred, as applicable, the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2(b) and otherwise performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing.
(i) The obligations of Subscriber to consummate, or cause to be consummated, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement (including the Closing) are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Subscriber of the additional conditions that, on the Closing Date:
(i) all representations and warranties of the Company, Pubco and SPAC contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than (A) representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality, Company Material Adverse Effect, Pubco Material Adverse Effect or SPAC Material Adverse Effect (each as defined below), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects or (B) representations and warranties that speak as of a specified earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date), and consummation of the Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by the Company, Pubco and SPAC, as the case may be, of each of their representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Closing Date, but without giving effect to consummation of the Transactions, or as of such earlier date, as applicable, except, in each case, where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (whether as of the Closing Date or such earlier date), taken as a whole, does not result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, Pubco Material Adverse Effect or SPAC Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) no Other Subscription Agreement (or other agreements or understandings (including side letters) entered into in connection therewith or in connection with the sale of the Other Subscribed Shares) shall have been amended, modified or waived in a manner that materially benefits any Other Subscriber unless the Subscriber shall have been offered in writing the same benefits (other than terms particular to the legal or regulatory requirements of such Other Subscriber or its affiliates or related persons);
(iii) no amendments, modifications or waivers to the terms of the BCA, the Collaboration Agreement, the Contribution Agreement or the Token Purchase Agreement (in each case, as it exists on the date hereof as provided to Subscriber) shall have occurred, in each case, in a manner that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the economic benefits that Subscriber would reasonably expect to receive under this Subscription Agreement (unless Subscriber has provided its written consent thereto);
(iv) all consents, waivers, authorizations or orders of, any notice required to be made to, and any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including the Stock Exchange (as defined below) and any stockholder approval required by applicable Stock Exchange rules and regulations) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Subscribed Shares) required to be made in connection with the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares shall have been obtained or made, except where the failure to so obtain or make would not prevent the Company and Pubco from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares to the Subscriber;
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(v) the Company and Pubco shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company or Pubco, respectively, at or prior to the Closing; and
(vi) there has not occurred any Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the BCA) since the date of this Subscription Agreement that is continuing, which the parties to the BCA have not waived.
(j) Prior to or at the Closing, Subscriber shall deliver to the Company and Pubco all such other information as is reasonably requested in order for the Company to issue the Subscribed Shares to Subscriber, including, without limitation, the legal name of the person in whose name the Subscribed Shares are to be issued (or Subscriber’s nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) and a duly completed and executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8 of Subscriber.
(k) Subscriber hereby authorizes the Company to utilize the portion of the Purchase Price it paid in Cash to purchase the Locked ENA Tokens from Ethena OpCo on its behalf and to establish the Custodial Account for its benefit with the Custodian and to take such other action as it may deem necessary or advisable in furtherance thereof, including but not limited to, executing the Token Purchase Agreement and any other agreements relating to establishing and maintaining the Custodial Account on its behalf.
Section 3. Company and Pubco Representations and Warranties. Each of the Company, solely with respect to the representations and warranties set forth below relating to the Company, and Pubco, solely with respect to the representations and warranties set forth below relating to Pubco, represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, to Subscriber as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, that:
(a) The Company (i) is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, (ii) has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to conduct its business and, if applicable, is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (other than its jurisdiction of incorporation) in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties or assets requires such license or qualification, except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iii), where the failure to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, a “Company Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to the Company that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
(b) Pubco (i) is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified and in good standing (to the extent applicable) in all jurisdictions in which its ownership of property or character of its activities is such as to require it to be so licensed or qualified, except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iii), where the failure to be so licensed or qualified has not and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Pubco Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, a “Pubco Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to Pubco that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Pubco’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
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(c) The issuance and sale of the Subscribed Shares, when issued pursuant to this Subscription Agreement (subject to the receipt of the Purchase Price in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement), will have been duly authorized by the Company and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with the Subscriber’s delivery instructions), will be validly issued, fully paid and free and clear of all liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under this Subscription Agreement or the BCA, the Company Organizational Documents (as defined below) or applicable securities laws), and will not have been issued in violation of, or subject to, any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company Organizational Documents (as in effect at such time of issuance) or the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. The issuance of the shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock in exchange for the Subscribed Shares, when issued pursuant to the BCA (subject to the receipt of the Subscribed Shares in accordance with the terms of the BCA), will have been duly authorized by Pubco and, when issued and delivered to Subscriber (or its nominee in accordance with the Subscriber’s delivery instructions), will be validly issued, fully paid and free and clear of all liens or other restrictions (other than those arising under the BCA, the Pubco organizational documents or applicable securities laws), and will not have been issued in violation of, or subject to, any preemptive or similar rights created under the Pubco organizational documents (as in effect at such time of issuance) or under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
(d) This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Company and Pubco, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by Subscriber and SPAC, this Subscription Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company and Pubco, enforceable against each of the Company and Pubco in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors generally and by the availability of equitable remedies (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”). Each of the Collaboration Agreement, the Contribution Agreement and the Token Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Company, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the applicable counterparties, each of the Collaboration Agreement, the Contribution Agreement and the Token Purchase Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions. Each of the Collaboration Agreement and the Contribution Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by Pubco, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the applicable counterparties, each of the Collaboration Agreement and the Contribution Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Pubco, enforceable against Pubco in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.
(e) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 5, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the issuance of the Subscribed Shares hereunder and the exchange of the Subscribed Shares for the shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the BCA, the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement applicable to the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, (ii) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of, the Company’s organizational documents (“Company Organizational Documents”), or (iii) conflict with or result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court governmental authority with competent jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or liens, charges or encumbrances which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 5, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the issuance of the Subscribed Shares hereunder and the the exchange of the Subscribed Shares for the shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the BCA, the compliance by Pubco with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement applicable to Pubco and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Pubco pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Pubco is a party or by which Pubco is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Pubco is subject, (ii) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of, Pubco’s organizational documents, or (iii) conflict with or result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental authority with competent jurisdiction over Pubco or any of its properties except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or liens, charges or encumbrances which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Pubco Material Adverse Effect.
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(g) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 5, neither the Company nor Pubco is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental authority with competent jurisdiction, self-regulatory organization (including any stock exchange on which the Pubco Class A Common Stock will be listed (the “Stock Exchange”) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement, other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) the filing of the Registration Statement (as defined below) pursuant to Section 6, (iii) filings required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules of United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), including the registration statement on Form S-4 with respect to the Transactions and the proxy statement/prospectus included therein (the “Form S-4”), (iv) filings required by the Stock Exchange, including with respect to obtaining SPAC shareholder approval of the Transactions, (v) filings required to consummate the Transactions as provided under the BCA, (vi) filings in connection with or as a result of any publicly available written guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the SEC staff under the Securities Act (the “SEC Guidance”) and (vii) those the failure of which to obtain would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect or a Pubco Material Adverse Effect, as applicable.
(h) Except for such matters as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or Pubco Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) suit, action, proceeding or arbitration before a governmental authority or arbitrator with competent jurisdiction pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company or Pubco, threatened in writing against the Company or Pubco or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental authority or arbitrator with competent jurisdiction outstanding against the Company or Pubco, as applicable.
(i) Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 5, no registration under the Securities Act or any state securities (or Blue Sky) laws is required for the offer and sale of the Subscribed Shares by the Company to Subscriber.
(j) None of the Company, Pubco or any person acting on their behalf has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with any offer or sale of the Subscribed Shares. The Subscribed Shares are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act or any state securities laws. None of the Company, Pubco or any person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time within the past thirty (30) calendar days, made any offer or sale of any security or solicitation of any offer to buy any security under circumstances that would (i) eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Regulation D under the Securities Act in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of the Subscribed Shares as contemplated hereby or the Other Subscribed Shares as contemplated by the Other Subscription Agreements or (ii) cause the offering of the Subscribed Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or the Other Subscribed Shares pursuant to the Other Subscription Agreements to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company or Pubco for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions. None of the Company, Pubco or any person acting on their behalf has offered or sold or will offer or sell any securities, or has taken or will take any other action, which would reasonably be expected to subject the offer, issuance or sale of the Subscribed Shares or the Other Subscribed Shares, as contemplated hereby, to the registration provisions of the Securities Act.
(k) No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Company, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii–iv) or (d)(3) of the Securities Act is applicable.
(l) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with, and has not received any written communication from a governmental authority with competent jurisdiction that alleges that the Company is not in compliance in all material respects with, or is in default or violation of, the applicable provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission, except, in each case, where such non-compliance, default, or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(m) Pubco is in compliance in all material respects with, and has not received any written communication from a governmental authority with competent jurisdiction that alleges that Pubco is not in compliance in all material respects with, or is in default or violation of, the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission, except, in each case, where such non-compliance, default, or violation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Pubco Material Adverse Effect. For the avoidance of doubt, this representation and warranty shall not apply to the extent any of the foregoing matters arise from or relate to the SEC Guidance.
(n) Upon consummation of the Transactions, the Pubco Class A Common Stock will be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and will be listed for trading on the Stock Exchange, and the Pubco Class A Common Stock will be approved for listing on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange, subject to official notice of issuance.
(o) No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission solely in connection with the sale of the Subscribed Shares to Subscriber.
(p) As of the date hereof and prior to giving effect to the Transactions: (i) 0 shares of Company Class A Common Stock were issued and outstanding; (ii) 100,000 shares of Company Class B Common Stock were issued and outstanding; and (iii) no shares of preferred stock of the Company were issued and outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive or similar rights. The Company has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated. There are no shareholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting of any shares of Company Common Stock or other equity interests in the Company, other than as contemplated by the BCA or as described in the forms, reports, schedules, statements, registration statements, prospectuses, and other documents filed or furnished as of the date hereof by SPAC with the Commission under the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act (collectively, and together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto, the “SEC Documents”). There are no securities or instruments issued by or to which the Company is a party containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be triggered, and not fully waived by the holder of such securities or instruments pursuant to a written agreement or consent, by the issuance of the Subscribed Shares.
(q) The Other Subscription Agreements reflect the same Per Share Price and substantially the same other material terms and conditions that are no more favorable in the aggregate to the Other Subscribers than the material terms of this Subscription Agreement are to the Subscriber (other than terms particular to the regulatory requirements of such investor or its affiliates or related funds that are mutual funds or are otherwise subject to regulations related to the timing of funding and the issuance of the related Shares). Neither the Company nor Pubco has entered into any side letter or similar agreement with any Other Subscriber relating to such Other Subscriber’s purchase of its Other Subscribed Shares other than the Other Subscription Agreements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 3(q) shall not apply to the Contribution Agreement.
(r) None of the Company, Pubco, and any of their respective controlled affiliates (i) is, or will be at or immediately after the Closing, a person of a country of concern, as such term is defined in 31 C.F.R. § 850.221 (a “Covered Person”), (ii) directly or indirectly hold, or will hold at or immediately after the Closing, a board seat on, a voting or equity interest in, or any contractual power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of, any Covered Person, or (iii) is engaged, or has plans to engage, or will be engaged at or immediately after the Closing, directly or indirectly, in a “covered activity,” as such term is defined in 31 C.F.R. § 850.208.
(s) None of the Company, Pubco or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, or, to the knowledge of the Company or Pubco, any of their respective agents, affiliates or representatives, is or has been in the past five (5) years the subject of any investigation, inquiry, or enforcement action by any governmental or regulatory authority regarding any violation or alleged violation of any applicable anti-money laundering laws, anti-corruption laws (including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”)), economic sanctions laws or regulations (including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”)), or anti-terrorism financing laws.
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Section 4. SPAC Representations and Warranties. SPAC represents and warrants to Subscriber, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, that:
(a) SPAC (i) is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, (ii) has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, and (iii) is duly licensed or qualified to conduct its business and, if applicable, is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction (other than its jurisdiction of incorporation) in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties or assets requires such license or qualification, except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iii), where the failure to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a SPAC Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, a “SPAC Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to SPAC that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on SPAC’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.
(b) This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the SPAC and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the Company, Pubco and Subscriber, this Subscription Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the SPAC, enforceable against the SPAC in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions.
(c) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 5, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement, the issuance of the Subscribed Shares hereunder, the compliance by SPAC with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement applicable to SPAC and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of SPAC pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which SPAC is a party or by which SPAC is bound or to which any of the property or assets of SPAC is subject, (ii) conflict with or violate any provision of, or result in the breach of, the SPAC’s organizational documents, or (iii) conflict with or result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court governmental authority with competent jurisdiction over SPAC or any of its properties except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or liens, charges or encumbrances which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a SPAC Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth in Section 5, SPAC is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental authority with competent jurisdiction, self-regulatory organization, including any Stock Exchange or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement, other than (i) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (ii) filings required by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the rules of the Commission, and (iii) filings required to consummate the Transactions as provided in the BCA.
(e) No Disqualification Event is applicable to SPAC, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii–iv) or (d)(3) of the Securities Act is applicable.
(f) Neither SPAC, nor any of its directors, officers, employees, or, to the knowledge of SPAC, any of their respective agents, affiliates or representatives, is or has been in the past five (5) years the subject of any investigation, inquiry, or enforcement action by any governmental or regulatory authority regarding any violation or alleged violation of any applicable anti-money laundering laws, anti-corruption laws (including the FCPA), economic sanctions laws or regulations (including those administered by OFAC), or anti-terrorism financing laws.
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(g) As of their respective dates, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, which shall be deemed to supersede such original filing, all reports required to be filed by SPAC with the Commission on or prior to the Closing Date (the “SPAC SEC Reports”), complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder as in effect at the time of filing, and none of SPAC SEC Reports, when filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, which shall be deemed to supersede such original filing, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of SEAC included in SPAC SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, which shall be deemed to supersede such original filing, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of SEAC as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. There are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Commission with respect to any of SPAC SEC Reports.
Section 5. Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company, SPAC and Pubco, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, that:
(a) If Subscriber is a legal entity, Subscriber (i) has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation and (ii) has the requisite power and authority to enter into, and perform its obligations under, this Subscription Agreement. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber has the legal competence and capacity to enter into and perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement.
(b) If Subscriber is a legal entity, this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by Subscriber. If Subscriber is an individual, Subscriber’s signature is genuine and the signatory has the legal competence and capacity to execute this Subscription Agreement. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the same by the Company, SPAC and Pubco, this Subscription Agreement shall constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Subscriber, enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
(c) If Subscriber is paying the Purchase Price in ENA Token, (i) Subscriber has all rights, title and interest in and to the ENA Token to be contributed by it to the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, (ii) such ENA Token is held in a digital wallet held or operated by or on behalf of Subscriber either by way of self-custody and/or at or by an appropriately regulated custodian and/or in accordance with industry-standard security practices (the “Subscriber Digital Wallet”) and neither such ENA Token nor such Subscriber Digital Wallet is subject to any liens, encumbrances or other restrictions, other than industry-standard lock-up provisions, (iii) Subscriber has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect its Subscriber Digital Wallet and such ENA Token and (iv) Subscriber has the exclusive ability to control such Subscriber Digital Wallet, including by use of “private keys” or other equivalent means or through custody arrangements or other equivalent means.
(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement, the purchase of the Subscribed Shares hereunder, the compliance by Subscriber with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Subscriber pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which Subscriber is a party or by which Subscriber is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Subscriber is subject; (ii) if Subscriber is a legal entity, the organizational documents of Subscriber; or (iii) any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental authority with competent jurisdiction over Subscriber or any of its properties that, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), would reasonably be expected to have a Subscriber Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, a “Subscriber Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, development, occurrence, condition or effect with respect to the Subscriber that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to materially impair or materially delay the Subscriber’s performance of its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, including the purchase of the Subscribed Shares.
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(e) Subscriber (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3), or (7) under the Securities Act) or other “accredited investor” satisfying the applicable requirements set forth on Annex A hereto, (ii) is an “institutional investor” (as defined in FINRA Rule 2111), (iii) if located or resident in a member state of the European Economic Area, is a “qualified investor” within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the “EU Prospectus Regulation”), (iv) if located or resident in the United Kingdom, is a “qualified investor” within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”) who is also (x) an investment professional falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Order”); (y) a high net worth entity falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order; or (z) a person to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”)) in connection with the issue or sale of the Subscribed Shares may be lawfully communicated or caused to be communicated, (v) is acquiring the Subscribed Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, or if Subscriber is subscribing for the Subscribed Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, each owner of such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), an institutional “accredited investor” or other “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) and Subscriber has sole investment discretion with respect to each such account, and the full power and authority to make the acknowledgements, representations and agreements herein on behalf of each owner of each such account, and (vi) is not acquiring the Subscribed Shares with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act or other applicable securities laws (and has provided the Company and Pubco with the requested information on Annex A following the signature page hereto). Subscriber is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Subscribed Shares.
(f) Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Subscribed Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and that neither the Company, SPAC nor Pubco is required to register the Subscribed Shares except as set forth in Section 6. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Shares may not be offered, resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by Subscriber absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, except (i) to the Company, SPAC, Pubco or a subsidiary thereof, (ii) pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and, in each of clauses (i)-(ii), in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates or account entries representing the Subscribed Shares shall contain a restrictive legend to such effect. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that the Subscribed Shares will be subject to these securities law transfer restrictions, and as a result of these transfer restrictions, Subscriber may not be able to readily offer, resell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Subscribed Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Subscribed Shares for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that, unless the Subscribed Shares are earlier registered on the Form S-4 or a Registration Statement, the Subscribed Shares will not be eligible for offer, resale, transfer, pledge or disposition pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”) until at least one year following the filing of certain required information with the Commission after the Closing Date. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Subscribed Shares.
(g) Subscriber understands and agrees that Subscriber is purchasing the Subscribed Shares directly from the Company. Subscriber further acknowledges that there have not been, and Subscriber hereby agrees that it is not relying on, any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made to Subscriber by the Company, SPAC, Pubco or any of their respective affiliates or any of such person’s or its or their respective affiliates’ control persons, officers, directors, partners, members, managing members, managers, agents, employees or other representatives, legal counsel, financial advisors, accountants or agents (collectively, “Representatives”), any other party to the Transactions or any other person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company, SPAC or Pubco set forth in this Subscription Agreement, and Subscriber is not relying on any other purported representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or statements (including by omission), which are hereby disclaimed by Subscriber.
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(h) In making its decision to purchase the Subscribed Shares, Subscriber has relied solely upon an independent investigation made by Subscriber and the Company’s, Pubco’s and SPAC’s respective representations in this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber has not relied on any statements or other information provided by or on behalf of the Company, SPAC or Pubco concerning the Company, SPAC, Pubco, the Subscribed Shares or the Subscription, and has been offered the opportunity to ask questions of the Company, SPAC and Pubco and has received answers thereto, including on the financial information, as Subscriber deemed necessary in connection with its decision to purchase the Subscribed Shares. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Subscriber has had access to, has received, and has had an adequate opportunity to review, such information as Subscriber deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Shares, including with respect to the Company, SPAC, Pubco and the Transactions, and Subscriber has made its own assessment and is satisfied concerning the relevant financial, tax and other economic considerations relevant to Subscriber’s investment in the Subscribed Shares. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Subscriber acknowledges that it has reviewed SPAC’s filings with the Commission. Subscriber represents and agrees that Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as Subscriber and Subscriber’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Subscribed Shares, including but not limited to information concerning the Company, SPAC, Pubco, the BCA, and the Subscription.
(i) Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that none of the Company, SPAC, Pubco nor their respective affiliates or any of such person’s or its or their respective affiliates’ Representatives has provided Subscriber with any advice with respect to the Subscribed Shares. None of the Company, SPAC, Pubco or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives has made or makes any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character as to the Company SPAC, Pubco or the quality or value of the Subscribed Shares.
(j) Subscriber acknowledges that (i) the Company, SPAC, Pubco and their respective Representatives hereafter may come into possession of, information regarding the Company, SPAC or Pubco that is material non-public information and is not known to Subscriber (“Excluded Information”), (ii) Subscriber has determined to enter into this Subscription Agreement to purchase the Subscribed Shares notwithstanding Subscriber’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information, and (iii) none of the Company, SPAC nor Pubco shall have liability to Subscriber, and Subscriber hereby waives and releases any claims Subscriber may have against the Company, SPAC and/or Pubco, to the maximum extent permitted by law, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information.
(k) Subscriber became aware of this offering of the Subscribed Shares solely by means of direct contact between Subscriber, on the one hand, and the Company, SPAC or Pubco (and their Representatives), on the other, and the Subscribed Shares were offered to Subscriber solely by direct contact between Subscriber, on the one hand, and the Company, SPAC or Pubco (and their Representatives), on the other, or their respective affiliates. Subscriber did not become aware of this offering of the Subscribed Shares, nor were the Subscribed Shares offered to Subscriber, by any other means, and none of the Company, SPAC or Pubco or their respective Representatives acted as investment advisor, broker or dealer to Subscriber. Subscriber acknowledges that the Subscribed Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.
(l) Subscriber acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Subscribed Shares, including those set forth in the SEC Documents. Subscriber has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Subscribed Shares, and Subscriber has had an opportunity to seek, and has sought, such accounting, legal, business and tax advice as Subscriber has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision. Subscriber (i) is an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c) and/or an institutional “accredited investor” or other “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in business transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and (iii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Subscribed Shares.
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(m) Subscriber has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Subscribed Shares and determined that the Subscribed Shares are a suitable investment for Subscriber and that Subscriber is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of Subscriber’s investment in Pubco. Subscriber acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.
(n) Subscriber understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Subscribed Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.
(o) Neither the Subscriber nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors, managers, managing members, general partners or any other person acting in a similar capacity or carrying out a similar function is (i) a person (including individual or entity) that is the target or the subject of economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by relevant governmental authorities with competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to those administered by the U.S. government through OFAC and the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, or the United Kingdom (including His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom (collectively, “Sanctions”), (ii) a person or entity listed on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by OFAC, or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC, or any other any Sanctions-related list of sanctioned persons maintained by OFAC, the Department of Commerce or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU member state, or the United Kingdom (collectively, “Sanctions Lists”), (iii) organized, incorporated, established, located, resident or the government, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, of, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, or the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic regions of Ukraine, as well as the non-controlled regions of the oblasts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson or any other country or territory embargoed or subject to substantial trade restrictions by the United States, the European Union or any individual European Union member state, or the United Kingdom; (iv) directly or indirectly owned or controlled (as ownership and control are defined and interpreted under applicable sanctions), or acting on behalf or at the direction of, any such person or persons described in any of the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), except in each case as permitted under Sanctions laws; or (v) a non-U.S. institution that accepts currency for deposit and that has no physical presence in the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or in which it is operating, as the case may be, and is unaffiliated with a regulated financial group that is subject to consolidated supervision (a “non-U.S. shell bank”) or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, (i) through (v), a “Prohibited Investor”). Subscriber agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law; provided that Subscriber is permitted to do so under applicable law. Subscriber represents that (i) if it is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), that Subscriber maintains policies and procedures to ensure compliance with its obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act, and (ii) to the extent required, it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering-related laws administered and enforced by other governmental authorities with competent jurisdiction. Subscriber also represents that it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with Sanctions. Subscriber further represents and warrants that, to its knowledge, (i) none of the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Subscribed Shares are or will be derived from transactions directly or indirectly with or for the benefit of any Prohibited Investor, (ii) such funds are from legitimate sources and do not constitute the proceeds of criminal conduct or criminal property, (iii) such funds do not originate from and have not been routed through an account maintained at a non-U.S. shell bank; and (iv) it maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure the funds held by Subscriber and used to purchase the Subscribed Shares were legally derived and were not obtained, directly or indirectly, from a Prohibited Investor or from or through a non-U.S. shell bank.
(p) No foreign person (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.224) in which the national or subnational governments of a single foreign state have a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) will acquire a substantial interest in the Company as a result of the purchase and sale of Subscribed Shares hereunder, and no foreign person will have control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.208) over the Company from and after the Closing as a result of the purchase and sale of Subscribed Shares hereunder.
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(q) If Subscriber is an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan, an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or an employee benefit plan that is a governmental plan (as defined in section 3(32) of ERISA), a church plan (as defined in section 3(33) of ERISA), a non-U.S. plan (as described in section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plan that is not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, or an entity whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each, a “Plan”) subject to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code, Subscriber represents and warrants that (i) it has not relied on the Company, SPAC, Pubco or any of their respective affiliates (the “Transaction Parties”) for investment advice or as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to its decision to acquire and hold the Subscribed Shares, and none of the Transaction Parties shall at any time be relied upon as the Plan’s fiduciary with respect to any decision to acquire, continue to hold or transfer the Subscribed Shares and (ii) the acquisition and holding of the Subscribed Shares will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or section 4975 of the Code.
(r) Subscriber has or has commitments to have and, when required to deliver payment pursuant to Section 2, Subscriber will have sufficient funds to pay the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.
(s) Subscriber acknowledges that it is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any statement, representation or warranty made by any person, firm or corporation (including, without limitation, the Company, SPAC or Pubco, or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives), other than the representations and warranties of the Company and Pubco contained in Section 3 and of the SPAC contained in Section 4, in making its investment or decision to invest in the Company. Subscriber agrees that no Other Subscriber pursuant to an Other Subscription Agreement or any other agreement related to the private placement of Shares (including the controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, agents or employees of any such Subscriber) shall be liable (including, without limitation, for or with respect to any losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses or disbursements incurred by such person or entity), whether in contract, tort or otherwise, or have any liability or obligation to Subscriber or any Other Subscriber, or any person claiming through Subscriber or any Other Subscriber, pursuant to this Subscription Agreement or related to the private placement of the Subscribed Shares, the negotiation hereof or the subject matter hereof, or the transactions contemplated hereby, for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of the foregoing in connection with the purchase of the Subscribed Shares.
(t) No broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or commission to be paid by Subscriber solely in connection with the sale of the Subscribed Shares to Subscriber.
(u) At all times on or prior to the Closing Date, Subscriber has no binding commitment to dispose of, or otherwise transfer (directly or indirectly), any of the Subscribed Shares, other than binding commitments it may have to transfer and/or pledge such Subscribed Shares upon the Closing to a prime broker under and in accordance with its prime brokerage agreement with such broker.
(v) Subscriber hereby agrees that neither it, nor any person or entity acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with Subscriber, shall, directly or indirectly, engage in any hedging activities or execute any Short Sales with respect to the securities of SPAC or Pubco from the date of this Subscription Agreement until the Closing or the earlier termination of this Subscription Agreement in accordance with its terms. “Short Sales” shall mean all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act and all short positions effected through any direct or indirect stock pledges (other than pledges in the ordinary course of business as part of prime brokerage arrangements), forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), short sales or other short transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) nothing herein shall prohibit other entities under common management with Subscriber from entering into any Short Sales and (ii) in the case of a Subscriber that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Subscriber’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to enter into the Subscription, subject in each of clauses (i) and (ii), to the obligations of Subscriber and such other entities under applicable law.
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(w) Subscriber is not currently (and at all times through the Closing will refrain from being or becoming) a member of a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of equity securities of SPAC or Pubco (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act).
(x) Subscriber will not acquire a substantial interest (as defined in 31 C.F.R. Part 800.244) in the Company or Pubco as a result of the purchase and sale of the Subscribed Shares.
(y) Subscriber acknowledges its obligations under applicable securities laws with respect to the treatment of non-public information relating to the Company, SPAC and Pubco.
(z) Subscriber covenants that neither it, nor any affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, has executed or will execute any purchases or sales of any of securities of SPAC during the period that commenced at the time that Subscriber first learned of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 9(v). Subscriber covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are publicly disclosed by SPAC pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 9(v), Subscriber will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of the Subscription and the Transactions and the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the Company, SPAC and Pubco expressly acknowledge and agree that Subscriber shall have no duty of confidentiality as set forth in this Section 5(z) to the Company, SPAC or Pubco after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 9(v). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case that Subscriber is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of Subscriber’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of Subscriber’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Subscribed Shares covered by this Subscription Agreement.
(aa) Subscriber acknowledges its obligations under applicable securities laws with respect to the treatment of non-public information relating to the Company, SPAC and Pubco; provided that each of the Company, SPAC and Pubco agree that the Company, SPAC and Pubco and any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall use their best efforts not to provide the Subscriber with any material, non-public information regarding the Company, SPAC or Pubco or any of their respective subsidiaries, as applicable, from and after the date of this Subscription Agreement without the express prior written consent of the Subscriber (which may be granted or withheld in such Subscriber’s sole discretion).
Section 6. Registration of Subscribed Shares.
(a) SPAC and Pubco agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock to be issued in exchange for the Subscribed Shares upon consummation of the Company Merger (such securities, the “Registrable Securities”) to be registered on the Form S-4. SPAC and Pubco’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Form S-4 are contingent upon Subscriber promptly furnishing any information reasonably requested by SPAC or Pubco for purposes of making applicable disclosures in the Form S-4.
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(b) To the extent that any Registrable Securities are unable to be included on the Form S-4, then, subject to Section 6(c), Pubco agrees that, as soon as practicable but in no event later than thirty (30) calendar days following the Closing Date, Pubco shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission (at Pubco’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement registering the resale of such Registrable Securities (such registration statement, the “Registration Statement”), and Pubco shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than sixty (60) calendar days after the Closing Date (the “Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by a maximum of ninety (90) calendar days after the Closing Date if the Registration Statement is reviewed by, and comments thereto are provided from, the Commission; provided, further that Pubco shall request the Registration Statement declared effective promptly after the date Pubco is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of the Commission that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, further, that (i) if the Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same number of calendar days as the number of calendar days during which the Commission remains closed. Pubco will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to Subscriber at least two (2) Business Days in advance of the date of filing the Registration Statement with the Commission. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Subscriber prior to the filing of the Registration Statement, Subscriber shall not be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter; provided, that if the Commission requests that Subscriber be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, Subscriber will have the opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement upon its prompt written request to Pubco. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission or its regulations prevent Pubco from including any or all of the Registrable Securities proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Registrable Securities by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Registrable Securities which is equal to the maximum number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Registrable Securities shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional Registrable Securities under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, Pubco shall amend the Registration Statement or file one or more new Registration Statement(s) (with such amendment or new Registration Statement also being deemed to be a “Registration Statement” hereunder) to register such additional Registrable Securities and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment or Registration Statement(s) to become effective as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the filing of such Registration Statement (the “Additional Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, that the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to sixty (60) calendar days after the filing of such Registration Statement, including any new Registration Statement or amended Registration Statement, if such Registration Statement is reviewed by, and comments thereto are provided from, the Commission; provided, further, that Pubco shall request that such Registration Statement be declared effective promptly after the date Pubco is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the staff of the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; provided, further, that (i) if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same number of calendar days as the number of calendar days during which the Commission remains closed. Any failure by Pubco to file a Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Deadline or Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall not otherwise relieve Pubco of its obligations to file or effect a Registration Statement as set forth in this Section 6.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if at any time prior to the End Date (as defined below) Pubco determines that it is eligible to register the Registrable Securities on a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (“Form S-3”), then Pubco shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) as promptly as possible, but in no event more than fifteen (15) Business Days after such determination is made by Pubco, convert the Registration Statement to a Form S-3; (ii) have such Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission; and (iii) keep such Registration Statement effective during the period during which such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective in accordance with this Subscription Agreement. Pubco agrees that, except for such times as Pubco is permitted hereunder to suspend the use of the prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, Pubco will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to remain effective with respect to Subscriber, including to prepare and file any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus such that the prospectus will not include any untrue statement or 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, until the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which Subscriber ceases to hold any Registrable Securities issued pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and (ii) the first date on which Subscriber can sell all of its Registrable Securities issued pursuant to this Subscription Agreement (or shares received in exchange therefor) under Rule 144 of the Securities Act without limitation as to the manner of sale or the amount of such securities that may be sold and without the requirement for Pubco to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) (the earliest of clauses (i) and (ii), the “End Date”). Prior to the End Date, Pubco (i) will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable; (ii) file all reports, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable Subscriber to resell Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement; and (iii) qualify the Registrable Securities for listing on the Stock Exchange and update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include Registrable Securities. Pubco will use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) for so long as Subscriber holds Registrable Securities, make and keep public information available (as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144) and file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of Pubco under the Exchange Act so long as Pubco remains subject to such requirements to enable Subscriber to resell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, (B) at the reasonable request of Subscriber, deliver all the necessary documentation to cause Pubco’s transfer agent to remove all restrictive legends from any Registrable Securities being sold under the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144 at the time of sale of the Registrable Securities, and (C) cause its legal counsel to deliver to the transfer agent the necessary legal opinions required by the transfer agent, if any, in connection with the instruction under clause (B) upon the receipt of Subscriber representation letters and such other customary supporting documentation as requested by (and in a form reasonably acceptable to) such counsel. Subscriber agrees to disclose its beneficial ownership, as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, of Registrable Securities to Pubco (or its successor) as may be reasonably required to enable Pubco to make the determination described above.
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(d) Pubco’s obligations to include the Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement are contingent upon Subscriber furnishing in writing to Pubco a completed selling stockholder questionnaire in customary form that contains such information regarding Subscriber, the securities of Pubco held by Subscriber and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities as shall be reasonably requested by Pubco to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities, and Subscriber shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as Pubco may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations, including providing that Pubco shall be entitled to postpone and suspend the effectiveness or use of the Registration Statement (i) during any customary blackout or similar period or as permitted hereunder and (ii) as may be necessary in connection with the preparation and filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement following the filing of Pubco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its first completed fiscal year following the effective date of the Registration Statement; provided, that Pubco shall request such information from Subscriber, including the selling stockholder questionnaire, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the anticipated date of filing the Registration Statement with the Commission. In the case of the registration effected by Pubco pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, Pubco shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration. Subscriber shall not be entitled to use the Registration Statement for an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Pubco may from time to time require Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or suspend the use or effectiveness of any such Registration Statement if (A) it determines in good faith that in order for the registration statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be needed, including as a result of any request by the Commission for any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or any prospectus relating thereto or for additional information, (B) such filing or use would materially affect a bona fide business or financing transaction of Pubco or would require premature disclosure of information that would materially adversely affect Pubco, (C) in the good faith judgment of the majority of the members of Pubco’s board of directors, such filing or effectiveness or use of such Registration Statement would be seriously detrimental to Pubco, (D) the majority of the board determines to delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, a Registration Statement and such delay or suspension arises out of, or is a result of, or is related to or is in connection with the SEC Guidance or future Commission guidance directed at special purpose acquisition companies or companies that have consummated a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company, or any related disclosure or related matters, or (E) as may be necessary in connection with the preparation and filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement following the filing of Pubco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its first completed fiscal year following the effective date of the Registration Statement (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, that, (x) Pubco shall not so delay filing or so suspend the use of the Registration Statement for a period of more than forty-five (45) consecutive days or more than ninety (90) total calendar days in any consecutive three hundred sixty (360) day period, or more than two (2) times in any consecutive three hundred sixty (360) day period and (y) Pubco shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement available for the sale by Subscriber of such securities as soon as practicable thereafter.
(e) Upon receipt of any written notice from Pubco of the happening of (i) an issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose, which notice shall be given no later than three (3) Business Days from the date of such event, (ii) any Suspension Event during the period that the Registration Statement is effective, which notice shall be given no later than three (3) Business Days from the date of such Suspension Event, or (iii) if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, Subscriber agrees that (1) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which Pubco agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by Pubco that it may resume such offers and sales and (2) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by Pubco unless otherwise required by law, subpoena or regulatory request or requirement. If so directed by Pubco, Subscriber will deliver to Pubco or, in Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Registrable Securities shall not apply (w) to the extent Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (A) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (B) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (x) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.
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(f) For purposes of this Section 6 (i) “Registrable Securities” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the Registrable Securities and any other equity security issued or issuable with respect to the Registrable Securities by way of share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, or replacement, and (ii) “Subscriber” shall include any person to which the rights under this Section 6 shall have been duly assigned.
(g) Pubco shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Subscriber, (to the extent Subscriber is a seller under the Registration Statement), the officers, directors, members, managers, partners, agents and employees of Subscriber, each person who controls Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, managers, partners, agents and employees of each such controlling person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all out-of-pocket and reasonably documented losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including reasonable and documented external attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”) arising out of or caused by or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, except to the extent that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are (1) based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to Pubco by or on behalf of Subscriber expressly for use therein or Subscriber has omitted a material fact from such information or (2) result from or in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of Subscriber in violation of Section 6(d). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pubco’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of Pubco (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Pubco shall provide Subscriber with an update on any threatened or asserted proceedings arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 6 of which Pubco receives notice whether oral or in writing.
(h) Subscriber shall, severally and not jointly with any Other Subscriber in the offering contemplated by this Subscription Agreement, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Pubco, its directors, officers, members, managers, partners, agents and employees, each person who controls Pubco (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, members, managers, partners, agents or employees of such controlling persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses arising out of or based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based upon information regarding Subscriber furnished in writing to Pubco by or on behalf of Subscriber expressly for use therein. In no event shall the liability of Subscriber be greater in amount than the United States dollars amount of the net proceeds received by Subscriber upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Notwithstanding the forgoing, Subscriber’s indemnification obligation shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of Subscriber (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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(i) Any person or entity entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s or entity’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement), which settlement shall not include a statement or admission of fault and culpability on the part of such indemnified party, and which settlement shall include 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.
(j) The indemnification provided for under this Subscription Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person or entity of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.
(k) If the indemnification provided under this Section 6 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any Losses for which it would otherwise be liable under this Section 6, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that the liability of Subscriber shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Subscriber from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by (or not made by, in the case of an omission), or relates to information supplied by (or not supplied by, in the case of an omission), or on behalf of such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 6, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this Section 6(k) from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will any party be liable for punitive damages in connection with this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(l) At any time and from time to time in connection with a bona-fide sale of Subscribed Shares effected in compliance with the requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or through any broker-dealer sale transactions described in the plan of distribution set forth within any prospectus and pursuant to the Registration Statement, Pubco shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, subject to the receipt of customary documentation required from the holder of the applicable Subscribed Shares and broker in connection therewith and compliance with applicable laws, (i) promptly instruct its transfer agent to remove any restrictive legends applicable to the Subscribed Shares being sold and (ii) in connection with any sale made pursuant to Rule 144, cause its legal counsel to deliver reasonably requested legal opinions, if any, to the transfer agent in connection with the instruction under subclause (i). Subscriber may request that Pubco remove any legend from the book entry position evidencing its Subscribed Shares following the earliest of such time as such Subscribed Shares (i) (x) are subject to or (y) have been or are about to be sold or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement (including the Registration Statement), or (ii) have been sold pursuant to Rule 144. Pubco shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent, its legal counsel (including for purposes of giving the opinion referenced herein) and all DTC fees associated with such issuance and the Subscriber shall be responsible for its fees or costs associated with such removal of the legend (including its legal fees or costs of its legal counsel).
(m) With a view to making available to Subscriber the benefits of Rule 144 that permit Subscriber to sell securities of Pubco to the public without registration, Pubco agrees, for so long as Subscriber holds Subscribed Shares, to:
(i) use commercially reasonable efforts to make and keep current public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144; and
(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of Pubco under the Exchange Act so long as Pubco remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents as may be required pursuant to the applicable provisions of Rule 144.
(n) Upon request, Pubco shall provide the Subscriber with contact information for the person responsible for Pubco’s account at the transfer agent to facilitate transfers made pursuant to this Section 6 and provide reasonable assistance to facilitate transfers. Pubco shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and its legal counsel (including for purposes of giving the opinion referenced herein) associated with such issuance and the Subscriber shall be responsible for its fees or costs associated with such removal of the legend (including its legal fees or costs of its legal counsel).
(o) Subscriber may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to Pubco requesting that Subscriber not receive notices from Pubco otherwise required by this Section 6; provided, however, that Subscriber may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from Subscriber (unless subsequently revoked), (i) Pubco shall not deliver any such notices to Subscriber and Subscriber shall no longer be entitled to the rights associated with any such notice and (ii) each time prior to Subscriber’s intended use of an effective Registration Statement, Subscriber will notify Pubco in writing at least two (2) Business Days in advance of such intended use, and if a notice of a Suspension Event was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this Section 6(o)) and the related suspension period remains in effect, Pubco will so notify Subscriber, within two (2) Business Days of Subscriber’s notification to Pubco, by delivering to Subscriber a copy of such previous notice of Suspension Event, and thereafter will provide Subscriber with the related notice of the conclusion of such Suspension Event promptly following its availability.
Section 7. Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) such date and time as the BCA is terminated in accordance with its terms; (b) the mutual written agreement of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement; (c) twelve (12) months from the date of this Subscription Agreement; or (d) if any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 2 are not satisfied or waived as of the Closing Date and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement will not be and are not consummated as of the Closing Date; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. SPAC or Pubco shall notify Subscriber of the termination of the BCA promptly after the termination thereof. Upon the termination hereof in accordance with this Section 7, any Cash and/or ENA Token paid by Subscriber in connection herewith shall promptly be returned to Subscriber in the manner set forth in Section 2(f).
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Section 8. Trust Account Waiver. Subscriber hereby acknowledges that SPAC is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Subscriber further acknowledges that, as described in the final prospectus relating to SPAC’s initial public offering (“IPO”) filed with the SEC (File No. 333-260242) on November 30, 2021 (the “Prospectus”), substantially all of SPAC’s assets consist of the cash proceeds of SPAC’s IPO and a private placement of its securities and substantially all of those proceeds (including interest accrued from time to time thereon) have been deposited into a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of SPAC and its public shareholders. As described in the Prospectus, the funds held from time to time in the Trust Account may only be released upon certain conditions. For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Subscriber hereby agrees (on its own behalf and on behalf of its related parties) that it does not now and shall not at any time hereafter have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) to, or to any monies or other assets in, the Trust Account, and hereby irrevocably waives (on its own behalf and on behalf of its related parties) any Claim to, or to any monies or other assets in, the Trust Account that it may have now or in the future as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or the Subscribed Shares, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account (or any distributions therefrom directly or indirectly to SPAC’s public shareholders). In the event that Subscriber has any Claim against SPAC as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, or the Subscribed Shares, Subscriber agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account or any funds distributed therefrom (it being clarified that such waiver shall not apply following the Closing to the Trust Account funds that are released from the Trust Account to SPAC or Pubco in connection with the Transactions). Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that such irrevocable waiver is a material inducement to SPAC to enter into this Subscription Agreement, and further intends and understands such waiver to be valid, binding, and enforceable against Subscriber in accordance with applicable law. To the extent Subscriber commences any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising out of any matter relating to SPAC or its Representatives, which proceeding seeks, in whole or in part, monetary relief against SPAC or its Representatives, Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that its sole remedy shall be against funds held outside of the Trust Account and that such claim shall not permit Subscriber (or any person claiming on Subscriber’s behalf or in lieu of Subscriber) to have any claim against the Trust Account (including any distributions therefrom) or any amounts contained therein. Nothing in this Section 8 shall be deemed to limit Subscriber’s right to distributions from the Trust Account in accordance with SPAC’s organizational documents in respect of any redemptions by Subscriber in respect of any public shares of SPAC acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 8 shall survive termination of this Subscription Agreement.
Section 9. Miscellaneous.
(a) Subscriber hereby acknowledges that it shall be solely responsible for and bear the cost of all transfer, stamp, issue, registration, documentary or other similar taxes, duties, fees or charges arising in any jurisdiction in connection with the Subscription contemplated in this Subscription Agreement as well as the execution of this Subscription Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subscription Agreement, the Company, Pubco and any of their Representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Registrable Securities and any other amount payable pursuant to this Subscription Agreement (including in connection with a future share split, dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, or replacement) any such taxes as may be required to be deducted and withheld from such amounts (and any other amounts treated as paid for applicable tax law) under the Code, or any other applicable tax law (as determined in good faith by the party so deducting or withholding in its sole discretion). To the extent that any amounts are so deducted and withheld, such deducted and withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Subscription Agreement as having been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
(c) All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by electronic mail, with no mail undeliverable or other rejection notice, on the date of transmission to such recipient, if sent on a Business Day prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, or on the Business Day following the date of transmission, if sent on a day that is not a Business Day or after 5:00 p.m. New York City time on a Business Day, (iii) one (1) Business Day after being sent to the recipient via overnight mail by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or (iv) four (4) Business Days after being mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, and, in each case, addressed to the intended recipient at its address specified on the signature page hereof or to such electronic mail address or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 9(c). A courtesy electronic copy of any notice sent by methods (i), (iii), or (iv) above shall also be sent to the recipient via electronic mail if an electronic mail address is provided in the applicable signature page hereof or to an electronic mail address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 9(c).
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(d) Subscriber acknowledges that the Company, Pubco and others, including SPAC, will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber contained in this Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing clause of this Section 9(d) shall not give such persons any rights other than those expressly set forth herein. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber agrees to promptly notify the Company, SPAC and Pubco if it becomes aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of Subscriber set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects. The Company, SPAC and Pubco acknowledge that Subscriber will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, the Company, SPAC and Pubco agree to promptly notify Subscriber, if they become aware that any of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company, SPAC or Pubco, respectively, set forth herein are no longer accurate in all material respects.
(e) Each of the Company, SPAC, Pubco and Subscriber is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof to any interested party as required by applicable law in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
(f) Each party hereto shall pay all of its own expenses in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
(g) Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to Subscriber hereunder (other than the Subscribed Shares acquired hereunder and the rights set forth in Section 6) may be transferred or assigned by Subscriber. Neither this Subscription Agreement nor any rights that may accrue to the Company or Pubco hereunder may be transferred or assigned by the Company or Pubco without the prior written consent of Subscriber, other than in connection with the Transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Subscriber may assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Subscription Agreement to one or more of its affiliates (including other investment funds or accounts managed or advised by the investment manager who acts on behalf of Subscriber) upon written notice to the Company and Pubco or, with the Company’s and Pubco’s prior written consent, to another person; provided, that in the case of any such assignment, the assignee(s) shall become a Subscriber hereunder and have the rights and obligations and be deemed to make the representations and warranties of Subscriber provided for herein to the extent of such assignment and provided further that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Subscriber of its obligations hereunder if any such assignee fails to perform such obligations, unless the Company and Pubco has given their prior written consent to such relief. Any purported assignment or transfer in violation of this Section 9(g) shall be null and void.
(h) All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing.
(i) The Company and Pubco may request from Subscriber such additional information as the Company or Pubco may reasonably determine to be necessary to evaluate the eligibility of Subscriber to acquire the Subscribed Shares and to register the Subscribed Shares for resale, and Subscriber shall promptly provide such information as may be reasonably requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures; provided, that the Company and Pubco agree to keep any such information provided by Subscriber confidential, except (A) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations and (B) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Stock Exchange. Subscriber acknowledges that SPAC and Pubco may file a form of this Subscription Agreement with the Commission as an exhibit to a current or periodic report of SPAC or Pubco, an annex to a proxy statement of SPAC or Pubco or as an exhibit to a registration statement of Pubco.
(j) This Subscription Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing, signed by each of the parties hereto.
(k) This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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(l) Each Party hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Subscription to qualify for the Section 351 Intended Tax Treatment. Each Party agrees to file all tax returns consistently with, and take no position inconsistent with (whether in audits, tax returns or otherwise), the Intended Tax Treatment, unless otherwise required pursuant to a determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. Each Party shall file with its applicable U.S. federal income tax return on a timely basis the information required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.351-3 and maintain the permanent records described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.351-3, in each case, to the extent applicable, and in the event a taxing authority disputes or takes a position inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment, a Party receiving notice of such dispute shall promptly notify the other Parties hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the BCA, however, none of SPAC, Pubco, the Company or any of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries or representatives makes or provides any representations, warranties, guarantees, or indemnities to the Subscriber regarding (1) the tax treatment of the Subscription or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA (including the Intended Tax Treatment) or (2) any of the tax consequences to the Subscriber of this Agreement, the BCA, the Subscription or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA. The Subscriber agrees and acknowledges that the Subscriber is relying solely on the Subscriber’s own tax advisors in connection with this Agreement, the BCA, the Subscription or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the BCA.
(m) Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subscription Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns and, except as otherwise as provided herein, is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
(n) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that money or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for such damage. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to equitable relief, including in the form of an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Subscription Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that SPAC, the Company and Pubco shall be entitled to specifically enforce Subscriber’s obligations to fund the Subscription and the provisions of the Subscription Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. The parties hereto further acknowledge and agree: (x) to waive any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with any such equitable remedy; (y) not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement pursuant to this Section 9(n) is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable law or inequitable for any reason; and (z) to waive any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(o) If any provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Subscription Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
(p) No failure or delay by a party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement, and no course of dealing between the parties hereto, shall operate as a waiver of any such right, power or remedy of such party. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy under this Subscription Agreement by a party hereto, nor any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce any such right, power or remedy, shall preclude such party from any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy hereunder. The election of any remedy by a party hereto shall not constitute a waiver of the right of such party to pursue other available remedies. No notice to or demand on a party not expressly required under this Subscription Agreement shall entitle the party receiving such notice or demand to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the party giving such notice or demand to any other or further action in any circumstances without such notice or demand.
(q) This Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts (including by electronic mail, in .pdf or other electronic submission) and by different parties in separate counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document. All counterparts so executed and delivered shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(r) This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws that would otherwise require the application of the law of any other state.
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(s) EACH PARTY AND ANY PERSON ASSERTING RIGHTS AS A THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OR RELATED TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AFFILIATE OF ANY OTHER SUCH PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.
(t) The parties agree that all disputes, legal actions, suits and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement must be brought exclusively in the courts of the State of Delaware or the courts of the United States located in the State of Delaware (collectively the “Designated Courts”). Each party hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Designated Courts. No legal action, suit or proceeding with respect to this Subscription Agreement may be brought in any other forum. Each party hereby irrevocably waives all claims of immunity from jurisdiction, and any objection which such party may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding in any Designated Court, including any right to object on the basis that any dispute, action, suit or proceeding brought in the Designated Courts has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum or venue. Each of the parties also agrees that delivery of any process, summons, notice or document to a party hereof in compliance with Section 9(c) of this Subscription Agreement shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in a Designated Court with respect to any matters to which the parties have submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above.
(u) This Subscription Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim, action, suit or other legal proceeding based upon, arising out of, or related to this Subscription Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Subscription Agreement, may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto.
(v) SPAC shall (i) by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) Business Day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing all material terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Other Subscription Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the Transactions, and including as exhibits thereto, the form of this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreement, within the time required by the Exchange Act. From and after the issuance of such press release, SPAC represents to the Subscriber that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information regarding SPAC, the Company or Pubco delivered to the Subscriber by or on behalf of the Company, SPAC, Pubco or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Subscriber shall not issue any press release or make any other similar public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of SPAC and Pubco (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, each of SPAC and Pubco (i) shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers in any press release, without the prior written consent of Subscriber and (ii) shall not publicly disclose the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers, or include the name of Subscriber or any of its affiliates or advisers in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or trading market, without the prior written consent of Subscriber, except (A) as required by the federal securities laws, rules or regulations, including in connection with the filing of a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 6(a), and (B) to the extent such disclosure is required by other laws, rules or regulations, at the request of the staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of the Stock Exchange, in which case of clause (A) or (B), SPAC or Pubco, as applicable, shall provide Subscriber with prior written notice (including by e-mail) of such permitted disclosure, and shall reasonably consult with Subscriber regarding such disclosure. Subscriber will promptly provide any information reasonably requested by SPAC or Pubco for any regulatory application or filing made or approval sought in connection with the Transactions (including filings with the Commission). To the extent that any such information is publicly disclosed pursuant to the provisions hereunder, the parties agree that no further notice or consent is required for SPAC or Pubco to further disclose such information.
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(w) The obligations of Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any Other Subscriber or any other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements, and Subscriber shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any Other Subscriber under this Subscription Agreement or any Other Subscriber or other investor under the Other Subscription Agreements. The decision of Subscriber to purchase Subscribed Shares pursuant to this Subscription Agreement has been made by Subscriber independently of any Other Subscriber or any other investor and independently of any information, materials, statements or opinions as to the business, affairs, operations, assets, properties, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company, SPAC, Pubco or any of their respective affiliates or subsidiaries which may have been made or given by any Other Subscriber or investor or by any agent or employee of any Other Subscriber or investor, and neither Subscriber nor any of its agents or employees shall have any liability to any Other Subscriber or investor (or any other person) relating to or arising from any such information, materials, statements or opinions. Nothing contained herein or in any Other Subscription Agreement, and no action taken by Subscriber or Other Subscriber or other investor pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute Subscriber and any Other Subscribers or other investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that Subscriber and any Other Subscribers or other investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement and the Other Subscription Agreements. Subscriber acknowledges that no Other Subscriber has acted as agent for Subscriber in connection with making its investment hereunder and no Other Subscriber will be acting as agent of Subscriber in connection with monitoring its investment in the Subscribed Shares or enforcing its rights under this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Subscription Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any Other Subscriber or investor to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.
(x) The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Subscription Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Subscription Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) all references to Sections or Annexes are to Sections or Annexes contained in or attached to this Subscription Agreement, (ii) each accounting term not otherwise defined in this Subscription Agreement has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, (iii) words in the singular or plural include the singular and plural and pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter, (iv) the use of the word “including” in this Subscription Agreement shall be by way of example rather than limitation, and (v) the word “or” shall not be exclusive (i.e., unless context requires otherwise “or” shall be interpreted to mean “and/or” rather than “either/or”).
[Signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SPAC, Pubco and the Company have accepted this Subscription Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
TLGY ACQUISITION CORP.
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
Address for Notices:
TLGY Acquisition Corp.
4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
E-mail: [email protected]
Attention: Young Cho
with a copy (not to constitute notice) to:
Perkins Coie LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York NY 10038
Email: [email protected]
Attention: Elliott Smith
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
STABLECOINX INC.
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
Address for Notices:
4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
E-mail: [email protected]
Attention: Young Cho
with a copy (not to constitute notice) to: Perkins Coie LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York NY 10038
Email: [email protected]
Attention: Elliott Smith
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
STABLECOINX ASSETS INC.
