Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences Los Angeles, California 90071
Exhibit 10.4
October 23, 2024
Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Los Angeles, California 90071
| Re: | Initial Public Offering |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter (this “Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) entered into by and between Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”) and Xxxxxxxxx LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “Public Offering”) of up to 20,125,000 units of the Company (including 2,625,000 units that may be purchased pursuant to the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional units pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement), each such unit comprised of one Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”) and one-fifth of a redeemable warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share as provided for by the warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) to be entered into with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, in connection with the consummation of the Public Offering (such units, the “Public Units”). The Public Units will be sold in the Public Offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 and a prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 1 hereof.
In order to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Public Offering and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Oaktree Acquisition Holdings III LS, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and each of the undersigned (each, an “Insider” and, collectively, the “Insiders”) hereby agree with the Company as follows:
1. Definitions. As used herein, (i) “Business Combination” shall mean a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities; (ii) “Founder Shares” shall mean the 5,031,250 Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding prior to the consummation of the Public Offering; (iii) “Private Placement Units” shall mean the units that will be acquired by the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $5,500,000 (or up to $6,025,000 if the Underwriters’ exercise their option to purchase additional Public Units in full) in a private placement that shall close simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering; (iv) “Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the warrants that are included in the Private Placement Units and the terms of which are governed by the Warrant Agreement; (v) “Public Shareholders” shall mean the holders of Ordinary Shares initially included in the Public Units issued in the Public Offering or the holders of Public Units that were issued in the Public Offering and have not been separated; (vi) “Public Shares” shall mean the Ordinary Shares issued as part of the Public Units sold in the Public Offering; (vii) “Trust Account” shall mean
the trust account into which a portion of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units shall be deposited; (viii) “Transfer” shall mean the (a) 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (b) 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 security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b); and (ix) “Charter” shall mean the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as the same may be amended from time to time.
2. Representations and Warranties.
(a) The Sponsor and each Insider, with respect to itself, herself or himself, represent and warrant to the Company that it, she or he has the full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it, she or he is bound (including, without limitation, any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement, and, as applicable, to serve as an officer of the Company and/or a director on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), as applicable, and each Insider hereby consents to being named in the Prospectus, road show and any other materials as an officer and/or director of the Company or as a purchaser of Private Placement Units, as applicable.
(b) Each Insider that is also a director or officer of the Company represents and warrants, with respect to herself or himself, that such Insider’s biographical information furnished to the Company (including any such information included in the Prospectus) is true and accurate in all material respects and does not omit any material information with respect to such Insider’s background. Such Insider’s questionnaire furnished to the Company is true and accurate in all material respects. Each Insider represents and warrants that such Insider is not subject to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; such Insider has never been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any crime (i) involving fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and such Insider is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and such Insider has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked.
3. Business Combination Vote. It is acknowledged and agreed that the Company shall not enter into a definitive agreement regarding a proposed Business Combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor. The Sponsor and each Insider, with respect to itself or herself or himself, agrees that if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a proposed initial Business Combination, then in connection with such proposed initial Business Combination, it, she or he, as applicable, shall vote all Founder Shares, Ordinary Shares included in the Private Placement Units and any Public Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, in favor of such proposed initial
2
Business Combination (including any proposals recommended by the Board in connection with such Business Combination) (except with respect to any such Public Shares which may not be voted in favor of approving the Business Combination transaction in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14e-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any Commission interpretations or guidance relating thereto) and not redeem any Public Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, in connection with such shareholder approval.
