BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION by and among SPARTAN ACQUISITION CORP. III, ATHENA PUBCO B.V., ATHENA MERGER SUB, INC., MADELEINE CHARGING B.V., ALLEGO HOLDING B.V. and solely with respect to the sections specified herein, E8...

Exhibit 2.1

Execution Version

BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

by and among

SPARTAN ACQUISITION CORP. III,

ATHENA PUBCO B.V.,

ATHENA MERGER SUB, INC.,

XXXXXXXXX CHARGING B.V.,

ALLEGO HOLDING B.V.

and

solely with respect to the sections specified herein,

E8 PARTENAIRES

Dated as of July 28, 2021

Table of Contents


		Page
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS			4

SECTION 1.01	Certain Definitions		4
SECTION 1.02	Further Definitions		15
SECTION 1.03	Construction		18

ARTICLE II. SHARE CONTRIBUTION AND MERGER			19

SECTION 2.01	The E8 Share Issuance; the Share Contribution		19
SECTION 2.02	The Merger		19
SECTION 2.03	Effective Time; Closing; Closing Order		19
SECTION 2.04	Determination of Company Valuation		20
SECTION 2.05	Effect of the Spartan Merger		21
SECTION 2.06	Organizational Documents		21
SECTION 2.07	Directors and Officers		21

ARTICLE III. CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES			21

SECTION 3.01	Conversion of Securities		21
SECTION 3.02	Exchange of Certificates		23
SECTION 3.03	Spartan Stock Transfer Books		25
SECTION 3.04	No Appraisal and Dissenters’ Rights		25

ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY PARTIES			25

SECTION 4.01	Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries		26
SECTION 4.02	Certain Organizational Documents		26
SECTION 4.03	Capitalization		26
SECTION 4.04	Authority Relative to this Agreement		28
SECTION 4.05	No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents		28
SECTION 4.06	Permits; Compliance		29
SECTION 4.07	Financial Statements		29
SECTION 4.08	Absence of Certain Changes or Events		31
SECTION 4.09	Absence of Litigation		31
SECTION 4.10	Employee Benefit Plans		31
SECTION 4.11	Labor and Employment Matters		33
SECTION 4.12	Real Property; Title to Assets		34
SECTION 4.13	Intellectual Property		36
SECTION 4.14	Taxes		39


SECTION 4.15	Environmental Matters	41
SECTION 4.16	Material Contracts	41
SECTION 4.17	Insurance	44
SECTION 4.18	Board Approval; Vote Required	44
SECTION 4.19	Certain Business Practices	44
SECTION 4.20	Interested Party Transactions	45
SECTION 4.21	Exchange Act	45
SECTION 4.22	Brokers	45
SECTION 4.23	Sexual Harassment and Misconduct	46
SECTION 4.24	Products Liability	46
SECTION 4.25	COVID-19 Relief	46
SECTION 4.26	No Prior Operations	46
SECTION 4.27	Accredited Investors	47
SECTION 4.28	Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties	47

ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SPARTAN		48

SECTION 5.01	Corporate Organization	48
SECTION 5.02	Organizational Documents	48
SECTION 5.03	Capitalization	48
SECTION 5.04	Authority Relative to This Agreement	49
SECTION 5.05	No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents	50
SECTION 5.06	Compliance	50
SECTION 5.07	SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx	50
SECTION 5.08	Business Activities; Absence of Certain Changes or Events	53
SECTION 5.09	Absence of Litigation	53
SECTION 5.10	Board Approval; Vote Required	54
SECTION 5.11	Brokers	54
SECTION 5.12	Spartan Trust Fund	54
SECTION 5.13	Employees	55
SECTION 5.14	Taxes	56
SECTION 5.15	Registration and Listing	57
SECTION 5.16	Interested Party Transaction	57
SECTION 5.17	Investment Company Act	57
SECTION 5.18	Spartan’s Investigation and Reliance	58

ARTICLE VI. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER		58

SECTION 6.01	Conduct of Business by the Company Parties Pending the Spartan Merger	58
SECTION 6.02	Conduct of Business by Spartan Pending the Spartan Merger	61
SECTION 6.03	Claims Against Trust Account	63

ARTICLE VII. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS		64

SECTION 7.01	Registration Statement; Proxy Statement/Prospectus	64


SECTION 7.02	Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting; and Merger Sub Stockholder’s Approval	66
SECTION 7.03	Access to Information; Confidentiality	66
SECTION 7.04	Exclusivity	67
SECTION 7.05	Employee Benefits Matters	68
SECTION 7.06	Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance	68
SECTION 7.07	Notification of Certain Matters	70
SECTION 7.08	Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts	70
SECTION 7.09	Public Announcements	72
SECTION 7.10	Stock Exchange Listing	72
SECTION 7.11	Antitrust	72
SECTION 7.12	Trust Account	73
SECTION 7.13	Intended Tax Treatment	74
SECTION 7.14	Directors	74
SECTION 7.15	Credit Facility	74
SECTION 7.16	PCAOB Audited Financial Statements	75
SECTION 7.17	E8 Payment Amount and E8 Share Issuance	75

ARTICLE VIII. CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER		75

SECTION 8.01	Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party	75
SECTION 8.02	Conditions to the Obligations of Spartan	76
SECTION 8.03	Conditions to the Obligations of the Company Parties	77

ARTICLE IX. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER		78

SECTION 9.01	Termination	78
SECTION 9.02	Effect of Termination	80
SECTION 9.03	Expenses	80
SECTION 9.04	Amendment	80
SECTION 9.05	Waiver	80

ARTICLE X. GENERAL PROVISIONS		80

SECTION 10.01	Notices	80
SECTION 10.02	Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants	82
SECTION 10.03	Severability	82
SECTION 10.04	Entire Agreement; Assignment	82
SECTION 10.05	Parties in Interest	82
SECTION 10.06	Governing Law	83
SECTION 10.07	Waiver of Jury Trial	83
SECTION 10.08	Headings	83
SECTION 10.09	Counterparts	83
SECTION 10.10	Specific Performance	84
SECTION 10.11	No Recourse	84
SECTION 10.12	Certain Representations of E8 Investor	85

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EXHIBIT A		Form of Registration Rights Agreement

EXHIBIT B		Form of Amended NewCo Articles of Association
EXHIBIT C		Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation
EXHIBIT D		Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Surviving Corporation
EXHIBIT E		Directors and Officers of NewCo and the Surviving Corporation

SCHEDULE A		Company Knowledge Parties
SCHEDULE B		Xxxxxxxxx Knowledge Parties

BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

This Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of July 28, 2021 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among Spartan Acquisition Corp. III, a Delaware corporation (“Spartan”), Athena Pubco B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) (“NewCo”), Athena Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), Xxxxxxxxx Charging B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) (“Xxxxxxxxx Charging”), Allego Holding B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) (the “Company”) and, solely for the purposes of Article II, Section 7.08, Section 7.13, Section 7.17, Article VIII and Article X, E8 Partenaires, a French societe par actions simplifee (“E8 Investor”). Spartan, NewCo, Merger Sub, Xxxxxxxxx Charging, the Company and, solely with respect to the sections of this Agreement to which it is a party, E8 Investor, are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties.”

RECITALS

WHEREAS, (a) NewCo is a wholly owned direct Subsidiary of Xxxxxxxxx Charging and (b) Merger Sub is a wholly owned direct Subsidiary of NewCo;

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, in the event that the holders of more than 15% of the outstanding shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock exercise Redemption Rights (as defined below) in respect of such shares (the “Part A Redemption Threshold”), the Company shall issue to E8 Investor a number of Company Common Shares (as defined below) (valued at $10.00 per Company Common Share) equal to 50% of the amounts payable as “Part A of the Fees” as set forth in Article 2 of the E8 Agreement (as defined below), on the terms and conditions set forth in the E8 Agreement and this Agreement (the “E8 Part A Share Issuance”);

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, immediately prior to the Closing (as defined below) the Company may issue to E8 Investor upon E8 Investor’s election (the “E8 Part B Election”), Company Common Shares such that, after giving effect to the issuance of such shares for nominal consideration and the consummation of the E8 Part A Share Issuance, if applicable, the Share Contribution, the Spartan Merger and the Private Placement (each as defined below), such shares would represent not more than 15% (the “E8 Part B Max”) of the then-outstanding NewCo Ordinary Shares (as defined below), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the E8 Agreement and this Agreement (collectively, the “E8 Part B Share Issuance” and, together with the E8 Part A Share Issuance, the “E8 Share Issuance”);

WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Parties will enter into a business combination transaction pursuant to which (a) Xxxxxxxxx Charging and, in the event the E8 Part A Issuance or E8 Part B Election occurs, E8 Investor will contribute (the “Share Contribution”) to NewCo all of the issued and outstanding Company Common Shares in exchange for a number of NewCo Ordinary Shares equal to the Contribution Consideration (as

defined below) and (b) immediately thereafter, Merger Sub will merge with and into Spartan (the “Spartan Merger”), with Spartan surviving the Spartan Merger as a wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo and pursuant to which each Spartan Warrant and each share of Spartan Common Stock (each as defined below) shall be converted into the right to receive an Assumed Warrant (as defined below) and a NewCo Ordinary Share, respectively;

WHEREAS, the Parties intend that, for U.S. federal and applicable state income Tax purposes, (a) the Spartan Merger qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and this Agreement constitutes, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a), (b) the Spartan Merger and the Share Contribution, together with the Private Placement, qualify as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Code and (c) following the consummation of the Transactions (as defined below), NewCo be classified as a non-U.S. corporation (clauses (a), (b) and (c) collectively, the “Intended Tax Treatment”);

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Xxxxxxxxx Charging (the “Xxxxxxxxx Board”) has unanimously (a) determined that it is fair to and in the best interests of Xxxxxxxxx Charging and its business enterprise, and declared it advisable, that Xxxxxxxxx Charging enter into this Agreement and consummate the Transactions, and (b) adopted this Agreement and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Xxxxxxxxx Charging of this Agreement and the Transactions;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Spartan (the “Spartan Board”) has unanimously (a) determined that it is fair to and in the best interests of Spartan and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, that Spartan enter into this Agreement and consummate the Transactions, (b) adopted this Agreement and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Spartan of this Agreement and the Transactions, (c) resolved to recommend that the stockholders of Spartan approve and adopt this Agreement and the Transactions, and (d) directed that this Agreement and the Transactions be submitted to the stockholders of Spartan for approval and adoption at the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting (as defined below);

WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub (the “Merger Sub Board”) has unanimously (a) determined that it is fair to and in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, and declared it advisable, that Merger Sub enter into this Agreement and consummate the Transactions, (b) adopted this Agreement and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Merger Sub of this Agreement and the Transactions, (c) resolved to recommend the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Spartan Merger by the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, and (d) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the sole stockholder of Merger Sub for approval and adoption;

WHEREAS, in connection with the Closing, NewCo and certain stockholders of the Company and Spartan shall enter into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A;

WHEREAS, Spartan, its officers and directors, and Sponsor are parties to that certain Letter Agreement, dated February 8, 2021 (the “Letter Agreement”), providing that, among other things, such parties have agreed to vote their shares of Spartan Founders Stock in favor of this Agreement, the Spartan Merger, and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties to the Letter Agreement have entered into an amendment thereto, to be effective as of the Closing (the “Letter Agreement Amendment”), pursuant to which, among other things, Sponsor and each of the other holders of Spartan Founders Stock have agreed to modified lock-up restrictions prohibiting certain transfers of any NewCo Ordinary Shares issued pursuant this Agreement upon the conversion of any shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock received by such holder pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(iii) in exchange for shares of Spartan Founders Stock;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Spartan, Sponsor and each of the other holders of Spartan Founders Stock have entered into a Founders Stock Agreement (the “Founders Stock Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (a) in order to effect the conversion of such holders’ shares of Spartan Founders Stock into shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis in accordance with this Agreement, each such holder agreed to waive certain anti-dilution rights it may have with respect to its Spartan Founders Stock under the Spartan Certificate of Incorporation, subject to and effectively immediately prior to the Closing, and (b) each such holder has further agreed (i) to use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Transactions and (ii) not to transfer any shares of Spartan Common Stock or Spartan Warrants until the earlier of the Closing and any termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms;

WHEREAS, NewCo, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, is entering into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors pursuant to which such investors, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, have agreed to purchase NewCo Ordinary Shares at a purchase price of $10.00 per NewCo Ordinary Share in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) to be consummated concurrently with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Sponsor and the Parties have entered into a letter agreement governing certain post-Closing matters.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

“affiliate” of a specified person means a person who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified person.

“Ancillary Agreements” means the Registration Rights Agreement, the Letter Agreement Amendment, the Founders Stock Agreement, the Subscription Agreements, the Side Letter Agreement and all other agreements, certificates and instruments executed and delivered by Spartan, Merger Sub, NewCo, Xxxxxxxxx Charging, E8 Investor or the Company in connection with the Transactions and specifically contemplated by this Agreement.

“ANRP III” means Apollo Natural Resources Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means (i) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (ii) the UK Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, (iii) anti-bribery legislation promulgated by the European Union and implemented by its member states, (iv) legislation adopted in furtherance of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and (v) similar legislation applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary from time to time.

“Acquisition Date” means May 31, 2018.

“Available Cash” means the aggregate amount of cash in the Trust Account, less any payments required to be made by Spartan in connection with the exercise of the Redemption Rights, plus all cash proceeds received from the Private Placement.

“Backlog Site” means each site for which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has a contractual right to install and operate Company EVSEs, but for which installation has not been completed or operation of such Company EVSE has not commenced as of the date of this Agreement.

“Business Data” means all business information and data, including Personal Information (whether of employees, contractors, consultants, customers, consumers, partners, or other persons and whether in electronic or any other form or medium), that is accessed, collected, used, stored, shared, distributed, transferred, disclosed, destroyed, disposed of or otherwise processed by any of the Business Systems or otherwise in the course of the conduct of the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries.

“Business Day” means any day, except a Saturday or Sunday, on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to accept filings and banks are not required or authorized to close in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due, any day, except a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, NY or Amsterdam, the Netherlands; provided that banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or obligated to be closed due to a “shelter in place,” “non-essential employee” or similar closure of physical branch locations at the direction of any Governmental Authority if such banks’ electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) are open for use by customers on such day.

“Business Systems” means all Software, computer hardware (whether general or special purpose), electronic data processors, databases, communications, telecommunication systems, networks, interfaces, platforms, servers, peripherals, and computer systems, including any outsourced systems and processes, and any Software and systems provided via the cloud or “as a service”, that are owned or used in the conduct of the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted.

“Civil Law Notary” means any of the civil law notaries (notarissen) working with NautaDutilh N.V., or any of their deputies (waarnemers).

“Closing Cash” means (i) the sum of the fair market value (expressed in United States dollars) of all cash and cash equivalents (including marketable securities, checks, bank deposits and short term investments) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, minus (ii) all amounts in respect of any outstanding checks written by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, in each case, calculated in accordance with Section 2.03; provided that Closing Cash shall not include Excluded Cash. Any Closing Cash denominated in currencies other than United States dollars shall be valued in United States dollars utilizing the applicable mid-market exchange rates most recently published by the Wall Street Journal as of 11:59 p.m. New York time on the second Business Day prior to the Closing Date or another date reasonably agreed by the Company and Spartan to be the latest practicable day prior to Closing.

“Closing Debt” means the outstanding principal amount of, accrued and unpaid interest on, and other payment obligations (including any prepayment premiums, breakage costs and other related fees or liabilities payable on the Closing Date as a result of the prepayment thereof or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) arising under, any obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary consisting of (i) indebtedness for borrowed money or indebtedness issued in substitution or exchange for borrowed money, or (ii) indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security, in each case, calculated in accordance with Section 2.03. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Closing Debt” shall not include any (w) obligations under operating leases or capitalized leases, (x) undrawn letters of credit, (y) obligations under any interest rate, currency or other hedging agreements (other than breakage costs payable upon termination thereof on the Closing Date) or (z) expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, including the E8 Payment Amount. Any Closing Debt denominated in currencies other than United States dollars shall be valued in United States dollars utilizing the applicable mid-market exchange rates most recently published by the Wall Street Journal as of 11:59 p.m. New York time on the second Business Day prior to the Closing Date or another date reasonably agreed by the Company and Spartan to be the latest practicable day prior to Closing.

“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

“Company Common Shares” means the shares in the capital of the Company, with a nominal value of one euro (EUR 1.00) each.

“Company EVSE” means any and all EVSE owned by the Company or any Company Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement.

“Company IP” means, collectively, all Company-Owned IP and Company-Licensed IP.

“Company-Licensed IP” means all Intellectual Property rights owned or purported to be owned by a third party and licensed to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary otherwise has a valid right to use.

“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change or effect (collectively “Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, circumstances, changes and effects, (i) has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) would prevent the consummation of the Spartan Merger or any of the other Transactions; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be a Company Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change or proposed change in or change in the interpretation of any Law or Dutch GAAP; (b) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, or the economy as a whole; (c) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (d) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, act of God or other force majeure events (including, each such case, any escalation or general worsening thereof); (e) any actions taken or not taken by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries as required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (f) any Effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Spartan Merger or any of the other Transactions (including the impact thereof on relationships with customers, suppliers, employees or Governmental Authorities) (provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to references to “Company Material Adverse Effect” in the representations and warranties in Section 4.05 and, to the extent related thereto, the condition in Section 8.02(a)); (g) any failure to meet any projections, forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, budgets or financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position, provided that this clause (g) shall not prevent a determination that any Effect underlying such failure has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect (to the extent such Effect is not otherwise expressly excluded from this definition of Company Material Adverse Effect); (h) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline issued by a Governmental Authority, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World

Health Organization providing for business closures, changes to business operations, “sheltering-in-place” or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any change in such Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline or interpretation thereof; or (i) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case, which Spartan has requested or to which it has consented or which actions are contemplated by this Agreement, except in the cases of clauses (a) through (d) and clause (h), to the extent that the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are disproportionately affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate.

“Company-Owned IP” means all Intellectual Property rights owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

“Company Parties” means Xxxxxxxxx Charging, the Company, NewCo and Merger Sub, collectively.

“Company Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of the Company.

“Company Valuation” means $2,467,500,000, plus (i) the aggregate amount of Closing Cash, minus (ii) the aggregate amount of Closing Debt, minus (iii) the E8 Payment Amount and minus (iv) without duplication of amounts included in clause (iii), any stamp, transfer, goods and services, VAT or similar Taxes imposed on or borne by NewCo, the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Spartan in respect of the issuance of the Contribution Consideration.

“Confidential Information” means any information, knowledge or data concerning the businesses or affairs of (i) the Company or the Company Subsidiaries that is not already generally available to the public, (ii) any Suppliers or customers of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries or (iii) Spartan or its Subsidiaries (as applicable), in each case, that is bound by any written confidentiality agreements.

“Contribution Consideration” means a number of NewCo Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient determined by dividing (i) the Company Valuation by (ii) $10.00.

“control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, or as trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.

“COVID-19” means SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and any evolutions thereof.

“COVID-19 Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or any other Law, governmental order, Action, directive, guidelines or recommendations by any Governmental Authority in connection with or in response to COVID-19, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).

“Credit Agreement” means the Facility Agreement by and among Société Générale, the other financial institutions party thereto as lenders, the guarantors party thereto, the Company, Allego B.V. and Allego Innovations B.V. dated May 27, 2019, as amended.

“Data Security Breach” means any accidental, unauthorized or unlawful access, acquisition, exfiltration, manipulation, erasure, loss, use, or disclosure that compromises the confidentiality, integrity, availability or security of Personal Information, Business Data or the Business Systems, or that triggers any reporting requirement under any data breach notification Law or contractual provision applicable to the Company or a Company Subsidiary.

“Deferred IPO Fees” means any fees, commissions, costs, expenses, concessions and other amounts payable to any party, including, brokers, underwriters, advisors (accounting, financial, legal and otherwise) and any consultants, in connection with Spartan’s initial public offering of Spartan Class A Common Stock that closed on February 11, 2021.

“Disabling Devices” means Software viruses, time bombs, logic bombs, Trojan horses, trap doors, back doors, or other computer instructions, intentional devices or techniques that are designed to threaten, infect, assault, vandalize, defraud, disrupt, damage, disable, maliciously encumber, hack into, incapacitate, infiltrate or slow or shut down a computer system or any component of such computer system, including any such device affecting system security or compromising or disclosing user data in an unauthorized manner, other than those incorporated by the Company or the applicable third party intentionally to protect Company IP from misuse.

“E8 Agreement” means the Special Fees Agreement by and between Xxxxxxxxx Charging and E8 Investor dated as of December 16, 2020, as amended.

“E8 Payment Amount” means (i) all amounts payable in cash to E8 Investor in connection with the Transactions, including the amounts payable as “Part A of the Fees” as set forth in Article 2 of the E8 Agreement, which amounts shall be calculated in accordance with Section 1.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, plus (ii) any stamp, withholding, transfer, goods and services, VAT, or similar Taxes imposed on or borne by NewCo, the Company, any Company Subsidiary or Spartan in respect of cash, equity or other property received by E8 Investor or its affiliates in connection with the Transactions.

“E8 Part A Company Shares” means those Company Common Shares issued to E8 Investor in connection with the E8 Part A Share Issuance, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the E8 Agreement and this Agreement.

“E8 Part B Company Shares” means those Company Common Shares issued to E8 Investor, in a number such that, after giving effect to the issuance of such shares for nominal consideration and the consummation of the E8 Part A Share Issuance, if applicable, the Share Contribution, the Spartan Merger and the Private Placement, such shares shall represent not more than the E8 Part B Max, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the E8 Agreement and this Agreement.

“E8 Purchased Company Shares” means the E8 Part A Company Shares and E8 Part B Company Shares.

“Employee Benefit Plan” means any plan that is an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or remuneration plan (whether or not subject to ERISA), any bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, other equity-based compensation arrangement, performance award, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, death or disability benefit, pension, retirement, supplemental retirement, profit sharing, savings, severance, redundancy, retention, change in control, employment, consulting, fringe benefit, sick pay and vacation plans or arrangements or other employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements, whether written or unwritten, that is maintained, contributed to, required to be contributed to, or sponsored by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former employee, director or consultant, or under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has or could reasonably be expected to incur any liability (contingent or otherwise).

“Environmental Laws” means any United States federal, state or local or non-United States Laws relating to: (i) releases or threatened releases of, or exposure of any person to, Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances; (ii) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances; or (iii) pollution or protection of the environment, natural resources or human health and safety.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

“EVSE” means an electric vehicle charging station and all related electric vehicle supply equipment, hardware, infrastructure and accessories.

“Ex-Im Laws” means all applicable Laws relating to export, re-export, transfer, and import controls, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, the customs and import Laws administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the EU Dual Use Regulation.

“Excluded Cash” means the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents held or retained by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the benefit of any person other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“Hazardous Substance(s)” means (i) any substance, material or waste regulated by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Law, (ii) petroleum and petroleum products, including crude oil and any fractions thereof, (iii) natural gas, synthetic gas, and any mixtures thereof, and (iv) polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, asbestos and radon.

“HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations, including as amended by the Health Information Technology for Clinical Health Act provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. Law No. 111-5 and its implementing regulations.

“HSR Act” means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

“Intellectual Property” means (i) patents, patent applications and patent disclosures, together with all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, revisions, extensions or reexaminations thereof, (ii) trademarks and service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, corporate names, brands, slogans, and other source identifiers together with all translations, adaptations, derivations, combinations and other variants of the foregoing, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, together with all of the goodwill associated with the foregoing, (iii) copyrights, and other works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable), and moral rights, and registrations and applications for registration, renewals and extensions thereof, (iv) trade secrets, know-how (including ideas, formulas, compositions, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice)), and database rights, (v) Internet domain names and social media accounts, (vi) rights of publicity and all other intellectual property or proprietary rights of any kind or description, and (vii) all legal rights arising from items (i) through (vi), including the right to prosecute, enforce and perfect such interests and rights to xxx, oppose, cancel, interfere, enjoin and collect damages based upon such interests, including such rights based on past infringement, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing.

“Irrevocable Voting POA and Prior Consent Agreement” means that certain Irrevocable Voting POA and Prior Consent Agreement, by and between the Company and E8 Investor, dated as of April 14, 2021.

“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

“ITEPA” means the United Kingdom Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act of 2003.

“knowledge” or “to the knowledge” of a person means (i) in the case of the Company, the actual knowledge of the persons listed on Schedule A after reasonable inquiry of the individuals with operational responsibility for the fact or matter in question, (ii) in the case of Spartan, the actual knowledge of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx Still after reasonable inquiry, and (iii) in the case of Xxxxxxxxx Charging, the actual knowledge of the persons listed on Schedule B after reasonable inquiry.

“Law” means any federal, national, state, county, municipal, provincial, local, foreign or multinational, statute, constitution, common law, ordinance, code, decree, order, judgment, rule, regulation, ruling, requirement or mandatory collective bargaining agreement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.

“Leased Real Property” means the real property leased by the Company or Company Subsidiaries as tenant, together with, to the extent leased by the Company or Company Subsidiaries, all buildings and other structures, facilities or improvements located thereon and all easements, licenses, rights and appurtenances of the Company or Company Subsidiaries relating to the foregoing, for which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is required to make aggregate payments in excess of $200,000 annually.

“Lien” means any lien, security interest, mortgage, pledge, adverse claim or other encumbrance of any kind that secures the payment or performance of an obligation (other than those created under applicable securities laws).

“NewCo Ordinary Share” means the shares in the capital of NewCo, with a nominal value of twelve euro cents (EUR 0.12) each.

“Open Source Software” means any Software in source code form that is licensed pursuant to (i) any license that is a license approved by the open source initiative and listed at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxx, which licenses include all versions of the GNU General Public License (GPL), the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), the GNU Affero GPL, the MIT license, the Eclipse Public License, the Common Public License, the CDDL, the Mozilla Public License (MPL), the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL), and the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL), or (ii) any license to Software that is considered “free” or “open source software” by the Open Source Initiative or the Free Software Foundation.

“Operational Site” means each site for which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has the contractual right to operate Company EVSEs for its own account, and for which operation of the Company EVSE installed thereon has commenced, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement.

“PCI DSS” means the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, issued by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council.

“Permitted Liens” means (i) such imperfections of title, easements, encumbrances, Liens or restrictions that do not materially impair the current use of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s assets that are subject thereto, (ii) materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, landlord’s and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, or deposits to obtain the release of such Liens, (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and delinquent, or if delinquent, being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been made by the Company or applicable Company Subsidiary, (iv) zoning, entitlement, conservation restriction and other land use and environmental regulations promulgated by Governmental Authorities, (v) non-exclusive licenses (or sublicenses) of Intellectual Property granted in the ordinary course of business, (vi) non-monetary Liens, encumbrances and restrictions on real property (including easements, covenants, rights of way and similar restrictions of record) that do not materially interfere with the present uses of such real property, (vii) Liens identified in the Unaudited Financial Statements, and (viii) Liens on leases, subleases, easements, licenses, rights of use, rights to access and rights of way arising from the provisions of such agreements or benefiting or created by any superior estate, right or interest.

“person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, syndicate, person (including a “person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, association or entity or government, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.

“Personal Information” means (i) information related to an identified or identifiable individual (e.g., name, address telephone number, email address, financial account number, government-issued identifier), (ii) any other data which allows one to identify, contact, or precisely locate an individual, including any internet protocol address or other persistent identifier, (iii) any other similar information or data regulated by privacy or data security Laws and (iv) any information that is subject to PCI DSS.

“Privacy/Data Security Laws” means all Laws governing the receipt, collection, use, storage, processing, sharing, security, disclosure, or transfer of Personal Information, including the following Laws (solely to the extent applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary): HIPAA, the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the CAN-SPAM Act, Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, California Consumer Privacy Act, state data security Laws, state data breach notification Laws, state consumer protection Laws, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “EU GDPR”) the EU GDPR as it forms part of the laws of the United Kingdom by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and as amended by the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the “UK GDPR”), Directive 2002/58/EC on privacy and electronic communications, applicable Laws relating to the transfer of Personal Information, and any applicable Laws concerning requirements for website and mobile application privacy policies and practices, call or electronic monitoring or recording or any outbound communications (including outbound calling and text messaging, telemarketing, and e-mail marketing).

“Products” mean any products or services, developed, manufactured, performed, out-licensed, sold, distributed or otherwise made available by or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, from which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has derived previously, is currently deriving or is scheduled to derive, revenue from the sale or provision thereof.

“Reciprocal License” means a license of an item of Software that requires or that conditions any rights granted in such license upon (i) the disclosure, distribution or licensing of any other Software (other than such item of Software as provided by a third party in its unmodified form), (ii) a requirement that any disclosure, distribution or licensing of any other Software (other than such item of Software in its unmodified form) be at no charge, (iii) a requirement that any other licensee of the Software be permitted to access the source code of, modify, make derivative works of, or reverse-engineer any such other Software, (iv) a requirement that such other Software be redistributable by other licensees, or (v) the grant of any patent rights (other than patent rights in such item of Software), including non-assertion or patent license obligations (other than patent obligations relating to the use of such item of Software).

“Redemption Rights” means the redemption rights provided for in Sections 9.2 and 9.7 of Article IX of the Spartan Certificate of Incorporation.

“Registered Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that is the subject of registration (or an application for registration), including domain names.

“Sanctioned Person” means at any time any person (i) listed on any Sanctions-related list of designated or blocked persons, (ii) the government of, resident in, or organized under the laws of a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive restrictive Sanctions from time to time (which includes, as of the date of this Agreement, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region), or (iii) majority-owned or controlled by any of the foregoing.

“Sanctions” means those territorial, list based and sectoral Laws, regulations and embargoes administered or enforced by (i) the United States (including the U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control), (ii) the European Union and enforced by its member states, (iii) the United Nations, (iv) Her Majesty’s Treasury, or (v) any other similar governmental authority with jurisdiction over the Company or any Company Subsidiary from time to time.

“Side Letter Agreement” means the Side Letter Agreement by and among the Company, NewCo, Xxxxxxxxx Charging, Spartan and Sponsor, dated as of the date hereof.