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
Address for Notices:
4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 302
Wilmington, Delaware 19807
E-mail: [email protected]
Attention: Young Cho
with a copy (not to constitute notice) to:
Edelman Legal Advisory PLLC
400 Rella Blvd, Suite 165 Suffurn,
New York 10901
Attention: Ari Edelman
Email: [email protected]
[Signature Page to Subscription Agreement]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Subscriber has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.
| Name of Subscriber: ________________________ | State/Country of Formation or Domicile: _______________ | |
| By: _____________________________________ | ||
| Name: __________________________________ | ||
| Title: ____________________________________ | ||
| Name in which Subscribed Shares are to be registered (if different): | Date: ____________________ | |
| ___________________________________ | ||
| Subscriber’s EIN: _________________________ | ||
| Entity Type (e.g., corporation, partnership, trust, etc.): ________________________________________ | ||
| Business Address-Street: | Mailing Address-Street (if different): | |
| ___________________________________ | ||
| _____________________________________________ | ||
| City, State, Zip: ___________________________ | City, State, Zip: ________________________________ | |
| Attn: ___________________________________ | Attn: ________________________________________ | |
| Telephone No.: _________________________ | Telephone No.: ________________________________ | |
| Email for notices: _________________________ | Email for notices (if different): ____________________ | |
| Number of Shares subscribed for: _______________ |
Aggregate Purchase Price: $_________________
Form of Payment:
Cash Subscription
¨ Cash: $____________________ ¨ USDT: ____________________ ¨ USDC: ____________________
ENA Subscription
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Unlocked ENA Token: __________________, | valued at (per Schedule A hereto) $______________. | ||
| ¨ | 12 Month Lockup ENA Token: _____________, | valued at (per Schedule A hereto) $______________. | ||
| Aug 2025 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Sept 2025 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Oct 2025 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Nov 2025 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Dec 2025 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Jan 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Feb 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Mar 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Apr 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | May 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Jun 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Jul 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ |
| ¨ | 24 Month Lockup ENA Token: ____________, | valued at (per Schedule A hereto) $______________. |
| Aug 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Sept 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Oct 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Nov 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Dec 2026 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Jan 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Feb 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Mar 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Apr 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | May 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Jun 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Jul 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ |
| ¨ | 36 Month Lockup ENA Token: ____________, | valued at (per Schedule A hereto) $______________. |
| Aug 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Sept 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Oct 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Nov 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Dec 2027 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Jan 2028 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Feb 2028 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Mar 2028 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Apr 2028 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | May 2028 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | ||
| Jun 2028 Lockup ENA Token _____________ | Jul 2028 Lockup ENA Token _____________ |
ENA Fair Market Value at Signing: $0.3008
SCHEDULE A
ENA Token Amount Calculation
The ENA Token Amount shall be calculated as follows:
| 1. | For unlocked ENA Tokens (“Unlocked ENA Token”): the Purchase Price divided by $0.2858, which represents a 5% discount to the ENA Fair Market Value at Signing (defined below); |
| 2. | For ENA Tokens subject to lock-up of up to 12 months (“12 Month Lockup ENA Token”): the Purchase Price divided by $0.2557, which represents a 15% discount to ENA Fair Market Value at Signing; |
| 3. | For ENA Tokens subject to lockup of 13 to 24 months (“24 Month Lockup ENA Token”): the Purchase Price divided by $0.2406, which represents a 20% discount to the ENA Fair Market Value at Signing; and |
| 4. | For ENA Tokens subject to lockup of 25 to 36 months (“36 Month Lockup ENA Token”): the Purchase Price divided by $0.2106, which represents a 30% discount to the ENA Fair Market Value at Signing. |
For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, the “ENA Fair Market Value at Signing” shall mean the 30-day VWAP of ENA Tokens ending two (2) days prior to the date of this Subscription Agreement, which is $0.3008.
For purposes of this Subscription Agreement, the “ENA Fair Market Value at Closing” shall mean the 30-day VWAP of ENA Tokens ending two (2) days prior to the Closing Date.
“30-day VWAP of ENA Tokens” shall mean the volume-weighted average price of all ENA Tokens/USDT spot trades executed on Binance and Bybit during the 30 consecutive calendar days ending on the relevant measurement date (based on UTC), calculated by aggregating trade data from both exchanges (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market price of one ENA Token on such day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by an independent financial advisor retained for such purpose by the Company).
ANNEX A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF SUBSCRIBER
This Annex A should be completed and signed by Subscriber and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
| 1. | QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS (Please check the box, if applicable) |
| ¨ | Subscriber is a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) (a “QIB”) |
| ¨ | We are subscribing for the Subscribed Shares as a fiduciary or agent for one or more investor accounts, and each owner of such account is a QIB. |
**OR**
| 2. | ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS (Please check the box, if applicable) |
| ¨ | Subscriber is an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act) or an entity in which all of the equity holders are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and has marked and initialed the appropriate box below indicating the provision under which it qualifies as an “accredited investor.” |
**AND**
| 3. | FINRA INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR STATUS (Please check the box) |
| ¨ | Subscriber is a “institutional investor” (as defined in FINRA Rule 2111). |
**AND**
| 4. | AFFILIATE STATUS (Please check the applicable box) |
SUBSCRIBER
| ¨ | is: |
| ¨ | is not: |
an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of SPAC, the Company or Pubco or acting on behalf of an affiliate of SPAC, the Company or Pubco.
Rule 501(a), in relevant part, states that an “accredited investor” shall mean any person who comes within any of the below listed categories, or who the issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the below listed categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that person. Subscriber has indicated, by marking and initialing the appropriate box(es) below, the provision(s) below which apply to Subscriber and under which Subscriber accordingly qualifies as an “accredited investor.”
| ¨ | Any bank, registered broker or dealer, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, small business investment company, private business development company, or rural business investment company; |
| ¨ | Any investment adviser registered pursuant to section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act or registered pursuant to the laws of a state; |
| ¨ | Any investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the Commission under section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act; |
| ¨ | Any plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
| ¨ | Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), if (i) the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, a savings and loan association, an insurance company, or a registered investment adviser, (ii) the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, (iii) such plan is a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are “accredited investors”; |
| ¨ | Any (i) corporation, limited liability company or partnership, (ii) Massachusetts or similar business trust, or (iii) organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, in each case that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered and that has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; |
| ¨ | Any trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Section 230.506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D under the Securities Act; |
| ¨ | Any entity, other than an entity described in the categories of “accredited investors” above, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, owning investments in excess of $5,000,000; |
| ¨ | Any “family office,” as defined under the Investment Advisers Act that satisfies all of the following conditions: (i) with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and (iii) whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment; |
| ¨ | Any “family client,” as defined under the Investment Advisers Act, of a family office meeting the requirements in the previous paragraph and whose prospective investment in the issuer is directed by such family office pursuant to the previous paragraph; or |
| ¨ | Any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors”. |
Specify which tests:
| ¨ | Any director, executive officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer; |
| ¨ | Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent, exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating a natural person’s net worth: (a) the person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (b) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of sale of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (c) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of securities shall be included as a liability; |
| ¨ | Any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; |
| ¨ | Any natural person holding in good standing one or more professional certifications or designations or credentials from an accredited educational institution that the Commission has designated as qualifying an individual for accredited investor status; or |
| ¨ | Any natural person who is a “knowledgeable employee,” as defined in the Investment Company Act, of the issuer of the securities being offered or sold where the issuer would be an investment company, as defined in section 3 of such act, but for the exclusion provided by either section 3(c)(1) or section 3(c)(7) of such act. |
**AND**
| 5. | FINRA INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNT STATUS (Please check the box) |
| ¨ | Subscriber is an “institutional account” under FINRA Rule 4512(c). |
**AND**
| 6. | EEA QUALIFIED INVESTOR (Please check the applicable box) |
| ¨ | Subscriber is a “qualified investor” (within the meaning of Article 2 of the EU Prospectus Regulation). |
| ¨ | Subscriber is not a resident in a member state of the European Economic Area. |
**AND**
| 7. | UK QUALIFIED INVESTOR (Please check the applicable box) |
| ¨ | Subscriber is a “qualified investor” (within the meaning of Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation) who is also (i) an investment professional falling within Article the Order; (ii) a high net worth entity falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order; or (iii) a person to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the FSMA) in connection with the issue or sale of the Subscribed Shares may be lawfully communicated or caused to be communicated. |
| ¨ | Subscriber is not resident in the United Kingdom. |
This page should be completed by Subscriber and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement.
| SUBSCRIBER:____________________________________ | |
| Print Name:_______________________________________ |
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: |
Exhibit C
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement
(Attached)
CONFIDENTIAL
Final Form
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], 2025, is made and entered into by and among each of StableCoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), certain former shareholders of TLGY Acquisition Corp. (the “SPAC” and such shareholders, the “Legacy SPAC Shareholders”), certain former shareholders (the “Legacy Opco Shareholders”) of StableCoin X Assets Inc. (“Opco”), and Ethena Foundation (“Ethena” and, together with the Legacy SPAC Shareholders and the Legacy Opco Shareholders, the “Significant Holders”), and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, SPAC and certain of the Legacy SPAC Shareholders are party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021 (the “Original Agreement”);
WHEREAS, on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”), the closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2025 (the “Business Combination Agreement” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “Transactions”), by and among SPAC, the Company, Opco, StableCoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“SPAC Merger Sub”), and StableCoin X Company Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Company Merger Sub”), occurred, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) SPAC merged with and into SPAC Merger Sub, with SPAC Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”), as a result of which the SPAC Shareholders received one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”) for each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share held by such shareholder and (b) immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub merged with and into Opco, with Opco continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which the holders of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Opco (the “Opco Class A Common Stock”) received one share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Opco Class A Common Stock held by such holder and the holders of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Opco (the “Opco Class B Common Stock”), including the Legacy Opco Shareholders and Ethena, received one share of Class A Common Stock and one share of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class B Common Stock”), for each share of Opco Class B Common Stock held by such holder. As a result of the Mergers, SPAC and Opco became wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco became a publicly traded company;
WHEREAS, the Legacy SPAC Shareholders and the Legacy Opco Shareholders are party to certain Lock-Up Agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among such parties and the Company (collectively, the “Lock-Up Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2025, by and among the Company, SPAC, Opco, the Legacy SPAC Shareholders and the other parties thereto, certain holders party thereto, including the Legacy SPAC Shareholders, are entitled to receive newly issued shares of Pubco Class A Stock upon the occurrence of certain events after the Closing (the “Earnout Shares”);
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, and pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Original Agreement, the Company and the Legacy SPAC Shareholders party to the Original Agreement desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Board or the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Business Combination Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close in the City of New York, New York.
“Class A Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Class B Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Closing” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
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“Closing Date” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Company Merger” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Company Common Stock” shall mean the Company’s Class A Common Stock.
“Demand Exercise Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Demand Registration Period” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Demand Registration Request” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Earnout Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Effectiveness Date” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Filing Date” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(a).
“Form S-1” shall mean Form S-1 for the registration of securities under the Securities Act promulgated by the Commission.
“Form S-3” shall mean Form S-3 for the registration of securities under the Securities Act promulgated by the Commission.
“Lock-up Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.
“Lock-up Period” shall mean the lock-up period specified in the Lock-up Agreement with respect to the Company Common Stock held by the Legacy SPAC Shareholders and the Legacy Opco Shareholders.
“Founder Shares” shall mean the Company Common Stock issued to the Legacy SPAC Shareholders in the SPAC Merger in exchange for the SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares held by such shareholders immediately prior to the SPAC Merger, including any Earnout Shares.
“Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Initiating Holders” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
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“IPO” shall mean the Company’s initial public offering.
“Legacy Opco Shareholders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Legacy SPAC Shareholders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.
“Mergers” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Minimum Demand Threshold” shall mean $25,000,000.
“Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement, preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement, preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, in the case of the preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
“Opco” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Opco Class A Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Opco Class B Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Original Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
“Permitted Transferees” shall mean any person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, hereunder, under the Sponsor Support Agreement, the bylaws of the Company and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter.
“Piggy-back Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.1.
“Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.3.
“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all materials incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“Prospectus Date” shall mean the date of the final Prospectus filed with the Commission and relating to the IPO.
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“Registrable Security” shall mean (a) the Founder Shares, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Earnout Shares, (b) the Company Common Stock issued in the Company Merger, (c) any outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or any other equity security (including shares of Company Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder as of the Closing Date including any securities purchased in connection therewith, (d) any outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or any other equity security (including shares of Company Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of Company acquired by a Holder following the date hereof to the extent that (i) such securities are “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) (“Rule 144”), (ii) Rule 144(i) applies or (iii) such securities are otherwise held by an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company and (e) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of Company Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of stock, acquisition, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, re-domestication, reorganization, stock exchange, stock reconstruction and amalgamation or contractual control arrangement with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, or engagement in any other similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) if a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act, the date that such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (ii) such securities may otherwise be transferred, new certificates or book entry credits for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (iv) such securities shall have been sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144, or (v) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.
“Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such Registration Statement becoming effective.
“Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:
(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and any securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed);
(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);
(C) printing, messenger, telephone, and delivery expenses;
(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;
(E) reasonable fees and disbursements not to exceed $75,000 of one counsel for the Significant Holders (excluding Ethena), which shall be selected by the Significant Holders (excluding Ethena) (or their respective successors or permitted assignees hereunder), pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration;
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(F) reasonable fees and disbursements not to exceed $75,000 of one counsel for Ethena, which shall be selected by Ethena (or its respective successors or permitted assignees hereunder), pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration; and
(G) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration.
“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement under the Securities Act that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all materials incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“Shelf Registrable Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(a).
“Shelf Underwriting” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Shelf Underwriting Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Shelf Underwriting Request” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Significant Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“SPAC” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“SPAC Merger” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“SPAC Public Shareholders” means holders of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares issued and sold in the IPO.
“Sponsor Support Agreement” shall mean the Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2025, by and among the Company, SPAC and certain of the Legacy SPAC Shareholders.
“Transactions” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.
“Underwritten Block Trade” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1(b).
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“Underwritten Registration” or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS
2.1 Demand Registration.
2.1.1 Shelf Registration Statement.
(a) As soon as practicable but no later than forty-five (45) calendar days after the date hereof (the “Filing Date”), the Company shall prepare and file with (or confidentially submit to) the Commission a shelf registration statement under Rule 415 of the Securities Act (such registration statement, a “Shelf Registration Statement”) covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two Business Days prior to such filing) on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and no later than the earlier of (x) 90 calendar days (or 120 calendar days if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Shelf Registration Statement) following the date hereof and (y) 10 Business Days after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Shelf Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Date”); provided, however, that (i) if the Effectiveness Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same amount of Business Days that the Commission remains closed for operations. Such Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit all Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. If at any time the Company shall have qualified for the use of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any other form that permits incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the Commission and at such time the Company has an outstanding Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1, then the Company shall use its commercially reasonably efforts to convert such outstanding Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1 into a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act, such Shelf Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Registrable Securities which is equal to the maximum number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Registrable Securities or other shares to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Shelf Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional shares under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Company shall amend the Shelf Registration Statement or file one or more new Shelf Registration Statement(s) (such amendment or new Shelf Registration Statement shall also be deemed to be “Shelf Registration Statement” hereunder) to register such additional Registrable Securities and cause such amendment or Shelf Registration Statement(s) to become effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and no later than the earlier of (x) 30 calendar days (or 90 calendar days if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Shelf Registration Statement) after the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement and (y) 10 Business Days after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Shelf Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Additional Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, however, that (i) if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same number of Business Days that the Commission remains closed for. Any failure by the Company to file a Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Deadline or Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file or effect a Registration Statement as set forth in this Section 2.
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(b) Subject to Section 2.3 and Section 2.4, (i) any Significant Holder or (ii) the Holders of a majority-in-interest of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities (the “Demanding Holders”), may make a written demand from time to time to elect to sell all or any part of their Registrable Securities, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, the Minimum Demand Threshold, pursuant to an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The Demanding Holders shall make such election by delivering to the Company a written request (a “Shelf Underwriting Request”) for such Underwritten Offering specifying the number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders desire to sell pursuant to such Underwritten Offering (the “Shelf Underwriting”). As promptly as practicable, but no later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of a Shelf Underwriting Request, the Company shall give written notice (the “Shelf Underwriting Notice”) of such Shelf Underwriting Request to the Holders of record of other Registrable Securities registered on such Shelf Registration Statement (“Shelf Registrable Securities”). The Company, subject to Section 2.1.3, shall include in such Shelf Underwriting (x) the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and (y) the Shelf Registrable Securities of any other Holder of Shelf Registrable Securities which shall have made a written request to the Company for inclusion in such Shelf Underwriting (which request shall specify the maximum number of Shelf Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder) within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of the Shelf Underwriting Notice. The Company shall, as expeditiously as possible (and in any event within twenty (20) Business Days after the receipt of a Shelf Underwriting Request), but subject to Section 2.3, use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Shelf Underwriting. The Company shall, at the request of any Demanding Holder or any other Holder of Registrable Securities registered on such Shelf Registration Statement, file any prospectus supplement or, if the applicable Shelf Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement, any post-effective amendments and otherwise take any action necessary to include therein all disclosure and language deemed necessary or advisable by the Demanding Holders or any other Holder of Shelf Registrable Securities to effect such Shelf Underwriting. Once a Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective, the Demanding Holders may request, and the Company shall be required to facilitate, an aggregate of three (3) Shelf Underwritings pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1(b) with respect to any or all Registrable Securities in any twelve (12) month period; provided, however, that a Shelf Underwriting shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Registration Statement has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders to be registered on behalf of the Demanding Holders in such Shelf Underwriting have been sold; and provided, further, that the number of Shelf Underwritings the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to request shall be reduced by each Demand Registration effected for such Demanding Holder pursuant to Section 2.1.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in an underwritten block trade or similar transaction or other transaction with a 2-day or less marketing period (collectively, “Underwritten Block Trade”) off of a Shelf Registration Statement, then notwithstanding the foregoing time periods, such Demanding Holder only needs to notify the Company of the Underwritten Block Trade two (2) Business Days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Holders of record of other Registrable Securities shall not be entitled to notice of such Underwritten Block Trade and shall not be entitled to participate in such Underwritten Block Trade; provided, however, that the Demanding Holder requesting such Underwritten Block Trade shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and the underwriters prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Underwritten Block Trade.
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2.1.2 Other Demand Registration. At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement provided for in Section 2.1.1(a) is not available for use by the Holders following such Shelf Registration Statement being declared effective by the Commission (a “Demand Registration Period”), subject to this Section 2.1.2 and Section 2.3 and Section 2.4, at any time and from time to time during such Demand Registration Period, the Demanding Holders shall have the right to make a written demand from time to time to effect one or more registration statements under the Securities Act covering all or any part of their Registrable Securities, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, the Minimum Demand Threshold, by delivering a written demand therefor to the Company, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. Any such request by any Demanding Holder pursuant to this Section 2.1.2 is referred to herein as a “Demand Registration Request,” and the registration so requested is referred to herein as a “Demand Registration” (with respect to any Demand Registration, the Demanding Holders making such demand for registration being referred to as the “Initiating Holders”). Subject to Section 2.3, the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to request (and the Company shall be required to effect) an aggregate of three (3) Demand Registrations pursuant to this subsection 2.1.2 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities in any twelve (12) month period; provided, however, that a Demand Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Registration Statement has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders to be registered on behalf of the Demanding Holders in such Demand Registration have been sold; and provided, further, that the number of Demand Registrations the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to request shall be reduced by each Shelf Underwriting effected for such Demanding Holder pursuant to Section 2.1.1(b). The Company shall give written notice (the “Demand Exercise Notice”) of such Demand Registration Request to each of the Holders of record of Registrable Securities as promptly as practicable but no later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of the Demand Registration Request. The Company, subject to Sections 2.3 and 2.4, shall include in a Demand Registration (x) the Registrable Securities of the Initiating Holders and (y) the Registrable Securities of any other Holder of Registrable Securities which shall have made a written request to the Company for inclusion in such registration pursuant to Section 2.1.2 (which request shall specify the maximum number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder) within ten (10) calendar days following the receipt of any such Demand Exercise Notice. The Company shall, as expeditiously as possible, but subject to Section 2.3, use its reasonable best efforts to (x) file or confidentially submit with the Commission (no later than (A) sixty (60) calendar days from the Company’s receipt of the applicable Demand Registration Request if the Demand Registration is on Form S-1 or similar long-form registration or (B) thirty (30) calendar days from the Company’s receipt of the applicable Demand Registration Request if the Demand Registration is on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration), (y) cause to be declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable such registration statement under the Securities Act that includes the Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register, for distribution in accordance with the intended method of distribution and (z) if requested by the Initiating Holders, obtain acceleration of the effective date of the registration statement relating to such registration.
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2.1.3 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and any other Holders participating in the Underwritten Registration (if any) (the “Requesting Holders”) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that such Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the shares of Class A Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have collectively requested be included in such Underwritten Registration (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
2.1.4 Demand Registration Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration, pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 or 2.1.2 shall have the right in their sole discretion to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to (i) in the case of a Shelf Underwriting, the filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement setting forth the terms of the Underwritten Offering with the Commission and (ii) in the case of a Demand Registration, the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.4.
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2.2 Piggy-back Registration.
2.2.1 Piggy-back Rights. If, at any time on or after the date hereof, the Company proposes to file or confidentially submit a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer, as part of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction or for an offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) calendar days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggy-back Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggy-back Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggy-back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company. The Company may postpone or withdraw the filing or the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration at any time in its sole discretion.
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2.2.2 Reduction of Piggy-back Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggy-back Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggy-back Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of the shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Class A Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2.1 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Class A Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:
(a) If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Class A Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and
(b) If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
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2.2.3 Piggy-back Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggy-back Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggy-back Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggy-back Registration. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may postpone or withdraw the filing or effectiveness of a Piggy-back Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggy-back Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.
2.2.4 Unlimited Piggy-back Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof; provided, however, that the rights to demand a Piggy-back Registration under this Section 2.2 shall terminate on the second anniversary of the date hereof.
2.3 Restrictions on Registration Rights. The Company shall not be obligated to effect any Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration within 90 calendar days after the effective date of a previous Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration or a previous Piggy-back Registration in which holders of Registrable Securities were permitted to register, and actually sold, 75% of the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein. The Company may postpone for up to 60 calendar days the filing or effectiveness of (A) a Shelf Underwriting or a Registration Statement for a Demand Registration if the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer, or (B) a Shelf Underwriting or a Registration Statement for a Demand Registration if the Registration Statement is required under applicable law, rule or regulation to contain (i) financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, (ii) audited financial statements as of a date other than the Company’s fiscal year end (unless the Holders requesting Registration agree to pay the reasonable expenses of this audit), (iii) pro forma financial statements that are required to be included in a registration statement, or if the Board determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that such Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration would (x) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate organization or other similar transaction involving the Company, (y) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or (z) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act; provided, that in such event the Holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities initiating a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration shall be entitled to withdraw such request and, if such request is withdrawn, such Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration shall not count as one of the permitted Shelf Underwritings or Demand Registrations hereunder and the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with such Registration. The Company may delay a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration hereunder only twice in any three hundred sixty (360) day period.
2.4 Lock-Up. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to effect any Shelf Underwriting, Demand Registration or Piggy-back Registration of any shares of Class A Common Stock subject to the Lock-Up Period prior to the expiration of such Lock-Up Period. Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall limit the Company’s obligation to register all of the Registrable Securities on the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.1.1(a).
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ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES
3.1 General Procedures. If at any time on or after the date hereof the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall promptly:
3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission, within the time frame required by Section 2.1, a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;
3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by any Holder or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and either (i) any underwriter overallotment option has terminated by its terms or (ii) the underwriters have advised the Company that they will not exercise such option or any remaining portion thereof;
3.1.3 furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, or such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), and such other documents as the Underwriters and each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;
3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may reasonably request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;
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3.1.5 use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
3.1.6 provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, and which shall not be more than three (3) Business Days from the date of such event, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal as soon as reasonably practicable if such stop order should be issued;
3.1.8 at least five (5) Business Days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities and its counsel, including, without limitation, providing copies promptly upon receipt of any comment letters received with respect to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus. The Company shall not include the name of any Holder or any information regarding any Holder in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any response to any comment letter, without the prior written consent of such Holder and providing each such Holder a reasonable amount of time to review and comment on such applicable document, which comments the Company shall include unless contrary to applicable law;
3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;
3.1.10 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, permit the participating Holders to rely on any “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants provided to the managing Underwriter of such offering;
3.1.11 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, permit the participating Holders to rely on any opinion(s) of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration issued to the managing Underwriter of such offering covering legal matters with respect to the Registration;
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3.1.12 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;
3.1.13 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), and which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act;
3.1.14 if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $25,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and
3.1.15 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.
3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and fees and expenses of legal counsel representing the Holders in excess or in addition to the legal fees and expenses included as Registration Expenses. Any reimbursement or payment by the Company shall in no event (a) be duplicative of or (b) limit any provision, in each case which provides for reimbursement of fees and expenses of counsel in any other contract or agreement between the Holders and the Company.
3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed and he, she or it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the time of such notice) and, if so directed by the Company, each Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice. If the continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of (i) financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, (ii) audited financial statements as of a date other than the Company’s fiscal year end (unless the Holders requesting Registration agree to pay the reasonable expenses of this audit), or (iii) pro forma financial statements that are required to be included in a registration statement or if the Company determines in good faith that it is necessary in connection with the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its first completed fiscal year following the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for no more than 60 calendar days or not more than two (2) times in any three hundred sixty (360) day period. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentences, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.
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3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be reporting under the Exchange Act, covenants to use reasonable best efforts to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly upon request by a Holder furnish such Holder with true and complete copies of such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Company Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
4.1 Indemnification.
4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof 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 not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.
4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.
4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (plus local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include 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.
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4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third Business Day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt of the intended recipient or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed to
the Company at:
StableCoinX Inc.
[Address]
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with a copy to:
[●]
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and to the Holders, at such Holder’s address referenced in Schedule A.
Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) calendar days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.
5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. Prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, as the case may be, no Holder may assign or delegate his, her or its rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part. Notwithstanding the above, as it applies to the Registrable Securities, the Holder may transfer such securities during the respective lock-up period to any Permitted Transferee but only if such Permitted Transferee agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement and, if applicable, the Lock-up Agreement.
5.2.2 Except as set forth in subsection 5.2.1 hereof, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such Holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such Holder.
5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Holders, the permitted assigns and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders.
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5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.
5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.
5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.
5.4 Governing Law; Venue. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the city of New York, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.
5.5 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
5.6 Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person.
5.7 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the third anniversary of the date hereof or (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities have either been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement or cease to be Registrable Securities (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission)) or (B) the Holders of all Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
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| LEGACY OPCO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||
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Schedule A
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Exhibit D
Lock-Up Agreement
(Attached)
CONFIDENTIAL
Execution Version
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
THIS LOCK-UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 21, 2025 by and between StableCoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and each of the undersigned holders (and any person who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 1, each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”). Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, on July 21, 2025, TLGY Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), the Company, StableCoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“SPAC Merger Sub”), StableCoinX Company Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub”), and StableCoinX Assets Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “OpCo”), entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, upon the consummation (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”), among other things, (a) SPAC merged with and into SPAC Merger Sub, with SPAC Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”), as a result of which the SPAC Shareholders received one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”) for each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share held by such shareholder and (b) immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub merged with and into Opco, with Opco continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which the holders of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Opco (the “Opco Class A Common Stock”), received one share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Opco Class A Common Stock held by such holder and the holders of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Opco (the “Opco Class B Common Stock”) received one share of Class A Common Stock and one share of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class B Common Stock”) for each share of Opco Class B Common Stock held by such holder. As a result of the Mergers, SPAC and Opco became wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco became a publicly traded company;
WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2025, by and among the Company, SPAC, Opco, certain of the Holders and the other parties thereto, certain Holders party thereto are entitled to receive newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock upon the occurrence of certain events after the Closing (the “Earnout Shares”);
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Holder is a holder of shares of Class A Common Stock (including any Earnout Shares) in such amount as set forth underneath such Holder’s name on the signature page hereto; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions, and in view of the valuable consideration to be received by Holder thereunder, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which the shares of Class A Common Stock (including any Earnout Shares) received by each Holder in the Transactions (all such securities, including, without limitation, any securities into which any of such securities are exchanged or converted, the “Restricted Securities”), shall become subject to limitations on disposition as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Lock-Up Provisions.
(a) Holder hereby agrees not to, without the prior written consent of the Company, during the period (the “Lock-Up Period”) commencing from the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of (A) the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date and (B) the date on which the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of its stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property: (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any Restricted Securities, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Restricted Securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly announce the intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii) (any of the foregoing described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Prohibited Transfer”). The foregoing sentence shall not apply to the transfer of any or all of the Restricted Securities owned by Holder (each, a “Permitted Transferee”): (I) in the case of an entity, transfers (A) to another entity that is an Affiliate of the Holder, (B) as part of a distribution to members, partners or stockholders of Holder and (C) to officers or directors of Holder, any Affiliate or family member of any of Holder’s officers or directors, or to any members, officers, directors or employees of Holder or any of its Affiliates; (II) in the case of an individual, transfers by gift to members of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of one of the individual’s immediate family or an Affiliate of such person; (III) to a charitable organization; (IV) in the case of an individual, transfers by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual or for bona fide estate planning purposes; (V) in the case of an individual, transfers pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (VI) in the case of an entity, transfers by virtue of the laws of the state of the entity’s organization and the entity’s organizational documents upon dissolution or liquidation of the entity; (VII) transfers to the Company; (VIII) transfers to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, or local income tax obligations of Holder (or its direct or indirect owners) to the extent necessary to cover any tax liability as a direct result of the Transactions; or (IX) in the form of a pledge of Restricted Securities in a bona fide transaction as collateral to secure obligations pursuant to lending or other financing arrangements between a Holder (or its Affiliates), on the one hand, and a third party, on the other hand, for the benefit of such Holder and/or its Affiliates; provided, however, that during the Lock-Up Period such third party shall not be permitted to foreclose upon such Restricted Securities or otherwise be entitled to enforce its rights or remedies with respect to the Restricted Securities, including, without limitation, the right to vote, transfer or take title to or ownership of such Restricted Securities; provided, however, that it shall be a condition to any transfer pursuant to clauses (I) through (IX) above that the Permitted Transferee executes and delivers to the Company an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the Restricted Securities subject to the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Holder, and there shall be no further transfer of such Restricted Securities except in accordance with this Agreement. Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. The restrictions set forth herein shall not restrict Holder from making a request for inclusion of its Restricted Securities in any registration statement pursuant to any registration rights agreement between the Company and the Holder, provided that no public filing or public disclosure relating to such sale of securities is made during the Lock-Up Period.
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(b) If any Prohibited Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, such purported Prohibited Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and the Company shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee of the Restricted Securities as one of its equity holders for any purpose. In order to enforce this Section 1, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Restricted Securities of Holder (and Permitted Transferees and assigns thereof) until the end of the Lock-Up Period.
(c) During the Lock-Up Period, each certificate evidencing any Restricted Securities shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other applicable legends:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF [●], 2025, BY AND BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES (THE “ISSUER”) AND THE ISSUER’S SECURITY HOLDER NAMED THEREIN, AS AMENDED. A COPY OF SUCH LOCK-UP AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.”
(d) For the avoidance of any doubt, Holder shall retain all of its rights as a stockholder of the Company during the Lock-Up Period, including the right to vote any Restricted Securities.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the board of directors of the Company shall be entitled to release any Holder from any or all of its obligations hereunder on behalf of the Company; provided, however, that if one Holder is released, the other Holders shall also be similarly released to the same relative extent as the released Holder.
2. Effectiveness; Termination. This Agreement shall be effective upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and shall terminate on the date on which Holder no longer holds Restricted Securities.
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3. Miscellaneous.
(a) Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement and all obligations of a Holder are personal to such Holder and may not be transferred or delegated by such Holder at any time without the prior written consent of the Company, except in accordance with the procedures set forth for transfers of Restricted Securities to Permitted Transferees in Section 1(a), and any such purported transfer shall be null and void. The Company may freely assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any successor entity (whether by merger, consolidation, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise) without obtaining the consent or approval of Holder.
(b) Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person or entity that is not a party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a party.
(c) Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Specific Performance. Sections 11.6 and 11.7 of the Business Combination Agreement shall apply to this Agreement mutatis mutandis.
(d) Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; and (iv) the term “or” means “and/or”. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, 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.
(e) Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by electronic means (including email), with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or
(iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
| If to the Company, to: | With copies to (which shall not constitute notice): |
| StableCoinX Inc. | StableCoinX Inc. |
| [Address] | [Address] |
| [Address] |
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| Attention: [●] | [Address] |
| Email: [●] | Attention: [●] |
| Email: [●] | |
If to Holder, to: the address set forth below Holder’s name on the signature page to this Agreement.
(f) Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed by (i) the Company and (ii) Holders holding a majority of the Class A Common Stock that are then subject to this Agreement; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that materially and adversely affects a Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of Restricted Securities, shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.
(g) Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.
(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Business Combination Agreement to the extent referred to herein, constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the Business Combination Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the Company or any of the rights, remedies or obligations of Holder under any other agreement between Holder and the Company or any certificate or instrument executed by Holder in favor of the Company, and nothing in any other agreement, certificate or instrument shall limit any of the rights, remedies or obligations of the Company or any of the rights, remedies or obligations of Holder under this Agreement.
(i) Further Assurances. From time to time, at another party’s reasonable request and without further consideration (but at the requesting party’s reasonable cost and expense), each party shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by electronic signature or by email in portable document form) in two or more counterparts and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(k) Several Liability. The liability of any Holder hereunder is several (and not joint). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in no event will any Holder be liable for any other Holder’s breach of such other Holder’s obligations under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lock-Up Agreement as of the date first written above.
The Company:
STABLECOINX INC.
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| Name: | ||
| Title: |
[Additional Signature on the Following Page]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lock-Up Agreement as of the date first written above.
Holder:
Name of Holder:
By:
Name:
Title:
Number and Type of Class A Common Stock Owned:
Class A Common Stock:
Address for Notice:
Address:
Facsimile No.:
Telephone No.:
Email:
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to the Business Combination Agreement (this “Amendment”), is effective as of January 21, 2026, by and among TLGY Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), StablecoinX Assets Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and StablecoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco” and, together with SPAC and the Company, collectively, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the BCA (as defined below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Parties and the other parties thereto entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated July 21, 2025 (the “BCA”), which provides that, among other things, SPAC Merger Sub will merge with and into SPAC, with SPAC continuing as the surviving company, and immediately thereafter, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (the transactions contemplated by the BCA, the “Business Combination”).
WHEREAS, clause (b) of Section 9.1 of the BCA provides that either the Company or SPAC may terminate the BCA if any of the conditions to the closing of the Business Combination set forth in Article VIII of the BCA have not been satisfied or waived prior to the Outside Date;
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend the BCA to extend the Outside Date; and
WHEREAS, Section 11.10 of the BCA provides that the BCA may be amended by an instrument in writing signed by each of the Parties at any time prior to the Closing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendment to the BCA. Effective as of the date of this Amendment:
| a. | Section 9.1(b) of the BCA is amended and restated in its entirety as provided below: |
“(b) by written notice by SPAC or the Company if any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VIII have not been satisfied or waived by the date that is nine (9) months from the date of the Agreement, or April 21, 2026 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be available to a Party if the breach or violation by such Party or its Affiliates of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation under this Agreement was the primary cause of, or directly resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Outside Date;
2. No Other Amendments. Except as specifically deemed amended as set forth herein, the BCA shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. The amendments provided in this Amendment shall be applicable solely with respect to those matters expressly provided herein and no other amendments, waivers or consents may be construed or implied. The BCA, this Amendment, and the Ancillary Documents constitute the entire agreement among the Parties, and merge and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
4. Miscellaneous. The provisions of Section 11.2 (Notices), Section 11.3 (Assignment), Section 11.6 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction), Section 11.7 (Waiver of Jury Trial), Section 11.8 (Specific Performance), Section 11.9 (Severability), Section 11.10 (Amendment), Section 11.11 (Waiver), and Section 11.14 (No Recourse) of the BCA shall apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first written above.
| TLGY ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| STABLECOINX ASSETS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| STABLECOINX INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
[Signature Page to First Amendment to Business Combination Agreement]
Annexure 2
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
STABLECOINX INC.
(Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)
The name of this corporation is StablecoinX Inc. and this corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware on July 7, 2025 under the name StablecoinX Inc.
This Certificate of Incorporation, which restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of this Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE I
ENTITY NAME AND TYPE
The name of the corporation is StablecoinX Inc. (the “Corporation”).
ARTICLE II
REGISTERED AGENT AND REGISTERED OFFICE
The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”).
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK
4.1 Authorized Capital Stock.
(a) The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 551,000,000, of which (a) 1,000,000 shares shall be shares of preferred stock having a par value of $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”); (b) 500,000,000 shares shall be shares of Class A Common Stock having a par value of $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”); and (c) 50,000,000 shares shall be shares of Class B Common Stock having a par value of $0.0001 per share (“Class B Common Stock” and, together with Class A Common Stock, “Common Stock”).
(b) The number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock representing a majority of the voting power of all of the then- outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.
4.2 Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for one or more series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the designation of such series, the powers (including voting powers), preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares of such series, which number the Board of Directors may, except where otherwise provided in the designation of such series, increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock) or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) and as may be permitted by the DGCL. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of each series of Preferred Stock, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate of Incorporation”) (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock), no vote of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any shares of any series of the Preferred Stock so authorized in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to any other series of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law.
4.3 Common Stock.
(a) Voting.
(1) Except as otherwise provided herein or expressly required by a nonwaivable provision of the DGCL, the holders of Class A Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any matter coming before any meeting of stockholders, including, without limitation, the election of directors, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Class A Common stock shall not have the right to vote, on a class basis or otherwise, on any matter submitted to stockholders for a vote. Immediately at such time when no share of Class B Common Stock remains outstanding, each share of Class A Common Stock shall, automatically and without any further action on the part of the Corporation or its stockholders, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, be entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation.
(2) Except as otherwise provided herein or expressly required by a nonwaivable provision of the DGCL, each share of Class B Common Stock shall have one vote; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation (as defined herein)) or pursuant to the DGCL. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by a nonwaivable provision of the DGCL, if, and only to the extent that, holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to vote on a matter under this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall vote together as a single class. There shall be no cumulative voting.
(b) Dividend Rights. Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to any such dividends or distributions.
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(c) Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, distribution of assets, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, and subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock in respect thereof, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock held by them. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to any assets or distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.
(d) Transfers of Class B Common Stock. Class B Common Stock may only be sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws” and, each such transfer, a “Class B Permitted Transfer”). Any attempted sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of Class B Common Stock in violation of the preceding sentence shall be null and void and shall not be recognized by the Corporation, the Corporation’s transfer agent or the Secretary of the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Class B Common Stock received by any transferee pursuant to a Class B Permitted Transfer remain subject to this Section 4.3(d). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a holder of Class B Common Stock may, at any time and from time to time, by delivery of written notice to the Corporation, forfeit such shares to the Corporation for no value. Upon the Corporation’s receipt of such a notice, the forfeited Class B Common Stock shall be canceled and shall no longer be issued or outstanding for any purpose, and the Corporation shall promptly reflect such cancellation on its books and records (including the stock ledger) and take such ministerial actions as are necessary to effect such cancellation.
ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
5.1 General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided by law.
5.2 Number of Directors. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to the election of directors, the number of the directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. For the avoidance of doubt, no decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
5.3 Classified Board of Directors. Directors of the Board of Directors shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they shall hold their respective offices, by dividing them into three classes, with each director then in office to be designated as a “Class I Director”, a “Class II Director” or a “Class III Director”, with each class to be apportioned as nearly equal in number as possible. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors. The initial Class I Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation following the date on which this Certificate of Incorporation is first effective (the “Effective Date”); the initial Class II Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Date; and the initial Class III Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Date. At each annual meeting of stockholders beginning with the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Date, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following their election, with each director in each such class to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with Section 5.4 hereof. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign each director already in office as of the Effective Date, as well as each director elected or appointed to a newly created directorship due to an increase in the size of the Board of Directors, to Class I, Class II or Class III. The provisions of this Section 5.3 are subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect directors and such directors need not serve classified terms.
5.4 Removal. Subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to the election of directors, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time but only for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock representing at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
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5.5 Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to the election of directors, any newly created directorship that results from an increase in the number of directors or any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from the death, disability, resignation, disqualification, or removal of any director or from any other cause shall be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and shall not be filled by the stockholders unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancy or newly created directorship shall be filled by the stockholders. Any director elected to fill a newly created directorship or vacancy in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the class to which such director is assigned and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification, or removal.
5.6 Written Ballot. The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.
ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENTS
6.1 Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation. The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, adopt, or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any vote of the holders of shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with Articles IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XI.
6.2 Amendment of the Bylaws. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by the DGCL, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized and empowered to amend, alter, change, adopt or repeal the Bylaws without any action on the part of the stockholders. The stockholders shall also have the power to amend, alter, change, adopt or repeal the Bylaws; provided that, in addition to any other vote required by this Certificate of Incorporation, the stockholders may not amend, alter, change, adopt, or repeal the Bylaws unless such action is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
ARTICLE VII
ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE STOCKHOLDERS; SPECIAL MEETINGS
7.1 Action by Written Consent of Stockholders. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, while any share of Class B Common Stock remains outstanding, any action required or permitted by the DGCL to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holder or holders of shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take the action at a meeting at which holders of all shares entitled to vote on the action were present and voted. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, at any time when no share of Class B Common Stock remains outstanding, any action required or permitted by the DGCL to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders and may not be effected by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Any action taken by written consent shall be delivered to the Corporation at its principal office.
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7.2 Special Meetings. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the terms of any series of Preferred Stock permitting the holders of such series of Preferred Stock to call a special meeting of the holders of such series, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or as otherwise in a manner provided in the Bylaws. The Board of Directors may adjourn, postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special meeting at any time, before or after the notice for such meeting has been sent to the stockholders. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.
7.3 Advance Notice. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Limitation of Personal Liability. No director or officer of the Corporation shall have any personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or hereafter may be amended. Any amendment, repeal, or modification of this Section 8.1, or the adoption of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Section 8.1, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption. If the DGCL is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Section 8.1 to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended.
8.2 Indemnification. The Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by law, may indemnify and advance expenses to any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action, suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any predecessor of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
8.3 Amendment or Modification. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article VIII or any amendment to the DGCL, shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring before such amendment, repeal or modification of a person serving as a director or officer, as applicable, at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.
ARTICLE IX
FORUM SELECTION
9.1 Exclusive Forum. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery Court”) (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) of the Corporation to bring (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, (d) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of any provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws or (e) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of this Article IX is filed in a court other than the Chancery Court (a “Foreign Action”) by any stockholder (including any beneficial owner) of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to: (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Chancery Court in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce this Article IX and (ii) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.
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9.2 Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
9.3 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing provisions of this Article IX shall not apply to claims seeking to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article IX.
ARTICLE X
CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES
10.1 Corporate Opportunities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no potential transaction or business opportunity may be deemed to be a corporate opportunity of the Corporation or its subsidiaries unless (i) the Corporation or its subsidiaries would be permitted to undertake such transaction or opportunity in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation, (ii) the Corporation or its subsidiaries at such time have sufficient financial resources to undertake such transaction or opportunity, (iii) the Corporation or its subsidiaries have an interest or expectancy in such transaction or opportunity, and (iv) such transaction or opportunity would be in the same or similar line of business in which the Corporation or its subsidiaries are then engaged or a line of business that is reasonably related to, or a reasonable extension of, such line of business.
10.2 Liability Waiver. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no stockholder and no director will be liable to the Corporation or its subsidiaries or stockholders for breach of any duty solely by reason of any activities or omissions of the types referred to in this Article X, except to the extent such actions or omissions are in breach of this Article X.
10.3 Amendments to Article X. Any amendment, repeal, or modification of this Article X, or the adoption of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article X, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Validity. If any provision or provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible and without limiting any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (or any other provision of the Bylaws or any agreement entered into by the Corporation), the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to, or for the benefit of, the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11.2 Consent. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each and every Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest (of any nature whatsoever) in any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed, by reason of and from and after the time of such purchase or other acquisition, to have notice of and to have consented to all of the provisions of (a) this Certificate of Incorporation, (b) the Bylaws and (c) any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws enacted or adopted in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law.
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This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation on _____________, 2026.
| By: | ||
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of StablecoinX Inc.]
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
STABLECOINX INC.
(Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)
The name of this corporation is StablecoinX Inc. and this corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware on July 7, 2025 under the name StablecoinX Inc.
This Certificate of Incorporation, which restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of this Corporation’s Certificate of lncorporation, has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE I
ENTITY NAME AND TYPE
The name of the corporation is StablecoinX Inc. (the “Corporation”).
ARTICLE II
REGISTERED AGENT AND REGISTERED OFFICE
The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL’’).
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK
4.1 Authorized Capital Stock.
(a) The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 551,000,000, of which (a) 1,000,000 shares shall be shares of preferred stock having a par value of $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”); (b) 500,000,000 shares shall be shares of Class A Common Stock having a par value of $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”); and (c) 50,000,000 shares shall be shares of Class B Common Stock having a par value of $0.0001 per share (“Class B Common Stock” and, together with Class A Common Stock, “Common Stock”).
(b) The number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock representing a majority of the voting power of all of the then- outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.
4.2 Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for one or more series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the designation of such series, the powers (including voting powers), preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares of such series, which number the Board of Directors may, except where otherwise provided in the designation of such series, increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock) or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) and as may be permitted by the DGCL. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of each series of Preferred Stock, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate of Incorporation”) (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock), no vote of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any shares of any series of the Preferred Stock so authorized in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to any other series of Preferred Stock to the extent permitted by law.
4.3 Common Stock.
(a) Voting.
(I) Except as otherwise provided herein or expressly required by a nonwaivable provision of the DGCL, the holders of Class A Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any matter coming before any meeting of stockholders, including, without limitation, the election of directors, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Class A Common stock shall not have the right to vote, on a class basis or otherwise, on any matter submitted to stockholders for a vote. Immediately at such time when no share of Class B Common Stock remains outstanding, each share of Class A Common Stock shall, automatically and without any further action on the part of the Corporation or its stockholders, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, be entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation.
(2) Except as otherwise provided herein or expressly required by a nonwaivable provision of the DGCL, each share of Class B Common Stock shall have one vote; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of lncorporation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation (as defined herein)) or pursuant to the DGCL. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by a nonwaivable provision of the DGCL, if, and only to the extent that, holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to vote on a matter under this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall vote together as a single class. There shall be no cumulative voting.
(b) Dividend Rights. Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to any such dividends or distributions.
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(c) Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, distribution of assets, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, and subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock in respect thereof, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock held by them. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to any assets or distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.
(d) Transfers of Class B Common Stock. Class B Common Stock may only be sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws” and, each such transfer, a “Class B Permitted Transfer”). Any attempted sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of Class B Common Stock in violation of the preceding sentence shall be null and void and shall not be recognized by the Corporation, the Corporation’s transfer agent or the Secretary of the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Class B Common Stock received by any transferee pursuant to a Class B Permitted Transfer remain subject to this Section4.3(d). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a holder of Class B Common Stock may, at any time and from time to time, by delivery of written notice to the Corporation, forfeit such shares to the Corporation for no value. Upon the Corporation’s receipt of such a notice, the forfeited Class B Common Stock shall be canceled and shall no longer be issued or outstanding for any purpose, and the Corporation shall promptly reflect such cancellation on its books and records (including the stock ledger) and take such ministerial actions as are necessary to effect such cancellation.
ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
5.1 General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided by law.
5.2 Number of Directors. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to the election of directors, the number of the directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. For the avoidance of doubt, no decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
5.3 Classified Board of Directors. Directors of the Board of Directors shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they shall hold their respective offices, by dividing them into three classes, with each director then in office to be designated as a “Class I Director”, a “Class II Director” or a “Class III Director”, with each class to be apportioned as nearly equal in number as possible. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors. The initial Class I Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation following the date on which this Certificate of Incorporation is first effective (the “Effective Date”); the initial Class II Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Date; and the initial Class III Directors shall serve for a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Date. At each annual meeting of stockholders beginning with the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Date, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following their election, with each director in each such class to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with Section 5.4 hereof. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign each director already in office as of the Effective Date, as well as each director elected or appointed to a newly created directorship due to an increase in the size of the Board of Directors, to Class I, Class II or Class III. The provisions of this Section 5.3 are subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect directors and such directors need not serve classified terms.
5.4 Removal. Subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to the election of directors, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time but only for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of capital stock representing at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
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5.5 Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to the election of directors, any newly created directorship that results from an increase in the number of directors or any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from the death, disability, resignation, disqualification, or removal of any director or from any other cause shall be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and shall not be filled by the stockholders unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancy or newly created directorship shall be filled by the stockholders. Any director elected to fill a newly created directorship or vacancy in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the class to which such director is assigned and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification, or removal.
5.6 Written Ballot. The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.
ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENTS
6.1 Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation. The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change, adopt, or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any vote of the holders of shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of lncorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with Articles IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XI.
6.2 Amendment of the Bylaws. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by the DGCL, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized and empowered to amend, alter, change, adopt or repeal the Bylaws without any action on the part of the stockholders. The stockholders shall also have the power to amend, alter, change, adopt or repeal the Bylaws; provided that, in addition to any other vote required by this Certificate of Incorporation, the stockholders may not amend, alter, change, adopt, or repeal the Bylaws unless such action is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.
ARTICLE VII
ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE STOCKHOLDERS; SPECIAL MEETINGS
7.1 Action by Written Consent of Stockholders. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, while any share of Class B Common Stock remains outstanding, any action required or permitted by the DGCL to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holder or holders of shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to take the action at a meeting at which holders of all shares entitled to vote on the action were present and voted. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, at any time when no share of Class B Common Stock remains outstanding, any action required or permitted by the DGCL to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders and may not be effected by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Any action taken by written consent shall be delivered to the Corporation at its principal office.
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7.2 Special Meetings. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the terms of any series of Preferred Stock permitting the holders of such series of Preferred Stock to call a special meeting of the holders of such series, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or as otherwise in a manner provided in the Bylaws. The Board of Directors may adjourn, postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special meeting at any time, before or after the notice for such meeting has been sent to the stockholders. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.
7.3 Advance Notice. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Limitation of Personal Liability. No director or officer of the Corporation shall have any personal liability to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or hereafter may be amended. Any amendment, repeal, or modification of this Section 8.1, or the adoption of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Section 8.1, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption. If the DGCL is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Section 8.1 to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended.
8.2 Indemnification. The Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by law, may indemnify and advance expenses to any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action, suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any predecessor of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
8.3 Amendment or Modification. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Article VIII or any amendment to the DGCL, shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring before such amendment, repeal or modification of a person serving as a director or officer, as applicable, at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.
ARTICLE IX
FORUM SELECTION
9.1 Exclusive Forum. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery Court”) (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any stockholder (including a beneficial owner) of the Corporation to bring (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, (d) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of any provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws or (e) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation, its directors, officers or employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of this Article IX is filed in a court other than the Chancery Court (a “Foreign Action’’) by any stockholder (including any beneficial owner) of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to: (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Chancery Court in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce this Article IX and (ii) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.
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9.2 Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act.
9.3 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing provisions of this Article IX shall not apply to claims seeking to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article IX.
ARTICLE X
CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES
I 0.1 Corporate Opportunities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no potential transaction or business opportunity may be deemed to be a corporate opportunity of the Corporation or its subsidiaries unless (i) the Corporation or its subsidiaries would be permitted to undertake such transaction or opportunity in accordance with this Certificate of lncorporation, (ii) the Corporation or its subsidiaries at such time have sufficient financial resources to undertake such transaction or opportunity, (iii) the Corporation or its subsidiaries have an interest or expectancy in such transaction or opportunity, and (iv) such transaction or opportunity would be in the same or similar line of business in which the Corporation or its subsidiaries are then engaged or a line of business that is reasonably related to, or a reasonable extension of, such line of business.
10.2 Liability Waiver. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no stockholder and no director will be liable to the Corporation or its subsidiaries or stockholders for breach of any duty solely by reason of any activities or omissions of the types referred to in this Article X, except to the extent such actions or omissions are in breach of this Article X.
10.3 Amendments to Article X. Any amendment, repeal, or modification of this Article X, or the adoption of any provision of the Certificate of lncorporation inconsistent with this Article X, shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal, modification, or adoption.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Validity. If any provision or provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible and without limiting any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (or any other provision of the Bylaws or any agreement entered into by the Corporation), the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to, or for the benefit of, the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11.2 Consent. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each and every Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest (of any nature whatsoever) in any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed, by reason of and from and after the time of such purchase or other acquisition, to have notice of and to have consented to all of the provisions of (a) this Certificate of lncorporation, (b) the Bylaws and (c) any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws enacted or adopted in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law.
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This Amended and Restated Certificate of lncorporation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation on June 25, 2026.
| By: | /s/ Edward Chen | |
| Name: | Edward Chen | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of
StablecoinX Inc.
(a Delaware corporation)
Table of Contents
| Article I - Corporate Offices | 1 | |
| 1.1 | Registered Office. | 1 |
| 1.2 | Other Offices. | 1 |
| Article II - Meetings of Stockholders | 1 | |
| 2.1 | Place of Meetings. | 1 |
| 2.2 | Annual Meeting. | 1 |
| 2.3 | Special Meetings of Stockholders. | 1 |
| 2.4 | Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting. | 1 |
| 2.5 | Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors. | 5 |
| 2.6 | Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors. | 8 |
| 2.7 | Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings. | 9 |
| 2.8 | Quorum. | 10 |
| 2.9 | Adjourned Meeting; Notice. | 10 |
| 2.10 | Conduct of Business. | 10 |
| 2.11 | Voting. | 11 |
| 2.12 | Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes. | 11 |
| 2.13 | Proxies. | 12 |
| 2.14 | List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. | 12 |
| 2.15 | Inspectors of Election. | 12 |
| 2.16 | Delivery to the Corporation. | 13 |
| Article III - Directors | 13 | |
| 3.1 | Powers. | 13 |
| 3.2 | Number; Term; Qualifications. | 13 |
| 3.3 | Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. | 13 |
| 3.4 | Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone. | 14 |
| 3.5 | Regular Meetings. | 14 |
| 3.6 | Special Meetings; Notice. | 14 |
| 3.7 | Quorum. | 14 |
| 3.8 | Board of Directors Action without a Meeting. | 15 |
| 3.9 | Fees and Compensation of Directors. | 15 |
| Article IV - Committees | 15 | |
| 4.1 | Committees of Directors. | 15 |
| 4.2 | Committee Minutes. | 15 |
| 4.3 | Meetings and Actions of Committees. | 16 |
| 4.4 | Subcommittees. | 16 |
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| Article V - Officers | 16 | |
| 5.1 | Officers. | 16 |
| 5.2 | Appointment of Officers. | 16 |
| 5.3 | Subordinate Officers. | 17 |
| 5.4 | Removal and Resignation of Officers. | 17 |
| 5.5 | Vacancies in Offices. | 17 |
| 5.6 | Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. | 17 |
| 5.7 | Authority and Duties of Officers. | 17 |
| 5.8 | Compensation. | 17 |
| Article VI - Records | 18 | |
| Article VII - General Matters | 18 | |
| 7.1 | Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments. | 18 |
| 7.2 | Stock Certificates. | 18 |
| 7.3 | Lost Certificates. | 18 |
| 7.4 | Shares Without Certificates | 19 |
| 7.5 | Construction; Definitions. | 19 |
| 7.6 | Dividends. | 19 |
| 7.7 | Fiscal Year. | 19 |
| 7.8 | Seal. | 19 |
| 7.9 | Transfer of Stock. | 19 |
| 7.10 | Stock Transfer Agreements. | 20 |
| 7.11 | Registered Stockholders. | 20 |
| 7.12 | Waiver of Notice. | 20 |
| Article VIII - Notice | 21 | |
| 8.1 | Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission. | 21 |
| Article IX - Indemnification | 21 | |
| 9.1 | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. | 21 |
| 9.2 | Indemnification of Others. | 22 |
| 9.3 | Prepayment of Expenses. | 22 |
| 9.4 | Determination; Claim. | 22 |
| 9.5 | Non-Exclusivity of Rights. | 22 |
| 9.6 | Insurance. | 23 |
| 9.7 | Continuation of Indemnification. | 23 |
| 9.8 | Amendment or Repeal; Interpretation. | 23 |
| Article X - Amendments | 24 | |
| Article XI - Definitions | 24 | |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of
StablecoinX Inc.
