Exhibit
4.1
WARRANT
AGREEMENT
G
Squared Ascend II Inc.
and
CONTINENTAL
STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
Dated June 14, 2021
THIS
WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated June 14, 2021 is by and between G Squared Ascend II Inc.,
a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
a New York corporation, as warrant agent (in such capacity, the “Warrant Agent”).
WHEREAS,
it is proposed that the Company enter into that certain Private Placement Warrant Purchase Agreement, with G Squared Ascend
Management II, LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the
Sponsor will purchase an aggregate of 4,966,667 private placement warrants (or 5,341,667 private placement warrants if the
Over-allotment Option (as defined below) is exercised in full) (the “Private Placement Warrants”) bearing
the legend set forth in Exhibit B hereto;
WHEREAS,
the Company is engaged in an initial public offering (the “Offering”) of units of the Company’s
equity securities, each such unit comprised of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share
(“Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of a redeemable Public Warrant (as defined below) (the
“Units”) and, in connection therewith, has determined to issue and deliver up to 4,791,667 redeemable
warrants (including up to 625,000 redeemable warrants subject to the Over-allotment Option) to public investors in the Offering (the
“Public Warrants”);
WHEREAS,
in order to finance the Company’s transaction costs in connection with an intended initial merger, share exchange, asset
acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Company and one or more businesses
(a “Business Combination”), the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or the Company’s officers
and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan to the Company funds as the Company may require, of which up to $1,500,000 of
such loans may be convertible into up to an additional 1,000,000 warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant (the “Working
Capital Warrants,” and, together with the Private Placement Warrants and the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”);
WHEREAS,
each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment
as described herein. Only whole Warrants are exercisable. A holder of Warrants will not be able to exercise any fraction of a
Warrant;
WHEREAS,
the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration
statement on Form X-0, Xxxx Xx. 000000, and a prospectus (the “Prospectus”), for the
registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the Units, the
Public Warrants and the Ordinary Shares included in the Units;
WHEREAS,
the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection
with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants;
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised,
and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the holders of the Warrants;
and
WHEREAS,
all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company
and countersigned by or on behalf of the Warrant Agent (if a physical certificate is issued), as provided herein, the valid, binding
and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment
of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the
Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement.
2. Warrants.
2.1. Form
of Warrant. Each Warrant shall initially be issued in registered form only, and, if a physical certificate is issued, shall
be in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and shall be
signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, Secretary or other principal officer of the Company. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed
upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued,
it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance. All of the Public Warrants
shall initially be represented by one or more book-entry certificates (each, a “Book-Entry Warrant Certificate”).
2.2. Effect
of Countersignature. If a physical certificate is issued, unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to
this Agreement, a certificated Warrant shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.
2.3. Registration.
2.3.1. Warrant
Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (the “Warrant Register”), for the registration
of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants in book-entry
form, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations
and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. All of the Public Warrants shall
initially be represented by one or more Book-Entry Warrant Certificates deposited with The Depository Trust Company (the “Depositary”)
and registered in the name of Cede & Co., a nominee of the Depositary. Ownership of beneficial interests in the Public Warrants
shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by (i) the Depositary or its
nominee for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or (ii) institutions that have accounts with The Depository (such institution,
with respect to a Warrant in its account, a “Participant”).
If
the Depositary subsequently ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Public Warrants, the Company may
instruct the Warrant Agent regarding making other arrangements for book-entry settlement. In the event that the Public Warrants
are not eligible for, or it is no longer necessary to have the Public Warrants available in, book-entry form, the Warrant Agent
shall provide written instructions to the Depositary to deliver to the Warrant Agent for cancellation each Book-Entry Warrant
Certificate, and the Company shall instruct the Warrant Agent to deliver to the Depositary definitive certificates in physical
form evidencing such Warrants (“Definitive Warrant Certificates”) which shall be in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit A.
Physical
certificates, if issued, shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Business Officer, Secretary or other principal officer of the Company. In the event the person
whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed
the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at
the date of issuance.
2.3.2. Registered
Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and
treat the person in whose name such Warrant is registered in the Warrant Register (the “Registered Holder”)
as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby, for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for
all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
2.4. Detachability
of Warrants. The Ordinary Shares and Public Warrants comprising the Units shall begin separate trading on the 52nd day following
the date of the Prospectus or, if such 52nd day is not on a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, on which banks
in New York City are generally open for normal business (a “Business Day”), then on the immediately
succeeding Business Day following such date, or earlier (the “Detachment Date”) with the consent of
UBS Securities LLC, but in no event shall the Ordinary Shares and the Public Warrants comprising the Units be separately traded
until (A) the Company has filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission containing an audited balance sheet reflecting
the receipt by the Company of the gross proceeds of the Offering, including the proceeds then received by the Company from the
exercise by the underwriters of their right to purchase additional Units in the Offering (the “Over-allotment Option”),
if the Over-allotment Option is exercised prior to the filing of the Current Report on Form 8-K, and (B) the Company issues a
press release and files with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing when such separate trading shall begin.
2.5. Fractional
Warrants. The Company shall not issue fractional Warrants other than as part of the Units, each of which is comprised of one
Ordinary Share and one-third of one whole Public Warrant. If, upon the detachment of Public Warrants from the Units or otherwise,
a holder of Warrants would be entitled to receive a fractional Warrant, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number
the number of Warrants to be issued to such holder.
