As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
P3 Health Partners Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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8000
(Primary Standard Industrial
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85-2992794
(I.R.S. Employer
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2370 Corporate Circle, Suite 300
Henderson, NV 89074
(702) 910-3950
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Jessica Puathasnanon
Chief Legal Officer
2370 Corporate Circle, Suite 300
Henderson, NV 89074
(702) 910-3950
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Charles K. Ruck
Wesley C. Holmes
Elisabeth M. Martin
Latham & Watkins LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(212) 906-1200
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement contains:
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a base prospectus, which covers the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to $250,000,000 in the aggregate of the securities identified herein from time to time in one or more offerings; and
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a sales agreement prospectus supplement covering the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $75,000,000 of our Class A common stock that may be issued and sold under the Open Market Sale AgreementSM, or the sales agreement, with Jefferies LLC, or Jefferies, or the ATM Program.
The base prospectus immediately follows this explanatory note. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus. The sales agreement prospectus supplement immediately follows the base prospectus. The $75,000,000 of Class A common stock that may be offered, issued and sold under the sales agreement prospectus supplement is included in the $250,000,000 of securities that may be offered, issued and sold by us under the base prospectus. Upon termination of the sales agreement with Jefferies, any portion of the $75,000,000 included in the sales agreement prospectus supplement that is not sold pursuant to the sales agreement will be available for sale in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus and a corresponding prospectus supplement, and if no shares are sold under the sales agreement, the full $75,000,000 of securities may be sold in other offerings pursuant to the base prospectus and a corresponding prospectus supplement.
The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, dated November 9, 2023
PROSPECTUS
P3 Health Partners Inc.
$250,000,000
Class A Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Units
We may offer and sell up to $250,000,000 in the aggregate of the securities identified above from time to time in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities.
Each time we offer and sell securities, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the amounts, prices and terms of the securities. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. You should carefully read this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as any documents incorporated by reference, before you invest in any of our securities.
We may offer and sell the securities described in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, or through a combination of these methods. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. See the sections of this prospectus entitled “About this Prospectus” and “Plan of Distribution” for more information. No securities may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities.
INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS. SEE THE “RISK FACTORS” ON PAGE 6 OF THIS PROSPECTUS AND ANY SIMILAR SECTION CONTAINED IN THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND ANY RELATED FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS, AND UNDER SIMILAR HEADINGS IN THE OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS PROSPECTUS, CONCERNING FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES.
Our Class A Common Stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “PIII” and our warrants trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “PIIIW”. On November 8, 2023, the closing sale price of our Class A Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq was $1.31 per share and the closing price of our warrants was $0.13 per warrant.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2023.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. By using a shelf registration statement, we may sell securities from time to time and in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $250,000,000 as described in this prospectus. Each time that we offer and sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the securities being offered and sold and the specific terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to that offering. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, you should rely on the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, as applicable. Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read both this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement (and any applicable free writing prospectuses), together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectuses prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We will not make an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on its respective cover, that the information appearing in any applicable free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date of that free writing prospectus, and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. This prospectus incorporates by reference, and any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may contain and incorporate by reference, market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on independent industry publications and other publicly available information. Although we believe these sources are reliable, and we are responsible for the accuracy of the data, statistics and forecasts, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and we have not independently verified this information. In addition, the market and industry data and forecasts that may be included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any applicable free writing prospectus may involve estimates, assumptions and other risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this information.
When we refer to “P3,” “we,” “our,” “us” and the “Company” in this prospectus, we mean P3 Health Partners Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified. References to “Foresight” refer to the Company prior to the consummation of the Business Combinations (as defined below), references to “Legacy P3” refer to P3 Health Group Holdings, LLC prior to the consummation of the Business Combinations and references to “P3 LLC” refer to P3 Health Group, LLC following the consummation of the Business Combinations. When we refer to “you,” we mean the potential holders of the applicable series of securities.
We have proprietary rights to trademarks that are used in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, which are important to our business and many of which are registered under applicable intellectual property laws. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names referred to in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein may be without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to these trademarks, service marks and trade names. This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain additional trademarks, service marks and trade names of others, which are the property of their respective owners. All trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein are, to our knowledge, the property of their respective owners. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trademarks, service marks, copyrights or trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Available Information
We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov.
Our web site address is http://www.p3hp.org. Information contained in or accessible through our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.
This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. The full registration statement may be obtained from the SEC or us, as provided below. Forms of the indenture and other documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are or may be filed as exhibits to the registration statement or documents incorporated by reference in the registration statement. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement through the SEC’s website, as provided above.
Incorporation by Reference
The SEC’s rules allow us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and subsequent information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. Any statement contained in this prospectus or a previously filed document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference modifies or replaces that statement.
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:
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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023, and as amended on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on May 1, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”);
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Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2023, August 7, 2023, and November 8, 2023, respectively;
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Our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 25, 2023, March 31, 2023, April 7, 2023, April 25, 2023, July 26, 2023 and November 9, 2023; and
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The description of our Class A Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on February 8, 2021, as updated in Exhibit 4.4 to the Form 10-K, as well as any additional amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the “Exchange Act” in this prospectus, prior to the termination of this offering, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and deemed to be part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports
and documents. Under no circumstances shall any information furnished under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary.
You may request a free copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
P3 Health Partners Inc.
2370 Corporate Circle, Suite 300
Henderson, NV 89074
(702) 910-3950
Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, however, unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.
THE COMPANY
Overview
P3 is a patient-centered and physician-led population health management company. We strive to offer superior care to all those in need. We believe that the misaligned incentives in the fee-for-service (“FFS”) healthcare payment model and the fragmentation between physicians and care teams has led to sub-optimal clinical outcomes, limited access, high spending and unnecessary variability in the quality of care. We believe that a platform such as ours, which helps to realign incentives and focuses on treating the full patient, is uniquely positioned to address these healthcare challenges.
We have leveraged the expertise of our management team’s more than 20 years of experience in population health management, to build our “P3 Care Model.” The key attributes that differentiate P3 include: 1) patient-focused model, 2) physician-led model, and 3) our broad delegated model. Our model operates by entering into arrangements with payors providing for monthly payments to manage the total healthcare needs of members attributed to our primary care physicians. In tandem, we enter into arrangements directly with existing physician groups or independent physicians in the community to join our value-based (“VBC”) care network. In our model, physicians are able to retain their independence and entrepreneurial spirit, while gaining access to the tools, teams and technologies that are key to success in a VBC model, all while sharing in the savings from successfully improving the quality of patient care and reducing costs.