4. Failure to Consummate a Business Combination; Trust Account Waiver.
(a) The Sponsor and each Insider hereby agree, with respect to itself, herself or himself, that in the event that the Company fails to consummate its initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter, the Sponsor and each Insider shall take all reasonable steps to cause the Company to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (net of amounts withdrawn or eligible to be withdrawn to fund the Company’s working capital requirements, subject to an annual limit of $250,000 (the “Annual Withdrawal Capacity”), provided that any unused Annual Withdrawal Capacity shall remain available for withdrawals in subsequent years and increase the subsequent Annual Withdrawal Capacities by the amount of unused Annual Withdrawal Capacities of previous years; and/or to pay the Company’s taxes (any withdrawals to pay the Company’s taxes (which shall exclude the 1% U.S. federal excise tax that was implemented by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 if any is imposed on the Company) shall not be subject to Annual Withdrawal Capacity limitation described in the foregoing) (such withdrawals, “Permitted Withdrawals”) and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then-outstanding Public Shares in issue, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate and dissolve, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law. The Sponsor and each Insider agree not to propose any amendment to the Charter (i) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of the Public Shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with an initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete an initial Business Combination within the required time period set forth in the Charter or (ii) with respect to any provision relating to the rights of holders of Public Shares unless the Company provides its Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon implementation by the Board, following approval by the shareholders, of any such amendment at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released for Permitted Withdrawals, divided by the number of then-outstanding Public Shares. The Sponsor and each Insider acknowledge and agree that there will be no distribution from the Trust Account with respect to any warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, all rights of which will terminate on the Company’s liquidation.
3
(b) The Sponsor and each Insider, with respect to itself, herself or himself, acknowledges that it, she or he has no right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of any liquidation of the Company with respect to the Founder Shares and Ordinary Shares included in the Private Placement Units held by it, her or him, if any. The Sponsor and each Insider hereby further waives, with respect to any Founder Shares, Ordinary Shares included in the Private Placement Units and Public Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, any redemption rights it, she or he may have in connection with (x) the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, and (y) a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Charter (i) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of the Public Shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with an initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter or (ii) with respect to any provision relating to the rights of holders of Public Shares (although the Sponsor and the Insiders shall be entitled to liquidation rights with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within the required time period set forth in the Charter).
5. Lock-up; Transfer Restrictions.
(a) The Sponsor and the Insiders agree that they shall not Transfer any Founder Shares (the “Founder Shares Lock-up”) until the earliest of (A) 180 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and (B) the date following the completion of an initial Business Combination on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property (the “Founder Shares Lock-up Period”).
(b) Subject to the provisions set forth in paragraph 5(d), the Sponsor and Insiders agree that they shall not effectuate any Transfer of Private Placement Units and the securities included therein until 30 days after the completion of an initial Business Combination.
(c) During the period commencing on the effective date of the Underwriting Agreement and ending 180 days after such date, the Sponsor and each Insider shall not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, Transfer any Ordinary Shares or any other securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, subject to the provisions set forth in paragraph 5(d) and to certain exceptions enumerated in Section 3(p) of the Underwriting Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in paragraphs 5(a), (b) and (c), Transfers of the Founder Shares, any Ordinary Shares underlying the Founder Shares, Private Placement Units and securities included in the Private Placement Units, are permitted (a) to the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliates or family member of any of the Company’s officers or directors, 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
4
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 a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at which the Founder Shares, Private Placement Units, Private Placement Warrants or Ordinary Shares, as applicable, were originally purchased; (f) pro rata distributions from the Sponsor to its members, partners, or shareholders pursuant to the Sponsor’s organizational documents; (g) by virtue of the Sponsor’s organizational documents upon liquidation or dissolution of the Sponsor; (h) to the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of its initial Business Combination; (i) in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the completion of its initial Business Combination; or (j) in the event of completion of a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of an initial Business Combination; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (g) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions. For the avoidance of doubt, the transfers of Founder Shares, Private Placement Units, Private Placement Warrants and Ordinary Shares, including Ordinary Shares included in units or issued or issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or conversion of the Founder Shares shall be permitted regardless of whether a filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be voluntarily made with respect to such transfers.
6. Remedies. The Sponsor and each of the Insiders hereby agree and acknowledge that (i) each of the Underwriters and the Company would be irreparably injured in the event of a breach by the Sponsor or an Insider of its, her or his obligations, as applicable under paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9, (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach, and (iii) the non-breaching party shall be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of such breach.
7. Director and Officer Liability Insurance. The Company will maintain an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and the Insiders shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any of the Company’s directors or officers.