Article I - Corporate Offices
1.1 Registered Office.
The address of the registered office of StablecoinX Inc. (the “Corporation”) in the State of Delaware, and the name of its registered agent at such address, shall be as set forth in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).
1.2 Other Offices.
The Corporation may have additional offices at any place or places, within or outside the State of Delaware, as the Corporation’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time establish or as the business of the Corporation may require.
Article II - Meetings of Stockholders
2.1 Place of Meetings.
Meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, if any, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive offices.
2.2 Annual Meeting.
The Board of Directors shall designate the date and time of the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, directors shall be elected and other proper business properly brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 2.4 of these Bylaws may be transacted. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule, or cancel any previously scheduled annual meeting of stockholders.
2.3 Special Meetings of Stockholders.
Special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by such persons and only in such manner as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled special meeting of stockholders.
No business may be transacted at any special meeting of stockholders other than the business specified in the notice of such meeting.
2.4 Notice of Business to be Brought before a Meeting.
This Section 2.4 shall apply to any business that may be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders other than nominations for election to the Board of Directors at such meeting, which shall be governed by Section 2.5 and Section 2.6. Stockholders seeking to nominate persons for election to the Board of Directors must comply with Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and this Section 2.4 shall not be applicable to nominations except as expressly provided in Section 2.5 and Section 2.6.
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(a) At an annual meeting of stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in a notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) if not specified in a notice of meeting, otherwise brought before the meeting by the Board of Directors or the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if any, or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder present in person who (A) (1) was a record owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.4 and at the time of the meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (3) has complied with this Section 2.4 in all applicable respects or (B) properly made such proposal (for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement) in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (as so amended and inclusive of such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Act”). The foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose business to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders. The only matters that may be brought before a special meeting are the matters specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling the meeting pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation and Section 2.3 of these Bylaws. For purposes of this Section 2.4, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the annual meeting of the Corporation, or a qualified representative of such proposing stockholder, appear at such annual meeting, and a “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be a duly authorized officer, manager, or partner of such stockholder or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.
(b) Without qualification, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must (i) provide Timely Notice (as defined below) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation and (ii) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.4. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the ninetieth (90th) day no earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day, in each case, prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (which date shall, for purposes of the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders in the year of the closing of the business combination contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated July 21, 2025, by and between the Corporation, TLGY Acquisition Corporation, StablecoinX Assets Inc. and the other parties thereto, be deemed to have occurred on June 1 of such year); provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than seventy (70) days after such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made by the Corporation (such notice within such time periods, “Timely Notice”). In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of Timely Notice as described above.
(c) To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.4, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation shall set forth:
(i) As to each Proposing Person (as defined below), (A) the name and address of such Proposing Person (including, if applicable, the name and address that appear on the Corporation’s books and records); (B) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned of record or beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Proposing Person or any of its affiliates or associates (for purposes of these Bylaws, as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act), except that such Proposing Person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series of the Corporation as to which such Proposing Person or any of its affiliates or associates has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future; (C) the date or dates such shares were acquired; and (D) the investment intent of such acquisition (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) through (D) are referred to as “Stockholder Information”);
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(ii) As to each Proposing Person, (A) the material terms and conditions of any “derivative security” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act) that constitutes a “call equivalent position” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) or a “put equivalent position” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act) or other derivative or synthetic arrangement in respect of any class or series of shares of the Corporation (“Synthetic Equity Position”) that is, directly or indirectly, held or maintained by, held for the benefit of, or involving such Proposing Person, including, without limitation, (1) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, future, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, (2) any derivative or synthetic arrangement having the characteristics of a long position or a short position in any class or series of shares of the Corporation, including, without limitation, a stock loan transaction, a stock borrow transaction, or a share repurchase transaction, or (3) any contract, derivative, swap, or other transaction or series of transactions designed to (x) produce economic benefits and risks that correspond substantially to the ownership of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, (y) mitigate any loss relating to, reduce the economic risk (of ownership or otherwise) of, or manage the risk of share price decrease in, any class or series of shares of the Corporation, or (z) increase or decrease the voting power in respect of any class or series of shares of the Corporation of such Proposing Person, including, without limitation, due to the fact that the value of such contract, derivative, swap, or other transaction or series of transactions is determined by reference to the price, value, or volatility of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument, contract, or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of shares of the Corporation, through the delivery of cash or other property, or otherwise, and without regard to whether the holder thereof may have entered into transactions that hedge or mitigate the economic effect of such instrument, contract, or right, or any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the price or value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation; provided that, for the purposes of the definition of “Synthetic Equity Position,” the term “derivative security” shall also include any security or instrument that would not otherwise constitute a “derivative security” as a result of any feature that would make any conversion, exercise, or similar right or privilege of such security or instrument becoming determinable only at some future date or upon the happening of a future occurrence, in which case the determination of the amount of securities into which such security or instrument would be convertible or exercisable shall be made assuming that such security or instrument is immediately convertible or exercisable at the time of such determination; and, provided, further, that any Proposing Person satisfying the requirements of Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (other than a Proposing Person that so satisfies Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act solely by reason of Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)) shall not be required to disclose any Synthetic Equity Position that is, directly or indirectly, held or maintained by, held for the benefit of, or involving such Proposing Person as a hedge with respect to a bona fide derivatives trade or position of such Proposing Person arising in the ordinary course of such Proposing Person’s business as a derivatives dealer, (B) any rights to dividends on the shares of any class or series of shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Proposing Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (C) any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such Proposing Person is a party or material participant involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any affiliate of the Corporation, (D) any other material relationship between such Proposing Person, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation, on the other hand, (E) any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement of such Proposing Person with the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement, or consulting agreement), (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or a Synthetic Equity Position held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership, limited liability company, or similar entity in which any such Proposing Person (1) is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership or (2) is the manager, managing member or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in the manager or managing members of such limited liability company or similar entity, (G) a representation that such Proposing Person intends, or is part of a group which intends, to deliver a proxy statement or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or otherwise solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal, and (H) any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents by such Proposing Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) through (H) are referred to as “Disclosable Interests”); provided, however, that Disclosable Interests shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these Bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner; and
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(iii) As to each item of business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, and any material interest in such business of each Proposing Person, (B) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the text of such proposed amendment), (C) a reasonably detailed description of all agreements, arrangements, and understandings (1) between or among any of the Proposing Persons or (2) between or among any Proposing Person and any other person or entity (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder, and (D) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that the disclosures required by this paragraph (iii) shall not include any disclosures with respect to any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these Bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner.
(d) For purposes of this Section 2.4, the term “Proposing Person” shall mean (i) the stockholder providing the notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting is made, and (iii) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such stockholder in such solicitation.
(e) The Board of Directors may request that any Proposing Person furnish such additional information as may be reasonably required by the Board of Directors. Such Proposing Person shall provide such additional information within ten (10) days after it has been requested by the Board of Directors.
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(f) A Proposing Person shall update and supplement its notice to the Corporation of its intent to propose business at an annual meeting, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these Bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder, or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding matters, business, or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of stockholders.
(g) Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting that is not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4. The presiding officer of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that the business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
(h) This Section 2.4 is expressly intended to apply to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders other than any proposal made in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Corporation’s proxy statement. In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.4 with respect to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, each Proposing Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such business. Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to affect the rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
(i) For purposes of these Bylaws, “public disclosure” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
2.5 Notice of Nominations for Election to the Board of Directors.
(a) Nominations of any person for election to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting or at a special meeting (but only if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling such special meeting) may be made at such meeting only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, including by any committee or persons authorized to do so by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws, or (ii) by a stockholder present in person who (A) was a record owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (C) has complied with this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 as to such notice and nomination. For purposes of this Section 2.5, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder nominating any person for election to the Board of Directors at the meeting of the Corporation, or a qualified representative of such stockholder, appear at the such meeting, and a “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be a duly authorized officer, manager, or partner of such stockholder or any other person authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders. The foregoing clause (ii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting or special meeting.
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(i) Without qualification, for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting, the stockholder must (A) provide Timely Notice (as defined in Section 2.4) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation, (B) provide the information, agreements, and questionnaires with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required to be set forth by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6, and (C) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6.
(ii) Without qualification, if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the person calling a special meeting, then for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting, the stockholder must (A) provide Timely Notice thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (B) provide the information with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required by this Section 2.5 and Section 2.6, and (C) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice for nominations to be made at a special meeting must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation no earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and no later than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public disclosure (as defined in Section 2.4) of the date of such special meeting was first made.
(iii) In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
(iv) In no event may a Nominating Person provide Timely Notice with respect to a greater number of director candidates than are subject to election by stockholders at the applicable meeting. If the Corporation shall, subsequent to such notice, increase the number of directors subject to election at the meeting, such notice as to any additional nominees shall be due on the later of (A) (1) the conclusion of the time period for Timely Notice for an annual meeting or (2) the date set forth in Section 2.5(b)(ii) for a special meeting, and (B) the tenth (10th) day following the date of public disclosure (as defined in Section 2.4) of such increase.
(b) To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.5, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation shall set forth:
(i) As to each Nominating Person (as defined below), the Stockholder Information (as defined in Section 2.4(c)(i), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(c)(i));
(ii) As to each Nominating Person, any Disclosable Interests (as defined in Section 2.4(c)(ii), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(c)(ii) and the disclosure with respect to the business to be brought before the meeting in Section 2.4(c)(ii) shall be made with respect to the nomination of persons for election to the Board of Directors at the meeting), and, provided that, in lieu of including the information set forth in Section 2.4(c)(ii)(G), the Nominating Person’s notice for purposes of this Section 2.5 shall include a representation as to whether the Nominating Person intends, or is part of a group which intends, to deliver a proxy statement and solicit the holders of shares representing at least sixty-seven percent (67%) of the voting power of shares entitled to vote on the election of directors in support of director nominees other than the Corporation’s nominees in accordance with Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act; and
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(iii) As to each candidate whom a Nominating Person proposes to nominate for election as a director, (A) all information relating to such candidate for nomination that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act (including such candidate’s written consent to being named in a proxy statement and accompanying proxy card relating to the Corporation’s next meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected and to serving as a director for a full term if elected), (B) a description of any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each candidate for nomination or his or her respective associates or any other participants in such solicitation, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the candidate for nomination were a director or executive officer of such registrant, and (C) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation, and agreement as provided in Section 2.6(a).
(c) For purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “Nominating Person” shall mean (i) the stockholder providing the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting, (ii) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting is made, and (iii) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(iv) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such stockholder in such solicitation.
(d) The Board of Directors may request that any Nominating Person furnish such additional information as may be reasonably required by the Board of Directors. Such Nominating Person shall provide such additional information within ten (10) days after it has been requested by the Board of Directors.
(e) A stockholder providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at the meeting of stockholders shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these Bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder, or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any nomination or to submit any new nomination.
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(f) In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.5 with respect to any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting of stockholders, each Nominating Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such nominations. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5, unless otherwise required by law, (i) no Nominating Person shall solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Corporation’s nominees unless such Nominating Person has complied with Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act in connection with the solicitation of such proxies, including the provision to the Corporation of notices required thereunder in a timely manner, and (ii) if any Nominating Person (A) provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act and (B) subsequently fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) or Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under Exchange Act, including the provision to the Corporation of notices required thereunder in a timely manner, or fails to timely provide reasonable evidence sufficient to satisfy the Corporation that such Nominating Person has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act in accordance with the following sentence, then the nomination of each such proposed nominee shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that the nominee is included as a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy statement, notice of meeting, or other proxy materials for any annual meeting (or any supplement thereto) and notwithstanding that proxies or votes in respect of the election of such proposed nominees may have been received by the Corporation (which proxies and votes shall be disregarded). If any Nominating Person provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act, such Nominating Person shall deliver to the Corporation, no later than seven (7) business days prior to the applicable meeting, reasonable evidence that it has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
2.6 Additional Requirements for Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, if Elected, to be Seated as Directors.
(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for election as a director of the Corporation at an annual or special meeting, a candidate must be nominated in the manner prescribed in Section 2.5 and the candidate for nomination must have previously delivered (with respect to nominations by stockholders pursuant to Section 2.5, within the time period for delivery of the stockholder’s notice pursuant to Section 2.5), to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (i) a completed written questionnaire (in the form provided by the Corporation upon written request of any stockholder of record therefor) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership, and independence of such proposed nominee and (ii) a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Corporation upon written request of any stockholder of record therefor) that such candidate for nomination (A) is not and, if elected as a director during his or her term of office, will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with, and has not given and will not give any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such proposed nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question that has not been disclosed to the Corporation (a “Voting Commitment”) or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such proposed nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such proposed nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (B) is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation or reimbursement for service as a director of the Corporation that has not been disclosed therein or otherwise to the Corporation, and (C) if elected as a director of the Corporation, will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership, and trading and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation applicable to directors and in effect during such person’s term in office as a director (and, if requested by any candidate for nomination, the Secretary of the Corporation shall provide to such candidate for nomination all such policies and guidelines then in effect).
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(b) The Board of Directors may also require any proposed candidate for nomination as a director to furnish such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Board of Directors in writing prior to the applicable meeting of stockholders at which such candidate’s nomination is to be acted upon. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board of Directors may request such other information in order for the Board of Directors to determine the eligibility of such candidate for nomination to be an independent director of the Corporation or to comply with the director qualification standards and additional selection criteria in accordance with the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, if any. Such other information shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (or any other office specified by the Corporation in any public announcement) not later than five (5) business days after the request by the Board of Directors has been delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Nominating Person.
(c) A candidate for nomination as a director shall further update and supplement the materials delivered pursuant to this Section 2.6, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be true and correct as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (or any other office specified by the Corporation in any public announcement) not later than five (5) business days after the record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this paragraph or any other Section of these Bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder, or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any nomination or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding nominees, matters, business, or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of stockholders.
(d) No candidate shall be eligible for nomination as a director of the Corporation unless such candidate for nomination and the Nominating Person seeking to place such candidate’s name in nomination have complied with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6, as applicable. The presiding officer at the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not properly made in accordance with Section 2.5 and this Section 2.6, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare such determination to the meeting, the defective nomination shall be disregarded and any ballots cast for the candidate in question (but in the case of any form of ballot listing other qualified nominees, only the ballots cast for the nominee in question) shall be void and of no force or effect.
2.7 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings.
Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, the notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 8.1 of these Bylaws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date, and time of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
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2.8 Quorum.
Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote under the Certificate of Incorporation, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of stockholders. A quorum, once established at a meeting, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum. If, however, a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of stockholders, then either (i) the person presiding over the meeting or (ii) a majority in voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote under the Certificate of Incorporation at the meeting, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 2.9 of these Bylaws until a quorum is present or represented. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.
2.9 Adjourned Meeting; Notice.
When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken or are provided in any other manner permitted by the DGCL. At any adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.
2.10 Conduct of Business.
The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the person presiding over the meeting. All determinations of presence, quorum, and votes cast shall be made by reference to the shares entitled to vote under the Certificate of Incorporation. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the person presiding over any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations, and procedures (which need not be in writing) and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such presiding person, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations, or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the person presiding over the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present (including, without limitation, rules and procedures for removal of disruptive persons from the meeting); (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies, or such other persons as the person presiding over the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The presiding person at any meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting (including, without limitation, determinations with respect to the administration and/or interpretation of any of the rules, regulations, or procedures of the meeting, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the person presiding over the meeting), shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter of business was not properly brought before the meeting and, if such presiding person should so determine, such presiding person shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the person presiding over the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
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2.11 Voting.
For the avoidance of doubt, voting rights are as set forth in Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation; except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, at all duly called or convened meetings of stockholders at which a quorum is present, for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect a director. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or applicable law, each other matter presented to the stockholders at a duly called or convened meeting at which a quorum is present shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the votes cast (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) entitled to vote under the Certificate of Incorporation on such matter.
2.12 Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the next day preceding the day on which notice is first given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment or postponement of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned or postponed meeting; and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned or postponed meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned or postponed meeting. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion, or exchange of capital stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
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2.13 Proxies.
Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law, including Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act, filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL. A proxy may be in the form of an electronic transmission which sets forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that the transmission was authorized by the stockholder. Any stockholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other stockholders must use a proxy card color other than white, which shall be reserved for the exclusive use by the Board of Directors.
2.14 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.
The Corporation shall prepare, no later than the tenth (10th) day before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of ten (10) days ending on the day before the meeting date: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation’s principal executive offices. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 2.14 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
2.15 Inspectors of Election.
Before any meeting of stockholders, the Corporation shall appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment or postponement and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If any person appointed as inspector or any alternate fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, then the person presiding over the meeting shall appoint a person to fill that vacancy.
Such inspectors shall:
(i) determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting, and the validity of any proxies and ballots;
(ii) count all votes or ballots;
(iii) count and tabulate all votes;
(iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspector(s); and
(v) certify its or their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and its or their count of all votes and ballots.
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Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspection with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. The inspectors of election may appoint such persons to assist them in performing their duties as they determine.
2.16 Delivery to the Corporation.
Whenever this Article II requires one or more persons (including a record or beneficial owner of stock) to deliver a document or information to the Corporation or any officer, employee, or agent thereof (including any notice, request, questionnaire, revocation, representation, or other document or agreement), such document or information shall be in writing exclusively (and not in an electronic transmission) and shall be delivered exclusively by hand (including, without limitation, overnight courier service) or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and the Corporation shall not be required to accept delivery of any document not in such written form or so delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation expressly opts out of Section 116 of the DGCL with respect to the delivery of information and documents to the Corporation required by this Article II.
Article III - Directors
3.1 Powers.
Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
3.2 Number; Term; Qualifications.
Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, the total number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be classified in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Each director shall hold office until such time as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires. Directors need not be stockholders to be qualified for election or service as a director of the Corporation. The Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors.
3.3 Resignation; Removal; Vacancies.
Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall be effective upon delivery unless otherwise specified. Directors of the Corporation may be removed only as expressly provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law. Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification, removal from office, or other cause shall be filled as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law.
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3.4 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone.
The Board of Directors may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
3.5 Regular Meetings.
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held within or outside the State of Delaware and at such time and at such place as which has been designated by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors, either orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph, or telex, or by electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission. No further notice shall be required for regular meetings of the Board of Directors.
3.6 Special Meetings; Notice.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if any, the Chief Executive Officer, or a majority of the total number of directors constituting the Board of Directors.
Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be:
(i) delivered personally by hand, by courier, or by telephone;
(ii) sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid;
(iii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail; or
(iv) sent by other means of electronic transmission,
directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number, or electronic mail address, or other address for electronic transmission, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporation’s records.
If the notice is (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier, or by telephone, (ii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, or (iii) sent by other means of electronic transmission, it shall be delivered or sent at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by U.S. mail, it shall be deposited in the U.S. mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting.
3.7 Quorum.
At all meetings of the Board of Directors, unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided that, solely for the purposes of filling vacancies pursuant to Section 3.3 of these Bylaws, a meeting of the Board of Directors may be held if a majority of the directors then in office participate in such meeting. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
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3.8 Board of Directors Action without a Meeting.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors, or the committee thereof, in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained. Such action by written consent or consent by electronic transmission shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors.
3.9 Fees and Compensation of Directors.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity. Any director of the Corporation may decline any or all such compensation payable to such director in his or her discretion.
Article IV - Committees
4.1 Committees of Directors.
The Board of Directors may designate one (1) or more committees, each committee to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one (1) or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent permitted by applicable law or provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors or in these Bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval (other than the election of directors), or (ii) adopt, amend, or repeal any bylaw of the Corporation.
4.2 Committee Minutes.
Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.
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4.3 Meetings and Actions of Committees.
Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of:
(i) Section 3.4 (place of meetings; meetings by telephone);
(ii) Section 3.5 (regular meetings);
(iii) Section 3.6 (special meetings; notice);
(iv) Section 3.8 (board action without a meeting); and
(v) Section 7.12 (waiver of notice);
with such changes in the context of those Bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of Directors and its members. However:
(i) the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the committee;
(ii) special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the applicable committee; and
(iii) the Board of Directors may adopt rules for the governance of any committee to override the provisions that would otherwise apply to the committee pursuant to this Section 4.3, provided that such rules do not violate the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law.
4.4 Subcommittees.
Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or the resolutions of the Board of Directors designating the committee, a committee may create one (1) or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one (1) or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.
Article V- Officers
5.1 Officers.
The officers of the Corporation shall include a Chief Executive Officer and a Secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a Chairperson of the Board of Directors, a Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors, a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer, one (1) or more Assistant Secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. No officer need be a stockholder or director of the Corporation.
5.2 Appointment of Officers.
The Board of Directors shall appoint the officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these Bylaws. In the event of the absence or disability of any officer, the Board of Directors may designate another officer to act temporarily in place of such absent or disabled officer.
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5.3 Subordinate Officers.
The Board of Directors may appoint, or empower the Chief Executive Officer to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as the Board of Directors or an authorized officer (as applicable) may from time to time determine.
5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers.
Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board of Directors. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
5.5 Vacancies in Offices.
Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors or as provided in Sections 5.2 and 5.3, as applicable.
5.6 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations.
The Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if any, the Chief Executive Officer, or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or voting securities of any other corporation or other entity standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.
5.7 Authority and Duties of Officers.
All officers of the Corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Corporation as may be provided herein or designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors.
5.8 Compensation.
The compensation of the officers of the Corporation for their services as such shall be fixed from time to time by or at the direction of the Board of Directors. An officer of the Corporation shall not be prevented from receiving compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director of the Corporation.
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Article VI - Records
A stock ledger consisting of one or more records in which the names of all of the Corporation’s stockholders of record, the address and number of shares registered in the name of each such stockholder, and all issuances and transfers of stock of the corporation are recorded in accordance with Section 224 of the DGCL shall be administered by or on behalf of the Corporation. Any records administered by or on behalf of the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, or method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time and, with respect to the stock ledger, that the records so kept (i) can be used to prepare the list of stockholders specified in Sections 219 and 220 of the DGCL, (ii) record the information specified in Sections 156, 159, 217(a), and 218 of the DGCL, and (iii) record transfers of stock as governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of Delaware.
Article VII - General Matters
7.1 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments.
The Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
7.2 Stock Certificates.
The shares of the Corporation shall be uncertificated, provided that the Board of Directors by resolution may provide that some or all of the shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates. Certificates for the shares of stock, if any, shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, any two (2) officers authorized to sign stock certificates representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. The Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if any, Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice President, Treasurer, if any, Assistant Treasurer, if any, Secretary, or Assistant Secretary, if any, of the Corporation shall be specifically authorized to sign stock certificates. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.
7.3 Lost Certificates.
The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft, or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.
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7.4 Shares Without Certificates
The Corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation, and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided the use of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.
7.5 Construction; Definitions.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these Bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.
7.6 Dividends.
The Board of Directors, subject to any restrictions contained in either (i) the DGCL or (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of the Corporation’s capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock. The Board of Directors may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.
7.7 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors and may be changed by the Board of Directors.
7.8 Seal.
The Corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the Board of Directors. The Corporation may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.
7.9 Transfer of Stock.
(a) Except as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, shares of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these Bylaws. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates representing such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons (or by delivery of duly executed instructions with respect to uncertificated shares), with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement or execution, transfer, authorization, and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing the names of the persons from and to whom it was transferred.
(b) Except as provided in this Section 7.9(b), Class B Common Stock (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) shall not be transferable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Class B Common Stock may be transferred, whether directly or indirectly, and whether voluntary or by operation of law, only as follows: (i) to the Corporation in connection with a purchase, redemption, forfeiture or other acquisition by the Corporation; or (ii) to a Permitted Transferee of a transferring holder. If a transferee ceases to qualify as a Permitted Transferee, such person shall within five Business Days, transfer the Class B Common Stock to a Permitted Transferee or to the Corporation to maintain compliance. Any Permitted Transferee shall take such shares subject to the restrictions of this Section 7.9(b). No series of related transfers or indirect transfers shall be permitted to evade the restrictions of this Section 7.9(b). “Permitted Transferee” as used herein means: (A) any Affiliate of the transferring holder; (B) any immediate family member of a transferring individual holder, or any trust, estate, foundation, or other entity for the primary benefit of one or more immediate family members of such holder; (C) any entity that is wholly owned or wholly controlled, directly or indirectly, by the transferring holder and/or its Affiliates. “Affiliate” as used herein shall mean, with respect to any legal person, any other legal person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such legal person, including, without limitation, any general partner, officer, director or manager of such legal person and any fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or is under common investment management with, such legal person, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a legal person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, as trustee or executor or otherwise. The Corporation (and its transfer agent) may implement customary stop-transfer procedures and legends and may require reasonable evidence of compliance with this Section 7.9(b) before registering any transfer. Any purported transfer in violation of this Section 7.9(b) shall be null and void and of no effect, and the Corporation shall not record such transfer on its books or treat any purported transferee as the owner thereof for any purpose.
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7.10 Stock Transfer Agreements.
The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.
7.11 Registered Stockholders.
The Corporation:
(i) shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner; and
(ii) shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.
7.12 Waiver of Notice.
Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
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Article VIII - Notice
8.1 Delivery of Notice; Notice by Electronic Transmission.
Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws may be given in writing directed to the stockholder’s mailing address (or by electronic transmission directed to the stockholder’s electronic mail address, as applicable) as it appears on the records of the Corporation and shall be given (i) if mailed, when the notice is deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, (ii) if delivered by courier service, the earlier of when the notice is received or left at such stockholder’s address, or (iii) if given by electronic mail, when directed to such stockholder’s electronic mail address unless the stockholder has notified the Corporation in writing or by electronic transmission of an objection to receiving notice by electronic mail. A notice by electronic mail must include a prominent legend that the communication is an important notice regarding the Corporation.
(i) Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice or electronic transmission to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, the Corporation may give a notice by electronic mail in accordance with the first paragraph of this Section 8.1 without obtaining the consent required by this paragraph.
Any notice given pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:
(ii) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice;
(iii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and
(iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a notice may not be given by an electronic transmission from and after the time that (A) the Corporation is unable to deliver by such electronic transmission two (2) consecutive notices given by the Corporation and (B) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to discover such inability shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.
An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
Article IX - Indemnification
9.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any director or officer of the Corporation (a “covered person”) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while serving as a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise, or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes, or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.4, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person only if the Proceeding was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors.
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9.2 Indemnification of Others.
The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any employee or agent of the Corporation who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise, or non-profit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding.
9.3 Prepayment of Expenses.
The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any covered person, and pay the expenses incurred by any employee or agent of the Corporation, in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article IX or otherwise.
9.4 Determination; Claim.
If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such Proceeding) under this Article IX is not paid in full within sixty (60) days, or a claim for advancement of expenses under this Article IX is not paid in full within thirty (30) days, after a written claim therefor has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may thereafter (but not before) file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.
9.5 Non-Exclusivity of Rights.
The rights conferred on any person by this Article IX shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
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9.6 Insurance.
The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise, or non-profit entity against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.
9.7 Continuation of Indemnification.
Subject to the terms of any provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or agreement between the Corporation and any director, officer, employee or agent with respect to indemnification or advancement of expenses, the rights to indemnification and to prepayment of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX shall continue notwithstanding that the person has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors, administrators, legatees, and distributees of such person.
9.8 Amendment or Repeal; Interpretation.
The provisions of this Article IX shall constitute a contract between the Corporation, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, each individual who serves or has served as a director or officer of the Corporation (whether before or after the adoption of these Bylaws), in consideration of such person’s performance of such services, and pursuant to this Article IX the Corporation intends to be legally bound to each such current or former director or officer of the Corporation. With respect to current and former directors and officers of the Corporation, the rights conferred under this Article IX are present contractual rights and such rights are fully vested, and shall be deemed to have vested fully, immediately upon adoption of theses Bylaws. With respect to any directors or officers of the Corporation who commence service following adoption of these Bylaws, the rights conferred under this provision shall be present contractual rights and such rights shall fully vest, and be deemed to have vested fully, immediately upon such director or officer commencing service as a director or officer of the Corporation. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article IX shall not adversely affect any right or protection (i) hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification or (ii) under any agreement providing for indemnification or advancement of expenses to an officer or director of the Corporation in effect prior to the time of such repeal or modification.
Any reference to an officer of the Corporation in this Article IX shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the Chief Executive Officer, and Secretary, or other officer of the Corporation appointed by (i) the Board of Directors pursuant to Article V of these Bylaws or (ii) an officer to whom the Board of Directors has delegated the power to appoint officers pursuant to Article V of these Bylaws, and any reference to an officer of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise shall be deemed to refer exclusively to an officer appointed by the Board of Directors (or equivalent governing body) of such other entity pursuant to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise. The fact that any person who is or was an employee of the Corporation or an employee of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise has been given or has used the title of “Vice President” or any other title that could be construed to suggest or imply that such person is or may be an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise shall not result in such person being constituted as, or being deemed to be, an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise for purposes of this Article IX.
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Article X- Amendments
These Bylaws may be amended in the manner set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Article XI - Definitions
As used in these Bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
An “electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
An “electronic mail” means an electronic transmission directed to a unique electronic mail address (which electronic mail shall be deemed to include any files attached thereto and any information hyperlinked to a website if such electronic mail includes the contact information of an officer or agent of the Corporation who is available to assist with accessing such files and information).
An “electronic mail address” means a destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the “local part” of the address) and a reference to an internet domain (commonly referred to as the “domain part” of the address), whether or not displayed, to which electronic mail can be sent or delivered.
The term “person” means any individual, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, business trust, joint stock company, joint venture, unincorporated association, cooperative or association, or any other legal entity or organization of whatever nature, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
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Exhibit 10.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 25, 2026, is made and entered into by and among each of StablecoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), certain former shareholders of TLGY Acquisition Corp. (the “SPAC” and such shareholders, the “Legacy SPAC Shareholders”), certain former shareholders (the “Legacy Opco Shareholders”) of StablecoinX Assets Inc. (“Opco”), and Ethena OpCo Ltd. (“Ethena” and, together with the Legacy SPAC Shareholders and the Legacy Opco Shareholders, the “Significant Holders”), and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Agreement (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Business Combination Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, SPAC and certain of the Legacy SPAC Shareholders are party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021 (the “Original Agreement”);
WHEREAS, on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”), the closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2025 (as amended, the “Business Combination Agreement” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “Transactions”), by and among SPAC, the Company, Opco, StablecoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“SPAC Merger Sub”), and StablecoinX Company Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Company Merger Sub”), occurred, pursuant to which, among other things, (a) SPAC Merger Sub merged with and into SPAC, with SPAC continuing as the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”), as a result of which the SPAC Shareholders received one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”) for each SPAC Class A Ordinary Share held by such shareholder and (b) immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub merged with and into Opco, with Opco continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which the holders of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Opco (the “Opco Class A Common Stock”) received one share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Opco Class A Common Stock held by such holder and the holders of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Opco (the “Opco Class B Common Stock”), including the Legacy Opco Shareholders and Ethena, received one share of Class A Common Stock and one share of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class B Common Stock”), for each share of Opco Class B Common Stock held by such holder. As a result of the Mergers, SPAC and Opco became wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco became a publicly traded company;
WHEREAS, the Legacy SPAC Shareholders and the Legacy Opco Shareholders are party to certain Lock-Up Agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among such parties and the Company (collectively, the “Lock-Up Agreement”);
WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2025, by and among the Company, SPAC, Opco, the Legacy SPAC Shareholders and the other parties thereto (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), the Legacy SPAC Shareholders agreed to forfeit all of the shares of Class A Common Stock and Private Placement Warrants issued to such holders in the SPAC Merger in exchange for an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (the “SPAC Securities Exchange”).
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, and pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Original Agreement, the Company and the Legacy SPAC Shareholders party to the Original Agreement desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Board or the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Business Combination Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or regulation to close in the City of New York, New York.
“Class A Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Class B Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
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“Closing” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Company Merger” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Company Common Stock” shall mean the Company’s Class A Common Stock.
“Demand Exercise Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Demanding Holders” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Demand Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Demand Registration Period” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Demand Registration Request” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“Effectiveness Date” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.
“Filing Date” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(a).
“Form S-1” shall mean Form S-1 for the registration of securities under the Securities Act promulgated by the Commission.
“Form S-3” shall mean Form S-3 for the registration of securities under the Securities Act promulgated by the Commission.
“Lock-up Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.
“Lock-up Period” shall mean the lock-up period specified in the Lock-up Agreement with respect to the Company Common Stock held by the Legacy SPAC Shareholders and the Legacy Opco Shareholders.
“Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Initiating Holders” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.
“IPO” shall mean the Company’s initial public offering.
“Legacy Opco Shareholders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
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“Legacy SPAC Shareholders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.
“Mergers” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Minimum Demand Threshold” shall mean $25,000,000.
“Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement, preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement, preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, in the case of the preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
“Opco” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Opco Class A Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Opco Class B Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“Original Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals hereto.
“Permitted Transferees” shall mean any person or entity to whom a Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, hereunder, under the Sponsor Support Agreement, the bylaws of the Company and any other applicable agreement between such Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter.
“Piggy-back Registration” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.2.1.
“Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.3.
“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all materials incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
“Prospectus Date” shall mean the date of the final Prospectus filed with the Commission and relating to the IPO.
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“Registrable Security” shall mean (a) the Company Common Stock issued in the SPAC Securities Exchange, (b) the Company Common Stock issued in the Company Merger, (c) any outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or any other equity security (including shares of Company Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by a Holder as of the Closing Date including any securities purchased in connection therewith, (d) any outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or any other equity security (including shares of Company Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of Company acquired by a Holder following the date hereof to the extent that (i) such securities are “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) (“Rule 144”), (ii) Rule 144(i) applies or (iii) such securities are otherwise held by an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company and (e) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of Company Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of stock, acquisition, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, re-domestication, reorganization, stock exchange, stock reconstruction and amalgamation or contractual control arrangement with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, or engagement in any other similar transaction; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) if a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act, the date that such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (ii) such securities may otherwise be transferred, new certificates or book entry credits for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (iv) such securities shall have been sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144, or (v) such securities have been sold to, or through, a broker, dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or other public securities transaction.
“Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such Registration Statement becoming effective.
“Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:
(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and any securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed);
(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);
(C) printing, messenger, telephone, and delivery expenses;
(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;
(E) reasonable fees and disbursements not to exceed $75,000 of one counsel for the Significant Holders (excluding Ethena), which shall be selected by the Significant Holders (excluding Ethena) (or their respective successors or permitted assignees hereunder), pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration;
(F) reasonable fees and disbursements not to exceed $75,000 of one counsel for Ethena, which shall be selected by Ethena (or its respective successors or permitted assignees hereunder), pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration; and
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(G) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration.
“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement under the Securities Act that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all materials incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
“Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
“Shelf Registrable Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(a).
“Shelf Underwriting” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Shelf Underwriting Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Shelf Underwriting Request” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(b).
“Significant Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.
“SPAC” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“SPAC Merger” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.
“SPAC Public Shareholders” means holders of SPAC Class A Ordinary Shares issued and sold in the IPO.
“Sponsor Support Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.
“Transactions” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.
“Underwritten Block Trade” shall have the meaning given in Section 2.1.1(b).
“Underwritten Registration” or “Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.
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ARTICLE II
REGISTRATIONS
2.1 Demand Registration.
2.1.1 Shelf Registration Statement.
(a) As soon as practicable but no later than forty-five (45) calendar days after the date hereof (the “Filing Date”), the Company shall prepare and file with (or confidentially submit to) the Commission a shelf registration statement under Rule 415 of the Securities Act (such registration statement, a “Shelf Registration Statement”) covering the resale of all the Registrable Securities (determined as of two Business Days prior to such filing) on a delayed or continuous basis and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have such Shelf Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and no later than the earlier of (x) 90 calendar days (or 120 calendar days if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Shelf Registration Statement) following the date hereof and (y) 10 Business Days after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Shelf Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Date”); provided, however, that (i) if the Effectiveness Date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that Commission is closed for business, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same amount of Business Days that the Commission remains closed for operations. Such Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. The Company shall maintain the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit all Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. If at any time the Company shall have qualified for the use of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any other form that permits incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the Commission and at such time the Company has an outstanding Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1, then the Company shall use its commercially reasonably efforts to convert such outstanding Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1 into a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act, such Shelf Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Registrable Securities which is equal to the maximum number of Registrable Securities as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Registrable Securities or other shares to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Shelf Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders and as promptly as practicable after being permitted to register additional shares under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, the Company shall amend the Shelf Registration Statement or file one or more new Shelf Registration Statement(s) (such amendment or new Shelf Registration Statement shall also be deemed to be “Shelf Registration Statement” hereunder) to register such additional Registrable Securities and cause such amendment or Shelf Registration Statement(s) to become effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof and no later than the earlier of (x) 30 calendar days (or 90 calendar days if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Shelf Registration Statement) after the filing of such Shelf Registration Statement and (y) 10 Business Days after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that the Shelf Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Additional Effectiveness Deadline”); provided, however, that (i) if such day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the Commission is closed for business, the Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the Commission is open for business and (ii) if the Commission is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Date shall be extended by the same number of Business Days that the Commission remains closed for. Any failure by the Company to file a Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Deadline or Additional Effectiveness Deadline shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file or effect a Registration Statement as set forth in this Section 2.
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(b) Subject to Section 2.3 and Section 2.4, (i) any Significant Holder or (ii) the Holders of a majority-in-interest of the then outstanding number of Registrable Securities (the “Demanding Holders”), may make a written demand from time to time to elect to sell all or any part of their Registrable Securities, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, the Minimum Demand Threshold, pursuant to an Underwritten Offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The Demanding Holders shall make such election by delivering to the Company a written request (a “Shelf Underwriting Request”) for such Underwritten Offering specifying the number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders desire to sell pursuant to such Underwritten Offering (the “Shelf Underwriting”). As promptly as practicable, but no later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of a Shelf Underwriting Request, the Company shall give written notice (the “Shelf Underwriting Notice”) of such Shelf Underwriting Request to the Holders of record of other Registrable Securities registered on such Shelf Registration Statement (“Shelf Registrable Securities”). The Company, subject to Section 2.1.3, shall include in such Shelf Underwriting (x) the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and (y) the Shelf Registrable Securities of any other Holder of Shelf Registrable Securities which shall have made a written request to the Company for inclusion in such Shelf Underwriting (which request shall specify the maximum number of Shelf Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder) within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of the Shelf Underwriting Notice. The Company shall, as expeditiously as possible (and in any event within twenty (20) Business Days after the receipt of a Shelf Underwriting Request), but subject to Section 2.3, use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Shelf Underwriting. The Company shall, at the request of any Demanding Holder or any other Holder of Registrable Securities registered on such Shelf Registration Statement, file any prospectus supplement or, if the applicable Shelf Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement, any post-effective amendments and otherwise take any action necessary to include therein all disclosure and language deemed necessary or advisable by the Demanding Holders or any other Holder of Shelf Registrable Securities to effect such Shelf Underwriting. Once a Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective, the Demanding Holders may request, and the Company shall be required to facilitate, an aggregate of three (3) Shelf Underwritings pursuant to this subsection 2.1.1(b) with respect to any or all Registrable Securities in any twelve (12) month period; provided, however, that a Shelf Underwriting shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Registration Statement has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders to be registered on behalf of the Demanding Holders in such Shelf Underwriting have been sold; and provided, further, that the number of Shelf Underwritings the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to request shall be reduced by each Demand Registration effected for such Demanding Holder pursuant to Section 2.1.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in an underwritten block trade or similar transaction or other transaction with a 2-day or less marketing period (collectively, “Underwritten Block Trade”) off of a Shelf Registration Statement, then notwithstanding the foregoing time periods, such Demanding Holder only needs to notify the Company of the Underwritten Block Trade two (2) Business Days prior to the day such offering is to commence and the Holders of record of other Registrable Securities shall not be entitled to notice of such Underwritten Block Trade and shall not be entitled to participate in such Underwritten Block Trade; provided, however, that the Demanding Holder requesting such Underwritten Block Trade shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and the underwriters prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Underwritten Block Trade.
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2.1.2 Other Demand Registration. At any time that a Shelf Registration Statement provided for in Section 2.1.1(a) is not available for use by the Holders following such Shelf Registration Statement being declared effective by the Commission (a “Demand Registration Period”), subject to this Section 2.1.2 and Section 2.3 and Section 2.4, at any time and from time to time during such Demand Registration Period, the Demanding Holders shall have the right to make a written demand from time to time to effect one or more registration statements under the Securities Act covering all or any part of their Registrable Securities, with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, the Minimum Demand Threshold, by delivering a written demand therefor to the Company, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. Any such request by any Demanding Holder pursuant to this Section 2.1.2 is referred to herein as a “Demand Registration Request,” and the registration so requested is referred to herein as a “Demand Registration” (with respect to any Demand Registration, the Demanding Holders making such demand for registration being referred to as the “Initiating Holders”). Subject to Section 2.3, the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to request (and the Company shall be required to effect) an aggregate of three (3) Demand Registrations pursuant to this subsection 2.1.2 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities in any twelve (12) month period; provided, however, that a Demand Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Registration Statement has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders to be registered on behalf of the Demanding Holders in such Demand Registration have been sold; and provided, further, that the number of Demand Registrations the Demanding Holders shall be entitled to request shall be reduced by each Shelf Underwriting effected for such Demanding Holder pursuant to Section 2.1.1(b). The Company shall give written notice (the “Demand Exercise Notice”) of such Demand Registration Request to each of the Holders of record of Registrable Securities as promptly as practicable but no later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of the Demand Registration Request. The Company, subject to Sections 2.3 and 2.4, shall include in a Demand Registration (x) the Registrable Securities of the Initiating Holders and (y) the Registrable Securities of any other Holder of Registrable Securities which shall have made a written request to the Company for inclusion in such registration pursuant to Section 2.1.2 (which request shall specify the maximum number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder) within ten (10) calendar days following the receipt of any such Demand Exercise Notice. The Company shall, as expeditiously as possible, but subject to Section 2.3, use its reasonable best efforts to (x) file or confidentially submit with the Commission (no later than (A) sixty (60) calendar days from the Company’s receipt of the applicable Demand Registration Request if the Demand Registration is on Form S-1 or similar long-form registration or (B) thirty (30) calendar days from the Company’s receipt of the applicable Demand Registration Request if the Demand Registration is on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration), (y) cause to be declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable such registration statement under the Securities Act that includes the Registrable Securities which the Company has been so requested to register, for distribution in accordance with the intended method of distribution and (z) if requested by the Initiating Holders, obtain acceleration of the effective date of the registration statement relating to such registration.
2.1.3 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and any other Holders participating in the Underwritten Registration (if any) (the “Requesting Holders”) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that such Holders desire to sell, taken together with all other shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the shares of Class A Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have collectively requested be included in such Underwritten Registration (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
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2.1.4 Demand Registration Withdrawal. A majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration, pursuant to a Registration under subsection 2.1.1 or 2.1.2 shall have the right in their sole discretion to withdraw from a Registration pursuant to such Demand Registration upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Registration prior to (i) in the case of a Shelf Underwriting, the filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement setting forth the terms of the Underwritten Offering with the Commission and (ii) in the case of a Demand Registration, the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Registration of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.4.
2.2 Piggy-back Registration.
2.2.1 Piggy-back Rights. If, at any time on or after the date hereof, the Company proposes to file or confidentially submit a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer, as part of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction or for an offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, or (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) calendar days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “Piggy-back Registration”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggy-back Registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggy-back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company. The Company may postpone or withdraw the filing or the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration at any time in its sole discretion.
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2.2.2 Reduction of Piggy-back Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Registration that is to be a Piggy-back Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggy-back Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of the shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of Class A Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2.1 hereof, and (iii) the shares of Class A Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:
(a) If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Class A Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and
(b) If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (A) first, the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.
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2.2.3 Piggy-back Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggy-back Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggy-back Registration prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggy-back Registration. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may postpone or withdraw the filing or effectiveness of a Piggy-back Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggy-back Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.
2.2.4 Unlimited Piggy-back Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 hereof; provided, however, that the rights to demand a Piggy-back Registration under this Section 2.2 shall terminate on the second anniversary of the date hereof.
2.3 Restrictions on Registration Rights. The Company shall not be obligated to effect any Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration within 90 calendar days after the effective date of a previous Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration or a previous Piggy-back Registration in which holders of Registrable Securities were permitted to register, and actually sold, 75% of the Registrable Securities requested to be included therein. The Company may postpone for up to 60 calendar days the filing or effectiveness of (A) a Shelf Underwriting or a Registration Statement for a Demand Registration if the Holders have requested an Underwritten Registration and the Company and the Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite the offer, or (B) a Shelf Underwriting or a Registration Statement for a Demand Registration if the Registration Statement is required under applicable law, rule or regulation to contain (i) financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, (ii) audited financial statements as of a date other than the Company’s fiscal year end (unless the Holders requesting Registration agree to pay the reasonable expenses of this audit), (iii) pro forma financial statements that are required to be included in a registration statement, or if the Board determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that such Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration would (x) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate organization or other similar transaction involving the Company, (y) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or (z) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act; provided, that in such event the Holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities initiating a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration shall be entitled to withdraw such request and, if such request is withdrawn, such Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration shall not count as one of the permitted Shelf Underwritings or Demand Registrations hereunder and the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with such Registration. The Company may delay a Shelf Underwriting or Demand Registration hereunder only twice in any three hundred sixty (360) day period.
2.4 Lock-Up. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to effect any Shelf Underwriting, Demand Registration or Piggy-back Registration of any shares of Class A Common Stock subject to the Lock-Up Period prior to the expiration of such Lock-Up Period. Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall limit the Company’s obligation to register all of the Registrable Securities on the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.1.1(a).
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ARTICLE III
COMPANY PROCEDURES
3.1 General Procedures. If at any time on or after the date hereof the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall promptly:
3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission, within the time frame required by Section 2.1, a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;
3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by any Holder or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus and either (i) any underwriter overallotment option has terminated by its terms or (ii) the underwriters have advised the Company that they will not exercise such option or any remaining portion thereof;
3.1.3 furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, or such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), and such other documents as the Underwriters and each Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;
3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any Holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may reasonably request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;
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3.1.5 use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
3.1.6 provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, and which shall not be more than three (3) Business Days from the date of such event, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal as soon as reasonably practicable if such stop order should be issued;
3.1.8 at least five (5) Business Days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities and its counsel, including, without limitation, providing copies promptly upon receipt of any comment letters received with respect to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus. The Company shall not include the name of any Holder or any information regarding any Holder in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any response to any comment letter, without the prior written consent of such Holder and providing each such Holder a reasonable amount of time to review and comment on such applicable document, which comments the Company shall include unless contrary to applicable law;
3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof;
3.1.10 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, permit the participating Holders to rely on any “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants provided to the managing Underwriter of such offering;
3.1.11 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, permit the participating Holders to rely on any opinion(s) of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration issued to the managing Underwriter of such offering covering legal matters with respect to the Registration;
3.1.12 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;
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3.1.13 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), and which requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act;
3.1.14 if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $25,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and
3.1.15 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.
3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and fees and expenses of legal counsel representing the Holders in excess or in addition to the legal fees and expenses included as Registration Expenses. Any reimbursement or payment by the Company shall in no event (a) be duplicative of or (b) limit any provision, in each case which provides for reimbursement of fees and expenses of counsel in any other contract or agreement between the Holders and the Company.
3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
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3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure. Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until he, she or it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed and he, she or it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the time of such notice) and, if so directed by the Company, each Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such notice. If the continued use of a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of (i) financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, (ii) audited financial statements as of a date other than the Company’s fiscal year end (unless the Holders requesting Registration agree to pay the reasonable expenses of this audit), or (iii) pro forma financial statements that are required to be included in a registration statement or if the Company determines in good faith that it is necessary in connection with the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its first completed fiscal year following the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement for no more than 60 calendar days or not more than two (2) times in any three hundred sixty (360) day period. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentences, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4.
3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be reporting under the Exchange Act, covenants to use reasonable best efforts to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly upon request by a Holder furnish such Holder with true and complete copies of such filings. The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Company Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
4.1 Indemnification.
4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof 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 not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.
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4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.
4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (plus local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include 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.
4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.
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4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 hereof from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 above, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third Business Day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt of the intended recipient or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed to
the Company at:
StablecoinX Inc.
6160 Warren Parkway, Suite 100
Frisco, Texas 75034
Attention: Young Cho
Email:
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
Attention: Elliott Smith
Email: [email protected]
and to the Holders, at such Holder’s address referenced in Schedule A.
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Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) calendar days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1.
5.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
5.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. Prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, as the case may be, no Holder may assign or delegate his, her or its rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part. Notwithstanding the above, as it applies to the Registrable Securities, the Holder may transfer such securities during the respective lock-up period to any Permitted Transferee but only if such Permitted Transferee agrees to become bound by the transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement and, if applicable, the Lock-up Agreement.
5.2.2 Except as set forth in subsection 5.2.1 hereof, this Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such Holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such Holder.
5.2.3 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Holders, the permitted assigns and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders.
5.2.4 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 hereof.
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5.2.5 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 hereof and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.
5.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.
5.4 Governing Law; Venue. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the city of New York, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding.
5.5 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority in interest of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
5.6 Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person.
5.7 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the third anniversary of the date hereof or (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities have either been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement or cease to be Registrable Securities (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission)) or (B) the Holders of all Registrable Securities are permitted to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.
| COMPANY: | ||
| STABLECOIN X INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
| LEGACY SPAC SHAREHOLDERS: | ||
| TLGY SPONSORS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Jin-Goon Kim | |
| TLGY Holdings LLC, Manager of TLGY Sponsors LLC, represented by Jin-Goon Kim as Manager of TLGY Holdings LLC | ||
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CPC SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES I, LP | ||
| By: | /s/ Edward Tsun-Wei Chen | |
| Name: | Edward Tsun-Wei Chen | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CPC SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES I (PARALLEL), LP | ||
| By: | /s/ Edward Tsun-Wei Chen | |
| Name: | Edward Tsun-Wei Chen | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CENTAURY MANAGEMENT LIMITED | ||
| For and on behalf of Centaury Management Limited | ||
| By: | /s/ Johannes Cornelius Gerardus Boot | |
| Name: | Johannes Cornelius Gerardus Boot | |
| Title: | Director | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
| HYUNCHAN CHO | ||
| By: | /s/ Hyunchan Cho | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| DONGHYUN HAN | ||
| By: | /s/ Donghyun Han | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| SHRIJAY VIJAYAN | ||
| By: | /s/ Shrijay Vijayan | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CHAN CHI KEUNG ALAN | ||
| By: | /s/ Chan Chi Keung Alan | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| DB VENTURE FUND LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Daryl Brockman | |
| By: | Daryl Brockman, Managing Member / President | |
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
| THE ENTRUST GROUP INC. Cust | ||
| FBO ROBERT BRYAN JACOBOSKI | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Bryan Jacobski | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| KIM REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST | ||
| By: | /s/ Jin-Goon Kim | |
| Name: | Jin-Goon Kim | |
| Title: | Trustee | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CHOONG-WON RICHARD KIM | ||
| By: | /s/ Choong-Won Richard Kim | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| TETSURO ONITSUKA | ||
| By: | /s/ Tetsuro Onitsuka | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| RH REBELS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Matt McDonald | |
| By: | Matt McDonald, Member | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
| CALVERT W SIMMONS | ||
| By: | /s/ Calvert W. Wimmons | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| TLGY HOLDINGS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Jin-Goon Kim | |
| Name: | Jin-Goon Kim | |
| Title: | Manager | |
| Email: | ||
| ENRIQUE KLIX | ||
| By: | /s/ Enrique Klix | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| KWONG CHO HO | ||
| By: | /s/ Kwong Cho Ho | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| CHRISTINA FAVILLA | ||
| By: | /s/ Christina Favilla | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
| SCHULZ VON JACOB LTD | ||
| By: | /s/ Ahmed J. Aly | |
| Name: | Ahmed J Aly | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| THE EDWARD TSUN-WEI CHEN IRREVOCABLE TRUST | ||
| DATED July 12 2020 | ||
| By: | /s/ Edward Tsun-Wei Chen | |
| Name: | Edward Tsun-Wei Chen | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
| Partial Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| JOSHUA YANG | ||
| By: | /s/ Joshua Yang | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| YOUNG CHO | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
| NIRAJ A JAVERI | ||
| By: | /s/ Niraj A. Javeri | |
| Address: | ||
| Email: | ||
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
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ETHENA OPCO LTD.
By: Ethena Foundation, its sole director | ||
| By: | /s/ Marc Piano | |
| Name: | Marc Piano | |
| Title: | Director | |
[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]
Schedule A
| Holder | Address | |
Exhibit 10.3
STABLECOINX INC.
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of _________, and is between StablecoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ____________ (“Indemnitee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company believes that, in order to attract and retain highly qualified persons to serve as directors or in other capacities, including as officers, it must provide such persons with adequate protection through indemnification against the risk of claims and actions against them arising out of their services to and activities on behalf of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Charter”) and the Bylaws (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Bylaws”) of the Company require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (as may be amended from time to time, “DGCL”);
WHEREAS, the Charter, Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), officers and other persons with respect to indemnification, hold harmless, advancement and reimbursement rights;
WHEREAS, the Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve as a [director and executive officer] of the Company and, in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a [director and executive officer] of the Company, the Company is willing to grant Indemnitee the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for herein;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee is willing to so serve on the basis that such indemnification and advancement of expenses be provided; and
WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification and the advancement of expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a [director and executive officer] of the Company. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law). This Agreement does not create any obligation on the Company to continue Indemnitee in such position and is not an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee.
2. Definitions. As used in this Agreement:
(a) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events (provided that, the transactions contemplated by the registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-290567), including, but not limited to, the Business Combination (as defined therein), shall in no event be deemed a Change in Control):
(i) Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities unless the change in relative beneficial ownership of the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;
(ii) Change in Board Composition. During any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new directors (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 2(a)(i), 2(a)(iii) or 2(a)(iv) of this Agreement) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;
(iii) Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity or its ultimate parent, as applicable, outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the Board or other governing body of such surviving entity or its ultimate parent, as applicable;
(iv) Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; and
(v) Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.
For purposes of this Section 2(a), the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.
(2) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that “Beneficial Owner” shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of (i) the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity or (ii) the Board approving a sale of securities by the Company to such Person.
(b) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise.
(c) “DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
(d) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
(e) “Enterprise” means any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.