“Software” means all computer software (in any format, including object code, byte code or source code), and related documentation and materials.

“Spartan Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Spartan dated February 8, 2021.

“Spartan Class A Common Stock” means Spartan’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

“Spartan Common Stock” means Spartan Class A Common Stock and Spartan Founders Stock.

“Spartan Founders Stock” means Spartan’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

“Spartan Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that, that, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, circumstances, changes and effects, (i) is or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or operations of Spartan or (ii) would prevent the consummation of the Spartan Merger or any of the other Transactions; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be a Spartan Material Adverse Effect: (a) any change or proposed change in or change in the interpretation of any Law or U.S. GAAP; (b) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which Spartan operates, or the economy as a whole; (c) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (d) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism, military actions, earthquakes, volcanic activity, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, act of God or other force majeure events (including, in each such case, any escalation or general worsening thereof); (e) any actions taken or not taken by Spartan as required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (f) any Effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Spartan Merger or any of the other Transactions (including the impact thereof on relationships with customers, suppliers, employees or Governmental Authorities) (provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to references to “Spartan Material Adverse Effect” in the representations and

warranties in Section 5.05 and, to the extent related thereto, the condition in Section 8.03(a)); (g) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline issued by a Governmental Authority, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization providing for business closures, changes to business operations, “sheltering-in-place” or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any change in such Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline or interpretation thereof; or (h) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changes or events, in each case, which the Company has requested or to which it has consented or which actions are contemplated by this Agreement, except in the cases of clauses (a) through (d) and clause (g), to the extent that Spartan is disproportionately affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industries in which the Spartan operates.

“Spartan Organizational Documents” means the Spartan Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws of Spartan, and Trust Agreement of Spartan, in each case as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Spartan Units” means one share of Spartan Class A Common Stock and one-fourth of one Spartan Warrant.

“Spartan Warrant Agreement” means that certain warrant agreement dated February 8, 2021 by and between Spartan and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

“Spartan Warrants” means whole warrants to purchase shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock as contemplated under the Spartan Warrant Agreement, with each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Spartan Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50.

“Sponsor” means Spartan Acquisition Sponsor III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and indirect Subsidiary of ANRP III.

“Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” of the Company, the Surviving Corporation, Spartan or any other person means an affiliate controlled by such person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries.

“Supplier” means any person that supplies inventory or other materials or personal property, components, or other goods or services (including, design, development and manufacturing services) that comprise or are utilized in, including in connection with the design, development, manufacture or sale of, the Products of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

“Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all taxes, duties, levies, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Taxing Authority, including income, estimated, business, occupation, corporate, capital, gross receipts, transfer, stamp, registration, employment, payroll, unemployment, social security or other similar contributions, withholding, occupancy, license, severance, production, ad valorem, excise, windfall profits, customs duties, real property, personal property, sales, use, turnover, value added and franchise taxes, whether disputed or not, together with all interest, penalties, and additions to tax imposed with respect thereto.

“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof, in each case provided or required to be provided to a Taxing Authority.

“Taxing Authority” means, with respect to any Tax, any Governmental Authority or other authority competent to impose such Tax or responsible for the administration and/or collection of such Tax or enforcement of any Law in relation to Tax.

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, including all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Ancillary Agreements.

“Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

“Treasury Regulations” means the United States Treasury regulations issued pursuant to the Code.

“U.S. GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States from time to time.

“VAT” means (i) any Tax imposed in compliance with the Council Directive of November 28, 2006 on the common system of value added tax (EC Directive 2006/112) and (ii) any other value-added Tax or Tax of a similar nature, whether imposed in a member state of the European Union in substitution for, or levied in addition to, such Tax referred to in clause (i) above, or whether imposed by any other Taxing Authority.

“Virtual Data Room” means the virtual data room established by the Company, access to which was given to Spartan in connection with its due diligence investigation of the Company relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.

“Worker” means any individual engaged as a “worker” or equivalent status under applicable Law.

SECTION 1.02 Further Definitions. The following terms have the meaning set forth in the Sections set forth below:


Defined Term		Location of Definition
2020 Balance Sheet		§ 4.07(a)
ABP		§ 8.02(c)
Action		§ 4.09
Agreement		Preamble
Alternative Transaction		§ 7.04
Amended NewCo Articles of Association		§ 2.03(c)(v)
Antitrust Laws		§ 7.11(a)
Assumed Warrant		§ 3.01(a)(iv)
Blue Sky Laws		§ 4.05(b)


Defined Term		Location of Definition
Book-Entry Shares		§ 3.02(b)
Certificate of Merger		§ 2.03(a)
Certificates		§ 3.02(b)(i)
Claims		§ 6.03
Closing		§ 2.03(b)
Closing Date		§ 2.03(b)
Closing Statement		§ 2.04
Company		Preamble
Company Disclosure Schedule		Article IV
Company Permits		§ 4.06
Confidentiality Agreement		§ 7.04
Contracting Parties		§ 10.11
COVID-19 Relief		§ 4.25
D&O Insurance		§ 7.06(b)
Data Security Requirements		§ 4.13(i)
DGCL		§ 2.02
DTC		§ 3.01(b)
E8 Investor		Preamble
E8 Part A Share Issuance		Recitals
E8 Part B Election		Recitals
E8 Part B Max		Recitals
E8 Part B Share Issuance		Recitals
E8 Share Issuance		Recitals
Effective Time		§ 2.03(a)
Environmental Permits		§ 4.15
EU GDPR		§ 1.01
Exchange Agent		§ 3.02(a)
Exchange Fund		§ 3.02(a)
Financial Statement Delivery Date		§ 9.01(b)
Founders Stock Agreement		Recitals
Governmental Authority		§ 4.05(b)
IFRS		§ 4.07(a)
Interim Financial Statements		§ 4.07
Intended Tax Treatment		Recitals
Lease		§ 4.12(g)
Lease Documents		§ 4.12(g)
Letter Agreement		Recitals
Letter Agreement Amendment		Recitals
Letter of Transmittal		§ 3.02(b)(i)
Xxxxxxxxx Board		Recitals
Xxxxxxxxx Charging		Preamble
Material Contracts		§ 4.16(a)
Maximum Annual Premium		§ 7.06(b)


Defined Term		Location of Definition
Merger Sub		Preamble
Merger Sub Board		Recitals
Merger Sub Common Stock		§ 4.03(c)
NewCo		Preamble
Nominal Company Share Purchase Price		§ 2.01(a)
Nonparty Affiliates		§ 10.11
Outside Date		§ 9.01(b)
Owned Real Property		§ 4.12(a)
Parties		Preamble
Part A Redemption Threshold		Recitals
Payoff Documents		§ 7.15
PCAOB Audited Financial Statements		§ 7.16
Per Share Merger Consideration		§ 3.01(a)(ii)
Plans		§ 4.10(a)
Private Placement		Recitals
Proxy Statement/Prospectus		§ 7.01(a)
Real Property		§ 4.12(a)
Redemption Shares		§ 3.01(b)
Registration Rights Agreement		Recitals
Registration Statement		§ 7.01(a)
Remedies Exceptions		§ 4.04
Representatives		§ 7.03(a)
Required Spartan Proposals		§ 7.01
SEC		§ 5.07(a)
Securities Act		§ 4.05(b)
Share Contribution		Recitals
Spartan		Preamble
Spartan Board		Recitals
Spartan Board Recommendation		§ 7.02(a)
Spartan Board Recommendation Change		§ 7.02(a)
Spartan Merger		Recitals
Spartan Preferred Stock		§ 5.03(a)
Spartan Proposals		§ 7.01(a)
Spartan SEC Reports		§ 5.07(a)
Spartan Stockholder Approval		§ 5.04
Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting		§ 7.01(a)
Subscription Agreements		Recitals
Surviving Corporation		§ 2.02
Surviving Corporation Stock		§ 3.01(a)(iii)
Terminating Company Breach		§ 9.01(e)
Terminating Spartan Breach		§ 9.01(g)
Trust Account		§ 5.12
Trust Agreement		§ 5.12
Trust Fund		§ 5.12
Trustee		§ 5.12
Unaudited Financial Statements		§ 4.07(a)

SECTION 1.03 Construction.

(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of any gender include each other gender, (ii) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (iii) the definitions contained in this agreement are applicable to the other grammatical forms of such terms, (iv) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (v) the terms “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule” and “Exhibit” refer to the specified Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit of or to this Agreement, (vi) the word “including” means “including without limitation,” (vii) the word “or” shall be disjunctive but not exclusive, (viii) references to agreements and other documents shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto, (ix) references to any Law shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and references to any Law shall be construed as including all statutory, legal, and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing such Law and (x) the phrase “made available” when used in this Agreement with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary means the information or materials referred to have been posted to the Virtual Data Room in each case, on or prior to July 22, 2021.

(b) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.

(c) Whenever this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified, and when counting days, the date of commencement will not be included as a full day for purposes of computing any applicable time periods (except as otherwise may be required under any applicable Law). If any action is to be taken or given on or by a particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then such action may be deferred until the next Business Day.

(d) All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under Dutch GAAP, except for accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein to the extent being used solely to refer to Spartan, which terms shall have the meanings given to them under U.S. GAAP.

ARTICLE II.

SHARE CONTRIBUTION AND MERGER

SECTION 2.01 The E8 Share Issuance; the Share Contribution.

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article VIII, immediately prior to the Share Contribution contemplated by Section 2.01(b), to the extent the Part A Redemption Threshold is met or the E8 Part B Election is made, the E8 Share Issuance shall be consummated as follows: (i) Xxxxxxxxx Charging shall pay to E8 Investor an amount in cash equal to the aggregate nominal value of, as applicable, the E8 Purchased Company Shares (the “Nominal Company Share Purchase Price”); (ii) E8 Investor shall pay to the Company the Nominal Company Share Purchase Price; and (iii) the Company shall issue to E8 Investor the E8 Purchased Company Shares.

(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article VIII, immediately following (x) the E8 Share Issuance (if necessary) and (y) immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined below), (i) E8 Investor shall contribute to NewCo the E8 Purchased Company Shares and (ii) Xxxxxxxxx Charging shall contribute to NewCo all of the issued and outstanding Company Common Shares other than the E8 Purchased Company Shares (or, in the event the Part A Redemption Threshold is not met and the E8 Part B Election is not made, all of the issued and outstanding Company Common Shares), in each case free and clear of all Liens and together with all rights attaching to them at the Closing (including the right to receive all distributions, returns of capital and dividends declared, paid or made in respect of such shares after the Closing), in exchange for the Contribution Consideration, which shall be issued to Xxxxxxxxx Charging and E8 Investor in proportion to the relative number of issued and outstanding Company Common Shares contributed to NewCo by Xxxxxxxxx Charging and E8 Investor, respectively, rounded to the nearest whole NewCo Ordinary Share.

SECTION 2.02 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article VIII, and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”), at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Spartan. As a result of the Spartan Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and Spartan shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Spartan Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”).

SECTION 2.03 Effective Time; Closing; Closing Order.

(a) As promptly as practicable, but in no event later than three (3) Business Days, after the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VIII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, it being understood that the occurrence of the Closing shall remain subject to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of such conditions at the Closing), the Parties shall cause the Spartan Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (a “Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL and mutually agreed by the Parties (the date and time of the filing of such Certificate of Merger (or such later time as may be agreed by each of the Parties and specified in such Certificate of Merger) being the “Effective Time”).

(b) Immediately prior to such filing of a Certificate of Merger in accordance with Section 2.03(a), a closing (the “Closing”) shall be held by electronic exchange of deliverables and release of signatures for the purpose of confirming the satisfaction or waiver, as the case may be, of the conditions set forth in Article VIII. The date on which the Closing shall occur is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”

(c) At the Closing, the Parties shall cause the consummation of the following transactions in the following order, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement:

(i) the consummation of the E8 Share Issuance (if necessary);

(ii) the consummation of the Share Contribution by means of the execution of (A) one or two notarial deed(s) of transfer before the Civil Law Notary and (B) one or more deed(s) of issue;

(iii) each share of Spartan Founders Stock will convert into one share of Spartan Class A Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Spartan Organizational Documents;

(iv) the Certificate of Merger shall be filed and the Effective Time shall occur in accordance with Section 2.03(a);

(v) the notarial deed of conversion and amendment of articles of association of NewCo shall be executed before the Civil Law Notary, pursuant to which (A) NewCo shall be converted into a Dutch public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) and (B) the articles of association of NewCo shall be amended in the form of Exhibit B (the “Amended NewCo Articles of Association”);

(vi) certain investors shall subscribe for, and NewCo shall issue to such investors, the number of NewCo Ordinary Shares set forth in the Subscription Agreements against payment of the amounts set forth therein in the Private Placement; and

(vii) Spartan shall make or cause to be paid any payments required to be made by Spartan in connection with the exercise of the Redemption Rights.

SECTION 2.04 Determination of Company Valuation. No later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Spartan a statement (the “Closing Statement”) setting forth the Closing Cash and Closing Debt as of the date of the Closing Statement, together with a calculation of (a) the E8 Payment Amount and (b) the Company Valuation based on all such amounts. The Closing Statement and the determinations and calculations set forth therein shall be prepared in accordance with this Agreement. Spartan shall be entitled to review and comment on the Closing Statement, and the Company shall provide, or cause to be provided to, Spartan and its Representatives access to information that any of them reasonably requests relating to the Closing Statement and the Company’s preparation of the foregoing. The Company shall consider in good faith any comments Spartan may provide in respect of the Closing Statement prior to the Closing Date and, based on the Company’s good faith assessment, deliver a revised Closing Statement to Spartan prior to the Closing Date reflecting any such changes that the Company determines in its sole discretion are warranted or appropriate. A revised Closing Statement delivered in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence (if any) shall be deemed to be the Closing Statement for all purposes hereof.

SECTION 2.05 Effect of the Spartan Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Spartan Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses and authority of Spartan and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of Spartan and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

SECTION 2.06 Organizational Documents. At the Effective Time, (i) the Spartan Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto and, as so amended and restated, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such certificate of incorporation (subject to Section 7.07) and (ii) the bylaws of Spartan, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated in their entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto and, as so amended and restated, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation and such bylaws (subject to Section 7.07).

SECTION 2.07 Directors and Officers.

(a) The Parties will take all requisite actions such that the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation and the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time shall be the individuals set forth on Exhibit E hereto, each to hold office in accordance with the provisions of the DGCL and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and until their respective successors are, in the case of the initial directors, duly elected or appointed and qualified and, in the case of the initial officers, duly appointed.

(b) The Parties shall cause the board of directors of NewCo and the officers of NewCo as of immediately following the Effective Time to comprise the individuals set forth on Exhibit E, each to hold office in accordance with applicable Dutch law and the Amended NewCo Articles of Association and until their respective successors are appointed.

ARTICLE III.

CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

SECTION 3.01 Conversion of Securities.

(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Spartan Merger and without any action on the part of the holders of any of the following securities:

(i) all shares of Spartan Common Stock held in the treasury of Spartan shall be automatically canceled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution shall be made with respect thereto;

(ii) each share of Spartan Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Redemption Shares) shall be cancelled and converted into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (meaning that the holders of the NewCo Ordinary Shares will not by reason of merely being such a holder, be subject to assessment or calls by NewCo or its creditors for further payment on such NewCo Ordinary Shares) NewCo Ordinary Share (the “Per Share Merger Consideration”), which NewCo Ordinary Shares will be issued at the expense of NewCo’s freely distributable reserves;

(iii) each share of Merger Sub Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation (“Surviving Corporation Stock”);

(iv) NewCo shall assume the Spartan Warrant Agreement and enter into such amendments thereto as are necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Section 3.01(a)(iv), and each Spartan Warrant then outstanding and unexercised shall automatically without any action on the part of its holder, be converted into a warrant to acquire one NewCo Ordinary Share (each resulting warrant, an “Assumed Warrant”). Each Assumed Warrant shall be subject to the same terms and conditions (including exercisability terms) as were applicable to the corresponding Spartan Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time, except to the extent such terms or conditions are rendered inoperative by the Transactions. Accordingly, effective as of the Effective Time: (A) each Assumed Warrant shall be exercisable solely for NewCo Ordinary Shares; (B) the number of NewCo Ordinary Shares subject to each Assumed Warrant shall be equal to the number of shares of Spartan Common Stock subject to the applicable Spartan Warrant; and (C) the per share exercise price for the NewCo Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such Assumed Warrant shall be equal to the per share exercise price for the shares of Spartan Common Stock subject to the applicable Spartan Warrant, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. NewCo shall take all corporate action necessary to reserve for future issuance, and shall maintain such reservation, for so long as any of the Assumed Warrants remain outstanding, a sufficient number of NewCo Ordinary Shares for delivery upon the exercise of such Assumed Warrants.

(b) Each share of Spartan Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time with respect to which a Spartan stockholder has validly exercised its Redemption Rights (collectively, the “Redemption Shares”), shall not be converted into and become a share of Surviving Corporation Stock, shall not entitle the holder thereof to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration and shall at the Effective Time be converted into the right to receive from the Surviving Corporation, in cash, an amount per share calculated in accordance with such stockholder’s Redemption Rights. As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause such cash payments to be made in respect of each such Redemption Share. As of the Effective Time, all such Redemption Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a Redemption Share (or related certificate or book-entry share) shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the cash payments from Spartan referred to in the immediately preceding sentence.

SECTION 3.02 Exchange of Certificates.

(a) Prior to the Effective Time, NewCo shall designate a bank or trust company selected by NewCo and reasonably satisfactory to Spartan (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) (the “Exchange Agent”) for the purpose of issuing NewCo Ordinary Shares and shall enter into an agreement acceptable to Spartan (which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) with the Exchange Agent relating to the services to be performed by the Exchange Agent. NewCo shall issue and deliver to the Exchange Agent, solely for the account and benefit of the former holders of Spartan Common Stock, a number of validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (meaning that the holders of the NewCo Ordinary Shares will not by reason of merely being such a holder, be subject to assessment or calls by NewCo or its creditors for further payment on such NewCo Ordinary Shares) NewCo Ordinary Shares equal to the number of Spartan Common Stock (such NewCo Ordinary Shares, the “Exchange Fund”). NewCo shall cause the Exchange Agent, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, to pay the Per Share Merger Consideration out of the Exchange Fund as promptly as practicable in accordance with this Agreement. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.

(b) Exchange Procedures.

(i) As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, NewCo shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of Spartan Common Stock evidenced by certificates (the “Certificates”) or represented by book-entry (the “Book-Entry Shares”) and not held by the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) a letter of transmittal, which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to Spartan (the “Letter of Transmittal”) and shall specify (A) to the extent applicable, that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent, and (B) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates or Book-Entry Shares, as applicable, pursuant to the Letter of Transmittal. Within two (2) Business Days (but, for the avoidance of doubt, in no event prior to the Effective Time) after the surrender to the Exchange Agent of all Certificates or Book-Entry Shares held by such holder for cancellation, if applicable, together with a Letter of Transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto and such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefore, and Spartan shall cause the Exchange Agent to deliver, the applicable Per Share Merger Consideration, and the Certificate and Book-Entry Shares so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.02, each Certificate and each Book-Entry Share shall be deemed at all times after the Effective Time and the exchange in accordance with Section 3.02(a) to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the applicable Per Share Merger Consideration that such holder is entitled to receive in accordance with the

provisions of Section 3.01. To the extent requested by Spartan, NewCo shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Spartan to provide holders of Book-Entry Shares the opportunity to complete and return any Letter of Transmittal and such other documents as may be required by this paragraph prior to the Closing, in order to facilitate prompt delivery of the applicable Per Share Merger Consideration to the holders thereof following the Effective Time.

(ii) With respect to Book-Entry Shares held through the DTC, NewCo and Spartan shall cooperate to establish procedures with the Exchange Agent and DTC to ensure that the Exchange Agent will transmit to DTC or its nominees as soon as reasonably practicable on or after the Closing Date, upon surrender of Book-Entry Shares held of record by DTC or its nominees in accordance with DTC’s customary surrender procedures, the applicable Per Share Merger Consideration.

(c) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged NewCo Ordinary Shares. All NewCo Ordinary Shares to be issued as Per Share Merger Consideration shall be deemed issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time; provided that no dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to NewCo Ordinary Shares with a record date after the Effective Time will be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate or Book-Entry Share with respect to the NewCo Ordinary Shares to be issued in exchange therefor until the holder of such Certificate surrenders such Certificate or Book-Entry Share in accordance with Section 3.02(b). Subject to the effect of escheat, Tax or other applicable Laws, following surrender of any such Certificate or Book-Entry Share, the holder of the Certificate or Book-Entry Share representing a NewCo Ordinary Share issued in exchange therefore will be paid, without interest, (i) promptly, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time and theretofore paid with respect to such NewCo Ordinary Share, and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions, with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date occurring after surrender, payable with respect to such NewCo Ordinary Share.

(d) No Further Rights in Spartan Common Stock. The Per Share Merger Consideration payable upon conversion and exchange of the Spartan Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been paid and issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Spartan Common Stock.

(e) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the former holders of Spartan Common Stock for one (1) year after the Effective Time shall be delivered to NewCo, upon demand, and any former holders of Spartan Common Stock who have not theretofore complied with this Section 3.02 shall thereafter look only to NewCo for the Per Share Merger Consideration. Any portion of the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by any person as of a date which is immediately prior to such time as such NewCo Ordinary Shares or amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any government entity shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of NewCo free and clear of any claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.

(f) No Liability. None of the Exchange Agent, Merger Sub, NewCo or the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any person for any NewCo Ordinary Shares (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or other cash delivered to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.

(g) Withholding Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each of Spartan, NewCo, the Company, the Surviving Corporation, Merger Sub, and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration (including shares, warrants, options or other property) otherwise payable, issuable or transferable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment, issuance or transfer under the Code, applicable Dutch Law, or other provision of U.S. state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law; provided that, except with respect to withholding or deducting on any amounts treated as compensation for services, if the applicable withholding agent determines that any payment, issuance or transfer to Xxxxxxxxx Charging, E8 Investor or any owners of Spartan hereunder is subject to deduction and/or withholding, then such withholding agent shall (i) use reasonable best efforts to provide notice to the applicable recipient as soon as reasonably practicable after such determination and (ii) reasonably cooperate with the applicable recipient to reduce or eliminate any such deduction or withholding to the extent permitted by applicable Law. Any amounts so withheld shall be timely remitted to the applicable Governmental Authority. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld and timely paid to the applicable Governmental Authority, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid, issued or transferred to the person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. To the extent any Party becomes aware of any obligation to deduct or withhold from amounts otherwise payable, issuable or transferable pursuant to this Agreement, such Party shall notify the other Parties as soon as reasonably practicable, and the Parties shall reasonably cooperate to obtain any certificates or other documentation required in respect of such withholding obligation.

SECTION 3.03 Spartan Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of Spartan shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers of Spartan Common Stock thereafter on the records of Spartan.

SECTION 3.04 No Appraisal and Dissenters’ Rights(a) . No dissenters’ or appraisal rights shall be available with respect to the Spartan Merger

ARTICLE IV.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY PARTIES

Except as set forth in the Company’s disclosure schedule delivered by the Company Parties in connection with this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”) (provided that any matter required to be disclosed shall only be disclosed by specific disclosure in the corresponding section of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the extent in existence on the date of this Agreement, (unless such disclosure has sufficient detail on its face that it is reasonably apparent that it relates to another section of this Article IV) or by cross-reference to another section of the Company Disclosure Schedule), the Company Parties hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to Spartan as follows:

SECTION 4.01 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.

(a) Each Company Party and each Company Subsidiary, is a corporation or other organization duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization recognizes such concept) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization as set forth on Section 4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and has the requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each Company Party and each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation or other organization to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) As of the date of this Agreement, a true and complete list of each Company Subsidiary, together with the jurisdiction of incorporation of each Company Subsidiary and the percentage of the outstanding capital stock of each Company Subsidiary owned by the Company and each other Company Subsidiary, is set forth in Section 4.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Company does not directly or indirectly own, any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any other corporation, partnership, joint venture or business association or other entity.

SECTION 4.02 Certain Organizational Documents. The Company has, prior to the date of this Agreement, made available to Spartan a complete and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws or equivalent organizational documents (such as articles of association), each as amended to date, of each Company Party and each Company Subsidiary. Such certificates of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents are in full force and effect. No Company Party nor any Company Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents.

SECTION 4.03 Capitalization.

(a) As of the date hereof, one-hundred (100) Company Common Shares are issued and outstanding. All outstanding Company Common Shares have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights, and are held (i) as of the date of this Agreement, by Xxxxxxxxx Charging, (ii) as of immediately following the E8 Share Issuance, by Xxxxxxxxx Charging and E8 Investor and (iii) as of immediately following the Share Contribution and immediately prior to the Spartan Merger, by NewCo, in each case, free and clear of all Liens.

(b) As of the date hereof, one (1) NewCo Ordinary Share is issued and outstanding. Such outstanding NewCo Ordinary Share has been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and is non-assessable (meaning that the holder of the NewCo Ordinary Share will not by reason of merely being such a holder, be subject to assessment or calls by NewCo or its creditors for further payment on such NewCo Ordinary Share) and is not subject to preemptive rights, and is held by Xxxxxxxxx Charging free and clear of all Liens.

(c) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of one-hundred (100) shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Merger Sub Common Stock”). As of the date hereof, one-hundred (100) shares of Merger Sub Common Stock are issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of Merger Sub Common Stock have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and are non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights, and are held by NewCo free and clear of all Liens.

(d) There are no options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities, conversion rights or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary or obligating the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock, or other equity or other voting interests in, the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary. None of the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise bound by, and none of the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary has granted, any equity appreciation rights, participations, phantom equity, restricted shares, restricted share units, performance shares, contingent value rights or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock of, or other securities or ownership interests in, the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth in the Irrevocable Voting POA and Prior Consent Agreement, there are no voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, shareholder agreements or other agreements to which the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary is a party, or to the Company’s knowledge, among any holder of Company Common Shares or any other equity interests or other securities of the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary to which the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary is not a party, with respect to the voting or transfer of the Company Common Shares or any of the equity interests or other securities of the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary. None of the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary directly or indirectly own, any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any other person.

(e) There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of the Company or any capital stock of NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any person other than a Company Subsidiary.

(f) All outstanding Company Common Shares and shares of capital stock in NewCo, Merger Sub and each Company Subsidiary have been issued and granted in compliance in all material respects with (i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable laws and (ii) all preemptive rights and other requirements set forth in applicable contracts to which the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub or any Company Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Company is a party and the organizational documents of the Company, NewCo, Merger Sub and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable.

SECTION 4.04 Authority Relative to this Agreement.

(a) Each Company Party has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Company Party and the consummation by each Company Party of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of any of the Company Parties are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Company Party and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Company Party, enforceable against such Company Party in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles (the “Remedies Exceptions”). No federal, state or local takeover statute is applicable to the Share Contribution.

(b) The NewCo Ordinary Shares constituting the Per Share Merger Consideration and the Contribution Consideration being delivered by NewCo hereunder shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, (meaning that the holders of the NewCo Ordinary Shares will not by reason of merely being such a holder, be subject to assessment or calls by NewCo or its creditors for further payment on such NewCo Ordinary Shares), and each such share or other security shall be issued free and clear of preemptive rights and all Liens. The Per Share Merger Consideration and the Contribution Consideration will be issued in compliance with all applicable Laws and without contravention of any other person’s rights therein or with respect thereto.

SECTION 4.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Company Party does not, and the consummation of the Transactions will not (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) (i) conflict with or violate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or any equivalent organizational documents of any Company Party or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations, expiration or termination of waiting periods and other actions described in Section 4.05(b) have been obtained and all filings and obligations described in Section 4.05(b) have been made, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to any Company Party or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of any Company Party or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or

an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any right of notice, consent, termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien (other than any Permitted Lien) on any material property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to, any Material Contract, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Company Party does not, and the performance of this Agreement by any Company Party will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, or expiration or termination of any waiting period by, any United States federal, state, county or local or non-United States government, governmental, regulatory, local or administrative authority, agency, instrumentality or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body (a “Governmental Authority”), except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), state securities or “blue sky” laws (“Blue Sky Laws”) and state takeover laws, and filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and filing and recordation of appropriate share transfer documentation before a Civil Law Notary, and (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 4.06 Permits; Compliance. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority necessary for each of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (the “Company Permits”), except where the failure to have such Company Permits would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, no suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (b) any Material Contract or Company Permit, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 4.07 Financial Statements.

(a) The Company has made available to Spartan true and complete copies of (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 (the balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, the “2020 Balance Sheet”) and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the years then ended (collectively, the “Unaudited Financial Statements”), which Unaudited Financial Statements are attached as Section 4.07(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Each of the Unaudited Financial Statements

(including the notes thereto) (i) was prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (“IFRS”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and (ii) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein.

(b) Attached as Section 4.07(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedules are true and complete copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2021 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for the quarterly period then ended (collectively, the “Interim Financial Statements”). The Interim Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with IFRS applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and for the period indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein and subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments, which, individually or in the aggregate, have not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(c) Except as and to the extent set forth on the 2020 Balance Sheet, the Company does not have any liability or obligation of a nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with Dutch GAAP, except for: (i) liabilities that were incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of such 2020 Balance Sheet; (ii) obligations for future performance under any contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party; or (iii) such other liabilities and obligations which are not, individually or in the aggregate, expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Since the Acquisition Date, (i) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant, or Representative of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls, including any such complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices and (ii) there have been no internal investigations regarding accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel, the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof.

(e) To the knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding the commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible violation of any applicable Law. None of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or, to the

knowledge of the Company, any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or in any other manner discriminated against an employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in the terms and conditions of employment because of any act of such employee described in 18 U.S.C. sec. 1514A(a).