2.6. Private
Placement Warrants and Working Capital Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants and the Working Capital Warrants shall be
identical to the Public Warrants, except the Private Placement Warrants and the Working Capital Warrants: (i) may be exercised for cash or on a “cashless
basis,” pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(b) hereof, (ii) may not be transferred, assigned or sold until thirty (30) days after
the completion by the Company of an initial Business Combination, (iii) shall not be redeemable by the Company pursuant to Section
6.1 hereof and (iv) shall only be redeemable by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2; provided, however, that in the case of (ii),
the Private Placement Warrants, Working Capital Warrants and any Ordinary Shares issued upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants
and the Working Capital Warrants may be transferred by the holders thereof:
(a)
to the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of the Company’s officers or directors,
to the Sponsor, any members or partners of the Sponsor or their affiliates, any affiliates of the Sponsor, or any employees of
such affiliates;
(b)
in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of one of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary
of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization;
(c)
in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual;
(d)
in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order;
(e)
by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of the Company’s Business Combination at prices no
greater than the price at which the Private Placement Warrants or Ordinary Shares, as applicable, were originally purchased;
(f)
by virtue of the Sponsor’s organizational documents upon liquidation or dissolution of the Sponsor;
(g)
to the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination;
(h)
in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the completion of its initial Business Combination; or
(i)
in the event of the Company’s completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results
in all of the public shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent
to the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination;
provided, however,
that, in the case of clauses (a) through (f), these permitted transferees (the “Permitted Transferees”)
must enter into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions in this Agreement and the
other restrictions contained in the letter agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Sponsor and the
Company’s officers and directors.
2.7 Working
Capital Warrants. Each of the Working Capital Warrants shall be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.
3. Terms
and Exercise of Warrants.
3.1. Warrant
Price. Each whole Warrant shall entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this
Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of Ordinary Shares stated therein, at the price of $11.50 per share, subject
to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof and in the last sentence of this Section 3.1. The term “Warrant Price”
as used in this Agreement shall mean the price per share (including in cash or by payment of Warrants pursuant to a “cashless
exercise,” to the extent permitted hereunder) described in the prior sentence at which Ordinary Shares may be purchased
at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration
Date (as defined below) for a period of not less than fifteen (15) Business Days (unless otherwise required by the Commission,
any national securities exchange on which the Warrants are listed or applicable law); provided that the Company shall provide
at least five (5) days’ prior written notice of such reduction to Registered Holders of the Warrants; and provided further,
that any such reduction shall be identical among all of the Warrants.
3.2. Duration
of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (the “Exercise Period”) (A) commencing
on the later of the date that is: (i) thirty (30) days after the first date on which the Company completes a Business Combination and (ii) twelve (12) months from the date of the closing of the Offering,
and (B) terminating at the earliest to occur of (x) 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the date that is five (5) years after the date
on which the Company completes its initial Business Combination, (y) the liquidation of the Company in accordance with the
Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, as amended from time to time, if the Company fails to
complete a Business Combination, and (z) other than with respect to the Private Placement Warrants and the Working Capital Warrants with respect to a redemption pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof or, if the
Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof), Section 6.2 hereof,
5:00 p.m., New York City time on the Redemption Date (as defined below) as provided in Section 6.3 hereof (the
“Expiration Date”); provided, however, that the exercise of any Warrant shall be subject to the
satisfaction of any applicable conditions, as set forth in subsection 3.3.2 below, with respect to an effective registration
statement or a valid exemption therefrom being available. Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as
defined below) (other than with respect to a Private Placement Warrant in
connection with a redemption pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof or, if the Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject
to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof), Section 6.2 hereof) in the event of a redemption (as set forth in Section 6
hereof), each Warrant (other than a Private Placement Warrant in the event of
a redemption pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof or, if the Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in
compliance with Section 4 hereof), Section 6.2 hereof) not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all
rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the
Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date;
provided that the Company shall provide at least twenty (20) days’ prior written notice of any such extension to Registered
Holders of the Warrants and, provided further that any such extension shall be identical in duration among all the
Warrants.
3.3. Exercise
of Warrants.
3.3.1. Payment.
Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, a Warrant may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof by delivering
to the Warrant Agent at its corporate trust department (i) the Definitive Warrant Certificate evidencing the Warrants to be exercised,
or, in the case of a Warrant represented by a book-entry, the Warrants to be exercised (the “Book-Entry Warrants”)
on the records of the Depositary to an account of the Warrant Agent at the Depositary designated for such purposes in writing
by the Warrant Agent to the Depositary from time to time, (ii) an election to purchase (“Election to Purchase”)
any Ordinary Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant, properly completed and executed by the Registered Holder on the reverse
of the Definitive Warrant Certificate or, in the case of a Book-Entry Warrant, properly delivered by the Participant in accordance
with the Depositary’s procedures, and (iii) the payment in full of the Warrant Price for each Ordinary Share as to which
the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of
the Warrant for the Ordinary Shares and the issuance of such Ordinary Shares, as follows:
(a)
in lawful money of the United States, in good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Warrant Agent;
(b)
with respect to any Private Placement Warrant or Working Capital Warrants, by surrendering the Warrants for that number of Ordinary Shares
equal to (i) if in connection with a redemption of Private Placement Warrants pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof, as provided in Section
6.2 hereof with respect to a Make-Whole Exercise (as defined below) and (ii) in all other scenarios the quotient obtained by dividing
(x) the product of the number of Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “Exercise Fair
Market Value” (as defined in this subsection 3.3.1(b)) over the Warrant Price by (y) the Exercise Fair Market Value. Solely
for purposes of this subsection 3.3.1(b), the “Fair Market Value” shall mean the average last reported sale
price of the Ordinary Shares for the ten (10) trading days ending on the third (3rd) trading day prior to the date on which
notice of exercise of the Private Placement Warrant or Working Capital Warrant is sent to the Warrant Agent;
(c)
as provided in Section 6.2 hereof with respect to a Make-Whole Exercise; or
(d)
as provided in Section 7.4 hereof.