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(f) “Expenses” include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees and costs of experts and other professionals, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, excise taxes and penalties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a deponent or witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or their equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 15(d) of this Agreement only, Expenses incurred in connection with recovery under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be, and (iii) Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, the Charter, the Bylaws or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, by litigation or otherwise. The parties agree that for the purposes of any advancement of Expenses for which Indemnitee has made written demand to the Company in accordance with this Agreement, all Expenses included in such demand that are certified by affidavit of Indemnitee’s counsel as being reasonable in the good faith judgment of such counsel shall be presumed conclusively to be reasonable. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
(g) “Indemnifiable Event” means any event or occurrence, whether occurring before, on or after the date of this Agreement, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, manager, trustee or agent of any Enterprise or by reason of an action or inaction by Indemnitee in any such capacity (whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any loss is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement).
(h) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a partner or member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than as Independent Counsel with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
(i) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, claim, counterclaim, or cross claim, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, regulatory or investigative (whether formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, a potential party, a non-party witness or otherwise by reason of (i) the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, (ii) any action taken by Indemnitee (or a failure to take action by Indemnitee) or any action or inaction on Indemnitee’s part while acting pursuant to Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement. If Indemnitee believes in good faith that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, this shall be considered a Proceeding under this paragraph.
(j) Reference to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.
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3. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including, without limitation, any indemnification provided by the Charter, the Bylaws, or a vote of the Company’s stockholders or disinterested directors, against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
4. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 4 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses as the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that Indemnitee is a party to or a participant in and is successful (on the merits or otherwise) in defense of any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including settlement of such Proceeding with or without payment of money or other consideration) it will be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such Proceeding. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption will have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.
6. Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a witness or was made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests in any Proceeding, or otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.
7. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.
8. Additional Indemnification.
(a) Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4 or 5 of this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with the Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein.
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(b) For purposes of Section 8(a), the meaning of the phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law” shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and
(ii) the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.
9. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding):
(a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any statute, insurance policy, indemnity provision, vote or otherwise, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid;
(b) for an accounting or disgorgement of profits pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or similar provisions of federal, state or local statutory law or common law, if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements);
(c) for any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements) or any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any compensation pursuant to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board or the compensation committee of the Board, including but not limited to any such policy adopted to comply with stock exchange listing requirements implementing Section 10D of the Exchange Act;
(d) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees, agents or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or the relevant part of the Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law, (iii) otherwise authorized in Section 15(d) of this Agreement or (iv) otherwise required by applicable law; or
(e) if prohibited by applicable law.
10. Advances of Expenses. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary (other than Section 15(f)), the Company shall advance the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding), and such advancement shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 30 days, after the receipt by the Company of a written statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work performed or to expenditure made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be included with the invoice), whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be unsecured, interest free and made without regard to (i) Indemnitee’s ability to repay such advances, or (ii) Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement. In accordance with Section 15(f), advances shall include any and all reasonable Expenses incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay any advance to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. This Section 10 shall not apply to the extent advancement is prohibited by law and shall not apply to any Proceeding for which indemnity is not permitted under this Agreement, but shall apply to any Proceeding referenced in Section 9(b) or 9(c) prior to a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.
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11. Procedures for Notification and Defense of Claim.
(a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing of any matter with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of notice thereof. The written notification to the Company shall include, in reasonable detail, a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding. The failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights.
(b) If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a Proceeding pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of the Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall thereafter take all commercially-reasonable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
(c) In the event the Company may be obligated to make any indemnity in connection with a Proceeding, the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee for any fees or expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding. Notwithstanding the Company’s assumption of the defense of any such Proceeding, the Company shall be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel to the extent (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee is authorized by the Company, (ii) counsel for the Company or Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense such that Indemnitee needs to be separately represented, (iii) the fees and expenses are non-duplicative and reasonably incurred in connection with Indemnitee’s role in the Proceeding despite the Company’s assumption of the defense, (iv) the Company is not financially or legally able to perform its indemnification obligations (v) the Company shall not have retained, or shall not continue to retain, such counsel to defend such Proceeding, or (vi) after a Change in Control, Indemnitee’s employment of his or her own counsel has been approved by Independent Counsel, then in any such event Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain his or her own separate counsel, but not more than one law firm plus, if applicable, local counsel in respect of any such Proceeding) and all Expenses related to such separate counsel shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall have the right to conduct such defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion. Regardless of any provision in this Agreement, Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel in any Proceeding at Indemnitee’s personal expense. The Company shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Company.
(d) Indemnitee shall give the Company such documentation, information and cooperation in connection with the Proceeding as may be reasonably appropriate.
(e) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee for any settlement of any Proceeding (or any part thereof) without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that if a Change in Control has occurred, the Company shall be liable for indemnification of Indemnitee for amounts paid in settlement if an Independent Counsel has approved the settlement.
(f) The Company shall not settle any Proceeding (or any part thereof) in a manner that imposes any Expense, penalty or liability on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
12. Procedures upon Application for Indemnification.
(a) To obtain indemnification, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and as is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of the Proceeding. The Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the board of directors that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. Any delay in providing the request will not relieve the Company from its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such failure is prejudicial.
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(b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 12(a), a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and that is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company, to the extent permitted by applicable law (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing with respect to any determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied.
(c) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 12(b), the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 12(c). If a Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 1 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after the later of (i) submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding, the parties have not agreed upon an Independent Counsel, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 12(b) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, the Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).
(d) The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of any Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.
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13. Deemed Entitlement. Subject to Section 15(e), if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 12 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 13 shall not apply (i) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 12(b) of this Agreement and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Company of the request for such determination the Board has resolved to submit such determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of stockholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat, or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 12(b) of this Agreement.
14. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.
(a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 12(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by such person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.
(b) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
(c) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith to the extent Indemnitee relied in good faith on (i) the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, (ii) information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, (iii) the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or its board of directors or counsel selected by any committee of the board of directors or (iv) information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant, an appraiser, investment banker or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise or its board of directors or any committee of the board of directors. The provisions of this Section 14(c) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.
(d) Neither the knowledge, actions nor failure to act of any other director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.
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15. Remedies of Indemnitee.
(a) Subject to Section 15(e), in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 10 or 15(d) of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement within 90 days after the later of the receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification or the final disposition of the Proceeding, (iv) payment of indemnification pursuant to this Agreement is not made (A) within ten days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or (B) with respect to indemnification pursuant to Sections 5, 6 and 15(d) of this Agreement, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) the Company or any other person or entity takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration with respect to his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses, to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration in accordance with this Agreement.
(b) Neither (i) the failure of the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor (ii) an actual determination by the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 15 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 15, the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be.
(c) To the fullest extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 15 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 15, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statements materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.
(d) To the extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action for indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to the extent Indemnitee is successful in such action, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 60 days, after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance such Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Section 9.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.
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(f) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Company, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors, manager, or officers of the Company in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member, or on information or records given or reports made to the Company, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member, by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by the Company, its Board, any committee of the Board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager or managing member. The provisions of this Section 15(f) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.
16. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amounts incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, in connection with any claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event under this Agreement in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the events and transactions giving rise to such Proceeding; and (ii) the relative fault of Indemnitee and the Company (and its other directors, officers, employees and agents) in connection with such events and transactions.
17. Non-exclusivity. The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Charter or Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Charter and Bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change, subject to the restrictions expressly set forth herein or therein. Except as expressly set forth herein, no right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Except as expressly set forth herein, the assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. Further, nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit or otherwise affect any rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses that the Indemnitee may have pursuant to the terms of any agreement between the Indemnitee and TLGY Acquisition Corporation related to periods prior to the effective date hereof.
18. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment for such amounts under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
19. Insurance. To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, trustees, general partners, managing members, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries of the Company or any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies to the same extent as the most favorably-insured persons under such policy or policies in a comparable position. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect, the Company will give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company will thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
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20. Subrogation. In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by other entities and/or organizations related to the Ethena Foundation (collectively, the “Foundation Indemnitors” and such Indemnitee, a “Foundation Indemnitee”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to a Foundation Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Foundation Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by a Foundation Indemnitee are secondary) for claims relating to any Indemnifiable Event hereunder, (ii) that it will be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by a Foundation Indemnitee and will be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the Charter or the Bylaws (or any other agreement between the Company and a Foundation Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Foundation Indemnitee may have against the Foundation Indemnitors, and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Foundation Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Foundation Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Foundation Indemnitors on behalf of a Foundation Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Foundation Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company will affect the foregoing and the Foundation Indemnitors will have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Foundation Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Foundation Indemnitee agree that the Foundation Indemnitors are express third-party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 20.
21. Duration. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period that Indemnitee is a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company (or is serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, member, trustee or agent of another Enterprise) and shall continue thereafter (i) so long as Indemnitee may be subject to any possible claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event (including any rights of appeal thereto) and (ii) throughout the pendency of any Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto) commenced by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret his or her rights under this Agreement, even if, in either case, he or she may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any such claim or Proceeding.
22. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
23. Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation of applicable law. The Company’s inability, pursuant to court order or other applicable law, to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (ii) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (iii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
24. Enforcement. The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company. The Company will not seek from a court, or agree to, a “bar order” which would have the effect of prohibiting or limiting Indemnitee’s rights to receive advancement of expenses under this Agreement.
25. Interpretation. Any ambiguity in the terms of this Agreement will be resolved in favor of Indemnitee and in a manner to provide the maximum indemnification and advancement of Expenses permitted by law. The Company and Indemnitee intend that this Agreement provide to the fullest extent permitted by law for indemnification and advancement of Expenses in excess of that expressly provided, without limitation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, vote of the Company’s stockholders or disinterested directors, or applicable law.
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26. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Charter and Bylaws and applicable law.
27. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement shall adversely affect any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
28. Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile or electronic mail or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger or courier service addressed:
(a) if to Indemnitee, to Indemnitee’s address, facsimile number or electronic mail address as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or in the Company’s records, as may be updated in accordance with the provisions hereof; or
(b) if to the Company, to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at 6160 Warren Pkwy, Suite 100 Frisco, TX 75034 or at such other current address as the Company shall have furnished to Indemnitee.
Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this Agreement be treated as effective or having been given (i) if delivered by hand, messenger or courier service, when delivered (or if sent via a nationally-recognized overnight courier service, freight prepaid, specifying next-business-day delivery, one business day after deposit with the courier), (ii) if sent via mail, at the earlier of its receipt or five days after the same has been deposited in a regularly-maintained receptacle for the deposit of the United States mail, addressed and mailed as aforesaid, or (iii) if sent via facsimile, upon confirmation of facsimile transfer or, if sent via electronic mail, upon confirmation of delivery when directed to the relevant electronic mail address, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, or if not sent during normal business hours of the recipient, then on the recipient’s next business day.
29. Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 15(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action, claim or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) appoint, to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801 as its agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (iv) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action, claim or proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and (v) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action, claim or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.
30. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
31. Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.
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Exhibit 10.10
STABLECOINX INC.
2026 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Section 1. Purpose of Plan.
The name of the Plan is the StablecoinX Inc. 2026 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The purposes of the Plan are to provide an additional incentive to selected Officers, Employees, Non-Employee Directors and Consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries (each as hereinafter defined) whose contributions are essential to the growth and success of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in order to strengthen the commitment of such persons to the Company and its Subsidiaries, motivate such persons to faithfully and diligently perform their responsibilities and attract and retain competent and dedicated persons whose efforts will result in the long-term growth and profitability of the Company and its Subsidiaries. To accomplish such purposes, the Plan provides that the Company may grant Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Bonuses, Other Stock-Based Awards, Cash Awards or any combination of the foregoing.
Section 2. Definitions.
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:
(a) “Administrator” means the Board, or any Committee or any Person or group of Persons authorized by the Board in accordance with Section 3 hereof to administer the Plan.
(b) “Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified.
(c) “Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Bonus, Other Stock-Based Award or Cash Award granted under the Plan.
(d) “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing an Award, including through electronic medium, which shall contain such terms and conditions with respect to an Award as the Administrator shall determine, consistent with the Plan. Each Participant who is granted an Award shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion.
(e) “Base Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(b) hereof.
(f) “Beneficial Owner” (or any variant thereof) has the meaning defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
(g) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(h) “Bylaws” means the Bylaws of the Company, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time.
(i) “Cash Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 12 hereof.
(j) “Cause” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement or in any individual employment, service or severance agreement with the Participant or, if any such agreement does not define “Cause,” Cause means (i) the Participant’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of the Participant’s duties to the Company (including any Subsidiary or Affiliate for whom the Participant may be employed by or providing services to at the time); (ii) the Participant’s willful nonperformance or failure to perform the Participant’s duties, or willful refusal to abide by or comply with the lawful directives of the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), unless the Participant remedies the nonperformance or failure referenced in this clause (ii) no later than fifteen (15) days following delivery to the Participant of a written notice from the Company (including any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) describing such failure in reasonable detail (provided that the Participant shall not be given more than one opportunity in the aggregate to remedy failures described in this clause (ii)); (iii) the Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), or breach of any other restrictive covenants to which the Participant is subject, (iv) the Participant’s breach of any other agreement between the Participant and the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), (v) the Participant’s failure to comply with the written policies or rules of the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) as in effect from time to time, including without limitation, policies or rules regarding conflict of interest and code of conduct; (vi) the Participant’s fraud, embezzlement, theft or the misappropriation of funds, money, assets or other property of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any of their business partners; (vii) any negligent loss or misappropriation of, or loss of access to, the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ or Affiliates’ digital assets (including any digital assets held by a custodian or other third-party on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates); (viii) the Participant’s conviction of, or the Participant’s plea of “guilty” or “no contest” to a felony or in respect of any act of fraud or dishonesty, (ix) the commission of an act by the Participant which would make the Participant or the Company (including any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) subject to being enjoined, suspended, barred or otherwise disciplined for violation of federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, including a statutory disqualification; or (x) the Participant’s failure to cooperate in good faith with a governmental or internal investigation of the Company or its directors, officers or employees (including the Participant), if the Company has requested the Participant’s cooperation.
(k) “Certificate of Formation” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time.
(l) “Change in Capitalization” means any (i) merger, consolidation, reclassification, recapitalization, spin-off, spin-out, repurchase or other reorganization or corporate transaction or event; (ii) special or extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision or consolidation; (iii) combination or exchange of shares; or (iv) other change in corporate structure, which, in any such case, the Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, affects the Common Stock such that an adjustment pursuant to Section 5 hereof is appropriate.
(m) “Change in Control” means, unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement, an event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred:
(1) any Person (or any group of Persons acting together which would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (I) of paragraph (2) below;
(2) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary with any other corporation or other entity, other than (I) a merger or consolidation (A) which results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and (B) immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the Company, the entity surviving such merger or consolidation or, if the Company or the entity surviving such merger or consolidation is then a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (II) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;
(3) there is a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is a consummation of a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than (A) a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Company following the completion of such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale or (B) a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the entity to which such assets are sold or disposed or, if such entity is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or
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(4) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving on the Board: individuals who, on the date Effective Date, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the Effective Date or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any transactions pursuant to or in connection with that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2025 and as amended on January 21, 2026, by and among the Company, TLGY Acquisition Corporation, StablecoinX Assets Inc., and the other parties thereto will not constitute a Change in Control; (ii) a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the holders of shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions; and (iii) for each Award that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred under the Plan with respect to such Award only if a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company shall also be deemed to have occurred under Section 409A of the Code.
(n) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.
(o) “Committee” means any committee or subcommittee the Board may appoint to administer the Plan. Subject to the discretion of the Board, the Committee shall be composed entirely of individuals who meet the qualifications of (i) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and (ii) any other qualifications required by the applicable stock exchange on which the Common Stock is traded. If at any time or to any extent the Board shall not administer the Plan, then the functions of the Administrator specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Formation or Bylaws, any action of the Committee with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be taken by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is duly constituted or unanimous written consent of the Committee’s members.
(p) “Common Stock” means the shares of Class A common stock, US$0.0001 par value per share, of the Company.
(q) “Company” means StablecoinX Inc., a Delaware corporation (or any successor company, except as the term “Company” is used in the definition of “Change in Control” above).
(r) “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or a Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of a Subsidiary and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Non-Employee Director and/or Employee, or payment of a fee for such service, shall not cause a Non-Employee Director or Employee to be considered a “Consultant” for purposes of the Plan.
(s) “Disability” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement or in any individual employment, service or severance agreement with the Participant or, if any such agreement does not define “Disability,” Disability means, with respect to any Participant, that such Participant, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, is (i) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company or an Affiliate thereof.
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(t) “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 21 hereof.
(u) “Eligible Recipient” means any Officer, Employee, Non-Employee Director, or Consultant who has been selected as an eligible participant by the Administrator; provided, however, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, an Eligible Recipient of an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right means an Officer, Employee, Non-Employee Director or Consultant with respect to whom the Company is an “eligible issuer of service recipient stock” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
(v) “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or a Subsidiary.
(w) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
(x) “Exercise Price” means, with respect to any Option, the per share price at which a holder of such Option may purchase such shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Option.
(y) “Fair Market Value” of the Common Stock or another security as of a particular date shall mean the fair market value as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, however, (i) if the Common Stock or other security is admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the fair market value on any date shall be the closing sale price reported on such date, or if no shares were traded on such date, on the last preceding date for which there was a sale of a share of Common Stock or other security on such exchange, or (ii) if the Common Stock or other security is then traded in an over-the-counter market, the fair market value on any date shall be the average of the closing bid and asked prices for such share of Common Stock or other security in such over-the-counter market for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such share of Common Stock or other security in such market.
(z) “Free Standing Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof.
(aa) “Good Reason” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement or in any individual employment, service or severance agreement with the Participant; provided that if no such agreement exists or if such agreement does not define “Good Reason,” Good Reason and any provision of the Plan that refers to Good Reason shall not be applicable to such Participant.
(bb) “ISO” means an Option intended to be and designated as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(cc) “Non-Employee Directors” means a member of a Board who either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company or a Subsidiary, does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from the Company or a Subsidiary for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a member of a Board (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“Regulation S-K”)), does not possess an interest in any other transaction for which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a “non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3.
(dd) “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not designated as an ISO.
(ee) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(ff) “Option” means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 7 hereof. The term “Option” as used in the Plan includes the terms “Nonqualified Stock Option” and “ISO.”
(gg) “Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 10 hereof.
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(hh) “Participant” means any Eligible Recipient selected by the Administrator, pursuant to the Administrator’s authority provided for in Section 3 hereof, to receive grants of Awards, and, upon his or her death, his or her successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be.
(ii) “Performance Goals” means performance goals based on criteria selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
(jj) “Person” has the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof.
(kk) “Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 1 hereof.
(ll) “Related Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof.
(mm) “Restricted Stock” means Shares granted pursuant to Section 9 hereof subject to certain restrictions that lapse at the end of a specified period or periods.
(nn) “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right, granted pursuant to Section 9 hereof, to receive an amount in cash or Shares (or any combination thereof) equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share subject to certain restrictions that lapse at the end of a specified period or periods.
(oo) “Rule 16b-3” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.
(pp) “Shares” means shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, as adjusted pursuant to the Plan, and any successor (pursuant to a merger, consolidation or other reorganization) security.
(qq) “Stock Appreciation Right” means the right to receive, upon exercise of the right, the applicable amounts as described in Section 8 hereof.
(rr) “Stock Bonus” means a bonus payable in fully vested shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 11 hereof.
(ss) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which such first Person owns or otherwise controls, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares or other similar interests or a sole general partner interest or managing member or similar interest of such other Person.
(tt) “Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 19 hereof.
Section 3. Administration.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator and shall be administered in accordance with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 16b-3”), to the extent applicable.
(b) Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator, subject, in the case of any Committee, to any restrictions on the authority delegated to it by the Board, shall have the power and authority, without limitation:
(1) to select those Eligible Recipients who shall be Participants;
(2) to determine whether and to what extent Awards are to be granted hereunder to Participants;
(3) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
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(4) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of each Award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to, (i) the restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units and the conditions under which restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall lapse, (ii) the Performance Goals and periods applicable to Awards, (iii) the Exercise Price of each Option and the Base Price of each Stock Appreciation Right, (iv) the vesting schedule applicable to each Award, (v) the number of Shares or amount of cash or other property subject to each Award and (vi) subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (to the extent applicable), any amendments to the terms and conditions of outstanding Awards, including, but not limited to, extending the exercise period of such Awards and accelerating the vesting schedule of such Awards);
(5) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, which shall govern all written instruments evidencing Awards;
(6) to determine the Fair Market Value in accordance with the terms of the Plan;
(7) to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absence which may be granted to a Participant without constituting termination of the Participant’s employment or service for purposes of Awards granted under the Plan;
(8) to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable;
(9) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws or qualifying for favorable tax treatment under applicable foreign laws, which rules and regulations may be set forth in an appendix or appendices to the Plan; and
(10) to construe and interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any Award Agreement relating thereto), and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan and to exercise all powers and authorities either specifically granted under the Plan or necessary and advisable in the administration of the Plan.
(c) All decisions made by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Persons, including the Company and the Participants. No member of the Board or the Committee, nor any officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof acting on behalf of the Board or the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, omission, determination, or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Board or the Committee and each and any officer or employee of the Company and of any Subsidiary thereof acting on their behalf shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, omission, determination or interpretation.
(d) The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, delegate its authority, in whole or in part, under this Section 3 (including, but not limited to, its authority to grant Awards under the Plan, other than its authority to grant Awards under the Plan to any Participant who is subject to reporting under Section 16 of the Exchange Act) to one or more officers of the Company, subject to the requirements of applicable law or any stock exchange on which the Shares are traded.
Section 4. Shares Reserved for Issuance; Certain Limitations; No Repricing
(a) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be 1,802,203 Shares (the “Share Reserve”) (subject to adjustment as provided Section 5); provided, however, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each calendar year (each, an “Evergreen Date”), prior to the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) one percent (1%) of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis on the December 31st immediately preceding the applicable Evergreen Date and (ii) a number of shares of Common Stock determined by the Administrator. All the Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan pursuant to this Section 4(a) as of the Effective Date (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5 hereof) may be granted as ISOs.
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(b) Shares issued under the Plan may, in whole or in part, be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares that shall have been or may be reacquired by the Company in the open market, in private transactions or otherwise. If any Shares subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if an Award otherwise terminates or expires without a distribution of Shares to the Participant, the Shares with respect to such Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender, termination or expiration, again be available for Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares that are exchanged by a Participant or withheld by the Company as full or partial payment in connection with the exercise of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right under the Plan or the payment of any purchase price with respect to any other Award under the Plan, as well as any Shares exchanged by a Participant or withheld by the Company or any Subsidiary to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to any Award under the Plan, shall not be available for subsequent Awards under the Plan, and notwithstanding that a Stock Appreciation Right is settled by the delivery of a net number of shares of Common Stock, the full number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Stock Appreciation Right shall not be available for subsequent Awards under the Plan. In addition, (i) to the extent an Award is denominated in shares of Common Stock, but paid or settled in cash, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such payment or settlement is made shall again be available for grants of Awards pursuant to the Plan and (ii) shares of Common Stock underlying Awards that can only be settled in cash shall not be counted against the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards under the Plan.
(c) No Participant who is a Non-Employee Director of the Company shall be granted Awards during any calendar year that, when aggregated with such Non-Employee Director’s cash fees with respect to such calendar year, exceed US$500,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date fair value of such Awards for the Company’s financial reporting purposes).
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 5 hereof, the Company may not, without first obtaining the approval of the Company’s stockholders, (i) amend the terms of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to reduce the Exercise Price or Base Price, as applicable, of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, (ii) cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an Exercise Price or Base Price, as applicable, that is less than the Exercise Price or Base Price of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or (iii) cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an Exercise Price or Base Price, as applicable, that is above the current per share stock price, in exchange for cash, property or other securities.
Section 5. Equitable Adjustments.
(a) In the event of any Change in Capitalization (including a Change in Control), an equitable substitution or proportionate adjustment shall be made, in each case, as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, in (i) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) the kind and number of securities subject to, and the Exercise Price or Base Price of, any outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan, (iii) the kind, number and purchase price of shares of Common Stock, or the amount of cash or amount or type of other property, subject to outstanding Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Bonuses and Other Stock-Based Awards granted under the Plan or (iv) the Performance Goals and performance periods applicable to any Awards granted under the Plan; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from the adjustment shall be eliminated. Such other equitable substitutions or adjustments shall be made as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with a Change in Capitalization (including a Change in Control), the Administrator may provide, in its sole discretion, but subject in all events to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, for the cancellation of any outstanding Award in exchange for payment in cash or other property having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock, cash or other property covered by such Award, reduced by the aggregate Exercise Price or Base Price thereof, if any; provided, however, that if the Exercise Price or Base Price of any outstanding Award is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock, cash or other property covered by such Award, the Board may cancel such Award without the payment of any consideration to the Participant.
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(c) The determinations made by the Administrator or the Board, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 5 shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Section 6. Eligibility.
The Participants under the Plan shall be selected from time to time by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, from those individuals that qualify as Eligible Recipients.
Section 7. Options.
(a) General. Each Participant who is granted an Option shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, which Award Agreement shall set forth, among other things, the Exercise Price of the Option, the term of the Option and provisions regarding exercisability of the Option, and whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or a Nonqualified Stock Option (and in the event the Award Agreement has no such designation, the Option shall be a Nonqualified Stock Option). The provisions of each Option need not be the same with respect to each Participant. More than one Option may be granted to the same Participant and be outstanding concurrently hereunder. Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 7 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
(b) Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of Shares purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion at the time of grant, but in no event shall the exercise price of an Option be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the related shares of Common Stock on the date of grant.
(c) Option Term. The maximum term of each Option shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Option shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such Option is granted. Each Option’s term is subject to earlier expiration pursuant to the applicable provisions in the Plan and the Award Agreement.
(d) Exercisability. Each Option shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions, including the attainment of Performance Goals, as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement. The Administrator may also provide that any Option shall be exercisable only in installments, and the Administrator may waive such installment exercise provisions at any time, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, an Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.
(e) Method of Exercise. Options may be exercised in whole or in part by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of whole Shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares so purchased in cash or its equivalent, as determined by the Administrator. As determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, with respect to any Option or category of Options, payment in whole or in part may also be made (i) by means of consideration received under any cashless exercise procedure approved by the Administrator (including the withholding of Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise), (ii) in the form of unrestricted Shares already owned by the Participant which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised, (iii) in any other form of consideration approved by the Administrator and permitted by applicable law or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing.
(f) ISOs. The terms and conditions of ISOs granted hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 422 of the Code and the terms, conditions, limitations and administrative procedures established by the Administrator from time to time in accordance with the Plan. At the discretion of the Administrator, ISOs may be granted only to an employee of the Company, its “parent corporation” (as such term is defined in Section 424(e) of the Code) or a Subsidiary of the Company.
(i) ISO Grants to 10% Stockholders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, if an ISO is granted to a Participant who owns shares representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Company, its “parent corporation” (as such term is defined in Section 424(e) of the Code) or a Subsidiary of the Company, the term of the ISO shall not exceed five (5) years from the time of grant of such ISO and the Exercise Price shall be at least one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant.
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(ii) US$100,000 Per Year Limitation For ISOs. To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the date of grant) of the Shares for which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company) exceeds US$100,000, such excess ISOs shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.
(iii) Disqualifying Dispositions. Each Participant awarded an ISO under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date the Participant makes a “disqualifying disposition” of any Share acquired pursuant to the exercise of such ISO. A “disqualifying disposition” is any disposition (including any sale) of such Shares before the later of (i) two years after the date of grant of the ISO and (ii) one year after the date the Participant acquired the Shares by exercising the ISO. The Company may, if determined by the Administrator and in accordance with procedures established by it, retain possession of any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO as agent for the applicable Participant until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence, subject to complying with any instructions from such Participant as to the sale of such Shares.
(g) Rights as Stockholder. Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant shall have no rights to dividends, dividend equivalents or distributions or any other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares subject to an Option until the Participant has given written notice of the exercise thereof, has paid in full for such Shares and has satisfied the requirements of Section 18 hereof.
(h) Termination of Employment or Service. In the event of the termination of employment or service with the Company and all Subsidiaries thereof of a Participant who has been granted one or more Options, such Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the outstanding Awards shall be subject to Section 13 hereof.
(i) Other Change in Employment or Service Status. An Option shall be affected, both with regard to vesting schedule and termination, by leaves of absence, including unpaid and un-protected leaves of absence, changes from full-time to part-time employment, partial Disability or other changes in the employment status or service status of a Participant, in the discretion of the Administrator.
Section 8. Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) General. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either alone (“Free Standing Rights”) or in conjunction with all or part of any Option granted under the Plan (“Related Rights”). Related Rights may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such Option. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Stock Appreciation Rights shall be made, the number of Shares to be awarded, the Base Price, and all other conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Related Right may be granted for more Shares than are subject to the Option to which it relates. The provisions of Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to each Participant. Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 8 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable, as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
(b) Base Price. Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted with a base price that is not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the related shares of Common Stock on the date of grant (such amount, the “Base Price”).
(c) Rights as Stockholder. Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant shall have no rights to dividends, dividend equivalents or distributions or any other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares, if any, subject to a Stock Appreciation Right until the Participant has given written notice of the exercise thereof and has satisfied the requirements of Section 18 hereof.
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(d) Exercisability.
(1) Stock Appreciation Rights that are Free Standing Rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement.
(2) Stock Appreciation Rights that are Related Rights shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Options to which they relate shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 hereof and this Section 8.
(e) Consideration Upon Exercise.
(1) Upon the exercise of a Free Standing Right, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, that number of Shares equal in value to (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of exercise over the Base Price per share specified in the Free Standing Right, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares in respect of which the Free Standing Right is being exercised.
(2) A Related Right may be exercised by a Participant by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Option. Upon such exercise and surrender, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, that number of Shares equal in value to (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of exercise over the Exercise Price specified in the related Option, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares in respect of which the Related Right is being exercised. Options which have been so surrendered, in whole or in part, shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the Related Rights have been so exercised.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may determine to settle the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right in cash (or in any combination of Shares and cash), to the extent set forth in the Award Agreement.
(f) Termination of Employment or Service.
(1) In the event of the termination of employment or service with the Company and all Subsidiaries thereof of a Participant who has been granted one or more Free Standing Rights, such rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the outstanding Awards shall be subject to Section 13 hereof.
(2) In the event of the termination of employment or service with the Company and all Subsidiaries thereof of a Participant who has been granted one or more Related Rights, such rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the related Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the outstanding Awards shall be subject to Section 13 hereof.
(g) Term.
(1) The term of each Free Standing Right shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Free Standing Right shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such right is granted.
(2) The term of each Related Right shall be the term of the Option to which it relates, but no Related Right shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such right is granted.
(h) Other Change in Employment or Service Status. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be affected, both with regard to vesting schedule and termination, by leaves of absence, including unpaid and un-protected leaves of absence, changes from full-time to part-time employment, partial Disability or other changes in the employment status or service status of a Participant, in the discretion of the Administrator.
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Section 9. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
(a) General. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be issued under the Plan. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or times at which, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be made; the number of Shares to be awarded; the price, if any, to be paid by the Participant for the acquisition of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units; the period of time prior to which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units become vested and free of restrictions on Transfer (the “Restricted Period”); the Performance Goals (if any); and all other conditions of the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. If the restrictions, Performance Goals and/or conditions established by the Administrator are not attained, a Participant shall forfeit his or her Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, in accordance with the terms of the grant. The provisions of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units need not be the same with respect to each Participant.
(b) Awards and Certificates.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9(b)(3) hereof, (i) each Participant who is granted an Award of Restricted Stock may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be issued a stock certificate in respect of such Restricted Stock; and (ii) any such certificate so issued shall be registered in the name of the Participant, and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to any such Award. The Company may require that the stock certificates, if any, evidencing Restricted Stock granted hereunder be held in the custody of the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any award of Restricted Stock, the Participant shall have delivered a stock transfer form, endorsed in blank, relating to the Shares covered by such award. Certificates for shares of unrestricted Common Stock may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant only after the Restricted Period has expired without forfeiture in respect of such Restricted Stock.
(2) With respect to an Award of Restricted Stock Units to be settled in Shares, at the expiration of the Restricted Period, stock certificates in respect of the shares of Common Stock underlying such Restricted Stock Units may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant, or his or her legal representative, in a number equal to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Award of Restricted Stock Units.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, any Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to be settled in Shares (at the expiration of the Restricted Period) may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be issued in uncertificated form.
(4) Further, notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, with respect to Restricted Stock Units, at the expiration of the Restricted Period, Shares (either in certificated or uncertificated form) or cash, as applicable, shall promptly be issued to the Participant, unless otherwise deferred in accordance with procedures established by the Company in accordance with Section 409A of the Code, and such issuance or payment shall in any event be made no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the year of vesting or within such other period as is required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code.
(c) Restrictions and Conditions. The Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to this Section 9 shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions and any additional restrictions or conditions as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant or, subject to Section 409A of the Code where applicable, thereafter:
(1) The Award Agreement may provide for the lapse of restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive such restrictions in whole or in part based on such factors and such circumstances as set forth in the Award Agreement, including, but not limited to, the attainment of certain performance related goals, the Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, or the Participant’s death or Disability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the outstanding Awards shall be subject to Section 13 hereof.
(2) Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall generally have the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to shares of Restricted Stock during the Restricted Period, including to receive any dividends declared with respect to such shares; provided, however, that except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, any dividends declared during the Restricted Period with respect to such shares shall only become payable if (and to the extent) the underlying Restricted Shares vest. Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall generally not have the rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to Restricted Stock Units during the Restricted Period; provided, however, that, subject to Section 409A of the Code, an amount equal to any dividends declared during the Restricted Period with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock covered by Restricted Stock Units may, to the extent set forth in an Award Agreement, be provided to the Participant at the time (and to the extent) that shares of Common Stock in respect of the related Restricted Stock Units are delivered to the Participant. Any dividend or dividend equivalent awarded with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the same restrictions, conditions and risks of forfeiture as the underlying Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.
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(d) Termination of Employment or Service. The rights of Participants granted Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units upon termination of employment or service with the Company and all Subsidiaries thereof for any reason during the Restricted Period shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the outstanding Awards shall be subject to Section 13 hereof.
(e) Form of Settlement. The Administrator reserves the right in its sole discretion to provide (either at or after the grant thereof) that any Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive the amount of cash per unit that is determined by the Administrator in connection with the Award, to the extent set forth in the Award Agreement.
Section 10. Other Stock-Based Awards.
Other forms of Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, including but not limited to dividend equivalents, may be granted either alone or in addition to other Awards (other than in connection with Options or Stock Appreciation Rights) under the Plan. Any dividend or dividend equivalent awarded hereunder shall be subject to the same restrictions, conditions and risks of forfeiture as the underlying Awards and shall only become payable if (and to the extent) the underlying Awards vest. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have sole and complete authority to determine the individuals to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock-Based Awards shall be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock to be granted pursuant to such Other Stock-Based Awards, or the manner in which such Other Stock-Based Awards shall be settled (e.g., in shares of Common Stock, cash or other property), or the conditions to the vesting and/or payment or settlement of such Other Stock-Based Awards (which may include, but not be limited to, achievement of performance criteria) and all other terms and conditions of such Other Stock-Based Awards.
Section 11. Stock Bonuses.
In the event that the Administrator grants a Stock Bonus, the Shares constituting such Stock Bonus shall, as determined by the Administrator, be evidenced in uncertificated form or by a book entry record or a certificate issued in the name of the Participant to whom such grant was made and delivered to such Participant as soon as practicable after the date on which such Stock Bonus is payable.
Section 12. Cash Awards.
The Administrator may grant Awards that are payable solely in cash, as deemed by the Administrator to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, and such Cash Awards shall be subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, from time to time. Cash Awards may be granted with value and payment contingent upon the achievement of Performance Goals.
Section 13. Change in Control Provisions.
In the event of a Change in Control, any outstanding Award shall be treated in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement. If the applicable Award Agreement does not specify the treatment of the Award in a Change in Control, the Award shall be treated as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, and the Administrator shall not be obligated to treat all outstanding Awards similarly.
Section 14. Voting Proxy
The Company reserves the right to require the Participant, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to appoint such Person as shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion as the Participant’s proxy with respect to all applicable unvested Awards of which the Participant may be the record holder of from time to time to (A) attend all meetings of the holders of the shares of Common Stock, with full power to vote and act for the Participant with respect to such Awards in the same manner and extent that the Participant might were the Participant personally present at such meetings, and (B) execute and deliver, on behalf of the Participant, any written consent in lieu of a meeting of the holders of the shares of Common Stock in the same manner and extent that the Participant might but for the proxy granted pursuant to this sentence.
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Section 15. Right to Offset.
The Company will have the right to offset against its obligation to deliver Shares (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement any outstanding amounts (including, without limitation, travel and entertainment or advance account balances, loans, repayment obligations under any Awards, or amounts repayable to the Company pursuant to tax equalization, housing, automobile or other employee programs) that the Participant then owes to the Company and any amounts the Administrator otherwise deems appropriate pursuant to any tax equalization policy or agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Award provides for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Administrator will have no right to offset against its obligation to deliver Shares (or other property or cash) under the Plan or any Award Agreement if such offset could subject the Participant to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code in respect of an outstanding Award.
Section 16. Amendment and Termination.
The Board may amend, alter or terminate the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, or termination shall be made that would adversely affect the rights of a Participant under any Award theretofore granted without such Participant’s consent. Unless the Board determines otherwise, the Board shall obtain approval of the Company’s stockholders for any amendment to the Plan that would require such approval in order to satisfy any rules of the stock exchange on which the Common Stock is traded or other applicable law. The Administrator may amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, but, subject to Section 5 hereof and the immediately preceding sentence, no such amendment shall adversely affect the rights of any Participant without his or her consent.
Section 17. Unfunded Status of Plan.
The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company.
Section 18. Withholding Taxes.
Each Participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award first becomes includible in the gross income of such Participant for purposes of applicable taxes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding payment of, an amount in respect of such taxes up to the maximum statutory rates in the Participant’s applicable jurisdiction with respect to the Award, as determined by the Company. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on the making of such payments or arrangements, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Participant. Whenever cash is to be paid pursuant to an Award, the Company shall have the right to deduct therefrom an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable withholding tax requirements related thereto as determined by the Company. Whenever Shares or property other than cash are to be delivered pursuant to an Award, the Company shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy any related taxes to be withheld and applied to the tax obligations as determined by the Company; provided that, with the approval of the Administrator, a Participant may satisfy the foregoing requirement by either (i) electing to have the Company withhold from such delivery Shares or other property, as applicable, or (ii) by delivering already owned unrestricted shares of Common Stock, in each case, having a value not exceeding the applicable taxes to be withheld and applied to the tax obligations as determined by the Company. Such already owned and unrestricted shares of Common Stock shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined and any fractional share amounts resulting therefrom shall be settled in cash. Such an election may be made with respect to all or any portion of the Shares to be delivered pursuant to an award. The Company may also use any other method of obtaining the necessary payment or proceeds, as permitted by law, to satisfy its withholding obligation with respect to any Award as determined by the Company.
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Section 19. Transfer of Awards.
Until such time as the Awards are fully vested and/or exercisable in accordance with the Plan or an Award Agreement, no purported sale, exchange, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer, charge, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other disposition of, or hedge or other creation of a security interest in or lien on, any Award or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing (each, a “Transfer”) by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of the Plan or an Award Agreement will be valid, except with the prior written consent of the Administrator, which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Administrator. Any purported Transfer of an Award or any economic benefit or interest therein in violation of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall be null and void ab initio, and shall not create any obligation or liability of the Company, and any Person purportedly acquiring any Award or any economic benefit or interest therein transferred in violation of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall not be entitled to be recognized as a holder of any shares of Common Stock or other property underlying such Award. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence, an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant or, during any period during which the Participant is under a legal disability, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.
Section 20. Continued Employment or Service.
Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the grant of an Award hereunder shall confer upon any Eligible Recipient any right to continued employment or service with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate thereof to terminate the employment or service of any of its Eligible Recipients at any time.
Section 21. Effective Date.
The Plan was adopted by the Board and approved by the Company’s stockholders on March 17, 2026, and became effective on June 25, 2026 (“Effective Date”).
Section 22. Term of Plan.
No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date, but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.
Section 23. Securities Matters and Regulations.
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Common Stock with respect to any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and state securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator. The Administrator may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such agreements and representations, and that such certificates bear such legends, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable.
(b) Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Administrator determines that the listing, registration or qualification of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Award or the issuance of Common Stock, no such Award shall be granted or payment made or Common Stock issued, in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Administrator.
(c) In the event that the disposition of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the Securities Act and is not otherwise exempt from such registration, such Common Stock shall be restricted against transfer to the extent required by the Securities Act or regulations thereunder, and the Administrator may require a Participant receiving Common Stock pursuant to the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such Common Stock, to represent to the Company in writing that the Common Stock acquired by such Participant is acquired for investment only and not with a view to distribution.
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Section 24. Notification of Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code.
If any Participant shall, in connection with the acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Plan, make the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code, such Participant shall notify the Company of such election within ten (10) days after filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service.
Section 25. No Fractional Shares.
No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan. The Administrator shall determine whether cash, other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
Section 26. Beneficiary.
A Participant may file with the Administrator a written designation of a beneficiary on such form as may be prescribed by the Administrator and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such designation. If no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate shall be deemed to be the Participant’s beneficiary.
Section 27. Paperless Administration.
In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the documentation, granting or exercise of Awards, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless documentation, granting or exercise of Awards by a Participant may be permitted through the use of such an automated system.
Section 28. Waiver of Jury Trial.
EACH PARTICIPANT WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLAN.
Section 29. Waiver of Claims.
Each Participant of an Award recognizes and agrees that before being selected by the Administrator to receive an Award the Participant has no right to any benefits under the Plan. Accordingly, in consideration of the Participant’s receipt of any Award hereunder, the Participant expressly waives any right to contest the amount of any Award, the terms of any Award Agreement, any determination, action or omission hereunder or under any Award Agreement by the Committee, the Company or the Board, or any amendment to the Plan or any Award Agreement (other than an amendment to the Plan or an Award Agreement to which his or her consent is expressly required by the express terms of an Award Agreement). Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, will create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant. The Plan is not intended to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.
Section 30. Severability; Entire Agreement.
If any provision of the Plan is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of the Plan shall not be affected but shall be applied as if the invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included in the Plan. The Plan and any Award Agreements contain the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations and warranties between them, whether written or oral, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter thereof.
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Section 31. No Liability With Respect to Tax Qualification or Adverse Tax Treatment.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event will the Company be liable to a Participant on account of an Award’s failure to (a) qualify for favorable United States or foreign tax treatment or (b) avoid adverse tax treatment under United States or foreign law, including, without limitation, Section 409A.
Section 32. No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
Except as expressly provided in an Award Agreement, neither the Plan nor any Award Agreement will confer on any person other than the Company and the Participant of any Award any rights or remedies thereunder. The exculpation and indemnification provisions of Section 3(c) will inure to the benefit of the estate and beneficiaries and legatees of any member of the Board or the Committee or any person to whom the Board or the Committee delegates its powers, responsibilities or duties in writing.
Section 33. Clawback.
(a) Each Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to any applicable recoupment policy maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates as in effect from time to time.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, any Award which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).
Section 34. Section 409A of the Code.
The Plan as well as payments and benefits under the Plan are intended to be exempt from, or to the extent subject thereto, to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Participant shall not be considered to have terminated employment or service with the Company for purposes of the Plan and no payment shall be due to the Participant under the Plan or any Award until the Participant would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company and its Affiliates within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the “short term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent that any Awards (or any other amounts payable under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any of its Affiliates) are payable upon a separation from service and such payment would result in the imposition of any individual tax and penalty interest charges imposed under Section 409A of the Code, the settlement and payment of such awards (or other amounts) shall instead be made on the first business day after the date that is six (6) months following such separation from service (or upon the Participant’s death, if earlier). Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under this Plan shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments or benefits described in this Plan will be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to any such payment. The Participant shall be solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and penalties incurred under Section 409A of the Code.
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Section 35. Governing Law.
The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law of such state.
Section 36. Titles and Headings.
The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.
Section 37. Successors.
The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Company.
Section 38. Relationship to other Benefits.
No payment pursuant to the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare, or other benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder.
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Exhibit 10.11
STABLECOINX INC.
2026 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD NOTICE
StablecoinX Inc. (the “Company”) has granted to you a Restricted Stock Unit award (the “Award”) pursuant to the Company’s 2026 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”). The Award is subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice (this “RSU Notice”), the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “RSU Agreement”) (the RSU Notice and the RSU Agreement, collectively, the “Award Agreement”), and the Plan (the terms of which are incorporated into this Award Agreement by reference in their entirety). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Award Agreement have the same meanings as in the Plan.
| Participant: | ____________________________ |
| Grant Date: | ____________________________ |
| Number of Restricted Stock Units: | ____________________________ |
| Vesting Schedule: | The Restricted Stock Units will vest on [INSERT DATE SIX MONTHS FROM GRANT] provided you continue to be employed by the Company through such date. |
Additional Terms/Acknowledgement: You acknowledge receipt of, and understand and agree to, this Award Agreement and the Plan. You further acknowledge that the vesting of the Award pursuant to this Award Agreement is conditioned on the occurrence of your continuous service to the Company through [INSERT DATE]. You further acknowledge that as of the Grant Date, this Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on the subject. If the Award Agreement conflicts with the Plan, the Plan will control. By accepting the Award and entering into the Award Agreement, you (a) consent to receive the documents related to the Award (including any Shares thereunder) by electronic delivery, (b) consent to receive all notices required by applicable law or the Company’s Certificate of Formation or Bylaws by electronic delivery and (c) acknowledge and agree to the data privacy provisions in the Award Agreement.
[Signature Page Follows]
| STABLECOINX INC. | PARTICIPANT | ||
| _____________________________________ | |||
| By: | _____________________________________ | [NAME] | |
| Its: | _____________________________________ | Personal Email: | |
| ________________________________ | |||
Incorporated Documents:
| 1. | Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement |
| 2. | StablecoinX Inc. 2026 Stock Incentive Plan |
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STABLECOINX INC.
2026 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
Pursuant to your Restricted Stock Unit Award Notice (the “RSU Notice”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “RSU Agreement”) (the RSU Notice and the RSU Agreement, collectively, the “Award Agreement”), StablecoinX Inc. (the “Company”) has granted to you a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) under its 2026 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) for the number of Restricted Stock Units indicated in your RSU Notice. The RSU Notice is an integral part of this Award Agreement and is hereby incorporated by reference. This Award Agreement will in all respects be construed in conformity with the terms and provisions of the Plan. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Award Agreement have the same meanings as in the Plan.
The details of the Award are as follows:
| 1. | Vesting |
The Award will vest according to the vesting schedule set forth in the RSU Notice (the “Vesting Schedule”). One share of the Company’s Common Stock will be issuable for each Restricted Stock Unit that vests. Restricted Stock Units that have vested and are no longer subject to forfeiture according to the Vesting Schedule are referred to herein as “Vested RSUs.” Restricted Stock Units that have not vested and remain subject to forfeiture under the Vesting Schedule are referred to herein as “Unvested RSUs.” The Unvested RSUs will vest (and to the extent so vested cease to be Unvested RSUs remaining subject to forfeiture) in accordance with the Vesting Schedule (the Unvested and Vested RSUs are collectively referred to herein as the “RSUs”). As soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 days after Unvested RSUs become Vested RSUs, the Company will settle the Vested RSUs by issuing to you one share of the Company’s Common Stock for each Vested RSU. The Award will terminate and the Unvested RSUs will be subject to forfeiture upon your Termination of Service as set forth in Section 2.
| 2. | Termination of Service |
If you cease to be an employee, officer, or director of, or consultant or advisor to, the Company for any reason, any portion of the Award that has not vested will immediately terminate and all Unvested RSUs shall immediately be forfeited without payment of any further consideration to you.
| 3. | Securities Law Compliance |
3.1 You represent to the Company that you are aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and have acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Award, and you have had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Award and regarding the Company and have been given the opportunity to obtain any additional information you deem necessary to verify the accuracy of any information obtained concerning the Award and the Company.
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3.2 You hereby agree that you will in no event sell or distribute all or any part of the Shares that you receive pursuant to settlement of this Award unless (a) there is an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws covering any such transaction involving the Shares or (b) the Company receives an opinion of your legal counsel (concurred in by legal counsel for the Company) stating that such transaction is exempt from registration or the Company otherwise satisfies itself that such transaction is exempt from registration. You understand that the Company has no obligation to you to obtain or maintain any registration of the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has not represented to you that it will so obtain or maintain registration of the Shares. Any Shares issued under the Award will be endorsed with any legends determined applicable by the Company under securities laws or otherwise.
3.3 You confirm that you have been advised, prior to your receipt of the Award and Shares, that neither the offering of the Shares nor any offering materials have been reviewed by any administrator under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities act (the “Acts”) and that the Shares cannot be resold unless they are registered under the Acts or unless an exemption from such registration is available.
3.4 You hereby agree to indemnify the Company and hold it harmless from and against any loss, claim or liability, including attorneys’ fees or legal expenses, incurred by the Company as a result of any breach by you of, or any inaccuracy in, any representation, warranty or statement made by you in this Award Agreement or the breach by you of any terms or conditions of this Award Agreement.
| 4. | Transfer Restrictions |
RSUs shall not be sold, transferred, assigned, encumbered, pledged or otherwise disposed of, whether voluntarily or by operation of law during your lifetime.
| 5. | No Rights as Stockholder |
RSUs are bookkeeping entries and represent only the Company’s unfunded and unsecured promise to issue Shares on a future date under specified conditions. As a holder of RSUs, you have no rights other than the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company. RSUs carry neither voting rights nor rights to cash dividends or dividend equivalents. You will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the RSUs unless and until the date of issuance under the Plan of Shares in settlement of Vested RSUs.
| 6. | Independent Tax Advice |
You acknowledge that determining the actual tax consequences to you of receiving or disposing of the RSUs and Shares may be complicated. These tax consequences will depend, in part, on your specific situation and may also depend on other variables not within the control of the Company. You are aware that you should consult a competent and independent tax advisor for a full understanding of the specific tax consequences to you of receiving the RSUs and receiving or disposing of the Shares. Prior to executing the RSU Notice, you either have consulted with a competent tax advisor independent of the Company to obtain tax advice concerning the receipt of the RSUs and the receipt or disposition of the Shares in light of your specific situation or you have had the opportunity to consult with such a tax advisor but chose not to do so.
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Neither the Company nor any Affiliate is providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company or any Affiliate making recommendations regarding your participation in the Plan, or your acquisition or sale of any Shares or other consideration acquired upon settlement of any Vested RSUs. You understand and agree that you should consult with your own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding your participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
| 7. | Withholding |
7.1 You are ultimately responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the Award (e.g., at grant, vesting and/or upon receipt of the Shares), including any federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by the Company in connection with the Award, including FICA or any other tax obligation (the “Tax Withholding Obligation”), regardless of any action the Company takes with respect to any such Tax Withholding Obligation. The Company makes no representation or undertaking regarding the adequacy of any tax withholding made in connection with the Award. The Company has no obligation to deliver Shares pursuant to the Award until you have satisfied the Tax Withholding Obligation.
7.2 Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, you agree to make adequate arrangements satisfactory to the Company to satisfy any Tax Withholding Obligation. You authorize the Company, its Affiliates or their respective agents, at their discretion, and subject to any limitations under applicable law, to satisfy any Tax Withholding Obligation by one or a combination of the following:
(i) withholding from your wages or other cash compensation payable to you;
(ii) withholding from proceeds of the sale of Shares acquired on settlement of the Vested RSUs either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on your behalf pursuant to this authorization and without further consent);
(iii) subject to approval by the Administrator, withholding a whole number of Shares otherwise issuable upon settlement of the Vested RSUs;
(iv) requiring a payment from you by cash, check or wire transfer; or
(v) any other arrangement approved by the Administrator and permitted under applicable law.
Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Tax Withholding Obligations by considering minimum statutory or other withholding rates, including minimum or maximum rates applicable in your jurisdiction(s). In the event of over-withholding, you may receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the equivalent value in Common Stock, or if such amounts are not refunded, you may seek a refund from the applicable tax authorities. In the event of under-withholding, you may be required to pay any additional Tax Withholding Obligations directly to the applicable tax authorities or to the Company. If the obligation for Tax Withholding Obligations is satisfied by withholding Shares, for tax purposes, you are deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares underlying the Vested RSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares is held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax Withholding Obligations.
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7.3 Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company and its Affiliates have the right to retain without notice from Shares issuable under the Award or from salary or other amounts payable to you, a number of whole Shares or cash having a value sufficient to satisfy the Tax Withholding Obligation, and you hereby authorize the Company and its Affiliates to do so (which Shares may be withheld up to the applicable minimum required tax withholding rate or such other applicable rate to avoid adverse treatment for financial accounting purposes).
7.4 Furthermore, you acknowledge that the Company and its Affiliates (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax Withholding Obligations or tax treatment in connection with any aspect of the Award, including but not limited to, the grant, vesting, the issuance of Shares upon vesting, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the Award and the receipt of any dividends, and (ii) does not commit to and is under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate your liability for Tax Withholding Obligations or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if you have become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction, you acknowledge that the Company or Affiliates, as applicable, may be required to withhold or account for Tax Withholding Obligations in more than one jurisdiction.
8. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents relating to the Company, the Plan or the RSUs, and any other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including, without limitation, disclosures that may be required by the SEC), by email or other electronic means. You hereby consent to (a) conduct business electronically, (b) receive such documents and notices by such electronic delivery and (c) sign documents electronically, and you hereby agree to participate through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company. You acknowledge that you may incur costs in connection with electronic delivery, including the cost of accessing the internet and printing fees, and that an interruption of internet access may interfere with your ability to access the documents.
9. Employee Data Privacy. By entering into this Award Agreement and accepting the Award, you: (a) explicitly and unambiguously consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of any of your personal data that is necessary to facilitate the implementation, administration and management of the RSUs, the Shares and the Plan; (b) understand that the Company and any Affiliate which has engaged you to provide services may, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan, hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title and details of all awards or entitlement to the Shares granted to you under the Plan or otherwise (“Data”); (c) understand that Data may be Transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any broker with whom the Shares may be deposited, and that these recipients may be located in your country or elsewhere, and that countries may have different data privacy laws and protections; and (d) authorize the Company, its Affiliates and its agents to store and transmit the information in electronic form.
10. Insider Trading/Market Abuse. You may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws based on the exchange on which the Shares may be listed and in applicable jurisdictions, which may affect your ability to accept, acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of Shares, rights to Shares or rights linked to the value of Shares under the Plan during such times that you are considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws or regulations in your country). Furthermore, you understand that you may be prohibited from (a) disclosing the inside information to any third party, including fellow employees (other than on a “need to know” basis) and (b) “tipping” third parties by sharing with them Company inside information, or otherwise causing third parties to buy or sell Company securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions and that you should speak to your personal advisor on this matter.
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11. Recoupment. The RSUs are subject to recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy that the Company adopts that is applicable to the RSUs or is required to be adopted pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as is otherwise required by applicable law.
| 12. | General Provisions |
12.1 Assignment. The Company may assign its rights under this Award Agreement at any time, whether or not such rights are then exercisable, to any person or entity selected by the Company’s Board of Directors.