We operate in the $829 billion Medicare market, which covers approximately 65 million eligible lives as of 2021. Our core focus is the MA market, which makes up approximately 48% of the overall Medicare market, or nearly 28 million Medicare eligible lives in 2022. Medicare beneficiaries may enroll in an MA plan, under which payors contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to provide a defined range of healthcare services that are comparable to Medicare FFS (which is also referred to as “traditional Medicare”).
We predominantly enter into capitated contracts with the nation’s largest health plans to provide holistic, comprehensive healthcare to MA members. Under the typical capitation arrangement, we are entitled to per member per month (“PMPM”) fees from payors to provide a defined range of healthcare services for MA health plan members attributed to our primary care physicians (“PCPs”). These PMPM fees comprise our capitated revenue and are determined as a percent of the premium (“POP”) payors receive from CMS for these members. Our contracted recurring revenue model offers us highly predictable revenue, and rewards us for providing high-quality care rather than driving a high volume of services. In this capitated arrangement, our goals are well-aligned with payors and patients alike — the more we improve health outcomes, the more profitable we will be over time.
Under this capitated contract structure, we are generally responsible for all members’ medical costs across the care continuum, including, but not limited to emergency room and hospital visits, post-acute care admissions, prescription drugs, specialist physician spend and primary care spend. Keeping members healthy is our primary objective. When they need medical care, delivery of the right care in the right setting can greatly impact outcomes.
When our members need care outside of our network of PCPs, we utilize a number of tools including network management, utilization management and claims processing to ensure that the appropriate quality care is provided.
Our company was formed in 2017 and our first at-risk contract became effective on January 1, 2018. We have demonstrated an ability to rapidly scale, primarily entering markets with our affiliate physician model, and expanding to a PCP network of approximately 2,700 physicians, in 18 markets (counties) across five states in just over five years of operations as of September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, our PCP network served approximately 105,600 at-risk MA members.
Background
On December 3, 2021, P3 Health Partners Inc. (f/k/a Foresight Acquisition Corp.) (“P3”) and P3 Health Group Holdings, LLC (“Legacy P3”) consummated the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2021, by and among P3, Legacy P3 and FAC Merger Sub LLC (the “Merger Agreement”),
and the Transaction and Combination Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2021, by and among P3, FAC-A Merger Sub Corp., FAC-B Merger Sub Corp., CPF P3 Blocker-A, LLC, CPF P3 Blocker B, LLC, CPF P3 Splitter, LLC, Chicago Pacific Founders Fund-A, L.P. and Chicago Pacific Founders Fund-B, L.P. (the “Transaction and Combination Agreement”, and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Transaction and Combination Agreement, the “Business Combinations”), pursuant to which, among other things, P3 (i) acquired approximately 17.1% of the economic interests of P3 Health Group, LLC (“P3 LLC”) and became the sole managing member of P3 LLC, and (ii) acquired CPF P3 Blocker-A, LLC and CPF P3 Blocker B, LLC (collectively, the “Blockers”) by merging each of the Blockers with a wholly-owned subsidiary of P3, which merged with and into P3, with P3 as the surviving entity. In connection with the closing of the Business Combinations, P3 changed its name from Foresight Acquisition Corp. to P3 Health Partners Inc. Upon completion of the Business Combinations, we were organized in an “Up-C” structure in which P3 Health Partners Inc. directly owned approximately 17.1% of P3 LLC and became the sole manager of P3 LLC.
In connection with the closing of the Business Combinations, P3 issued (i) 8,732,517 shares of Class A Common Stock to Chicago Pacific Founders Fund-A, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Blocker A Seller”), and Chicago Pacific Founders Fund-B, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Blocker B Seller” and, together with Blocker A Seller, the “Blocker Sellers” and each, a “Blocker Seller”) (including 723,291 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the escrow agent) pursuant to the Transaction and Combination Agreement, and (ii) 202,024,923 shares of Class V Common Stock to the owners of Legacy P3 other than the Blocker Sellers (including 17,923,782 shares of Class V Common Stock held by the escrow agent), pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
In addition, concurrently with the closing of the Business Combinations, certain investors (the “Subscribers”) purchased from P3 an aggregate of 20,370,307 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “PIPE Shares”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $203.7 million, pursuant to separate subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) entered into effective as of May 25, 2021, as amended by the Consent and Amendment to Subscription Agreement, entered into on November 19, 2021.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 20, 2020 under the name Foresight Acquisition Corp. Upon the closing of the Business Combinations, we changed our name to P3 Health Partners Inc. Our principal executive offices are located at 2370 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 and our telephone number is (702) 910-3950. Our website is www.p3hp.org. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We have included our website in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference. Our Class A Common Stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “PIII” and our warrants trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “PIIIW”.
RISK FACTORS
Investment in any securities offered pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement involves risks. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all other information contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus. Each of the risk factors described in the documents referenced above could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our securities, and the occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following description summarizes some of the terms of our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”) and amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). This description is in summarized from, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Charter and Bylaws, each of which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, as well as the relevant provisions of the DGCL. We urge you to read the Charter and Bylaws.
General
Under the Charter and Bylaws, our authorized capital stock consists of:
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800,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share;
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205,000,000 shares of Class V Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share; and
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10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
Certain provisions of the Charter and Bylaws summarized below may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in its best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of Class A Common Stock.
Common Stock
Class A Common Stock
Holders of shares of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Holders of shares of Class A Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends when and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor, subject to any statutory or contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends and to any restrictions on the payment of dividends imposed by the terms of any outstanding preferred stock.
Upon dissolution or liquidation of our company, after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of preferred stock having liquidation preferences, if any, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class V Common Stock will be entitled to receive ratable portions of the remaining assets available for distribution; provided, that each holder of shares of Class V Common Stock shall not be entitled to receive more than $0.0001 per share of Class V Common Stock owned of record by such holder on the record date for such distribution and upon receiving such amount, shall not be entitled to receive any other assets or funds with respect to such shares of Class V Common Stock.