3.3.2. Issuance
of Ordinary Shares on Exercise. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in
payment of the Warrant Price (if payment is pursuant to subsection 3.3.1(a)), the Company shall issue to the Registered Holder
of such Warrant a book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for the number of Ordinary Shares to which he, she or it
is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it on the register of members of the Company,
and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new book-entry position or countersigned Warrant, as applicable,
for the number of shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been exercised. If fewer than all the Warrants evidenced by a
Book-Entry Warrant Certificate are exercised, a notation shall be made to the records maintained by the Depositary, its nominee
for each Book-Entry Warrant Certificate, or a Participant, as appropriate, evidencing the balance of the Warrants remaining after
such exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Ordinary Shares pursuant to the
exercise of a Warrant and shall have no obligation to settle such Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities
Act with respect to the Ordinary Shares underlying the Public Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is
current, subject to the Company’s satisfying its obligations under Section 7.4 or a valid exemption from registration is
available. No Warrant shall be exercisable and the Company shall not be obligated to issue Ordinary Shares upon exercise of a
Warrant unless the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such Warrant exercise have been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt
from registration or qualification under the securities laws of the state of residence of the Registered Holder of the Warrants.
In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Warrant exercise. The Company may require holders of Public Warrants
to settle the Warrant on a “cashless basis” pursuant to Section 7.4. If, by reason of any exercise of Warrants on
a “cashless basis”, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional
interest in an Ordinary Share, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole number, the number of Ordinary Shares to be issued
to such holder.
3.3.3. Valid
Issuance. All Ordinary Shares issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
3.3.4. Date
of Issuance. Each person in whose name any book-entry position or certificate, as applicable, for Ordinary Shares is issued
and who is registered in the register of members of the Company shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of
record of such Ordinary Shares on the date on which the Warrant, or book-entry position representing such Warrant, was surrendered
and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate in the case of a certificated
Warrant, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the register of members of the Company or book-entry
system of the Warrant Agent are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business
on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books or book-entry system are open.
3.3.5. Maximum
Percentage. A holder of a Warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to the provisions
contained in this subsection 3.3.5; however, no holder of a Warrant shall be subject to this subsection 3.3.5 unless he, she or
it makes such election. If the election is made by a holder, the Warrant Agent shall not effect the exercise of the holder’s
Warrant, and such holder shall not have the right to exercise such Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise,
such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the Warrant Agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially
own in excess of 4.9% or 9.8% (as specified by the holder) (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the Ordinary
Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number
of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates shall include the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrant with respect to which the determination of such sentence is being made, but shall exclude Ordinary Shares
that would be issuable upon (x) exercise of the remaining, unexercised portion of the Warrant beneficially owned by such person
and its affiliates and (y) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company
beneficially owned by such person and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or convertible preferred
shares or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. Except as
set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with
Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). For purposes
of the Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares, the holder may rely on the number of outstanding Ordinary
Shares as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Commission as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement
by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as transfer agent (in
such capacity, the “Transfer Agent”), setting forth the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding. For any
reason at any time, upon the written request of the holder of the Warrant, the Company shall, within two (2) Business Days, confirm
orally and in writing to such holder the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of issued and outstanding
Ordinary Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of equity securities of the Company by the
holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares was reported. By written
notice to the Company, the holder of a Warrant may from time to time increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage applicable to
such holder to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however, that any such increase shall not be effective
until the sixty-first (61st) day after such notice is delivered to the Company.
4. Adjustments.
4.1. Share
Capitalizations.
4.1.1. Sub-Divisions.
If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.5 below, the number of issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares
is increased by a capitalization or share dividend of Ordinary Shares, or by a split-up of Ordinary Shares or other similar event,
then, on the effective date of such capitalization or share dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of Ordinary Shares
issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in the issued and outstanding Ordinary
Shares. A rights offering made to all or substantially all holders of Ordinary Shares entitling holders to purchase Ordinary Shares
at a price less than the “Historical Fair Market Value” (as defined below) shall be deemed a share dividend of a number
of Ordinary Shares equal to the product of (i) the number of Ordinary Shares actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable
under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Ordinary Shares) multiplied
by (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per Ordinary Share paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the Historical
Fair Market Value. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.1, (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable
for Ordinary Shares, in determining the price payable for Ordinary Shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration
received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) “Historical
Fair Market Value” means the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares during the ten (10) trading day
period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the Ordinary Shares trade on the applicable exchange or in the
applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights. No Ordinary Shares shall be issued at less than their
par value.