12.2 No Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Award Agreement will be valid unless in writing and signed by the person against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced, nor will failure to enforce any right hereunder constitute a continuing waiver of the same or a waiver of any other right hereunder.
12.3 Undertaking. You hereby agree to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either you or the RSUs pursuant to the express provisions of this Award Agreement.
12.4 Award Agreement Is Entire Contract. This Award Agreement, including the RSU Notice, and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. This Award Agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and will in all respects be construed in conformity with the express terms and provisions of the Plan.
12.5 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Award Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding on, the Company and its successors and assigns and you and your legal representatives, heirs, legatees, distributees, assigns and transferees by operation of law, whether or not any such person will have become a party to this Award Agreement and agreed in writing to join herein and be bound by the terms and conditions hereof.
12.6 No Employment or Service Contract. Nothing in this Award Agreement will affect in any manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company, or an Affiliate, to terminate your employment or services on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, for any reason, with or without Cause.
12.7 Section 409A Compliance. Payments made pursuant to this Award Agreement and the Plan are intended to qualify for an exception from or comply with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan or this Award Agreement to the contrary, the Administrator reserves the right, but shall not be required to, unilaterally amend or modify the terms of this Award Agreement and/or the Plan as it determines necessary or appropriate, in its sole discretion, to avoid the imposition of interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation that that the Award shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to the Award. No provision of this Award Agreement or the RSU Notice shall be interpreted or construed to transfer any liability for failure to comply with Section 409A of the Code from you or any other individual to the Company or any Affiliate. By executing the RSU Notice, you agree that you shall be deemed to have waived any claim against the Company and its Affiliates with respect to any such tax consequences.
12.8 Counterparts. This Award Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but which, upon execution, will constitute one and the same instrument.
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Exhibit 10.12
Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted because they are both (i) not material and (ii) are the type of information that the registrant treats as private or confidential. The redacted terms have been marked at the appropriate place with “[***].”
DVN SERVICE AGREEMENT
This DVN Service Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into and effective on April 14, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Ethena OpCo Ltd., with its registered business address at Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, VG 1110, British Virgin Islands (“Ethena”), and StablecoinX Assets Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 6160 Warren Pkwy, Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034 (“StablecoinX” or the “Service Provider”). Ethena and StablecoinX may be referred to individually herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Ethena and StablecoinX are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Collaboration Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2025, pursuant to which, among other things, Ethena, StablecoinX and the other parties thereto agreed to collaborate on the ongoing operating activities of StablecoinX, including entering into a services agreement relating to the infrastructure and services to be provided by StablecoinX in support of the Ethena ecosystem;
WHEREAS, the Ethena ecosystem utilizes blockchain-native financial protocols, including the issuance and cross-chain distribution of USDe, a synthetic U.S. dollar instrument, and USDtb, a federally supervised payment stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank;
WHEREAS, the integrity, security, and continuity of the Ethena ecosystem’s cross-chain bridging operations depend on the cryptographic verification of assets and messages as they move across blockchain networks;
WHEREAS, prior to November 29, 2025 and through such date, StablecoinX developed and deployed a Decentralized Verifier Node (“DVN”) for the Ethena ecosystem, which provides critical cross-chain verification infrastructure through the LayerZero Protocol;
WHEREAS, since November 29, 2025, the DVN operated by StablecoinX has been live on production mainnet, such DVN was designed to operate on 22 blockchain networks and is currently authorized by Ethena to operate on Arbitrum and Optimism, with additional authorization to operate on the remaining blockchain networks to occur by June 30, 2026;
WHEREAS, the DVN infrastructure is intended to be secured through the active staking of ENA, the native governance token of the Ethena protocol, by StablecoinX as operational collateral, aligning StablecoinX’s economic incentives with the security and performance of the Ethena ecosystem;
WHEREAS, this Agreement is part of a broader strategic alignment between StablecoinX and the Ethena ecosystem, which includes a planned distribution partnership arrangement between a subsidiary of Ethena and StablecoinX for the promotion of USDe adoption among institutional counterparties; and
WHEREAS, Ethena desires to engage StablecoinX to provide DVN services on an ongoing basis and to compensate StablecoinX for such services on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
“Applicable Law” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, and directives of any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction, including without limitation any applicable requirements under the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, the GENIUS Act, the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), and any other blockchain-specific regulatory framework.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
“DVN” means the Decentralized Verifier Node, a specialized infrastructure component that cryptographically verifies the authenticity and finality of cross-chain messages transmitted through the LayerZero Protocol.
“Ethena Asset” means ENA, sENA, USDe, sUSDe, USDtb, and any additional assets issued utilizing Ethena intellectual property.
“ENA” means the native governance token of the Ethena protocol, used both as a governance instrument and, pursuant to this Agreement, as operational collateral for DVN staking and as the currency for Service Fee payments.
“Ethena Ecosystem” means the protocols, applications, assets, and infrastructure comprising the Ethena platform, including without limitation ENA, sENA, USDe, USDtb, sUSDe, Ethena Whitelabel, Ethena Pay, and related products and services, such as other third-party protocols and applications utilizing Ethena-related assets and infrastructure.
“Force Majeure Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.
“LayerZero Protocol” means the cross-chain messaging protocol developed by LayerZero Labs through which cross-chain messages within the Ethena Ecosystem are transmitted.
“Minimum Staking Requirement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Processed Volume” means the aggregate U.S. dollar equivalent value (determined based on the relevant exchange rate as published at the relevant time on a mutually agreed source) of all cross-chain transactions involving Ethena Assets that are routed through and verified by the StablecoinX DVN during the applicable measurement period, calculated using the volume-weighted average price at the time of each transaction’s verification.
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“Service Fee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“Service Level Requirements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.
“Supported Networks” means the blockchain networks on which the StablecoinX DVN is deployed and operational, initially comprising Arbitrum and Optimism, and thereafter such additional networks as the Parties agree in writing to add pursuant to Section 2.4.
“USDe” means the synthetic U.S. dollar instrument issued by the Ethena protocol.
“USDtb” means the payment stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank within the Ethena Ecosystem.
2. SCOPE OF SERVICES
2.1 DVN Operation. StablecoinX shall operate and maintain a DVN for the Ethena Ecosystem (the “Services”). The Services shall include, without limitation: (a) the continuous operation of DVN infrastructure on all Supported Networks; (b) the cryptographic verification of the authenticity and finality of cross-chain messages transmitted through the LayerZero Protocol; (c) the monitoring of DVN performance and security in accordance with the Service Level Requirements; and (d) such additional verification and infrastructure services as the Parties may agree to in writing from time to time.
2.2 Exclusivity. During the Term, this Agreement shall represent the sole and exclusive agreement under which Ethena compensates or otherwise incentivizes a third-party DVN operator to process cross-chain transactions within the Ethena Ecosystem through the LayerZero Protocol. Ethena agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of StablecoinX, engage or incentivize any other party to provide DVN infrastructure for the Ethena ecosystem, subject to Ethena’s right to operate or designate a fallback DVN for business continuity and disaster recovery purposes.
2.3 Network Expansion.
(a) Existing Supported Networks. The Parties acknowledge that StablecoinX currently operates the DVN and supports twenty-two (22) blockchain networks, of which two (2) are currently authorized by Ethena. Ethena agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to execute any necessary agreements and complete the necessary enablement procedures to authorize StablecoinX to operate its DVN on the remaining twenty (20) networks (the “Existing Supported Networks”) as promptly as possible but in no event later than June 30, 2026.
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(b) Future Networks. From time to time, new blockchain networks may be added to the Ethena ecosystem (each, a “Future Network”) which will require StablecoinX to add support for such Future Network to its DVN operations. Upon the completion of technical development, testing, and support for a Future Network, StablecoinX may request, and Ethena shall promptly grant, authorization for StablecoinX to operate its DVN on such Future Network.
(c) Costs for Future Networks. The Parties shall negotiate in good faith any incremental costs associated with the addition of any Future Network.
2.5 Operational Standards. StablecoinX shall perform the Services in a professional and workmanlike manner, consistent with industry best practices for blockchain infrastructure operations, and in compliance with all Applicable Law.
3. ENA STAKING AND SECURITY
3.1 Minimum Staking Requirement. StablecoinX shall maintain, at all times during the term of this Agreement, a minimum staked balance of ENA tokens (“Minimum Staking Requirement”) as security for the faithful performance of its DVN obligations. On a quarterly basis, Ethena and StablecoinX shall jointly review and, if reasonably deemed necessary, adjust the Minimum Staking Requirement, taking into account Processed Volume, prevailing ENA market values, and overall network security considerations.
3.2 Active Staking Obligation. StablecoinX agrees to stake a certain number of its ENA tokens as active operational collateral to secure the StablecoinX DVN. StablecoinX shall ensure that such staked ENA remains continuously committed to DVN security functions and shall not withdraw, transfer, encumber, or otherwise dispose of staked ENA below the Minimum Staking Requirement without the prior written consent of Ethena.
3.3 Slashing Conditions. StablecoinX acknowledges that in the event of a material security failure attributable to StablecoinX’s DVN operations, including without limitation the verification of a fraudulent or invalid cross-chain message, a failure to verify a legitimate cross-chain message resulting in material economic loss to an Ethena Ecosystem participant, or a breach of the Service Level Requirements that is not cured within the applicable cure period, programmatic slashing penalties against StablecoinX’s staked ENA may apply, in accordance with the operating rules of the LayerZero Protocol and DVN mechanics (a “Slashing Event”).
3.4 Re-staking Obligation. Following any Slashing Event, StablecoinX shall replenish its staked ENA to the Minimum Staking Requirement within the lesser of (i) fifteen (15) business days of such Slashing Event, and (ii) the maximum amount of time required per the programmatic requirements of the DVN network. Failure to timely replenish shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.
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3.5 Staking Reports. StablecoinX shall provide Ethena with monthly reports verifying the amount of ENA staked, the wallet addresses holding the staked ENA, and any changes to staking configurations during the reporting period.
4. COMPENSATION
4.1 Service Fee. In consideration for the Services, Ethena shall pay StablecoinX a monthly service fee (the “Service Fee”) equal to one (1) basis point (0.01%) of all Processed Volume during each calendar month.
4.2 Currency. All Service Fee payments shall be made in ENA tokens. The ENA amount payable shall be calculated using the time-weighted average price of ENA as reported by CoinGecko / CoinMarketCap over the final five (5) trading days of the applicable calendar month.
4.3 Invoicing and Payment. StablecoinX shall submit an invoice to Ethena within ten (10) business days following the end of each calendar month, which invoice shall include a detailed accounting of Processed Volume by Supported Network, the calculation of the Service Fee, and the applicable ENA conversion rate. Ethena shall remit payment within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of a conforming invoice.
4.4 Fee Commencement. Service Fee accrual shall commence on April 15, 2026 (the “Fee Commencement Date”) and shall be calculated on all Processed Volume from and after such date, regardless of the Effective Date of this Agreement.
4.5 Volume Reporting and Verification. StablecoinX shall maintain accurate records of all Processed Volume and shall make such records available to Ethena upon reasonable request. Ethena shall have the right to independently verify Processed Volume using on-chain data and LayerZero Protocol analytics. Any discrepancy exceeding two percent (2%) between StablecoinX’s reported Processed Volume and Ethena’s independent verification shall be resolved by reference to on-chain transaction data, which shall be dispositive.
4.6 Taxes. Each Party shall be responsible for its own tax obligations arising from or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. StablecoinX shall be solely responsible for any tax reporting obligations arising from the receipt of ENA tokens as Service Fee payments.
5. SERVICE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Uptime.
(a) Uptime Requirement. StablecoinX shall maintain DVN availability of at least [***]measured on a rolling [***] basis across all Supported Networks (the “Uptime Requirement”), subject to the exclusions set forth in Section 5.1(b).
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(b) Excused Downtime. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any downtime, unavailability, latency, or performance degradation resulting from or related to the following shall be strictly excluded from the calculation of the Uptime Requirement (collectively, “Excused Downtime”):
(i) Scheduled maintenance: Scheduled maintenance windows, which shall not exceed an aggregate of [***] per calendar month and shall be conducted during periods of historically low transaction volume, provided that StablecoinX gives Ethena at least forty-eight (48) hours’ prior written notice of each scheduled maintenance window;
(ii) Protocol & Infrastructure Failures: Outages, bugs, exploits, or performance issues directly attributable to third-party RPC (Remote Procedure Call) providers or the LayerZero Protocol; and
(iii) Network-Level Events: Disruptions inherent to the underlying Supported Networks, including but not limited to sequencer downtime or failure, extreme chain congestion, chain reorganizations, network forks or halts, and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks directed at the underlying blockchain networks rather than StablecoinX’s proprietary infrastructure.
5.2 Verification Latency. The StablecoinX DVN shall process and verify cross-chain messages within [***] of receipt absent a Force Majeure Event. StablecoinX shall notify Ethena promptly if verification latency exceeds this threshold for more than [***].
5.3 Incident Response. StablecoinX shall maintain a documented incident response plan and shall notify Ethena of any security incident, verification failure, or service degradation within [***] of detection. StablecoinX shall provide Ethena with a preliminary root cause analysis within [***] of the detection of any critical incident and a comprehensive post-incident report within [***] of detection.
5.4 Service Credits. In the event that StablecoinX fails to meet the Uptime Requirement in any [***] period, Ethena shall be entitled to a credit against the next Service Fee payment as follows: [***]. Service credits shall be StablecoinX’s sole liability and Ethena’s sole remedy for failure to meet the Uptime Requirement, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct, and will be offset by any slashing penalties required by Section 3.3 to the extent arising from the same Uptime Requirement failure.
5.5 Monitoring and Reporting. StablecoinX shall implement continuous monitoring of DVN performance metrics and shall provide Ethena with monthly performance reports including uptime statistics, verification latency data, transaction volumes by Supported Network, and a summary of any incidents occurring during the reporting period.
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6. TERM AND TERMINATION
6.1 Initial Term. The initial term of this Agreement shall be one (1) year commencing on the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”).
6.2 Automatic Renewal. Upon expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year periods (each a “Renewal Term” and, together with the Initial Term, the “Term”), unless either Party provides written notice of non-renewal at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the then-current Term.
6.3 Termination for Convenience. Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time, for any reason or no reason, by providing at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other Party; provided, that any time prior to the effective time of such termination, the terminating Party may revoke its notice of termination, after which such notice will cease to have effect. The Parties acknowledge that this termination right is designed to provide flexibility to review actual bridging activity and, if mutually desired, revisit commercial terms as the Ethena Ecosystem scales and/or the Service Fee is modified.
6.4 Termination for Cause. Either Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice if: (a) the other Party materially breaches any provision of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days of receiving written notice specifying the breach in reasonable detail; (b) the other Party becomes insolvent, files for bankruptcy, has a receiver appointed for any substantial part of its assets, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (c) the other Party is subject to any governmental order, sanction, or enforcement action that materially impairs its ability to perform its obligations hereunder; or (d) the LayerZero Protocol ceases to operate or is no longer available for use by the Ethena Ecosystem.
6.5 Effect of Termination. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement: (a) StablecoinX shall continue to operate the DVN for a transition period of not less than ninety (90) days following the effective date of termination (the “Transition Period”) to permit Ethena to deploy alternative verification infrastructure, unless Ethena waives this requirement in writing; (b) Ethena shall pay all Service Fees accrued through the end of the Transition Period; (c) StablecoinX’s staked ENA shall be released from the Minimum Staking Requirement following the conclusion of the Transition Period, subject to any outstanding slashing claims; and (d) each Party shall return or destroy all Confidential Information of the other Party, except as required by Applicable Law or regulatory retention obligations.
6.6 Survival. Sections 1, 4.5, 4.6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 15 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason.
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7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
7.1 Mutual Representations.
Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that, as of the Effective Date:
(a) it is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization;
(b) it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(c) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or organizational action;
(d) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity;
(e) neither the execution of this Agreement nor the performance of its obligations hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of its organizational documents, any agreement to which it is a party, or any Applicable Law; and
(f) it is in compliance and will comply during the Term with all Applicable Law, including without limitation all applicable anti-money laundering, sanctions, and counter-terrorism financing requirements.
7.2 Additional Representations of StablecoinX.
StablecoinX additionally represents and warrants that:
(a) it possesses the technical expertise, personnel, infrastructure, and financial resources necessary to perform the Services in accordance with this Agreement;
(b) the DVN infrastructure has been developed and deployed in accordance with industry best practices for blockchain security and cross-chain verification;
(c) it holds or will obtain all licenses, permits, and governmental approvals necessary for the performance of the Services in each jurisdiction in which the Services are provided; and
(d) to the best of its knowledge, the DVN infrastructure does not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate any intellectual property rights of any third party.
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8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
8.1 Ownership. Each Party shall retain all right, title, and interest in and to its pre-existing intellectual property. StablecoinX shall retain ownership of the DVN software, architecture, and related technology developed independently by or on behalf of StablecoinX. Ethena shall retain ownership of the Ethena protocol, the ENA token architecture, and all related intellectual property.
8.2 License to StablecoinX. Ethena hereby grants StablecoinX a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license during the Term to access and interact with the Ethena protocol to the extent necessary for the performance of the Services.
8.3 License to Ethena. StablecoinX hereby grants Ethena a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license during the Term to reference StablecoinX’s DVN services in Ethena’s marketing, investor, and regulatory materials.
8.4 Improvements. Any improvements, modifications, or derivative works to the DVN infrastructure developed by StablecoinX in the course of performing the Services shall be owned by StablecoinX, provided that to the extent any such improvements incorporate or are derived from Ethena’s Confidential Information or intellectual property, Ethena shall receive a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use such improvements.
9. CONFIDENTIALITY
9.1 Definition. “Confidential Information” means any non-public information disclosed by one Party (the “Disclosing Party”) to the other Party (the “Receiving Party”), whether in written, oral, electronic, or other form, that is designated as confidential or that a reasonable person would understand to be confidential given the nature of the information and the circumstances of disclosure. Confidential Information includes, without limitation, technical specifications, business plans, product roadmaps, financial data, customer and partner information, the existence and terms of this Agreement, and information relating to Ethena Pay and other unreleased products.
9.2 Obligations. The Receiving Party shall: (a) hold all Confidential Information in strict confidence; (b) not disclose Confidential Information to any third party without the Disclosing Party’s prior written consent, except to its directors, officers, employees, advisors, and agents who have a need to know and who are bound by confidentiality obligations no less restrictive than those set forth herein; (c) use Confidential Information only for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement; and (d) protect Confidential Information using the same degree of care it uses to protect its own confidential information, but in no event less than reasonable care.
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9.3 Exceptions. Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party; (b) was in the Receiving Party’s possession prior to disclosure, as evidenced by contemporaneous written records; (c) is independently developed by the Receiving Party without reference to or use of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information; or (d) is received from a third party without restriction on disclosure and without breach of any obligation of confidentiality.
9.4 Required Disclosure. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information to the extent required by Applicable Law, regulation, or legal process, provided that the Receiving Party shall give the Disclosing Party prompt written notice (to the extent legally permitted) and shall cooperate with the Disclosing Party’s efforts to obtain a protective order or other appropriate remedy.
9.5 Public Company Obligations. The Parties acknowledge that StablecoinX will be subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Nothing in this Section 9 shall prohibit StablecoinX from making disclosures required by applicable securities laws, stock exchange listing standards, or the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, provided that StablecoinX shall provide Ethena with reasonable advance notice of any such disclosure and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to limit the scope of disclosure to that which is legally required.
10. INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 By StablecoinX. StablecoinX shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Ethena, its directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) StablecoinX’s material breach of any representation, warranty, or obligation under this Agreement; (b) StablecoinX’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Services; (c) any third party claim that the DVN infrastructure infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any intellectual property rights of any third party; or (d) StablecoinX’s violation of any Applicable Law.
10.2 By Ethena. Ethena shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless StablecoinX, its directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) Ethena’s material breach of any representation, warranty, or obligation under this Agreement; (b) Ethena’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (c) Ethena’s violation of any Applicable Law.
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10.3 Indemnification Procedures. The Party seeking indemnification (the “Indemnified Party”) shall promptly notify the indemnifying Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing of any claim for which indemnification is sought. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense of such claim, provided that the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense at its own expense. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in the defense and shall not settle any claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
11.1 Consequential Damages. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY AND EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
11.2 Aggregate Cap. EXCEPT FOR CLAIMS ARISING FROM GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, BREACHES OF SECTION 9 (CONFIDENTIALITY), OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 10 (INDEMNIFICATION), THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF EITHER PARTY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL SERVICE FEES PAID OR PAYABLE TO STABLECOINX DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.
11.3 Essential Basis. The Parties acknowledge that the limitations of liability set forth in this Section 11 are an essential element of the bargain between the Parties and shall apply regardless of whether any limited remedy fails of its essential purpose.
12. FORCE MAJEURE
12.1 Definition. A “Force Majeure Event” means any event beyond the reasonable control of the affected Party, including without limitation: acts of God; natural disasters; pandemics or epidemics; war, terrorism, or civil unrest; governmental actions, sanctions, or embargoes; failure or disruption of the Ethereum blockchain, the LayerZero Protocol, or other underlying blockchain infrastructure not caused by the affected Party; cyberattacks or distributed denial-of-service attacks against blockchain networks or infrastructure on which the DVN relies; or any other event of similar nature.
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12.2 Effect. Neither Party shall be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent caused by a Force Majeure Event, provided that the affected Party: (a) gives prompt written notice to the other Party describing the Force Majeure Event and its expected duration; (b) uses commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate the effects of the Force Majeure Event; and (c) resumes performance as soon as reasonably practicable after the Force Majeure Event ceases.
12.3 Extended Force Majeure. If a Force Majeure Event continues for more than ninety (90) consecutive days, either Party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other Party.
13. COMPLIANCE AND REGULATORY MATTERS
13.1 Regulatory Compliance. Each Party shall comply with all Applicable Law (including without limitation AML/KYC requirements) in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Each Party shall implement and maintain compliance programs and internal controls appropriate to the nature and scope of such Party’s contemplated activities under this Agreement.
13.3 Securities Law Compliance. The Parties acknowledge that StablecoinX will be a reporting company under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and subject to the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. StablecoinX shall comply with all applicable securities law obligations, including without limitation its disclosure obligations with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Ethena shall cooperate reasonably with StablecoinX in connection with any regulatory inquiries or listing-related submissions that pertain to this Agreement or the Services.
13.4 Data Protection. To the extent that either Party processes personal data in connection with this Agreement, such Party shall comply with all applicable data protection and privacy laws and shall implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data.
14. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
14.1 Escalation. In the event of any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement (a “Dispute”), the Parties shall first attempt to resolve the Dispute through good faith negotiations between senior representatives of each Party for a period of thirty (30) days following written notice of the Dispute.
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14.2 Arbitration. If the Dispute is not resolved through negotiation within the period specified in Section 14.1, either Party may submit the Dispute to final and binding arbitration administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) under its then-current Rules of Arbitration. The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator appointed in accordance with the ICC Rules. The seat of arbitration shall be British Virgin Islands. The language of arbitration shall be English. The arbitral award shall be final and binding on the Parties, and judgment upon the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
14.3 Injunctive Relief. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may seek injunctive or other equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent irreparable harm pending the resolution of a Dispute through arbitration.
15. GENERAL PROVISIONS
15.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the British Virgin Islands, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
15.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations, and discussions, whether oral or written, relating to such subject matter.
15.3 Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except by a written instrument executed by both Parties.
15.4 Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party granting the waiver. No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any right, power, or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power, or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof.
15.5 Assignment. Neither Party may assign or transfer this Agreement, or any rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that either Party may assign this Agreement to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets, provided that the assignee assumes all obligations under this Agreement in writing. Any purported assignment in violation of this Section shall be void.
15.6 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given: (a) upon delivery, if delivered personally or by internationally recognized overnight courier; (b) upon transmission, if sent by email with confirmation of receipt; or (c) three (3) business days after deposit in the international mails, postage prepaid, certified or registered, return receipt requested. Notices shall be sent to the addresses set forth in the signature block below, or to such other address as a Party may designate by written notice.
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15.7 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable under any Applicable Law, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal, and enforceable, and the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
15.8 Independent Contractors. The Parties are independent contractors. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship between the Parties.
15.9 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any third party any legal or equitable right, benefit, or remedy.
15.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Electronic signatures shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this DVN Service Agreement as of the Effective Date.
| ETHENA OPCO LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Petrus Basson | |
| Name: | Petrus Basson | |
| Title: | Director of Ethena Foundation, Ethena OpCo Ltd.’s sole director | |
| Email: | ||
| Address: | ||
| STABLECOINX ASSETS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Young Cho | |
| Name: | Young Cho | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Email: | ||
| Address: | ||
Exhibit 10.13
STABLECOINX ASSETS INC.
(as the Partner)
and
ETHENA OPCO LTD.
(as Ethena)
DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is dated May 22, 2026
BETWEEN
| 1 | STABLECOINX ASSETS INC., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the Partner); and |
| 2 | ETHENA OPCO LTD., a company registered in the British Virgin Islands with registration number 2138855, with its registered office at Craigmuir Chambers, PO Box 71, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, British Virgin Islands (Ethena). |
BACKGROUND
| A | The Parties entered into a memorandum of understanding on 14 April 2026 (the MOU) pursuant to which the Parties agreed to negotiate an agreement whereby the Partner would act as a distribution partner for Ethena for the distribution of the Ethena Products. |
| B | This Agreement is the ‘Final Agreement’ as contemplated by and defined in the MOU. |
IT IS AGREED as follows:
| 1 | INTERPRETATION |
| 1.1 | In this Agreement: |
Business Day means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or recognised public holiday in the British Virgin Islands.
Ethena Products means the digital dollar products supported by the Ethena network, known as USDe and USDtb.
Institutional Investor shall mean any corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, fund, or other institutional entity (excluding any natural person) that (i) is primarily engaged in the business of investing, trading, or managing capital or digital assets, and (ii) acquires the Ethena Products through an institutional onboarding process or over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk rather than through a retail exchange interface.
MOU has the meaning given to that term in the recitals hereto.
Parties means the Partner and Ethena; and Party means either of them.
| 1.2 | Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Agreement references to: |
| (a) | each gender includes the others; |
| (b) | the singular and the plural each includes the other; |
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| (c) | Clauses, Schedules or Appendices are to clauses or schedules of and appendices to this Agreement; |
| (d) | this Agreement include its Schedule[s]; |
| (e) | including and cognate terms means including without limitation; |
| (f) | person includes any natural person, company, corporation, government, state, agency, international organisation or other entity, and where the context permits includes any partnership, trust or other unincorporated association of persons; |
| (g) | any agreement, document or instrument is a reference to that agreement, document or instrument as amended, novated, supplemented, extended, replaced or restated from time to time; |
| (h) | legislation include any modification or re-enactment thereof; and |
| (i) | writing and cognate terms includes manuscript, facsimiles, emails and other forms of electronic communication. |
| 1.3 | Clause headings do not affect their interpretation. |
| 2 | DISTRIBUTION OF ETHENA PRODUCTS |
| 2.1 | Ethena hereby appoints the Partner as a non-exclusive distribution partner to facilitate broader adoption of the Ethena Products by Institutional Investors (the Objective). |
| 2.2 | It is agreed that the Partner shall be permitted to pursue the Objective in such manner as it may select (and Ethena shall be under no obligation to monitor or assist the Partner in respect thereof) but it is understood that the Partner will acquire Ethena Products by raising capital either: |
| (a) | on-balance sheet, by raising capital through the issuance of debt, equity, or hybrid securities on its balance sheet, and utilizing the proceeds to acquire Ethena Products; or |
| (b) | off-balance sheet, by launching and managing investment-related products (including, but not limited to, exchange-traded products (ETPs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, private funds, or other similar investment vehicles) designed to acquire Ethena Products (the acquisition of Ethena Products under subsections (a) and (b) hereof is referred to as an Objective Acquisition). |
| 3 | FEES AND COMPENSATION |
Ethena shall pay to the Partner the fees set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.
| 4 | TERMINATION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING |
The Parties agree that this Agreement is the ‘Final Agreement’ as defined in the MOU and that by entering into this Agreement, the MOU shall be terminated and be of no further force or effect with effect from the date of execution hereof.
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| 5 | FORCE MAJEURE |
No Party shall be liable or responsible to the other Party, nor be deemed to have defaulted under or breached this Agreement, for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement, when and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by or results from acts beyond the impacted Party’s (Impacted Party) control, including, without limitation, the following force majeure events (each a Force Majeure Event): acts of God; flood, fire, earthquake or explosion; war, invasion, hostilities (whether war is declared or not), terrorist threats or acts, riot or other civil unrest; government order or law; actions, embargoes or blockades in effect on or after the date of this Agreement; action by any governmental authority; national or regional emergency; strikes, labour stoppages or slowdowns or other industrial disturbances; shortage of adequate power or transportation facilities; blockchain network disruptions or congestion; smart contract failures or exploits; cybersecurity breaches or hacking events; digital asset exchange outages; and regulatory actions specifically targeting digital assets or stablecoins. The Impacted Party shall give written notice within 10 Business Days of the relevant Force Majeure Event to the other Party, stating the period of time the occurrence is expected to continue. The Impacted Party shall use diligent efforts to end the failure or delay and ensure the effects of such Force Majeure Event are minimized. The Impacted Party shall resume the performance of its obligations as soon as reasonably practicable after the removal of the cause. In the event that the Impacted Party’s failure or delay remains uncured for a period of 30 calendar days following written notice given by it, the other Party may thereafter immediately terminate this Agreement upon written notice.
| 6 | CONFIDENTIALITY |
| 6.1 | For the purposes of this Clause 6: |
| (a) | the term Confidential Information shall include, without limitation, trade secrets, business plans, strategies, methods and/or practices, proprietary concepts, documentation, records, and information related to the operations, business, financial affairs, products, services, systems, customers, and Intellectual Property Rights of each Party, as well as the terms and existence of this Agreement; and |
| (b) | the term Intellectual Property Rights means all patents, rights to inventions, copyright and neighbouring and related rights, moral rights, trademarks and service marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up and trade dress, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off or unfair competition, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights and rights in data, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world. |
| 6.2 | During the term of this Agreement, each Party may have access to Confidential Information belonging to the other Party. Each Party acknowledges that the Confidential Information to be disclosed by each of them under this Agreement is of a unique and valuable character, and that the unauthorized dissemination or use of such Confidential Information would destroy or diminish the value of such information. The harm caused to the disclosing Party by any such unauthorized dissemination or use cannot be fully or adequately compensated by money damages, and would constitute irreparable injury. Each Party agrees that in the event of any breach by it of the terms of this Agreement, that damages would not be an adequate remedy to the other Party, and that it will not argue to the contrary in the event of any application by that Party for an injunction or other order before the courts of any jurisdiction. |
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| 6.3 | Each Party agrees to use the Confidential Information solely for the purposes of this Agreement and not to disclose such Confidential Information to any third party without the express prior written consent of the disclosing Party. Each Party further agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized use, disclosure, publication, or dissemination of the Confidential Information, and not to use the Confidential Information for any purpose not expressly permitted by this Agreement, either during or after the term of this Agreement, except with the express prior written consent of the disclosing Party. |
| 6.4 | Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, either Party may disclose Confidential Information to the minimum extent required by: |
| (a) | an order of any court of competent jurisdiction or any regulatory, judicial, governmental or similar body or any taxation authority of competent jurisdiction; |
| (b) | the rules of any listing authority or stock exchange on which its shares are listed or traded; or |
| (c) | the laws or regulations of any country to which its affairs are subject. |
| 6.5 | Before either Party discloses any Confidential Information pursuant to Clause 6.4 it shall, to the extent permitted by law, give the other as much notice of this disclosure as possible. Where notice of such disclosure is not prohibited and is given in accordance with Clause 6.5, the disclosing Party shall take into account the other Party’s requests in relation to the content of such disclosure. |
| 6.6 | Each Party’s obligations under this Clause 6 shall continue in full force and effect for a period of two (2) years from the date of termination of this Agreement, howsoever caused. |
| 7 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
The Parties acknowledge and agree that all intellectual property rights, including but not limited to patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, knowledge, and any other proprietary rights which belong to each Party are not licensed or otherwise transferred to the other Party as a result of this Agreement.
| 8 | INDEMNIFICATION |
Each Party (the Indemnifying Party) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other Party, and its directors, officers, employees, and agents (the Indemnified Parties), from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims, penalties, fines, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, Losses) resulting from or arising out of the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of the Indemnifying Party in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, provided that the Indemnified Party gives the Indemnifying Party prompt written notice of any claim for which it seeks indemnification. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume, at its expense, control of the defence of any such claim. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate reasonably in the defence of any such claim. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
| 8.1 | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall either Party be liable to the other Party for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or exemplary damages (including loss of profits, revenue, data, or goodwill) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, regardless of the theory of liability. |
| 8.2 | Neither Party’s total aggregate liability under this Agreement shall exceed the total Fees received by the Partner in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to such liability. |
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| 9 | REPRESENTATIONS |
| 9.1 | In this Clause: |
Anti-Corruption Laws means all laws, rules and regulations from time to time, as amended, concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including, without limitation, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and all other applicable anti-bribery and corruption laws.
Anti-Money Laundering Laws means the applicable money laundering statutes of all Relevant Jurisdictions with respect to each Party, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental or regulatory agency.
Relevant Jurisdiction means, in relation to any Party, (i) its jurisdiction of registration, (ii) any jurisdiction where it has material assets; (iii) any jurisdiction which it conducts business; or (iv) any jurisdiction where it conducts any regulated basis or it or its business is otherwise subject the laws of such jurisdiction.
Sanctions means the economic or financial sanctions laws, regulations, trade embargoes or other restrictive measures enacted, administered, implemented and/or enforced from time to time by any of (i) the United Nations; (ii) the European Union; (iii) the government of the United States of America; or (iv) the government of the United Kingdom (including but not limited to through any relevant Sanctions Authority).
Sanctions Authority means any agency or person which is duly appointed, empowered or authorised to enact, administer, implement and/or enforce Sanctions, including (without limitation) (i) the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States of America; (ii) the United States Department of State or the United States Department of Commerce; and (iii) His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
| 9.2 | Each Party represents and warrants to each other Party on the date of this Agreement that: |
| (a) | It is a corporation or company with limited liability, duly incorporated, validly existing and where applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction where it is expressed to be registered. |
| (b) | It has the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is being conducted. |
| (c) | The obligations expressed to be assumed by it under this Agreement are its legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations. |
| (d) | The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement do not and will not conflict with: |
| (i) | any law or regulation applicable to it; |
| (ii) | its constitutional documents; or |
| (iii) | any agreement or instrument binding upon it or any of its assets or constitute a default or termination event (however described) under any such agreement or instrument. |
| (e) | It has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary action to authorise its entry into, performance and delivery of, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
| (f) | All authorisations, consents, approvals, resolutions, licences, exemptions, filings, notarisations or registrations required: |
| (i) | to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights and comply with its obligations under this Agreement; and |
| (ii) | to make this Agreement admissible in evidence in each Relevant Jurisdiction, have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect. |
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| (g) | It is not necessary that this Agreement be registered, filed, recorded, notarised or enrolled with any court or other authority in that jurisdiction or that any stamp, registration, notarial or similar taxes or fees be paid in any Relevant Jurisdiction. |
| (h) | Neither it nor, to the best of its knowledge and belief, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of it, is currently a designated target of, or is otherwise a subject of, any Sanctions. |
| (i) | It is conducting and will continue to conduct its business in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. |
| (j) | It implements, maintains, and will continue to maintain in effect policies and procedures (which may be maintained on a group basis) to ensure compliance by it and its respective directors, members, officers and employees with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. |
| (k) | Its operations are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, as amended, and the Anti-Money Laundering Laws. |
| 9.3 | The representations made in this Clause are deemed to be repeated by each Party by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing on the first day of each calendar month whilst this Agreement is in force. |
| 10 | COSTS AND EXPENSES |
Each Party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including legal, accounting, due diligence, and other professional fees and disbursements) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including in relation to the negotiation, preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement. No Party shall be responsible for the costs or expenses incurred by the other Party in connection with this Agreement unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing.
| 11 | TERMINATION |
| 11.1 | Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, either Party may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect by giving written notice to the other Party if: |
| (a) | the other Party fails to pay any amount due under this Agreement on the due date for payment and remains in default not less than 15 Business Days after being notified in writing to make such payment; |
| (b) | the other Party commits a material breach of any term of this Agreement and (if such breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within a period of 15 Business Days after being notified in writing to do so; |
| (c) | the other Party repeatedly breaches any of the terms of this Agreement in such a manner as to reasonably justify the opinion that its conduct is inconsistent with it having the intention or ability to give effect to the terms of this Agreement; |
| (d) | the other Party suspends, or threatens to suspend, payment of its debts or is unable to pay its debts as they fall due or admits inability to pay its debts; |
| (e) | the other Party commences negotiations with all or any class of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its debts, or makes a proposal for or enters into any compromise or arrangement with any of its creditors; |
| (f) | a petition is filed, a notice is given, a resolution is passed, or an order is made, for or in connection with the winding up of the other Party; |
| (g) | the other Party suspends or ceases, or threatens to suspend or cease, carrying on all or a substantial part of its business; or |
| (h) | any representation given by the other Party in Clause 9 of this Agreement is found to be untrue in all material respects or materially misleading and the other Party fails to cure the underlying condition giving rise to such misrepresentation or to demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the non-breaching Party that the representation was not untrue or misleading at the time it was made or deemed repeated, within a period of 30 Business Days after being notified of such representation that is alleged to be untrue or misleading. |
| 11.2 | Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, either Party may terminate this Agreement on giving not less than 180 days’ written notice to the other Party. |
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| 12 | MISCELLANEOUS |
| 12.1 | This Agreement (and any documents referred to in it) contains the whole Agreement between the Parties relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and supersedes all previous understandings and agreements between the Parties relating to these transactions (including, without limitation, the MOU). Each Party acknowledges that, in agreeing to enter into this Agreement, it has not relied on any representation, warranty, collateral contract or other assurance (except those set out in this Agreement and any documents referred to in it) made by or on behalf of any other Party or any other person whatsoever before the execution of this Agreement. Each Party waives all rights and remedies which, but for this clause, might otherwise be available to it in respect of any such representation, warranty, collateral contract or other assurance, provided that nothing in this clause shall limit or exclude any liability for wilful misconduct or fraud. |
| 12.2 | Each Party shall take whatever action another Party may reasonably request in order to give full commercial effect to the terms of this Agreement. |
| 12.3 | If a provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that shall not affect: |
| (a) | the validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any other provision of this Agreement; or |
| (b) | the validity or enforceability in other jurisdictions of that or any other provision of this Agreement. |
| 12.4 | No delay or omission on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or remedy provided by the law of any jurisdictions or under this Agreement shall: |
| (a) | impair such right, power or remedy; |
| (b) | operate as a waiver thereof; or |
| (c) | constitute an election to affirm this Agreement. |
| 12.5 | No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy shall prevent any further or other exercise or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies of each Party are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. |
| 12.6 | This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. |
| 12.7 | This Agreement may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by each Party to this Agreement. |
| 12.8 | No waiver of any right or rights arising under this Agreement shall be effective unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the Party whose rights are being waived. |
| 12.9 | All payments to be made under this Agreement shall be made in cleared funds, without any deduction and free and clear of and without deduction for or on account of any taxes, levies, imports, duties, charges, fees and withholdings of any nature now or hereafter imposed by any governmental, fiscal or other authority save as required by law. If a Party to this Agreement is compelled to make any such deduction, it will pay to the receiving Party such additional amounts as are necessary to ensure receipt by the receiving Party of the full amount which that Party would have received but for the deduction. |
| 12.10 | This Agreement shall not be deemed to create any partnership, joint venture, agency, fiduciary, or employment relationship between the Parties. No Party holds itself out as the agent or partner of any other Party. |
| 12.11 | Neither Party may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, provided that the Partner may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any successor entity or affiliate of the Partner without the prior written consent of Ethena, subject to the Partner providing written notice to Ethena of such assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, the Partner may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to StablecoinX Inc. without the prior written consent of Ethena. |
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| 13 | NOTICES |
| 13.1 | All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given: (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (b) when actually received by the addressee if sent by an internationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested); or (c) on the date sent by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient. |
| 13.2 | The address and electronic mail address of each Party for any communication or notice to be made or delivered under or in connection with this Agreement is: |
| (a) | in the case of the Partner: |
| Address: | StablecoinX 6160 Warren Pkwy, Suite 100 Frisco, TX 75034 | |
| For the attention of: | Young Cho | |
| Email: |
or such other particulars as the Partner may notify Ethena in writing; and
| (b) | in the case of Ethena: |
| Address: | Craigmuir Chambers, PO
Box 71, Road Town, Tortola VG1110, British Virgin Islands | |
| For the attention of: | Marc Piano | |
| Email: |
or such other particulars as Ethena may notify each other Party in writing.
| 13.3 | Any notice given under or in connection with this Agreement must be in English. |
| 14 | GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION |
| 14.1 | This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including as to validity, interpretation and effect, by the laws of the British Virgin Islands, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws. |
| 14.2 | The Parties agree that any dispute arising out of or in relation to this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration administered by the BVI International Arbitration Centre (BVI IAC) under the BVI IAC Arbitration Rules then in force. In connection therewith: |
| (a) | the number of arbitrators shall be three; |
| (b) | the seat of arbitration shall be Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands; and |
| (c) | the language to be used in the arbitration shall be English. |
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EXECUTION PAGE
The Parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.
| Partner | ||||
| Executed and delivered by | ) | |||
| StableCoinX Assets Inc. | ) | /s/ Young Cho | ||
| acting by its duly authorised signatory | ) | Name: Young Cho | ||
| (Authorised Signatory) | ||||
| Ethena | ||||
| Executed and delivered by | ) | |||
| Ethena OpCo Ltd. | ) | /s/ Petrus Basson | ||
| acting by its duly authorised director | ) | Name: Petrus Basson | ||
| For and on behalf of Ethena Foundation | ||||
| (Sole Director) | ||||
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SCHEDULE 1
Fees
| 1. | Ethena shall pay to the Partner the fees (Fees): |
| (a) | in USDe, USDtb and/or USDC, to the wallet address identified to Ethena in writing by the Partner prior to the payment of any Fee (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by Ethena to pay any amount to the Partner as a result of the Partner’s failure to provide a suitable wallet shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement); or |
| (b) | in fiat, to the bank account identified to Ethena in writing by the Partner prior to the payment of any Fee (and, for the avoidance of doubt, any failure by Ethena to pay any amount to the Partner as a result of the Partner’s failure to provide a suitable account shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement). |
| 2. | The Fees shall be earned upon the Objective Acquisition of Ethena Products by the Partner or any entity under the control of the Partner, and shall be payable by Ethena monthly in arrears, no later than 20 calendar days following the end of the month to which such Fees relate. For the avoidance of doubt, no Fee shall be payable in respect of any calendar month in which no Ethena Products are acquired. |
| 3. | Fees shall be aggregated on the last day of the month by reference to the value of Ethena Products acquired through an Objective Acquisition during such calendar month by the Partner or any entity under the control of the Partner, calculated by reference to the total gross dollar equivalent of Ethena Products on the date of such Objective Acquisition, inclusive of any leverage, debt, or margin utilized, and will not be limited to the initial equity or unlevered capital raised by such Partner or entity controlled by such Partner (the Acquisition Amount). |
| 4. | The Fees shall initially be equal to 5bps of the Acquisition Amount, subject to adjustment (the Fee Rate). The Fee Rate may be adjusted by mutual written agreement of the Parties to any rate within the range of 1-10bps of the Acquisition Amount. |
Sch. 1-1
Exhibit 14.1
STABLECOINX INC.
CODE OF ETHICS
This Code of Ethics (the “Code”) applies to all directors, officers and employees of StablecoinX Inc. (the “Company”). All such covered individuals are collectively referred to herein as “Covered Parties,” and all Covered Parties must adhere to this Code.
The Company expects all Covered Parties to follow a high standard of ethics and personal integrity and to act in a manner that enhances the Company’s reputation and strengthens the trust that others have in the Company. This includes carrying out their responsibilities at the Company honestly, in good faith, and with integrity and due care. If you are uncertain as to the appropriate course of conduct in any particular situation, you should consult with the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Pursuant to this Code of Ethics, Covered Parties are expected to:
| ● | Engage in and promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional interests, and to disclose as appropriate to the Company any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could appear to be or be expected to give rise to a conflict. |
| ● | Assist in the production of full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with or submits to applicable regulatory bodies, including the SEC, and in other public communications made by the Company. |
| ● | Comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations of federal, state and local governments and other regulatory agencies applicable to the Company’s business operations and its financial reporting. |
Waivers. Any waiver of this Code for executive officers or directors may be made only by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or by a committee of the Board, and will be promptly disclosed when and as required by law or stock exchange regulation.
Prompt Reporting of Violations, Illegal or Unethical Behavior. Covered Parties shall promptly report (i) any questionable accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters (an “Accounting Allegation”); (ii) any possible non-compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements or internal Company policies and procedures relating to adherence with such requirements (a “Legal Allegation”); (iii) any possible non-compliance with this Code (a “Code Allegation”); or (iv) any alleged retaliation against employees and other persons who make, in good faith, Accounting Allegations, Legal Allegations or Code Allegations (a “Retaliatory Act”) through any avenue available, including:
| (a) | in writing to the Company, Attn: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at c/o StablecoinX Inc., 6160 Warren Parkway, Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034. |
| (b) | by calling the Company at (302) 803-6849 at any time; or |
| (c) | via email to the Company at [email protected] and [email protected]. |
Any Covered Party or other interested party may submit a report openly or confidentially using one of the reporting avenues listed above, and in accordance with applicable law, employees may submit their reports on an anonymous, confidential basis. The reports should be factual rather than speculative or conclusory, and should contain as much specific information as possible to allow for proper assessment.
The Company will take measures to protect the confidentiality of any report made, subject to applicable law, regulation or legal proceedings. The Company does not permit retaliation of any kind by or on behalf of the Company and its personnel against employees or other persons who make good faith reports or complaints regarding violations of this Code or other illegal or unethical behavior.
Accountability for Adherence to This Code. The Company will take all necessary action to enforce this Code. If the Company’s Audit Committee, Chief Financial Officer or the Chief Executive Officer or their respective designees determine that this Code has been violated, either directly, by failure to report a violation, or by withholding information related to a violation, the offending Covered Party may be disciplined by the Company for noncompliance with penalties up to and including dismissal. Such penalties may include a written letter of reprimand, disgorgement, suspension with or without pay or benefits, and termination of employment. Violations of this Code may also constitute violations of law and may result in criminal penalties and civil liabilities for the offending Covered Party and the Company.
Effective Date: June 25 2026
Exhibit 99.1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of
StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025, and the related consolidated statements of operations, Changes in stockholder’s equity, and cash flows for the period from July 7, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from July 7, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, if the Company is unable to raise additional funds to address liquidity needs and complete a business combination within one year from the date of these consolidated financial statements, the Company’s business will be materially and adversely affected. The liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.


Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2025.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
New York, New York
May 29, 2026
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheet
December 31, 2025
| Deember 31, | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Assets: | ||||
| Current assets: | ||||
| Total current assets | $ | - | ||
| Total assets | $ | - | ||
| Liabilities and stockholder’s deficit: | ||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||
| Accrued expenses | $ | 18,900 | ||
| Accrued expenses - related party (Note 7) | 29,663 | |||
| Total current liabilities | 48,563 | |||
| Total liabilities | 48,563 | |||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 4) | ||||
| Stockholder’s deficit: | ||||
| Class A common stock - $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued or outstanding | - | |||
| Class B common stock - $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 1 share issued and outstanding | - | |||
| Additional paid-in capital | - | |||
| Accumulated deficit | (48,563 | ) | ||
| Total stockholder’s deficit | (48,563 | ) | ||
| Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficit | $ | - | ||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the period from July 7, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025
| Period from July 7, 2025 (inception) through | ||||
| December 31, | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| General and administrative | $ | 48,563 | ||
| Total operating expenses | 48,563 | |||
| Loss from operations | (48,563 | ) | ||
| Net loss | $ | (48,563 | ) | |
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 1 | |||
| Net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder, basic and diluted | $ | (48,563 | ) | |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statement of Stockholder’s Deficit
For the period from July 7, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025
| Class A Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Additional Paid-In | Accumulated | Total Stockholder’s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at inception | - | $ | - | 1 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (48,563 | ) | (48,563 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | - | $ | - | 1 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (48,563 | ) | $ | (48,563 | ) | ||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the period July 7, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025
| Period from July 7, 2025 (inception) through | ||||
| December 31, | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (48,563 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 18,900 | |||
| Accrued expenses - related party (Note 7) | 29,663 | |||
| Net cash used in operating activities | - | |||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||
| - | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | - | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||
| - | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | - | |||
| Net change in cash | - | |||
| Cash - beginning of period | - | |||
| Cash - end of period | $ | - | ||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Note 1. Description of Business
StablecoinX Inc., the “Company” or “Pubco” (together with its two wholly-owned subsidiaries StableCoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC (“SPAC Merger Sub”), and StableCoinX Company Merger Sub, Inc. (“Company Merger Sub”)) was incorporated on July 7, 2025 as a Delaware corporation. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
On July 21, 2025, as amended, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with TLGY Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Island exempted company (“TLGY”), and StablecoinX Assets Inc. (“SC Assets”). Following the closing (the “Closing”) of the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”), SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, ) , TLGY and SC Assets will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco and the ongoing business operations of the Company will be that of SC Assets. SC Assets is an infrastructure software and services company focused on supporting the Ethena ecosystem, including its digital dollar products, particularly USDe. Following the Closing, the Company intends to operate through three core business lines: Infrastructure Services, Infrastructure Software, and Distribution Services.
Infrastructure Services
SC Assets currently operates and, following the Closing, the Company intends to operate, two infrastructure services:
Validator Services – A full-stack validator node live since October 2025, with all underlying intellectual property owned by SC Assets through its perpetual non-exclusive royalty-free software license (“License Agreement”) with Schulz von Jacob Ltd. (“SVJ”), a company that is owned by the Chief Technology Officer of SC Assets.
Decentralized Verifier Node (DVN) Services – Live since November 2025, serving as a cross-chain verifier for the Ethena ecosystem across multiple chains. Subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2026, on April 14, 2026, SC Assets entered in a DVN Services Agreement with Ethena Opco Ltd., a subsidiary of the Ethena Foundation, that sets forth a commercial agreement whereby Ethena Opco Ltd. will pay SC Assets a service fee equal to 1 basis point on briefed volume processed through SC Assets’ DVN.
Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services
Infrastructure Software – SC Assets intends to develop a comprehensive middleware API platform designed to enable businesses to integrate with Ethena’s USDe and related products. This platform is expected to provide the tools and technology to allow corporate enterprises, payment providers, small business, and financial institutions to integrate an issuer’s stablecoin across various use cases, whether for treasury operations, payments, or foreign exchange transfers.
Distribution Services – SC Assets’ Distribution Services business is intended to facilitate and capitalize on the broader adoption of Ethena’s digital dollar products, including USDe and USDtb (“Ethena Products”), by traditional financial institutions, asset managers, and investors.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Business Combination
On January 21, 2026, the Business Combination Agreement was amended to extend the Outside Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) to April 21, 2026. On April 21, 2026, the Business Combination Agreement was further amended to extend the Outside Date to July 21, 2026.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, SPAC Merger Sub will merge with and into TLGY, with TLGY continuing as the surviving company (the “SPAC Merger”), and immediately following the SPAC Merger, the Company’s second subsidiary, Company Merger Sub, will merge with and into SC Assets, with SC Assets continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which the holders of shares of SC Assets’ Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, will receive one share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock for each share of the SC Assets’ Class A Common Stock and holders of the SC Assets’ Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share will receive one share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and one share of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, for each share of the SC Assets’ Class B Common stock.
As a result of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”), TLGY and SC Assets will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco and Pubco will become a publicly traded company.
The Company was founded by Young Cho, who is also the Chief Executive Officer and Director of TLGY and SC Assets.
Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations to support the closing of the pending Business Combination Agreement during the twelve months following the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s ability to continue to meet its obligations, to achieve its business objectives and continue as a going concern is dependent upon several factors, primarily being the consummation of the planned SPAC transaction. If additional financing is required from outside sources, the Company may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital when desired, the Company’s business would be materially and adversely affected.
As a result of the above, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern,” management has determined that the Company’s liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through a year from the date these consolidated financial statements are available to be issued.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements, which include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments and the elimination of all intercompany balances and transactions, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Income Taxes
The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. The Company uses the asset-and-liability method for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and are measured using the enacted tax rates that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that, in the opinion of management, is more likely than not to be realized.
Net Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder is presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities. The two-class method determines net income (loss) per share for each class of common and participating securities according to dividends declared or accumulated and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The two-class method requires income (loss) available to the common stockholder for the period to be allocated between common and participating securities based upon their respective rights to shares in undistributed earnings as if all income (loss) for the period had been distributed.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company has no other participating securities other than the two classes of common stock.
Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to the common stockholder by the weighted-average number of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common the stockholder by the weighted-average number of common stock and potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company has no securities that provided a potentially dilutive impact to the computation for the period presented.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This ASU amends the existing standard to remove all references to prescriptive and sequential software development project stages. Under this guidance, eligible software development costs will begin capitalization when management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2028, and early adoption is permitted, although the Company does not plan to early adopt. This guidance may be applied on a prospective basis, a modified basis for in-process projects, or a retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2026, and early adoption is permitted, although the Company does not plan to early adopt. Adoption will require enhancements to the Company’s income tax disclosures but is not expected to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments in this ASU require disclosures, on an annual and interim basis, of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), as well as the aggregate amount of other segment items included in the reported measure of segment profit or loss. The ASU requires that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. Public entities will be required to provide all annual disclosures currently required by Topic 280 in interim periods, and entities with a single reportable segment are required to provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in this ASU and existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. The Company adopted this standard as of its July 7, 2025 inception date.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Note 3. Common Stock
At December 31, 2025, there were 11,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of which 10,000,000 were Class A common stock and 1,000,000 were Class B common stock. As of December 31, 2025, there were zero and 1 share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock issued and outstanding, respectively. Holders of Class A common stock are not entitled to vote. Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote per share held.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Note 4. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in claims or other legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records accruals for outstanding legal proceedings when it is probable a liability will be incurred, and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not believe that there are any pending legal proceedings or other loss contingencies that will, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Business Combination Agreement
The Business Combination Agreement contains certain termination rights, including, among others, that the Business Combination Agreement may be terminated as follows: (i) upon the mutual written consent of TLGY and SC Assets, (ii) by either TLGY or SC Assets if the closing has not occurred on or before six months from the date of the Business Combination Agreement, (iii) by written notice of either TLGY or SC Assets if a governmental authority shall have issued an order prohibiting the Transactions, (iv) by SC Assets in connection with an uncured breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement by TLGY, if the breach would result in the failure of the related condition to closing, (v) by SC Assets the Company if the TLGY board of directors publicly changes its recommendation with respect to the Business Combination Agreement and transactions and related shareholder approvals under certain circumstances detailed in the Business Combination Agreement, (vi) by TLGY in connection with an uncured breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement by the SC Assets or the Company, if the breach would result in the failure of the related condition to closing, or (vii) by either TLGY or SC Assets if the extraordinary general meeting is held and TLGY shareholder approval is not received. None of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement is required to pay a termination fee or reimburse any other party for its expenses as a result of a termination.