Holders of shares of Class A Common Stock do not have preemptive, subscription, redemption, or conversion rights with respect to such shares of Class A Common Stock. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to Class A Common Stock.
Class V Common Stock
Each share of Class V Common Stock entitles its holders to one vote per share on all matters presented to our stockholders generally. Shares of Class V Common Stock will be issued in the future only to the extent necessary to maintain a one-to-one ratio between the number of P3 LLC Units held by the members of P3 LLC and the number of shares of Class V Common Stock issued and outstanding. Shares of Class V Common Stock are transferable only together with an equal number of P3 LLC Units. Only permitted transferees of P3 LLC Units held by the members of P3 LLC will be permitted transferees of Class V Common Stock.
Holders of shares of Class V Common Stock will vote together with holders of Class A Common Stock as a single class on all matters presented to our stockholders for their vote or approval, except for certain amendments to the Charter described below or as otherwise required by applicable law or the Charter.
Holders of Class V Common Stock do not have any right to receive dividends or to receive a distribution upon dissolution or liquidation other than the right to receive $0.0001 per share of Class V Common Stock. Additionally, holders of shares of Class V Common Stock do not have preemptive, subscription, redemption, or conversion rights with respect to such shares of Class V Common Stock. There will be no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to Class V Common Stock. Any amendment of the Charter that gives holders of Class V Common Stock (1) any rights to receive dividends or any other kind of distribution other than in connection with a dissolution or liquidation, (2) any right to convert into or be exchanged for Class A Common Stock or (3) any other economic rights will require, in addition to stockholder approval, the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of Class A Common Stock voting separately as a class.
Preferred Stock
Under the terms of the Charter, our board of directors is authorized to direct us to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series without stockholder approval. Our board of directors has the discretion to determine the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, of each series of preferred stock.
We had no shares of preferred stock outstanding as of November 8, 2023.
Registration Rights
We entered into a Registration Rights and Lock-Up Agreement with the Sponsor and the P3 Equityholders in connection with the Business Combinations pursuant to which such P3 Equityholders have specified rights to require us to register all or a portion of their Registrable Securities (as defined in such agreement) under the Securities Act. In addition, we are required to register the resale of the PIPE Shares issuable pursuant to the Subscription Agreements.
Forum Selection
The Charter provides that (A) (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of our company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our current or former director, officer, other employee or stockholder of to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Charter or the Bylaws (as either may be amended or restated) or as to which the DGCL confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the law of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be exclusively brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction thereof, the federal district court of the State of Delaware; and (B) the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the exclusive forum provision shall not apply to claims seeking to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act. The Charter also provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of our capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the foregoing. By agreeing to this provision, however, stockholders will not be deemed to have waived compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Dividends
Declaration and payment of any dividend will be subject to the discretion of our board of directors. The time and amount of dividends will be dependent upon our business prospects, results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements and availability, debt repayment obligations, capital expenditure needs, contractual restrictions, covenants in the agreements governing our current and future indebtedness, industry trends, the provisions of Delaware law affecting the payment of distributions to stockholders and any other factors our board of directors may consider relevant. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business and to repay indebtedness, and therefore, do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends on the Class A Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
Founder Shares
The founder shares are identical to the public shares, and holders of founder shares have the same stockholder rights as public stockholders, except that the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions.
Pursuant to a letter agreement, with certain limited exceptions, the founder shares are not transferable, assignable or salable (except to our officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with our Sponsors, each of whom will be subject to the same transfer restrictions) until the earlier of one year after the completion of the Business Combinations or earlier if, (x) subsequent to our Business Combinations, the last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combinations, or (y) the date following the completion of our Business Combinations on which we complete a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of our stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.
Sponsor Vesting Letters
In connection with the Closing, Foresight Sponsor Group, LLC and FA Co-Investment LLC (together with Foresight Sponsor Group, LLC, the “Sponsors”) each entered into a sponsor letter agreement pursuant to which each of the Sponsors agreed to subject 25% of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by it to the vesting terms described below. In the aggregate, 2,165,937 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Subject Sponsor Shares”) are subject to these vesting terms.
Vesting will occur as follows: (i) if, at any time during the period beginning on the first trading day after the Closing Date and ending on the fifth anniversary of the first day of trading after the Closing Date (the “Measurement Period”), the volume weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock for any 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days is equal to or greater than $12.50 per share, 60% of the Subject Sponsor Shares will vest; (ii) if, at any time during the Measurement Period, the volume weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock for any 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days is equal to or greater than $15.00 per share, 40% of the Subject Sponsor Shares will vest; (iii) if, at any time during the Measurement Period, the Company or one or more of its stockholders consummates an underwritten public offering of the Class A Common Stock for a price to the public of at least $11.50 per share, all of the Subject Sponsor Shares will vest; and (iv) if, at any time during the Measurement Period (which, in certain circumstances, shall be extended to the sixth anniversary after the first day of trading after the Closing Date), a change of control occurs, all of the Subject Sponsor Shares will vest.
Until and unless a Subject Sponsor Share is forfeited following the Measurement period in accordance with the sponsor vesting letter, each Sponsor will have full ownership rights to the Subject Sponsor Shares held by it (including, without limitation, the right to vote and receive dividends and distributions). Once vested, the Subject Sponsor Share will remain subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Registration Rights and Lock Up Agreement, to the extent still applicable.
Redeemable Warrants
Public Warrants
Each whole Public Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of our Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing 30 days after the completion of the Business Combinations, except as described below. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, a public warrant holder may exercise its public warrants only for a whole number of shares of Class A Common Stock. This means only a whole public warrant may be exercised at a given time by a public warrant holder. No fractional warrants were issued upon separation of the Foresight Units and only whole public warrants trade. Accordingly, unless you held at least three Foresight Units, you will not be able to receive or trade a whole public warrant. The public warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Business Combinations, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption
or liquidation; provided, however, that the Private Placement Warrants issued to FA Co-Investment will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales in the initial public offering by Foresight of its units (the “IPO”) in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8).
We will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a public warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the public warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A Common Stock is available, subject to our satisfying our obligations described below with respect to registration.
No public warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and we will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their public warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a public warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any public warrant.
