Sponsor Warrant Forfeiture. (a) The Sponsor agrees that, immediately prior to the Initial Closing, the Sponsor shall automatically irrevocably forfeit and surrender to SPAC for no consideration, as a contribution to the capital of SPAC, such number of SPAC Private Placement Warrants equal to (a) 5,857,898 minus (b) the quotient obtained by dividing 5,857,898 by the Class A Exchange Ratio (the “Forfeited Warrants”; and such forfeiture of the Forfeited Warrants, the “Sponsor Warrant Forfeiture”). All Forfeited Warrants shall be automatically and immediately cancelled by SPAC upon the Sponsor Warrant Forfeiture and SPAC shall direct its transfer agent (or such other intermediaries as appropriate) to take any and all such actions incident thereto. (b) For the avoidance of doubt, (i) pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and the Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement, at the Initial Merger Effective Time, all SPAC Warrants held by the Sponsor immediately prior to the Initial Merger Effective Time (other than the Forfeited Warrants) shall cease to be a warrant with respect to SPAC Ordinary Shares and be assumed by PubCo and converted into the same number of PubCo Warrants (the “Warrant Exchange”); and (ii) following the Sponsor Warrant Forfeiture and the Warrant Exchange, the PubCo Warrants held by Sponsor immediately after the Initial Merger Effective Time shall be exercisable, subject to the terms of the PubCo Warrants, for 5,857,898 PubCo Class A Ordinary Shares. (c) SPAC and the Sponsor shall take such actions as are necessary to cause the Forfeited Warrants to be retired and canceled, after which such Forfeited Warrants shall no longer be issued, outstanding, convertible or exercisable.
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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Artisan Acquisition Corp.), Business Combination Agreement (Artisan Acquisition Corp.), Sponsor Forfeiture and Conversion Agreement (Artisan Acquisition Corp.)