The Business Combination Agreement also contains obligations of the parties to use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the various transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and carrying out the private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) funding efforts in connection with the closing and PIPE subscription agreements (“PIPE Subscription Agreements”).
Other Arrangements entered into at the time of the Business Combination Agreement:
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and other parties entered into the following agreements:
Collaboration Agreement
The Company, SC Assets, Ethena Foundation (“Ethena”) and Ethena OpCo Ltd (“Ethena OpCo”) entered into a collaboration agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena agreed to provide the Company a right to participate in certain future offerings of Ethena’s native protocol governance token of Ethena (“ENA Token”) on terms no less favorable than other investors and to collaborate with the Company on an ongoing basis to support the operation of the Company’s infrastructure, staking and treasury activities of ENA Token and the Company’s public advocacy for the blockchain-based protocol and off-chain architecture and related systems for ENA Token (the “Ethena Protocol”) within the traditional finance ecosystem. Pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement, the Company agreed that its business would be to provide infrastructure, staking and other products and services to the Ethena Protocol and that it would not change such business, acquire digital assets other than ENA Token, or enter into a merger, acquisition, disposition or similar transaction that would have the effect of changing such business without the prior approval of the Investment Committee and a majority of the holders to the Company’s Class B Common Stock.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The Collaboration Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms or (ii) Ethena delivering written notice of non-renewal within 90 days of the end of the term.
In addition, all parties to the Collaboration Agreement agreed to various actions in connection with the transactions contemplated by the PIPE Subscription Agreements (as defined below), including, but not limited to (i) using the Net Cash PIPE Proceeds as defined below) to purchase locked ENA Tokens (the “Locked ENA Tokens”) from Ethena OpCo in accordance with the Token Purchase Agreement (discussed below), and Ethena OpCo agreed to deposit such Locked ENA Token into the Custodial Account (as defined below), (ii) Ethena agreed, in the event that the consummation of the Transactions does not occur, to unlock a portion of the Locked ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Account in an amount equal to (x) the Net Cash PIPE Proceeds divided by (y) the seven day time weighted average price of ENA Token on Binance and Bybit on the date of the PIPE Subscription Agreements (the “ENA Return Amount”), (iii) the parties agreed to release the Locked ENA Tokens to the Company in the event that the Business Combination closes and (iv) the parties agreed to provide joint instructions to the Custodian (as defined below) to effectuate each of the foregoing transactions.
On September 5, 2025, the Company, SC Assets, Ethena and Ethena OpCo entered into an amended and restated collaboration agreement (the “A&R Collaboration Agreement”), which amended and restated the collaboration agreement entered into in connection with the signing of the Business Combination Agreement, to, among other things, take into account the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Additional Token Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, as well as any future additional PIPEs that may occur prior to the Business Combination.
Contribution Agreement
TLGY, SC Assets, the Company, and Ethena also entered into a contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena agreed to contribute $60 million of ENA Tokens, valued at a 30% discount to the fair market value of such ENA Token on the date of the Contribution Agreement, to SC Assets prior to the pending Transactions (the “ENA Contribution”), in exchange for a number of shares of the SC Assets’ Class B Common Stock, equal to (A) the ENA Contribution amount, divided by (B)(x) $10.00, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (1) the ENA Fair Market Value at Signing (as defined below) and the denominator of which is (2) the ENA Fair Market Value at closing (as defined below). Immediately following the closing of the Business Combination, Ethena will beneficially own a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the Company.
The Contribution Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms, (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto, (iii) July 21, 2026 or (iv) if any of the conditions to closing as forth therein are not satisfied or waived as of the closing date (as defined therein).
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
This agreement was amended and restated on September 5, 2025. See below.
PIPE Subscription Agreements
Certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) have agreed to make a private investment in SC Assets by purchasing shares of the SC Assets’ Class A Common Stock prior to the Business Combination (the “PIPE Shares”) in the aggregate amount of approximately $363.0 million, of which approximately $101 million will be paid in ENA Tokens (including the $60.0 million ENA Contribution) and approximately $262.0 million will be paid in cash, USDC or USDT (collectively, “Cash”) pursuant to the terms of the PIPE and related PIPE Subscription Agreements.
On September 5, 2025, TLGY, the Company, SC Assets entered into an additional PIPE subscription agreements with certain investors, including Ethena OpCo and a related party who served as the founder of Ethena Labs, SA (the “Additional PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which such Additional PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase shares of the Company’s class A Common Stock prior to the Business Combination in the aggregate amount of approximately $530 million of which approximately $248 million will be paid in ENA Tokens and approximately $282 million will be paid in Cash (the “Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements”). To the extent the issuance of the PIPE Shares to an Additional PIPE Investor would cause such Additional PIPE Investor to own more than 9.90% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock at the Closing (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”), then, the Additional PIPE Investor will receive a portion of their PIPE Shares in the form of the Company’s Class A Common Stock in an amount that would cause such Additional PIPE Investor to meet but not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and a pre-funded warrant to purchase the remaining amount PIPE Shares (the “Pre-Funded Warrant”). The Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable at any time after the original issuance date. The Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements are in substantially the same form as the Signing PIPE Subscription Agreements.
In accordance with the terms of the token purchase agreements dated July 31, 2025 and September 5, 2025 (defined below), promptly after the date of the PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional Pipe Subscription Agreements, the net Cash proceeds from the PIPE, less up to $18.5 million of transaction expenses (the “Permitted Expense Amount” and such net amount, the “Net Cash PIPE Proceeds”), will be used to purchase the Locked ENA Tokens from Ethena OpCo, which will be deposited into a custodial account (the “Custodial Account”) established by StablecoinX for the benefit of the PIPE Investors who paid for their PIPE Shares in Cash (the “Cash PIPE Investors”). The Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense Amount will be held in the Custodial Account until the earlier of (i) the closing of the Business Combination and (ii) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement and/or the PIPE Subscription Agreements.
Following the Transactions, the Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense will be released from the Custodial Account and transferred to SC Assets and the Company. In the event that the Business Combination does not occur or the PIPE Subscription Agreement is terminated in accordance with their terms, Ethena will promptly unlock a portion of the Locked ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Account in an amount equal to the ENA Return Amount and the ENA Return Amount together with the Permitted Expense Amount (net of any fees and expenses related to the Custodial Account) will promptly be released on a pro rata basis, to the Cash PIPE Investors. To the extent any PIPE Investors who paid for their PIPE Shares with ENA Token had already delivered their ENA Token in accordance with the terms of the PIPE Subscription Agreement, such ENA Token would be promptly returned to such PIPE Investor.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, TLGY and the Company have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock into which the PIPE Shares will be converted upon consummation of the Company Merger to be registered in a registration statement.
The PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements and certain of its provisions will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms, (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto, (iii) July 21, 2026 or (iv) if any of the conditions to closing as forth therein are not satisfied or waived as of the closing date (as defined therein).
Token Purchase Agreement
To facilitate the PIPE Subscription Agreements, SC Assets, solely in its capacity as administrative agent for the Cash PIPE Investors (as defined below) (the “Administrative Agent”) and Ethena OpCo entered into a token purchase agreement (the “Token Purchase Agreement”), in which Ethena OpCo agreed to sell the Locked ENA Token to StablecoinX, solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent, valued at a 30% discount to the fair market value of the ENA Tokens at the signing of the Token Purchase Agreement. These Locked ENA Tokens will be deposited by Ethena OpCo into the Custodial Account. The Locked ENA Tokens may not be transferred for a period of 48 months after the date of the Token Purchase Agreement, subject to earlier unlock and release from such transfer restrictions as follows: (i) 25% of the Locked ENA Token will be unlocked on the 12-month anniversary of the closing and (ii) the remaining 75% of the Locked ENA Token will be unlocked in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.
Contemporaneous with the execution of the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements and to facilitate the transactions contemplated by such agreements, SC Assets, as Administrative Agent for the Additional PIPE Investors who paid the purchase price for their PIPE Shares in Cash (the “Additional Cash PIPE Investors”) and Ethena OpCo entered into a second token purchase agreement (the “Additional Token Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Ethena OpCo agreed to sell locked ENA Tokens (the “Additional Locked ENA Tokens”) to SC Assets, solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent, valued at $0.29 per ENA token. These Additional Locked ENA Tokens will be deposited by Ethena OpCo into a separate custodial account established by the Administrative Agent with Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. for the benefit of the Additional Cash PIPE Investors. The Additional Locked ENA Tokens may not be transferred for a period of 48 months after the date of the Additional Token Purchase Agreement, subject to earlier unlock and release from such transfer restrictions as follows: (i) 25% of the Additional Locked ENA Tokens will be unlocked on the twelve (12) month anniversary of Completion (as defined in the Additional Token Purchase Agreement) and (ii) the remaining 75% of the Additional Locked ENA Tokens will be unlocked in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter. The Additional Token Purchase Agreement is in substantially the same form as the token purchase agreement that was entered into in connection with the Signing PIPE Subscription Agreements.
TLGY Sponsor Support Agreement
The Company, TLGY, SC Assets, the TLGY Founder Shareholders and the other parties thereto, entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), in which each TLGY Founder Shareholder agreed to exchange certain shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock issued to them in respect of their Founder Shares (the “Exchanged Founder Shares”) for shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock and the right to receive up to an aggregate of 3,000,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “Earnout Shares”), and to exchange any SPAC Private Placement Warrants held by such shareholder for the right to receive up to 600,000 Earnout Shares, in each case, upon the achievement of certain performance and Class A price thresholds after the closing.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
On September 5, 2025, the Company, SC Assets TLGY, and certain holders of TLGY’s securities, entered into an amended and restated sponsor support agreement (the “Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement”), which amended and restated the sponsor support agreement entered into in connection with the signing of the Business Combination Agreement, to, in light of the increased size of the PIPE, remove the earnout share mechanism and make it so that the aggregate number of Retained Shares (as defined in the Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement) to be received by the holders of Founder Shares (as defined therein) and Private Placement Warrants (as defined therein) would be equal to 3% of the issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock at Closing and an equal number of shares of Pubco Class B stock, to be issued to the SPAC Founder Shareholders and Private Placement Warrants.
The Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement and certain of its provisions will terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms and (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto.
Note 5. Net Loss Per Share Attributable to the Common Stockholder
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and dilutive net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder for the period from inception through December 31, 2025:
| Period from July 7, 2025 (inception) through | ||||
| December 31, | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Numerator: | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (48,563 | ) | |
| Denominator: | ||||
| Weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder, basic and diluted | 1 | |||
| Net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder, basic and diluted | $ | (48,563 | ) | |
During the period inception through December 31, 2025, there were no potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder.
Note 6. Segment Information
ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, and for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the CODM, or group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The CODM has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews the assets, operating results, and financial metrics for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, management has determined that there is only one reportable segment.
The CODM assesses performance for the single segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income or loss that also is reported on the consolidated statement of operations as net income or loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the consolidated balance sheet as total assets. When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews operating expenses, which were approximately $48,600, included in net loss for the period from inception through December 31, 2025.
Operating expenses are reviewed and monitored by the CODM to manage and forecast cash to ensure enough capital is available to complete a business combination or similar transaction within the business combination period. The CODM also reviews operating expenses to manage, maintain and enforce all contractual agreements to ensure costs are aligned with all agreements and budget. Operating expenses, as reported on the consolidated statement of operations, are the significant segment expenses provided to the CODM on a regular basis.
Note 7. Related Party Transactions and Balances
As of December 31, 2025, accrued expenses include approximately $20,800 and $8,900 due to TLGY and SC Assets, respectively, for services incurred by the Company paid for by the noted entity.
Note 8. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through May 29, 2026, the date on which these consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that no subsequent events are reportable other than those disclosed elsewhere in the consolidated financial statements.
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Exhibit 99.2

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of StablecoinX Assets Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Balance sheet of StablecoinX Assets Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholder’s equity, and cash flows for the period from June 30, 2025 (Inception) to December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from June 30, 2025 (Inception) to December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, if the Company is unable to raise additional funds to address liquidity needs and complete a business combination within one year from the date of these financial statements, the Company’s business will be materially and adversely affected. The liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2025.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
New York, York
May 29, 2026

StablecoinX Assets Inc.
| December 31, | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Assets: | ||||
| Current assets: | ||||
| Cash | $ | 18,708 | ||
| Digital assets - restricted | 97,912 | |||
| Prepaid insurance | 105,065 | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 10,000 | |||
| Related party receivables (Note 7) | 8,863 | |||
| Total current assets | 240,548 | |||
| Intangible assets, net | 452,250 | |||
| Total assets | $ | 692,798 | ||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity: | ||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||
| Demand notes - related party (Note 7) | $ | 97,912 | ||
| Accounts payable | 4,386 | |||
| Accrued expenses | 21,000 | |||
| Total current liabilities | 123,298 | |||
| Total liabilities | 123,298 | |||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) | ||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||
| Class A common stock - $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued or outstanding; | - | |||
| Class B common stock - $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 700,000 shares issued and outstanding | 70 | |||
| Additional paid-in capital | 802,430 | |||
| Accumulated deficit | (233,000 | ) | ||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 569,500 | |||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 692,798 | ||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
| Period from inception through | ||||
| December 31, | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| General and administrative | $ | 182,750 | ||
| Amortization expense | 50,250 | |||
| Change in fair value of digital assets - restricted | 48,684 | |||
| Change in fair value of related party demand notes (Note 7) | (48,684 | ) | ||
| Total operating expenses | 233,000 | |||
| Loss from operations | (233,000 | ) | ||
| Loss before income taxes | (233,000 | ) | ||
| Provision for income taxes | - | |||
| Net loss | $ | (233,000 | ) | |
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 700,000 | |||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.33 | ) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
For the period from June 30, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025
| Class A | Class B | Additional | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Common Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at inception | - | $ | - | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class B common stock | - | - | 700,000 | 70 | 802,430 | - | 802,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (233,000 | ) | (233,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | - | $ | - | 700,000 | $ | 70 | $ | 802,430 | $ | (233,000 | ) | $ | 569,500 | |||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
| Period from inception through | ||||
| December 31, | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (233,000 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||
| Amortization expense | 50,250 | |||
| Change in fair value of digital assets - restricted | 48,684 | |||
| Change in fair value of related party demand notes (Note 7) | (48,684 | ) | ||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Prepaid insurance | (105,065 | ) | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (10,000 | ) | ||
| Related party receivables (Note 7) | (8,863 | ) | ||
| Accounts payable | 4,386 | |||
| Accrued expenses | 21,000 | |||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (281,292 | ) | ||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||
| Receivable from stockholders (Note 7) | 300,000 | |||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 300,000 | |||
| Net change in cash | 18,708 | |||
| Cash - beginning of period | - | |||
| Cash - end of period | $ | 18,708 | ||
| Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities: | ||||
| Contribution of intangible asset | $ | 502,500 | ||
| Loan of digital assets and issuance of related party demand notes | $ | 146,596 | ||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
December 31, 2025
Note 1. Description of Business
StablecoinX Assets Inc., doing business as StablecoinX, (“StablecoinX” or the “Company”) was incorporated on June 30, 2025 as a Delaware corporation. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
StablecoinX is an infrastructure software and services company focused on supporting the Ethena ecosystem, including its digital dollar products, particularly USDe. The Company intends to operate through three core business lines: Infrastructure Services, Infrastructure Software, and Distribution Services.
Infrastructure Services
The Company currently operates two infrastructure services:
Validator Services — A full-stack validator node live since October 2025, with all underlying intellectual property owned by the Company through its perpetual non-exclusive royalty-free software license (“License Agreement”) with Schulz von Jacob Ltd. (“SVJ”). In October 2025, the Company received a loan of thirty-three (33) Ethereum – ETH Tokens (“ETH Tokens”), a decentralized digital currency operating on the Ethereum blockchain protocol (See Notes 2 and 7). To begin validator services activity, the Company staked the ETH Tokens on its validator platform. See Notes 2 and 7.
Decentralized Verifier Node (DVN) Services — Live since November 2025, serving as a cross-chain verifier for the Ethena ecosystem across multiple chains. Subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2026, on April 14, 2026, the Company entered in a DVN Services Agreement with Ethena OpCo Ltd., a subsidiary of the Ethena Foundation, that sets forth a commercial agreement whereby Ethena Opco Ltd. will pay StablecoinX a service fee equal to 1 basis point on volume processed through our DVN (See Note 10).
Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services
Infrastructure Software — The Company intends to develop a comprehensive middleware API platform designed to enable businesses to integrate with Ethena’s USDe and related products. This platform is expected to provide the tools and technology to allow corporate enterprises, payment providers, small business, and financial institutions to integrate an issuer’s stablecoin across various use cases, whether for treasury operations, payments, or foreign exchange transfers.
Distribution Services — The Distribution Services business is a planned service offering that is intended to facilitate and capitalize on the broader adoption of Ethena’s digital dollar products, including USDe and USDtb (“Ethena Products”), by traditional financial institutions, asset managers, and investors.
Business Combination
On July 21, 2025, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with TLGY Acquisition Corporation Corp, a Cayman Island exempted company (“TLGY”), StablecoinX Inc. (“Pubco”), StableCoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“SPAC Merger Sub”), and StableCoinX Company Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub”). On January 21, 2026 the Business Combination Agreement was amended to extend the Outside Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) to April 21, 2026. On April 21, 2026, the Business Combination Agreement was further amended to extend the Outside Date to July 21, 2026.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein, SPAC Merger Sub will merge with and into TLGY, with TLGY continuing as the surviving company (the “SPAC Merger”), and immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which the holders of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, will receive one share of Pubco Class A Common Stock for each share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and holders of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share will receive one share of Pubco Class A Common Stock and one share of Pubco Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, for each share of the Company’s Class B Common stock.
As a result of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions” or “Business Combination”), TLGY and the Company will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco and Pubco will become a publicly traded company.
The Company was founded by Young Cho, who is also the Chief Executive Officer and Director of TLGY, and Edward Chen, the managing member of the current sponsors of TLGY (collectively, the “Founders”) (see Notes 6 and 7).
Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that it will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations to support the closing of the pending Business Combination Agreement during the twelve months following the issuance of these financial statements. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s ability to continue to meet its obligations, to achieve its business objectives and continue as a going concern is dependent upon several factors, primarily being the consummation of the planned SPAC transaction. If additional financing is required from outside sources, the Company may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital when desired, the Company’s business would be materially and adversely affected.
As a result of the above, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 205-40 “Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern,” management has determined that the Company’s liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through a year from the date these financial statements are available to be issued.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Digital Assets and Adoption of ASU 2023-08
The Company early adopted FASB ASU 2023-08, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (“ASU 2023-08”), which requires entities to measure certain crypto assets at fair value with changes recognized in the statement of operations for each reporting period and others that do not fall under the scope of ASC 2023-08 as intangible assets. The Company’s ETH Tokens, which have not been determined to be stablecoins or derivatives, are within the scope of ASU 2023-08 and recognized at fair value and determined using Level 1 inputs under the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurement, hierarchy as these prices were based on observable quoted prices in the market for identical assets. Changes in the fair value of crypto assets under ASU 2023-08 are recognized in the statement of operations for each reporting period. See Notes 3 and 7.
Realized gain (loss) on the disposition of all of the Company’s crypto assets is calculated on a first-in-first out (“FIFO”) basis. Gains or losses from the sale of digital assets are calculated as the difference between the disposal price and the cost basis and are recognized in other expenses (income).
Fair Value Measurements
The Company determines fair value measurements used in its financial statements based upon the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (i) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs), and (ii) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, requires fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the following pricing categories:
| Level 1: | This level consists of unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date. |
| Level 2: | This level consists of observable inputs other than the quoted prices included within Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. |
| Level 3: | This level consists of unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little or no market data for the asset or liability at the measurement date. This requires the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The carrying amounts of prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities.
Intangible Assets, Net
The Company’s finite-lived intangible asset, a perpetual royalty-free software license, was contributed to the Company during the period from inception through December 31, 2025, is carried at cost, and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated remaining economic life of five years. The straight-line method of amortization represents the Company’s best estimate of the distribution of the economic value of the identifiable intangible assets. The factors that were considered in determining the useful lives of identifiable intangible asset included the extent to which expected future cash flows would be affected by the Company’s intent and ability to retain use of this asset. During the period from Inception through December 31, 2025, the Company recorded $50,250 of amortization expense related to the intangible asset. Intangible assets, net, consisted of the following as of December 31, 2025:
| Gross carrying amount | Accumulated amortization | Net book value | Weighted average remaining useful life (in years) | |||||||||||||
| Software license | $ | 502,500 | (50,250 | ) | $ | 452,250 | 4.5 | |||||||||
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets may not be recoverable, the Company estimates the expected undiscounted future cash flows from the use of those assets and their eventual disposition (without any allocated debt financing charges). The Company conducts an intangible impairment analysis at least annually and more frequently if changes in facts and circumstances indicate that the fair value of the intangible asset may be less than its carrying amount. If the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. For the period from inception through December 31, 2025, the Company did not recognize any impairment expense related to its long-lived asset.
Demand Notes
The Company accounts for its related party demand notes at fair value at each period end pursuant to ASC 825, Financial Instruments wherein changes in the fair value are recorded as unrealized change in fair value of demand notes in the statement of operations. See Note 7.
Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the five-step model. During the period ended December 31, 2025, the Company commenced staking activities of ETH on its proprietary validation infrastructure. The Company concluded that where it controls the validation infrastructure, it is a principal in the provision of staking services to the blockchain and will recognize revenue on a gross basis. Staking revenue is earned at a point in time when confirmation is received from the network indicating that the validation is complete and the Company obtains control of the awards.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The Company does not have contract assets or liabilities, as revenue is recognized when cryptocurrency rewards are received without extended payment terms. Cryptocurrency rewards are measured at fair value using market prices on the date they are received. Costs related to staking, hosting fees and electricity, as applicable, are recorded as incurred under cost of revenue in the statement of operations.
For period from June 30, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, staking revenue or related awards and the related staking costs were immaterial to the financial statements.
Cost of Revenue
Costs of revenue represents costs directly related to the Company’s services and include costs associated with the Company’s validator nodes and excludes depreciation expense.
Income Taxes
The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. The Company uses the asset-and-liability method for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and are measured using the enacted tax rates that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that, in the opinion of management, is more likely than not to be realized.
Net Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities. The two-class method determines net income (loss) per share for each class of common and participating securities according to dividends declared or accumulated and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The two-class method requires income (loss) available to common stockholders for the period to be allocated between common and participating securities based upon their respective rights to shares in undistributed earnings as if all income (loss) for the period had been distributed.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company has no other participating securities other than the two classes of common stock.
Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock and potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company has no securities that provided a potentially dilutive impact to the computation for the period presented.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
The Company adopted ASU 2023-08 as of its June 30, 2025 inception date. See Notes 2, 3 and 4.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The amendments in this ASU require disclosures, on an annual and interim basis, of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), as well as the aggregate amount of other segment items included in the reported measure of segment profit or loss. The ASU requires that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. Public entities will be required to provide all annual disclosures currently required by Topic 280 in interim periods, and entities with a single reportable segment are required to provide all the disclosures required by the amendments in this ASU and existing segment disclosures in Topic 280. The Company adopted this standard as of its June 30, 2025 inception date.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This ASU amends the existing standard to remove all references to prescriptive and sequential software development project stages. Under this guidance, eligible software development costs will begin capitalization when management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2028, and early adoption is permitted. This guidance may be applied on a prospective basis, a modified basis for in-process projects, or a retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2026, and early adoption is permitted, although the Company does not plan to early adopt. Adoption will require enhancements to the Company’s income tax disclosures but is not expected to have a material impact on its financial statements.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Note 3. Digital Assets
Digital assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2025:
| Quantity | Cost basis | Fair value | ||||||||||
| Ethereum - ETH Tokens | 33 | $ | 146,596 | $ | 97,912 | |||||||
| Total digital assets - restricted | 33 | $ | 146,596 | $ | 97,912 | |||||||
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The following table presents a roll-forward of total digital assets for the period from June 30, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025:
| Balance at June 30, 2025 (inception) | $ | - | ||
| Loan of ETH Tokens (Note 7) | 146,596 | |||
| Unrealized gain on digital assets | (48,684 | ) | ||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | 97,912 |
The staking revenue and related rewards recognized in the period from inception to December 31, 2025 were immaterial to the financial statements.
For the period from June 30, 2025 (inception) to December 31, 2025, the unrealized loss on the ETH Tokens was offset by the change in the fair value of the demand notes requiring repayment of the donated tokens. See Note 7.
The ETH Tokens are held with restriction but can be released within three days of notice of repayment by either the Company or the related parties.
Note 4. Fair Value Measurements
The table below presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis aggregated by the level in the fair hierarchy as of December 31, 2025:
| As of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Digital assets | $ | 97,912 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 97,912 | ||||||||
| Total assets, measured at fair value | $ | 97,912 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 97,912 | ||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Demand notes - related party | $ | 97,912 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 97,912 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities, measured at fair value | $ | 97,912 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 97,912 | ||||||||
Level 1 instruments consisted of digital assets and related party demand notes (See Notes 3 and 7) which are valued using quoted priced in active markets for the underlying tokens at the reporting date, with the changes recognized in other income (expense), net in the statement of operations. There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 during the period from inception through December 31, 2025.
Note 5. Common Stock
At December 31, 2025, there were 60,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of which 50,000,000 was Class A common stock and 10,000,000 was Class B common stock. As of December 31, 2025, there were zero and 700,000 shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock issued and outstanding, respectively. Holders of Class A common stock are not entitled to vote. Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote per share held.
Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Fees
The Company has a legal arrangement requiring a $25,000 retainer fee (see Note 7) and additional fees of $75,000 and the issuance of 2,500 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock contingent upon the successful execution of the Transactions (see Note 1).
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in claims or other legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records accruals for outstanding legal proceedings when it is probable a liability will be incurred, and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not believe that there are any pending legal proceedings or other loss contingencies that will, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Service Contract
In August 2025, the Company executed a contract with a related party for outsourced information technology management, support and development services. The contract term is the earlier of the (i) termination of the Business Combination or (ii) three (3) years from the Business Combination close date. Upon expiration, the agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year periods unless cancelled by either party. The contract includes a provision for free services until the consummation of the Business Combination. Thereafter fees for services performed are fifteen (15) thousand per month. See Note 7.
In August 2025, the Company executed a contract with a third party for capital market advisory services and for such third party to act as a placement agent in connection with a related private placement of equity in connection with the proposed Business Combination. The contract term is the earlier of (i) the date of the Business Combination is terminated, (ii) the closing of the Business Combination, and (iii) with thirty (30) days written notice (collectively the “Term”).
The contract includes provisions for free services until the consummation of the Business Combination. If the Business Combination closes during the Term, the Company (or the surviving company upon the closing of the Business Combination) shall pay an advisor fee equal to $1.5 million in unlocked Ethena governance token (“ENA Token”), valued at a 5% discount to the ENA 7-Day Time Weighted Average Price (“TWAP”) as defined in the Collaboration Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2025, between Ethena Foundation (“Ethena”), Ethena OpCo Ltd (“Ethena OpCo”), Pubco, and the Company) as of the signing of the first subscription agreement in connection with the Business Combination (the “Business Combination Fee”), immediately following the closing of the Business Combination. Additionally, an advisor fee equal to 4.5% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in the Business Combination from those investors in the Business Combination who were introduced to Company, TLGY or their respective affiliates by the advisor except for those investors specifically excluded per the terms of the agreement (the “Excluded Investors”), payable by Company (the “Offering Fee” and, together with the Business Combination Fee, the “Transaction Fee”) is required. The Offering Fee shall be paid at the closing of the Transactions and the Business Combination Fee shall be paid promptly following the closing of the Business Combination. The advisor does not receive any fee from any proceeds received from the PIPE subscription agreements signed on July 21, 2025, with the Company, TLGY and the other parties provided the advisor is entitled to a fee in connection with any additional proceeds to the extent any such PIPE Subscription Agreements are amended to increase the aggregate purchase amount. No Transaction Fee shall be paid in the event that the Transactions do not close. Termination of the agreement does not impact the advisors right to payment of the Transaction Fee if the closing of the applicable Business Combination occurs within twelve (12) months following the termination of the agreement.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Business Combination Agreement
The Business Combination Agreement contains certain termination rights, including, among others, that the Business Combination Agreement may be terminated as follows: (i) upon the mutual written consent of TLGY and the Company, (ii) by either TLGY or the Company if the Closing has not occurred on or before six months from the date of the Business Combination Agreement, (iii) by written notice of either TLGY or the Company if a governmental authority shall have issued an order prohibiting the Transactions, (iv) by the Company in connection with an uncured breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement by TLGY, if the breach would result in the failure of the related condition to closing, (v) by the Company if the TLGY board of directors publicly changes its recommendation with respect to the Business Combination Agreement and transactions and related shareholder approvals under certain circumstances detailed in the Business Combination Agreement, (vi) by TLGY in connection with an uncured breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement by the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub, if the breach would result in the failure of the related condition to Closing, or (vii) by either TLGY or the Company if the extraordinary general meeting is held and TLGY shareholder approval is not received. None of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement is required to pay a termination fee or reimburse any other party for its expenses as a result of a termination.
The Business Combination Agreement also contains obligations of the parties to use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the various transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and carrying out the private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) funding efforts in connection with the closing and PIPE subscription agreements (“PIPE Subscription Agreements”).
Other Arrangements entered into at the time of the Business Combination Agreement:
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and other parties entered into the following agreements:
Collaboration Agreement
Pubco, the Company, Ethena and Ethena OpCo entered into a collaboration agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena agreed to provide Pubco a right to participate in certain future offerings of Ethena’s native protocol governance token, ENA Token, on terms no less favorable than other investors and to collaborate with Pubco on an ongoing basis to support the operation of Pubco’s infrastructure, staking and treasury activities of ENA Token and Pubco’s public advocacy for the blockchain-based protocol and off-chain architecture and related systems for ENA Token (the “Ethena Protocol”) within the traditional finance ecosystem. Pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement, Pubco agreed that its business would be to provide infrastructure, staking and other products and services to the Ethena Protocol and that it would not change such business, acquire digital assets other than ENA Token, or enter into a merger, acquisition, disposition or similar transaction that would have the effect of changing such business without the prior approval of the Investment Committee and a majority of the holders to Pubco Class B Common Stock.
The Collaboration Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms or (ii) Ethena delivering written notice of non-renewal within 90 days of the end of the term.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
In addition, all parties to the Collaboration Agreement agreed to various actions in connection with the transactions contemplated by the PIPE Subscription Agreements (as defined below), including, but not limited to (i) using the Net Cash PIPE Proceeds as defined below) to purchase locked ENA Tokens (the “Locked ENA Tokens”) from Ethena OpCo in accordance with the Token Purchase Agreement (discussed below), and Ethena OpCo agreed to deposit such Locked ENA Token into the Custodial Account (as defined below), (ii) Ethena agreed, in the event that the consummation of the Transactions does not occur, to unlock a portion of the Locked ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Account in an amount equal to (x) the Net Cash PIPE Proceeds divided by (y) the seven day time weighted average price of ENA Token on Binance and Bybit on the date of the PIPE Subscription Agreements (the “ENA Return Amount”), (iii) the parties agreed to release the Locked ENA Tokens to Pubco in the event that the Business Combination closes and (iv) the parties agreed to provide joint instructions to the Custodian (as defined below) to effectuate each of the foregoing transactions.
On September 5, 2025, Pubco, the Company, Ethena and Ethena OpCo entered into an amended and restated collaboration agreement (the “A&R Collaboration Agreement”), which amended and restated the collaboration agreement entered into in connection with the signing of the Business Combination Agreement, to, among other things, take into account the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, the September 5, 2025 Token Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, as well as any future additional PIPEs that may occur prior to the Business Combination.
Contribution Agreement
TLGY, the Company, Pubco and Ethena also entered into a contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena agreed to contribute $60 million of ENA Tokens, valued at a 30% discount to the fair market value of such ENA Token on the date of the Contribution Agreement, to the Company prior to the pending Transactions (the “ENA Contribution”), in exchange for a number of shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, equal to (A) the ENA Contribution amount, divided by (B)(x) $10.00, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (1) the ENA Fair Market Value at Signing (as defined below) and the denominator of which is (2) the ENA Fair Market Value at Closing (as defined below). Immediately following the closing of the Business Combination, Ethena will beneficially own a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Pubco.
The Contribution Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms, (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto, (iii) July 21, 2026 or (iv) if any of the conditions to closing as forth therein are not satisfied or waived as of the Closing Date (as defined therein).
PIPE Subscription Agreements
Certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) have agreed to make a private investment in the Company by purchasing shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock prior to the Business Combination (the “PIPE Shares”) in the aggregate amount of approximately $363.0 million, of which approximately $101 million will be paid in ENA Tokens (including the $60.0 million ENA Contribution) and approximately $262.0 million will be paid in cash, USDC or USDT (collectively, “Cash”) pursuant to the terms of the PIPE and related PIPE Subscription Agreements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
On September 5, 2025, TLGY, the Company and Pubco entered into additional PIPE subscription agreements with certain investors, including Ethena OpCo and a related party who served as the founder of Ethena Labs, SA (the “Additional PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which such Additional PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase shares of the Company’s class A Common Stock prior to the Business Combination in the aggregate amount of approximately $530 million of which approximately $248 million will be paid in ENA Tokens and approximately $282 million will be paid in Cash (the “Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements”). To the extent the issuance of the PIPE Shares to an Additional PIPE Investor would cause such Additional PIPE Investor to own more than 9.90% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock at the Closing (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”), then, the Additional PIPE Investor will receive a portion of their PIPE Shares in the form of the Company’s Class A Common Stock in an amount that would cause such Additional PIPE Investor to meet but not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and a pre-funded warrant to purchase the remaining amount PIPE Shares (the “Pre-Funded Warrant”). The Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable at any time after the original issuance date. The Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements are in substantially the same form as the Signing PIPE Subscription Agreements.
In accordance with the terms of the token purchase agreements dated July 21, 2025 and September 5, 2025 (defined below), promptly after the date of the PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, the net cash proceeds from the PIPE transactions, less up to $18.5 million of transaction expenses (the “Permitted Expense Amount” and such net amount, the “Net Cash PIPE Proceeds”), will be used to purchase the Locked ENA Tokens from Ethena OpCo, which will be deposited into a custodial account (the “Custodial Account”) established by the Company for the benefit of the PIPE Investors who paid for their PIPE Shares in Cash (the “Cash PIPE Investors”). The Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense Amount will be held in the Custodial Account until the earlier of (i) the closing of the Business Combination and (ii) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement and/or the PIPE Subscription Agreements.
Following the Transactions, the Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense will be released from the Custodial Account and transferred to the Company and Pubco. In the event that the Business Combination does not occur or the PIPE Subscription Agreement is terminated in accordance with their terms, Ethena will promptly unlock a portion of the Locked ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Account in an amount equal to the ENA Return Amount and the ENA Return Amount together with the Permitted Expense Amount (net of any fees and expenses related to the Custodial Account) will promptly be released on a pro rata basis, to the Cash PIPE Investors. To the extent any PIPE Investors who paid for their PIPE Shares with ENA Token had already delivered their ENA Token in accordance with the terms of the PIPE Subscription Agreement, such ENA Token would be promptly returned to such PIPE Investor.
Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, TLGY and Pubco have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock into which the PIPE Shares will be converted upon consummation of the Company Merger to be registered in a registration statement.
The PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements and certain of its provisions will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms, (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto, (iii) July 21, 2026 for the PIPE Subscription Agreements and September 5, 2026 for the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements or (iv) if any of the conditions to closing as forth therein are not satisfied or waived as of the Closing Date (as defined therein).
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Token Purchase Agreement
To facilitate the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Company, solely in its capacity as administrative agent for the Cash PIPE Investors (as defined below) (the “Administrative Agent”) and Ethena OpCo entered into a token purchase agreement (the “Token Purchase Agreement”), in which Ethena OpCo agreed to sell the Locked ENA Token to the Company, solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent, valued at a 30% discount to the fair market value of the ENA Tokens at the signing of the Token Purchase Agreement, which Locked ENA Tokens will be deposited by Ethena OpCo into the Custodial Account. The Locked ENA Token may not be transferred for a period of 48 months after the date of the Token Purchase Agreement, subject to earlier unlock and release from such transfer restrictions as follows: (i) 25% of the Locked ENA Token will be unlocked on the 12 month anniversary of the Closing and (ii) the remaining 75% of the Locked ENA Token will be unlocked in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements and to facilitate the transactions contemplated by such agreements, the Company, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Additional PIPE Investors who paid the purchase price for their PIPE Shares in Cash (the “Additional Cash PIPE Investors”), and Ethena OpCo entered into a new token purchase agreement dated September 5, 2025 (the “Additional Token Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Ethena OpCo agreed to sell locked ENA Token (the “Additional Locked ENA Tokens”) to the Company, solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent, valued at $0.29 per ENA token. Such Additional Locked ENA Token will be deposited by Ethena OpCo into a separate custodial account established by the Administrative Agent with Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. for the benefit of the Additional Cash PIPE Investors. The Additional Locked ENA Token may not be transferred for a period of 48 months after the date of the Additional Token Purchase Agreement, subject to earlier unlock and release from such transfer restrictions as follows: (i) 25% of the Additional Locked ENA Token will be unlocked on the twelve (12) month anniversary of Completion (as defined in the Additional Token Purchase Agreement) and (ii) the remaining 75% of the Additional Locked ENA Token will be unlocked in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter. The Additional Token Purchase Agreement is in substantially the same form as the token purchase agreement that was entered into in connection with the Signing PIPE Subscription Agreements.
Given the related party nature of Ethena for accounting purposes as of the closing of the Business Combination, ENA Tokens to be received upon the Business Combination will not fall within the scope of ASU 2023-08 and will be accounted for under the intangible assets model wherein they will be subject to ongoing evaluation for impairment. If impaired, ENA Token holdings may result in the reduction of the carrying value in the statement of operations as well as the recognition of impairment losses in net income in each applicable reporting period.
TLGY Sponsor Support Agreement
Pubco, TLGY, the Company , the TLGY Founder Shareholders and the other parties thereto, entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), in which each TLGY Founder Shareholder agreed to exchange certain shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock issued to them in respect of their Founder Shares (the “Exchanged Founder Shares”) for shares of Pubco Class B Common Stock and the right to receive up to an aggregate of 3,000,000 newly issued shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock (the “Earnout Shares”), and to exchange any SPAC Private Placement Warrants held by such shareholder for the right to receive up to 600,000 Earnout Shares, in each case, upon the achievement of certain performance and ENA Token price thresholds after the Closing.
On September 5, 2025, Pubco, TLGY, the Company and certain holders of TLGY’s securities, entered into an amended and restated sponsor support agreement (the “Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement”), which amended and restated the original sponsor support agreement to, in light of the increased size of the PIPE, remove the earnout share mechanism and make it so that the aggregate number of Retained Shares (as defined in the Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement) to be received by the holders of Founder Shares (as defined therein) and Private Placement Warrants (as defined therein) would be equal to 3% of the issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock at Closing, and an equal number of shares of Pubco Class B stock, to be issued to the SPAC Founder Shareholders and Private Placement Warrants.
The Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement and certain of its provisions will terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms and (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
Note 7. Related Party Transactions and Balances
On June 30, 2025, the Company received $300,000 from the Company Founders as payment for the shares of Class B common stock receivable upon formation of the Company as well as an additional amount due from an investor who contributed a perpetual software license which represents the definite lived intangible asset of the Company. The fair value of the perpetual software license is based on the value derived from the arm’s-length transaction between the Company and the contributing investor. Under the terms of the license agreement, the license returns back to the contributing investor if the Transactions are not consummated.
During the period June 30, 2025 (inception) to December 31, 2025, the Company’s received free outsourced information technology management, support and development services from a related party. The contract includes a provision for free services until the consummation of the Business Combination. See Note 6.
On June 30, 2025, the Company’s Founders paid, on behalf of the Company, its legal retainer fee of $25,000. In August 2025 the Company paid the full $25,000 fee to the legal firm and the Founders were reimbursed in full.
As of December 31, 2025, the prepaid and other asset balance includes a receivable of approximately $8,900 due from Pubco for the Company’s payment of third-party services on behalf of Pubco.
In October 2025, the Company received a loan of thirty-three (33) Ethereum – ETH Tokens (“ETH Tokens”), a decentralized digital currency operating on the Ethereum blockchain protocol (See Notes 1 and 3).
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
During the period ended December 31, 2025, the Company issued short-term demand promissory notes (the “Promissory Notes”) to one of the Founders and an original investor in conjunction with the loan of 33 ETH Tokens to the Company. The cost basis of the Promissory Notes as of the date the ETH Tokens were loaned was $146,596. The outstanding Promissory Notes are denominated in ETH Tokens are non-noninterest bearing and payable on demand by the return of the ETH Tokens within three days of notice of repayment by either the Company or the related parties. The Promissory Notes can be repaid at any time. Repayment shall be made by on-chain transfer to a public ETH wallet address designated in writing by the related parties. All repayments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under the Promissory Notes, including reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance. The Promissory Notes were adjusted to their fair value during the period from June 30, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025 (see Note 3) from $146,596 to $97,912 at December 31, 2025 with the change of $48,684 recognized in the statement of operations.
Note 8. Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and dilutive net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the period from inception through December 31, 2025:
| Period from inception through | ||||
| December 31, | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Numerator: | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (233,000 | ) | |
| Denominator: | ||||
| Weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 700,000 | |||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.33 | ) | |
During the period from inception through December 31, 2025, there were no potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders.
Note 9. Segment Information
ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, and for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the CODM, or group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
The CODM has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews the assets, operating results, and financial metrics for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, management has determined that there is only one reportable segment.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2025
The CODM assesses performance for the single segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income or loss that also is reported on the statement of operations as net income or loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total assets. When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews the below key metric included in net income or loss for the period from inception through December 31, 2025:
| Period from inception through | ||||
| December 31, | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| Operating expenses | $ | 233,000 | ||
Operating expenses are reviewed and monitored by the CODM to manage and forecast cash to ensure enough capital is available to complete a business combination or similar transaction within the business combination period. The CODM also reviews operating expenses to manage, maintain and enforce all contractual agreements to ensure costs are aligned with all agreements and budget. Operating expenses, as reported on the statement of operations, are the significant segment expenses provided to the CODM on a regular basis.
Note 10. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through May 29, 2026, the date on which these financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there are no subsequent events are reportable in the financial statements other than those noted elsewhere in the document and below.
On April 12, 2026, the Company entered into a DVN service agreement for a one-year term with Ethena Opco. The agreement is part of the Company’s boarder strategic alignment between the Company and the Ethena ecosystem to provide DVN services on an ongoing basis. The Services shall include, without limitation: (a) the continuous operation of the Company’s DVN infrastructure on all Supported Networks (defined as blockchain networks on which the StablecoinX DVN is deployed and operational, initially comprising Arbitrum and Optimism); (b) the cryptographic verification of the authenticity and finality of cross-chain messages transmitted through the LayerZero Protocol; (c) the monitoring of DVN performance and security in accordance with the Service Level Requirements; and (d) such additional verification and infrastructure services as the Parties may agree to in writing from time to time. During its term, the Agreement shall represent the sole and exclusive agreement under which Ethena compensates or otherwise incentivizes a third-party DVN operator to process cross-chain transactions within the Ethena Ecosystem through the LayerZero Protocol. During the agreement term, the Company shall, at all times, maintain a minimum staked balance of ENA tokens (“Minimum Staking Requirement”) as security for the faithful performance of its DVN obligations. Beginning April 15, 2026, the Company will receive a service fee equal to one (1) basis point (0.01%) of all processed volume, as defined, each month and will be paid in ENA Tokens.
On May 18, 2026, the Company issued short-term demand promissory notes (the “2026 Promissory Notes”) aggregating $15,000 to the three stockholders in exchange for a cash infusion. The outstanding 2026 Promissory Notes are non-noninterest bearing and payable on demand with 3 days of the note holder’s request. On May 19, 2026, the Company issued two additional short-term demand promissory notes aggregating $24,000 to two of the three stockholders in exchange for additional funding.
On May 22, 2026, the Company entered into an agreement with Ethena Opco wherein the Company was appointed as a non-exclusive distribution partner to facilitate broader adoption of Ethena Products by institutional investors. Under this agreement, Ethena OpCo will pay the Company a monthly fee initially equal to five basis points (0.05%) of the gross dollar equivalent of Ethena Products acquired through the Company’s distribution activities during the applicable calendar month. The fee rate may be adjusted by mutual written agreement of the parties to any rate within a range of one to ten basis points.
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Exhibit 99.3
StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Total current assets | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Total assets | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Liabilities and stockholder’s deficit: | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses | $ | 51,531 | $ | 18,900 | ||||
| Accrued expenses - related party (Note 7) | 32,675 | 29,663 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 84,206 | 48,563 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 84,206 | 48,563 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 4) | ||||||||
| Stockholder’s deficit: | ||||||||
| Class A common stock - $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued or outstanding | - | - | ||||||
| Class B common stock - $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 1 share issued and outstanding | - | - | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | - | - | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (84,206 | ) | (48,563 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholder’s deficit | (84,206 | ) | (48,563 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholder’s deficit | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the three-month period ending March 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| March 31, | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative | $ | 35,643 | ||
| Total operating expenses | 35,643 | |||
| Loss from operations | (35,643 | ) | ||
| Net loss | $ | (35,643 | ) | |
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 1 | |||
| Net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder, basic and diluted | $ | (35,643 | ) | |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Deficit
For the three-month period ending March 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| Class A | Class B | Additional | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Common Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | Stockholder’s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | - | $ | - | 1 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (48,563 | ) | $ | (48,563 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (35,643 | ) | (35,643 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | - | $ | - | 1 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (84,206 | ) | $ | (84,206 | ) | ||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the three-month period ending March 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| March 31, | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (35,643 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 32,631 | |||
| Accrued expenses - related party (Note 7) | 3,012 | |||
| Net cash used in operating activities | - | |||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||
| - | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | - | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||
| - | ||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | - | |||
| Net change in cash | - | |||
| Cash - beginning of period | - | |||
| Cash - end of period | $ | - | ||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2026
Note 1. Description of Business
StablecoinX Inc., the “Company” or “Pubco” (together with its two wholly-owned subsidiaries StableCoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC (“SPAC Merger Sub”), and StableCoinX Company Merger Sub, Inc. (“Company Merger Sub”)) was incorporated on July 7, 2025 as a Delaware corporation. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
On July 21, 2025, as amended, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with TLGY Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Island exempted company (“TLGY”), and StablecoinX Assets Inc. (“SC Assets”). Following the closing (the “Closing”) of the proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) between the Company, SPAC Merger Sub, Company Merger Sub, StablecoinX Assets Inc. (“Opco”) and TLGY Acquisition Corp. (“TLGY”), TLGY and Opco will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco and the ongoing business operations of the Company will be that of Opco. Opco is an infrastructure software and services company focused on supporting the Ethena ecosystem, including its digital dollar products, particularly USDe. Following the Closing, the Company intends to operate through three core business lines: Infrastructure Services, Infrastructure Software, and Distribution Services.
Infrastructure Services
SC Assets currently operates and, following the Closing, the Company intends to operate, two infrastructure services:
Validator Services — A full-stack validator node live since October 2025, with all underlying intellectual property owned by SC Assets through its perpetual non-exclusive royalty-free software license (“License Agreement”) with Schulz von Jacob Ltd. (“SVJ”), a company that is owned by the Chief Technology Officer of SC Assets.
Decentralized Verifier Node (DVN) Services — Live since November 2025, serving as a cross-chain verifier for the Ethena ecosystem across multiple chains. Subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2026, on April 14, 2026, SC Assets entered in a DVN Services Agreement with Ethena OpCo Ltd., a subsidiary of the Ethena Foundation, that sets forth a commercial agreement whereby Ethena Opco Ltd. will pay SC Assets a service fee equal to 1 basis point on briefed volume processed through SC Assets’ DVN.
Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services
Infrastructure Software – SC Assets is currently developing a comprehensive middleware API platform designed to enable businesses to integrate with Ethena’s USDe and related products. This platform is expected to provide the tools and technology to allow corporate enterprises, payment providers, small business, and financial institutions to integrate an issuer’s stablecoin across various use cases, whether for treasury operations, payments, or foreign exchange transfers.
Distribution Services – SC Assets’ Distribution Services business is intended to facilitate and capitalize on the broader adoption of Ethena’s digital dollar products, including USDe and USDtb (“Ethena Products”), by traditional financial institutions, asset managers, and investors.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2026
Business Combination
On January 21, 2026 the Business Combination Agreement was amended to extend the Outside Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) to April 21, 2026. On April 21, 2026, the Business Combination Agreement was again amended to extend the Outside Date to July 21, 2026.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, SPAC Merger Sub will merge with and into TLGY , with TLGY continuing as the surviving company (the “SPAC Merger”), and immediately following the SPAC Merger, the Company’s second subsidiary, Company Merger Sub, will merge with and into SC Assets, with SC Assets continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which the holders of shares of SC Assets’ Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, will receive one share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock for each share of the SC Assets’ Class A Common Stock and holders of the SC Assets’ Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share will receive one share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and one share of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, for each share of the SC Assets’ Class B Common stock.
As a result of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”), TLGY and SC Assets will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco and Pubco will become a publicly traded company.
The Company was founded by Young Cho, who is also the Chief Executive Officer and Director of TLGY and SC Assets.
Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations to support the closing of the pending Business Combination Agreement during the twelve months following the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s ability to continue to meet its obligations, to achieve its business objectives and continue as a going concern is dependent upon several factors, primarily being the consummation of the planned SPAC transaction. If additional financing is required from outside sources, the Company may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital when desired, the Company’s business would be materially and adversely affected.
As a result of the above, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)Subtopic – 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern,” management has determined that the Company’s liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through a year from the date these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are available to be issued.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2026
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments and the elimination of all intercompany balances and transactions, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Income Taxes
The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. The Company uses the asset-and-liability method for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and are measured using the enacted tax rates that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that, in the opinion of management, is more likely than not to be realized.
Net Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder is presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities. The two-class method determines net income (loss) per share for each class of common and participating securities according to dividends declared or accumulated and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The two-class method requires income (loss) available to the common stockholder for the period to be allocated between common and participating securities based upon their respective rights to shares in undistributed earnings as if all income (loss) for the period had been distributed.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company has no other participating securities other than the two classes of common stock.
Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to the common stockholder by the weighted-average number of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common the stockholder by the weighted-average number of common stock and potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company has no securities that provided a potentially dilutive impact to the computation for the period presented.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2026
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The Company adopted the accounting standard as of January 1, 2026. The adoption did not have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This ASU amends the existing standard to remove all references to prescriptive and sequential software development project stages. Under this guidance, eligible software development costs will begin capitalization when management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. This guidance was early adopted as of January 1, 2026. The adoption had no impact to the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 3. Common Stock
At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were 11,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of which 10,000,000 were Class A common stock and 1,000,000 were Class B common stock. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were zero and 1 share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock issued and outstanding, respectively. Holders of Class A common stock are not entitled to vote. Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote per share held.
2026 Stock Inventive Plan
On March 17, 2026, The Company’s Board of Directors approved the Company’s 2026 Stock Inventive Plan (“Incentive Plan”) that will take effect upon the closing of the Business Combination. Once effective, the Incentive Plan provide the Company the option of providing equity and other incentive-based compensation opportunities to selected officers, employees, non-employee directors, and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries. Upon consummation of the Business Combination, the Company will reserve seven and one-half percent (7.5%), as the total number of Company’s Class A Common shares, on a fully diluted basis, as available under the Plan. Additionally, under the Incentive Plan, the maximum number of shares subject to awards during any fiscal year to any non-employee director, when taken together with any cash fees paid to the respective non-employee director during the fiscal year in respect to service provide, shall not exceed $500,000 in value.
Note 4. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in claims or other legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records accruals for outstanding legal proceedings when it is probable a liability will be incurred, and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not believe that there are any pending legal proceedings or other loss contingencies that will, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2026
Business Combination Agreement
The Business Combination Agreement contains certain termination rights, including, among others, that the Business Combination Agreement may be terminated as follows: (i) upon the mutual written consent of TLGY and SC Assets, (ii) by either TLGY or SC Assets if the closing has not occurred on or before six months from the date of the Business Combination Agreement, (iii) by written notice of either TLGY or SC Assets if a governmental authority shall have issued an order prohibiting the Transactions, (iv) by SC Assets in connection with an uncured breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement by TLGY, if the breach would result in the failure of the related condition to closing, (v) by SC Assets the Company if the TLGY board of directors publicly changes its recommendation with respect to the Business Combination Agreement and transactions and related shareholder approvals under certain circumstances detailed in the Business Combination Agreement, (vi) by TLGY in connection with an uncured breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement by the SC Assets or the Company, if the breach would result in the failure of the related condition to closing, or (vii) by either TLGY or SC Assets if the extraordinary general meeting is held and TLGY shareholder approval is not received. None of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement is required to pay a termination fee or reimburse any other party for its expenses as a result of a termination.
The Business Combination Agreement also contains obligations of the parties to use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the various transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and carrying out the private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) funding efforts in connection with the closing and PIPE subscription agreements (“PIPE Subscription Agreements”).
Other Arrangements entered into at the time of the Business Combination Agreement:
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and other parties entered into the following agreements:
Collaboration Agreement
The Company, SC Assets, Ethena Foundation (“Ethena”) and Ethena OpCo Ltd (“the Ethena OpCo”) entered into a collaboration agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena agreed to provide the Company a right to participate in certain future offerings of Ethena’s native protocol governance token of Ethena (“ENA Token”) on terms no less favorable than other investors and to collaborate with the Company on an ongoing basis to support the operation of the Company’s infrastructure, staking and treasury activities of ENA Token and the Company’s public advocacy for the blockchain-based protocol and off-chain architecture and related systems for ENA Token (the “Ethena Protocol”) within the traditional finance ecosystem. Pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement, the Company agreed that its business would be to provide infrastructure, staking and other products and services to the Ethena Protocol and that it would not change such business, acquire digital assets other than ENA Token, or enter into a merger, acquisition, disposition or similar transaction that would have the effect of changing such business without the prior approval of the Investment Committee and a majority of the holders to the Company’s Class B Common Stock.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2026
The Collaboration Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms or (ii) Ethena delivering written notice of non-renewal within 90 days of the end of the term.