4.1.2. Extraordinary
Dividends. If the Company, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pays to all or substantially all of the
holders of the Ordinary Shares a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets on account of such Ordinary
Shares (or other shares into which the Warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described in subsection 4.1.1 above, (b)
Ordinary Cash Dividends (as defined below), (c) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of the Ordinary Shares in connection
with a proposed initial Business Combination, (d) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of the Ordinary Shares in
connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (i) to
modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of Ordinary Shares the right to have their
shares redeemed in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Company’s public
shares if it does not complete its initial Business Combination within the time period required by the Company’s Amended and
Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as amended from time to time, or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating
to the rights of holders of Ordinary Shares or pre-initial Business Combination activity or (e) in connection with the redemption of
public shares upon the failure of the Company to complete its initial Business Combination and any subsequent distribution of its
assets upon its liquidation (any such non-excluded event being referred to herein as an “Extraordinary
Dividend”), then the Warrant Price shall be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such
Extraordinary Dividend, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value (as determined by the Company’s board of directors
(the “Board”) in good faith) of any securities or other assets paid on each Ordinary Share in respect of
such Extraordinary Dividend. For purposes of this subsection 4.1.2, “Ordinary Cash Dividends” means any
cash dividend or cash distribution which, when combined on a per share basis with all other cash dividends and cash distributions
paid on the Ordinary Shares during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution does not
exceed $0.50 (as adjusted to appropriately reflect any of the events referred to in other subsections of this Section 4 and
excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted in an adjustment to the Warrant Price or to the number of Ordinary
Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant but only with respect to the amount of aggregate cash dividends and cash distributions
equal to or less than $0.50 per Share).
4.2. Aggregation
of Shares. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.5 hereof, the number of issued and outstanding
Ordinary Shares is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse share split or reclassification of Ordinary Shares or other
similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse share split, reclassification or similar
event, the number of Ordinary Shares issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in
issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares.
4.3. Adjustments
in Exercise Price.
4.3.1.
Whenever the number of Ordinary Shares purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in subsection 4.1.1
or Section 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately
prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of Ordinary Shares purchasable upon the
exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of Ordinary
Shares so purchasable immediately thereafter.
4.3.2.
If (x) the Company issues additional Ordinary Shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with
the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per Ordinary Share
(as adjusted to appropriately reflect any of the events referred to in other subsections of this Section 4) (with such issue price
or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Board and, in the case of any such issuance to the initial shareholders
(as defined in the Prospectus) or their affiliates, without taking into account any Class B Ordinary Shares (as defined in the
Prospectus) held by such initial shareholders or their affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance (the “Newly
Issued Price”)), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity
proceeds, and interest thereon, available for funding the initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of the
Company’s initial business combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Ordinary
Shares during the twenty (20) trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates
its initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share (as adjusted
for share sub-divisions, share capitalization, rights issuances, subdivisions, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like),
the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly
Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 shall be adjusted (to
the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price and the $10.00 per share redemption
trigger price described in Section 6.2 shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and
the Newly Issued Price.
4.4. Replacement
of Securities upon Reorganization, etc. In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the issued and outstanding
Ordinary Shares (other than a change under Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such Ordinary
Shares), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation
or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization
of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the
assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is
dissolved, the holders of the Warrants shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms
and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the Ordinary Shares of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable
and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares or stock or other securities
or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution
following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised his, her
or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event (the “Alternative Issuance”); provided, however, that
(i) if the holders of the Ordinary Shares were entitled to exercise a right of election as to the kind or amount of securities,
cash or other assets receivable upon such consolidation or merger, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets
constituting the Alternative Issuance for which each Warrant shall become exercisable shall be deemed to be the weighted average
of the kind and amount received per share by the holders of the Ordinary Shares in such consolidation or merger that affirmatively
make such election, and (ii) if a tender, exchange or redemption offer shall have been made to and accepted by the holders of
the Ordinary Shares (other than a tender, exchange or redemption offer made by the Company in connection with redemption rights
held by shareholders of the Company as provided for in the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
or as a result of the repurchase of Ordinary Shares by the Company if a proposed initial Business Combination is presented to
the shareholders of the Company for approval) under circumstances in which, upon completion of such tender or exchange offer,
the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) of which
such maker is a part, and together with any affiliate or associate of such maker (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange
Act) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate is a part, own beneficially (within the meaning
of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) more than 50% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, the holder of a Warrant shall
be entitled to receive as the Alternative Issuance, the highest amount of cash, securities or other property to which such holder
would actually have been entitled as a shareholder if such Warrant holder had exercised the Warrant prior to the expiration of
such tender or exchange offer, accepted such offer and all of the Ordinary Shares held by such holder had been purchased pursuant
to such tender or exchange offer, subject to adjustments (from and after the consummation of such tender or exchange offer) as
nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 4; provided further that if less than 70% of the
consideration receivable by the holders of the Ordinary Shares in the applicable event is payable in the form of shares in the
successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter
market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the Registered Holder properly exercises
the Warrant within thirty (30) days following the public disclosure of the consummation of such applicable event by the Company
pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission, the Warrant Price shall be reduced by an amount (in dollars)
equal to the difference of (i) the Warrant Price in effect prior to such reduction minus (ii) (A) the Per Share Consideration
(as defined below) (but in no event less than zero) minus (B) the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined below). The “Black-Scholes
Warrant Value” means the value of a Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of the applicable event based
on the Black-Scholes Warrant Model for a Capped American Call on Bloomberg Financial Markets (assuming zero dividends) (“Bloomberg”).
