FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE ELDRIDGE BACK-STOP LETTER AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.8
Execution Version
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO THE XXXXXXXX BACK-STOP LETTER AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) to the Xxxxxxxx Back-Stop Letter Agreement (the “Back-Stop Letter”), dated as of October 11, 2022, by and between Flexjet, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Flexjet”), and Xxxxxxxx Industries, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Xxxxxxxx”), is entered into as of December 16, 2022 by and between Flexjet and Xxxxxxxx. Each of Flexjet and Xxxxxxxx may be referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4(d) of the Back-Stop Letter, the Parties desire to amend the Back-Stop Letter as set forth in this Amendment, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1.Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Back-Stop Letter.
2.Amendments.
A.The second paragraph of the preamble to the Back-Stop Letter is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:
On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this letter agreement (as amended, this “Agreement”), Xxxxxxxx hereby commits and agrees to execute and deliver, or to cause one of its Affiliates to execute and deliver, a Subscription Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (or such other form as is contemplated by Section 1, the “Subscription Agreement”) pursuant to which it shall purchase shares of Flexjet Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the shares of Flexjet Common Stock to be purchased by Xxxxxxxx or its Affiliate under the Subscription Agreement, the “Xxxxxxxx Subscribed Stock”), at a purchase price of $10.00 per share of Flexjet Common Stock, for an aggregate purchase price equal to the aggregate amount payable with respect to all SPAC Share Redemptions up to $149,000,000 (the “Back-Stop Amount”). The Back-Stop Amount shall be reduced dollar-for-dollar to the extent the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of subscriptions for shares of Flexjet Common Stock made by additional PIPE Investors other than Xxxxxxxx or any of its Affiliates after the date hereof and (y) the Back-Stop Amount would exceed $279,000,000 in the aggregate. Xxxxxxxx shall not, under any circumstances, be obligated to purchase, or to cause any of its Affiliates to purchase, any shares of Flexjet Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price in excess of $149,000,000 in connection with this Agreement.
B.The first sentence of Section 2 (Back-Stop Commitment Fee) of the Back-Stop Letter is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:
As consideration for the obligation of Xxxxxxxx hereunder to enter into the Subscription Agreement and to purchase the Xxxxxxxx Subscribed Stock at the Closing thereunder, Flexjet agrees to pay to Xxxxxxxx at the Closing a fee equal to 3% of the Back-Stop Amount actually funded by
Xxxxxxxx or its Affiliates under the Subscription Agreement (such fee amount not to exceed $4,350,000 in the aggregate) (the “Back-Stop Commitment Fee”).
3.Miscellaneous.
A.Miscellaneous. The terms and conditions set forth in Sections 4(b) through (e) of the Back-Stop Letter are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis, to this Amendment.
B.Remaining Provisions. Except as expressly amended hereby, the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Back-Stop Letter shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. All references to the Back-Stop Letter in this or any other document shall be deemed to mean the Back-Stop Letter as modified by the terms of this Amendment.
C.Entire Agreement; Conflict. As between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, (i) this Amendment and the Back-Stop Letter represent the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes any previous agreement or understanding and (ii) in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this Amendment and the terms of the Back-Stop Letter, the terms of this Amendment shall control.
[Signature Pages Follow]
2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party hereto has caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| FLEXJET, INC. | |
| | |
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
| Title: | President and Chairman |
Signature Page to First Amendment to Xxxxxxxx Back-Stop Letter Agreement
XXXXXXXX INDUSTRIES, LLC | | |
| | |
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | | |
Title Chief Executive Officer | | |
Signature Page to First Amendment to Xxxxxxxx Back-Stop Letter Agreement