In addition, all parties to the Collaboration Agreement agreed to various actions in connection with the transactions contemplated by the PIPE Subscription Agreements (as defined below), including, but not limited to (i) using the Net Cash PIPE Proceeds as defined below) to purchase locked ENA Tokens (the “Locked ENA Tokens”) from Ethena OpCo in accordance with the Token Purchase Agreement (discussed below), and Ethena OpCo agreed to deposit such Locked ENA Token into the Custodial Account (as defined below), (ii) Ethena agreed, in the event that the consummation of the Transactions does not occur, to unlock a portion of the Locked ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Account in an amount equal to (x) the Net Cash PIPE Proceeds divided by (y) the seven day time weighted average price of ENA Token on Binance and Bybit on the date of the PIPE Subscription Agreements (the “ENA Return Amount”), (iii) the parties agreed to release the Locked ENA Tokens to the Company in the event that the Business Combination closes and (iv) the parties agreed to provide joint instructions to the Custodian (as defined below) to effectuate each of the foregoing transactions.
On September 5, 2025, the Company, SC Assets, Ethena and Ethena OpCo entered into an amended and restated collaboration agreement (the “A&R Collaboration Agreement”), which amended and restated the collaboration agreement entered into in connection with the signing of the Business Combination Agreement, to, among other things, take into account the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Additional Token Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, as well as any future additional PIPEs that may occur prior to the Business Combination.
Contribution Agreement
TLGY, SC Assets, the Company, and Ethena also entered into a contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena agreed to contribute $60 million of ENA Tokens, valued at a 30% discount to the fair market value of such ENA Token on the date of the Contribution Agreement, to SC Assets prior to the pending Transactions (the “ENA Contribution”), in exchange for a number of shares of the SC Assets’ Class B Common Stock, equal to (A) the ENA Contribution amount, divided by (B)(x) $10.00, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (1) the ENA Fair Market Value at Signing (as defined below) and the denominator of which is (2) the ENA Fair Market Value at closing (as defined below). Immediately following the closing of the Business Combination, Ethena will beneficially own a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the Company.
The Contribution Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms, (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto, (iii) July 21, 2026 or (iv) if any of the conditions to closing as forth therein are not satisfied or waived as of the closing date (as defined therein).
This agreement was amended and restated on September 5, 2025. See below.
PIPE Subscription Agreements
Certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) have agreed to make a private investment in SC Assets by purchasing shares of the SC Assets’ Class A Common Stock prior to the Business Combination (the “PIPE Shares”) in the aggregate amount of approximately $363.0 million, of which approximately $101 million will be paid in ENA Tokens (including the $60.0 million ENA Contribution) and approximately $262.0 million will be paid in cash, USDC or USDT (collectively, “Cash”) pursuant to the terms of the PIPE and related PIPE Subscription Agreements.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2026
On September 5, 2025, TLGY, the Company, SC Assets entered into an additional PIPE subscription agreements with certain investors, including Ethena OpCo and a related party who served as the founder of Ethena Labs, SA (the “Additional PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which such Additional PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase shares of the Company’s class A Common Stock prior to the Business Combination in the aggregate amount of approximately $530 million of which approximately $248 million will be paid in ENA Tokens and approximately $282 million will be paid in Cash (the “Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements”). To the extent the issuance of the PIPE Shares to an Additional PIPE Investor would cause such Additional PIPE Investor to own more than 9.90% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock at the Closing (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”), then, the Additional PIPE Investor will receive a portion of their PIPE Shares in the form of the Company’s Class A Common Stock in an amount that would cause such Additional PIPE Investor to meet but not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and a pre-funded warrant to purchase the remaining amount PIPE Shares (the “Pre-Funded Warrant”). The Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable at any time after the original issuance date. The Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements are in substantially the same form as the Signing PIPE Subscription Agreements.
In accordance with the terms of the token purchase agreements dated July 31, 2025 and September 5, 2025 (defined below), promptly after the date of the PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional Pipe Subscription Agreements, the net Cash proceeds from the PIPE, less up to $18.5 million of transaction expenses (the “Permitted Expense Amount” and such net amount, the “Net Cash PIPE Proceeds”), will be used to purchase the Locked ENA Tokens from Ethena OpCo, which will be deposited into a custodial account (the “Custodial Account”) established by StablecoinX for the benefit of the PIPE Investors who paid for their PIPE Shares in Cash (the “Cash PIPE Investors”). The Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense Amount will be held in the Custodial Account until the earlier of (i) the closing of the Business Combination and (ii) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement and/or the PIPE Subscription Agreements.
Following the Transactions, the Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense will be released from the Custodial Account and transferred to SC Assets and the Company. In the event that the Business Combination does not occur or the PIPE Subscription Agreement is terminated in accordance with their terms, Ethena will promptly unlock a portion of the Locked ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Account in an amount equal to the ENA Return Amount and the ENA Return Amount together with the Permitted Expense Amount (net of any fees and expenses related to the Custodial Account) will promptly be released on a pro rata basis, to the Cash PIPE Investors. To the extent any PIPE Investors who paid for their PIPE Shares with ENA Token had already delivered their ENA Token in accordance with the terms of the PIPE Subscription Agreement, such ENA Token would be promptly returned to such PIPE Investor.
Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, TLGY and the Company have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock into which the PIPE Shares will be converted upon consummation of the Company Merger to be registered in a registration statement.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2026
The PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements and certain of its provisions will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms, (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto, (iii) July 21, 2026 or (iv) if any of the conditions to closing as forth therein are not satisfied or waived as of the closing date (as defined therein).
Token Purchase Agreement
To facilitate the PIPE Subscription Agreements, SC Assets, solely in its capacity as administrative agent for the Cash PIPE Investors (as defined below) (the “Administrative Agent”) and Ethena OpCo entered into a token purchase agreement (the “Token Purchase Agreement”), in which Ethena OpCo agreed to sell the Locked ENA Token to StablecoinX, solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent, valued at a 30% discount to the fair market value of the ENA Tokens at the signing of the Token Purchase Agreement. These Locked ENA Tokens will be deposited by Ethena OpCo into the Custodial Account. The Locked ENA Tokens may not be transferred for a period of 48 months after the date of the Token Purchase Agreement, subject to earlier unlock and release from such transfer restrictions as follows: (i) 25% of the Locked ENA Token will be unlocked on the 12 month anniversary of the closing and (ii) the remaining 75% of the Locked ENA Token will be unlocked in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.
Contemporaneous with the execution of the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements and to facilitate the transactions contemplated by such agreements, SC Assets, as Administrative Agent for the Additional PIPE Investors who paid the purchase price for their PIPE Shares in Cash (the “Additional Cash PIPE Investors”) and Ethena OpCo entered into a second token purchase agreement (the “Additional Token Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Ethena OpCo agreed to sell locked ENA Tokens (the “Additional Locked ENA Tokens”) to SC Assets, solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent, valued at $0.29 per ENA token. These Additional Locked ENA Tokens will be deposited by Ethena OpCo into a separate custodial account established by the Administrative Agent with Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. for the benefit of the Additional Cash PIPE Investors. The Additional Locked ENA Tokens may not be transferred for a period of 48 months after the date of the Additional Token Purchase Agreement, subject to earlier unlock and release from such transfer restrictions as follows: (i) 25% of the Additional Locked ENA Tokens will be unlocked on the twelve (12) month anniversary of Completion (as defined in the Additional Token Purchase Agreement) and (ii) the remaining 75% of the Additional Locked ENA Tokens will be unlocked in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter. The Additional Token Purchase Agreement is in substantially the same form as the token purchase agreement that was entered into in connection with the Signing PIPE Subscription Agreements.
TLGY Sponsor Support Agreement
The Company, TLGY, SC Assets, the TLGY Founder Shareholders and the other parties thereto, entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), in which each TLGY Founder Shareholder agreed to exchange certain shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock issued to them in respect of their Founder Shares (the “Exchanged Founder Shares”) for shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock and the right to receive up to an aggregate of 3,000,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “Earnout Shares”), and to exchange any SPAC Private Placement Warrants held by such shareholder for the right to receive up to 600,000 Earnout Shares, in each case, upon the achievement of certain performance and Class A price thresholds after the closing.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2026
On September 5, 2025, the Company, SC Assets TLGY, and certain holders of TLGY’s securities, entered into an amended and restated sponsor support agreement (the “Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement”), which amended and restated the sponsor support agreement entered into in connection with the signing of the Business Combination Agreement, to, in light of the increased size of the PIPE, remove the earnout share mechanism and make it so that the aggregate number of Retained Shares (as defined in the Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement) to be received by the holders of Founder Shares (as defined therein) and Private Placement Warrants (as defined therein) would be equal to 3% of the issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock at Closing and an equal number of shares of Pubco Class B stock, to be issued to the SPAC Founder Shareholders and Private Placement Warrants.
The Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement and certain of its provisions will terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms and (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto.
Other Services:
On March 25, 2026 the Company entered into an agreement for capital marketing services which included investor relations, media relations, and other. The Company paid a one-time project fee of $7,107 upon execution of the contract. Subject to the closing of the pending Business Combination, the Company will incur (i) a quarterly fee of $60,000 to be paid on the first day of each quarter, with the first quarterly payment adjusted on a pro-rata basis from the date of the Business Combination, (2) a payment of three percent (3%) of the quarterly fee as a service fee for access to market intelligence platforms, and (3) reimburse the third party expenses incurred. Starting April 1, 2026, the Company is charged a fee of $7.500 per month until the consummation of the Business Combination. The agreement expires February 28, 2027 and shall automatically renew for successive quarterly basis unless either party terminates the agreement by the dates defined in the agreement.
Note 5. Net Loss Per Share Attributable to the Common Stockholder
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and dilutive net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder for the three-month period ending March 31, 2026:
| March 31, | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| Numerator: | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (35,643 | ) | |
| Denominator: | ||||
| Weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder, basic and diluted | 1 | |||
| Net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder, basic and diluted | $ | (35,643 | ) | |
During the three-month period ending March 31, 2026, there were no potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to the common stockholder.
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StablecoinX Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2026
Note 6. Segment Information
ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, and for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the CODM, or group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
The CODM has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews the assets, operating results, and financial metrics for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, management has determined that there is only one reportable segment.
The CODM assesses performance for the single segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income or loss that also is reported on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations as net income or loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total assets. When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews operating expenses, which were $35,643, included in net loss for the three-month period ending March 31, 2026.
Operating expenses are reviewed and monitored by the CODM to manage and forecast cash to ensure enough capital is available to complete a business combination or similar transaction within the business combination period. The CODM also reviews operating expenses to manage, maintain and enforce all contractual agreements to ensure costs are aligned with all agreements and budget. Operating expenses, as reported on the consolidated statement of operations, are the significant segment expenses provided to the CODM on a regular basis.
| March 31, | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| Operating expenses | $ | 35,643 | ||
Note 7. Related Party Transactions and Balances
As of March 31, 2026, accrued expenses include $20,800 and $11,875 due to TLGY and SC Assets, respectively, for services incurred by the Company paid for by the noted entity. As of December 31, 2025, accrued expenses include approximately $20,800 and $8,900 due to TLGY and SC Assets, respectively, for services incurred by the Company paid for by the noted entity.
Note 8. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through May 29,2026, the date on which these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that there are no reportable event other than those disclosed elsewhere in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Exhibit 99.4
Condensed Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 2,782 | $ | 18,708 | ||||
| Digital assets - restricted | 70,121 | 97,912 | ||||||
| Prepaid insurance | 60,065 | 105,065 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Related party receivables (Note 7) | 11,875 | 8,863 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 154,843 | 240,548 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 477,125 | 452,250 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 631,968 | $ | 692,798 | ||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Demand notes - related party (Note 7) | $ | 69,455 | $ | 97,912 | ||||
| Accounts payable | 100,133 | 4,386 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 300,608 | 21,000 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 470,196 | 123,298 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 470,196 | 123,298 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Class A common stock - $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued or outstanding | - | - | ||||||
| Class B common stock - $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 700,000 shares issued and outstanding | 70 | 70 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 802,430 | 802,430 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (640,728 | ) | (233,000 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 161,772 | 569,500 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 631,968 | $ | 692,798 | ||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
Condensed Statements of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | ||||
| March 31, | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| Revenue: | ||||
| Validator services | $ | 666 | ||
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 269,362 | |||
| Research and development | 113,907 | |||
| Amortization expense | 25,125 | |||
| Change in fair value of digital assets - restricted | 28,457 | |||
| Change in fair value of related party demand notes (Note 7) | (28,457 | ) | ||
| Total operating expenses | 408,394 | |||
| Loss from operations | (407,728 | ) | ||
| Loss before income taxes | (407,728 | ) | ||
| Provision for income taxes | - | |||
| Net loss | $ | (407,728 | ) | |
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 700,000 | |||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.58 | ) | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| Class A Common Stock | Class B Common Stock | Additional Paid-In | Accumulated | Total Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | - | $ | - | 700,000 | $ | 70 | $ | 802,430 | $ | (233,000 | ) | $ | 569,500 | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (407,728 | ) | (407,728 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 (unaudited) | - | $ | - | 700,000 | $ | 70 | $ | 802,430 | $ | (640,728 | ) | $ | 161,772 | |||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
For the three month period ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | ||||
| March 31, | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (407,728 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||
| Amortization expense | 25,125 | |||
| Change in fair value of digital assets - restricted | 28,457 | |||
| Change in fair value of related party demand notes (Note 7) | (28,457 | ) | ||
| Staking revenue from digital assets | (666 | ) | ||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||
| Prepaid insurance | 45,000 | |||
| Related party receivables (Note 7) | (3,012 | ) | ||
| Accounts payable | 95,747 | |||
| Accrued expenses | 279,608 | |||
| Net cash used in operating activities | 34,074 | |||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||
| Capitalized software costs | (50,000 | ) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (50,000 | ) | ||
| Net change in cash | (15,926 | ) | ||
| Cash - beginning of period | 18,708 | |||
| Cash - end of period | $ | 2,782 | ||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Note 1. Description of Business
StablecoinX Assets Inc., doing business as StablecoinX, (“StablecoinX” or “the Company”) was incorporated on June 30, 2025 as a Delaware corporation The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
StablecoinX is an infrastructure software and services company focused on supporting the Ethena ecosystem, including its digital dollar products, particularly USDe. The Company intends to operate through three core business lines: Infrastructure Services, Infrastructure Software, and Distribution Services.
Infrastructure Services:
The Company currently operates two infrastructure services:
Validator Services — A full-stack validator node live since October 2025 (see Note 7), with all underlying intellectual property owned by the Company through its perpetual non-exclusive royalty-free software license (“License Agreement”) with Schulz von Jacob Ltd. (“SVJ”).
Decentralized Verifier Node (DVN) Services — Live since November 2025, serving as a cross-chain verifier for the Ethena ecosystem across multiple chains. Subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2026, on April 14, 2026, the Company entered in a DVN Services Agreement with Ethena OpCo Ltd., a subsidiary of the Ethena Foundation, that sets forth a commercial agreement whereby Ethena Opco Ltd. will pay StablecoinX a service fee equal to 1 basis point on volume processed through our DVN (See Note 10).
Infrastructure Software:
The Company is currently developing the Stablecoin Harness, a comprehensive middleware API platform designed to enable businesses to integrate Ethena’s USDe and related products. The Stablecoin Harness is expected to provide the tools and technology to allow corporate enterprises, payment providers, small business, and financial institutions to integrate an issuer’s stablecoin across various use cases, whether for treasury operations, payments, or foreign exchange transfers.
Distribution Services:
The Distribution Services business is a planned service offering that is intended to facilitate and capitalize on the broader adoption of Ethena’s digital dollar products, including USDe and USDtb (“Ethena Products”), by traditional financial institutions, asset managers, and investors.
Business Combination
On July 21, 2025, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with TLGY Acquisition Corporation Corp, a Cayman Island exempted company (“TLGY”), StablecoinX Inc. (“Pubco”), StablecoinX SPAC Merger Sub LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“SPAC Merger Sub”), and StablecoinX Company Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub”). On January 21, 2026 the Business Combination Agreement was amended to extend the Outside Date (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) to April 21, 2026. On April 21, 2026, the Business Combination Agreement was again amended to extend the Outside Date to July 21, 2026.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, SPAC Merger Sub will merge with and into TLGY, with TLGY continuing as the surviving company (the “SPAC Merger”), and immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), as a result of which the holders of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, will receive one share of Pubco Class A Common Stock for each share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and holders of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share will receive one share of Pubco Class A Common Stock and one share of Pubco Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, for each share of the Company’s Class B Common stock.
As a result of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions” or “Business Combination”), TLGY and the Company will become wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco and Pubco will become a publicly traded company.
The Company was founded by Young Cho, who is also the Chief Executive Officer and Director of TLGY, and Edward Chen, the managing member of the current sponsors of TLGY (collectively, “the Founders”) (see Notes 6 and 7).
Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that it will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations to support the closing of the pending Business Combination Agreement during the twelve months following the issuance of these unaudited condensed financial statements. These unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s ability to continue to meet its obligations, to achieve its business objectives and continue as a going concern is dependent upon several factors, primarily being the consummation of the planned SPAC transaction. If additional financing is required from outside sources, the Company may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital when desired, the Company’s business would be materially and adversely affected.
As a result of the above, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern”, management has determined that the Company’s liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through a year from the date these unaudited condensed financial statements are available to be issued.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Digital Assets and Adoption of ASU 2023-08
The Company early adopted FASB ASU 2023-08, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (“ASU 2023-08”), which requires entities to measure certain crypto assets at fair value with changes recognized in the statement of operations for each reporting period and others that do not fall under the scope of ASC 2023-08 as intangible assets. The Company’s ETH Tokens, which have not been determined to be stablecoins or derivatives, are within the scope of ASU 2023-08 and recognized at fair value and determined using Level 1 inputs under the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurement, hierarchy as these prices were based on observable quoted prices in the market for identical assets. Changes in the fair value of crypto assets under ASU 2023-08 are recognized in the statement of operations for each reporting period. See Notes 3 and 7.
Realized gain (loss) on the disposition of all of the Company’s crypto assets is calculated on a first-in-first out (“FIFO”) basis. Gains or losses from the sale of digital assets are calculated as the difference between the disposal price and the cost basis and are recognized in other expenses (income).
Fair Value Measurements
The Company determines fair value measurements used in its financial statements based upon the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (i) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs), and (ii) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, requires fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the following pricing categories:
| Level 1: | This level consists of unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date. |
| Level 2: | This level consists of observable inputs other than the quoted prices included within Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. |
| Level 3: | This level consists of unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little or no market data for the asset or liability at the measurement date. This requires the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
The carrying amounts of prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Capitalized Software Costs
The Company capitalizes certain costs incurred in connection with developing software for internal use when management has committed to the software project and it is probable the software will be completed and perform its intended use in accordance with ASC 350-40. Internal-use software is software developed or modified solely to meet the Company’s internal needs, with no substantive plan to sell, lease, or license the software to external parties. Capitalizable costs primarily include consultants directly involved in writing and testing code. Costs related to research and development activities prior to meeting capitalization criteria, costs related to training, maintenance, product management, and other non-development activities are expensed as incurred. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company has capitalized $50,000 and $0, respectively, of software development costs, which are included in intangible assets, net in the unaudited condensed balance sheet. No amortization expense was recognized during the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 related to the capitalized software as development is ongoing and has not yet reached its intended use.
Intangible Assets, Net
The Company’s finite-lived intangible asset, the perpetual royalty-free software license from SVJ, was contributed to the Company during the period from June 30, 2025 (Inception) through December 31, 2025,is carried at cost, and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated remaining economic life of five years. The straight-line method of amortization represents the Company’s best estimate of the distribution of the economic value of the identifiable intangible assets. The factors that were considered in determining the useful lives of identifiable intangible asset included the extent to which expected future cash flows would be affected by the Company’s intent and ability to retain use of this asset. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recorded $25,125 of amortization expense related to the intangible asset.
Intangible assets, net, consisted of the following as of March 31, 2026:
| Gross carrying amount | Accumulated amortization | Net book value | Weighted average remaining useful life (in years) | |||||||||||||
| Software license | $ | 502,500 | $ | (75,375 | ) | $ | 427,125 | 4.25 | ||||||||
| Capitalized software | 50,000 | - | 50,000 | |||||||||||||
| Total intangible assets | $ | 552,500 | $ | (75,375 | ) | $ | 477,125 | |||||||||
Intangible assets, net, consisted of the following as of December 31, 2025:
| Gross carrying amount | Accumulated amortization | Net book value | Weighted average remaining useful life (in years) | |||||||||||||
| Software license | $ | 502,500 | $ | (50,250 | ) | $ | 452,250 | 4.5 | ||||||||
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets may not be recoverable, the Company estimates the expected undiscounted future cash flows from the use of those assets and their eventual disposition (without any allocated debt financing charges). The Company conducts an intangible impairment analysis at least annually and more frequently if changes in facts and circumstances indicate that the fair value of the intangible asset may be less than its carrying amount. If the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company did not recognize any impairment expense related to its long-lived asset.
Demand Notes
The Company accounts for its 2025 related party demand notes denominated in ETH Tokens at fair value at each period end pursuant to ASC 825, Financial Instruments wherein changes in the fair value are recorded as unrealized change in fair value of demand notes in the statement of operations. See Note 7.
Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the five-step model. During the period from inception to December 31, 2025, the Company commenced staking activities of ETH on its proprietary validation infrastructure. The Company concluded that where it controls the validation infrastructure, it is a principal in the provision of staking services to the blockchain and will recognize revenue on a gross basis. Staking revenue is earned at a point in time when confirmation is received from the network indicating that the validation is complete and the Company obtains control of the awards.
The Company does not have contract assets or liabilities, as revenue is recognized when cryptocurrency rewards are received without extended payment terms. Cryptocurrency rewards are measured at fair value using market prices on the date they are received. Costs related to staking, hosting fees and electricity, as applicable, are recorded as incurred under cost of revenue in the statement of operations.
For period three-month period ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized $666 of staking revenue and .68 in related incremental ETH Token awards (see Note 3).
Cost of Revenue
Costs of revenue represents costs directly related to the Company’s services and include costs associated with the Company’s validator nodes and excludes depreciation expense. The costs of revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 was immaterial.
Income Taxes
The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. The Company uses the asset-and-liability method for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and are measured using the enacted tax rates that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that, in the opinion of management, is more likely than not to be realized.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Net Loss Per Share
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities. The two-class method determines net income (loss) per share for each class of common and participating securities according to dividends declared or accumulated and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The two-class method requires income (loss) available to common stockholders for the period to be allocated between common and participating securities based upon their respective rights to shares in undistributed earnings as if all income (loss) for the period had been distributed.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company has no other participating securities other than the two classes of common stock.
Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock and potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company has no securities that provided a potentially dilutive impact to the computation for the period presented.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
The Company adopted ASU 2023-08 as of its June 30, 2025 inception date. See Notes 3 and 4.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The Company adopted the standard as of January 1, 2026. The adoption did not have a material impact on its unaudited condensed financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This ASU amends the existing standard to remove all references to prescriptive and sequential software development project stages. Under this guidance, eligible software development costs will begin capitalization when management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. The Company early adopted this standard as of January 1, 2026. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the unaudited condensed financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Note 3. Digital Assets
Digital assets consisted of the following as of March 31, 2026:
| As of March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | Cost basis | Fair value | ||||||||||
| Ethereum - ETH Tokens | 33.68 | $ | 148,715 | $ | 70,121 | |||||||
| Total digital assets - restricted | 33.68 | $ | 148,715 | $ | 70,121 | |||||||
The following table presents a roll-forward of total digital assets for the three month period ending March 31, 2026:
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | 97,912 | ||
| Digital assets earned in the period | 666 | |||
| Unrealized loss on digital assets | (28,457 | ) | ||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | 70,121 |
For the three month period ended March 31, 2026, the unrealized loss on the ETH Tokens was offset by the change in the fair value of the demand notes requiring repayment of the donated tokens. See Note 7.
Digital assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2025:
| As of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | Cost basis | Fair value | ||||||||||
| Ethereum - ETH Tokens | 33 | $ | 146,596 | $ | 97,912 | |||||||
| Total digital assets - restricted | 33 | $ | 146,596 | $ | 97,912 | |||||||
The ETH Tokens are held with restriction but can be released within three days of notice of repayment by either the Company or the related parties.
Note 4. Fair Value Measurements
The table below presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis aggregated by the level in the fair hierarchy:
| As of March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Digital assets | $ | 70,121 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 70,121 | ||||||||
| Total assets, measured at fair value | $ | 70,121 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 70,121 | ||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Demand notes - related party | $ | 69,455 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 69,455 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities, measured at fair value | $ | 69,455 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 69,455 | ||||||||
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
| As of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Digital assets | $ | 97,912 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 97,912 | ||||||||
| Total assets, measured at fair value | $ | 97,912 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 97,912 | ||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Demand notes - related party | $ | 97,912 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 97,912 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities, measured at fair value | $ | 97,912 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 97,912 | ||||||||
Level 1 instruments consisted of digital assets and related party demand notes (See Notes 3 and 7) which are valued using quoted priced in active markets for the underlying tokens at the reporting date, with the changes recognized in other income (expense), net in the statement of operations.
There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Note 5. Common Stock
At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were 60,000,000 shares of common stock authorized, of which 50,000,000 was Class A common stock and 10,000,000 was Class B common stock. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were zero and 700,000 shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock issued and outstanding, respectively. Holders of Class A common stock are not entitled to vote. Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote per share held.
Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Fees
The Company has a legal arrangement requiring a $25,000 retainer fee and additional fees of $75,000 and the issuance of 2,500 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock contingent upon the successful execution of the Business Combination (see Note 1).
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in claims or other legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company records accruals for outstanding legal proceedings when it is probable a liability will be incurred, and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not believe that there are any pending legal proceedings or other loss contingencies that will, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
Service Contracts
In August 2025, the Company executed a contract for outsourced information technology management, support and development services. The contract term is the earlier of the (i) termination of the Business Combination or (ii) three (3) years from the Business Combination close date. Upon expiration, the agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year periods unless cancelled by either party. The contract includes a provision for free services until the consummation of the Business Combination. Thereafter fees for services performed are fifteen (15) thousand per month.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
In August 2025, the Company executed a contract for capital market advisory services and to act as a placement agent in connection with a related private placement of equity in connection with the proposed Business Combination. The contract term is the earlier of (i) the date of the Business Combination is terminated, (ii) the closing of the Business Combination, and (iii) with thirty (30) days written notice (collectively the “Term”).
The contract includes provisions for free services until the consummation of the Business Combination. If the Business Combination closes during the Term, the Company (or the surviving company upon the closing of the Business Combination) shall pay an advisor fee equal to $1.5 million in unlocked Ethena governance token (“ENA Token”), valued at a 5% discount to the ENA 7-Day Time Weighted Average Price (“TWAP”) as defined in the Collaboration Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2025, between Ethena Foundation (“Ethena”), Ethena OpCo Ltd (“the Ethena OpCo”), Pubco, and the Company) as of the signing of the first subscription agreement in connection with the Business Combination (the “Business Combination Fee”), immediately following the closing of the Business Combination. Additionally, an advisor fee equal to 4.5% of the gross proceeds received by the Company in the Business Combination from those investors in the Business Combination who were introduced to Company, TLGY or their respective affiliates by the advisor except for those investors specifically excluded per the terms of the agreement (the “Excluded Investors”), payable by Company (the “Offering Fee” and, together with the Business Combination Fee, the “Transaction Fee”) is required. The Offering Fee shall be paid at the closing of the Transactions and the Business Combination Fee shall be paid promptly following the closing of the Business Combination. The advisor does not receive any fee from any proceeds received from the PIPE subscription agreements signed on July 21, 2025, with the Company, TLGY and the other parties provided the advisor is entitled to a fee in connection with any additional proceeds to the extent any such PIPE Subscription Agreements are amended to increase the aggregate purchase amount. No Transaction Fee shall be paid in the event that the Transactions do not close. Termination of the agreement does not impact the advisors right to payment of the Transaction Fee if the closing of the applicable Business Combination occurs within twelve(12) months following the termination of the agreement. As of March 31, 2026, the value of the Business Combination Fee in ENA Tokens and the Offering Fee payable in cash are $214,239 and $3,179,250, respectively. Given the contingent nature of the payment, the amounts have not been recognized in the unaudited condensed financial statements.
On February 5th, 2026, the Company and TLGY entered into a consulting agreement for selective advisory services specific to the Business Combination and the Company’s business plan. The terms of the agreement include a cash payment by TLGY and the Company granting restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for the Company’s Class B common stock, subject to a vesting upon termination of a date six months from the date of the Closing of the Merger, providing the individual remained in continuous service to the Company. Additionally, the contract included an option for additional cash consolidation and additional RSU awards should the Company elect to continue the advisory services past February 28, 2026. On March 1, 2026, the agreement was amended to eliminate the RSU component of the agreement entirely, replacing the RSU grant with a cash payment $28,130 payable upon the consummation of the Business Combination. The Company did not otherwise extend the consulting services. Given the contingent nature of the initial and subsequent award, no expense has been recognized within the Company’s condensed financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Business Combination Agreement
The Business Combination Agreement contains certain termination rights, including, among others, that the Business Combination Agreement may be terminated as follows: (i) upon the mutual written consent of TLGY and the Company, (ii) by either TLGY or the Company if the Closing has not occurred on or before six months from the date of the Business Combination Agreement, (iii) by written notice of either TLGY or the Company if a governmental authority shall have issued an order prohibiting the Transactions, (iv) by the Company in connection with an uncured breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement by TLGY, if the breach would result in the failure of the related condition to closing, (v) by the Company if the TLGY board of directors publicly changes its recommendation with respect to the Business Combination Agreement and transactions and related shareholder approvals under certain circumstances detailed in the Business Combination Agreement, (vi) by TLGY in connection with an uncured breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement by the Company, Pubco, SPAC Merger Sub or Company Merger Sub, if the breach would result in the failure of the related condition to Closing, or (vii) by either TLGY or the Company if the extraordinary general meeting is held and TLGY shareholder approval is not received. None of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement is required to pay a termination fee or reimburse any other party for its expenses as a result of a termination.
The Business Combination Agreement also contains obligations of the parties to use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the various transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and carrying out the private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) funding efforts in connection with the closing and PIPE subscription agreements (“PIPE Subscription Agreements”).
Other Arrangements entered into at the time of the Business Combination Agreement:
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and other parties entered into the following agreements:
Collaboration Agreement
Pubco, the Company, Ethena and Ethena OpCo entered into a collaboration agreement (the “Collaboration Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena agreed to provide Pubco a right to participate in certain future offerings of Ethena’s native protocol governance token, ENA Token, on terms no less favorable than other investors and to collaborate with Pubco on an ongoing basis to support the operation of Pubco’s infrastructure, staking and treasury activities of ENA Token and Pubco’s public advocacy for the blockchain-based protocol and off-chain architecture and related systems for ENA Token (the “Ethena Protocol”) within the traditional finance ecosystem. Pursuant to the Collaboration Agreement, Pubco agreed that its business would be to provide infrastructure, staking and other products and services to the Ethena Protocol and that it would not change such business, acquire digital assets other than ENA Token, or enter into a merger, acquisition, disposition or similar transaction that would have the effect of changing such business without the prior approval of the Investment Committee and a majority of the holders to Pubco Class B Common Stock.
The Collaboration Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms or (ii) Ethena delivering written notice of non-renewal within 90 days of the end of the term.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
In addition, all parties to the Collaboration Agreement agreed to various actions in connection with the transactions contemplated by the PIPE Subscription Agreements (as defined below), including, but not limited to (i) using the Net Cash PIPE Proceeds as defined below) to purchase locked ENA Tokens (the “Locked ENA Tokens”) from Ethena OpCo in accordance with the Token Purchase Agreement (discussed below), and Ethena OpCo agreed to deposit such Locked ENA Token into the Custodial Account (as defined below), (ii) Ethena agreed, in the event that the consummation of the Transactions does not occur, to unlock a portion of the Locked ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Account in an amount equal to (x) the Net Cash PIPE Proceeds divided by (y) the seven day time weighted average price of ENA Token on Binance and Bybit on the date of the PIPE Subscription Agreements (the “ENA Return Amount”), (iii) the parties agreed to release the Locked ENA Tokens to Pubco in the event that the Business Combination closes and (iv) the parties agreed to provide joint instructions to the Custodian (as defined below) to effectuate each of the foregoing transactions.
On September 5, 2025, Pubco, the Company, Ethena and Ethena OpCo entered into an amended and restated collaboration agreement (the “A&R Collaboration Agreement”), which amended and restated the collaboration agreement entered into in connection with the signing of the Business Combination Agreement, to, among other things, take into account the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, the September 5, 2025 Token Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, as well as any future additional PIPEs that may occur prior to the Business Combination.
Contribution Agreement
TLGY, the Company, Pubco and Ethena also entered into a contribution agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which Ethena agreed to contribute $60 million of ENA Tokens, valued at a 30% discount to the fair market value of such ENA Token on the date of the Contribution Agreement, to the Company prior to the pending Transactions (the “ENA Contribution”), in exchange for a number of shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, equal to (A) the ENA Contribution amount, divided by (B)(x) $10.00, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (1) the ENA Fair Market Value at Signing (as defined below) and the denominator of which is (2) the ENA Fair Market Value at Closing (as defined below). Immediately following the closing of the Business Combination, Ethena will beneficially own a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of Pubco.
The Contribution Agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms, (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto, (iii) July 21, 2026 or (iv) if any of the conditions to closing as forth therein are not satisfied or waived as of the Closing Date (as defined therein).
PIPE Subscription Agreements
Certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) have agreed to make a private investment in the Company by purchasing shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock prior to the Business Combination (the “PIPE Shares”) in the aggregate amount of approximately $363.0 million, of which approximately $101 million will be paid in ENA Tokens (including the $60.0 million ENA Contribution) and approximately $262.0 million will be paid in cash, USDC or USDT (collectively, “Cash”) pursuant to the terms of the PIPE and related PIPE Subscription Agreements.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
On September 5, 2025, TLGY, the Company and Pubco entered into additional PIPE subscription agreements with certain investors, including Ethena OpCo and a related party who served as the founder of Ethena Labs, SA (the “Additional PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which such Additional PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase shares of the Company’s class A Common Stock prior to the Business Combination in the aggregate amount of approximately $530 million of which approximately $248 million will be paid in ENA Tokens and approximately $282 million will be paid in Cash (the “Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements”). To the extent the issuance of the PIPE Shares to an Additional PIPE Investor would cause such Additional PIPE Investor to own more than 9.90% of the total issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock at the Closing (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”), then, the Additional PIPE Investor will receive a portion of their PIPE Shares in the form of the Company’s Class A Common Stock in an amount that would cause such Additional PIPE Investor to meet but not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and a pre-funded warrant to purchase the remaining amount PIPE Shares (the “Pre-Funded Warrant”). The Pre-Funded Warrant is exercisable at any time after the original issuance date. The Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements are in substantially the same form as the Signing PIPE Subscription Agreements.
In accordance with the terms of the token purchase agreements dated July 21, 2025 and September 5, 2025 (defined below), promptly after the date of the PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, the net cash proceeds from the PIPE transactions, less up to $18.5 million of transaction expenses (the “Permitted Expense Amount” and such net amount, the “Net Cash PIPE Proceeds”), will be used to purchase the Locked ENA Tokens from Ethena OpCo, which will be deposited into a custodial account (the “Custodial Account”) established by the Company for the benefit of the PIPE Investors who paid for their PIPE Shares in Cash (the “Cash PIPE Investors”). The Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense Amount will be held in the Custodial Account until the earlier of (i) the closing of the Business Combination and (ii) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement and/or the PIPE Subscription Agreements.
Following the Transactions, the Locked ENA Tokens and the Permitted Expense will be released from the Custodial Account and transferred to the Company and Pubco. In the event that the Business Combination does not occur or the PIPE Subscription Agreement is terminated in accordance with their terms, Ethena will promptly unlock a portion of the Locked ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Account in an amount equal to the ENA Return Amount and the ENA Return Amount together with the Permitted Expense Amount (net of any fees and expenses related to the Custodial Account) will promptly be released on a pro rata basis, to the Cash PIPE Investors. To the extent any PIPE Investors who paid for their PIPE Shares with ENA Token had already delivered their ENA Token in accordance with the terms of the PIPE Subscription Agreement, such ENA Token would be promptly returned to such PIPE Investor.
Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, TLGY and Pubco have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock into which the PIPE Shares will be converted upon consummation of the Company Merger to be registered in a registration statement.
The PIPE Subscription Agreements and Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements and certain of its provisions will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms, (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto, (iii) July 21, 2026 for the PIPE Subscription Agreements and September 5, 2026 for the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements or (iv) if any of the conditions to closing as forth therein are not satisfied or waived as of the Closing Date (as defined therein).
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Token Purchase Agreement
To facilitate the PIPE Subscription Agreements, the Company, solely in its capacity as administrative agent for the Cash PIPE Investors (as defined below) (the “Administrative Agent”) and Ethena OpCo entered into a token purchase agreement (the “Token Purchase Agreement”), in which Ethena OpCo agreed to sell the Locked ENA Token to the Company, solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent, valued at a 30% discount to the fair market value of the ENA Tokens at the signing of the Token Purchase Agreement, which Locked ENA Tokens will be deposited by Ethena OpCo into the Custodial Account. The Locked ENA Token may not be transferred for a period of 48 months after the date of the Token Purchase Agreement, subject to earlier unlock and release from such transfer restrictions as follows: (i) 25% of the Locked ENA Token will be unlocked on the 12 month anniversary of the Closing and (ii) the remaining 75% of the Locked ENA Token will be unlocked in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter.
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements and to facilitate the transactions contemplated by such agreements, the Company, in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Additional PIPE Investors who paid the purchase price for their PIPE Shares in Cash (the “Additional Cash PIPE Investors”), and Ethena OpCo entered into a new token purchase agreement dated September 5, 2025 (the “Additional Token Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, Ethena OpCo agreed to sell locked ENA Token (the “Additional Locked ENA Tokens”) to the Company, solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent, valued at $0.29 per ENA token. Such Additional Locked ENA Token will be deposited by Ethena OpCo into a separate custodial account established by the Administrative Agent with Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. for the benefit of the Additional Cash PIPE Investors. The Additional Locked ENA Token may not be transferred for a period of 48 months after the date of the Additional Token Purchase Agreement, subject to earlier unlock and release from such transfer restrictions as follows: (i) 25% of the Additional Locked ENA Token will be unlocked on the twelve (12) month anniversary of Completion (as defined in the Additional Token Purchase Agreement) and (ii) the remaining 75% of the Additional Locked ENA Token will be unlocked in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter. The Additional Token Purchase Agreement is in substantially the same form as the token purchase agreement that was entered into in connection with the Signing PIPE Subscription Agreements.
TLGY Sponsor Support Agreement
Pubco, TLGY, the Company , the TLGY Founder Shareholders and the other parties thereto, entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), in which each TLGY Founder Shareholder agreed to exchange certain shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock issued to them in respect of their Founder Shares (the “Exchanged Founder Shares”) for shares of Pubco Class B Common Stock and the right to receive up to an aggregate of 3,000,000 newly issued shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock (the “Earnout Shares”), and to exchange any SPAC Private Placement Warrants held by such shareholder for the right to receive up to 600,000 Earnout Shares, in each case, upon the achievement of certain performance and ENA Token price thresholds after the Closing.
On September 5, 2025, Pubco, TLGY, the Company and certain holders of TLGY’s securities, entered into an amended and restated sponsor support agreement (the “Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement”), which amended and restated the original sponsor support agreement to, in light of the increased size of the PIPE, remove the earnout share mechanism and make it so that the aggregate number of Retained Shares (as defined in the Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement) to be received by the holders of Founder Shares (as defined therein) and Private Placement Warrants (as defined therein) would be equal to 3% of the issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Class A Common Stock at Closing, and an equal number of shares of Pubco Class B stock, to be issued to the SPAC Founder Shareholders and Private Placement Warrants.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
The Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement and certain of its provisions will terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier to occur of (i) the termination of the Business Combination Agreement pursuant to its terms and (ii) the mutual written consent of the parties thereto.
Note 7. Related Party Transactions and Balances
Since Inception, the Company received certain free outsourced information technology management, support and development services from a related party. The contract includes a provision for free services until the consummation of the Business Combination. See Note 6.
As of March 31, 2026, the prepaid and other asset balance includes a receivable approximating $11,875 due from Pubco for the Company’s payment of Pubco services. As of December 31, 2025, the prepaid and other asset balance includes a receivable of approximately $8,900 due from Pubco for the Company’s payment of third-party services on behalf of Pubco.
In October 2025, the Company received a loan of thirty-three (33) Ethereum – ETH Tokens (“ETH Tokens”), a decentralized digital currency operating on the Ethereum blockchain protocol (See Notes 2 and 7). The Company staked the ETH Tokens on its validator platform (see Note 1). The Company issued short-term demand promissory notes (the “2025 Promissory Notes”) to one of the Founders and an original investor in conjunction with the loan of 33 ETH Tokens to the Company (See Note 3). The cost basis of the Promissory Notes as of the date the ETH Tokens were loaned was $146,596. The outstanding Promissory Notes are denominated in ETH Tokens are non-noninterest bearing and payable on demand by the return of the ETH Tokens within three days of notice of repayment by either the Company or the related parties. The Promissory Notes can be repaid at any time. Repayment shall be made by on-chain transfer to a public ETH wallet address designated in writing by the related parties. All repayments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under the Promissory Notes, including reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance. The 2025 Promissory Notes were adjusted to their fair value during the three month period ended March 31, 2026 (see Note 3) from $97,912 at December 31, 2025 to $69,455 at March 31, 2026 with the change of $28,457 recognized in the statement of operations.
In May 2026, the Company issued additional Promissory Notes to the Company’s investors in exchange for cash funding. See Note 10.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Note 8. Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and dilutive net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| Three Months Ended | ||||
| March 31, | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| Numerator: | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (407,728 | ) | |
| Denominator: | ||||
| Weighted-average number of shares outstanding used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | 700,000 | |||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.58 | ) | |
During the three months ended March 31, 2026 there were no potentially dilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders.
Note 9. Segment Information
ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, and for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the CODM, or group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
The CODM has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews the assets, operating results, and financial metrics for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2026, given the Company’s current operational status, management has determined that there is only one reportable segment, inclusive of infrastructure services and infrastructure software activity
The CODM assesses performance for the single segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income or loss that also is reported on the statement of operations as net income or loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total assets. When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews the below key metric included in net income or loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| Operating expenses | $ | 408,394 |
Operating expenses are reviewed and monitored by the CODM to manage and forecast cash to ensure enough capital is available to complete a business combination or similar transaction within the business combination period. The CODM also reviews operating expenses to manage, maintain and enforce all contractual agreements to ensure costs are aligned with all agreements and budget. Operating expenses, as reported on the statement of operations, are the significant segment expenses provided to the CODM on a regular basis.
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StablecoinX Assets Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
Note 10. Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through May 29, 2026, the date on which these unaudited condensed financial statements were available to be issued and has determined that the following subsequent events are reportable other than those disclosed elsewhere in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and below.
On April 12, 2026, the Company entered into a DVN service agreement for a one year term with Ethena Opco. The agreement is part of the Company’s boarder strategic alignment between the Company and the Ethena ecosystem, to provide DVN services on an ongoing basis. The Services shall include, without limitation: (a) the continuous operation of DVN infrastructure on all Supported Networks (defined as blockchain networks on which the StablecoinX DVN is deployed and operational, initially comprising Arbitrum and Optimism); (b) the cryptographic verification of the authenticity and finality of cross-chain messages transmitted through the LayerZero Protocol; (c) the monitoring of DVN performance and security in accordance with the Service Level Requirements; and (d) such additional verification and infrastructure services as the Parties may agree to in writing from time to time. During its term, the Agreement shall represent the sole and exclusive agreement under which Ethena compensates or otherwise incentivizes a third-party DVN operator to process cross-chain transactions within the Ethena Ecosystem through the LayerZero Protocol. During the agreement term, the Company shall, at all times, maintain a minimum staked balance of ENA tokens (“Minimum Staking Requirement”) as security for the faithful performance of its DVN obligations. Beginning April 15, 2026, the Company will receive a service fee equal to one (1) basis point (0.01%) of all processed volume, as defined, each month and will be paid in ENA Tokens.
On May 18, 2026, the Company issued short-term demand promissory notes (the “2026 Promissory Notes”) aggregating $15,000 to the three stockholders in exchange for a cash infusion. The outstanding 2026 Promissory Notes are non-noninterest bearing and payable on demand with 3 days of the note holder’s request. On May 19, 2026, the Company issued two additional short-term demand promissory notes aggregating $24,000 to two of the three stockholders in exchange for additional funding.
On May 22, 2026, the Company entered into an agreement with Ethena Opco wherein the Company was appointed as a non-exclusive distribution partner to facilitate broader adoption of Ethena Products by institutional investors. Under this agreement, Ethena OpCo will pay the Company a monthly fee initially equal to five basis points (0.05%) of the gross dollar equivalent of Ethena Products acquired through the Company’s distribution activities during the applicable calendar month. The fee rate may be adjusted by mutual written agreement of the parties to any rate within a range of one to ten basis points.
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Exhibit 99.5
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “StablecoinX,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “the Company” in this section are to the business and operations of StablecoinX Assets Inc. prior to the Business Combination and to StablecoinX, Inc. following the Business Combination.
Introduction
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, as amended by the Final Rule, Release No. 33-10786, “Amendments to the Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.” The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the pro forma effects of the Business Combination and the material transactions that have occurred, or are probable of occurring, subsequent to the latest balance sheet date that are material to investors. The Business Combination and the related transactions, as further described elsewhere in the unaudited pro forma financial information, were completed on June 25, 2026 (the “Closing”).
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet of StablecoinX as of March 31, 2026 combines the historical unaudited balance sheet of TLGY and historical audited balance sheet of SC Assets as if the transactions had been consummated on March 31, 2026. The unaudited pro forma statement of operations of StablecoinX for the year ended December 31, 2025 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 combines the historical unaudited statement of operations of TLGY for the year ended December 31, 2025 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 with the condensed unaudited statements of operations of SC Assets from inception (June 30, 2025) through December 31, 2025 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 with the condensed consolidated unaudited statements of operations of StablecoinX from inception (July 7, 2025) through December 31, 2025 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as if the transactions had been completed on January 1, 2025.
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2026 and the unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations for the 3 months ended March 31, 2026 should be read in conjunction with, the following:
| ● | unaudited financial statements of TLGY for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus; and |
| ● | unaudited condensed financial statements of SC Assets as of March 31, 2026 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. |
| ● | unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of StablecoinX as of March 31, 2026 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. |
The unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025 should be read in conjunction with, the following:
| ● | audited financial statements of TLGY for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus; and |
| ● | audited condensed financial statements of SC Assets as of December 31, 2025 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. |
| ● | audited condensed consolidated financial statements of StablecoinX as of December 31, 2025 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. |
The unaudited pro forma combined financial information has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the Business Combination and other material transactions and has been prepared for informational purposes only. The transactions will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, TLGY will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the transactions will be treated as the equivalent of SC Assets issuing stock for the net assets of TLGY, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of TLGY will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the transactions will be those of SC Assets. See “— Anticipated Accounting Treatment” below.
Description of the Business Combination
On July 21, 2025, TLGY entered into the Business Combination Agreement with SC Assets, StablecoinX, SPAC Merger Sub, and Company Merger Sub (collectively, the “Parties”), pursuant to which on June 25, 2026, (a) TLGY merged with and into SPAC Merger Sub, with SPAC Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company, and (b) immediately following the SPAC Merger, Company Merger Sub merged with and into SC Assets, with SC Assets continuing as the surviving company. As a result of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, TLGY and SC Assets became wholly-owned subsidiaries of StablecoinX and StablecoinX became a publicly traded company. The equity exchange and financing related matters associated with the Business Combination are summarized as follows:
| i. | On July 21, 2025, TLGY, Ethena Foundation (“Ethena”), SC Assets, and StablecoinX entered into a Contribution Agreement whereby, conditioned on, and immediately prior to the Company Merger, Ethena agreed to contribute $60,000,000 (the “ENA Contribution Amount”) (valued according to the terms of the PIPE Subscription Agreements) of native protocol governance tokens of the Ethena Protocol (the “ENA Tokens”) in exchange for shares of SC Assets Class B Common Stock. The number of ENA Tokens to be contributed is established at 284,954,407.29 and is calculated as the ENA Contribution Amount divided by $0.21056, which is the volume-weighted average of all ENA/USDT spot trades executed on Binance and Bybit during the thirty (30) consecutive calendar days (the “30-Day VWAP of ENA Tokens”) ending two (2) days prior to the date of signing the Contribution Agreement (or $0.3008) multiplied by 1 minus 30%. The number of shares of SC Assets Class B Common Stock issued to Ethena at the Closing pursuant to the Contribution Agreement was calculated as follows: (A) the ENA Contribution Amount divided by (B) (x) $10.00 multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (i) the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Tokens ending two (2) days prior to the date of signing the Contribution Agreement (or $0.3008), and the denominator of which is (ii) the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Tokens ending two (2) days prior to the Closing Date (or $0.0909). |
| ii. | On July 21, 2025, SC Assets, TLGY, StablecoinX and certain investors (the “Initial PIPE Investors”) entered into PIPE Subscription Agreements (as they may be further amended, modified, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their terms the “Initial PIPE Subscription Agreements”) whereby the Initial PIPE Investors agreed to contribute (i) an aggregate of $261,886,135 consisting of (x) $100,902,801 in cash and (y) $160,983,334 U.S. Dollar denominated stable coins (“USDC” or “USDT”, respectively) (collectively, “Cash” and the aggregate PIPE proceeds paid in Cash, the “Initial Cash PIPE Proceeds.” The terms “Cash” and “Initial Cash PIPE Proceeds”, as used herein, are intended to conform to the language in the Initial PIPE Subscription Agreements in Annex G-1 and not to imply that USDC and/or USDT are either cash or cash equivalents under GAAP. The Initial Cash PIPE Proceeds was deposited promptly following the signing of the Initial PIPE Subscription Agreements into a Custodial Account established for the benefit of the Initial PIPE Investors, and (ii) an additional $41,207,260 (valued according to the terms of the PIPE Subscription Agreements) in ENA Tokens into an account designated by SC Assets no later than two business days prior to the Closing (the “Initial In-Kind PIPE Proceeds” and, together with the Initial Cash PIPE Proceeds, the “Initial PIPE Gross Proceeds”), in each case, in exchange for shares of SC Assets Class A Common Stock issued immediately prior to the Company Merger. Upon deposit of the Initial Cash PIPE Proceeds into the Custodial Account and in accordance with the terms of the Initial Token Purchase Agreement, SC Assets, acting as administrative agent for the Initial PIPE Investors, used the Initial Cash PIPE Proceeds (less approximately $2.5 million of permitted transaction expenses, or $259,386,135, such amount, the “Initial Locked ENA Purchase Amount”) to purchase 1,231,887,037.76 Locked ENA Tokens from Ethena Opco, which Locked ENA Token were valued at a 30% discount to the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Tokens ending two (2) days prior to the date of signing the Initial PIPE Subscription Agreement (or $0.3008). The purchases of Locked ENA Tokens under the Initial Token Purchase Agreement were completed by the end of July 2025. No USDC or USDT is held by the Company as of March 31, 2026 and therefore no USDC or USDT is included in the pro forma financial statements. The Initial In-Kind PIPE Proceeds represents an additional 173,867,398.08 ENA Tokens delivered to SC Assets prior to the Closing by the Initial PIPE Investors, which ENA Tokens will have transfer restrictions ranging from 0 to 36-months. The aggregate number of ENA Tokens to be delivered is calculated as the Initial In-Kind PIPE Proceeds divided by the token value, which is calculated based on a 5%, 15%, 20%, or 30% discount to the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Tokens ending two (2) days prior to the date of signing of the Initial PIPE Subscription Agreement (or $0.3008) for ENA Tokens contributed that are subject to lock-ups of 0 months, up to 12 months, 13-24 months, or 25 to 36 months, respectively. The aggregate number of shares of SC Assets Class A Common Stock issued to the Initial PIPE Investors at the closing of the PIPE was calculated as follows: (A) the Initial PIPE Gross Proceeds divided by (B) (x) $10.00, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (1) the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Token ending two (2) days prior to the date of signing the Initial PIPE Subscription Agreement (or $0.3008) and the denominator of which is (2) the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Token ending two (2) days prior to the Closing Date (or $0.0909). |
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| iii. | In connection with the execution of the Initial PIPE Subscription Agreements, on July 21, 2025, SC Assets and Ethena OpCo entered into the Initial Token Purchase Agreement, whereby Ethena OpCo agreed to sell, and SC Assets, acting as administrative agent for the Initial PIPE Investors, agreed to purchase on behalf of the Initial Cash PIPE Investors, the Locked ENA Token in an amount equal to the Initial Locked ENA Purchase Amount. The Locked ENA Tokens purchased under this agreement are subject to a 48-month contractual lock-up period, with 25% unlocking on the 12-month anniversary of the Initial Token Purchase Date and the remaining 75% unlocking in 36 equal monthly installments. Pursuant to the terms of the Initial PIPE Subscription Agreement, Ethena OpCo deposited the Locked ENA Tokens into a Custodial Account and such Locked ENA Token were held in such account for the benefit of the Initial Cash PIPE Investors until Closing. |
| iv. | On September 5, 2025, SC Assets, TLGY, StablecoinX and certain investors (“Additional PIPE Investors”) entered into additional PIPE Subscription Agreements (as they may be further amended, modified, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their terms, the “Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements”) whereby the Additional PIPE Investors agreed to contribute (i) an aggregate of $281,159,130 consisting of (x) $91,312,824 in cash and (y) $189,846,306 in U.S. Dollar denominated stable coins (“USDC” or “USDT”, respectively) (collectively, “Cash” and the aggregate PIPE proceeds paid in Cash, the “Additional Cash PIPE Proceeds.” The terms “Cash” and “Additional Cash PIPE Proceeds”, as used herein, are intended to conform to the language in the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements and not to imply that USDC and/or USDT are either cash or cash equivalents under GAAP. The Additional Cash PIPE Proceeds was deposited into a separate Custodial Account established for the benefit of the Additional Cash PIPE investors and (ii) an additional $248,252,322 (valued according to the terms of the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements) in ENA Tokens into an account designated by SC Assets two days prior to the Closing (the “Additional In-Kind PIPE Proceeds” and, together with the Additional Cash PIPE Proceeds, the “Additional PIPE Gross Proceeds”), in each case, in exchange for shares of SC Assets Class A Common Stock issued immediately prior to the Company Merger. Upon deposit of the Additional Cash PIPE Proceeds into a separate Custodial Account and in accordance with the terms of the Additional Token Purchase Agreement, SC Assets, acting as administrative agent for the Additional Cash PIPE Proceeds, used the Additional Cash PIPE Proceeds (less approximately $16.0 million of permitted transaction expenses, or $265,159,130, such amount “Additional Locked ENA Purchase Amount”) to purchase 914,341,825.83 Locked ENA Tokens from Ethena OpCo, which Locked ENA Token were valued at $0.29 per token. The purchases of Locked ENA Tokens under the Additional Token Purchase Agreement were completed by the end of September 2025. No USDC or USDT is held by the Company as of March 31, 2026 and therefore no USDC or USDT is included in the pro forma financial statements. The Additional In-Kind PIPE Proceeds represents an additional 426,353,751.78 ENA Tokens delivered to SC Assets prior to the Closing by the Additional PIPE Investors with no restrictions on transfer. The aggregate number of ENA Tokens delivered is calculated as the Additional In-Kind PIPE Proceeds divided by $0.630135 (or $0.29 for one Additional PIPE Investor). The aggregate number of shares of SC Assets Class A Common Stock issued to the Additional PIPE Investors at the closing of the PIPE was calculated as follows: (A) the Additional PIPE Gross Proceeds divided by (B) (x) $10.00, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (1) $0.414286 and the denominator of which is (2) the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Token ending two (2) days prior to the Closing Date (or $0.0909). |
| v. | In connection with the execution of the Additional PIPE Subscription Agreements, on September 5, 2025, SC Assets and Ethena OpCo entered into the Additional Token Purchase Agreement, whereby Ethena OpCo agreed to sell, and SC Assets, acting as administrative agent for the Additional Cash PIPE Investors, agreed to purchase on behalf of the Additional PIPE Investors, the Locked ENA Token in an amount equal to the Additional Locked ENA Purchase Amount. The Locked ENA Tokens purchased under this agreement are subject to a 48-month contractual lock-up period, with 25% unlocking on the 12-month anniversary of the Additional Token Purchase Date and the remaining 75% unlocking in 36 equal monthly installments. Pursuant to the terms of the Additional Subscription Agreement, Ethena OpCo deposited the Locked ENA Tokens into a separate Custodial Account and such Locked ENA Token were held in such account for the benefit of the Additional Cash PIPE Investors until Closing. |
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| vi. | Immediately prior to the effective time of the SPAC Merger, TLGY Units were separated into its component parts and then cancelled, as a result of which each holder thereof received one TLGY Class A Ordinary Share and one-half of one Public Warrant, for each TLGY Unit. |
| vii. | Immediately prior to the effective time of the SPAC Merger and in accordance with the terms of the TLGY Organizational Documents, each issued and outstanding TLGY Class B Ordinary Share was converted automatically into one TLGY Class A Ordinary Share, following which, all such TLGY Class B Ordinary Shares ceased to be outstanding and were automatically canceled and ceased to exist. |
| viii. | At the effective time of the SPAC Merger, each issued and outstanding TLGY Class A Ordinary Share (excluding TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares held by Public Shareholders exercising their redemption rights or exercising their dissenting rights) was exchanged, on a one-for-one basis, for one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock, following which, all such TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares ceased to be outstanding and automatically canceled and ceased to exist. |
| ix. | At the effective time of the SPAC Merger, each then issued and outstanding whole TLGY Public Warrant (including those resulting from the Unit Separation) automatically became one (1) StablecoinX Public Warrant, and each Private Placement Warrant became one (1) warrant to purchase StablecoinX Class A Common Stock, in each case, in accordance with its terms. |
| x. | On July 21, 2025, StablecoinX, TLGY, SC Assets and the TLGY Insiders entered into the Sponsor Support Agreement, which was subsequently amended and restated on September 5, 2025, whereby, conditioned on Closing, the TLGY Insiders agreed, immediately following the SPAC Merger, to exchange an aggregate of (i) 5,449,700 Founder Shares and (ii) 11,259,500 Private Placement Warrants, held by them, for a number of shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and StablecoinX Class B Common Stock equal to 3% of the total number of outstanding shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock following the Company Merger (together, the “Retained Shares”). |
| xi. | Immediately after the SPAC Merger, the Sponsors Securities Exchange took place in accordance with the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement. |
| xii. | At the Closing, StablecoinX was entitled to: (1) the ENA Tokens contributed by the Ethena, (2) the ENA Tokens held in the Custodial Accounts and contributed by the PIPE Investors, (3) any cash remaining in the Custodial Accounts after payment of transaction and custodial fees, and (4) the amount of cash available in the Trust Account, after completing the Redemptions. |
| xiii. | At the effective time of the Company Merger, following the receipt of funding and ENA Tokens from the aforementioned PIPE Subscription Agreements and the Ethena Contribution Agreement each, issued and outstanding share of SC Assets Class B Common Stock was converted automatically into one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and one share of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock, following which, all such SC Assets Class B Common Stock ceased to be outstanding and automatically canceled and ceased to exist. |
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Anticipated Accounting Treatment
This unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information should be read together with the historical financial statements and related notes of SC Assets and TLGY, and other financial information included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.