For purposes of calculating such amount, (i) Section 6 of this Agreement shall be taken into account, (ii) the price of each Ordinary
Share shall be the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending
on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event, (iii) the assumed volatility shall be the 90 day volatility
obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg determined as of the trading day immediately prior to the day of the announcement
of the applicable event and (iv) the assumed risk-free interest rate shall correspond to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal
to the remaining term of the Warrant. “Per Share Consideration” means (i) if the consideration paid
to holders of the Ordinary Shares consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash per Ordinary Share, and (ii) in all other
cases, the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the
trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event. If any reclassification or reorganization also results in a change
in Ordinary Shares covered by subsection 4.1.1, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to subsection 4.1.1 or Sections 4.2,
4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations,
mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. In no event shall the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the par value
per share issuable upon exercise of such Warrant.
4.5. Notices
of Changes in Warrant. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant,
the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from
such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a
Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon
the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 or 4.5, the Company shall give written notice of the occurrence
of such event to each holder of a Warrant, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record
date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or
validity of such event.
4.6. No
Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue
fractional shares upon the exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of
any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall,
upon such exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of Ordinary Shares to be issued to such holder.
4.7. Form
of Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and Warrants issued
after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued
pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the
form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter
issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so
changed.
4.8. Other
Events. In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of the preceding subsections
of this Section 4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the Warrants in order to (i)
avoid an adverse impact on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4, then, in each such case,
the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national
standing, which shall give its opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary
to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section 4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such
adjustment. The Company shall adjust the terms of the Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended
in such opinion.
4.9. No
Adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Warrants solely as a result of an
adjustment to the conversion ratio of the Company’s Class B Ordinary Shares (the “Class B Ordinary Shares”)
into Ordinary Shares or the conversion of Class B Ordinary Shares into Ordinary Shares, in each case, pursuant to the Company’s
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
5. Transfer
and Exchange of Warrants.
5.1. Registration
of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant upon the Warrant
Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, in the case of a certificated Warrant, properly endorsed with signatures
properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing
an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. In the case
of certificated Warrants, the Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon
request.
5.2. Procedure
for Surrender of Warrants. Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for exchange
or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the Registered
Holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that except as otherwise
provided herein or with respect to any Book-Entry Warrant Certificate or Definitive Warrant Certificate, each Book-Entry Warrant
Certificate and Definitive Warrant Certificate may be transferred only in whole and only to the Depositary, to another nominee
of the Depositary, to a successor depository, or to a nominee of a successor depository; provided further, however that in the
event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend (as in the case of the Private Placement Warrants and
the Working Capital Warrants), the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue new Warrants in exchange thereof until
the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether
the new Warrants must also bear a restrictive legend.
5.3. Fractional
Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which shall result
in the issuance of a warrant certificate or book-entry position for a fraction of a warrant, except as part of the Units.
5.4. Service
Charges. No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.
5.5. Warrant
Execution and Countersignature. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever
required by the Warrant Agent, shall supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.
5.6. Transfer
of Warrants. Prior to the Detachment Date, the Public Warrants may be transferred or exchanged only together with the Unit
in which such Warrant is included, and only for the purpose of effecting, or in conjunction with, a transfer or exchange of such
Unit. Furthermore, each transfer of a Unit on the register relating to such Units shall operate also to transfer the Warrants
included in such Unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5.6 shall have no effect on any transfer
of Warrants on and after the Detachment Date.
6. Redemption.
6.1. Redemption
of Warrants for Cash. Subject to Section 6.5 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may be redeemed, at the
option of the Company, at any time during the Exercise Period, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the Registered
Holders of the Warrants, as described in Section 6.3 below, at a Redemption Price of $0.01 per Warrant, provided that (a) the
Reference Value equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof) and (b) there is
an effective registration statement covering the issuance of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and a
current prospectus relating thereto, available throughout the 30-day Redemption Period (as defined in Section 6.3 below) or the
Company has elected to require the exercise of the Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to subsection 3.3.1 and
such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
6.2. Redemption
of Warrants for Ordinary Shares. Subject to Section 6.5 hereof, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may be redeemed,
at the option of the Company, commencing once they are first exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant
Agent, upon notice to the Registered Holders of the Warrants, as described in Section 6.3 below, at a Redemption Price of $0.10
per Warrant (the “Alternative Redemption Price”), provided that (i) the last reported sales price of
the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (subject to adjustment in compliance with Section 4 hereof) for any 20
trading days within the 30-day trading period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the
Warrant Agent, (ii) the Private Placement Warrants and Working Capital Warrants are also concurrently called for redemption on
the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants (so long as the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share) and (iii) there
is an effective registration statement covering the issuance of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and
a current prospectus relating thereto, available throughout the 30-day Redemption Period (as defined in Section 6.3 below). During
the 30-day Redemption Period in connection with a redemption pursuant to this Section 6.2, Registered Holders of the Warrants
may elect to exercise their Warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to subsection 3.3.1 and receive, in lieu of the
Alternative Redemption Price, a number of Ordinary Shares determined by reference to the table below, based on the Redemption
Date (calculated for purposes of the table as the period to expiration of the Warrants) and the “Redemption Fair Market
Value” (as such term is defined in this Section 6.2) (a “Make-Whole Exercise”). Solely for purposes
of this Section 6.2, the “Redemption Fair Market Value” shall mean the volume-weighted average price
of the Ordinary Shares for the ten (10) trading days immediately following the date on which notice of redemption pursuant to
this Section 6.2 is sent to the Registered Holders. The Company will provide notice to the Registered Holders of the Warrants
no later than one business day after the 10-day trading period described above ends.