SECTION 4.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2020, and on and prior to the date of this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice, other than due to any actions taken due to COVID-19 Measures, (b) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not sold, assigned, transferred, permitted to lapse, abandoned, or otherwise disposed of any right, title, or interest in or to any of their respective material assets (including material Company-Owned IP) other than non-exclusive licenses (or sublicenses) of Company-Owned IP granted in the ordinary course of business, (c) there has not been a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (d) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a material breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.01(b)(iv), Section 6.01(b)(v), Section 6.01(b)(vii), Section 6.01(b)(xv) and, only with respect to the covenants in each of the foregoing subsections of Section 6.01(b), Section 6.01(b)(xvii).

SECTION 4.09 Absence of Litigation. As of the date of this Agreement, there is no material litigation, suit, claim, charge, grievance, action, proceeding, audit or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority (an “Action”) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except for any Action that, individually or in the aggregate, have not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary nor any property or asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is, subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority.

SECTION 4.10 Employee Benefit Plans.

(a) Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date listed therein, all employment and consulting contracts or agreements to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or bound, with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any obligation (other than (i) the Company or any Company Subsidiary’s standard form of at-will offer letter, which form(s) of offer letter has or have been made available to Spartan in the Virtual Data Room, and permit(s) termination of employment: (x) by the Company or a Company Subsidiary with no more than one (1) day’s advance notice, and (y) without severance or other payment or penalty obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (ii) customary employee or officer (or similar) indemnification obligations under employment and consulting agreements that have terminated and as to which no indemnity claim is presently

outstanding or unpaid). Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, all Employee Benefit Plans that are maintained, contributed to, required to be contributed to, or sponsored by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for the benefit of any current or former employee, officer, director and/or consultant, or under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has or could reasonably be expected to incur any liability (contingent or otherwise) (collectively, the “Plans”).

(b) With respect to each material Plan, the Company has made available to Spartan in the Virtual Data Room, if applicable (i) a true and complete copy of the current plan document and all amendments thereto and each trust or other funding arrangement, (ii) copies of the most recent summary plan description and any summaries of material modifications, and (iii) any material non-routine correspondence from any Governmental Authority with respect to any Plan within the past three (3) years. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any express commitment to materially modify or terminate any Plan, other than with respect to a modification or termination required by the terms of the Plan or other applicable Law.

(c) None of the Plans are or were subject to ERISA or the Code and no Plan participant or beneficiary is subject to taxation under the Code.

(d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is nor will be obligated, whether under any Plan or otherwise, to pay material separation, severance, redundancy, termination or similar benefits to any person directly as a result of any Transaction contemplated by this Agreement, nor will any such Transaction accelerate the time of payment, vesting or funding, or increase the amount, of any benefit or other compensation due to any individual.

(e) None of the Plans provides, nor does the Company nor any Company Subsidiary have or reasonably expect to have any obligation to provide, retiree medical to any current or former employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any Company Subsidiary after termination of employment or service except as may be required under applicable Law.

(f) Each Plan is and has been since the Acquisition Date, in compliance, in all material respects, in accordance with its terms and the requirements of all applicable Laws. The Company has performed, in all material respects, all obligations required to be performed by it under, is not in any material respect in default under or in violation of, and has no knowledge of any default or violation in any material respect by any party to, any Plan. No Action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Plan (other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course) and, to the knowledge of the Company, no fact or event exists that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any such Action.

(g) All contributions, premiums or payments required to be made with respect to any Plan have been timely made to the extent due or properly accrued on the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, except as would not result in material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(h) All Plans (i) have been maintained in accordance with all applicable requirements, (ii) if they are intended to qualify for special tax treatment, meet all the requirements for such treatment, and (iii) if they are intended to be funded and/or book-reserved, are fully funded and/or book reserved, as appropriate, based upon reasonable actuarial assumptions.

(i) As of the date hereof, the Company and each applicable Company Subsidiary has complied with and is in compliance with its automatic enrolment obligations as required by the Pensions Xxx 0000 and associated legislation and all other laws relating to retirement, death, sickness, disability or like benefits, to the extent applicable to the Company or Company Subsidiary.

(j) No restricted securities in relation to the Company or any Company Subsidiary have been acquired by (or by any affiliate of) any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s current, prospective or former employees, directors or officers resident in the United Kingdom for Tax purposes without a valid joint election under Section 431(1) of ITEPA having been signed by the current, prospective or former employee, director or officer and its employer in respect thereof within 14 days of such acquisition. Undefined terms in this Section 4.10(j) have the meaning set forth in Part 7 of ITEPA.

SECTION 4.11 Labor and Employment Matters.

(a) Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all collective bargaining agreements, collective agreements, and any other contract or agreement with a labor union, works council, trade union, or similar representative of employees to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound. There are no, and since the Acquisition Date there have not been any, strikes, lockouts or work stoppages existing or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, with respect to any employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries or any other individuals who have provided services with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiaries. Since the Acquisition Date there have been no union or works council certification or representation petitions or demands with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiaries or any of their employees and, to the Company’s knowledge, no union or works council organizing campaign or similar effort is pending or threatened with respect to the Company, any Company Subsidiaries, or any of their employees.

(b) There are no material Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary by any of their respective current or former employees, Workers, or independent contractors.

(c) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and have been since the Acquisition Date in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to labor and employment, including all such Laws regarding employment practices, employment discrimination, terms and conditions of employment, employment terminations, redundancies, mass layoffs and plant closings, information and consultation, collective bargaining, immigration, meal and rest breaks, pay equity, workers’ compensation, vacation and other paid time off, family and medical leave and all other employee leave, recordkeeping, classification of employees,

Workers, and independent contractors, engagement of agency, part-time and fixed-term workers, wages and hours, pay checks and pay stubs, employee seating, anti-harassment and anti-retaliation (including all such Laws relating to the prompt and thorough investigation and remediation of any complaints) and occupational safety and health requirements. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is liable for any arrears of wages, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

SECTION 4.12 Real Property; Title to Assets.

(a) Section 4.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list, as of the date hereof, of all material real property owned by the Company (the “Owned Real Property” and together with the Leased Real Property, Operational Sites and Backlog Sites, the “Real Property”). (i) The Company has good and marketable title to the Owned Real Property, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens, (ii) no Owned Real Property is subject to any outstanding options or rights of first refusal to purchase any Owned Real Property, or any portion of any Owned Real Property or interest therein, (iii) no Owned Real Property is subject to any lease, sublease, concession, license, occupancy agreement, outstanding option or right of first refusal to lease, or other contracts or arrangement granting to any person other than the Company the right to occupy any Owned Real Property, or any portion of any Owned Real Property, and (iv) there are no persons other than the Company in possession thereof.

(b) The Company is not in breach or default of any restrictive covenant affecting the Real Property, and there has not occurred any event that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a default under any such restrictive covenant, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(c) To the Company’s knowledge, there are no pending or threatened condemnation, expropriation or eminent domain proceedings with respect to any Real Property.

(d) No damage or destruction has occurred with respect to any of the Real Property that would have a Company Material Adverse Effect, whether or not covered by an enforceable insurance policy.

(e) Except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the use by the Company of the land, buildings, structures and improvements on the Real Property are in conformity with all applicable Laws, including all applicable zoning Laws, and with all registered deeds, restrictions of record or other agreements of record affecting such Real Property, (ii) there exists no conflict or dispute with any Governmental Authority, regulatory authority or other person relating to any Real Property or the activities thereon or the occupancy or use thereof of which the Company has received written notice, and (iii) all requisite certificates of occupancy and other permits or approvals required with respect to the land, buildings, structures and improvements on any of the Owned Real Property and the occupancy and use thereof have been obtained and are currently in effect.

(f) There are currently in effect such insurance policies for the Owned Real Property as are customarily maintained with respect to similar properties utilized for comparable purposes.

(g) Section 4.12(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists the street address of each parcel of Leased Real Property, and sets forth a list of each lease, sublease, and license pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary leases, subleases or licenses any real property (each, a “Lease”), with the name of the lessor and the date of the Lease in connection therewith and each material amendment to any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Lease Documents”). True, correct and complete copies of all Lease Documents have been made available to Spartan, and (i) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no leases, subleases, sublicenses, concessions or other contracts granting to any person other than the Company or Company Subsidiaries the right to use or occupy any Real Property, and (ii) all such Leases are, with respect to the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as the case may be, in full force and effect, are valid and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions, and there is not, under any of such Leases, any existing default or event of default (or event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) by the Company or any Company Subsidiary or, to the Company’s knowledge, by the other party to such Leases, except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(h) Other than due to COVID-19 Measures, there are no contractual or legal restrictions that preclude or restrict the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to use any Leased Real Property by such party for the purposes for which it is currently being used, except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no latent defects or adverse physical conditions affecting the Leased Real Property, and improvements thereon, other than those that would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has legal and valid title to, or, in the case of Leased Real Property and assets, valid leasehold or subleasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets, tangible and intangible, real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in its business, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(j) Section 4.12(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date listed therein, on a country-by-country basis, the street address of each Operational Site. With respect to at least 70% of the Operational Sites and Backlog Sites, the Company or a Company Subsidiary is party to a land rights agreement, Lease, memorandum of understanding or similar agreement that contractually secures land use rights for the purpose of constructing and operating a Company ESVE for not less than 10 years.

SECTION 4.13 Intellectual Property.

(a) Section 4.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true, correct and complete list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all of the following that are owned or purported to be owned or held by the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries: (i) Registered Intellectual Property constituting Company-Owned IP (showing in each, as applicable, the filing date, date of issuance, expiration date and registration or application number, and registrar) and (ii) all contracts or agreements to use any Company-Licensed IP, including for the Software or Business Systems of any other person (other than (w) unmodified, commercially available, “off-the-shelf” Software with a replacement cost and aggregate annual license and maintenance fees of less than $250,000, (x) commercially available service agreements to Business Systems that have an individual service or subscription fee of less than $250,000 per annum, (y) non-exclusive licenses granted to the Company by customers to the customer’s Intellectual Property for the sole purpose of providing the Products to the customer and (z) firmware, feedback and similar licenses that are ancillary to the applicable transaction and not material to the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries). The Company IP constitutes all material Intellectual Property rights used in, or necessary for, the operation of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and is sufficient for the conduct of such business as currently conducted as of the date hereof.

(b) The Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries solely owns and possesses, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), all right, title and interest in and to the Company-Owned IP and has the right to use pursuant to a valid and enforceable written contract or license, all Company-Licensed IP. All Registered Intellectual Property (other than applications therefor) constituting Company-Owned IP is subsisting and, to the knowledge of the Company, valid and enforceable. To the Company’s knowledge, no loss or expiration of any Registered Intellectual Property constituting Company-Owned IP is threatened in writing or pending except such Registered Intellectual Property which is scheduled to expire at the end of its full term.

(c) The Company and each of its applicable Company Subsidiaries have taken and take reasonable actions to maintain and protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of its trade secrets and other material Confidential Information. To the Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiaries has disclosed trade secrets or other Confidential Information, that is material and relates to the Products or is otherwise material to the business of the Company and any applicable Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted, to any other person other than pursuant to a written confidentiality agreement under which such other person agrees to maintain the confidentiality of and protect such Confidential Information.

(d) (i) Since the Acquisition Date, there have been no claims filed and served or threatened in writing, against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, by any person (A) contesting the validity, use, ownership, enforceability, patentability or registrability of any of the Company-Owned IP, or (B) alleging any infringement or misappropriation of, or other violation by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of, any Intellectual Property rights of other persons (including any unsolicited demands or offers to license any Intellectual Property rights

from any other person); (ii) to the Company’s knowledge the operation of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (including the Products) has not, since the Acquisition Date, and does not infringe, misappropriate or violate, any Intellectual Property rights of other persons; (iii) to the Company’s knowledge, no other person has, since the Acquisition Date, infringed, misappropriated or violated any of the Company-Owned IP; and (iv) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has received written notice of any of the foregoing or received any formal written opinion of counsel regarding the foregoing.

(e) All persons who have contributed, developed or conceived any material Company-Owned IP have executed written agreements with the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries, substantially in the form made available to Merger Sub or Spartan in the Virtual Data Room, and pursuant to which such persons assigned to the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary all of their entire right, title, and interest in and to any Intellectual Property created, conceived or otherwise developed by such person in the course of and related to his, her or its relationship with the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary, without further consideration, in each case, to the extent such ownership does not automatically vest in the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries by operation of Law without a written agreement.

(f) The Company and Company Subsidiaries do not use any Open Source Software or any modification or derivative thereof (i) in a manner that would grant or purport to grant to any other person any rights to or immunities under any of the material Company-Owned IP, or (ii) under any Reciprocal License, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ business, taken as a whole.

(g) To the Company’s knowledge, there are no defects, that are current, unresolved and material, in any of the Products currently offered by the Company which are not of the type that are capable of being remediated in the ordinary course of business, other than those that have not directly caused, and would not reasonably be expected to directly cause, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(h) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries maintain and since the Acquisition Date have maintained, commercially reasonable disaster recovery, business continuity and risk assessment plans, procedures and facilities. To the Company’s knowledge since the Acquisition Date, there has not been any material failure with respect to any of the Business Systems that has not been remedied or replaced in all material respects. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries have purchased a sufficient number of licenses for the operation of their Business Systems as currently conducted.

(i) The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries currently comply and, since the Acquisition Date, have complied in all material respects with (i) all Privacy/Data Security Laws applicable to the Company or a Company Subsidiary, (ii) any applicable privacy or other policies of the Company and/or the Company Subsidiary, respectively, concerning the receipt, collection, use, storage, processing, sharing, security, disclosure, or transfer of Personal Information or other Business Data, including any privacy policies or disclosures posted to

websites or other media maintained or published by the Company or a Company Subsidiary, (iii) industry standards to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or purports to adhere, (iv) PCI DSS and (v) all contractual commitments that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has entered into or is otherwise bound with respect to privacy and/or data security (collectively, the “Data Security Requirements”). The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have each implemented reasonable data security safeguards designed to protect the security, confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Business Systems and any Business Data, including where applicable, implementing industry standard procedures designed to prevent unauthorized access and the introduction of Disabling Devices, and the taking and storing on-site and off-site of back-up copies of critical data. The Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ employees receive reasonable training on privacy and information security issues. There is no Disabling Device in any of the Business Systems or Product components. Since the Acquisition Date, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has (x) experienced any material Data Security Breaches; or (y) been subject to or received written notice of any audits, proceedings or investigations by any Governmental Authority or any other person, or received any written claims or complaints regarding the receipt, collection, use, storage, processing, sharing, security, disclosure, or transfer of Personal Information, or the violation of any applicable Data Security Requirements, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there is no reasonable basis for the same.

(j) Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, where the Company and/or any Company Subsidiary uses a data processor to process Personal Information, there is in existence, to the extent required under applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws, a written and valid contract between the Company and/or the relevant Company Subsidiary and each such data processor that complies in all material respects with applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws. To the Company’s knowledge, since the Acquisition Date, such data processors have not breached, in any material respect, any such contracts pertaining to Personal Information processed by such persons on behalf of the Company and/or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

(k) The Company and/or one of the Company Subsidiaries (i) owns or possesses all right, title and interest in and to the Business Data constituting Company-Owned IP free and clear of any restrictions other than those imposed by applicable Privacy/Data Security Laws, or (ii) has the right, as applicable, to use, exploit, publish, reproduce, distribute, license, sell, and create derivative works of the Business Data, in whole or in part, in the manner in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries receive and use such Business Data prior to the Closing Date.

(l) All past and current employees, Workers and independent contractors of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are under written obligation to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to maintain in confidence all Confidential Information acquired or contributed by them in the course of their employment or engagement.

(m) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any industry standards body or similar standard setting organization that requires or obligates the Company or any Company Subsidiary to generally grant or offer to third parties any license or right to any Company-Owned IP on reasonable and non-discriminatory or similar terms.

SECTION 4.14 Taxes.

(a) All material Tax Returns of the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have been duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time to file), and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects. All material Taxes owed by the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries, or for which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries may be liable, have been timely paid in full to the appropriate Taxing Authority, other than Taxes which are not yet due and payable and which have been adequately accrued and reserved in accordance with IFRS as of the date of this Agreement. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have withheld and paid to the appropriate Taxing Authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, equityholder or other third party. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has taken advantage of any change in Law in connection with COVID-19 that has the result of temporarily reducing (or temporarily delaying the due date of) any material payment obligation of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to any Taxing Authority.

(b) Other than as a beneficiary thereto, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, or bound by, any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement (other than any such agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business and not primarily relating to Taxes).

(c) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting made prior to the Closing; (ii) settlement or other agreement with any Taxing Authority made prior to the Closing; (iii) disposition made or payment received prior to the Closing; or (iv) transaction occurring prior to the Closing between or among members of any affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. Tax purposes of which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is or was a member.

(d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. Tax purposes (other than (x) a group of which the only members have been the Company and/or any current Company Subsidiary, or (y) a Dutch fiscal unity, the only members of which have been the Company, any current Company Subsidiary, Xxxxxxxxx Charging and Opera Charging B.V.).

Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any material liability for the Taxes of any person (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary) as a result of being a member of a consolidated group, fiscal unity or unified group, as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise, in each case (other than any such agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business and not primarily relating to Taxes).

(e) The Company has made available to Spartan true, correct and complete copies of all transfer pricing documentation prepared by or with respect to the Company and any Company Subsidiary during the past three years.

(f) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to any material ruling or similar agreement or arrangement with a Taxing Authority, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any request for a material ruling in respect of Taxes pending between it and any Taxing Authority.

(g) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) or any analogous or similar provision of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Law.

(h) No audit, examination, investigation, litigation or other administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of Taxes or Tax matters is pending, being conducted or has been announced or threatened in writing with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary. There is no outstanding claim, assessment or deficiency against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries for any material Taxes, and no such claim, assessment or deficiency has been asserted in writing or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Taxing Authority.

(i) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to the assessment or collection of any Tax, other than in the ordinary course of business or for automatic extensions of time to file income Tax Returns.

(j) There are no Liens or encumbrances for material amounts of Taxes upon any of the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary except for Permitted Liens.

(k) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received written notice of any claim from a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns stating that such person is or may be subject to Tax in such jurisdiction.

(l) To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to Tax in any country other than its country of incorporation, organization or formation by virtue of having employees, a permanent establishment, other place of business or similar presence in that country.

(m) NewCo is, and has been since its inception, properly classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The U.S. federal income tax classification of the Company and each Company Subsidiary is set forth on Section 4.14(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

(n) Any document subject to stamp duty that may be necessary or desirable in proving the title of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to any asset has been duly stamped, and no such documents that are outside the United Kingdom would attract United Kingdom stamp duty if they were brought into the United Kingdom.

(o) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws in respect of VAT and have been registered for purposes of VAT at all times they were required to be so registered.

(p) None of the Company Parties has taken any action that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

SECTION 4.15 Environmental Matters. (a) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has violated since the Acquisition Date, nor is it in violation of, applicable Environmental Law; (b) none of the properties currently or, to the Knowledge of the Company, formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including soils and surface and ground waters) are contaminated with any Hazardous Substance which requires reporting, investigation, remediation, monitoring or other response action by the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws, or which could give rise to a liability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under Environmental Laws; (c) to the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is actually, potentially or allegedly liable pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws for any off-site contamination by Hazardous Substances, including at any waste disposal facility; (d) each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary has all material permits, licenses and other authorizations required of the Company under applicable Environmental Law (“Environmental Permits”); (e) each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, and their Products, are and since the Acquisition Date have been in compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; and (f) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is the subject of any pending or threatened Action alleging any violation of, or liability under, Environmental Laws, in each of the foregoing clauses (a)-(f), except in each case as, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has provided all environmental site assessments, reports, studies or other evaluations in its possession or reasonable control relating to any properties currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company or any Company Subsidiary.

SECTION 4.16 Material Contracts.

(a) Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement, the following types of contracts and agreements to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, excluding for this purpose, any purchase orders submitted by customers (such contracts and agreements as are required to be set forth in Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, excluding any Plan listed on Section 4.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, being the “Material Contracts”):

(i) each contract and agreement with consideration paid or payable to or by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries of more than $1,000,000, in the aggregate, over any 12-month period;

(ii) each contract and agreement with the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s customers and Suppliers to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, including those relating to the design, development, manufacture or sale of Products of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, for expenditures paid or payable to or by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, in either case, of more than $1,000,000, in the aggregate, over any 12-month period;

(iii) each contract and agreement pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has obligated itself to make capital expenditures that would reasonably be expected to exceed $1,000,000, other than engineering, procurement and construction agreements and similar agreements for the installation of Company EVSEs;

(iv) any land use agreement, Lease or similar agreement involving the right to use land for the purpose of installing and operating Company EVSEs, to the extent it involves real property underlying more than five (5) Company EVSEs at Operational Sites;

(v) all management contracts (excluding contracts for employment) and contracts with other consultants that require payments from the Company in excess of $250,000 annually;

(vi) all contracts or agreements involving the payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based upon the revenues or income of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or income or revenues related to any Product of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, other than (i) agreements for the installation of Company EVSEs, (ii) agreements between the Company on the one hand, and any Company Subsidiary, on the other, or (iii) agreements between Company Subsidiaries;

(vii) all contracts and agreements evidencing indebtedness for borrowed money in an amount greater than $1,000,000, and any pledge agreements, security agreements or other collateral agreements in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary granted to any person a security interest in or lien on any of the property or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and all agreements or instruments guarantying the debts or other obligations of any person;

(viii) all partnership, joint venture, consortium or similar agreements;

(ix) all contracts and agreements with any Governmental Authority to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party that involve payments to the Company or any Company Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000, other than any Company Permits;

(x) each contract and agreement with any of the Affiliates of the Company (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary);

(xi) all contracts and agreements that materially limit, or purport to materially limit, the ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to compete in any line of business or with any person or entity or in any geographic area or during any period of time, excluding customary confidentiality agreements and agreements that contain customary confidentiality clauses;

(xii) all contracts or arrangements that result in any person or entity holding a power of attorney from the Company or any Company Subsidiary that relates to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or their respective business, other than with commercial counterparties in connection with Operational Sites, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xiii) all contracts involving use of any Company-Licensed IP required to be listed in Section 4.13(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;

(xiv) contracts which involve the license or grant of rights to a third party of Company-Owned IP by the Company (other than non-exclusive licenses granted to customers, suppliers, or distributors in the ordinary course of business);

(xv) all contracts or agreements under which the Company has agreed to purchase goods or services from a vendor, Supplier or other person on a preferred supplier or “most favored supplier” basis;

(xvi) each agreement for the development of material Company-Owned IP for the benefit of the Company (other than employee invention assignment and confidentiality agreements and independent contractor agreements entered into substantially on the Company’s standard form of such agreement made available to Spartan in the Virtual Data Room);

(xvii) agreement pursuant to which the Company jointly owns any Intellectual Property which is material to the business of the Company with any third party; and

(xviii) agreement pursuant to which the Company is obligated to develop any Intellectual Property to be exclusively owned by any third party.

(b) (i) Each Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto, subject to the Remedies Exceptions, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in breach or violation of, or default under, any Material Contract nor has any Material Contract been canceled by the other party; (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, no other party is in breach or violation of, or default under, any Material Contract; and (iii) as of the date of this Agreement, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not received any written, or to the knowledge of the Company, oral claim of default or notice of termination under any such Material Contract, in each of the foregoing clauses (i)-(iii), except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Company has furnished or made available to Spartan true and complete copies of all Material Contracts, including amendments thereto that are material in nature.

SECTION 4.17 Insurance.

(a) Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, with respect to each material insurance policy under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is an insured, a named insured or otherwise the principal beneficiary of coverage as of the date of this Agreement (i) the names of the insurer, the principal insured and each named insured, (ii) the policy number, (iii) the period, scope and amount of coverage and (iv) the premium most recently charged.

(b) With respect to each such insurance policy, except as would not be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) the policy is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to the Remedies Exceptions) and, except for policies that have expired under their terms in the ordinary course, is in full force and effect; (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in breach or default (including any such breach or default with respect to the payment of premiums or the giving of notice), and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination or modification, under the policy; and (iii) no insurer on the policy has been declared insolvent or placed in receivership, conservatorship or liquidation.

SECTION 4.18 Board Approval; Vote Required. The Xxxxxxxxx Board, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of those voting at a meeting duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, or by unanimous written consent, has duly (a) determined it is fair to and in the best interests of Xxxxxxxxx Charging and its business enterprise, and declared it advisable, that Xxxxxxxxx Charging enter into this Agreement and consummate the Transactions, and (b) adopted this Agreement and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Xxxxxxxxx Charging of this Agreement and the Transactions. No vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock or other securities of the Company or Merger Sub needs to be obtained following the execution of this Agreement to adopt this Agreement and approve the Transactions.

SECTION 4.19 Certain Business Practices.

(a) Since the Acquisition Date, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary, any of their respective directors or officers (acting in their capacity as such), or to the Company’s knowledge employees or agents, has: (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to political activity; (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of any applicable Anti-Corruption Law; or (iii) made any payment in the nature of criminal bribery. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have adopted and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent a violation of applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

(b) Since the Acquisition Date, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary, any of their respective directors or officers (acting in their capacity as such), or to the Company’s knowledge employees or agents (i) is or has been a Sanctioned Person; (ii) has transacted business with or for the benefit of any Sanctioned Person or has otherwise violated applicable Sanctions; or (iii) has violated any Ex-Im Laws.

(c) There are no, and since the Acquisition Date, there have not been, any internal or external investigations, audits, actions or proceedings pending, or any voluntary or involuntary disclosures made to a Governmental Authority, with respect to any apparent or suspected violation by the Company, any Company Subsidiary, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents with respect to any Anti-Corruption Laws, Sanctions, or Ex-Im Laws.

SECTION 4.20 Interested Party Transactions. Except for employment relationships and the payment of compensation, benefits and expense reimbursements and advances in the ordinary course of business, no director, officer or other affiliate of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, to the Company’s knowledge, has or has had, directly or indirectly: (a) an economic interest in any person that has furnished or sold, or furnishes or sells, services or Products that the Company or any Company Subsidiary furnishes or sells, or proposes to furnish or sell; (b) an economic interest in any person that purchases from or sells or furnishes to, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, any goods or services; (c) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement disclosed in Section 4.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; or (d) any contractual or other arrangement with the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than customary indemnity arrangements; provided, however, that ownership of no more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded corporation shall not be deemed an “economic interest in any person” for purposes of this Section 4.20. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not, since the Acquisition Date, (i) extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit or renewed an extension of credit in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of the Company, or (ii) materially modified any term of any such extension or maintenance of credit.

SECTION 4.21 Exchange Act. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is currently (nor has it previously been) subject to the requirements of Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

SECTION 4.22 Brokers. Except for Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company has provided Spartan with a true and complete copy of all contracts, agreements and arrangements including its engagement letter, between the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, other than those that have expired or terminated and as to which no further services are contemplated thereunder to be provided in the future.

SECTION 4.23 Sexual Harassment and Misconduct. None of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries has entered into a settlement agreement with a current or former officer, director, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries resolving allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by an executive officer, director or employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, and there are no, and since the Acquisition Date, there have not been any Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, involving allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.

SECTION 4.24 Products Liability.

(a) Since the Acquisition Date, (i) there have been no recalls, seizures or withdrawals from any market of Products and (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any material liability arising as a result of or relating to, or has received any written notice of any Action, or any threat of any Action, relating to (A) material bodily injury, death or other disability arising as a result of the ownership, possession or use of any Product or (B) false advertising or deceptive trade practices.

(b) To the knowledge of the Company, since the Acquisition Date, all Products have been in conformity in all material respects with all applicable contractual commitments and all express and implied warranties, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any existing material liability for replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection therewith.

SECTION 4.25 COVID-19 Relief. Section 4.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all loans, subsidies, deferrals or other relief with respect to COVID-19 outstanding at the Company or any Company Subsidiary as of the date hereof (“COVID-19 Relief”). At the time it submitted all documentation with respect to and availed itself of the benefits of each COVID Relief, the Company or applicable Company Subsidiary satisfied all applicable material eligibility requirements related to the receipt of such COVID-19 Relief, and all information submitted with respect thereto was complete and accurate in all material respects. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has continued to comply with the applicable requirements of all COVID-19 Relief, and used any proceeds therefrom for permissible purposes as required by such COVID-19 Relief, in each case in all material respects. To the Company’s knowledge no facts or circumstances exist that would materially impair the ability of the Company or applicable Company Subsidiary to obtain forgiveness of the applicable COVID-19 Relief.

SECTION 4.26 No Prior Operations . NewCo was formed on June 3, 2021 and Merger Sub was formed on July 6, 2021. Since its inception, neither NewCo nor Merger Sub has engaged in any activity, other than such actions in connection with (i) its organization and (ii) the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the Transactions. Neither NewCo nor Merger Sub has operations, has generated any revenues or has any assets or liabilities other than those incurred in connection with the foregoing and in association with the Transactions.

SECTION 4.27 Accredited Investors. Xxxxxxxxx Charging is acquiring the NewCo Ordinary Shares for its own account as an investment and not with a view to sell, transfer or otherwise distribute all or any part thereof to any other person in any transaction that would constitute a “distribution” within the meaning of the Securities Act. Xxxxxxxxx Charging acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk of its investment in the NewCo Ordinary Shares, and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the NewCo Ordinary Shares. Xxxxxxxxx Charging is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. Xxxxxxxxx Charging understands that neither the offer nor sale of the NewCo Ordinary Shares has been registered pursuant to the Securities Act or any applicable state securities Laws, that all of the NewCo Ordinary Shares to be received by Xxxxxxxxx Charging in the Transactions will subject to substantial restrictions on transfer, that all of the NewCo Ordinary Shares received by Xxxxxxxxx Charging will be characterized as “restricted securities” under U.S. federal securities Laws, and that, under such Laws and applicable regulations, none of the NewCo Ordinary Shares can be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption thereunder.