We have agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of our the Business Combinations, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, and within 60 business days following the Business Combinations to have declared effective, a registration statement covering the issuance of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the public warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A Common Stock until the public warrants expire or are redeemed. Notwithstanding the above, if our Class A Common Stock is at the time of any exercise of a public warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, we may, at our option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but will use our commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the public warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the lesser of (A) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the public warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” (defined below) less the exercise price of the public warrants by (y) the fair market value and (B) 0.361. The “fair market value” shall mean the volume weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the trading day prior to the date on which the notice of exercise is received by the warrant agent.
Redemption of public warrants when the price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the public warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding public warrants (except as described herein with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):
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in whole and not in part;
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at a price of $0.01 per public warrant;
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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, or the 30-day redemption period, to each public warrant holder; and
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if, and only if, the last reported sale price of our Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
If and when the public warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. As a result, we may redeem public warrants even if the holders are otherwise unable to exercise their public warrants.
We have established the $18.00 per share (as adjusted) redemption criteria discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the public warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we issue a notice of redemption of the public warrants, each public warrant holder will be entitled to exercise its public warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A Common Stock may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) as well as the $11.50 public warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.
Redemption of public warrants when the price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $10.00. Commencing ninety days after the public warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding public warrants (except as described herein with respect to the Private Placement Units):
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in whole and not in part;
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at a price of $0.10 per public warrant provided that holders will be able to exercise their public warrants prior to redemption and receive that number of shares of Class A Common Stock determined by reference to the table below, based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” (as defined below) of our Class A Common Stock except as otherwise described below;
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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption;
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if, and only if, the last reported sale price of our Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) on the trading day prior to the date on which we send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and
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if, and only if, there is an effective registration statement covering the issuance of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the public warrants and a current prospectus relating thereto available throughout the 30-day period after written notice of redemption is given.
The numbers in the table below represent the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that a public warrant holder will receive upon cashless exercise in connection with a redemption by us pursuant to this redemption feature, based on the “fair market value” of our Class A Common Stock on the corresponding redemption date (assuming holders elect to exercise their public warrants and such warrants are not redeemed for $0.10 per public warrant), determined based on the average of the last reported sales price for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of public warrants, and the number of months that the corresponding redemption date precedes the expiration date of the public warrants, each as set forth in the table below.
The stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table below will be adjusted as of any date on which the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a public warrant is adjusted as set forth in the first three paragraphs under the heading “— Anti-dilution Adjustments” below. The adjusted stock prices in the column headings will equal the stock prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of a public warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which is the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of a public warrant as so adjusted. The number of shares in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a public warrant.
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Fair Market Value of Class A Common Stock
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Redemption Date (period to expiration of warrants)
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≥$10.00
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$11.00
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$12.00
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$13.00
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$14.00
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$15.00
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$16.00
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$17.00
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≥$18.00
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57 months
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0.257 |
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0.277 |
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0.294 |
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0.310 |
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0.324 |
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0.337 |
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0.348 |
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0.358 |
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0.361 |
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54 months
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0.252 |
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0.272 |
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0.291 |
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0.307 |
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0.322 |
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0.335 |
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0.347 |
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0.357 |
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0.361 |
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51 months
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0.246 |
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0.268 |
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0.287 |
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0.304 |
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0.320 |
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0.333 |
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0.346 |
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0.357 |
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0.361 |
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48 months
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0.241 |
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0.263 |
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0.283 |
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0.301 |
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0.317 |
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0.332 |
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0.344 |
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0.356 |
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0.361 |
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45 months
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0.235 |
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0.258 |
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0.279 |
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0.298 |
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0.315 |
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0.330 |
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0.343 |
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0.356 |
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0.361 |
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42 months
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0.228 |
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0.252 |
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0.274 |
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0.294 |
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0.312 |
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0.328 |
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0.342 |
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0.355 |
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0.361 |
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39 months
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0.221 |
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0.246 |
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0.269 |
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0.290 |
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0.309 |
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0.325 |
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0.340 |
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0.354 |
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0.361 |
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Fair Market Value of Class A Common Stock
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Redemption Date (period to expiration of warrants)
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≥$10.00
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$11.00
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$12.00
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$13.00
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$14.00
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$15.00
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$16.00
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$17.00
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≥$18.00
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36 months
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0.213 |
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0.239 |
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0.263 |
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0.285 |
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0.305 |
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0.323 |
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0.339 |
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0.353 |
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0.361 |
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33 months
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0.205 |
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0.232 |
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0.257 |
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0.280 |
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0.301 |
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0.320 |
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0.337 |
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0.352 |
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0.361 |
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30 months
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0.196 |
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0.224 |
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0.250 |
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0.274 |
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0.297 |
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0.316 |
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0.335 |
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0.351 |
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0.361 |
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27 months
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0.185 |
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0.214 |
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0.242 |
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0.268 |
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0.291 |
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0.313 |
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0.332 |
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0.350 |
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0.361 |
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24 months
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0.173 |
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0.204 |
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0.233 |
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0.260 |
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0.285 |
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0.308 |
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0.329 |
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0.348 |
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0.361 |
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21 months
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0.161 |
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0.193 |
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0.223 |
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0.252 |
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0.279 |
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0.304 |
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0.326 |
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0.347 |
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0.361 |
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18 months
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0.146 |
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0.179 |
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0.211 |
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0.242 |
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0.271 |
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0.298 |
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0.322 |
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0.345 |
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0.361 |
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15 months
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0.130 |
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0.164 |
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0.197 |
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0.230 |
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0.262 |
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0.291 |
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0.317 |
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0.342 |
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0.361 |
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12 months
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0.111 |
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0.146 |
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0.181 |
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0.216 |
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0.250 |
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0.282 |
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0.312 |
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0.339 |
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0.361 |
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9 months
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0.090 |
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0.125 |
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0.162 |
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0.199 |
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0.237 |
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0.272 |
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0.305 |
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0.336 |
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0.361 |
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6 months
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0.065 |
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0.099 |
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0.137 |
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0.178 |
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0.219 |
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0.259 |
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0.296 |
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0.331 |
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0.361 |
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3 months
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0.034 |
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0.065 |
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0.104 |
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0.150 |
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0.197 |
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0.243 |
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0.286 |
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0.326 |
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0.361 |
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0 months
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— |
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— |
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0.042 |
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0.115 |
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0.179 |
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0.233 |
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0.281 |
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0.323 |
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0.361 |
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The exact fair market value and redemption date may not be set forth in the table above, in which case, if the fair market value is between two values in the table or the redemption date is between two redemption dates in the table, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued for each public warrant exercised will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of shares set forth for the higher and lower fair market values and the earlier and later redemption dates, as applicable, based on a 365 or 366-day year, as applicable. For example, if the average last reported sale price of our Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading date prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the public warrants is $11 per share, and at such time there are 57 months until the expiration of the public warrants, holders may choose to, in connection with this redemption feature, exercise their public warrants for 0.277 shares of Class A Common Stock for each whole public warrant. For an example where the exact fair market value and redemption date are not as set forth in the table above, if the average last reported sale price of our Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading date prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the public warrants is $13.50 per share, and at such time there are 38 months until the expiration of the public warrants, holders may choose to, in connection with this redemption feature, exercise their public warrants for 0.298 shares of Class A Common Stock for each whole public warrant. In no event will the public warrants be exercisable in connection with this redemption feature for more than 0.361 shares of Class A Common Stock per public warrant (subject to adjustment). Finally, as reflected in the table above, if the public warrants are out of the money and about to expire, they cannot be exercised on a cashless basis in connection with a redemption by us pursuant to this redemption feature, since they will not be exercisable for any shares of Class A Common Stock.