8. Indemnification. In the event of the liquidation of the Trust Account upon the failure of the Company to consummate its initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter, the Sponsor (the “Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, whether pending or threatened) to which the Company may become subject as a result of any claim by (i) any third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company (except for the Company’s independent auditors) or (ii) any prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement (a “Target”); provided, however, that such indemnification of the Company by the Indemnitor (x) shall apply only to the extent necessary to ensure that such claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company or a Target do not reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions in the
5
value of the trust assets, in each case net of interest that may be withdrawn for Permitted Withdrawals, (y) shall not apply to any claims by a third party or Target who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) and (z) shall not apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Indemnitor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party or Target claims. The Indemnitor shall have the right to defend against any such claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the Company if, within 15 days following written receipt of notice of the claim to the Indemnitor, the Indemnitor notifies the Company in writing that it shall undertake such defense.
9. Forfeiture of Founder Shares. To the extent that the Underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional Public Units within 45 days from the date of the Prospectus in full (as further described in the Prospectus), the Sponsor agrees to automatically surrender to the Company for no consideration, for cancellation at no cost, an aggregate number of Founder Shares so that the number of Founder Shares will equal of 20% of the sum of the total number of Ordinary Shares (excluding the Ordinary Shares included in the Private Placement Units) and Founder Shares outstanding at such time. The Sponsor and Insiders further agree that to the extent that the size of the Public Offering is increased or decreased, the Company will effect a share capitalization or a share repurchase, as applicable, with respect to the Founder Shares immediately prior to the consummation of the Public Offering in such amount as to maintain the number of Founder Shares at 20% of the sum of the total number of Ordinary Shares (excluding the Ordinary Shares included in the Private Placement Units) and Founder Shares outstanding at such time.
10. Entire Agreement. This Letter Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Letter Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular provision, except by a written instrument executed by (1) each Insider with respect to herself or himself, as applicable, to the extent she or he are the subject of any such change, amendment, modification or waiver, (2) the Company, and (3) the Sponsor. Changes, amendments, modifications or waivers to paragraph 5(c) pursuant to the immediately foregoing sentence (other than to correct a typographical error) shall also require the written consent of the Representatives.
11. Assignment. No party hereto may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter Agreement shall be binding on the Sponsor and each of the Insiders and each of their respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees.
12. Third-Party Rights. Except as provided for in paragraph 6, nothing in this Letter Agreement under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act (As Revised), as amended,
6
modified, re-enacted or replaced shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Letter Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof. Except as provided for in paragraph 6, all covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements contained in this Letter Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and permitted transferees. Notwithstanding any other term of this Letter Agreement, the consent of any person who is not a party to this Letter Agreement is not required for any amendment to, or variation, release, rescission or termination of this Letter Agreement.
13. Counterparts. This Letter 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. Delivery by portable document format (PDF) of any executed counterpart of this Letter Agreement shall be equally as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof. Any party delivering an executed counterpart by PDF shall also deliver a manually executed counterpart of this Letter Agreement, but failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of this Letter Agreement.
14. Effect of Headings. The paragraph headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Letter Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
15. Severability. This Letter 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 Letter 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 Letter Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
16. Governing Law. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands. The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any way to, this Letter Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the Cayman Islands, and irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive, and (ii) waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
17. Notices. Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested), by hand delivery or facsimile or other electronic transmission.
18. Termination. This Letter Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period and (ii) the liquidation of the Company; provided, however, that this Letter Agreement shall terminate in the event that the Public Offering is not consummated and closed by December 31, 2024; provided further that paragraph 8 and paragraphs 10 through 18 of this Letter Agreement shall survive such liquidation.
7
[Signature Page Follows]
8
| Sincerely, | ||
| OAKTREE ACQUISITION HOLDINGS III LS, LLC | ||
| By: Oaktree Acquisition Holdings III LS GP, Ltd., its Managing Member | ||
| By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its Sole Director | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx Xxxx | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]
| /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx |
| Xxxx Xxxxx |
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]
| /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
| Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]
| /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
| Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]
| /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx |
| Xxxx Xxxxx |
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]
| /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
| Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]
| /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
| Xxxx Xxxxxxx |
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]
| /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx |
| Xxxxx Xxxx |
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]
| Acknowledged and Agreed: | ||
| OAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP. III LIFE SCIENCES | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]