SECTION 4.28 Exclusivity of Representations and Warranties. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule), the Company hereby expressly disclaims and negates, any other express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever (whether at Law or in equity) with respect to the Company, its affiliates, and any matter relating to any of them, including their affairs, the condition, value or quality of the assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations, or with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any other information made available to Spartan, its affiliates or any of their respective Representatives by, or on behalf of, the Company, and any such representations or warranties are expressly disclaimed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or in any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, neither the Company nor any other person on behalf of the Company has made or makes, any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, with respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates or budgets made available to Spartan, its affiliates or any of their respective Representatives of future revenues, future results of operations (or any component thereof), future cash flows or future financial condition (or any component thereof) of the Company (including the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying any of the foregoing), whether or not included in any management presentation or in any other information made available to Spartan, its affiliates or any of their respective Representatives or any other person, and any such representations or warranties are expressly disclaimed.

ARTICLE V.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SPARTAN

Except as set forth in the Spartan SEC Reports (to the extent the qualifying nature of such disclosure is readily apparent from the content of such Spartan SEC Reports, but excluding disclosures referred to in “Forward-Looking Statements”, “Risk Factors” and any other disclosures therein to the extent they are of a predictive or cautionary nature or related to forward-looking statements), Spartan hereby represents and warrants to the Company Parties as follows:

SECTION 5.01 Corporate Organization.

(a) Spartan is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite corporate power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such power, authority and governmental approvals would not be a Spartan Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Spartan does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or business association or other person.

SECTION 5.02 Organizational Documents. Spartan has heretofore furnished to the Company complete and correct copies of the Spartan Organizational Documents. The Spartan Organizational Documents are in full force and effect. Spartan is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Spartan Organizational Documents.

SECTION 5.03 Capitalization.

(a) The authorized capital stock of Spartan consists of (i) 250,000,000 shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock, (ii) 20,000,000 shares of Spartan Founders Stock and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Spartan Preferred Stock”). As of the date of this Agreement (i) 55,200,000 shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive rights, (ii) 13,800,000 shares of Spartan Founders Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive rights, (iii) no shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock or Spartan Founders Stock are held in the treasury of Spartan, (iv) 23,160,000 Spartan Warrants are issued and outstanding, and (v) 23,160,000 shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock are reserved for future issuance pursuant to the Spartan Warrants. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no shares of Spartan Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. Each Spartan Warrant is exercisable for one share of Spartan Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to the terms of such Spartan Warrant and the Spartan Warrant Agreement. The Spartan Founders Stock will convert into Spartan Class A Common Stock at the Closing pursuant to the terms of the Spartan Certificate of Incorporation.

(b) All outstanding Spartan Units, shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock, shares of Spartan Founders Stock and Spartan Warrants have been issued and granted in compliance in all material respects with all applicable securities laws and other applicable Laws and were issued free and clear of all Liens other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws and the Spartan Organizational Documents.

(c) Except for the Subscription Agreements, this Agreement, the Spartan Warrants and the Spartan Founders Stock, Spartan has not issued any options, warrants, preemptive rights, calls, convertible securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of Spartan or obligating Spartan to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, Spartan. All shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock and Spartan Class B Common Stock subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Neither Spartan nor any Subsidiary of Spartan is a party to, or otherwise bound by, and neither Spartan nor any Subsidiary of Spartan has granted, any equity appreciation rights, participations, phantom equity or similar rights. Except for the Letter Agreement, Spartan is not a party to any voting trusts, voting agreements, proxies, shareholder agreements or other agreements with respect to the voting or transfer of Spartan Common Stock or any of the equity interests or other securities of Spartan or any of its Subsidiaries. Except with respect to the Redemption Rights and the Spartan Warrants, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Spartan to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Spartan Common Stock. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of Spartan to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any person.

SECTION 5.04 Authority Relative to This Agreement. Spartan has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Spartan and the consummation by Spartan of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Spartan are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions (other than with respect to the Spartan Merger, the approval and adoption of this Agreement by the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Spartan Common Stock, and the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL, (the “Spartan Stockholder Approval”). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Spartan and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties to this Agreement, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Spartan, enforceable against Spartan in accordance with its terms subject to the Remedies Exceptions. The Spartan Board has approved this Agreement and the Transactions, and such approvals are sufficient so that the restrictions on business combinations set forth in the Spartan Certificate of Incorporation shall not apply to the Spartan Merger, this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any of the other Transactions. No federal, state or local takeover statute is applicable to the Spartan Merger or the other Transactions.

SECTION 5.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.

(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Spartan does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Spartan will not, (i) conflict with or violate the Spartan Organizational Documents, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations, expiration or termination of waiting periods and other actions described in Section 5.05(b) have been obtained and all filings and obligations described in Section 5.05(b) have been made, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to each of Spartan or by which any of their property or assets is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of Spartan pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Spartan is a party or by which each of Spartan or any of its property or assets is bound or affected, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Spartan Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Spartan does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Spartan will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, or expiration or termination of any waiting period by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, Blue Sky Laws and state takeover laws and filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay consummation of any of the Transactions or otherwise prevent Spartan from performing its material obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 5.06 Compliance. Spartan is not has and has not been in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law applicable to Spartan or by which any property or asset of Spartan is bound or affected, or (b) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Spartan is a party or by which Spartan or any property or asset of Spartan is bound, except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Spartan Material Adverse Effect. Spartan is in possession of all material franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority necessary for Spartan to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.

SECTION 5.07 SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx.

(a) Spartan has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents, including any exhibits thereto, required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since February 8, 2021, together with any amendments, restatements or supplements thereto (collectively, the “Spartan SEC Reports”). Spartan has

heretofore furnished to the Company true and correct copies of all amendments and modifications that have not been filed by Spartan with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments that previously had been filed by Spartan with the SEC and are currently in effect. As of their respective dates, the Spartan SEC Reports (i) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) did not, at the time they were filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, in the case of any Spartan SEC Report that is a registration statement, or include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in the case of any other Spartan SEC Report. Each director and executive officer of Spartan has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all documents required with respect to Spartan by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

(b) Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Spartan SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP (applied on a consistent basis) and Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K, as applicable, throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) and each fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows of Spartan as at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein, (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to individually or in the aggregate be material). Spartan has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are not disclosed in the Spartan SEC Reports. No financial statements other than those of Spartan are required by U.S. GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial statements of Spartan.

(c) Except as and to the extent set forth in the Spartan SEC Reports, Spartan has no liability or obligation of a nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, except for liabilities and obligations arising in the ordinary course of Spartan’s business.

(d) Spartan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange.

(e) Spartan has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to Spartan and other material information required to be disclosed by Spartan in the reports and other documents that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to Spartan’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting Spartan’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to material information required to be included in Spartan’s periodic reports required under the Exchange Act.

(f) Spartan maintains systems of internal control over financial reporting that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including policies and procedures sufficient to provide reasonable assurance: (i) that Spartan maintains records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect, in all material respects, its transactions and dispositions of assets; (ii) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP; (iii) that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and its board of directors; and (iv) regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of its assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements. Spartan has delivered to the Company a true and complete copy of any disclosure (or, if unwritten, a summary thereof) by any representative of Spartan to Spartan’s independent auditors relating to any material weaknesses in internal controls and any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that would adversely affect the ability of Spartan to record, process, summarize and report financial data. Spartan has no knowledge of any fraud or whistle-blower allegations, whether or not material, that involve management or other employees or consultants who have or had a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting of Spartan. Since March 31, 2020, there have been no material changes in Spartan’s internal control over financial reporting.

(g) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by Spartan to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of Spartan, and Spartan has not taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.

(h) Neither Spartan (including any employee thereof) nor Spartan’s independent auditors has identified or been made aware of (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by Spartan, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Spartan’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by Spartan or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

(i) As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding SEC comments from the SEC with respect to the Spartan SEC Reports. To the knowledge of Spartan, none of the Spartan SEC Reports filed on or prior to the date hereof is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation as of the date hereof.

SECTION 5.08 Business Activities; Absence of Certain Changes or Events.

(a) Since its incorporation, and on and prior to the date of this Agreement, Spartan has not conducted any business activities other than activities directed toward the accomplishment of a business combination. Except as set forth in the Spartan Organizational Documents, there is no agreement, commitment or governmental order binding upon Spartan or to which Spartan is a party which has had or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of Spartan or any acquisition of property by Spartan or the conduct of business by Spartan as currently conducted or as contemplated to be conducted as of the Closing other than such effects, individually or in the aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Spartan Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Spartan does not own or have a right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, trust or other entity. Except for this Agreement and the Transactions, Spartan has no interests, rights, obligations or liabilities with respect to, and is not party to, bound by or has its assets or property subject to, in each case whether directly or indirectly, any Contract or transaction which is, or could reasonably be interpreted as constituting, a business combination.

(c) Except for (i) this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby, (ii) with respect to fees and expenses of Spartan’s legal, financial and other advisors and (iii) any loan from the Sponsor or an affiliate thereof or certain of Spartan’s officers and directors to finance Spartan’s transaction costs in connection with the Transactions or other expenses unrelated to the Transactions, Spartan is not, and at no time has been, party to any contract with any other person that would require payments by Spartan in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate with respect to any individual contract or when taken together with all other contracts (other than this Agreement and the agreements expressly contemplated hereby).

(d) There is no liability, debt or obligation against Spartan, except for (i) liabilities and obligations (x) reflected or reserved for on Spartan’s consolidated balance sheet for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 or disclosed in the notes thereto (other than any such liabilities not reflected, reserved or disclosed as are not and would not be, in the aggregate, material to Spartan) or (y) that have arisen since the date of Spartan’s consolidated balance sheet for the quarterly period March 31, 2021 in the ordinary course of business of Spartan or (ii) any loan from the Sponsor or an affiliate thereof or certain of Spartan’s officers and directors to finance Spartan’s transaction costs in connection with the Transactions or other expenses unrelated to the Transactions.

(e) Since December 31, 2020 and prior to the date of this Agreement, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (a) Spartan has conducted its business in all material respects in the ordinary course, (b) Spartan has not sold, assigned, transferred, permitted to lapse, abandoned, or otherwise disposed of any right, title, or interest in or to any of its material assets, (c) there has not been a Spartan Material Adverse Effect, and (d) Spartan has not taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a material breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.02.

SECTION 5.09 Absence of Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Spartan, threatened against Spartan, or any property or asset of Spartan, before any Governmental Authority. Neither Spartan nor any material property or asset of Spartan is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of Spartan, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority.

SECTION 5.10 Board Approval; Vote Required.

(a) The Spartan Board, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of those voting at a meeting duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that it is fair to and in the best interests of Spartan and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, that Spartan enter into this Agreement and consummate the Transactions, (ii) adopted this Agreement and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Spartan of this Agreement and the Transactions, (iii) resolved to recommend that the stockholders of Spartan approve and adopt this Agreement and the Transactions, and (iv) directed that this Agreement and the Transactions be submitted to the stockholders of Spartan for approval and adoption at the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting.

(b) The only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Spartan necessary to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is the Spartan Stockholder Approval.

SECTION 5.11 Brokers. Except for Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and Apollo Global Securities, LLC and any Deferred IPO Fees, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Spartan. Spartan has provided the Company with a true and complete copy of all contracts, agreements and arrangements including its engagement letter, with Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx International and Apollo Global Securities, LLC dated as of April 26, 2021, other than those that have expired or terminated and as to which no further services are contemplated thereunder to be provided in the future.

SECTION 5.12 Spartan Trust Fund. As of the date of this Agreement, Spartan has no less than $552,000,000 in the trust fund established by Spartan for the benefit of its public stockholders (the “Trust Fund”) (including, if applicable, an aggregate of approximately $19,320,000 of deferred underwriting discounts and commissions being held in the Trust Fund) maintained in a trust account at XX Xxxxxx Chase Bank, N.A. ( “Trust Account”). The monies of such Trust Account are invested in United States Government securities or money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and held in trust by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trustee”) pursuant to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2021, between Spartan and the Trustee (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust Agreement has not been amended or modified and is valid and in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Remedies Exceptions. Spartan has complied in all material respects with the terms of the Trust Agreement and is not in breach thereof or default thereunder and there

does not exist under the Trust Agreement any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default by Spartan or the Trustee. There are no separate contracts, agreements, side letters or other understandings (whether written or unwritten, express or implied): (i) between Spartan and the Trustee that would cause the description of the Trust Agreement in the Spartan SEC Reports to be inaccurate in any material respect; or (ii) to the knowledge of Spartan, that would entitle any person (other than stockholders of Spartan who shall have elected to redeem their shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Spartan Organizational Documents) to any portion of the proceeds in the Trust Account. Prior to the Closing, none of the funds held in the Trust Account may be released except: (A) to pay income and franchise Taxes from any interest income earned in the Trust Account; and (B) upon the exercise of Redemption Rights in accordance with the provisions of the Spartan Organizational Documents. To Spartan’s knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement, following the Effective Time, no stockholder of Spartan shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account except to the extent such stockholder is exercising its Redemption Rights. There are no Actions pending or, to the knowledge of Spartan, threatened in writing with respect to the Trust Account. Upon consummation of the Spartan Merger and notice thereof to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement, Spartan shall cause the Trustee to, and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to, release to Spartan as promptly as practicable, the Trust Funds in accordance with the Trust Agreement at which point the Trust Account shall terminate; provided, however that the liabilities and obligations of Spartan due and owing or incurred at or prior to the Effective Time shall be paid as and when due, including all amounts payable (a) to stockholders of Spartan who shall have exercised their Redemption Rights, (b) with respect to filings, applications and/or other actions taken pursuant to this Agreement required under Law, (c) to the Trustee for fees and costs incurred in accordance with the Trust Agreement, and (d) to third parties (e.g., professionals, printers, etc.) who have rendered services to Spartan in connection with its efforts to effect the Spartan Merger. As of the date hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein and the compliance by the Company Parties of their obligations hereunder, Spartan has no reason to believe that any of the conditions to the use of funds in the Trust Account will not be satisfied or funds available in the Trust Account will not be available to Spartan at the Effective Time.

SECTION 5.13 Employees. Other than any officers as described in the Spartan SEC Reports, Spartan has no employees on its payroll, and have not retained any contractors, other than consultants and advisors in the ordinary course of business. Other than reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Spartan’s officers and directors in connection with activities on Spartan’s behalf in an aggregate amount not in excess of the amount of cash held by Spartan outside of the Trust Account, Spartan has no unsatisfied material liability with respect to any officer or director. Spartan has never and do not currently maintain, sponsor, or contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan.

SECTION 5.14 Taxes.

(a) All material Tax Returns of Spartan have been duly and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time to file), and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects. All material Taxes owed by Spartan, or for which Spartan may be liable, have been timely paid in full to the appropriate Taxing Authority, other than Taxes which are not yet due and payable and which have been adequately accrued and reserved in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Spartan has withheld and paid to the appropriate Taxing Authority all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any current or former employee, independent contractor, creditor, equityholder or other third party. Spartan has not taken advantage of any change in Law in connection with COVID-19 that has the result of temporarily reducing (or temporarily delaying the due date of) any material payment obligation of Spartan to any Taxing Authority.

(b) Other than as a beneficiary thereto, Spartan is not a party to, or bound by, any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement or similar contract or arrangement (other than any such agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business and not primarily relating to Taxes).

(c) Spartan will not be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting made prior to the Closing; (ii) settlement or other agreement with any Taxing Authority made prior to the Closing; (iii) disposition made or payment received prior to the Closing; or (iv) transaction occurring prior to the Closing between or among members of any affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. Tax purposes of which Spartan is or was a member.

(d) Spartan has not been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. Tax purposes. Spartan does not have any material liability for the Taxes of any person as a result of being a member of a consolidated group, fiscal unity or unified group (including pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise, in each case (other than any such agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business and not primarily relating to Taxes).

(e) Spartan is not a party to any material ruling or similar agreement or arrangement with a Taxing Authority, and Spartan has no request for a material ruling in respect of Taxes between it and any Taxing Authority.

(f) Spartan has not engaged in or entered into a “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) or any analogous or similar provision of U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Law.

(g) Spartan has not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to the assessment or collection of any Tax, other than in the ordinary course of business or for automatic extensions of time to file income Tax Returns.

(h) No audit, examination, investigation, litigation or other administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of Taxes or Tax matters is pending, being conducted or has been announced or threatened in writing with respect to Spartan. There is no outstanding claim, assessment or deficiency against Spartan for any material Taxes, and no such claim, assessment or deficiency has been asserted in writing or, to the knowledge of Spartan, threatened by any Taxing Authority.

(i) There are no Liens or encumbrances for material amounts of Taxes upon any of the assets of Spartan except for Permitted Liens.

(j) Spartan has not received written notice of any claim from a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction in which Spartan does not file Tax Returns stating that Spartan is or may be subject to Tax in such jurisdiction.

(k) To the knowledge of Spartan, Spartan is not subject to Tax in any country other than its country of incorporation, organization or formation by virtue of having employees, a permanent establishment, other place of business or similar presence in that country.

(l) Spartan is, and has been since its inception, properly classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

(m) Spartan has not taken any action that could reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Transactions from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

SECTION 5.15 Registration and Listing. The issued and outstanding Spartan Units are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SPAQ.U.” As of the date of this Agreement, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Spartan, threatened in writing against Spartan by the New York Stock Exchange or the SEC with respect to any intention by such entity to deregister the Spartan Units, the shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock, or Spartan Warrants or terminate the listing of Spartan on the New York Stock Exchange. None of Spartan or any of its affiliates has taken any action in an attempt to terminate the registration of the Spartan Units, the shares of Spartan Class A Common Stock, or the Spartan Warrants under the Exchange Act.

SECTION 5.16 Interested Party Transaction. Except for the Transaction Documents, as described in the Spartan SEC Reports, in connection with the Private Placement or in connection with any loan from the Sponsor or an affiliate thereof or certain of Spartan’s officers and directors to finance Spartan’s transaction costs in connection with the Transactions or other expenses unrelated to the Transactions, there are no transactions, contracts, side letters, arrangements or understandings between Spartan, on the one hand, and any director, officer, employee, stockholder, warrant holder or affiliate of Spartan, on the other hand.

SECTION 5.17 Investment Company Act. Spartan is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

SECTION 5.18 Spartan’s Investigation and Reliance. Spartan is a sophisticated purchaser and has made its own independent investigation, review and analysis regarding the Company and any Company Subsidiary and the Transactions, which investigation, review and analysis were conducted by Spartan together with expert advisors, including legal counsel, that they have engaged for such purpose. Spartan and its Representatives have been provided with full and complete access to the Representatives, properties, offices, plants and other facilities, books and records of the Company and any Company Subsidiary and other information that they have requested in connection with their investigation of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and the Transactions. Spartan is not relying on any statement, representation or warranty, oral or written, express or implied, made by any Company Party or any of their respective Representatives, except as expressly set forth in Article IV (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule) or in any certificate delivered by a Company Party pursuant to this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any of its respective stockholders, affiliates or Representatives shall have any liability to Spartan or any of its stockholders, affiliates or Representatives resulting from the use of any information, documents or materials made available to Spartan or any of their Representatives, whether orally or in writing, in any confidential information memoranda, “data rooms,” management presentations, due diligence discussions or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedules) or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement. Spartan acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of its stockholders, affiliates or Representatives is making, directly or indirectly, any representation or warranty with respect to any estimates, projections or forecasts involving the Company and/or any Company Subsidiary.

ARTICLE VI.

CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER

SECTION 6.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Parties Pending the Spartan Merger.

(a) Each of the Company Parties agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, except as (1) expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements and consummating the Private Placement), (2) as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and (3) as required by applicable Law, unless Spartan shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed):

(i) the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to use reasonable best efforts to, conduct their business in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, recent past practice in light of COVID-19; provided that, any action taken, or omitted to be taken due to any COVID-19 Measure shall be deemed to be in the ordinary course of business); provided, that no action specifically permitted by Section 6.01(b) or any subclause thereof shall be deemed a breach of Section 6.01(a); and

(ii) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, to keep available the services of the current officers, key employees and consultants of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has significant business relations.

(b) By way of amplification and not limitation, except as (i) expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (including entering into various Subscription Agreements and consummating the Private Placement), (ii) as set forth in the corresponding subsection of Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and (iii) as required by applicable Law, the Company, NewCo and Merger Sub shall not, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary not to, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of Spartan (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed); provided, that no action specifically permitted by this Section 6.01(b) or any subclause thereof shall be deemed a breach of any other subclause of this Section 6.01(b):

(i) amend or otherwise change its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;

(ii) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, (A) any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership interest (including any phantom interest), of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (B) any material assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

(iii) form any Subsidiary (other than any wholly-owned Subsidiary formed in the ordinary course of business) or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other entity or enter into a joint venture with any other entity;

(iv) adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;

(v) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock other than any dividends or other distributions between any Company Subsidiary and the Company or any other Company Subsidiary;

(vi) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock, other than redemptions of equity securities from former employees upon the terms set forth in the underlying agreements governing such equity securities;

(vii) (A) acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or substantially all of the assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof for consideration in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate; or (B) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money having a principal or stated amount in excess of $1,000,000, or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any person, or make any loans or advances in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate, or intentionally grant any security interest in any of its assets;

(viii) (A) grant any increase in the compensation, incentives or benefits payable or to become payable to any current or former director, officer, employee, Worker or consultant, (B) enter into any new (except as permitted under clause (E)), or amend any existing, employment, retention, bonus, change in control, severance, redundancy, or termination agreement with any current or former director, officer, employee, Worker, or consultant, (C) accelerate or commit to accelerate the funding, payment, or vesting of any compensation or benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee, Worker, or consultant, (D) establish or become obligated under any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or agreement with a labor union, trade union, works council, or other representative of employees; (E) hire any new employees or Workers unless such employees are hired with (I) total direct compensation below $200,000 on an annualized basis, and (II) employment terms that permit(s) termination of employment: (x) upon a period of notice no greater than the minimum period under applicable Law, and (y) without severance or other payment or penalty obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary except to the extent required by applicable Law; or (F) transfer any employee or terminate the employment or service of any employee other than any such termination for cause; except that the Company may (1) take action as required under any Plan or other employment or consulting agreement in effect on the date of this Agreement, (2) change the title of its employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (3) make annual or quarterly bonus or commission payments in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the bonus or commission plans existing on the date of this Agreement);

(ix) adopt, amend and/or terminate any material Employee Benefit Plan except as may be required by applicable Law, is necessary in order to consummate the Transactions, or health and welfare plan renewals in the ordinary course of business;

(x) the Company shall not materially amend any accounting policies other than in the ordinary course of business, or as required by Dutch GAAP;

(xi) other than in the ordinary course of business, (A) amend any material Tax Return that would have the effect of materially increasing the Tax liability or materially reducing any Tax asset of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (B) change any material method of Tax accounting, (C) make, change or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, or (D) settle or compromise any material Tax audit, assessment, Tax claim or other controversy relating to Taxes;

(xii) (A) materially amend, or modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of any Material Contract or amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s material rights thereunder, in each case in a manner that is adverse to the Company or any Company Subsidiary, taken as a whole, except in the ordinary course of business or (B) enter into any contract or agreement (1) described in Section 4.16(a)(iii), Section 4.16(a)(vi), Section 4.16(a)(vii) or Section 4.16(a)(ix), in each case, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (2) described in Section 4.16(a)(viii), Section 4.16(a)(xi), Section 4.16(a)(xv), in each case, had such contract or agreement been entered into prior to the date of this Agreement or (3) described in Section 4.16(a)(x), except in the ordinary course of business and on commercially reasonable terms that are negotiated on an arm’s length basis;

(xiii) enter into any contract, agreement or arrangement that obligates the Company or any Company Subsidiary to develop for a third party any Intellectual Property related to the business of the Company or the Products, other than in the ordinary course of business;

(xiv) intentionally permit any material item of Company-Owned IP to lapse or to be abandoned, invalidated, dedicated to the public, or disclaimed, or otherwise become unenforceable or fail to perform or make any applicable filings or recordings, or fail to pay all required fees and Taxes required to maintain and protect its interest in any material item of Company-Owned IP;

(xv) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any Action, other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that are solely monetary in nature and do not exceed $500,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate;

(xvi) fail to keep current and in full force and effect, or to comply in all material respects with the requirements of, any Company Permit that is material to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or

(xvii) enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

Nothing herein shall require the Company to obtain consent from Spartan to do any of the foregoing if obtaining such consent might reasonably be expected to violate applicable Law, and nothing contained in this Section 6.01 shall give to Spartan, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the ordinary course of business operations of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing Date, each of Spartan and the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, complete control and supervision of its respective operations, as required by Law.

SECTION 6.02 Conduct of Business by Spartan Pending the Spartan Merger. Except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and except as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), Spartan agrees that from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement and the Effective Time, unless the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or

conditioned), Spartan shall use reasonable best efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, recent past practice in light of COVID-19; provided that, any action taken, or omitted to be taken due to any COVID-19 Measure shall be deemed to be in the ordinary course of business). By way of amplification and not limitation, except as expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and as required by applicable Law (including as may be requested or compelled by any Governmental Authority), neither Spartan nor Merger Sub shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, do any of the following without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, that no action specifically permitted by this Section 6.02 or any subclause thereof shall be deemed a breach of this Section 6.02 or any other subclause of this Section 6.02:

(a) amend or otherwise change the Spartan Organizational Documents or form any Subsidiary of Spartan;

(b) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock, other than redemptions from the Trust Fund that are required pursuant to the Spartan Organizational Documents;

(c) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the Spartan Common Stock or Spartan Warrants except for redemptions from the Trust Fund and conversions of the Spartan Founders Stock that are required pursuant to the Spartan Organizational Documents;

(d) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, any shares of any class of capital stock or other securities of Spartan or Merger Sub, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership interest (including any phantom interest), of Spartan or Merger Sub, except in connection with conversion of the Spartan Founders Stock pursuant to the Spartan Organizational Documents and in connection with a loan from the Sponsor or an affiliate thereof or certain of Spartan’s officers and directors to finance Spartan’s transaction costs in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;

(e) acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or enter into any strategic joint ventures, partnerships or alliances with any other person;

(f) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of another person or persons, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of Spartan, as applicable, enter into any “keep well” or other agreement to maintain any financial statement condition or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing, in each case, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or except a loan from the Sponsor or an affiliate thereof or certain of Spartan’s officers and directors to finance Spartan’s transaction costs in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;

(g) make any change in any method of financial accounting or financial accounting principles, policies, procedures or practices, except as required by a concurrent amendment in U.S. GAAP or applicable Law made subsequent to the date hereof, as agreed to by its independent accountants;

(h) other than in the ordinary course of business, (A) amend any material Tax Return that would have the effect of materially increasing the Tax liability or materially reducing any Tax asset of Spartan, (B) change any material method of Tax accounting, (C) make, change or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, or (D) settle or compromise any material Tax audit, assessment, Tax claim or other controversy relating to Taxes;

(i) liquidate, dissolve, reorganize or otherwise wind up the business and operations of Spartan;

(j) amend the Trust Agreement or any other agreement related to the Trust Account; or

(k) enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a binding commitment to do any of the foregoing.

Nothing herein shall require the Spartan to obtain consent from the Company to do any of the foregoing if obtaining such consent might reasonably be expected to violate applicable Law, and nothing contained in this Section 6.02 shall give to the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the ordinary course of business operations of Spartan prior to the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing Date, each of Spartan and the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions hereof, complete control and supervision of its respective operations, as required by Law.

SECTION 6.03 Claims Against Trust Account. The Company agrees that, notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, the Company does not now have, and shall not at any time prior to the Effective Time have, any claim to, or make any claim against, the Trust Fund, regardless of whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any way to, the business relationship between the Company on the one hand, and Spartan on the other hand, this Agreement, or any other agreement or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability (any and all such claims are collectively referred to in this Section 6.03 as the “Claims”). Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, the Company hereby irrevocably waives any Claim it may have, now or in the future and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever in respect thereof; provided, however, that the foregoing waiver will not limit or prohibit the Company from pursuing a claim against Spartan, Merger Sub or any other person (a) for legal relief against monies or other assets of Spartan or Merger Sub held outside of the Trust Account or for specific performance or other equitable relief in connection

with the Transactions or (b) for damages for breach of this Agreement against Spartan (or any successor entity) or Merger Sub in the event this Agreement is terminated for any reason and Spartan consummates a business combination transaction with another party. In the event that the Company commences any action or proceeding against or involving the Trust Fund in violation of the foregoing, Spartan shall be entitled to recover from the Company the associated reasonable legal fees and costs in connection with any such action, in the event Spartan prevails in such action or proceeding.

ARTICLE VII.

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

SECTION 7.01 Registration Statement; Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

(a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, subject to the terms of this Section 7.01, the Company and Spartan shall prepare and mutually agree upon and the Company shall cause NewCo to and NewCo shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”) (it being understood that the Registration Statement shall include a proxy statement/prospectus (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) which will be included therein as a prospectus with respect to NewCo and which will be used as a proxy statement with respect to the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting to adopt and approve the Spartan Proposals and other matters reasonably related to the Spartan Proposals, all in accordance with and as required by Spartan’s Organizational Documents, any related agreements with Sponsor and its Affiliates, applicable Law, and any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange) to be sent to the stockholders of Spartan relating to the meeting of Spartan’s stockholders (including any adjournment or postponement thereof, the “Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting”) to be held to consider (i) approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Spartan Merger, (ii) approval and adoption of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation (collectively, the “Required Spartan Proposals”) and (iii) any other proposals the Parties deem necessary to effectuate the Transactions (collectively, the “Spartan Proposals”). Each of Spartan, Xxxxxxxxx Charging and the Company shall furnish all information as may be reasonably requested by another party in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Spartan and the Company each shall use their reasonable best efforts to (x) cause the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement/Prospectus, when filed with the SEC, to comply in all material respects with all legal requirements applicable thereto, (y) respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to and resolve all comments received from the SEC concerning the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement/Prospectus and (z) have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after it is filed with the SEC. As promptly as practicable following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, Spartan shall mail the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its stockholders. The Company shall cause NewCo to promptly advise Spartan of the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the issuance of any stop order relating thereto or the suspension of the qualification of the NewCo Ordinary Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, and each of NewCo, Xxxxxxxxx Charging, the Company and Spartan shall use its reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated.

