AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and among The News Lens Co., Ltd., TNL MEDIAGENE, and BLUE OCEAN ACQUISITION Corporation dated as of June 6, 2023Merger Agreement • June 6th, 2023 • Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp • Blank checks • New York
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 6, 2023, by and among The News Lens Co., Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), TNL Mediagene, a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Blue Ocean Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”). The Company, Merger Sub and SPAC are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.” All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Article I or as otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement.
Re: Amended and Restated Letter AgreementLetter Agreement • June 6th, 2023 • Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp • Blank checks
This letter agreement (this “Amended Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in connection with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “BCA”), by and among Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“BOCN”), The News Lens Co., Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“TNL”), and TNL Mediagene, a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of TNL (“Merger Sub,” and collectively with TNL, the “Company”), and hereby amends and restates in its entirety that certain letter, dated December 2, 2021, from Blue Ocean Sponsor LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), Apollo SPAC Fund I, L.P., a fund managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”), each of the undersigned individuals, each of whom is a member of BOCN’s board of directors (the “Board”), management team and/or advisory board (each, an “Insider” and collectively, the “Insiders”) and the other persons party thereto
LOCK-UP AND SUPPORT AGREEMENTLock-Up and Support Agreement • June 6th, 2023 • Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp • Blank checks • New York
THIS LOCK-UP AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of June 6, 2023, by and among The News Lens Co., Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), Blue Ocean Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC”), and the Persons listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a “Company Shareholder” and collectively, the “Company Shareholders”).