Redemption Date
(period to expiration of |
|
Fair
Market Value of Class A Ordinary Shares |
|
warrants) |
|
|
<$10.00 |
|
|
$ 11.00 |
|
|
$ 12.00 |
|
|
$ 13.00 |
|
|
$ 14.00 |
|
|
$ 15.00 |
|
|
$ 16.00 |
|
|
$ 17.00 |
|
|
≥$18.00 |
|
60 months |
|
|
0.261 |
|
|
0.281 |
|
|
0.297 |
|
|
0.311 |
|
|
0.324 |
|
|
0.337 |
|
|
0.348 |
|
|
0.358 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
57 months |
|
|
0.257 |
|
|
0.277 |
|
|
0.294 |
|
|
0.310 |
|
|
0.324 |
|
|
0.337 |
|
|
0.348 |
|
|
0.358 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
54 months |
|
|
0.252 |
|
|
0.272 |
|
|
0.291 |
|
|
0.307 |
|
|
0.322 |
|
|
0.335 |
|
|
0.347 |
|
|
0.357 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
51 months |
|
|
0.246 |
|
|
0.268 |
|
|
0.287 |
|
|
0.304 |
|
|
0.320 |
|
|
0.333 |
|
|
0.346 |
|
|
0.357 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
48 months |
|
|
0.241 |
|
|
0.263 |
|
|
0.283 |
|
|
0.301 |
|
|
0.317 |
|
|
0.332 |
|
|
0.344 |
|
|
0.356 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
45 months |
|
|
0.235 |
|
|
0.258 |
|
|
0.279 |
|
|
0.298 |
|
|
0.315 |
|
|
0.330 |
|
|
0.343 |
|
|
0.356 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
42 months |
|
|
0.228 |
|
|
0.252 |
|
|
0.274 |
|
|
0.294 |
|
|
0.312 |
|
|
0.328 |
|
|
0.342 |
|
|
0.355 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
39 months |
|
|
0.221 |
|
|
0.246 |
|
|
0.269 |
|
|
0.290 |
|
|
0.309 |
|
|
0.325 |
|
|
0.340 |
|
|
0.354 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
36 months |
|
|
0.213 |
|
|
0.239 |
|
|
0.263 |
|
|
0.285 |
|
|
0.305 |
|
|
0.323 |
|
|
0.339 |
|
|
0.353 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
33 months |
|
|
0.205 |
|
|
0.232 |
|
|
0.257 |
|
|
0.280 |
|
|
0.301 |
|
|
0.320 |
|
|
0.337 |
|
|
0.352 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
30 months |
|
|
0.196 |
|
|
0.224 |
|
|
0.250 |
|
|
0.274 |
|
|
0.297 |
|
|
0.316 |
|
|
0.335 |
|
|
0.351 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
27 months |
|
|
0.185 |
|
|
0.214 |
|
|
0.242 |
|
|
0.268 |
|
|
0.291 |
|
|
0.313 |
|
|
0.332 |
|
|
0.350 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
24 months |
|
|
0.173 |
|
|
0.204 |
|
|
0.233 |
|
|
0.260 |
|
|
0.285 |
|
|
0.308 |
|
|
0.329 |
|
|
0.348 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
21 months |
|
|
0.161 |
|
|
0.193 |
|
|
0.223 |
|
|
0.252 |
|
|
0.279 |
|
|
0.304 |
|
|
0.326 |
|
|
0.347 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
18 months |
|
|
0.146 |
|
|
0.179 |
|
|
0.211 |
|
|
0.242 |
|
|
0.271 |
|
|
0.298 |
|
|
0.322 |
|
|
0.345 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
15 months |
|
|
0.130 |
|
|
0.164 |
|
|
0.197 |
|
|
0.230 |
|
|
0.262 |
|
|
0.291 |
|
|
0.317 |
|
|
0.342 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
12 months |
|
|
0.111 |
|
|
0.146 |
|
|
0.181 |
|
|
0.216 |
|
|
0.250 |
|
|
0.282 |
|
|
0.312 |
|
|
0.339 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
9 months |
|
|
0.090 |
|
|
0.125 |
|
|
0.162 |
|
|
0.199 |
|
|
0.237 |
|
|
0.272 |
|
|
0.305 |
|
|
0.336 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
6 months |
|
|
0.065 |
|
|
0.099 |
|
|
0.137 |
|
|
0.178 |
|
|
0.219 |
|
|
0.259 |
|
|
0.296 |
|
|
0.331 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
3 months |
|
|
0.034 |
|
|
0.065 |
|
|
0.104 |
|
|
0.150 |
|
|
0.197 |
|
|
0.243 |
|
|
0.286 |
|
|
0.326 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
0 months |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.042 |
|
|
0.115 |
|
|
0.179 |
|
|
0.233 |
|
|
0.281 |
|
|
0.323 |
|
|
0.361 |
|
The
exact Redemption Fair Market Value and Redemption Date may not be set forth in the table above, in which case, if the Redemption
Fair Market Value is between two values in the table or the Redemption Date is between two redemption dates in the table, the
number of Ordinary Shares to be issued for each Warrant exercised in a Make-Whole Exercise shall be determined by a straight-line
interpolation between the number of shares set forth for the higher and lower Redemption Fair Market Values and the earlier and
later redemption dates, as applicable, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable.