SC Assets has been determined to be the accounting acquirer of TLGY based on the following facts and circumstances:
| ● | SC Assets is the larger entity in terms of assets, inclusive of the ENA Contribution and the PIPE, and will be the ongoing operations of the combined entity. |
| ● | Holders of SC Assets Common Stock immediately prior to the Closing (the “SC Assets Shareholders”) will, following the Closing, have the largest voting interest in the combined entity under all noted redemption scenarios. |
| ● | SC Assets Shareholders will have the ability to control decisions regarding election and removal of the combined entity’s board of directors. |
| ● | The combined company name will be StablecoinX, i.e. the combined entity will assume a name similar to SC Assets’ name. |
The preponderance of evidence as described above is indicative that SC Assets is the accounting acquirer of TLGY. Accordingly, the merger between SC Assets and TLGY will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with TLGY being treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. For accounting purposes, the reverse recapitalization will be the equivalent of SC Assets issuing stock for the net assets of TLGY, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of TLGY will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the reverse recapitalization will be those of SC Assets.
Basis of Pro Forma Presentation
The adjustments in the unaudited pro forma combined financial information have been identified and presented to provide relevant information of StablecoinX, the parent company of SC Assets at Closing, upon consummation of the Business Combination and other events contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Assumptions and estimates underlying the unaudited pro forma adjustments set forth in the unaudited pro forma combined financial information are described in the accompanying notes.
The unaudited pro forma combined financial information has been presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results and financial position that would have been achieved had the Business Combination occurred on the dates indicated. The Business Combination proceeds remaining after payment for the redemption of 393,538 public shares and payment of transaction costs related to the Merger are expected to be used for other general corporate purposes. Further, the unaudited pro forma combined financial information does not purport to project the future operating results or financial position of StablecoinX following the completion of the Business Combination. The unaudited pro forma adjustments represent management’s estimates based on information available as of the date of these unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and are subject to change as additional information becomes available and analyses are performed.
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The following summarizes the pro forma StablecoinX Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately after the Business Combination and the related ownership percentages.
| Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Class A Common Share Ownership in StablecoinX, Inc. | ||||||||
| Number of Shares | Percentage Ownership | |||||||
| Sellers (SC Assets stockholders)(1) | 700,000 | 2.9 | % | |||||
| TLGY Public Shareholders(2) | 96,349 | 0.4 | % | |||||
| TLGY Insiders(3) | 644,590 | 2.7 | % | |||||
| Initial PIPE Investors(4) | 9,159,293 | 38.1 | % | |||||
| Additional PIPE Investors(5) | 11,615,979 | 48.4 | % | |||||
| Ethena(6) | 1,813,164 | 7.5 | % | |||||
| Total Class A Common Shares at Closing | 24,039,375 | 100.0 | % | |||||
| Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Class B Common Share Ownership in StablecoinX, Inc. | ||||||||
| Number of Shares | Percentage Ownership | |||||||
| Sellers (SC Assets stockholders)(1) | 700,000 | 22.2 | % | |||||
| TLGY Insiders(3) | 644,590 | 20.4 | % | |||||
| Ethena(6) | 1,813,164 | 57.4 | % | |||||
| Total Class B Common Shares at Closing | 3,157,754 | 100.0 | % | |||||
| (1) | The number of shares of StablecoinX Common Stock held by SC Assets stockholders is comprised of (i) 700,000 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and (ii) 700,000 shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock, issued upon exchange of the 700,000 shares of SC Assets Class B Common Stock currently held by such holders prior to the Company Merger. |
| (2) | The number of shares of StablecoinX Common Stock held by TLGY Public Shareholders after the redemption of 393,538 shares of TLGY stock. |
| (3) | The number of shares of StablecoinX Common Stock held by the TLGY Insiders reflects the exchange of (i) an aggregate of 5,449,700 Founder Shares, and (ii) 11,259,500 Private Placement Warrants, for 644,590 Retained Shares of StablecoinX Class A Stock following the SPAC Merger. |
| (4) | The number of shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock held by the Initial PIPE Investors is comprised of 9,159,293 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued upon exchange of an equal number of SC Assets Class A Common Stock held by such investors prior to the Company Merger. The aggregate number of shares of SC Assets Class A Common Stock issued to the Initial PIPE Investors was calculated at closing as (A) the Initial PIPE Gross Proceeds divided by (B) (x) $10.00, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (1) the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Token ending two (2) days prior to the date of signing the Initial PIPE Subscription Agreement (or $0.3008) and the denominator of which is (2) the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Token ending two (2) days prior to Closing Date (or $0.0909). |
| (5) | The number of shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock held by the Additional PIPE Investors is comprised of 11,615,979 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued upon exchange of an equal number of SC Assets Class A Common Stock held by such investors prior to the Company Merger. The aggregate number of shares of SC Assets Class A Common Stock issued to PIPE investors was calculated at closing as (A) the Additional PIPE Gross Proceeds divided by (B) (x) $10.00, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (1) $0.414286, and the denominator of which is (2) the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Token ending two (2) days prior to the Closing Date (or $0.0909). |
| (6) | The number of shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock to be held by Ethena is comprised of (i) 1,813,164 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and (ii) 1,813,164 shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock issued upon exchange of an equal number of SC Assets Class B Common Stock held by Ethena prior to the Company Merger. The number of shares of SC Assets Class B Common Stock issued to Ethena was calculated at closing as (A) the ENA Contribution Amount divided by (B) (x) $10.00, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is (1) the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Token ending two (2) days prior to the date of signing the Contribution Agreement (or $0.3008) and the denominator of which is (2) the 30-Day VWAP of ENA Token ending two (2) days prior to the Closing Date (or $0.0909). The number of shares does not include 1,807,968 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued to Ethena OpCo as one of the Additional PIPE Investors. |
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StablecoinX Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2026
| StablecoinX Assets, Inc. (Historical) | StablecoinX Inc. (Historical) | TLGY Acquisition Corp. (Historical) | Other Material Event Adjustments (Note 3) | Note | Transaction Accounting Adjustments (Note 4) | Note | Pro Forma Combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash | $ | 2,782 | — | $ | 2,812 | 348,125 | 3(A) | $ | 5,996,859 | 4(A) | $ | 6,349,453 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Related party receivables | 11,875 | — | — | — | (11,875 | ) | 4(B) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital assets – restricted | 70,121 | — | — | — | — | 70,121 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 70,065 | — | 37,761 | — | — | 107,826 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 154,843 | — | 40,573 | 348,125 | 5,984,984 | 6,527,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and Investments held in Trust Account | — | — | 6,463,010 | — | (6,463,010 | ) | 4(C) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital intangible assets | — | — | — | — | 239,795,835 | 4(D) | 239,795,835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalized software | 50,000 | — | — | — | — | 50,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible asset, net | 427,125 | — | — | — | — | 427,125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 631,968 | — | $ | 6,503,583 | 348,125 | $ | 239,317,808 | $ | 246,800,359 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE STOCK, AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 400,741 | 51,531 | $ | 455,367 | — | $ | (406,357 | ) | 4(E) | $ | 501,102 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable – related party | — | 32,675 | $ | — | — | $ | (32,675 | ) | 4(F) | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demand notes – related party | 69,455 | — | — | 68,125 | 3(B) | — | 136,455 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued offering costs | — | — | 5,000 | — | — | 5,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible promissory note payable – former sponsor | — | — | 2,912,000 | — | (2,912,000 | ) | 4(G) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Convertible promissory note payable – current sponsors | — | — | 3,687,325 | 280,000 | 3(C) | (3,967,325 | ) | 4(H) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 470,196 | 84,206 | 7,059,692 | 348,125 | (7,318,537 | ) | 642,557 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative warrant liabilities | — | — | 18,207,600 | — | — | 18,207,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred underwriting commission | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 470,196 | 84,206 | 25,267,292 | 348,125 | (7,318,537 | ) | 18,850,157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | — | — | 6,463,122 | — | (6,463,122 | ) | 4(I) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TLGY Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares | — | — | 534 | — | (534 | ) | 4(J) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TLGY Acquisition Corp. Class B Ordinary Shares | — | — | 11 | — | (11 | ) | 4(K) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| StablecoinX Assets Inc. Class A Common Stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| StablecoinX Assets Inc. Class B Common Stock | 70 | — | — | — | (70 | ) | 4(L) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| StablecoinX Inc. Class A Shares | — | — | — | — | 2,403 | 4(M) | 2,403 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| StablecoinX Inc. Class B Shares | — | — | — | — | 315 | 4(N) | 315 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 802,430 | — | — | — | 227,869,988 | 4(O) | 228,672,418 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (640,728 | ) | (84,206 | ) | (25,227,376 | ) | — | 25,227,376 | 4(P) | (724,934 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | 161,772 | (84,206 | ) | (25,226,831 | ) | — | 253,099,467 | 227,950,202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | $ | 631,968 | — | $ | 6,503,583 | 348,125 | $ | 239,317,808 | $ | 246,800,359 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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StablecoinX Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2026
| StablecoinX Assets, Inc. (Historical) | StablecoinX Inc. (Historical) | TLGY Acquisition Corp. (Historical) | Other Material Event Adjustments (Note 3) |
Note | Transaction Accounting Adjustments (Note 5) | Note | Pro Forma Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 666 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 666 | |||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 113,907 | — | — | — | — | 113,907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 269,362 | 35,643 | 954,356 | — | — | 1,259,361 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 25,125 | — | — | — | — | 25,125 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 408,394 | 35,643 | 954,356 | — | — | 1,398,393 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from Operations | (407,728 | ) | (35,643 | ) | (954,356 | ) | — | — | (1,397,727 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income earned on cash and investments held in trust account | — | — | 44,722 | — | (44,722 | ) | 5(A) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Forgiveness of debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | — | — | (3,413,925 | ) | — | 1,688,925 | 5(B) | (1,725,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense) | — | — | (3,369,203 | ) | — | 1,644,203 | (1,725,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (407,728 | ) | (35,643 | ) | (4,323,559 | ) | — | 1,644,203 | (3,122,727 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Benefit from) provision for income taxes | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (407,728 | ) | $ | (35,643 | ) | $ | (4,323,559 | ) | $ | — | $ | 1,644,203 | $ | (3,122,727 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Weighted average Class A ordinary shares outstanding – basic and diluted | — | — | 5,834,587 | 24,029,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per Class A ordinary share | $ | — | — | $ | (0.73 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average Class B ordinary shares outstanding – basic and diluted(a) | 700,000 | 1 | 105,000 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per Class B ordinary share | $ | (0.58 | ) | (35,643 | ) | $ | (0.73 | ) | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | Class B shares of StablecoinX Inc. do not participate in earnings |
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StablecoinX Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2025
| StablecoinX Assets, Inc. (Historical) | StablecoinX, Inc. (Historical) | TLGY Acquisition Corp. (Historical) | Other Material Event Adjustments (Note 3) | Note | Transaction Accounting Adjustments (Note 6) | Note | Pro Forma Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | 185,249 | $ | 48,563 | $ | 1,298,834 | $ | — | $ | 1,532,646 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 50,250 | — | — | — | — | 50,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenses | 235,499 | 48,563 | 1,298,834 | — | — | 1,582,896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income earned on cash and investments held in trust account | — | — | 725,255 | — | (725,255 | ) | 6(A) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Forgiveness of debt | — | — | 127,768 | — | — | 127,768 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | — | — | (14,336,209 | ) | — | 7,092,359 | 6(B) | (7,243,850 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense) | — | — | (13,483,186 | ) | — | 6,367,104 | (7,116,082 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (235,499 | ) | (48,563 | ) | (14,782,020 | ) | — | 6,367,104 | (8,698,978 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Benefit from) provision for income taxes | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (235,499 | ) | (48,563 | ) | $ | (14,782,020 | ) | — | $ | 6,367,104 | $ | (8,698,978 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted average Class A ordinary shares outstanding – basic and diluted | — | — | 5,526,483 | 24,029,375 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per Class A ordinary share | $ | — | — | $ | (2.01 | ) | $ | (0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average Class B ordinary shares outstanding – basic and diluted(a) | 700,000 | 1 | 1,835,361 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per Class B ordinary share | $ | (0.34 | ) | (48,563 | ) | $ | (2.01 | ) | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | Class B shares of StablecoinX Inc. do not participate in earnings |
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Note 1 — Basis of Presentation
The merger between SC Assets and TLGY will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with TLGY being treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. For accounting purposes, the reverse recapitalization will be the equivalent of SC Assets issuing stock for the net assets of TLGY, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of TLGY will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the reverse recapitalization will be those of SC Assets. Upon the consummation of the Merger, StablecoinX will become the parent company of SC Assets as well as the reporting entity.
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet of StablecoinX as of March 31, 2026 assumes that the transactions occurred on March 31, 2026. The unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations of StablecoinX for the year ended December 31, 2025 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 presents pro forma effect to the transactions as if it had been completed on January 1, 2025.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2026 should be read in conjunction with, the following:
| ● | unaudited financial statements of TLGY for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus; and |
| ● | unaudited condensed financial statements of SC Assets as of March 31, 2026 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. |
| ● | unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of StablecoinX as of March 31, 2026 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. |
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information for the year ended December 31, 2025 should be read in conjunction with, the following:
| ● | audited financial statements of TLGY for the year ended December 31, 2025 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus; and |
| ● | audited condensed financial statements of SC Assets as of December 31, 2025 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. |
| ● | audited condensed consolidated financial statements of StablecoinX as of December 31, 2025 and the related notes, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. |
The unaudited pro forma combined financial information has been prepared to illustrate the effect of the Business Combination and other material transactions and has been prepared for informational purposes only.
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Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the pro forma adjustments (“Other Material Event Adjustments” and “Transaction Accounting Adjustments”). As the unaudited pro forma combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented. Article 11 of Regulation S-X allows for the presentation of reasonably estimable synergies and other transaction effects that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur (“Management’s Adjustments”). TLGY has elected not to present Management’s Adjustments and will only be presenting Other Material Event Adjustments and Transaction Accounting Adjustments in the following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.” The pro forma adjustments reflecting the Business Combination with TLGY are based on certain currently available information and certain assumptions and methodologies that TLGY believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated.
Therefore, it is likely that the actual adjustments will differ from the pro forma adjustments, and it is possible such differences may be material. TLGY believes that these assumptions and methodologies provide a reasonable basis for presenting all of the significant effects of the Business Combination based on information available to management at the time and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma combined financial information.
The unaudited pro forma combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings, or cost savings that may be associated with the Business Combination.
The pro forma combined provision for income taxes does not necessarily reflect the amounts that would have resulted had StablecoinX filed consolidated income tax returns during the periods presented.
The unaudited pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations are based upon the number of StablecoinX shares outstanding, assuming the Business Combination occurred on January 1, 2025.
The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the Business Combination taken place on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of StablecoinX. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes thereto of TLGY, SC Assets, and StablecoinX
Note 2 — Accounting Policies
Upon completion of the Business Combination, management will perform a comprehensive review of TLGY’s accounting policies. As a result of the review, management may identify differences between the accounting policies of the companies which, when conformed, could have a material impact on the combined financial statements. Based on its initial analysis, management has not identified any material differences in accounting policies that would have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma combined financial information.
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Digital Assets
Upon completion of the Business Combination, the Company will receive ENA tokens contributed or purchased subject to the Contribution Agreement and PIPE agreements. The cost of ENA will be initially recorded at the fair value of ENA tokens at Closing. ENA tokens held by the Company are indefinite-lived intangible assets outside the scope of ASC 350-60 since they were created by Ethena, a related party upon Closing, and therefore it fails the “not created or issued by the reporting entity or its related parties’ criterion” in paragraph 350-60-15-1(f). These digital intangible assets will be recorded at cost, less impairment within digital intangible assets on the consolidated balance sheets in accordance with ASC 350-30.
The Company will perform an analysis each quarter to identify whether events or changes in circumstances, indicate that it is more likely than not that its digital assets are impaired. If an impairment has occurred, the Company will consider the lowest intra-day market price quoted on an active exchange since acquiring the respective digital asset as the fair value measure. If the then current carrying value of a digital asset exceeds the fair value, an impairment loss has occurred with respect to those digital assets in the amount equal to the difference between their carrying values and the fair value. When impaired, digital assets will be written down to their fair value at the time of impairment and this new cost basis will not be adjusted upward for any subsequent increase in fair value. Gains will not be recorded until realized upon sale. In determining the gain or loss to be recognized upon sale, the Company will calculate the difference between the sales price and the carrying value of the digital assets sold immediately prior to sale. The Company intends to use a first-in, first-out methodology to assign costs to digital assets for purposes of evaluating impairment and determining realized gains and losses.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company held $0.1 million of digital assets comprised of ETH that are in the scope of ASC 350-60 at fair value. The activity from remeasurement of the ETH at fair value is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations within Change in fair value of digital assets — restricted. Realized gain (loss) on the disposition of all of the Company’s crypto assets is calculated on a first-in-first out (“FIFO”) basis. Gains or losses from the sale of digital assets are calculated as the difference between the disposal price and the cost basis and are recognized in other expenses (income).
Note 3 — Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information for Other Material Events
| (A) | Cash — Reflects the impact of Other Material Events on cash. The table below summarizes the other material adjustments as follows: |
| Description | Note | Amount | ||||||
| Borrowings by SC Assets from related parties | 3(A)(i) | $ | 67,000 | |||||
| Borrowings on the Convertible promissory notes – Current Sponsor | 3(A)(ii) | 280,000 | ||||||
| Material Event Adjustment-Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 347,000 | ||||||
| (i) | Reflects additional borrowings by SC Assets from related parties between 3/31/2026 and the closing. |
| (ii) | Reflects additional borrowings on the Convertible promissory notes — Current Sponsor between 3/31/2026 and the closing. |
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| (B) | Reflects additional borrowings by SC Assets from related parties between 3/31/2026 and the closing. |
| (C) | Reflects additional borrowings on the Convertible promissory notes — Current Sponsor between 3/31/2026 and the closing. |
Note 4 — Transaction Accounting Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
The pro forma StablecoinX Inc. Transaction Accounting Adjustments, based on preliminary estimates that could change materially as additional information is obtained, are as follows:
| (A) | Cash — Reflects the Transaction Accounting Adjustments impact of the Business Combination on the cash and cash equivalents balance of StablecoinX. The table below summarizes the pro forma adjustments as follows: |
| Description | Note | Amount | ||||||
| Reclassification of the funds held in the Trust Account | 4(A)(i) | $ | 1,285,960 | |||||
| Payment of transaction costs | 4(A)(ii) | (6,431,044 | ) | |||||
| Repayment of convertible promissory notes-Former Sponsor | 4(A)(iii) | (2,912,000 | ) | |||||
| Repayment of convertible promissory note payable-Current Sponsors | 4(A)(iii) | (3,967,325 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from Initial PIPE | 4(A)(iv) | 2,021,268 | ||||||
| Proceeds from Additional PIPE | 4(A)(v) | 16,000,000 | ||||||
| Pro Forma Adjustment-Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,996,859 | ||||||
| (i) | Represents the release of $1.3 million of funds held in the Trust Account upon the closing of the Business Combination, subsequent to redemptions, made available for the ongoing operations of StablecoinX as cash and cash equivalents. Refer to Note 4(C), Cash and Investments held in Trust Account and Note 4(O) Additional Paid-in Capital, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries for the decrease of funds held in the Trust Account. |
| (ii) | Reflects the payment of $6.4 million of nonrecurring transaction costs incurred, or estimated transaction costs remaining to be incurred, expected to be settled in cash prior to, or upon, the closing of the Business Combination. Amount represents the costs of financial advisory, legal, and other professional services, in connection with the Business Combination. |
| (iii) | Represents the settlement of convertible promissory notes from the former sponsor to TLGY in the amount of $2.9 million and the settlement of convertible promissory notes from the current Sponsor to TLGY in the amount of $4.0 million. The convertible promissory notes were settled in cash, rather than converted to StablecoinX warrants. |
| (iv) | Amount represents the fiat currency proceeds retained for transaction expenses less expenses incurred from shares sold to the Initial PIPE investors in the amount of $2.0. Stablecoins received from the Initial Cash PIPE Investors were used to purchase ENA Tokens under the Initial Token Purchase Agreement. No stablecoins are currently held or expected to be held at the Closing. |
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| (v) | Amount represents the fiat currency proceeds retained for transaction expenses from shares sold to the Additional PIPE investors in the amount of $16.0 million. Stablecoins received from the Initial Cash PIPE Investors were used to purchase ENA Tokens under the Initial Token Purchase Agreement. No stablecoins were held at the Closing. |
| (B) | Reflects the Elimination of SC Assets’ Related party receivables from StablecoinX. |
| (C) | Cash and Investments held in Trust Account — Represents the release of $1.3 million of funds held in the Trust Account upon the closing of the Business Combination after giving effect to the impact of redemptions of TLGY’s Class A ordinary shares amounting to $5.1 million. |
| (D) | Digital Assets — Reflects the fair value of the ENA Tokens received from the PIPE and from Ethena at the Closing of the Business Comination after the payment of certain transaction costs in ENA tokens. Refer to Note 4(O)(iv), Note 4(O)(v) and Note 4(O)(vi), Additional paid-in capital, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
| Description | Note | Amount | ||||||
| Contribution of ENA tokens from Initial PIPE | 4(D)(i) | $ | 115,524,791 | |||||
| Contribution of ENA tokens from Additional PIPE | 4(D)(ii) | 110,178,259 | ||||||
| Contribution of ENA tokens from Ethena | 4(D)(iii) | 14,288,409 | ||||||
| Payment of transaction costs in ENA tokens | 4(D)(iv) | (195,625 | ) | |||||
| Pro Forma Adjustment-Digital Assets | $ | 239,795,835 | ||||||
| (i) | Amount represents the fair value, as of June 25, 2026, of 1,405,754,436 ENA tokens received from Initial PIPE Investors. |
| (ii) | Amount represents the fair value, as of June 25, 2026, of 1,340,695,578 ENA tokens received from Additional PIPE investors. |
| (iii) | Amount represents the fair value, as of June 25, 2026, of 284,954,407 ENA tokens received from Ethena. |
| (iv) | Amount represents the fair value, as of June 25,2026, of 3,754,801 ENA tokens in payment of $0.3 million of nonrecurring financial advisory transaction costs incurred expected to be settled upon, the closing of the Business Combination. |
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| (E) | Accounts payable and accrued expenses — Reflects the payment of $0.4 million of nonrecurring transaction costs settled in cash prior to, or upon, the closing of the Business Combination. |
| (F) | Accounts payable — related party — Reflects the Elimination of StablecoinX Related party payable to Stablecoin Assets and TLGY. |
| (G) | Convertible Promissory Notes Payable — Former Sponsor — Represents the settlement of convertible promissory notes from the former Sponsor to TLGY in the amount of $2.9 million in cash. See Note 4(A)(iii), Cash and cash equivalents, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
| (H) | Convertible Promissory Note Payable — Current Sponsor Represents the settlement of convertible promissory notes from the current Sponsor to TLGY in the amount of $4.0 million in cash. See Note 4(A)(iii), Cash and cash equivalents, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
| (I) | Class A Ordinary Shares subject to redemption — Represents the reclassification of the remaining TLGY’s Class A Ordinary Shares subject to possible redemption after redemptions of $5.1 million at the Closing of the Business Combination. Refer to Note 4(A)(i), Cash and cash equivalents and Note 4(O) Additional Paid-in Capital, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
| (J) | TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares — Represents adjustment to reclassify the par value associated with TLGY’s Class A Ordinary Shares to the par value associated with StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and StablecoinX Class B Common Stock. |
| (K) | TLGY Class B Ordinary Shares — Represents adjustment to reclassify the par value associated with TLGY’s Class A Ordinary Shares to the par value associated with StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and StablecoinX Class B Common Stock. |
| (L) | SC Assets Class B Common Stock — Represents adjustment to reclassify the par value associated with StablecoinX Class B Common Stock to the par value associated with StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and StablecoinX Class B Common Stock. |
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| (M) | StablecoinX Class A Common Stock — Represents the impact of the Business Combination on the par value associated with StablecoinX Class A Common Stock. The table below summarizes the pro forma adjustments as follows: |
| Description | Note | Amount | ||||||
| Issuance of shares to Initial PIPE Investors | 4(M)(i) | 916 | ||||||
| Issuance of shares to Additional PIPE Investors | 4(M)(ii) | 1,162 | ||||||
| Issuance of shares to Ethena(1) | 4(M)(iii) | 181 | ||||||
| Reclassification of TLGY’s Class A Ordinary Shares | 4(M)(iv) | 10 | ||||||
| Reclassification of TLGY’s Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares | 4(M)(v) | 64 | ||||||
| Reclassification of SC Assets Class B Common Stock | 4(M)(vi) | 70 | ||||||
| Pro Forma Adjustment-SC Assets Class A Common Stock | $ | 2,403 | ||||||
| (1) | Does not include the shares issued to Ethena OpCo as an Additional PIPE Investor. |
| (i) | Represents the par value of the shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued to Initial PIPE investors. |
| (ii) | Represents the par value of the shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued to Additional PIPE investors. |
| (iii) | Represents the par value of the shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued to Ethena. Amount does not include the par value of 1,807,968 shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued to Ethena OpCo as one of the Additional PIPE Investors. |
| (iv) | Represents the par value of the shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued to holders of TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares subject to redemption prior to the closing of the Business Combination. |
| (v) | Represents the par value of the shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued to holders of TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares and TLGY Class B Shares that were not subject to redemption prior to the closing of the Business Combination. |
| (vi) | Represents the par value of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock issued to holders of SC Assets Class B Common Stock. |
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| (N) | StablecoinX Class B Common Stock — Represents the impact of the Business Combination on the par value associated with StablecoinX Class B Common Stock. The table below summarizes the pro forma adjustments as follows: |
| Description | Note | Amount | ||||||
| Issuance of shares to Ethena | 4(N)(i) | 181 | ||||||
| Reclassification of TLGY’s Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares | 4(N)(ii) | 64 | ||||||
| Reclassification of SC Assets Class B Common Stock | 4(N)(iii) | 70 | ||||||
| Pro Forma Adjustment-SC Assets Class B Common Stock | $ | 315 | ||||||
| (i) | Represents the par value of the shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock issued to Ethena. |
| (ii) | Represents the par value of the shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock issued to holders of TLGY Class A Ordinary Shares not subject to redemption prior to the closing of the Business Combination. |
| (iii) | Represents the par value of the shares of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock issued to holders of SC Assets Class B Ordinary Shares prior to the closing of the Business Combination. |
| (O) | Additional Paid-in Capital — Represents the impact of the Business Combination on additional paid-in capital. The table below summarizes the pro forma adjustments as follows: |
| Description | Note | Amount | ||||||
| Transaction Expenses | 4(O)(i) | $ | (6,199,332 | ) | ||||
| Cash Proceeds from Initial PIPE | 4(O)(ii) | 2,021,268 | ||||||
| Cash Proceeds from Additional PIPE | 4(O)(iii) | 16,000,000 | ||||||
| Contribution of tokens from Initial PIPE | 4(O)(iv) | 115,523,875 | ||||||
| Contribution of tokens from Additional PIPE | 4(O)(v) | 110,177,097 | ||||||
| Contribution of tokens from Ethena | 4(O)(vi) | 14,288,047 | ||||||
| Reclassification of TLGY’s Class A Ordinary Shares | 4(O)(vii) | 1,286,062 | ||||||
| Reclassification of TLGY’s Class A and Class B Ordinary Shares | 4(O)(viii) | 417 | ||||||
| Reclassification of TLGY’s accumulated deficit to additional paid-in capital (elimination) | 4(O)(ix) | (25,227,376 | ) | |||||
| Reclassification of SC Assets Class B shares | 4(O)(x) | (70 | ) | |||||
| Pro Forma Adjustment-Additional paid-in capital | $ | 227,869,988 | ||||||
| (i) | Represents transaction costs of approximately $6.3 million incurred related to financial advisory, legal, and other professional services, in connection with the Business Combination prior to the Closing. These costs are non-recurring in nature. Refer to Note 4(A)(ii), Cash and cash equivalents, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
| (ii) | Amount represents the cash proceeds less allowable expenses incurred from Shares sold in the Initial PIPE in the amount of $2.0 million. Refer to Note 4(A)(iv), Cash and cash equivalents, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
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| (iii) | Amount represents the cash proceeds from Shares sold in the Additional PIPE in the amount of $16.0 million. Refer to Note 4(A)(v), Cash and cash equivalents, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries |
| (iv) | Immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the Initial PIPE Investors contributed ENA tokens and cash to SC Assets for 9,159,293 shares of SC Assets Class A Common Stock. At the closing of the Business Combination, each share of SC Assets Class A Common Stock was converted to one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock. The amount represents the fair value, as of June 25, 2026, of the digital assets contributed by the PIPE investors. Refer to Note 4(D)(i), Digital Assets, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
| (v) | Immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the Additional PIPE Investors contributed ENA tokens and cash to SC Assets for 11,615,979 shares of SC Assets Class A Common Stock. At the closing of the Business Combination, each share of SC Assets Class A Common Stock was converted to one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock. The amount represents the fair value, as of June 25, 2026, of the digital assets contributed by the PIPE investors. Refer to Note 4(D)(ii), Digital Assets, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
| (vi) | Immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, Ethena contributed ENA tokens and cash to SC Assets for 1,813,164 shares SC Assets Class B Common Shares. At the closing of the Business Combination, each share of SC Assets Class A Common Stock was converted to one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and one share of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock. The amount represents the fair value, as of June 25, 2026, of the digital assets contributed by Ethena. Refer to Note 4(D)(iii), Digital Assets, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
| (vii) | Represents the reclassification of $1.3 million of TLGY’s Class A Ordinary Shares from temporary equity (mezzanine) to permanent equity. See note 4(I) TLGY’s Class A Common Stock subject to redemption, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
| (viii) | Represents adjustment to reclassify the par value associated with TLGY’s Class A and Class B Common Stock to the par value associated with StablecoinX Class A and Class B Common Stock. |
| (ix) | Reflects the $25.2 million elimination of TLGY’s historical accumulated deficit as part of the reverse recapitalization at the Closing of the Business Combination. Refer to Note 4(P), Accumulated deficit, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries. |
| (x) | Represents adjustment to reclassify the par value associated with SC Assets’ Class B Common Stock to the par value associated with StablecoinX Class A and Class B Common Stock. |
| (P) | Accumulated deficit — Represents the $25.2 million elimination of TLGY’s historical accumulated deficit as part of the reverse recapitalization at the Closing of the Business Combination. Refer to Note 4(O)(ix), Additional Paid-in Capital, for the corresponding pro forma adjusting entries |
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Note 5 — Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026
| (A) | Represents the elimination of TLGY’s historical interest income earned during the three months ended March 31, 2026 on the Cash and Investments held in the Trust Account, which was dissolved and liquidated upon the Closing of the Business Combination. |
| (B) | Reflects the elimination of $1.7 million of loss on changes in the fair value of TLGY’s liability classified Private Placement Warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2026. |
Note 6 — Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the Year ended December 31, 2025
| (A) | Represents the elimination of $0.7 million of TLGY’s historical interest income earned during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 on the Cash and Investments held in the Trust Account, which was dissolved and liquidated upon the Closing of the Business Combination. |
| (B) | Reflects the elimination of $7.1 million of loss on changes in the fair value of TLGY’s liability classified Private Placement Warrants during the twelve months ended December 31, 2025. |
Note 7 — Net Loss Per Share
Represents the net loss per share calculated using the historical weighted average shares outstanding and the issuance of additional shares in connection with the Business Combination, and other related events, assuming such additional shares were outstanding since January 1, 2025. As the Business Combination and other related events are being reflected as if they had occurred as of January 1, 2025, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share assumes the shares issued in connection with the Business Combination and other related events have been outstanding for the entire period presented.
| For the three months ended March 31, 2026 | ||||
| Pro forma net loss | $ | (3,122,727 | ) | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 24,029,375 | |||
| Pro forma net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.13 | ) | |
| For the year ended December 31, 2025 | ||||
| Pro forma net loss | $ | (8,698,978 | ) | |
| Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 24,029,375 | |||
| Pro forma net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.36 | ) | |
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Weighted average shares outstanding for both basic and diluted was calculated as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the year ended December 31, 2025:
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding — Basic and Diluted
| For the year ended December 31, 2025 | ||||
| Sellers (SC Assets stockholders) | 700,000 | |||
| TLGY Public Shareholders | 96,349 | |||
| TLGY Insiders | 644,590 | |||
| Initial PIPE Investors | 9,159,293 | |||
| Additional PIPE Investors | 11,615,979 | |||
| Ethena | 1,813,164 | |||
| Total Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | 24,029,375 | |||
The following outstanding shares of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of pro forma diluted net loss per share for the scenarios presented because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the year ended December 31, 2025:
Anti-dilutive securities
| Assuming No Redemptions | ||||
| Public Warrants | 11,499,988 | |||
| Total | 11,499,988 | |||
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Exhibit 99.6
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF STABLECOINX
Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires, references in this section to “we,” “our,” or the “Company” refer to StablecoinX Assets Inc. prior to the Business Combination and StablecoinX Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the Business Combination. This discussion and analysis provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. This discussion and analysis should be read together with the sections of the Report entitled “Information About StablecoinX” and the Company’s financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in the Report. In addition to historical financial information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Actual results and timing of selected events may differ materially from those anticipated as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” in the final prospectus filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 17, 2026, as supplemented on May 29, 2026 (the “proxy statement/prospectus”) or elsewhere in this Report.
Overview
The Company is focused on building an integrated infrastructure platform within the Ethena ecosystem. The Company’s operations are organized across three complementary business lines: (i) Infrastructure Services, (ii) Infrastructure Software, and (iii) Distribution Services, and are supported by a strategic ENA treasury position.
The Company became a publicly traded company following the closing of the Business Combination on June 25, 2026. The Company operates an integrated platform consisting of live Infrastructure Services and the ongoing development of its Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services businesses. Its Infrastructure Services business includes the operation of validator infrastructure and a decentralized verifier node (“DVN”) platform supporting cross-chain activity within the Ethena ecosystem. In parallel, the Company is advancing the development and phased commercialization of its Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services businesses, which are intended to expand the utility and institutional adoption of Ethena digital dollar products over time.
The Company’s operating model is designed to function as an integrated ecosystem in which each business line reinforces the others. Infrastructure Services provide live network participation and technical validation capabilities; Infrastructure Software is intended to provide middleware functionality that simplifies enterprise adoption of Ethena digital dollar products; and Distribution Services are intended to facilitate institutional access and capital formation related to Ethena products. The Company believes that increased adoption and usage within the Ethena ecosystem may, over time, increase activity across each of these business lines and may also be associated with changes in the market value and strategic utility of the Company’s ENA treasury holdings.
While Infrastructure Services are currently live and generating early-stage activity, Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services remain under development and are expected to be commercialized on a phased basis. There can be no assurance regarding the timing, scope, or success of commercialization of these business lines or that the Company will generate meaningful or sustainable revenue.
The Company’s ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability will depend on a number of factors, including continued growth and adoption of the Ethena ecosystem, successful deployment and scaling of its infrastructure and software products, regulatory developments applicable to digital assets and stablecoins, and broader market conditions affecting blockchain infrastructure, digital asset liquidity, and institutional participation.
Recent Developments
On June 25, 2026, the Company closed its previously announced Business Combination with TLGY and SC Assets. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, on the Closing Date, (1) TLGY merged with and into SPAC Merger Sub, with TLGY continuing as the surviving company, as a result of which the holders of TLGY Ordinary Shares received one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock for each TLGY Class A Ordinary Share held by such shareholder, and (2) immediately thereafter, Company Merger Sub merged with and into SC Assets, with SC Assets continuing as the surviving company, as a result of which the holders of shares of SC Assets Class A Common Stock received one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock for each share of SC Assets Class A Common Stock held by such holder and the holders of shares of SC Assets Class B Common Stock received one share of StablecoinX Class A Common Stock and one share of StablecoinX Class B Common Stock for each share of SC Assets Class B Common Stock held by such holder. As a result of the Closing, TLGY and SC Assets became wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, and the Company became a publicly traded company.
Plan of Operations and Expected Revenue Sources
Following the Closing, the Company is actively operating its Infrastructure Services business and is continuing to develop its Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services businesses. The Company expects its near-term operations to be driven primarily by its live validator and DVN infrastructure, while longer-term growth is expected to be driven by commercialization of its Stablecoin Harness platform and expansion of institutional distribution activities.
Infrastructure Services (Live Operations)
The Company currently generates early-stage infrastructure revenue through its live Validator Services and DVN Services offerings.
Validator operations consist of a full-stack Ethereum validator node utilizing staked ETH collateral, which supports blockchain transaction validation, block production, and network consensus functions. The Company may expand validator operations to additional blockchain networks over time, subject to commercial opportunities and technical feasibility. The Company may also decide to scale down its Ethereum validator operations if it does not fit strategically with its mandate.
DVN operations provide cross-chain verification services for Ethena ecosystem assets using LayerZero messaging infrastructure. The Company is entitled to receive fees, paid in ENA tokens, under a DVN Services Agreement with Ethena OpCo based on aggregate cross-chain transaction volume processed through its DVN infrastructure. The Company expects DVN activity to scale with increased cross-chain usage of Ethena digital dollar products across supported blockchain networks.
Together, these infrastructure services are intended to provide scalable, usage-linked revenue streams that grow in correlation with ecosystem activity.
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Infrastructure Software (Under Development)
The Company is developing the Stablecoin Harness, a middleware software platform designed to provide a unified API layer enabling enterprises and institutions to integrate Ethena digital dollar products into payments, treasury management, liquidity operations, and related financial workflows.
The Stablecoin Harness is being developed as a phased product. The initial release is expected to include payment routing functionality and gas abstraction features, with subsequent releases expected to expand functionality to include treasury management, settlement infrastructure, liquidity optimization, reporting tools, and compliance-related capabilities.
The Company expects to monetize the Stablecoin Harness through transaction-based fees, SaaS subscription arrangements, and potentially other enterprise software pricing models. The platform is not yet commercially available, and there can be no assurance regarding timing, adoption, or future revenue generation.
The Stablecoin Harness is designed to operate in conjunction with the Company’s DVN infrastructure, enabling cross-chain verification and settlement processes. If successfully implemented, this integration is expected to increase utilization of DVN services as platform usage expands.
Distribution Services (Under Development)
The Company is developing a Distribution Services business intended to facilitate institutional adoption of Ethena digital dollar products, including USDe and USDtb.
This business may include capital formation activities, structured financing transactions, and the potential sponsorship of investment vehicles, including exchange-traded products and other pooled investment structures providing exposure to Ethena digital dollar products. These activities remain subject to regulatory approval, market conditions, and execution of definitive agreements.
The Company has entered into a Distribution Partnership Agreement with Ethena OpCo pursuant to which it may act as a non-exclusive distribution partner for Ethena digital dollar products. The Company expects to earn fees based on the volume of Ethena products acquired through distribution activities, subject to agreed pricing terms.
There can be no assurance that the Company will successfully implement its Distribution Services strategy or generate material revenues from these activities.
ENA Treasury Strategy
The Company maintains a strategic treasury position in ENA tokens intended to align its long-term economic interests with the growth of the Ethena ecosystem.
The Company expects its ENA holdings to be utilized across multiple operational functions, including supporting validator operations, securing DVN infrastructure, and potentially participating in other protocol-aligned activities as they become available. The Company may also seek to increase its ENA holdings over time, including through potential discounted acquisitions under its Collaboration Agreement with the Ethena Foundation, subject to availability and market conditions.
The Company does not currently maintain formal policies governing the sale of ENA tokens and does not intend to actively trade its ENA holdings. However, the Company may, in the future, convert portions of its ENA holdings, and fees received in ENA tokens, to cash to fund operating expenses, capital expenditures, or liquidity needs, subject to market conditions and contractual restrictions, including those forth int the Collaboration Agreement. During the term of the Collaboration Agreement, the Company and its affiliates may not (i) sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber any ENA Tokens held by it or its affiliates or (ii) provide any substantially similar services to any other third party or any other crypto-based decentralized network or protocol without the consent of Ethena, or in any event, attempt to launch a token, either directly or indirectly. In addition, the Investment Committee will have authority over capital allocation decisions of StablecoinX, including the timing, size, price and frequency of purchases of ENA Token, material borrowings and any other transaction outside the normal course of StablecoinX’s business, among other things.
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Principal Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations and Material Trends
Our results of operations and financial performance are influenced by, and are expected to continue to be influenced by, the growth and adoption of the Ethena ecosystem, demand for blockchain infrastructure and stablecoin-related services, and our ability to scale and commercialize our Infrastructure Services, Infrastructure Software, and Distribution Services businesses. Our business model is designed to generate revenue primarily through infrastructure and software services, supported by a strategic ENA treasury position that aligns our long-term interests with the Ethena ecosystem.
The Company currently operates live Infrastructure Services, including validator infrastructure and a decentralized verifier node (“DVN”) platform, and is actively developing its Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services businesses. While Infrastructure Services currently represent the Company’s only operational revenue-generating activities, future results will depend on the successful scaling of these services and the commercialization of the Company’s software and distribution initiatives.
A portion of the Company’s infrastructure strategy is linked to the continued expansion of Ethena ecosystem activity across multiple blockchain networks and increasing usage of Ethena digital dollar products, including USDe and USDtb. Growth in cross-chain activity, institutional adoption, and protocol-level transaction volume is expected to directly impact DVN utilization, validator participation opportunities, and potential software demand. However, there can be no assurance that such growth will occur at anticipated levels or at all.
The Company also expects to generate revenue from the future commercialization of its Stablecoin Harness platform, which remains under development. The Stablecoin Harness is designed to provide a unified middleware API for payments, treasury management, liquidity operations, and related financial workflows. The timing and success of commercialization will depend on development progress, customer adoption, regulatory considerations, and broader market conditions.
In addition, the Company is developing a Distribution Services business intended to facilitate institutional access to Ethena digital dollar products. This business may include capital formation activities, structured financing arrangements, and potential sponsorship of investment vehicles. These activities remain subject to regulatory approvals, market conditions, and execution of definitive arrangements, and there can be no assurance regarding timing, scale, or profitability.
The Company expects that its ENA treasury will continue to play a strategic role in supporting its operations and aligning its incentives with ecosystem growth. ENA holdings may be utilized in connection with validator and DVN operations or other protocol-aligned activities, subject to applicable network rules, governance decisions, and market conditions. The Company does not currently engage in active trading of ENA and does not expect to rely solely on token price appreciation as a source of operating revenue; however, fluctuations in the price of ENA may materially impact the Company’s financial condition and results of operations due to the size and nature of its treasury holdings.
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The primary factors that are expected to influence our results of operations and present both opportunities and risks include the following:
| ● | Price of ENA Token: The Company’s financial results are expected to be materially affected by the market price of ENA, which is historically volatile. Changes in ENA price may affect the value of the Company’s treasury holdings and any protocol-linked activities. |
| ● | Regulation: Regulatory developments affecting digital assets, stablecoins, blockchain infrastructure, and related financial services may materially impact our operations, compliance obligations, and market opportunities. |
| ● | Institutional Adoption of Ethena Products: Increased institutional adoption of USDe, USDtb, and related Ethena products may drive higher transaction volumes, cross-chain activity, and demand for infrastructure and middleware services. |
| ● | Market Perception and Ecosystem Confidence: Perceptions of the Ethena ecosystem, including confidence in its stability, governance, and adoption trajectory, may significantly influence usage levels, network activity, and ENA valuation. |
| ● | Monetary and Macroeconomic Conditions: Interest rates, inflation, liquidity conditions, and broader capital market trends may affect demand for digital assets and the Company’s ability to raise capital for infrastructure expansion and ENA accumulation. |
| ● | Technological Development and Innovation: Advances in blockchain scalability, interoperability, and security may enhance infrastructure efficiency, while protocol vulnerabilities, competing technologies, or technical failures may adversely affect adoption and network usage. |
| ● | Competition: Competition from alternative stablecoins, blockchain networks, and infrastructure providers may reduce transaction volumes, compress margins, or limit growth opportunities across validator, DVN, and software-related activities. |
| ● | Protocol and Governance Changes: Changes to Ethena protocol design, tokenomics, governance, or cross-chain architecture may materially affect infrastructure demand, DVN utilization, and the economic characteristics of ENA. |
| ● | Liquidity and Market Volatility: Limited liquidity or extreme volatility in ENA or other digital assets may impact the Company’s ability to manage its treasury, raise capital, or efficiently fund operations. |
| ● | Cybersecurity and Operational Risks: Our infrastructure relies on cloud-based and third-party systems, exposing us to risks of outages, cyberattacks, and operational disruptions. Any such events could materially affect service availability and financial performance. |
| ● | Fee Mechanisms and Protocol Economics: Future protocol-level fee mechanisms, including any potential revenue-distribution arrangements, remain uncertain in timing, structure, and regulatory viability. |
| ● | Listing and Compliance Requirements: Continued compliance with Nasdaq listing standards and SEC reporting obligations is required to maintain our public listing. Failure to meet these requirements could adversely affect liquidity, capital access, and market perception. |
| ● | Key Personnel Risk: Our ability to execute our strategy depends on retaining experienced technical and executive personnel. Loss of key individuals could impair operations and development timelines. |
| ● | Macroeconomic and Market Conditions: Broader economic instability, financial market volatility, or geopolitical events may reduce investor appetite for digital assets and negatively affect ecosystem activity. |
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| ● | Legal and Regulatory Risk: We may be subject to regulatory inquiries, litigation, or enforcement actions related to our operations or participation in the digital asset ecosystem, which could result in financial or reputational harm. |
| ● | Cost Structure and Public Company Expenses: Costs associated with operating as a public company, including compliance, legal, and advisory expenses, may impact liquidity and reduce capital available for growth initiatives. |
| ● | Ownership Structure and Governance: Following the Business Combination, the Company has a dual-class structure and Ethena holds a controlling voting interest, which may affect governance dynamics and investor perception. |
| ● | Other Risks: Additional operational, financial, regulatory, technological, and market risks—including unforeseen changes in blockchain infrastructure standards, smart contract vulnerabilities, or rapid shifts in digital asset market structure—may materially affect our results of operations. See “Risk Factors” for additional information. |
These factors are not exhaustive, and additional risks and uncertainties described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the proxy/statement prospectus may also materially affect the Company’s results of operations
Risks and Uncertainties Affecting Future Results
The Company operates an emerging infrastructure platform with a limited operating history in its current business configuration, which may make it difficult to accurately predict future performance. The Company’s results of operations will depend on its ability to scale its Infrastructure Services business, successfully develop and commercialize its Infrastructure Software and Distribution Services businesses, and expand participation within the Ethena ecosystem.
A significant portion of the Company’s future revenue is expected to be linked to ecosystem activity within the Ethena network, including cross-chain transaction volume and institutional adoption of Ethena digital dollar products. As a result, changes in ecosystem growth, user adoption, or underlying protocol activity may materially affect the Company’s financial performance.
The Company’s business strategy also depends on access to sufficient capital to fund operations, infrastructure expansion, and potential acquisitions of ENA tokens. While the Company may seek to raise additional capital through equity or debt financings, there can be no assurance that such financing will be available on favorable terms, or at all.
In addition, the Company’s results will be affected by a range of factors, including volatility in digital asset markets, regulatory developments, competitive dynamics, technological changes, and the Company’s ability to successfully execute its infrastructure and software roadmap. Even if the Company achieves growth in certain periods, such growth may not be sustained and could fluctuate significantly from period to period.
Results of Operations
As of the period from June 30, 2025 (inception) to December 31, 2025 and the quarter ended March 31, 2026 , the Company had limited operating history and has generated limited revenue. Following the Closing and to the extent our infrastructure software (Stablecoin Harness) and distribution services are successfully deployed, we expect that our results of operations will primarily depend on:
| ● | Revenue generated from our DVN validator nodes; and |
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| ● | Staking rewards earned through validator operations, such as our ETH validators; and | |
| ● | Revenue generated from our Stablecoin Harness; and | |
| ● | Revenue generated from our Distribution Partnership Agreement; and | |
| ● | Market performance of ENA Tokens held in the treasury. |
We anticipate that our future expenses will include fees relating to our Software License Agreement and Managed Services Agreement, investments in hardware, software, cybersecurity, and compensation to board members and management and other skilled personnel to establish and maintain our operations, as well as the costs of being a public company. Over time, the Company aims to achieve profitability through increased validator and DVN efficiency and the introduction of software and distribution service offerings.
For the period from June 30, 2025 (inception) to December 31, 2025, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $233,000, primarily reflecting formation and general administrative expenses relating to the Business Combination.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $407,728, primarily reflecting general administrative expenses relating to the Business Combination and research and development costs relating to the activities associated with the Company’s development of its Stablecoin Harness software.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had cash of $18,708 and working capital of approximately $117,250 and no material debt obligations.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had cash of $2,782 and negative working capital of approximately $(315,353) and no material debt obligations.
The Company assesses its liquidity in terms of its ability to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet current and future needs which has been significantly enhanced by the completion of the Business Combination on June 25, 2026. Its expected primary uses of cash are for working capital requirements, operating expenses associated with the continuing development of infrastructure software, infrastructure services, distribution services, and general corporate purposes. Any future acquisitions of additional ENA Tokens would be subject to contractual rights, market conditions, and the Company’s liquidity needs at the time. Because staking or similar activities, may restrict the immediate liquidity of ENA Tokens, the Company intends to evaluate liquidity considerations on an ongoing basis but has not yet adopted formal policies governing minimum liquidity levels or unstaking procedures. The Company’s management expects that future operating losses and negative operating cash flows may increase from historical levels because of additional costs and expenses related to the business operations and the development of market and strategic relationships with other businesses.
In order to finance its growth, the Company may need to raise additional financing. If additional financing is required from outside sources, the Company may not be able to raise such capital on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital when desired, the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.
As a result of the above, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern,” management has determined that the Company’s liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through twelve months from the date our financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our audited financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. We base our estimates on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ significantly from our estimates. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows will be affected.
Given the limited operating history, we currently do not have any critical accounting policies. See Note 2 of the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus for a description of our significant accounting policies.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Other than as described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material effect on financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.
Contractual Obligations
As of March 31, 2026, we do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 2 of the Company’s audited financial statements included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements that may impact the Company.
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Company is expected to be an emerging growth company as defined in the JOBS Act. Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to enactment until such standards apply to private companies. The Company has elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards until the earlier of (i) no longer qualifying as an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opting out. As a result, these financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
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