Any public warrants held by our officers or directors will be subject to this redemption feature, except that such officers and directors shall only receive “fair market value” for such public warrants if they exercise their public warrants in connection with such redemption (“fair market value” for such public warrants held by our officers or directors being defined as the last reported sale price of the public warrants on such redemption date).
This redemption feature differs from the typical warrant redemption features used in many other blank check offerings, which typically only provide for a redemption of warrants for cash (other than the Private Placement Warrants) when the trading price for the Class A Common Stock exceeds $18.00 per share for a specified period of time. This redemption feature is structured to allow for all of the outstanding public warrants to be redeemed when the Class A Common Stock is trading at or above $10.00 per share, which may be at a time when the trading price of our Class A Common Stock is below the exercise price of the public warrants. We have established this redemption feature to provide us with the flexibility to redeem the public warrants without the public warrants having to reach the $18.00 per share threshold set forth above under “— Redemption of public warrants when the price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds
$18.00.” Holders choosing to exercise their public warrants in connection with a redemption pursuant to this feature will, in effect, receive a number of shares for their public warrants based on an option pricing model with a fixed volatility input as of the date of the IPO prospectus. This redemption right provides us an additional mechanism by which to redeem all of the outstanding public warrants, and therefore have certainty as to our capital structure as the public warrants would no longer be outstanding and would have been exercised or redeemed, and we will effectively be required to pay the redemption price to public warrant holders if we choose to exercise this redemption right and it will allow us to quickly proceed with a redemption of the public warrants if we determine it is in our best interest to do so. As such, we would redeem the public warrants in this manner when we believe it is in our best interest to update our capital structure to remove the public warrants and pay the redemption price to the public warrant holders.
As stated above, we can redeem the public warrants when the Class A Common Stock is trading at a price starting at $10.00, which is below the exercise price of $11.50, because it will provide certainty with respect to our capital structure and cash position while providing public warrant holders with the opportunity to exercise their public warrants on a cashless basis for the applicable number of shares of Class A Common Stock. If we choose to redeem the public warrants when the Class A Common Stock is trading at a price below the exercise price of the public warrants, this could result in the public warrant holders receiving fewer shares of Class A Common Stock than they would have received if they had chosen to wait to exercise their public warrants for shares of Class A Common Stock if and when shares of Class A Common Stock were trading at a price higher than the exercise price of $11.50 per share.
No fractional shares of Class A Common Stock will be issued upon exercise. If, upon exercise, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will round down to the nearest whole number of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to the holder. If, at the time of redemption, the public warrants are exercisable for a security other than the shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, the public warrants may be exercised for such security.
Redemption Procedures and Cashless Exercise. If we call the public warrants for redemption as described above under “— Redemption of public warrants when the price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00,” our management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise public warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” (such option, the “Cashless Exercise Option”). In determining whether to require all holders to exercise their public warrants on a “cashless basis,” our management will consider, among other factors, our cash position, the number of public warrants that are outstanding and the dilutive effect on our stockholders of issuing the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of our public warrants. In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the public warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the lesser of (A) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the public warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” (defined below) over the exercise price of the public warrants by (y) the fair market value and (B) 0.361. The “fair market value” shall mean the average last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of exercise is sent to the warrant agent. If our management takes advantage of this Cashless Exercise Option, the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the public warrants, including the “fair market value” in such case. Requiring a cashless exercise in this manner will reduce the number of shares to be issued and thereby lessen the dilutive effect of a warrant redemption. We believe this Cashless Exercise Option feature is an attractive option to us if we do not need the cash from the exercise of the public warrants after our Business Combinations. If we call our public warrants for redemption and our management does not take advantage of this Cashless Exercise Option, our Sponsors and their permitted transferees would still be entitled to exercise their Private Placement Warrants for cash or on a cashless basis using the same formula described above that other warrant holders would have been required to use had management taken advantage of this Cashless Exercise Option, as described in more detail below.
A holder of a public warrant may notify us in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such public warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) of the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
Anti-Dilution Adjustments. If the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each public warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of Class A Common Stock entitling holders to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a stock dividend of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (1) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock) multiplied by (2) one minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of Class A Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the fair market value. For these purposes (1) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock, in determining the price payable for Class A Common Stock, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (2) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of Class A Common Stock as reported during the ten trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.
In addition, if we, at any time while the Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of Class A Common Stock on account of such shares of Class A Common Stock (or other shares of our capital stock into which the public warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described above, (b) certain ordinary cash dividends, (c) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock in connection with the Business Combinations, or (d) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of Class A Common Stock in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (1) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemptions in connection with the Business Combinations or (2) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-Business Combinations activity, then the Warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Class A Common Stock in respect of such event.
If the number of outstanding shares of our Class A Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
Whenever the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as described above, the warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.
In addition, if (x) we issue additional shares of Class A Common Stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the Business Combinations at a newly issued price of less than $9.20 per share of Class A Common Stock, (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the Business Combinations on the date of the completion of the Business Combinations (net of redemptions), and (z) the Market Value of our Class A Common Stock is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the newly issued price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described above under “— Redemption of public warrants when the price per share of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the newly issued price.