The
share prices set forth in the column headings of the table above shall be adjusted as of any date on which the number of shares
issuable upon exercise of a Warrant or Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 4 hereof. If the number of shares issuable
upon exercise of a Warrant is adjusted pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the adjusted share prices in the column headings shall equal
the share prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares
deliverable upon exercise of a Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which is the number of shares
deliverable upon exercise of a Warrant as so adjusted. The number of shares in the table above shall be adjusted in the same manner
and at the same time as the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant. If the Exercise Price is adjusted, (a) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof, the adjusted share prices in the column
headings shall equal the share prices immediately prior to such adjustment multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the higher
of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price and the denominator of which is $10.00 and (b) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to Section 4.1.2 hereof, the adjusted share prices in the column headings
shall equal the share prices immediately prior to such adjustment less the decrease in the Exercise Price pursuant to such Exercise Price
adjustment. In no event shall the number of shares issued in
connection with a Make-Whole Exercise exceed 0.361 Ordinary Shares per Warrant (subject to adjustment).
6.3. Date
Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption; Redemption Price; Reference Value. In the event that the Company elects to redeem the
Warrants pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.2, the Company shall fix a date for the redemption (the “Redemption Date”).
Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company not less than thirty (30) days prior
to the Redemption Date (the “30-day Redemption Period”) to the Registered Holders of the Warrants to
be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided
shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Registered Holder received such notice. As used in this
Agreement, (a) “Redemption Price” shall mean the price per Warrant at which any Warrants are redeemed
pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.2 and (b) “Reference Value” shall mean the last reported sales price of
the Ordinary Shares for any twenty (20) trading days within the thirty (30) trading-day period ending on the third trading day
prior to the date on which notice of the redemption is given.
6.4. Exercise
After Notice of Redemption. The Warrants may be exercised, for cash (or on a “cashless basis” in accordance with
Section 6.2 of this Agreement) at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section
6.3 hereof and prior to the Redemption Date. On and after the Redemption Date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no
further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the applicable Redemption Price.
6.5. Exclusion
of Private Placement Warrants and Working Capital Warrants. The Company agrees that the redemption rights provided in Section
6.1 hereof shall not apply to the Private Placement Warrants for the Working Capital Warrants.
The restrictions set forth under this Section 6.5 shall not apply to redemptions pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof.
7.1. No
Rights as Shareholder. A Warrant does not entitle the Registered Holder thereof to any of the rights of a shareholder of the
Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights
to vote or to consent or to receive notice as shareholders in respect of the meetings of shareholders or the election of directors
of the Company or any other matter.
7.2. Lost,
Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants. If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant
Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated
Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen,
mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or
not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.
7.3. Reservation
of Ordinary Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued Ordinary
Shares that shall be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.
7.4. Registration
of Ordinary Shares; Cashless Exercise at Company’s Option.
7.4.1. Registration
of the Ordinary Shares. The Company agrees that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than twenty (20) Business Days
after the closing of its initial Business Combination, it shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission
a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within sixty (60) Business
Days following the closing of its initial Business Combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement,
and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration or redemption of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement. If any such registration statement has not been declared effective by the sixtieth (60th) Business
Day following the closing of the Business Combination, holders of the Warrants shall have the right, during the period beginning
on the sixty-first (61st) Business Day after the closing of the Business Combination and ending upon such registration
statement being declared effective by the Commission, and during any other period when the Company shall fail to have maintained
an effective registration statement covering the issuance of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, to exercise
such Warrants on a “cashless basis,” by exchanging the Warrants (in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act or another exemption) for that number of Ordinary Shares equal the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number
of Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “Fair Market Value” (as defined below)
over the Warrant Price by (y) the Fair Market Value. Solely for purposes of this subsection 7.4.1, “Fair Market Value”
shall mean the average last reported sales price of the Ordinary Shares for the ten (10) trading day period ending on the third
trading day prior to the date that notice of exercise is received by the Warrant Agent from the holder of such Warrants or its
securities broker or intermediary. The date that notice of “cashless exercise” is received by the Warrant Agent shall
be conclusively determined by the Warrant Agent. In connection with the “cashless exercise” of a Public Warrant, the
Company shall, upon request, provide the Warrant Agent with an opinion of counsel for the Company (which shall be an outside law
firm with securities law experience) stating that (i) the exercise of the Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance
with this subsection 7.4.1 is not required to be registered under the Securities Act and (ii) the Ordinary Shares issued upon
such exercise shall be freely tradable under United States federal securities laws by anyone who is not an affiliate (as such
term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company and, accordingly, shall not be required to bear a restrictive
legend. Except as provided in subsection 7.4.2, for the avoidance of doubt, unless and until all of the Warrants have been exercised
or have expired, the Company shall continue to be obligated to comply with its registration obligations under the first three
sentences of this subsection 7.4.1.
7.4.2. Cashless
Exercise at Company’s Option. If the Ordinary Shares are at the time of any exercise of a Public Warrant not listed
on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1)
of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, (i) require holders of Public Warrants who exercise Public Warrants to
exercise such Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act as described
in subsection 7.4.1 and (ii) in the event the Company so elects, the Company shall (x) not be required to file or maintain in
effect a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise
of the Warrants, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and (y) use its best efforts to register or qualify
for sale the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrant under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption
is not available. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but without limiting the rights of the Holder to receive Ordinary
Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants on a “cashless exercise,” in the event there is no effective registration
statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for the issuance of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants to the Holder, under no circumstance will the Company be required to net cash settle the Warrants.
8.1. Payment
of Taxes. The Company shall from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the
Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of Ordinary Shares upon the exercise of the Warrants, but the Company shall
not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares.
8.2. Resignation,
Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.