(b) No filing of, or amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be made by Spartan without the approval of the Company or by NewCo without the approval of Spartan (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Each of Spartan and NewCo will advise the other party promptly after it receives notice thereof, of any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information. Each of Spartan, Xxxxxxxxx Charging, NewCo and the Company shall cooperate and mutually agree upon (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed) any response to comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and any amendment to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed in response thereto.

(c) Spartan represents that the information supplied by Spartan for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, at (i) the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of Spartan, (ii) the time of the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting and (iii) the Effective Time. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to Spartan, or its respective officers or directors, should be discovered by Spartan which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, Spartan shall promptly inform the Company. All documents that Spartan is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Spartan Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

(d) The Company represents that the information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, at (i) the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of Spartan, (ii) the time of the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting and (iii) the Effective Time. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or its officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Company shall promptly inform Spartan. All documents that the Company is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Spartan Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

SECTION 7.02 Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting; and Merger Sub Stockholder’s Approval.

(a) Spartan shall call and hold the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting as promptly as practicable following the clearance of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus by the SEC for the purpose of voting solely upon the Spartan Proposals, and Spartan shall use its reasonable best efforts to hold the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting as soon as practicable following the clearance of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus by the SEC; provided that Spartan may (and upon the request from NewCo, shall) postpone or adjourn the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting on one or more occasions for up to 30 days in the aggregate upon the good faith determination by the Spartan Board that such postponement or adjournment is necessary to solicit additional proxies to obtain approval of the Required Spartan Proposals or otherwise take actions consistent with Spartan’s obligations pursuant to Section 7.09 of this Agreement. Spartan shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the approval of the Spartan Proposals at the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting, including by soliciting from its stockholders proxies as promptly as possible in favor of the Spartan Proposals, and shall take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the required vote or consent of its stockholders. The Spartan Board shall recommend to its stockholders that they approve the Spartan Proposals (“Spartan Board Recommendation”) and shall include such Spartan Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Neither the Spartan Board nor any committee thereof shall: (i) withdraw, modify, amend or qualify (or propose to withdraw, modify, amend or qualify publicly) the Spartan Board Recommendation, or fail to include the Spartan Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; or (ii) approve, recommend or declare advisable (or publicly propose to do so) any Alternative Transaction (as defined below) (any action described in clauses (i) through (ii) being referred to as a “Spartan Board Recommendation Change”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Spartan Board, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, determines in good faith that failure to effect a Spartan Board Recommendation Change would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to Spartan’s stockholders under applicable Law, then the Spartan Board may effect a Spartan Board Recommendation Change so long as Spartan (to the extent lawful and reasonably practicable) first provides the Company with at least 48 hours advance written notice of such withdrawal or modification (or, if shorter, as much prior notice as is applicable prior to the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting).

(b) Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, NewCo shall approve and adopt this Agreement and approve the Spartan Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub.

SECTION 7.03 Access to Information; Confidentiality.

(a) From the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, the Company and Spartan shall (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to): (i) provide to the other Party (and the other Party’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, agents and other representatives, collectively, “Representatives”) reasonable access at reasonable times upon prior notice to the officers, employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities of such Party and its Subsidiaries and to the books and records thereof; and (ii) furnish promptly to the other

Party such information concerning the business, properties, contracts, assets, liabilities, personnel and other aspects of such Party and its Subsidiaries as the other Party or its Representatives may reasonably request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor Spartan shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where the access or disclosure would jeopardize the protection of attorney-client privilege or contravene applicable Law (it being agreed that the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause such information to be provided in a manner that would not result in such jeopardy or contravention).

(b) All information obtained by the Parties pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be kept confidential in accordance with the confidentiality agreement, dated February 24, 2021 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), between Spartan and the Company.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each Party (and its respective Representatives) may consult any Tax advisor as is reasonably necessary regarding the Tax treatment and Tax structure of the Transactions and may disclose to such advisor as is reasonably necessary, the Intended Tax Treatment and Tax structure of the Transactions and all materials (including any Tax analysis) that are provided relating to such treatment or structure, in each case in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement.

SECTION 7.04 Exclusivity. From the date of this Agreement and ending on the earlier of (a) the Closing and (b) the termination of this Agreement, but only, in the case of Spartan, after consultation with Spartan’s legal and financial advisors, the Spartan Board determines refraining from taking such actions is not inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Spartan Board, the Parties shall not, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries and its and their respective Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) enter into, knowingly solicit, initiate or continue any discussions or negotiations with, or knowingly encourage or respond to any inquiries or proposals by, or participate in any negotiations with, or provide any information to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any person or other entity or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, concerning any sale of any material assets of such party or any of the outstanding capital stock or any conversion, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving such party or any of such party’s Subsidiaries other than with the other Parties to this Agreement and their respective Representatives (an “Alternative Transaction”), (ii) enter into any agreement regarding, continue or otherwise knowingly participate in any discussions regarding, or furnish to any person any information with respect to, or cooperate in any way that would otherwise reasonably be expected to lead to, any Alternative Transaction or (iii) commence, continue or renew any due diligence investigation regarding any Alternative Transaction; provided that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be deemed a violation of this Section 7.04. Each party shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective affiliates and Representatives to, immediately cease any and all existing discussions or negotiations with any person conducted heretofore with respect to any Alternative Transaction. Each party also agrees that it will promptly request each person (other than the Parties and their respective Representatives) that has prior to the date hereof executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of an Alternative Transaction to return or destroy all Confidential Information furnished to such person by or on behalf of it prior to the date hereof

(to the extent so permitted under, and in accordance with the terms of, such confidentiality agreement). If a party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Representatives receives any inquiry or proposal with respect to an Alternative Transaction at any time prior to the Closing, then such party shall promptly (and in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours after such party becomes aware of such inquiry or proposal) (x) notify such person in writing that such party is subject to an exclusivity agreement with respect to the Transaction that prohibits such party from considering such inquiry or proposal, but only, in the case of Spartan, to the extent not inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Spartan Board and (y) provide the other party with a copy of such inquiry or proposal. Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties agree that any violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section 7.04 by a party or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their respective affiliates or Representatives shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 7.04 by such party.

SECTION 7.05 Employee Benefits Matters.

(a) Prior to the filing of the definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus, Newco will adopt a customary equity incentive plan that is reasonably acceptable to Spartan and NewCo and Spartan will work in good faith to determine the terms of any transaction bonus awards to be made to management of Newco in connection with the Closing, including any cash bonuses, equity grants or both.

(b) The provisions of this Section 7.05 are solely for the benefit of the Parties to the Agreement, and nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, shall confer upon any employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries who remain employed immediately after the Effective Date or legal representative or beneficiary or dependent thereof, or any other person, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, whether as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise, including any right to employment or continued employment for any specified period, or level of compensation or benefits. Nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, shall constitute an amendment or modification of any employee benefit plan of the Company or shall require the Company, Spartan, the Surviving Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries to continue any Plan or other employee benefit arrangements, or prevent their amendment, modification or termination.

SECTION 7.06 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance.

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by Law, the articles of association and bylaws of NewCo, the Surviving Corporation and the Company shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, exculpation, advancement or expense reimbursement than are set forth in (i) the articles of association and bylaws of the Company and (ii) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Spartan, which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of the Company or Spartan, as applicable, unless such modification shall be required by applicable Law. The Parties further agree that with respect to the provisions of the articles of association, bylaws, limited liability company

agreements, or other organizational documents of the Company Subsidiaries relating to indemnification, exculpation, advancement or expense reimbursement, such provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries or agents of such Company Subsidiary, unless such modification shall be required by applicable Law. For a period of six years from the Effective Time, NewCo agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director and officer of the Company or Spartan, as applicable, against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent that the Company or Spartan, as applicable, would have been permitted under applicable Law, the articles of association, certificate of organization, or the bylaws of the Company or Spartan, as applicable, in effect on the date of this Agreement to indemnify such person (including the advancing of expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law).

(b) For a period of six years from the Effective Time, NewCo shall maintain in effect directors’ and officers’ liability insurance (“D&O Insurance”) covering (i) those persons who are currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (true, correct and complete copies of which have been heretofore made available to Spartan or its agents or Representatives in the Virtual Data Room) on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage and (ii) those persons who are currently covered by Spartan’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy on terms not less favorable than the terms of such current insurance coverage.

(c) Prior to the Effective Time, Spartan may elect to have the obligation set forth in Section 7.06(b)(ii) fulfilled through the purchase of a prepaid “tail” policy with respect to Spartan’s D&O Insurance from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as Spartan’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance carrier. If Spartan elects to purchase such a “tail” policy prior to the Effective Time, NewCo will maintain such “tail” policy in full force and effect for a period of no less than six years after the Effective Time and continue to honor its obligations thereunder.

(d) Prior to or in connection with the Closing, NewCo shall obtain “go-forward” D&O Insurance that is reasonably satisfactory to Spartan to cover the post-Closing directors and officers of NewCo, the Company, the Surviving Corporation, and the Company Subsidiaries. From and after the date of this Agreement, NewCo, the Company, and Spartan shall cooperate in good faith with respect to any efforts to obtain the insurance described in this Section 7.06, including the selection of any insurance broker to obtain such “go-forward” D&O Insurance, communications with such insurance broker, access to any insurance broker presentations, and review of underwriter quotes and draft policies for such insurance, and NewCo, the Company, and Spartan shall make available their Representatives as needed for any underwriting call.

(e) With respect to any claims that may be made under any D&O Insurance discussed in this Section 7.06, (i) prior to the Effective Time, Spartan, NewCo, and the Company shall cooperate with any other party as reasonably requested by such other party, and (ii) after the Effective Time, NewCo and the Company shall cooperate with any person insured by such policies as reasonably requested by such person.

(f) On the Closing Date, NewCo shall enter into customary indemnification agreements reasonably satisfactory to each of the Company and Spartan with the post-Closing directors and officers of NewCo, which indemnification agreements shall continue to be effective following the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification agreements with the pre-Closing directors and officers of Spartan in effect as of the date hereof shall continue to be effective following the Closing, and NewCo shall cause the Surviving Corporation to continue to honor its obligations thereunder.

(g) For a period of six years from the Effective Time, NewCo agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and each present and former director, officer and affiliate of Sponsor, against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time and related to the Transactions, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law (including the advancing of expenses as incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that Sponsor shall be an express third party beneficiary of this Section 7.06(g).

SECTION 7.07 Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give prompt notice to Spartan, and Spartan shall give prompt notice to the Company, of any event which a party becomes aware of between the date of this Agreement and the Closing (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX), the occurrence, or non-occurrence of which causes or would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article VIII to fail. For clarity, unintentional failure to give notice under this Section 7.07 shall not be deemed to be a breach of covenant under this Section 7.07 and shall constitute only a breach of the underlying representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or condition, as the case may be.

SECTION 7.08 Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts.

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the Parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, appropriate action, and to do, or cause to be done, such things as are necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws or otherwise, and each shall cooperate with the other, to consummate and make effective the Transactions, including using its reasonable best efforts to obtain all permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of, and the expiration or termination of waiting periods by, Governmental Authorities and parties to contracts with the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as set forth in Section 4.05 necessary for the consummation of the Transactions and to fulfill the conditions to the Spartan Merger. In case, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of each party shall use their reasonable best efforts to take all such action.

(b) Each of the Parties shall keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the Transactions, including promptly notifying the other Parties of any communication it or any of its affiliates receives from any Governmental Authority relating to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement and permitting the other Parties to review in advance, and to the extent practicable consult about, any proposed communication by such party to any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions. No Party to this Agreement shall agree to participate in any meeting, or video or telephone conference, with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filings, investigation or other inquiry unless it consults with the other Parties in advance and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the other Parties the opportunity to attend and participate at such meeting or conference. Subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the Parties will coordinate and cooperate fully with each other in exchanging such information and providing such assistance as the other Parties may reasonably request in connection with the foregoing. Subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the Parties will provide each other with copies of all material correspondence, filings or communications, including any documents, information and data contained therewith, between them or any of their Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby. No party shall take or cause to be taken any action before any Governmental Authority that is inconsistent with or intended to delay its action on requests for a consent or the consummation of the Transactions.

(c) Except to the extent provided in writing by the Company, Spartan shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, permit any waiver (in whole or in part) of or provide consent to (including consent to termination), any provision or remedy under any of the Subscription Agreements in a manner adverse to the Company. Spartan shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to (i) consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements on the terms and conditions described therein, including maintaining in effect the Subscription Agreements and enforcing the terms thereof, (ii) satisfy in all material respects on a timely basis all conditions and covenants applicable to Spartan in the Subscription Agreements and otherwise comply with its obligations thereunder, (iii) in the event that all conditions in the Subscription Agreements (other than conditions that Spartan or any of its affiliates control the satisfaction of and other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing) have been satisfied, consummate the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreements at or prior to Closing; (iv) confer with the Company regarding timing of the Closing (as defined in the Subscription Agreements); and (v) deliver notices to counterparties to the Subscription Agreements sufficiently in advance of the Closing to cause them to fund their obligations as far in advance of the Closing as permitted by the Subscription Agreements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Spartan shall give the Company, prompt written notice: (A) of any amendment to any Subscription Agreement; (B) of any breach or default (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, could give rise to any breach or default) by any party to any Subscription Agreement

known to Spartan; (C) of the receipt of any written notice or other written communication from any party to any Subscription Agreement with respect to any actual, potential, threatened or claimed expiration, lapse, withdrawal, breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Subscription Agreement or any provisions of any Subscription Agreement; and (D) if Spartan does not expect to receive all or any portion of the Private Placement on the terms, in the manner or from the parties to the Subscription Agreements as contemplated by the Subscription Agreements.

(d) Following the date of this Agreement, the Company Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) provide that all applicable privacy policies of the Company Parties comply with Data Security Requirements, and (ii) obtain any consumer and employee consent required by Data Security Requirements, in each case, with respect to the consummation of the Transactions.

SECTION 7.09 Public Announcements. The initial press release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release the text of which has been agreed to by each of Spartan and the Company. Thereafter, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX) unless otherwise prohibited by applicable Law or the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, each of Spartan and the Company shall each use its reasonable best efforts to consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements (including through social media platforms) with respect to this Agreement, the Spartan Merger or any of the other Transactions, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement (including through social media platforms) without the prior written consent of the other party. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Section 7.10 shall prevent Spartan or the Company and/or its respective affiliates from furnishing customary or other reasonable information concerning the Transactions to their investors and prospective investors that is substantively consistent with public statements previously consented to by the other party in accordance with this Section 7.10.

SECTION 7.10 Stock Exchange Listing. Spartan, the Company and NewCo will use their reasonable best efforts to cause the NewCo Ordinary Shares issued in connection with the Transactions to be approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange at Closing. During the period from the date hereof until the Closing, Spartan shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Spartan Units, Spartan Class A Common Stock and Spartan Warrants listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

SECTION 7.11 Antitrust.

(a) To the extent required under any Laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade, including the HSR Act (“Antitrust Laws”), each Party agrees to promptly make any required filing or application under Antitrust Laws, as applicable, and no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, the Company, Spartan and E8 Investor each shall file (or cause to be filed) with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission a Notification and Report From as required by the HSR Act. The Parties agree to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to Antitrust Laws and to take all other actions necessary, proper or advisable to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods or obtain required approvals, as applicable under Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, including by requesting early termination of the waiting period provided for under the HSR Act.

(b) Each of the Parties shall, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and expiration or termination of waiting periods for the Transactions under any Antitrust Law, use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other party or its affiliates in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private person; (ii) keep the other reasonably informed of any communication received by such party from, or given by such party to, any Governmental Authority and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private person, in each case regarding any of the Transactions, and promptly furnish the other with copies of all such written communications (with the exception of the filings, if any, submitted under the HSR Act); (iii) permit the other to review in advance any written communication to be given by it to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or video or telephonic conference with, any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private person, with any other person, and to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority or other person, give the other the opportunity to attend and participate in such in person, video or telephonic meetings and conferences; (iv) in the event a party is prohibited from participating in or attending any in person, video or telephonic meetings or conferences, the other shall keep such party promptly and reasonably apprised with respect thereto; and (v) use reasonable best efforts to cooperate in the filing of any memoranda, white papers, filings, correspondence or other written communications explaining or defending the Transactions, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument, and/or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Authority; provided that materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 7.11(b) may be restricted to outside counsel and may be redacted (i) to remove references concerning the valuation of the Company, and (ii) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements.

(c) No Party shall take any action that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect or materially delay the approval of any Governmental Authority, or the expiration or termination of any waiting period under Antitrust Laws, including by agreeing to merge with or acquire any other person or acquire a substantial portion of the assets of or equity in any other person. The Parties further covenant and agree, with respect to a threatened or pending preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling or statute, rule, regulation or executive order that would adversely affect the ability of the Parties to consummate the Transactions, to use reasonable best efforts to prevent or lift the entry, enactment or promulgation thereof, as the case may be.

SECTION 7.12 Trust Account. As of the Effective Time, the obligations of Spartan to dissolve or liquidate within a specified time period as contained in the Spartan Certificate of Incorporation will be terminated and Spartan shall have no obligation whatsoever to dissolve and liquidate the assets of Spartan by reason of the consummation of the Spartan Merger or otherwise, and no stockholder of Spartan shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account. At least 72 hours prior to the Effective Time, Spartan shall provide notice to the Trustee in accordance with the Trust Agreement and shall deliver any other documents, opinions or notices required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement and cause the Trustee to, and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to, transfer all funds held in the Trust Account in accordance with Spartan’s instructions (to be held as available cash for immediate use on the balance sheet of Spartan, and to be used (a) to pay the Company’s and Spartan’s unpaid transaction expenses in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions and (b) thereafter, for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the business following the Closing) and thereafter shall cause the Trust Account and the Trust Agreement to terminate.

SECTION 7.13 Intended Tax Treatment. This Agreement is intended to constitute, and the Parties hereto hereby adopt this Agreement as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a). Each of the Parties (a) shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment and (b) shall not (and shall not permit or cause any of their affiliates, Subsidiaries or Representatives to) take or fail to take any action, or become obligated to take or fail to take any action, which action or failure could reasonably be expected to materially prevent or impede the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party shall report and file all relevant Tax Returns consistent with (including attaching the statement described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-3(a) on or with its Tax Return for the taxable year of the Closing, as applicable), and take no position inconsistent with, the Intended Tax Treatment (whether in audits, Tax Returns or otherwise), unless required to do so pursuant to applicable Law (e.g., a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code). Each Party will use its reasonable best efforts to reasonably cooperate with one another and their respective Tax advisors in connection with the issuance to Spartan, NewCo, or the Company of any opinion relating to the Tax consequences of the Transactions, including using reasonable best efforts to deliver to the relevant counsel certificates (dated as of the necessary date and signed by an officer of the Parties or their respective affiliates, as applicable) containing such customary representations as are reasonably necessary or appropriate for such counsel to render such opinion. If the SEC or any other Governmental Authority requests or requires that an opinion be provided on or prior to the Closing in respect of the Tax consequences of or related to the Transactions: (i) to the extent such opinion relates to Spartan or any equityholders thereof, Spartan will use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Tax advisors to provide any such opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations, and (ii) to the extent such opinion relates to the Company or any equityholders thereof, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Tax advisors to provide any such opinion, subject to customary assumptions and limitations.

SECTION 7.14 Directors. The Company shall take all necessary action so that immediately after the Effective Time, the board of directors of NewCo is comprised of the individuals designated on Exhibit E.

SECTION 7.15 Credit Facility. To the extent mutually agreed by Spartan and the Company, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate in taking all corporate actions, subject to the occurrence of the Effective Time, necessary to obtain customary payoff documents, including payoff letters, lien terminations and instruments of discharge to be delivered at Closing providing for the payoff, discharge and termination on the Closing Date of all indebtedness agreed by Spartan and the Company to be paid off, discharged and terminated on the Closing Date (the “Payoff Documents”).

SECTION 7.16 PCAOB Audited Financial Statements. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to deliver true and complete copies of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries for such years, each audited in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (collectively, the “PCAOB Audited Financial Statements”) not later than forty-five (45) days from the date of this Agreement.

SECTION 7.17 E8 Payment Amount and E8 Share Issuance. Following the consummation of the E8 Share Issuance and the payment of the E8 Payment Amount (if any is payable) in accordance with the terms hereof, E8 Investor acknowledges and agrees that none of Xxxxxxxxx Charging, NewCo or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries will have any further obligations under the E8 Agreement (including with respect to Part A Fees or Part B Fees), except, in the case of Xxxxxxxxx Charging, any obligation under Article 8 of the E8 Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII.

CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

SECTION 8.01 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations of the Parties to consummate the Transactions, including the Spartan Merger, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

(a) Spartan Stockholders’ Approval. The Required Spartan Proposals shall have been approved and adopted by the requisite affirmative vote of the stockholders of Spartan in accordance with the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the DGCL, the Spartan Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange.

(b) No Order. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, executive order or award which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Transactions, including the Spartan Merger, illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Transactions, including the Spartan Merger.

(c) Stock Exchange Listing. The NewCo Ordinary Shares shall have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, or another national securities exchange mutually agreed to by the Parties, as of the Closing Date.

(d) Dutch Works Councils Act. Any applicable information, consultation or approval procedure under the Dutch Works Councils Act to consummate the Transactions shall have been completed in accordance with the Dutch Works Councils Act.

(e) Spartan Net Tangible Assets. Spartan shall have at least $5,000,001 of net tangible assets following the exercise of Redemption Rights in accordance with the Spartan Organizational Documents or NewCo Ordinary Shares shall not constitute “xxxxx stock” as such term is defined in Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act.

(f) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceedings for purposes of suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been initiated or be threatened in writing by the SEC.

SECTION 8.02 Conditions to the Obligations of Spartan. The obligations of Spartan to consummate the Transactions, including the Spartan Merger, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Effective Time of the following additional conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of (i)(A) the Company Parties contained in Section 4.01(a) (Organization and Qualification), Section 4.03 (Capitalization) (other than clauses (e) and (f) thereof, which are subject to clause (ii) below), Section 4.04 (Authority Relative to This Agreement) and Section 4.22 (Brokers) and (B) E8 Investor contained in Section 10.12(a), (c) and (d)(i) shall each be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such specified date); (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company Parties contained in clauses (e) and (f) of Section 4.03 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in all respects except for de minimis inaccuracies as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and (iii) the other provisions of Article IV and Section 10.12 shall be true and correct in all respects (without giving effect to any “materiality,” “Company Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifiers contained in any such representations and warranties) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failures of any such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective Time.

(c) Dutch Pension Scheme. The pension provider of the pension scheme for the Company’s employees (the “ABP”) has confirmed in writing, prior to the Effective Time, that the voluntary affiliation agreement between ABP and the Company can be continued unaltered.

(d) Officer Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Spartan a certificate, dated the date of the Closing, signed by an officer of the Company, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8.02(a), Section 8.02(b) and Section 8.02(e).

(e) Material Adverse Effect. No Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time.

(f) Entity Classification Elections. The following U.S. entity classification elections shall have been filed: (i) an election under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3(c) on IRS Form 8832 for Xxxxxxxxx Charging to be disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, effective not later than the day immediately preceding the effective date of the election described in clause (ii); (ii) an election under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3(c) on IRS Form 8832 for Opera Charging B.V. to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, effective not later than the day immediately preceding the effective date of the election described in clause (iii); and (iii) an election under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3(c) on IRS Form 8832 for Xxxxxxxx X0 SAS to be disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, effective not later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date. The Company shall have delivered to Spartan a copy of the IRS Form 8832 with respect to each such election and reasonably satisfactory evidence of each such form having been properly filed with the IRS.

(g) Registration Rights Agreement. All parties to the Registration Rights Agreement (other than Spartan and the Spartan stockholders party thereto) shall have delivered, or cause to be delivered, to Spartan copies of the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by all such parties.

SECTION 8.03 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company Parties. The obligations of the Company Parties to consummate the Transactions, including the Spartan Merger, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) at or prior to the Closing of the following additional conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of (i) Spartan contained in Section 5.01, Section 5.02, Section 5.04, Section 5.05(a)(i) and Section 5.12 shall each be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such specified date) and (ii) the other provisions of Article V shall be true and correct in all respects (without giving effect to any “materiality,” “Spartan Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifiers contained in any such representations and warranties) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly is made as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), except where the failures of any such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Spartan Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Agreements and Covenants. Spartan shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all other agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective Time.

(c) Officer Certificate. Spartan shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the date of the Closing, signed by the President of Spartan, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 8.03(a), Section 8.03(b) and Section 8.03(d).

(d) Material Adverse Effect. No Spartan Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time.

(e) Available Cash. The amount of Available Cash shall not be less than $150,000,000.

(f) Trust Fund. Spartan shall have made all necessary and appropriate arrangements with the Trustee to have all of the Trust Funds disbursed in accordance with Spartan’s instructions, and such funds released from the Trust Account shall be available for immediate use in respect of all or a portion of the payment obligations set forth in Section 7.12 and the payment of Spartan’s fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions.

ARTICLE IX.

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

SECTION 9.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Spartan Merger and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding any requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the stockholders of the Company or Spartan, as follows:

(a) by mutual written consent of Spartan and the Company; or

(b) by either Spartan or the Company if the Effective Time shall not have occurred prior to the date that is 210 days after the date hereof (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that this Agreement may not be terminated under this Section 9.01(b) by or on behalf of any party that either directly or indirectly through its affiliates is in breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation contained herein and such breach or violation is the principal cause of the failure of a condition set forth in Article VIII on or prior to the Outside Date; provided, further, that in the event that the Company shall have failed to deliver the PCAOB Audited Financial Statements to Spartan within thirty (30) days of the execution of this Agreement (the “Financial Statement Delivery Date”), the Outside Date shall automatically be extended by one (1) Business Day for each Business Day elapsing from the Financial Statement Delivery Date until the date the PCAOB Audited Financial Statements shall have been delivered by the Company, up to a total of forty-five (45) days after the execution of this Agreement; or

(c) by either Spartan or the Company if any Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any injunction, order, decree or ruling (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which has become final and nonappealable and has the effect of making consummation of the Transactions, including the Spartan Merger, illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Transactions, the Spartan Merger; or

(d) by either Spartan or the Company if any of the Required Spartan Proposals shall fail to receive the requisite vote for approval at the Spartan Stockholders’ Meeting (subject to any adjournment, postponement or recess of such meeting); provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement shall not be available to Spartan or the Company if such Party’s breach of any covenant or obligation contained herein is the principal cause of the failure to receive such requisite vote; or

(e) by Spartan upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company Parties set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 8.02(a) and 8.02(b) would not be satisfied (“Terminating Company Breach”); provided that Spartan has not waived such Terminating Company Breach and Spartan is not then in material breach of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement; provided further that, if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company Parties, Spartan may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(e) for so long as the Company continues to exercise its reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice of such breach is provided by Spartan to the Company; or

(f) by the Company in the event of a Spartan Board Recommendation Change; or

(g) by the Company upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Spartan set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Spartan shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 8.03(a) and 8.03(b) would not be satisfied (“Terminating Spartan Breach”); provided that the Company has not waived such Terminating Spartan Breach and the Company Parties are not then in material breach of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement; provided, however, that, if such Terminating Spartan Breach is curable by Spartan, the Company may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(g) for so long as Spartan and Merger Sub continue to exercise their reasonable efforts to cure such breach, unless such breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice of such breach is provided by the Company to Spartan; or

(h) by Spartan in the event that the Company shall have failed to deliver the PCAOB Audited Financial Statements to Spartan by the date that is forty-five (45) days after the execution of this Agreement.

SECTION 9.02 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there shall be no liability under this Agreement on the part of any Party, except as set forth in Article X (other than Section 10.12), and any corresponding definitions set forth in Article I; provided, however, that termination shall not relieve any Party for any liability for (a) a willful material breach of this Agreement prior to such termination or (b) fraud.

SECTION 9.03 Expenses. Except as set forth in this Section 9.03 or elsewhere in this Agreement, all expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Spartan Merger or any other Transaction is consummated; provided that if the Closing shall occur, NewCo shall pay or cause to be paid, (a) the unpaid expenses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, including the E8 Payment Amount, and (b) any expenses of Spartan or its affiliates incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions; it being understood that any payments to be made (or to cause to be made) by NewCo under this Section 9.03 shall be paid as soon as reasonably practicable upon consummation of the Spartan Merger and release of proceeds from the Trust Account.

SECTION 9.04 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended in writing by the Parties at any time prior to the Effective Time. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the Parties.

SECTION 9.05 Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, (i) Spartan may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of the Company Parties, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company Parties contained herein or in any document delivered by the Company Parties pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement of the Company Parties or any condition to its own obligations contained herein and (ii) the Company may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of Spartan, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of Spartan contained herein or in any document delivered by Spartan pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement of Spartan or any condition to its own obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.

ARTICLE X.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 10.01 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by email or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.01):

if to Spartan:

Spartan Acquisition Corp. III

0 Xxxx 00^xx Xxxxxx, 00^xx Xxxxx

Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000

Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx; Xxxxxx Xxxxx

Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx; xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx

with a copy to:

Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P.

0000 Xxxxxx Xx.

Xxxxx 0000

Xxxxxxx, XX 00000

Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx; Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx

Email: xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx; xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx

if to the Company Parties:

Allego Holding B.V.

Westervoortsedijk 73 KB

0000 XX Xxxxxx, the Netherlands

Attention: Mathieu Bonnet

Email: xxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xx

with a copy to:

Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP

000 0^xx Xxxxxx

Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000

Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx; Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx

Email: xxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx; xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx

and

Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx (Paris) LLP

2, Xxx xx xx Xxxxx

Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000

Attention: Xxxxxxxx de Blegiers

Email: xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx

if to E8 Investor:

E8 Partenaires

00 xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx

00000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxx

Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx

SECTION 10.02 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. None of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements in this Agreement or in any certificate, statement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, agreements and other provisions, shall survive the Closing and all such representations, warranties, covenants, obligations or other agreements shall terminate and expire upon the occurrence of the Closing (and there shall be no liability after the Closing in respect thereof), except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches occurring after the Closing and (b) this Article X (other than Section 10.12) and any corresponding definitions set forth in Article I.