In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation (other than a merger or consolidation in which we are the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of our outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of us as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which we are dissolved, the holders of the Warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the warrants and in lieu of the shares of our Class A Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the warrants would have received if such holder had exercised their warrants immediately prior to such event. However, if such holders were entitled to exercise a right of election as to the kind or amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon such merger or consolidation, then the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets for which each warrant will become exercisable will be deemed to be the weighted average of the kind and amount received per share by such holders in such merger or consolidation that affirmatively make such election, and if a tender, exchange or redemption offer has been made to and accepted by such holders (other than a tender, exchange or redemption offer made by the company in connection with redemption rights held by stockholders of the company as provided for in the company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation or as a result of the redemption of shares of Class A Common Stock by the company if a proposed Business Combinations is presented to the stockholders of the company for approval) under circumstances in which, upon completion of such tender or exchange offer, the maker thereof, together with members of any group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) of which such maker is a part, and together with any affiliate or associate of such maker (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) and any members of any such group of which any such affiliate or associate is a part, own beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, the holder of a warrant will be entitled to receive the highest amount of cash, securities or other property to which such holder would actually have been entitled as a stockholder if such warrant holder had exercised the warrant prior to the expiration of such tender or exchange offer, accepted such offer and all of the Class A Common Stock held by such holder had been purchased pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, subject to adjustments (from and after the consummation of such tender or exchange offer) as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in the Warrant Agreement. Additionally, if less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of Class A Common Stock in such a transaction is payable in the form of Class A Common Stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the Warrant properly exercises the warrant within thirty days following public disclosure of such transaction, the warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the Warrant Agreement based on the per share consideration minus Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) of the Warrant.
The Warrants were issued in registered form under the Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public warrants.
The Warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of Class A Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of Class A Common Stock. After the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Foresight Units and only whole Warrants will trade.
Private Placement Warrants
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants except that, so long as they are held by our Sponsors or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants (including the underlying securities) are subject to certain transfer restrictions and the holders thereof are entitled to certain registration rights, and: (1) will not be redeemable by us; (2) may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (3) with respect to Private Placement Warrants held by FA Co-Investment, will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales in the initial public offering of Foresight’s units in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8). If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than our Sponsors or their respective permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by us in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the public warrants.
If holders of the Private Placement Warrants elect to exercise the underlying Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis, they would pay the exercise price by surrendering warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “sponsor fair market value” (defined below) over the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the sponsor fair market value. The “sponsor fair market value” shall mean the average last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of exercise is sent to the warrant agent. The reason that we have agreed that these Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by our Sponsors and their permitted transferees is because it is not known at this time whether they will be affiliated with us following a business combination.
If they remain affiliated with us, their ability to sell our securities in the open market will be significantly limited. We expect to have policies in place that prohibit insiders from selling our securities except during specific periods of time. Even during such periods of time when insiders will be permitted to sell our securities, an insider cannot trade in our securities if he or she is in possession of material non-public information. Accordingly, unlike public stockholders who could exercise their public warrants and sell the shares of Class A Common Stock received upon such exercise freely in the open market in order to recoup the cost of such exercise, the insiders could be significantly restricted from selling such securities. As a result, we believe that allowing the holders to exercise such Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis is appropriate.
VGS Warrant
In connection with a promissory note, on December 13, 2022, P3 LLC and VGS entered into a Warrant (the “Warrant Agreement”). Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, P3 LLC issued warrants to purchase 429,180 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at an exercise price of $4.26 per share to VGS. The number of shares of Class A common stock for which the warrant is exercisable and the exercise price may be adjusted upon any event involving subdivisions, combinations, distributions, recapitalizations and like transactions. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, the warrants and the right to purchase securities upon the exercise of the warrants will terminate upon the earliest to occur of the following: (a) December 13, 2027; and (b) the consummation of (i) a sale, conveyance, disposal, or encumbrance of all or substantially all of our or P3 LLC’s property or business or our or P3 LLC’s merger into or consolidation with any other corporation (other than a wholly owned subsidiary corporation) or (ii) any other transaction or series of related transactions in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Company or P3 LLC is disposed of.
Common Warrants and Pre-Funded Warrants
Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, entered into on March 30, 2023 by and among the Company and purchasers named therein, on April 6, 2023, we issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 59,934,479 shares of Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,755,490 shares of Class A common stock. Each Common Warrant has an exercise price per share of Class A common stock equal to $1.13 per share. Each pre-funded warrant has an exercise price per share of Class A common stock equal to $0.0001 per share.
Our Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent
The transfer agent for our Common Stock and warrant agent for our Warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co. We have agreed to indemnify Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Co. in its roles as transfer agent and warrant agent, its agents and each of its stockholders, directors, officers and employees against all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees that may arise out of acts performed or omitted for its activities in that capacity, except for any liability due to any gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of the indemnified person or entity.
Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of our Charter and Bylaws
Our Charter provides that our board of directors is classified into three classes of directors. As a result, in most circumstances, a person can gain control of our board only by successfully engaging in a proxy contest at two or more annual meetings.
Our authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock and preferred stock are available for future issuances without stockholder approval and could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved Class A Common Stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Exclusive forum for certain lawsuits. Our Charter requires, to the fullest extent permitted by law, other than any claim to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction, that derivative actions brought in our name, actions against directors, officers and employees for breach of fiduciary duty and other similar actions may be brought only in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware and, if brought outside of the State of Delaware, the stockholder bringing such suit will be deemed to have consented to service of process on such stockholder’s counsel.
Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers. In addition, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, subject to and contingent upon a final adjudication in the State of Delaware of the enforceability of such exclusive forum provision.
Special meeting of stockholders. Our Charter provides that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by a majority vote of our board of directors, by our Chief Executive Officer or by our chairman.
Advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and director nominations. Our Bylaws provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of stockholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of stockholders must provide timely notice of their intent in writing. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice will need to be received by the secretary to our principal executive offices not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day prior to the scheduled date of the annual meeting of stockholders. If our annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 45 days before or after such anniversary date, a stockholder’s notice will need to be received no earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day before the meeting and not later than the later of (x) the close of business on the 90th day before the meeting or (y) the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which we first publicly announce the date of the annual meeting. Our bylaws also specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice for an annual meeting. Specifically, a stockholder’s notice must include: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the text of the proposal or business and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and record address of such stockholder and the name and address of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (iii) the class or series and number of shares of our capital stock owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and by the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is
made and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder, (v) any material interest of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made in such business and (vi) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before such meeting. These notice requirements will be deemed satisfied by a stockholder as to any proposal (other than nominations) if the stockholder has notified us of such stockholder’s intention to present such proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, and such stockholder has complied with the requirements of such rule for inclusion of such proposal in the proxy statement we prepare to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, proposals seeking inclusion in our annual proxy statement must comply with the notice periods contained therein. The foregoing provisions may limit our stockholders’ ability to bring matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of stockholders.
Rule 144
Pursuant to Rule 144, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of Class A Common Stock or warrants for at least six months would be entitled to sell such securities provided that (i) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale and (ii) we are subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least three months before the sale and have filed all required reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the 12 months (or such shorter period as we were required to file reports) preceding the sale.
Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of Class A Common Stock or warrants for at least six months but who are our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the three months preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of:
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1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding; or
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the average weekly reported trading volume of the Common Stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.
Sales by our affiliates under Rule 144 are also limited by manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
Restrictions on the Use of Rule 144 by Shell Companies or Former Shell Companies
Rule 144 is not available for the resale of securities initially issued by shell companies (other than business combination related shell companies) or issuers that have been at any time previously a shell company. However, Rule 144 also includes an important exception to this prohibition if the following conditions are met:
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the issuer of the securities that was formerly a shell company has ceased to be a shell company;
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the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
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the issuer of the securities has filed all Exchange Act reports and material required to be filed, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Current Reports on Form 8-K; and
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at least one year has elapsed from the time that the issuer filed current Form 10 type information with the SEC, which is expected to be filed promptly after completion of the Business Combinations, reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company.
As a result, our initial stockholders will be able to sell their Class A Common Stock and Warrants, pursuant to Rule 144 without registration one year after the Business Combinations.
As of December 31, 2022 we had 41,578,890 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding. Of these shares, the 4,242,016 are freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares purchased by one of our affiliates within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities
Act. The remaining 37,336,874 shares of Class A Common Stock are restricted securities under Rule 144, in that they were issued in private transactions not involving a public offering, and are subject to transfer restrictions as set forth elsewhere in this prospectus. Similarly, the shares of our Class A Common Stock and Class V Common Stock that were issued in the Business Combinations are restricted securities for purposes of Rule 144.
As of the December 31, 2022, there were outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,819,105 shares of Class A Common Stock. Each whole warrant is exercisable for a share of Class A Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement governing the warrants. Of these warrants, there were public warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,551,776 shares of Class A Common Stock, which warrants are freely tradable, except for any warrants purchased by one of our affiliates within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. In addition, we are obligated to maintain an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the 10,819,105 shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the outstanding warrants.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, summarizes certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. When we offer to sell a particular series of debt securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a supplement to this prospectus. We will also indicate in the supplement to what extent the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to a particular series of debt securities.
We may issue debt securities either separately, or together with, or upon the conversion or exercise of or in exchange for, other securities described in this prospectus. Debt securities may be our senior, senior subordinated or subordinated obligations and, unless otherwise specified in a supplement to this prospectus, the debt securities will be our direct, unsecured obligations and may be issued in one or more series.
The debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us and a trustee to be named in the applicable indenture. We have summarized select portions of the indenture below. The summary is not complete. The form of the indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement and you should read the indenture for provisions that may be important to you. In the summary below, we have included references to the section numbers of the indenture so that you can easily locate these provisions. Capitalized terms used in the summary and not defined herein have the meanings specified in the indenture.
As used in this section only, “P3,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to P3 Health Partners Inc., excluding our subsidiaries, unless expressly stated or the context otherwise requires.
General
The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a resolution of our board of directors, in an officer’s certificate or by a supplemental indenture. (Section 2.2) The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series (including any pricing supplement or term sheet).
We can issue an unlimited amount of debt securities under the indenture that may be in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a premium, or at a discount. (Section 2.1) We will set forth in a prospectus supplement (including any pricing supplement or term sheet) relating to any series of debt securities being offered, the aggregate principal amount and the following terms of the debt securities, if applicable:
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the title and ranking of the debt securities (including the terms of any subordination provisions);
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the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) at which we will sell the debt securities;
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any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;
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the date or dates on which the principal of the securities of the series is payable;
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the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or the method used to determine the rate or rates (including any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the debt securities will bear interest, the date or dates from which interest will accrue, the date or dates on which interest will commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date;
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the place or places where principal of, and interest, if any, on the debt securities will be payable (and the method of such payment), where the securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to us in respect of the debt securities may be delivered;
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the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt securities;
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any obligation we have to redeem or purchase the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of debt securities and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and in the terms and conditions upon which securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;
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the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will repurchase debt securities at the option of the holders of debt securities and other detailed terms and provisions of these repurchase obligations;
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the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;
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whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of certificated debt securities or global debt securities;
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the portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount;
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the currency of denomination of the debt securities, which may be United States Dollars or any foreign currency, and if such currency of denomination is a composite currency, the agency or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency;
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the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal of, premium and interest on the debt securities will be made;
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if payments of principal of, premium or interest on the debt securities will be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the debt securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to these payments will be determined;
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the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities will be determined, if these amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index;
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any provisions relating to any security provided for the debt securities;
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any addition to, deletion of or change in the Events of Default described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities and any change in the acceleration provisions described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities;
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any addition to, deletion of or change in the covenants described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities;
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any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to the debt securities;
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the provisions, if any, relating to conversion or exchange of any debt securities of such series, including if applicable, the conversion or exchange price and period, provisions as to whether conversion or exchange will be mandatory, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion or exchange price and provisions affecting conversion or exchange;
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any other terms of the debt securities, which may supplement, modify or delete any provision of the indenture as it applies to that series, including any terms that may be required under applicable law or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the securities; and
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whether any of our direct or indirect subsidiaries will guarantee the debt securities of that series, including the terms of subordination, if any, of such guarantees. (Section 2.2)
We may issue debt securities that provide for an amount less than their stated principal amount to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of their maturity pursuant to the terms of the indenture. We will provide you with information on the federal income tax considerations and other special considerations applicable to any of these debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If we denominate the purchase price of any of the debt securities in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, or if the principal of and any premium and interest on any series of debt
securities is payable in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, we will provide you with information on the restrictions, elections, general tax considerations, specific terms and other information with respect to that issue of debt securities and such foreign currency or currencies or foreign currency unit or units in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Transfer and Exchange
Each debt security will be represented by either one or more global securities registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company, or the Depositary, or a nominee of the Depositary (we will refer to any debt security represented by a global debt security as a “book-entry debt security”), or a certificate issued in definitive registered form (we will refer to any debt security represented by a certificated security as a “certificated debt security”) as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as set forth under the heading “Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System” below, book-entry debt securities will not be issuable in certificated form.