8.2.1. Appointment
of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged
from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the
office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing
a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of
thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder
of a Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any
Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor
Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall
be a corporation or other entity organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its
principal office in the United States of America, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject
to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with
all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if
originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate,
the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor
Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor
Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and
effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties,
and obligations.
8.2.2. Notice
of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof
to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the Transfer Agent for the Ordinary Shares not later than the effective date of any such
appointment.
8.2.3. Merger
or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated
or any entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant
Agent under this Agreement without any further act.
8.3. Fees
and Expenses of Warrant Agent.
8.3.1. Remuneration.
The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and shall,
pursuant to its obligations under this Agreement, reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant
Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder.
8.3.2. Further
Assurances. The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged,
and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent
for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4. Liability
of Warrant Agent.
8.4.1. Reliance
on Company Statement. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary
or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder,
such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively
proved and established by a statement signed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Business Officer or Secretary and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action
taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
8.4.2. Indemnity.
The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith. The Company
agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, out-of-pocket
costs and reasonable outside counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement,
except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith.
8.4.3. Exclusions.
The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity
or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof). The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any breach by
the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible
to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of
any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any
act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Ordinary Shares to
be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any Ordinary Shares shall, when issued, be valid and fully
paid and nonassessable.
8.5. Acceptance
of Agency. The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the
terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised
and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of Ordinary Shares
through the exercise of the Warrants.
8.6. Waiver.
The Warrant Agent has no right of set-off or any other right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”)
in, or to any distribution of, the Trust Account (as defined in that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of
the date hereof, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee thereunder) and hereby
agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever.
The Warrant Agent hereby waives any and all Claims against the Trust Account and any and all rights to seek access to the Trust
Account.
9.1. Successors. All
the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure
to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
9.2. Notices.
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any
Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified
mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address
is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:
G
Squared Ascend II Inc.
000
X Xxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
with
a copy to:
Xxxxxxx
Procter LLP
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Any
notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to
or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified
mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address
is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:
Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Compliance Department
9.3. Applicable
Law and Exclusive Forum. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed
in all respects by the laws of the State of New York. Subject to applicable law, the Company hereby agrees that any action,
proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or otherwise based on this Agreement, including under the Securities Act, shall be
brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or
claim. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this paragraph will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty
created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole
and exclusive forum.
Any
person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the Warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have
consented to the forum provisions in this Section 9.3. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope the forum
provisions above, is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of New York or the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York (a “foreign action”) in the name of any warrant holder, such warrant
holder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the
State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with any action brought
in any such court to enforce the forum provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service
of process made upon such warrant holder in any such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in
the foreign action as agent for such warrant holder.
9.4. Persons
Having Rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person, corporation
or other entity other than the parties hereto and the Registered Holders of the Warrants any right, remedy, or claim under or
by reason of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. All covenants, conditions,
stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties
hereto and their successors and assigns and of the Registered Holders of the Warrants.
9.5. Examination
of the Warrant Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant
Agent in the United States of America, for inspection by the Registered Holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any
such holder to submit such holder’s Warrant for inspection by the Warrant Agent.
9.6. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all
purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
9.7. Effect
of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect
the interpretation thereof.
9.8. Amendments.
This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Registered Holder for the purpose of (i) curing
any ambiguity or to correct any mistake, including to conform the provisions hereof to the description of the terms of the Warrants
and this Agreement set forth in the Prospectus, or defective provision contained herein, (ii) amending the definition of “Ordinary
Cash Dividend” as contemplated by and in accordance with the second sentence of subsection 4.1.2, (iii) adding or changing
any provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable
and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the rights of the Registered Holders under this Agreement or (iv) providing
for the delivery of Alternative Issuance pursuant to Section 4.4. All other modifications or amendments, including any modification
or amendment to increase the Warrant Price or shorten the Exercise Period and any amendment to the terms of only the Private Placement
Warrants or Working Capital Warrants, shall require the vote or written consent of the Registered Holders of 50% of the then-outstanding
Public Warrants and, solely with respect to any amendment to the terms of the Private Placement Warrants or Working Capital Warrants
or any provision of this Agreement with respect to the Private Placement Warrants or Working Capital Warrants, 50% of the then-outstanding
Private Placement Warrants and Working Capital Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may lower the Warrant Price
or extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, without the consent of the Registered
Holders.
9.9. Severability.
This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid
or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision
as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
Exhibit
A Form of Warrant Certificate
Exhibit
B Legend — Private Placement Warrants
[Signature
page to follow]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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Chief Executive Officer |
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CONTINENTAL
STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Warrant Agent |
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Name: |
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Vice President |
[Signature
Page to Warrant Agreement]
EXHIBIT
A
Form
of Warrant Certificate
EXHIBIT
B
Legend
– Private Placement Warrants
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, SUBJECT
TO ANY ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG G SQUARED ASCEND II INC. (THE “COMPANY”),
G SQUARED ASCEND MANAGEMENT II, LLC AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO, THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD
OR TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE UPON WHICH THE COMPANY COMPLETES ITS INITIAL BUSINESS
COMBINATION (AS DEFINED IN THE RECITALS OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN) EXCEPT TO A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE (AS DEFINED
IN SECTION 2 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT) WHO AGREES IN WRITING WITH THE COMPANY TO BE SUBJECT TO SUCH TRANSFER PROVISIONS.
SECURITIES
EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES OF THE COMPANY ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF SUCH SECURITIES SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS UNDER A REGISTRATION AND SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT TO BE EXECUTED BY THE COMPANY.
NO.
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