SECTION 10.03 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

SECTION 10.04 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede, except as set forth in Section 7.04(b), all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof, except for the Confidentiality Agreement. This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether pursuant to a merger, by operation of Law or otherwise) by any party without the prior express written consent of the other Parties.

SECTION 10.05 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, other than Section 7.06 (which is intended to be for the benefit of the persons covered thereby and may be enforced by such persons).

SECTION 10.06 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State. All legal actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any Delaware Chancery Court; provided, that if jurisdiction is not then available in the Delaware Chancery Court, then any such legal Action may be brought in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any other Delaware state court. The Parties hereby (a) irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for themselves and with respect to their respective properties for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any Party, and (b) agree not to commence any Action relating thereto except in the courts described above in Delaware, other than Actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in Delaware as described herein. Each of the Parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the Parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in Delaware as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the Action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such Action is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

SECTION 10.07 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the Parties hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions. Each of the Parties (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce that foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement and the Transactions, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 10.07.

SECTION 10.08 Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

SECTION 10.09 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 10.10 Specific Performance.

(a) The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and, accordingly, that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof (including the Parties’ obligation to consummate the Spartan Merger) in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, County of Newcastle, or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, any court of the United States located in the State of Delaware without proof of actual damages or otherwise, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Each of the Parties hereby further waives (i) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at Law would be adequate and (ii) any requirement under any Law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if prior to the Outside Date any party initiates an Action to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, then the Outside Date will be automatically extended by: (i) the amount of time during which such Action is pending plus 20 Business Days; or (ii) such other time period established by the court presiding over such Action.

SECTION 10.11 No Recourse. All claims, obligations, liabilities, or causes of action (whether in contract or in tort, in Law or in equity or otherwise, or granted by statute or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil or any other theory or doctrine, including alter ego or otherwise) that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out or by reason of, be connected with, or relate in any manner to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, or the negotiation, execution, or performance or non-performance of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to, this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents), may be made only against (and such representations and warranties are those solely of) the persons that are expressly identified as parties to this Agreement or the applicable Transaction Document (the “Contracting Parties”) except as set forth in this Section 10.11. In no event shall any Contracting Party have any shared or vicarious liability for the actions or omissions of any other person. No person who is not a Contracting Party, including any current, former or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, manager, stockholder, affiliate, agent, financing source, attorney or Representative or assignee of any Contracting Party, or any current, former or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, manager, stockholder, affiliate, agent, financing source, attorney or Representative or assignee of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Nonparty Affiliates”), shall have any liability (whether in contract or in tort, in Law or in equity or otherwise, or granted by statute or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil or any other theory or doctrine, including alter ego or otherwise) for any obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with, or related in any manner to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or their negotiation, execution, performance, or breach, except with respect to willful misconduct or common law fraud against the person who committed such willful misconduct or common law fraud, and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law; and each Party waives and releases all such liabilities, claims, causes of action and obligations against any such Nonparty Affiliates. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Nonparty Affiliates are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Section 10.11. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, none of the Contracting Parties or any Nonparty Affiliate shall be responsible or liable for any multiple, consequential, indirect, special, statutory, exemplary or punitive damages which may be alleged as a result of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other agreement referenced herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder, or the termination or abandonment of any of the foregoing.

SECTION 10.12 Certain Representations of E8 Investor. E8 Investor hereby represents and warrants to each of the other Parties as follows:

(a) E8 Investor is a societe par actions simplifee duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such power, authority and governmental approvals would not be reasonably expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the performance by E8 Investor of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the E8 Share Issuance, the Share Contribution or any of the other Transactions.

(b) Neither E8 Investor nor any of its direct or indirect equityholders owns any direct or indirect interests in Spartan.

(c) E8 Investor has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by E8 Investor and the consummation by E8 Investor of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of E8 Investor are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by E8 Investor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of E8 Investor, enforceable against E8 Investor in accordance with its terms subject to the Remedies Exceptions.

(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by E8 Investor does not, and the performance of this Agreement by E8 Investor will not, (i) conflict with or violate the organizational documents of E8 Investor, (ii) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to each of E8 Investor or by which any of their property or assets is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset of E8 Investor pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which E8 Investor is a party or by which each of E8 Investor or any of its property or assets is bound or affected, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would not have or reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impede the performance by E8 Investor of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the E8 Share Issuance, the Share Contribution or any of the other Transactions.

(e) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by E8 Investor does not, and the performance of this Agreement by E8 Investor will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, or expiration or termination of any waiting period by, any Governmental Authority, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, Blue Sky Laws and state takeover laws and filing and recordation of appropriate share transfer documentation before a Civil Law Notary and (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay consummation of any of the Transactions or otherwise prevent E8 Investor from performing its material obligations under this Agreement.

(f) E8 Investor is acquiring the NewCo Ordinary Shares for its own account as an investment and not with a view to sell, transfer or otherwise distribute all or any part thereof to any other person in any transaction that would constitute a “distribution” within the meaning of the Securities Act. E8 Investor acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk of its investment in the NewCo Ordinary Shares, and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the NewCo Ordinary Shares. E8 Investor is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act. E8 Investor understands that neither the offer nor sale of the NewCo Ordinary Shares has been registered pursuant to the Securities Act or any applicable state securities Laws, that all of the NewCo Ordinary Shares to be received by E8 Investor in the Transactions will subject to substantial restrictions on transfer, that all of the NewCo Ordinary Shares received by E8 Investor will be characterized as “restricted securities” under U.S. federal securities Laws, and that, under such Laws and applicable regulations, none of the NewCo Ordinary Shares can be sold or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption thereunder.

(g) E8 Investor has no current plan, intention, agreement, arrangement or understanding to sell, exchange, hedge, constructively sell, or otherwise dispose of any NewCo Ordinary Shares to be received by it pursuant to the Transactions. E8 Investor does not have knowledge of any current plan, intention, agreement, arrangement or understanding to sell, exchange, hedge, constructively sell, or otherwise dispose of any NewCo Ordinary Shares to be received by any person pursuant to the Transactions.

[Signature Pages Follow.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Spartan, Merger Sub, NewCo, Xxxxxxxxx Charging, the Company and E8 Investor have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.


SPARTAN ACQUISITION CORP. III

By:		/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:		Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:		Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization]


ATHENA PUBCO B.V.

By:		/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:		Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:		Director

ATHENA MERGER SUB, INC.

By:		/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:		Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:		Director

XXXXXXXXX CHARGING B.V.

By:		/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:		Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:		Authorized Signatory

ALLEGO HOLDING B.V.

By:		/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:		Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:		Management Board Member

E8 PARTENAIRES

By:		/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:		Chief Operating Officer

[Signature Page to Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization]

Exhibit A

Final Form

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [•], 2021, is made and entered into by and among Athena Pubco B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) (“NewCo”), Spartan Acquisition Sponsor III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Spartan Sponsor”), Xxxxxxxxx Charging B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) (“Xxxxxxxxx Charging”), E8 Partenaires, a French societe par actions simplifee (“E8 Investor”) and any Person (as defined below) who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement (each, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on February 8, 2021, Spartan Acquisition Corp. III, a Delaware corporation (the “SPAC”), Spartan Sponsor and certain other security holders named therein (the “Existing Holders”) entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement (the “Existing Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the SPAC granted Spartan Sponsor and the Existing Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the SPAC;

WHEREAS, on July 28, 2021, the SPAC, NewCo, Athena Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of NewCo, Allego Holding B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid), Xxxxxxxxx Charging, and, solely with respect to the provisions to which they are made a party, E8 Investor entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (as the same has been amended or supplemented from time to time, the “BCA”), pursuant to which, among other things, the parties to the BCA will undertake certain merger transactions as contemplated thereby and, as a result of such transactions, the SPAC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of NewCo (the “Business Combination”);

WHEREAS, after the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), certain Holders will own common shares of NewCo, with a nominal value of 1.00 euro per share (the “Common Shares”) and Spartan Sponsor will own Common Shares and warrants to purchase shares of Common Shares (the “Private Placement Warrants”); and

WHEREAS, the SPAC and the Existing Holders desire to terminate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement and the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which NewCo shall grant the Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of NewCo, as set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this Agreement, no party to this Agreement shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another party to this Agreement solely by reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and NewCo and its subsidiaries will not be deemed to be an Affiliate of Spartan Sponsor, Xxxxxxxxx Charging or E8 Investor.

“Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“BCA” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Block Trade” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.1.

“Board” shall mean the board of directors of NewCo.

“Business Combination” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

“Change of Control” means the transfer to or acquisition by (whether by tender offer, merger, consolidation, division or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, a person or entity or group of affiliated persons or entities (other than an underwriter pursuant to an offering), of NewCo’s voting securities if, after such transfer or acquisition, such person, entity or group of affiliated persons or entities would beneficially own (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of NewCo.

“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Common Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Demanding Holder” shall mean any Holder or group of Holders that together elects to dispose of Registrable Securities having an aggregate value of at least $50 million, at the time of the Underwritten Demand, under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering.

“E8 Investor” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Effectiveness Period” shall have the meaning given in subsection 3.1.1.

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

“Existing Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Existing Registration Rights Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Financial Counterparty” shall have meaning given in subsection 2.3.1.

“Holder Indemnified Persons” shall have the meaning given in subsection 4.1.1.

“Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Lock-Up Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 5.3.

“Xxxxxxxxx Charging” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Xxxxxxxxx Charging Underwritten Demand” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2(b).

“Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

“Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

“NewCo” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

“Other Coordinated Offering” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.1.

“Permitted Transferee” means, prior to the expiration of the lock-up set forth in Article V, any person or entity to whom such Lock-up Holder is permitted to Transfer any Registrable Securities pursuant to subsections 5.3.1 through 5.3.7.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, any court, administrative agency, regulatory body, commission or other governmental authority, board, bureau or instrumentality, domestic or foreign and any subdivision thereof or other entity, and also includes any managed investment account.

“Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

“Private Placement Warrants” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

“Pro Rata” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.3.

“Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

“Registrable Securities” shall mean (a) the Private Placement Warrants (including any Common Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Private Placement Warrants), (b) any outstanding Common Shares held by a Holder as of the date of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Common Shares issued in the Private Placement (as defined in the BCA)), (c) any equity securities (including the Common Shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such equity security) of NewCo issuable upon conversion of any working capital loans in an amount up to $1.5 million made to the SPAC by a Holder, and (d) any other equity security of NewCo issued or issuable with respect to any such Common Shares by way of a share dividend or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by NewCo and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (D) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 and Rule 145 (as applicable) promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) (but with no volume or other restrictions or limitations).

“Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any such registration statement having been declared effective by, or become effective pursuant to rules promulgated by, the Commission.

“Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and any securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed);

(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters solely in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for NewCo;

(E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of NewCo incurred specifically in connection with such Registration;

(F) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of any Registrable Securities on each securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed;

(G) the fees and expenses incurred by NewCo in connection with any Underwritten Offering or other offering involving an Underwriter;

(H) reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Demand to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Underwritten Offering or in the case of a Piggyback Registration, by the holders of fifty percent (50%) or more of the Registrable Securities participating in the offering not to exceed $30,000 per Registration or $75,000 per Underwritten Offering; and

(I) all expenses with respect to a road show that NewCo is obligated to participate in pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement under the Securities Act that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

“Requesting Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2 of this Agreement.

“Rule 144” shall mean Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

“Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

“SPAC” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals.

“Spartan Sponsor” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble

“Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1(c).

“Suspension Event” shall have the meaning given in Section 3.4 of this Agreement.

“Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act 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).

“Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal or as a broker, placement agent or sales agent in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

“Underwritten Demand” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2 of this Agreement.

“Underwritten Offering” shall mean a Registration in which securities of NewCo are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public.

“Withdrawal Notice” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.

ARTICLE II

REGISTRATIONS

2.1 Registration.

2.1.1 Shelf Registration. (a) NewCo agrees that, within fifteen (15) business days after the consummation of the Business Combination, NewCo will file with the Commission (at NewCo’s sole cost and expense) a Registration Statement registering the resale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities (a “Shelf Registration”).

(b) NewCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective by the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable after the initial filing of the Registration Statement. Subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, NewCo shall effect any Shelf Registration on such appropriate registration form of the Commission (i) as shall be selected by NewCo and (ii) as shall permit the resale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities by the Holders. If at any time a Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to this Section 2.1.1 is effective and a Holder provides written notice to NewCo that it intends to effect an offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement, NewCo will amend or supplement such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such offering to take place in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) If any Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, NewCo shall, subject to Section 3.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Registration Statement to again become effective under the Securities Act (including using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or file an additional Registration Statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”) registering the sale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing), and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, NewCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if NewCo is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date and otherwise eligible to use such form) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, available for use to permit the Holders named therein to sell their Registrable Securities included therein and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or Form F-3, as applicable, or similar short-form registration statement available to NewCo to the extent that NewCo is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form. NewCo’s obligation under this subsection 2.1.1(c), shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to Section 3.4.

(d) Subject to Section 3.4, in the event that any Holder holds Registrable Securities that are not registered for sale on a delayed or continuous basis, NewCo, upon written request of Spartan Sponsor or such Holder, shall promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the resale of such Registrable Securities to be covered, at NewCo’s option, by any then available Registration Statement (including by means of a post-effective amendment) or by filing a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement and cause the same to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and such Registration Statement or Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be subject to the terms hereof; provided, however, that NewCo shall only be required to cause such Registrable Securities to be so covered twice per calendar year for each of Spartan Sponsor and the Holders.

2.1.2 Underwritten Offering. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.3, Section 2.4 and Section 3.4 of this Agreement, any Demanding Holder may make a written demand to NewCo for an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in accordance with Section 2.1.1 of this Agreement (an

“Underwritten Demand”). NewCo shall, within ten (10) days of NewCo’s receipt of the Underwritten Demand, notify, in writing, all other Holders of such demand, and each Holder who thereafter requests to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand (each such Holder that requests to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering, a “Requesting Holder”) shall so notify NewCo, in writing, within five (5) days (two (2) days if such offering is an overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from NewCo. Upon receipt by NewCo of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s), such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in the Underwritten Offering pursuant to such Underwritten Demand. At the option of the Demanding Holder, the Underwritten Offering may be made pursuant to a Registration Statement filed in accordance with subsection 2.1.2(b) hereof if Xxxxxxxxx Charging elects to be a Requesting Holder; provided that such Underwritten Offering shall be understood to have been made pursuant to an Underwritten Demand and shall not be counted as a Xxxxxxxxx Charging Underwritten Demand (as defined herein) pursuant to subsection 2.1.2(b) of this Agreement except to the extent set forth in such subsections. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.2 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Demanding Holder initiating the Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, NewCo is not obligated to effect more than three (3) Underwritten Demands pursuant to this subsection 2.1.2 (a) and is not obligated to effect an Underwritten Offering within ninety (90) days after the closing of an Underwritten Offering.

(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.4 and Section 3.4 of this Agreement, Xxxxxxxxx Charging may make a written demand to NewCo for an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission (a “Xxxxxxxxx Charging Underwritten Demand”). NewCo shall within fifteen (15) business days of NewCo’s receipt of such Xxxxxxxxx Charging Underwritten Demand cause such Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective by the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable after the initial filing of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, NewCo is not obligated to effect more than three (3) Xxxxxxxxx Charging Underwritten Demands (which shall include any Underwritten Demand in which Xxxxxxxxx Charging participates as a Requesting Holder for the full amount of Registrable Securities that it elected to be included in such Underwritten Offering) pursuant to this subsection 2.1.2(b) and is not obligated to effect an Underwritten Offering within ninety (90) days after the closing of an Underwritten Offering.

2.1.3 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand, in good faith, advises or advise NewCo, the Demanding Holders, the Requesting Holders and other Persons holding Common Shares or other equity securities of NewCo that NewCo is obligated to include pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such Persons (if any), taken together with all other Common Shares or other securities which NewCo desires to sell, in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities or other equity securities of NewCo requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities of NewCo that can be sold in the Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then NewCo shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder and Requesting Holder (if any) has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Offering (such proportion is referred to herein as “Pro Rata”)) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities (provided, that in any Xxxxxxxxx Charging Underwritten Demand, the Maximum Number of Securities under this clause “first” shall be allocated first to Xxxxxxxxx Charging until Xxxxxxxxx Charging has sold, or is allocated in such Xxxxxxxxx Charging Underwritten Demand, 4.4 million Registrable Securities under this Agreement, and thereafter shall be allocated among the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders, Pro Rata); (ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i), Common Shares or other equity securities of NewCo that NewCo desires to sell and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), Common Shares or other equity securities of NewCo held by other Persons that NewCo is obligated to include pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such Persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

2.1.4 Registration Withdrawal. The Demanding Holders initiating an Underwritten Offering pursuant to subsection 2.1.2 of this Agreement shall have the right to withdraw from such Underwritten Offering for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to NewCo of their intention to withdraw from such Underwritten Offering prior to the launch of such Underwritten Offering (a “Withdrawal Notice”). Following the receipt of any such Withdrawal Notice, NewCo shall promptly forward such Withdrawal Notice to any other Holders that had elected to participate in such Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, NewCo shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with an Underwritten Demand prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.4. For the avoidance of doubt, any such Underwritten Offering shall constitute an Underwritten Demand pursuant to Section 2.1.2 notwithstanding delivery of any such Withdrawal Notice.

2.2 Piggyback Registration.

2.2.1 Piggyback Rights. If NewCo proposes to (i) file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities of NewCo, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities of NewCo, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of NewCo, other than a Registration Statement (A) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan, (B) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to NewCo’s existing securityholders, (C) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of NewCo or (D) for a dividend reinvestment plan, or (ii) consummate an Underwritten Offering for its own account or for the account of shareholders of NewCo, then NewCo shall give written notice of such proposed action to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable (but in the case of filing a Registration Statement, not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement), which notice shall (x) describe the amount and type of securities to be included, the intended method(s) of distribution and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, and (y) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within (a) five (5) days in the case of filing a Registration Statement and (b) two (2) days in the case of an Underwritten Offering (unless such offering is an overnight or bought Underwritten Offering, then one (1) day), in each case after receipt of such written notice (such Registration, a “Piggyback Registration”). NewCo shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of NewCo included in such Piggyback Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to include Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by NewCo.

2.2.2 Reduction of Piggyback Registration. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises or advise NewCo and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares of the equity securities of NewCo that NewCo desires to sell, taken together with (i) the shares of equity securities of NewCo, if any, as to which Registration or Underwritten Offering has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with Persons other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which Registration or Underwritten Offering has been requested pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement and (iii) the shares of equity securities of NewCo, if any, as to which Registration or Underwritten Offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggyback registration rights of other shareholders of NewCo, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

(a) If the Registration or Underwritten Offering is undertaken for NewCo’s account, NewCo shall include in any such Registration or Underwritten Offering (A) first, the Common Shares or other equity securities of NewCo that NewCo desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 of this Agreement, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), Common Shares or other equity securities of NewCo, if any, as to which Registration or Underwritten Offering has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggyback registration rights of other shareholders of NewCo, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; or

(b) If the Registration or Underwritten Offering is pursuant to a request by Persons other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then NewCo shall include in any such Registration or Underwritten Offering (A) first, Common Shares or other equity securities of NewCo, if any, of such requesting Persons, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 of this Agreement, Pro Rata, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (C) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), Common Shares or other equity securities of NewCo that NewCo desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), Common Shares or other equity securities of NewCo for the account of other Persons (other than those specified in clause (A)) that NewCo is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such Persons, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

2.2.3 Piggyback Registration Withdrawal. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw from a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to NewCo and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw from such Piggyback Registration prior to, as applicable, the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to such Piggyback Registration or the launch of the Underwritten Offering with respect to such Piggyback Registration. NewCo (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by Persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or abandon an Underwritten Offering in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the launch of such Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, NewCo shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3.

2.2.4 Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights. For purposes of clarity, any Registration or Underwritten Offering effected pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement shall not be counted as an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand or a Xxxxxxxxx Charging Underwritten Demand effected under Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

2.3 Block Trades; Other Coordinated Offerings.

2.3.1 Block Trade and Other Coordinated Offering Rights. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, but subject to Section 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective Registration Statement is on file with the Commission, if a Demanding Holder wishes to engage in (a) an underwritten registered offering not involving a “roadshow,” an offer commonly known as a “block trade” (a “Block Trade”) or (b) an “at the market” or similar registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal, (an “Other Coordinated Offering”), in each case, with a total aggregate offering price reasonably expected to exceed either (x) $25 million or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Demanding Holder, then if such Demanding Holder requires any assistance from NewCo pursuant to this Section 2.3, such Holder shall notify NewCo of the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering at least fourteen (14) days prior to the day such offering is to commence and NewCo shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering; provided, that the Demanding Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with NewCo and any Underwriters or brokers, sales agents or placement agents (each, a “Financial Counterparty”) prior to making such request in order to facilitate preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other offering documentation related to the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering.

2.3.2 Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering Withdrawal. Prior to the filing of the applicable “red xxxxxxx” prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, a majority-in interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to withdraw from such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to NewCo, the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) and Financial Counterparty (if any). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, NewCo shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.3.2.

2.3.3 Piggyback Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Section 2.2 shall not apply to a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering initiated by a Demanding Holder pursuant to Section 2.3 of this Agreement.

2.3.4 Underwriters and Financial Counterparty. The Demanding Holder in a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall have the right to select the Underwriters and Financial Counterparty (if any) for such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering (in each case, which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks).

2.3.5 Maximum Demands. A Holder in the aggregate may demand no more than four (4) Block Trades or Other Coordinated Offerings pursuant to this Section 2.3 in any twelve (12) month period. For the avoidance of doubt, any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Offering pursuant to subsection 2.1.2 hereof.

2.4 Restrictions on Registration Rights. If the Holders have requested an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Demand and in the good faith judgment of the Board such Underwritten Offering would be seriously detrimental to NewCo and the Board concludes as a result that it is essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement or the undertaking of such Underwritten Offering at such time, then in each case NewCo shall furnish to such Holders duly authorized resolutions of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board it would be seriously detrimental to NewCo for such Registration Statement to be filed or to undertake such Underwritten Offering in the near future and that it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such Registration Statement or undertaking of such Underwritten Offering. In such event, NewCo shall have the right to defer such filing or offering for a period of not more than thirty (30) days. In no event shall this Section 2.4 limit the rights of NewCo set forth in Section 3.4 hereof.

ARTICLE III

NEWCO PROCEDURES

3.1 General Procedures. NewCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof (and including all manners of distribution in such Registration Statement as Holders may reasonably request in connection with the filing of such Registration Statement and as permitted by law, including distribution of Registrable Securities to a Holder’s members, securityholders or partners), and pursuant thereto NewCo shall, as expeditiously as possible and to the extent applicable:

3.1.1 prepare and file with the Commission, within the time frame required by subsection 2.1.1, a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective, including filing a replacement Registration Statement, if necessary, until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold or are no longer outstanding (such period, the “Effectiveness Period”);

3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be reasonably requested by the Demanding Holders or any Underwriter or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by NewCo or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or are no longer outstanding;

3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or Underwritten Offering, and such Holders’ legal counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the legal counsel for any such Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders; provided, that NewCo will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s XXXXX system;

3.1.4 prior to any Registration of Registrable Securities, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request (or provide evidence satisfactory to such Holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification) and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of NewCo and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable

Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that NewCo shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

3.1.5 cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by NewCo are then listed;

3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

3.1.8 during the Effectiveness Period, furnish a conformed copy of each filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, promptly after such filing of such documents with the Commission to each seller of such Registrable Securities or its counsel; provided, that NewCo will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s XXXXX system;

3.1.9 notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act;

3.1.10 subject to the provisions of this Agreement, notify the Holders of the happening of any event as a result of which a Misstatement exists, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 of this Agreement;

3.1.11 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering, or sale by a Financial Counterparty pursuant to such Registration, permit a representative of the Holders (such representative to be selected by a majority of the Holders), the Underwriters or other financial institutions facilitating such Underwritten Offering, Block Trade, Other Coordinated Offering or other sale pursuant to such Registration, if any, and any attorney, consultant or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such Person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, and cause NewCo’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, financial institution, attorney, consultant or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to NewCo, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

3.1.12 use commercially reasonable efforts to allow Underwriters to obtain a comfort letter from NewCo’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade or sale by a Financial Counterparty pursuant to such Registration (subject to such Financial Counterparty providing such certification or representation reasonably requested by NewCo’s independent registered public accountants and NewCo’s counsel), in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request;

3.1.13 in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a Financial Counterparty pursuant to such Registration, on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, use commercially reasonable efforts to allow counsel representing NewCo for the purposes of such Registration to deliver customary legal opinions, addressed to the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in opinions delivered in connection with such transactions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to such placement agent, sales agent or Underwriter;

3.1.14 in the event of an Underwritten Offering or a Block Trade, or an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a Financial Counterparty pursuant to such Registration to which NewCo has consented, to the extent reasonably requested by such Financial Counterparty in order to engage in such offering, allow the Financial Counterparty to conduct customary “underwriter’s due diligence” with respect to NewCo;

3.1.15 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, an Other Coordinated Offering or sale by a Financial Counterparty pursuant to such Registration, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting or other purchase or sales agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter or Financial Counterparty of such offering or sale;

3.1.16 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of NewCo’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);

3.1.17 use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of NewCo to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and

3.1.18 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.

3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses in respect of all Registrations shall be borne by NewCo. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No Person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of NewCo pursuant to a Registration initiated by NewCo hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by NewCo and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

3.4 Suspension of Sales. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, NewCo shall be entitled to (A) delay or postpone the (i) initial effectiveness of any Registration Statement or (ii) launch of any Underwritten Offering, in each case, filed or requested pursuant to this Agreement, and (B) from time to time to require the Holders not to sell under any Registration Statement or Prospectus or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by NewCo or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event, the Board reasonably believes, upon the advice of legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by NewCo in the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus of material information that NewCo has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement or Prospectus would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Board, upon the advice of legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement or Prospectus to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that NewCo may not delay or suspend a Registration Statement, Prospectus or Underwritten Offering on more than two (2) occasions, for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve (12) month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from NewCo of a Suspension Event while a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event a Misstatement exists, each Holder agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of registered securities under each Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement until the Holder receives copies of a supplemental or amended Prospectus (which NewCo agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the relevant misstatements or omissions and receives notice

that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by NewCo that it may resume such offers and sales and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of information included in such written notice delivered by NewCo unless otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by NewCo, the Holders will deliver to NewCo or, in Holders’ sole discretion destroy, all copies of each Prospectus covering Registrable Securities in Holders’ possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy shall not apply (A) to the extent the Holders are required to retain a copy of such Prospectus (x) to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (y) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (B) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.

3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, NewCo, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by NewCo after the date hereof pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. NewCo further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell or otherwise dispose of shares of Registrable Securities held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including using commercially reasonable efforts to provide any reasonably requested legal opinions.

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

4.1 Indemnification.

4.1.1 NewCo agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers, directors, employees, advisors, agents, representatives, members and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) (collectively, the “Holder Indemnified Persons”) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and inclusive of all reasonable attorneys’ fees arising out of the enforcement of each such Persons’ rights under this Section 4.1) resulting from any Misstatement or alleged Misstatement, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to NewCo by or on behalf of such Holder Indemnified Person specifically for use therein.

4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to NewCo in writing such information and affidavits as NewCo reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify NewCo, its directors, officers, employees, advisors, agents, representatives and each Person who controls NewCo (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and inclusive of all reasonable attorneys’ fees arising out of the enforcement of each such Persons’ rights under this Section 4.1) resulting from any Misstatement or alleged Misstatement, but only to the extent that the same are made in reliance on and in conformity with information relating to the Holder so furnished in writing to NewCo by or on behalf of such Holder specifically for use therein. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

4.1.3 Any Person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided, that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any Person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim or there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict

of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director, employee, advisor, agent, representative, member or controlling Person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities.

4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall to the extent permitted by law contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by a court of law by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such indemnifying party or such indemnified party and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 of this Agreement, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

ARTICLE V

LOCK-UP

5.1 Xxxxxxxxx Charging. Xxxxxxxxx Charging agrees not to Transfer the Registrable Securities received by it pursuant to the Business Combination, without the prior written consent of the Board, until the date that is one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Closing or earlier if, subsequent to the Closing, (i) the last sale price of the Common Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period commencing at least one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Closing, or (ii) NewCo consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of NewCo’s stockholders having the right to exchange their Common Shares for cash, securities or other property. For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions set forth in this Article V do not apply to any Registrable Securities received by Xxxxxxxxx Charging pursuant to the Private Placement (as defined in the BCA).

5.2. E8. E8 agrees not to Transfer the Registrable Securities that constitute E8 Part B Company Shares received by it in the E8 Share Issuance (as defined in the BCA) until the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Closing or earlier if, subsequent to the Closing, NewCo consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of NewCo’s stockholders having the right to exchange their Common Shares for cash, securities or other property.

5.3 Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2, Xxxxxxxxx Charging, or E8 and each of their respective Permitted Transferees (each, a “Lock-up Holder”), as the case may be, may Transfer Registrable Securities:

5.3.1 by will, other testamentary document or intestacy;

5.3.2 as a bona fide gift or gifts, including to charitable organizations or for bona fide estate planning purposes;

5.3.3 to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the Lock-up Holder or the immediate family of the Lock-up Holder, or if the Lock-up Holder is a trust, to a trustor or beneficiary of the trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust;

5.3.4 to a partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which such Lock-up Holder or the immediate family of such Lock-up Holder are the legal and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding equity securities or similar interests;

5.3.5 (A) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of such Lock-up Holder, or to any investment fund or other entity controlling, controlled by, managing or managed by or under common control with such Lock-up Holder or affiliates of such Lock-up Holder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where such Lock-up Holder is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership), or (B) as part of a distribution to members or shareholders of such Lock-up Holder;

5.3.6 to a nominee or custodian of any person or entity to whom a Transfer would be permissible under subsections 5.3.1 through 5.3.5 above;

5.3.7 in the case of an individual, by operation of law, such as pursuant to a qualified domestic order, divorce settlement, divorce decree, separation agreement or related court order;

5.3.8 from an employee or a director of, or a service provider to, NewCo or any of its subsidiaries upon the death, disability or termination of employment, in each case, of such person; or

5.3.9 pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction that is approved by the Board and made to all holders of shares of NewCo’s capital stock involving a Change of Control (including negotiating and entering into an agreement providing for any such transaction), provided that in the event that such tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction is not completed, the Lock-up Holder’s Registrable Securities shall remain subject to the Lock-up;

provided that, in the case of any Transfer of Registrable Securities pursuant to subsections 5.3.1 through 5.3.7 above, (1) such Transfer shall not involve a disposition for value; (2) the Registrable Securities shall remain subject to the Lock-up; (3) any required public report or filing shall disclose the nature of such Transfer and that the Registrable Securities remain subject to the Lock-up; and (4) there shall be no voluntary public disclosure or other announcement of such Transfer.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service or sent by overnight mail via a reputable overnight carrier, in each case providing evidence of delivery or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, telecopy, telegram, facsimile or email. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third (3rd) business day following the date on which it is mailed, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, telecopy, telegram or overnight mail, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation, and in

the case of notices delivered by facsimile or email, at such time as it is successfully transmitted to the addressee. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to NewCo, to: [___], and, if to any Holder, to the address of such Holder as it appears in the applicable register for the Registrable Securities or such other address as may be designated in writing by such Holder (including on the signature pages hereto). Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 6.1.

6.2 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

6.2.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of NewCo hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by NewCo in whole or in part.

6.2.2 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors.

6.2.3 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any Persons that are not parties hereto or do not hereafter become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.2 of this Agreement.

6.2.4 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate NewCo unless and until NewCo shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 6.1 of this Agreement and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to NewCo, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 6.2 shall be null and void.

6.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.

6.4 Governing Law; Venue. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

6.5 Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

6.6 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of NewCo and the Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities held by the Holders at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects any Holder, solely in his, her or its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of NewCo, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected and (b) any amendment or waiver hereof that materially and adversely affects the rights expressly granted to Spartan Sponsor shall require the consent of Spartan Sponsor. No course of dealing between any Holder or NewCo and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or NewCo in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or NewCo. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

6.7 Other Registration Rights. NewCo represents and warrants that no Person, other than (a) a Holder of Registrable Securities, (b) the parties to those certain Subscription Agreements, dated as of July 28, 2021, by and between NewCo and certain investors, and (c) the holders of the SPAC’s warrants pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2021, and assumed by NewCo on or about the date hereof, has any right to require NewCo to register any securities of NewCo for sale or to include such securities of NewCo in any Registration filed by NewCo for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. Further, NewCo represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. NewCo shall not, without the prior consent of Spartan Sponsor enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent in any material respect with, or provides registration rights that are senior in priority to, the rights granted to the Holders by this Agreement.

6.8 Term. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of this Agreement and (ii) with respect to any Holder, the date as of which such Holder ceases to hold any Registrable Securities. The provisions of Article IV shall survive any termination.

6.9 Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could be more narrowly drawn so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

6.10 Entire Agreement; Restatement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter. Upon the Closing, the Existing Registration Rights Agreement shall no longer be of any force or effect.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

NEWCO:

ATHENA PUBCO B.V.,

a Dutch private limited liability company

By:

Name:

Title:

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

HOLDERS:

SPARTAN ACQUISITION SPONSOR III LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:

Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx

Title: Chief Executive Officer

XXXXXXXXX CHARGING B.V.,

a Dutch private limited liability company

By:

Name:

Title:

E8 PARTENAIRES,

a French societe par actions simplifee

By:

Name:

Title:

[OTHER HOLDERS]

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

Exhibit B

Final Form

This is a translation into English of the official Dutch version of the articles of association of a public company with limited liability under Dutch law. Definitions included in Article 1 below appear in the English alphabetical order, but will appear in the Dutch alphabetical order in the official Dutch version. In the event of a conflict between the English and Dutch texts, the Dutch text shall prevail.

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

ALLEGO N.V.

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

Article 1

1.1

In these articles of association the following definitions shall apply:


Article		An article of these articles of association.

Board		The Company’s board of directors.

Board Rules		The internal rules applicable to the Board, as drawn up by the Board.

CEO		The Company’s chief executive officer.

Chairperson		The Chairperson of the Board.

Company		The company to which these articles of association pertain.

DCC		The Dutch Civil Code.

Director		A member of the Board.

Executive Director		An executive Director.

General Meeting		The Company’s general meeting.

Group Company		An entity or partnership which is organisationally connected with the Company in an economic unit within the meaning of Section 2:24b DCC.

Indemnified Officer		A current or former Director or such other current or former officer or employee of the Company or its Group Companies as designated by the Board.

Meeting Rights		With respect to the Company, the rights attributed by law to the holders of depository receipts issued for shares with a company’s cooperation, including the right to attend and address a General Meeting.



Non-Executive Director		A non-executive Director.

Person with Meeting Rights		A shareholder, a usufructuary or pledgee with voting rights or a holder of depository receipts for ordinary shares issued with the Company’s cooperation.

Record Date		The date of registration for a General Meeting as provided by law.

Simple Majority		More than half of the votes cast.

Subsidiary		A subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 2:24a DCC.

Vice-Chairperson		The vice-Chairperson of the Board.

1.2

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “ordinary shares” or “shareholders” are to ordinary shares in the Company’s capital or to the holders thereof, respectively.

1.3

References to statutory provisions are to those provisions as they are in force from time to time.

1.4

Terms that are defined in the singular have a corresponding meaning in the plural.

1.5

Words denoting a gender include each other gender.

1.6

Except as otherwise required by law, the terms “written” and “in writing” include the use of electronic means of communication.

NAME AND SEAT

Article 2

2.1

The Company’s name is Allego N.V.

2.2

The Company has its corporate seat in Arnhem.

OBJECTS

Article 3

The Company’s objects are:

to invent, to develop, to supply and to exploit public and private charging infrastructure for any type of transport using zero emission fuels (electricity, hydrogen) in and for the benefit of municipalities, regions, companies and consumers in order to, but not limited to, stimulate zero emission mobility, make the society more sustainable, reduce CO2 and NOx emissions and improve the quality of air;

the development and delivery of products and services aimed at (initiatives in) the field of clean mobility, which in any way relate or relate to zero emission mobility, as well as promoting the development of such products and services and everything related to the aforementioned in the widest sense;

to actively stimulate and participate in studies, developments, the provision of information and sharing of knowledge with regard to the impact of zero emission mobility at a national, European and global level, in collaboration with governments, companies, knowledge institutions and other parties concerned;

to incorporate, to participate in any manner whatsoever, to manage, to supervise, to cooperate with, to acquire, to maintain, to dispose of, to transfer or to administer in any other manner whatsoever all sorts of participations and interests in businesses, legal entities and companies as well as to enter into joint ventures;

e.	to finance assets, businesses, legal entities and companies;

f.	to borrow, to lend and to raise funds, to participate in all sorts of financial transactions, including the issue of bonds, promissory notes or other securities, to invest in securities in the widest sense of the word, and to enter into agreements in connection with the foregoing;

g.	to grant guarantees, to bind the Company and to grant security over the assets of the Company for the benefit of Group Companies and for the benefit of third parties;

h.	to advise and to render services to Group Companies and to third parties;

i.	to acquire, to administer, to operate, to encumber, to dispose of and to transfer moveable assets and real property and any right to or interest therein;

j.	to trade in currencies, securities and financial assets in general;

to obtain, to exploit, to dispose of and to transfer patents and other industrial and intellectual property rights, to obtain and to grant licenses, sub-licenses and similar rights of whatever name and description and, if necessary, to protect the rights derived from patents and other industrial and intellectual property rights, licenses, sub-licenses and similar rights against infringements by third parties;

l.	to carry out all sorts of industrial, financial and commercial activities, including the import, export, purchase, sale, distribution and marketing of products and raw materials; and

m.	to do anything which, in the widest sense, is connected with or may be conducive to the objects described above.

SHARES—AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL AND DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS

Article 4

4.1

The Company’s authorised share capital amounts to [amount] euro (EUR [amount]).

4.2

The authorised share capital is divided into [number] ([number]) ordinary shares, each having a nominal value of twelve eurocents (EUR 0.12).

4.3

The Board may resolve that one or more ordinary shares are divided into such number of fractional ordinary shares as may be determined by the Board. Unless specified differently, the provisions of these articles of association concerning ordinary shares and shareholders apply mutatis mutandis to fractional ordinary shares and the holders thereof, respectively.

4.4

The Company may cooperate with the issue of depository receipts for ordinary shares in its capital.

SHARES—FORM AND SHARE REGISTER

Article 5

5.1

All ordinary shares are in registered form. The Company may issue share certificates for ordinary shares in registered form as may be approved by the Board. Each Director is authorised to sign any such share certificate on behalf of the Company.

5.2

Ordinary Shares shall be numbered consecutively, starting from 1.

5.3

The Board shall keep a register setting out the names and addresses of all shareholders and all holders of a usufruct or pledge in respect of ordinary shares. The register shall also set out any other particulars that must be included in the register pursuant to applicable law. Part of the register may be kept outside the Netherlands to comply with applicable local law or pursuant to stock exchange rules.

5.4

Shareholders, usufructuaries and pledgees shall provide the Board with the necessary particulars in a timely fashion. Any consequences of not, or incorrectly, notifying such particulars shall be borne by the party concerned.

5.5

All notifications may be sent to shareholders, usufructuaries and pledgees at their respective addresses as set out in the register.

SHARES—ISSUE

Article 6

6.1

The Company can only issue ordinary shares pursuant to a resolution of the General Meeting or of another body authorised by the General Meeting for this purpose for a specified period not exceeding five years. When granting such authorisation, the number of ordinary shares that may be issued must be specified. The authorisation may be extended, in each case for a period not exceeding five years. Unless stipulated differently when granting the authorisation, the authorisation cannot be revoked. For as long as and to the extent that another body has been authorised to resolve to issue ordinary shares, the General Meeting shall not have this authority.

6.2

Article 6.1 applies mutatis mutandis to the granting of rights to subscribe for ordinary shares, but does not apply in respect of issuing ordinary shares to a party exercising a previously acquired right to subscribe for ordinary shares.

6.3

The Company may not subscribe for ordinary shares in its own capital.

SHARES—PRE-EMPTION RIGHTS

Article 7

7.1

Upon an issue of ordinary shares, each shareholder shall have a pre-emption right in proportion to the aggregate nominal value of his ordinary shares.

7.2

In deviation of Article 7.1, shareholders do not have pre-emption rights in respect of:

ordinary shares issued against non-cash contribution; or

ordinary shares issued to employees of the Company or of a Group Company.

7.3

The Company shall announce an issue with pre-emption rights and the period during which those rights can be exercised in the State Gazette and in a daily newspaper with national distribution, unless the announcement is sent in writing to all shareholders at the addresses submitted by them.

7.4

Pre-emption rights may be exercised for a period of at least two weeks after the date of announcement in the State Gazette or after the announcement was sent to the shareholders.

7.5

Pre-emption rights may be limited or excluded by a resolution of the General Meeting or of the body authorised as referred to in Article 6.1, if that body was authorised by the General Meeting for this purpose for a specified period not exceeding five years. The authorisation may be extended, in each case for a period not exceeding five years. Unless stipulated differently when granting the authorisation, the authorisation cannot be revoked. For as long as and to the extent that another body has been authorised to resolve to limit or exclude pre-emption rights, the General Meeting shall not have this authority.

7.6

A resolution of the General Meeting to limit or exclude pre-emption rights, or to grant an authorisation as referred to in Article 7.5, shall require a majority of at least two thirds of the votes cast if less than half of the issued share capital is represented at the General Meeting.

7.7

The preceding provisions of this Article 7 apply mutatis mutandis to the granting of rights to subscribe for ordinary shares, but do not apply in respect of issuing ordinary shares to a party exercising a previously acquired right to subscribe for ordinary shares.

SHARES—PAYMENT

Article 8

8.1

Without prejudice to Section 2:80(2) DCC, the nominal value of an ordinary share and, if the ordinary share is subscribed for at a higher price, the difference between these amounts must be paid up upon subscription for that ordinary share.

8.2

Ordinary shares must be paid up in cash, except to the extent that payment by means of a contribution in another form has been agreed.

8.3

Payment in a currency other than the euro can only be made with the Company’s consent. Where such a payment is made, the payment obligation is satisfied for the amount in euro for which the paid amount can be freely exchanged. Without prejudice to the last sentence of Section 2:80a(3) DCC, the date of the payment determines the exchange rate.

SHARES—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Article 9

9.1

The Company may not provide security, give a price guarantee, warrant performance in any other way or commit itself jointly and severally or otherwise with or for others with a view to the subscription for or acquisition of ordinary shares or depository receipts for ordinary shares in its capital by others. This prohibition applies equally to Subsidiaries.

9.2

The Company and its Subsidiaries may not provide loans with a view to the subscription for or acquisition of ordinary shares or depository receipts for ordinary shares in the Company’s capital by others, unless the Board resolves to do so and Section 2:98c DCC is observed.

9.3

The preceding provisions of this Article 9 do not apply if ordinary shares or depository receipts for ordinary shares are subscribed for or acquired by or for employees of the Company or of a Group Company.

SHARES—ACQUISITION OF OWN SHARES

Article 10

10.1

The acquisition by the Company of ordinary shares in its own capital which have not been fully paid up shall be null and void.

10.2

The Company may only acquire fully paid up ordinary shares in its own capital for no consideration or if and to the extent that the General Meeting has authorised the Board for this purpose and all other relevant statutory requirements of Section 2:98 DCC are observed.

10.3

An authorisation as referred to in Article 10.2 remains valid for no longer than eighteen months. When granting such authorisation, the General Meeting shall determine the number of ordinary shares that may be acquired, how they may be acquired and within which range the acquisition price must be. An authorisation shall not be required for the Company to acquire ordinary shares in its own capital in order to transfer them to employees of the Company or of a Group Company pursuant to an arrangement applicable to them, provided that these ordinary shares are included on the price list of a stock exchange.

10.4

Without prejudice to Articles 10.1 through 10.3, the Company may acquire ordinary shares in its own capital for cash consideration or for consideration satisfied in the form of assets.

In the case of a consideration being satisfied in the form of assets, the value thereof, as determined by the Board, must be within the range stipulated by the General Meeting as referred to in Article 10.3.

10.5

The previous provisions of this Article 10 do not apply to ordinary shares acquired by the Company under universal title of succession.

10.6

In this Article 10, references to ordinary shares include depository receipts for ordinary shares.

SHARES—REDUCTION OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

Article 11

11.1

The General Meeting can resolve to reduce the Company’s issued share capital by cancelling ordinary shares or by reducing the nominal value of ordinary shares by virtue of an amendment to these articles of association. The resolution must designate the ordinary shares to which the resolution relates and it must provide for the implementation of the resolution.

11.2

A resolution to cancel ordinary shares may only relate to ordinary shares held by the Company itself or in respect of which the Company holds the depository receipts.

11.3

A resolution of the General Meeting to reduce the Company’s issued share capital shall require a majority of at least two thirds of the votes cast if less than half of the issued share capital is represented at the General Meeting.

SHARES—ISSUE AND TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS

Article 12

12.1

Except as otherwise provided or allowed by Dutch law, the issue or transfer of a ordinary share shall require a deed to that effect and, in the case of a transfer and unless the Company itself is a party to the transaction, acknowledgement of the transfer by the Company.

12.2

The acknowledgement shall be set out in the deed or shall be made in such other manner as prescribed by law.

12.3

For as long as any ordinary shares are admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Stock Market or on any other regulated stock exchange operating in the United States of America, the laws of the State of New York shall apply to the property law aspects of the ordinary shares reflected in the register administered by the relevant transfer agent, without prejudice to the applicable provisions of Chapters 4 and 5 of Title 10 of Book 10 DCC.

SHARES—USUFRUCT AND PLEDGE

Article 13

13.1

Ordinary shares can be encumbered with a usufruct or pledge.

13.2

The voting rights attached to an ordinary share which is subject to a usufruct or pledge vest in the shareholder concerned.

13.3

In deviation of Article 13.2, the holder of a usufruct or pledge on ordinary shares shall have the voting rights attached thereto if this was provided when the usufruct or pledge was created.

13.4

Usufructuaries and pledgees without voting rights shall not have Meeting Rights.

BOARD - COMPOSITION

Article 14

14.1

The Company has a Board consisting of:

one or more Executive Directors, being primarily charged with the Company’s day-to-day operations; and

one or more Non-Executive Directors, being primarily charged with the supervision of the performance of the duties of the Directors.

The Board shall be composed of individuals.

14.2

The Board shall determine the number of Executive Directors and the number of Non-Executive Directors.

14.3

The Board shall elect an Executive Director to be the CEO. The Board may dismiss the CEO, provided that the CEO so dismissed shall subsequently continue his term of office as an Executive Director without having the title of CEO.

14.4

The Board shall elect a Non-Executive Director to be the Chairperson and another Non-Executive Director to be the Vice-Chairperson. The Board may dismiss the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson, provided that the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson so dismissed shall subsequently continue his term of office as a Non-Executive Director without having the title of Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson, respectively.

14.5

If a Director is absent or incapacitated, he may be replaced temporarily by a person whom the Board has designated for that purpose and, until then, the other Director(s) shall be charged with the management of the Company. If all Directors are absent or incapacitated, the management of the Company shall be attributed to the person who most recently ceased to hold office as the Chairperson. If such former Chairperson is unwilling or unable to accept that position, the management of the Company shall be attributed to the person who most recently ceased to hold office as the CEO. If such former CEO is also unwilling or unable to accept that position, the management of the Company shall be attributed to one or more persons whom the General Meeting has designated for that purpose. The person(s) charged with the management of the Company in this manner, may designate one or more persons to be charged with the management of the Company instead of, or together with, such person(s).

14.6

A Director shall be considered to be absent or incapacitated within the meaning of Article 14.5:

during the existence of a vacancy on the Board, including as a result of:

his death;

ii.

his dismissal by the General Meeting, other than at the proposal of the Board; or

iii.

his voluntary resignation before his term of office has expired;

iv.

not being reappointed by the General Meeting, notwithstanding a (binding) nomination to that effect by the Board,

provided that the Board may always decide to decrease the number of Directors such that a vacancy no longer exists; or

during his suspension; or

in a period during which the Company has not been able to contact him (including as a result of illness), provided that such period lasted longer than five consecutive days (or such other period as determined by the Board on the basis of the facts and circumstances at hand).

BOARD - APPOINTMENT, SUSPENSION AND DISMISSAL

Article 15

15.1

The General Meeting shall appoint the Directors and may at any time suspend or dismiss any Director. In addition, the Board may at any time suspend an Executive Director.

15.2

The General Meeting can only appoint Directors upon a nomination by the Board. The General Meeting may at any time resolve to render such nomination to be non-binding by a majority of at least two thirds of the votes cast representing more than half of the issued share capital. If a nomination is rendered non-binding, a new nomination shall be made by the Board. If the nomination comprises one candidate for a vacancy, a resolution concerning the nomination shall result in the appointment of the candidate, unless the nomination is rendered non-binding. A second meeting as referred to in Section 2:120(3) DCC cannot be convened.

15.3

At a General Meeting, a resolution to appoint a Director can only be passed in respect of candidates whose names are stated for that purpose in the agenda of that General Meeting or the explanatory notes thereto.

15.4

Upon the appointment of a person as a Director, the General Meeting shall determine whether that person is appointed as Executive Director or as Non-Executive Director.

15.5

A resolution of the General Meeting to suspend or dismiss a Director shall require a majority of at least two thirds of the votes cast representing more than half of the issued share capital, unless the resolution is passed at the proposal of the Board. A second meeting as referred to in Section 2:120(3) DCC cannot be convened.

15.6

If a Director is suspended and the General Meeting does not resolve to dismiss him within three months from the date of such suspension, the suspension shall lapse.

BOARD—DUTIES AND ORGANISATION

Article 16

16.1

The Board is charged with the management of the Company, subject to the restrictions contained in these articles of association. In performing their duties, Directors shall be guided by the interests of the Company and of the business connected with it.

16.2

The Board shall draw up Board Rules concerning its organisation, decision-making and other internal matters, with due observance of these articles of association. In performing their duties, the Directors shall act in compliance with the Board Rules.

16.3

The Directors may allocate their duties amongst themselves in or pursuant to the Board Rules or otherwise pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Board, provided that:

the Executive Directors shall be charged with the Company’s day-to-day operations;

the task of supervising the performance of the duties of the Directors cannot be taken away from the Non-Executive Directors;

the Chairperson must be a Non-Executive Director; and

the making of proposals for the appointment of a Director and the determination of the compensation of the Executive Directors cannot be allocated to an Executive Director.

16.4

The Board may determine in writing, in or pursuant to the Board Rules or otherwise pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Board, that one or more Directors can validly pass resolutions in respect of matters which fall under his/their duties.

16.5

The Board shall establish the committees which the Company is required to have and otherwise such committees as are deemed to be appropriate by the Board. The Board shall draw up (and/or include in the Board Rules) rules concerning the organisation, decision-making and other internal matters of its committees.

16.6

The Board may perform the legal acts referred to in Section 2:94(1) DCC without the prior approval of the General Meeting.

BOARD—DECISION-MAKING

Article 17

17.1

Without prejudice to Article 17.5, each Director may cast one vote in the decision-making of the Board.

17.2

A Director can be represented by another Director holding a written proxy for the purpose of the deliberations and the decision-making of the Board.

17.3

Resolutions of the Board shall be passed, irrespective of whether this occurs at a meeting or otherwise, by Simple Majority unless the Board Rules provide differently.

17.4

Invalid votes, blank votes and abstentions shall not be counted as votes cast. Directors who casted an invalid or blank vote or who abstained from voting shall be taken into account when determining the number of Directors who are present or represented at a meeting of the Board.

17.5

Where there is a tie in any vote of the Board, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote, provided that there are at least three Directors in office. Otherwise, the relevant resolution shall not have been passed.

17.6

The Executive Directors shall not participate in the decision-making concerning:

the determination of the compensation of Executive Directors; and

the instruction of an auditor to audit the annual accounts if the General Meeting has not granted such instruction.

17.7

A Director shall not participate in the deliberations and decision-making of the Board on a matter in relation to which he has a direct or indirect personal interest which conflicts with the interests of the Company and of the business connected with it. If, as a result thereof, no resolution can be passed by the Board, the resolution may nevertheless be passed by the Board as if none of the Directors has a conflict of interests as described in the previous sentence.

17.8

Meetings of the Board can be held through audio-communication facilities, unless a Director objects thereto.

17.9

Resolutions of the Board may, instead of at a meeting, be passed in writing, provided that all Directors are familiar with the resolution to be passed and none of them objects to this decision-making process. Articles 17.1 through 17.7 apply mutatis mutandis.

17.10

The approval of the General Meeting is required for resolutions of the Board concerning a material change to the identity or the character of the Company or the business, including in any event:

transferring the business or materially all of the business to a third party;

entering into or terminating a long-lasting alliance of the Company or of a Subsidiary either with another entity or company, or as a fully liable partner of a limited partnership or general partnership, if this alliance or termination is of significant importance for the Company; and

acquiring or disposing of an interest in the capital of a company by the Company or by a Subsidiary with a value of at least one third of the value of the assets, according to the balance sheet with explanatory notes or, if the Company prepares a consolidated balance sheet, according to the consolidated balance sheet with explanatory notes in the Company’s most recently adopted annual accounts.

17.11

The absence of the approval of the General Meeting of a resolution as referred to in Article 17.10 shall result in the relevant resolution being null and void pursuant to Section 2:14(1) DCC but shall not affect the powers of representation of the Board or of the Directors.

BOARD—COMPENSATION

Article 18

18.1

The General Meeting shall determine the Company’s policy concerning the compensation of the Board with due observance of the relevant statutory requirements.

18.2

The compensation of Directors shall be determined by the Board with due observance of the policy referred to in Article 18.1.

18.3

The Board shall submit proposals concerning compensation arrangements for the Board in the form of ordinary shares or rights to subscribe for ordinary shares to the General Meeting for approval. This proposal must at least include the number of ordinary shares or rights to subscribe for ordinary shares that may be awarded to the Board and which criteria apply for such awards or changes thereto. The absence of the approval of the General Meeting shall not affect the powers of representation.

BOARD - REPRESENTATION

Article 19

19.1

The Board is entitled to represent the Company.

19.2

The power to represent the Company also vests in the CEO individually, as well as in any other two Executive Directors acting jointly.

19.3

The Company may also be represented by the holder of a power of attorney to that effect. If the Company grants a power of attorney to an individual, the Board may grant an appropriate title to such person.

INDEMNITY

Article 20

20.1

The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each of its Indemnified Officers against:

any financial losses or damages incurred by such Indemnified Officer; and

any expense reasonably paid or incurred by such Indemnified Officer in connection with any threatened, pending or completed suit, claim, action or legal proceedings of a civil, criminal, administrative or other nature, formal or informal, in which he becomes involved,

to the extent this relates to his current or former position with the Company and/or a Group Company and in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law.

20.2

No indemnification shall be given to an Indemnified Officer:

if a competent court or arbitral tribunal has established, without having (or no longer having) the possibility for appeal, that the acts or omissions of such Indemnified Officer that led to the financial losses, damages, expenses, suit, claim, action or legal proceedings as described in Article 20.1 are of an unlawful nature (including acts or omissions which are considered to constitute malice, gross negligence, intentional recklessness and/or serious culpability attributable to such Indemnified Officer);

to the extent that his financial losses, damages and expenses are covered under insurance and the relevant insurer has settled, or has provided reimbursement for, these financial losses, damages and expenses (or has irrevocably undertaken to do so);

in relation to proceedings brought by such Indemnified Officer against the Company, except for proceedings brought to enforce indemnification to which he is entitled pursuant to these articles of association, pursuant to an agreement between such Indemnified Officer and the Company which has been approved by the Board or pursuant to insurance taken out by the Company for the benefit of such Indemnified Officer; or

for any financial losses, damages or expenses incurred in connection with a settlement of any proceedings effected without the Company’s prior consent.

20.3

The Board may stipulate additional terms, conditions and restrictions in relation to the indemnification referred to in Article 20.1.

GENERAL MEETING—CONVENING AND HOLDING MEETINGS

Article 21

21.1

Annually, at least one General Meeting shall be held. This annual General Meeting shall be held within six months after the end of the Company’s financial year.

21.2

A General Meeting shall also be held:

within three months after the Board has considered it to be likely that the Company’s equity has decreased to an amount equal to or lower than half of its paid up and called up capital, in order to discuss the measures to be taken if so required; and

whenever the Board so decides.

21.3

General Meetings must be held in the place where the Company has its corporate seat or in Amsterdam, Assen, The Hague, Haarlem, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Lelystad, Maastricht, Middelburg, Rotterdam, Schiphol (Haarlemmermeer), Utrecht or Zwolle.

21.4

If the Board has failed to ensure that a General Meeting as referred to in Articles 21.1 or 21.2 paragraph a. is held, each Person with Meeting Rights may be authorised by the court in preliminary relief proceedings to do so.

21.5

One or more Persons with Meeting Rights who collectively represent at least the part of the Company’s issued share capital prescribed by law for this purpose may request the Board in writing to convene a General Meeting, setting out in detail the matters to be discussed. If the Board has not taken the steps necessary to ensure that the General Meeting could be held within the relevant statutory period after the request, the requesting Person(s) with Meeting Rights may be authorised, at his/their request, by the court in preliminary relief proceedings to convene a General Meeting.

21.6

Any matter of which the discussion has been requested in writing by one or more Persons with Meeting Rights who, individually or collectively, represent at least the part of the Company’s issued share capital prescribed by law for this purpose shall be included in the convening notice or announced in the same manner, if the Company has received the substantiated request or a proposal for a resolution no later than on the sixtieth day prior to that of the General Meeting.

21.7

Persons with Meeting Rights who wish to exercise their rights as described in Articles 21.5 and 21.6 must first consult the Board. In that respect, the Board shall have, and Persons with Meeting Rights must observe, the right to invoke any cooling-off period and response period provided under applicable law and/or the Dutch Corporate Governance Code.

21.8

A General Meeting must be convened with due observance of the relevant statutory minimum convening period.

21.9

All Persons with Meeting Rights must be convened for the General Meeting in accordance with applicable law. The shareholders may be convened for the General Meeting by means of convening letters sent to the addresses of those shareholders in accordance with Article 5.5. The previous sentence does not prejudice the possibility of sending a convening notice by electronic means in accordance with Section 2:113(4) DCC.

GENERAL MEETING—PROCEDURAL RULES

Article 22

22.1

The General Meeting shall be chaired by one of the following individuals, taking into account the following order of priority:

by the Chairperson, if there is a Chairperson and he is present at the General Meeting;

by the Vice-Chairperson, if there is a Vice-Chairperson and he is present at the General Meeting;

by another Non-Executive Director who is chosen by the Non-Executive Directors present at the General Meeting from their midst;

by the CEO, if there is a CEO and he is present at the General Meeting; or

by another person appointed by the General Meeting.

The person who should chair the General Meeting pursuant to paragraphs a. through d. may appoint another person to chair the General Meeting instead of him.

22.2

The Chairperson of the General Meeting shall appoint another person present at the General Meeting to act as secretary and to minute the proceedings at the General Meeting. The minutes of a General Meeting shall be adopted by the Chairperson of that General Meeting or by the Board. Where an official report of the proceedings is drawn up by a civil law notary, no minutes need to be prepared. Every Director may instruct a civil law notary to draw up such an official report at the Company’s expense.

22.3

The Chairperson of the General Meeting shall decide on the admittance to the General Meeting of persons other than:

the persons who have Meeting Rights at that General Meeting, or their proxyholders; and

those who have a statutory right to attend that General Meeting on other grounds.

22.4

The holder of a written proxy from a Person with Meeting Rights who is entitled to attend a General Meeting shall only be admitted to that General Meeting if the proxy is determined to be acceptable by the Chairperson of that General Meeting.

22.5

The Company may direct that any person, before being admitted to a General Meeting, identify himself by means of a valid passport or driver’s license and/or should be submitted to such security arrangements as the Company may consider to be appropriate under the given circumstances. Persons who do not comply with these requirements may be refused entry to the General Meeting.

22.6

The Chairperson of the General Meeting has the right to eject any person from the General Meeting if he considers that person to disrupt the orderly proceedings at the General Meeting.

22.7

The General Meeting may be conducted in a language other than the Dutch language, if so determined by the Chairperson of the General Meeting.

22.8

The Chairperson of the General Meeting may limit the amount of time that persons present at the General Meeting are allowed to take in addressing the General Meeting and the number of questions they are allowed to raise, with a view to safeguarding the orderly proceedings at the General Meeting. The Chairperson of the General Meeting may also adjourn the meeting if he considers that this shall safeguard the orderly proceedings at the General Meeting.

GENERAL MEETING—EXERCISE OF MEETING AND VOTING RIGHTS

Article 23

23.1

Each Person with Meeting Rights has the right to attend, address and, if applicable, vote at General Meetings, whether in person or represented by the holder of a written proxy. Holders of fractional ordinary shares together constituting the nominal value of an ordinary share shall exercise these rights collectively, whether through one of them or through the holder of a written proxy.

23.2

The Board may decide that each Person with Meeting Rights is entitled, whether in person or represented by the holder of a written proxy, to participate in, address and, if applicable, vote at the General Meeting by electronic means of communication. For the purpose of applying the preceding sentence it must be possible, by electronic means of communication, for the Person with Meeting Rights to be identified, to observe in real time the proceedings at the General Meeting and, if applicable, to vote. The Board may impose conditions on the use of the electronic means of communication, provided that these conditions are reasonable and necessary for the identification of the Person with Meeting Rights and the reliability and security of the communication. Such conditions must be announced in the convening notice.

23.3

The Board can also decide that votes cast through electronic means of communication or by means of a letter prior to the General Meeting are considered to be votes that are cast during the General Meeting. These votes shall not be cast prior to the Record Date.

23.4

For the purpose of Articles 23.1 through 23.3, those who have voting rights and/or Meeting Rights on the Record Date and are recorded as such in a register designated by the Board shall be considered to have those rights, irrespective of whoever is entitled to the ordinary shares or depository receipts at the time of the General Meeting. Unless Dutch law requires otherwise, the Board is free to determine, when convening a General Meeting, whether the previous sentence applies.

23.5

Each Person with Meeting Rights must notify the Company in writing of his identity and his intention to attend the General Meeting. This notice must be received by the Company ultimately on the seventh day prior to the General Meeting, unless indicated otherwise when such General Meeting is convened. Persons with Meeting Rights that have not complied with this requirement may be refused entry to the General Meeting.

GENERAL MEETING—DECISION-MAKING

Article 24

24.1

Each ordinary share shall give the right to cast one vote at the General Meeting. Fractional ordinary shares, if any, collectively constituting the nominal value of an ordinary share shall be considered to be equivalent to such ordinary share.

24.2

No vote can be cast at a General Meeting in respect of an ordinary share belonging to the Company or a Subsidiary or in respect of an ordinary share for which any of them holds the depository receipts. Usufructuaries and pledgees of ordinary shares belonging to the Company or its Subsidiaries are not, however, precluded from exercising their voting rights if the usufruct or pledge was created before the relevant ordinary share belonged to the Company or a Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor a Subsidiary can vote ordinary shares in respect of which it holds a usufruct or a pledge.

24.3

Unless a greater majority is required by law or by these articles of association, all resolutions of the General Meeting shall be passed by Simple Majority. If applicable law requires a greater majority for resolutions of the General Meeting and allows the articles of association to provide for a lower majority, those resolutions shall be passed with the lowest possible majority, except if these articles of association explicitly provide otherwise.

24.4

Subject to any provision of mandatory Dutch law and any higher quorum requirement stipulated by these articles of association, if the Company is subject to a requirement under applicable securities laws or listing rules that the General Meeting can only pass certain resolutions if a certain part of the Company’s issued share capital is represented at such General Meeting, then such resolutions shall be subject to such quorum as specified by such securities laws or listing rules and a second meeting as referred to in Section 2:120(3) DCC cannot be convened.

24.5

Invalid votes, blank votes and abstentions shall not be counted as votes cast. Ordinary shares in respect of which an invalid or blank vote has been cast and ordinary shares in respect of which an abstention has been made shall be taken into account when determining the part of the issued share capital that is represented at a General Meeting.

24.6

Where there is a tie in any vote of the General Meeting, the relevant resolution shall not have been passed.

24.7

The Chairperson of the General Meeting shall decide on the method of voting and the voting procedure at the General Meeting.

24.8

The determination during the General Meeting made by the Chairperson of that General Meeting with regard to the results of a vote shall be decisive. If the accuracy of the Chairperson’s determination is contested immediately after it has been made, a new vote shall take place if the majority of the General Meeting so requires or, where the original vote did not take place by response to a roll call or in writing, if any party with voting rights who is present so requires. The legal consequences of the original vote shall lapse as a result of the new vote.

24.9

The Board shall keep a record of the resolutions passed. The record shall be available at the Company’s office for inspection by Persons with Meeting Rights. Each of them shall, upon request, be provided with a copy of or extract from the record, at no more than the cost price.

24.10

Shareholders may pass resolutions outside a meeting, unless the Company has cooperated with the issuance of depository receipts for ordinary shares in its capital. Such resolutions can only be passed by a unanimous vote of all shareholders with voting rights. The votes shall be cast in writing and may be cast through electronic means.

24.11

The Directors shall, in that capacity, have an advisory vote at the General Meetings.

GENERAL MEETING—SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS

Article 25

25.1

The following resolutions can only be passed by the General Meeting at the proposal of the Board:

the issue of ordinary shares or the granting of rights to subscribe for ordinary shares;

the limitation or exclusion of pre-emption rights;

the designation or granting of an authorisation as referred to in Articles 6.1, 7.5 and 10.2, respectively;

the reduction of the Company’s issued share capital;

the making of a distribution from the Company’s profits or reserves;

the making of a distribution in the form of ordinary shares in the Company’s capital or in the form of assets, instead of in cash;

the amendment of these articles of association;

the entering into of a merger or demerger;

the instruction of the Board to apply for the Company’s bankruptcy; and

the Company’s dissolution.

25.2

A matter which has been included in the convening notice or announced in the same manner by or at the request of one or more Persons with Meeting Rights pursuant to Articles 21.5 and/or 21.6 shall not be considered to have been proposed by the Board for purposes of Article 25.1, unless the Board has expressly indicated that it supports the discussion of such matter in the agenda of the General Meeting concerned or in the explanatory notes thereto.

REPORTING—FINANCIAL YEAR, ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND MANAGEMENT REPORT

Article 26

26.1

The Company’s financial year shall coincide with the calendar year.

26.2

Annually, within the relevant statutory period, the Board shall prepare the annual accounts and the management report and deposit them at the Company’s office for inspection by the shareholders.

26.3

The annual accounts shall be signed by the Directors. If any of their signatures is missing, this shall be mentioned, stating the reasons.

26.4

The Company shall ensure that the annual accounts, the management report and the particulars to be added pursuant to Section 2:392(1) DCC shall be available at its offices as from the convening of the General Meeting at which they are to be discussed. The Persons with Meeting Rights are entitled to inspect such documents at that location and to obtain a copy at no cost.

26.5

The annual accounts shall be adopted by the General Meeting.

REPORTING—AUDIT

Article 27

27.1

The General Meeting shall instruct an external auditor as referred to in Section 2:393 DCC to audit the annual accounts. Where the General Meeting fails to do so, the Board shall be authorised to do so.

27.2

The instruction may be revoked by the General Meeting and by the body that has granted the instruction. The instruction can only be revoked for well-founded reasons; a difference of opinion regarding the reporting or auditing methods shall not constitute such a reason.

DISTRIBUTIONS—GENERAL

Article 28

28.1

A distribution can only be made to the extent that the Company’s equity exceeds the amount of the paid up and called up part of its capital plus the reserves which must be maintained by law.

28.2

The Board may resolve to make interim distributions, provided that it appears from interim accounts to be prepared in accordance with Section 2:105(4) DCC that the requirement referred to in Article 28.1 has been met.

28.3

Distributions shall be made in proportion to the aggregate nominal value of the ordinary shares.

28.4

The parties entitled to a distribution shall be the relevant shareholders, usufructuaries and pledgees, as the case may be, at a date to be determined by the Board for that purpose. This date shall not be earlier than the date on which the distribution was announced.

28.5

The General Meeting may resolve, subject to Article 25, that all or part of a distribution, instead of being made in cash, shall be made in the form of ordinary shares in the Company’s capital or in the form of the Company’s assets.

28.6

A distribution shall be payable on such date and, if it concerns a distribution in cash, in such currency or currencies as determined by the Board. If it concerns a distribution in the form of the Company’s assets, the Board shall determine the value attributed to such distribution for purposes of recording the distribution in the Company’s accounts with due observance of applicable law (including the applicable accounting principles).

28.7

A claim for payment of a distribution shall lapse after five years have expired after the distribution became payable.

28.8

For the purpose of calculating the amount or allocation of any distribution, ordinary shares held by the Company in its own capital shall not be taken into account. No distribution shall be made to the Company in respect of ordinary shares held by it in its own capital.

DISTRIBUTIONS—RESERVES

Article 29

29.1

Subject to Article 25, the General Meeting is authorised to resolve to make a distribution from the Company’s reserves.

29.2

The Board may resolve to charge amounts to be paid up on ordinary shares against the Company’s reserves, irrespective of whether those ordinary shares are issued to existing shareholders.

DISTRIBUTIONS—PROFITS

Article 30

30.1

Subject to Article 28.1, the profits shown in the Company’s annual accounts in respect of a financial year shall be appropriated as follows, and in the following order of priority:

the Board shall determine which part of the profits shall be added to the Company’s reserves; and

subject Article 25, the remaining profits shall be at the disposal of the General Meeting for distribution on the ordinary shares.

30.2

Subject to Article 28.1, a distribution of profits shall be made after the adoption of the annual accounts that show that such distribution is allowed.

DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

Article 31

31.1

In the event of the Company being dissolved, the liquidation shall be effected by the Board, unless the General Meeting decides otherwise.

31.2

To the extent possible, these articles of association shall remain in effect during the liquidation.

31.3

Any assets remaining after payment of all of the Company’s debts shall be distributed to the shareholders.

31.4

After the Company has ceased to exist, its books, records and other information carriers shall be kept for the period prescribed by law by the person designated for that purpose in the resolution of the General Meeting to dissolve the Company. Where the General Meeting has not designated such a person, the liquidators shall do so.

FEDERAL FORUM PROVISION

Article 32

Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall be the United States federal district courts.

Exhibit C

Final Form

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

SPARTAN ACQUISITION CORP. III

July [•], 2021

Spartan Acquisition Corp. III, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:

1. The name of the Corporation is “Spartan Acquisition Corp. III”. The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 23, 2020 (the “Original Certificate”).

2. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”), was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 8, 2021.

3. This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Second Amended and Restated Certificate”) which both restates and amends the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate, was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and by written consent of the Corporation’s stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL. The Second Amended and Restated Certificate is being amended in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “BCA”), dated as of July 28, 2021, by and among the Corporation, Athena Pubco B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid), Athena Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Xxxxxxxxx Charging B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid), Allego Holding B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) and solely for the purposes of certain sections of the BCA, and E8 Partenaires, a French societe par actions simplifee.

4. The text of the Amended and Restated Certificate is hereby restated and amended in its entirety to read as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is Spartan Acquisition Corp. III (the “Corporation”).

SECOND: The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx xx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx of Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The purpose or purposes of the Corporation shall be to engage in any lawful acts or activities for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.

FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is one hundred (100) shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”). The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) from time to time by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding shares of stocked entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, irrespective of the provisions of Sections 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of any Common Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor.

FIFTH: The incorporator of the Corporation is [•], whose mailing address is [•].

SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, subject to any limitations contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws of the Corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), but any bylaws adopted by the Board of Directors may be amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon. Election of directors need not be by written ballot.

SEVENTH: In addition to the powers and authority herein before or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the Board of Directors is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the DGCL, this Certificate of Incorporation and the bylaws of the Corporation.

EIGHTH: The number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the bylaws or amendment thereof adopted by the Board of Directors.

NINTH: To the fullest extent permitted by law, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the DGCL or any other law of the State of Delaware is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article Ninth to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law as so amended. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article Ninth by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to, such repeal or modification.

TENTH: The following indemnification provisions shall apply to the persons enumerated below.

1. Right to Indemnification of Directors and Officers. The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (an “Indemnified Person”) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person, or a person for whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Article Tenth, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify an Indemnified Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Indemnified Person only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Indemnified Person was authorized in advance by the Board of Directors.

2. Prepayment of Expenses of Directors and Officers. The Corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an Indemnified Person in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Indemnified Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article Tenth or otherwise.

3. Claims by Directors and Officers. If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article Tenth is not paid in full within 30 days after a written claim therefor by the Indemnified Person has been received by the Corporation, the Indemnified Person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Indemnified Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

4. Indemnification of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that such person, or a person for whom such person is the legal representative, is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation or, while an employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorney’s fees) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding. The ultimate determination of entitlement to indemnification of persons who are non-director or officer employees or agents shall be made in such manner as is determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Corporation shall not be required to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person if the Proceeding was not authorized in advance by the Board of Directors.

5. Advancement of Expenses of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may pay the expenses (including attorney’s fees) incurred by an employee or agent in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Board of Directors.

6. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by this Article Tenth shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or any agreement, or pursuant to a vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

7. Other Indemnification. The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer or employee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, organization or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, organization or other enterprise.

8. Insurance. The Board of Directors may, to the full extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists, or may hereafter be amended from time to time, authorize an appropriate officer or officers to purchase and maintain at the Corporation’s expense insurance: (a) to indemnify the Corporation for any obligation which it incurs as a result of the indemnification of directors, officers and employees under the provisions of this Article Tenth; and (b) to indemnify or insure directors, officers and employees against liability in instances in which they may not otherwise be indemnified by the Corporation under the provisions of this Article Tenth.

9. Amendment or Repeal. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article Tenth shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification. The rights provided hereunder shall inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Person and such person’s heirs, executors and administrators.

ELEVENTH: The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

TWELFTH: To the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunities that are presented to one or more of its officers, directors or stockholders, other than those officers, directors or stockholders who are employees of the Corporation or its subsidiaries. No amendment or repeal of this Article Twelfth shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any officer, director or stockholder of the Corporation for or with respect to any opportunities of which such officer, director or stockholder becomes aware prior to such amendment or repeal.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Spartan Acquisition Corp. III has caused this Second Amended and Restated Certificate to be duly executed and acknowledged in its name and on its behalf by an authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.


SPARTAN ACQUISITION CORP. III

By:
		Name:
		Title:

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION]

Exhibit D

Final Form

AMENDED AND RESTED BYLAWS

SPARTAN ACQUISITION CORP. III

(a Delaware corporation)

Spartan Acquisition Corp. III, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:

The Corporation desires to amend and restate the Bylaws currently in effect.

The provisions set forth in these Amended and Restated Bylaws supersede and replace the existing Bylaws of the corporation and any amendments thereto.

ARTICLE I

Stockholders

SECTION 1. Annual Meetings. Unless directors are elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting as permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as it may be amended and supplemented from time to time (the “DGCL”), the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held each year at such date and time, within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors shall determine.

SECTION 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting or for any other purpose or purposes may be called by order of the Board of Directors or by stockholders holding together at least a majority of all the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, and shall be held at such date and time, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be specified by such order. Whenever the directors shall fail to fix such place, the meeting shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation.

SECTION 3. Notice of Meetings. Written notice of all meetings of the stockholders, stating the place (if any), date and hour of the meeting, the place within the city or other municipality or community at which the list of stockholders may be examined, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, shall be mailed or delivered (physically or electronically) to each stockholder entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the meeting. Notice of any special meeting shall state in general terms the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is to be held, and at such special meeting, only such business shall be conducted as shall be specified in the notice of meeting. Stockholders may participate in any such meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in meeting shall constitute presence at such meeting. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, notice of meetings may be given to stockholders by

means of electronic transmission in accordance with applicable law. Notice of any meeting need not be given to any stockholder who shall, either before or after the meeting, submit a waiver of notice or who shall attend such meeting, except when the stockholder attends for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any stockholder so waiving notice of the meeting shall be bound by the proceedings of the meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given.

SECTION 4. Stockholder Lists. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number and class of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by this section or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

SECTION 5. Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law or the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of stockholders shall consist of the holders of record of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy. At all meetings of the stockholders at which a quorum is present, all matters, except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat present in person or by proxy. If there be no such quorum, the holders of a majority of such shares so present or represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without further notice, until a quorum shall have been obtained. When a quorum is once present it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholder.

SECTION 6. Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman, if any, or if none or in the Chairman’s absence, the President, if any, or if none or in the President’s absence, a Vice-President, or, if none of the foregoing is present, by a chairman to be chosen by the stockholders entitled to vote who are present in person or by proxy at the meeting. The Secretary of the Corporation, or in the Secretary’s absence an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, the presiding officer of the meeting shall appoint any person present to act as secretary of the meeting.

SECTION 7. Voting; Proxies; Required Vote.

(a) At each meeting of stockholders, every stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy appointed by instrument in writing, subscribed by such stockholder or by such stockholder’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact (but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period), and, unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise, shall have one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote registered in the name of such stockholder on the books of the Corporation on the applicable record date fixed pursuant to these Bylaws. At all elections of directors the voting may but need not be by ballot and a plurality of the votes cast there shall elect such directors. Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, any other action shall be authorized by the vote of the majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter.

(b) Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may, except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of record of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Corporation having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, and the writing or writings are filed with the permanent records of the Corporation. Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

SECTION 8. Inspectors. The Board of Directors, in advance of any meeting, may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If an inspector or inspectors are not so appointed, the person presiding at the meeting may, but need not, appoint one or more inspectors. In case any person who may be appointed as an inspector fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by an appointment made by the directors in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding thereat. No person who is a candidate for office at an election may serve as an inspector at such election. Each inspector, if any, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors, if any, shall determine the number of shares of stock outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares of stock represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots cast at any meeting of stockholders, the inspectors may consider such information as is permitted by applicable law. On request of the person presiding at the meeting, the inspector or inspectors, if any, shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by such inspector or inspectors and execute a certificate of any fact found by such inspector or inspectors.

SECTION 9. Written Consent of Stockholders Without a Meeting. Any action to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action to be so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered (physically or electronically) to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall, to the extent required by applicable law, be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing, and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation

SECTION 10. Remote Communication. Stockholders and proxy holders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication: (i) participate in a meeting of stockholders; and (ii) be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that (A) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder, (B) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxy holders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (C) if any stockholder or proxy holder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such votes or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

ARTICLE II

Board of Directors

SECTION 1. General Powers. The business, property and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may adopt rules and procedures, not inconsistent with the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or applicable law, as it may deem proper for the conduct of its meetings and the management of the Corporation.

SECTION 2. Qualification; Number; Term; Remuneration.

(a) Each director shall be at least 18 years of age. A director need not be a stockholder, a citizen of the United States, or a resident of the State of Delaware. The number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall be one, or such greater or lesser number as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors, one of whom may be selected by the Board of Directors to be its Chairman. The use of the phrase “entire Board of Directors” herein refers to the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

(b) Directors who are elected at an annual meeting of stockholders, and directors who are elected in the interim to fill vacancies and newly created directorships, shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal.

(c) i) directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director; (ii) no such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor; and (iii) members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

SECTION 3. Quorum and Manner of Voting. Except as otherwise provided by law, a majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn a meeting from time to time to another time and place without notice. The vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. Each director shall be entitled to one vote on exactly the matter presented to the Board of Directors for approval.

SECTION 4. Places of Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any place within or without the State of Delaware, as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors, or as may be specified in the notice of meeting, if any.

SECTION 5. Annual Meeting. Following the annual meeting of stockholders, the newly elected Board of Directors shall meet for the purpose of the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Such meeting may be held without notice (other than notice under these Bylaws) immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders at the same place at which such stockholders’ meeting is held.

SECTION 6. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as the Board of Directors shall determine from time to time. Notice need not be given of regular meetings of the Board of Directors held at times and places fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors and promptly communicated to all directors then in office.

SECTION 7. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairman of the Board, the President, or by a majority of the directors then in office.

SECTION 8. Notice of Meetings. Whenever required, notice of the place, date and time and the purpose or purposes of each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given to each director not less than two calendar days before the day of the meeting by mail, telephone, facsimile, e-mail or by personal delivery.

SECTION 9. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone. Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communication equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 9 shall constitute presence at such meeting.

SECTION 10. Organization. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the Chairman, if any, or if none or in the Chairman’s absence or inability to act the President, or in the President’s absence or inability to act any Vice-President who is a member of the Board of Directors, or in such Vice-President’s absence or inability to act a chairman chosen by the directors, shall preside. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at all meetings of the Board of Directors when present, and, in the Secretary’s absence, the presiding officer may appoint any person to act as secretary.

SECTION 11. Resignation; Removal. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation and such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the President or Secretary, unless otherwise specified in the resignation. any or all of the directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote for the election of directors.

SECTION 12. Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws, vacancies on the Board of Directors, whether caused by resignation, death, disqualification, removal, an increase in the authorized number of directors or otherwise, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, or at a special meeting of the stockholders, by the holders of shares entitled to vote for the election of directors.

SECTION 13. Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the directors consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE III

Committees

SECTION 1. Appointment. From time to time the Board of Directors by a resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board may appoint any committee or committees for any purpose or purposes, to the extent lawful, which shall have powers as shall be determined and specified by the Board of Directors in the resolution of appointment.

SECTION 2. Procedures, Quorum and Manner of Acting. Each committee shall fix its own rules of procedure, and shall meet where and as provided by such rules or by resolution of the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the presence of a majority of the then appointed members of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by that committee, and in every case where a quorum is present the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the committee present shall be the act of the committee. Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings, and actions taken by a committee shall be reported to the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3. Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of any committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the committee consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the committee.

SECTION 4. Term; Termination. In the event any person shall cease to be a director of the Corporation, such person shall simultaneously therewith cease to be a member of any committee appointed by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV

Officers

SECTION 1. Election and Qualifications. The Board of Directors shall elect the officers of the Corporation, which shall include a President and a Secretary, and may include, by election or appointment by the Board of Directors, a Treasurer, one or more Vice-Presidents (any one or more of whom may be given an additional designation of rank or function), and such Assistant Secretaries, such Assistant Treasurers and such other officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time deem proper. Each officer shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by these Bylaws and as customarily and usually held and performed by like officers or corporations similar in organization and business purposes to the Corporation or as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the President. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

SECTION 2. Term of Office and Remuneration. The term of office of all officers shall be one year and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified, but any officer may be removed from office, either with or without cause, at any time by the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in any office arising from any cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors. The remuneration of all officers of the Corporation may be fixed by the Board of Directors or in such manner as the Board of Directors shall provide.

SECTION 3. Resignation; Removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation and such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the President or Secretary, unless otherwise specified in the resignation. Any officer shall be subject to removal, with or without cause, at any time by vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.

SECTION 4. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 5. President. The President shall have such duties as customarily pertain to that office and shall have such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors. The President may appoint and remove assistant officers and other agents and employees; and may execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other obligations and instruments. If the Board of Directors has not elected a Chairman or in the absence or inability to act of the Chairman, the President shall exercise all of the powers and discharge all of the duties of the Chairman. As between the Corporation and third parties, any action taken by the President in the performance of the duties of the Chairman shall be conclusive evidence that there is no Chairman or that the Chairman is absent or unable to act.

SECTION 6. Vice-President. A Vice-President may execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation contracts and other obligations and instruments pertaining to the regular course of the duties of said office, and shall have such other authority as from time to time may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the President.

SECTION 7. Secretary. The Secretary shall in general have all the duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the President.

SECTION 8. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall in general have all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors or the President.

SECTION 9. Assistant Officers. Any assistant officer shall have such powers and duties of the officer such assistant officer assists as such officer or the Board of Directors shall from time to time prescribe.

SECTION 10. Duties of Officers May Be Delegated. In case any officer is absent, or for any other reason that the Board of Directors may deem sufficient, the President or the Board of Directors may delegate for the time being the powers or duties of such officer to any other officer or to any director.

ARTICLE V

Books and Records

SECTION 1. Location. The books and records of the Corporation may be kept at such place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors or the respective officers in charge thereof may from time to time determine. The record books containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class of shares of stock held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof shall be kept by the Secretary as prescribed in these Bylaws and by such officer or agent as shall be designated by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2. Addresses of Stockholders. Notices of meetings and all other corporate notices may be delivered personally, electronically or mailed to each stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

SECTION 3. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.

(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and if no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in this State, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by this article, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

(c) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and if no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

ARTICLE VI

Certificates Representing Stock

SECTION 1. Certificates; Signatures. The shares of the Corporation’s stock may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided under the DGCL, and shall be entered in the books of the Corporation and registered as they are issued. Any certificates representing shares of stock shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors. Every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by or in the name of the Corporation by any two authorized officers of the Corporation, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any and all signatures on any such certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. The name of the holder of record of the shares represented thereby, with the number of such shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the Corporation.

SECTION 2. Transfers of Stock. Upon compliance with provisions restricting the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of stock, if any, shares of capital stock shall be transferable on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof in person, or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of shares, properly endorsed, and the payment of all taxes due thereon.

SECTION 3. Fractional Shares. The Corporation may, but shall not be required to, issue certificates for fractions of a share where necessary to effect authorized transactions, or the Corporation may pay in cash the fair value of fractions of a share as of the time when those entitled to receive such fractions are determined, or it may issue scrip in registered or bearer form over the manual or facsimile signature of an officer of the Corporation or of its agent, exchangeable as therein provided for full shares, but such scrip shall not entitle the holder to any rights of a stockholder except as therein provided.

SECTION 4. Rules and Regulations. The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates representing shares of the Corporation.

SECTION 5. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in place of any certificate, theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board of Directors may require the owner of any lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.

ARTICLE VII

Dividends

Subject always to applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall have full power to determine whether any, and, if any, what part of any, funds legally available for the payment of dividends shall be declared as dividends and paid to stockholders; the division of the whole or any part of such funds of the Corporation shall rest wholly within the lawful discretion of the Board of Directors, and it shall not be required at any time, against such discretion, to divide or pay any part of such funds among or to the stockholders as dividends or otherwise; and before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interest of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created. Subject to applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation, dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the Corporation may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, unless otherwise provided by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation.

ARTICLE VIII

Ratification

Any transaction, questioned in any lawsuit on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of director, officer or stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, or the application of improper principles or practices of accounting, may be ratified before or after judgment, by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders, and if so ratified shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned transaction had been originally duly authorized. Such ratification shall be binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned transaction.

ARTICLE IX

Corporate Seal

The corporation may have a corporate seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the year of its incorporation, and shall be in such form and contain such other words and/or figures as the Board of Directors shall

determine. The corporate seal may be used by printing, engraving, lithographing, stamping or otherwise making, placing or affixing, or causing to be printed, engraved, lithographed, stamped or otherwise made, placed or affixed, upon any paper or document, by any process whatsoever, an impression, facsimile or other reproduction of said corporate seal, as may be prescribed by law, custom or by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE X

Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed, and shall be subject to change, by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise fixed by the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31.

ARTICLE XI

Waiver of Notice

Whenever notice is required to be given by these Bylaws or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by law, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.

ARTICLE XII

Bank Accounts, Drafts, Contracts, Etc.

SECTION 1. Bank Accounts and Drafts. In addition to such bank accounts as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, the primary financial officer or any person designated by said primary financial officer, whether or not an employee of the Corporation, may authorize such bank accounts to be opened or maintained in the name and on behalf of the Corporation as he may deem necessary or appropriate, payments from such bank accounts to be made upon and according to the check of the Corporation in accordance with the written instructions of said primary financial officer, or other person so designated by the President.

SECTION 2. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any person or persons, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to enter into or execute and deliver any and all deeds, bonds, mortgages, contracts and other obligations or instruments, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

SECTION 3. Proxies; Powers of Attorney; Other Instruments. The Chairman, the President or any other person designated by either of them shall have the power and authority to execute and deliver proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments on behalf of the Corporation in connection with the rights and powers incident to the ownership of stock by the Corporation. The Chairman, the President or any other person authorized by proxy or power of attorney executed and delivered by either of them on behalf of the

Corporation may attend and vote at any meeting of stockholders of any company in which the Corporation may hold stock, and may exercise on behalf of the Corporation any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting, or otherwise as specified in the proxy or power of attorney so authorizing any such person. The Board of Directors, from time to time, may confer like powers upon any other person.

SECTION 4. Financial Reports. The Board of Directors may appoint the primary financial officer or other fiscal officer and/or the Secretary or any other officer to cause to be prepared and furnished to stockholders entitled thereto any special financial notice and/or financial statement, as the case may be, which may be required by any provision of law.

ARTICLE XIII

Amendments

The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal these Bylaws. Bylaws adopted by the Board of Directors may be repealed or changed, and new Bylaws made, by the stockholders, and the stockholders may prescribe that any Bylaw made by them shall not be altered, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XIV

Exclusive Jurisdiction

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim for breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine; in each case subject to said court having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of this Article XV is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of Delaware (a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce this Article XV (an “Enforcement Action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such Enforcement Action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article XV.

EXHIBIT E

Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation and NewCo

[Intentionally Omitted]

SCHEDULE A

Company Knowledge Parties

1. Mathieu Bonnet

2. Ton Louwers

3. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx

SCHEDULE B

Xxxxxxxxx Knowledge Parties

1. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx

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