Certificated Debt Securities. You may transfer or exchange certificated debt securities at any office we maintain for this purpose in accordance with the terms of the indenture. (Section 2.4) No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of certificated debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or exchange. (Section 2.7)
You may effect the transfer of certificated debt securities and the right to receive the principal of, premium and interest on certificated debt securities only by surrendering the certificate representing those certificated debt securities and either reissuance by us or the trustee of the certificate to the new holder or the issuance by us or the trustee of a new certificate to the new holder.
Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System. Each global debt security representing book-entry debt securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary. Please see “Global Securities.”
Covenants
We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement any restrictive covenants applicable to any issue of debt securities. (Article IV)
No Protection in the Event of a Change of Control
Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not contain any provisions which may afford holders of the debt securities protection in the event we have a change in control or in the event of a highly leveraged transaction (whether or not such transaction results in a change in control) which could adversely affect holders of debt securities.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
We may not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets to any person (a “successor person”) unless:
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we are the surviving entity or the successor person (if other than P3) is a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity organized and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and expressly assumes our obligations on the debt securities and under the indenture; and
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immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing.
Notwithstanding the above, any of our subsidiaries may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties to us. (Section 5.1)
Events of Default
“Event of Default” means with respect to any series of debt securities, any of the following:
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default in the payment of any interest upon any debt security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (unless the entire amount of the payment is deposited by us with the trustee or with a paying agent prior to the expiration of the 30-day period);
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default in the payment of principal of any security of that series at its maturity;
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default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty by us in the indenture (other than a covenant or warranty that has been included in the indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than that series), which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after we receive written notice from the trustee or P3 and the trustee receive written notice from the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series as provided in the indenture;
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certain voluntary or involuntary events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of P3;
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any other Event of Default provided with respect to debt securities of that series that is described in the applicable prospectus supplement. (Section 6.1)
No Event of Default with respect to a particular series of debt securities (except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) necessarily constitutes an Event of Default with respect to any other series of debt securities. (Section 6.1) The occurrence of certain Events of Default or an acceleration under the indenture may constitute an event of default under certain indebtedness of ours or our subsidiaries outstanding from time to time.
We will provide the trustee written notice of any Default or Event of Default within 30 days of becoming aware of the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default, which notice will describe in reasonable detail the status of such Default or Event of Default and what action we are taking or propose to take in respect thereof. (Section 6.1)
If an Event of Default with respect to debt securities of any series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may, by a notice in writing to us (and to the trustee if given by the holders), declare to be due and payable immediately the principal of (or, if the debt securities of that series are discount securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all debt securities of that series. In the case of an Event of Default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal (or such specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding debt securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder of outstanding debt securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to debt securities of any series has been made, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may rescind and annul the acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal and interest, if any, with respect to debt securities of that series, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture. (Section 6.2) We refer you to the prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that are discount securities for the particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal amount of such discount securities upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.
The indenture provides that the trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture unless the trustee receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any cost, liability or expense which might be incurred by it in performing such duty or exercising such right or power. (Section 7.1(e)) Subject to certain rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of that series. (Section 6.12)
No holder of any debt security of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy under the indenture, unless:
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that holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to debt securities of that series; and
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the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and offered indemnity or security satisfactory to the trustee, to the trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee, and the trustee has not received from the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction inconsistent with that request and has failed to institute the proceeding within 60 days. (Section 6.7)
Notwithstanding any other provision in the indenture, the holder of any debt security will have an absolute and unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of, premium and any interest on that debt security on or after the due dates expressed in that debt security and to institute suit for the enforcement of payment. (Section 6.8)
The indenture requires us, within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year, to furnish to the trustee a statement as to compliance with the indenture. (Section 4.3) If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the securities of any series and if it is known to a responsible officer of the trustee, the trustee shall mail to each Securityholder of the securities of that series notice of a Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs or, if later, after a responsible officer of the trustee has knowledge of such Default or Event of Default. The indenture provides that the trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any series of any Default or Event of Default (except in payment on any debt securities of that series) with respect to debt securities of that series if the trustee determines in good faith that withholding notice is in the interest of the holders of those debt securities. (Section 7.5)
Modification and Waiver
We and the trustee may modify, amend or supplement the indenture or the debt securities of any series without the consent of any holder of any debt security:
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to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
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to comply with covenants in the indenture described above under the heading “Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets”;
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to provide for uncertificated securities in addition to or in place of certificated securities;
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to add guarantees with respect to debt securities of any series or secure debt securities of any series;
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to surrender any of our rights or powers under the indenture;
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to add covenants or events of default for the benefit of the holders of debt securities of any series;
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to comply with the applicable procedures of the applicable depositary;
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to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of debt securities;
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to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of debt securities of any series as permitted by the indenture;
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to effect the appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of any series and to add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture to provide for or facilitate administration by more than one trustee; or
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to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. (Section 9.1)
We may also modify and amend the indenture with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the modifications or amendments. We may not make any modification or amendment without the consent of the holders of each affected debt security then outstanding if that amendment will:
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reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
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reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default interest) on any debt security;
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reduce the principal of or premium on or change the fixed maturity of any debt security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation with respect to any series of debt securities;
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reduce the principal amount of discount securities payable upon acceleration of maturity;
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waive a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or interest on any debt security (except a rescission of acceleration of the debt securities of any series by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of that series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
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make the principal of or premium or interest on any debt security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt security;
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make any change to certain provisions of the indenture relating to, among other things, the right of holders of debt securities to receive payment of the principal of, premium and interest on those debt securities and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment and to waivers or amendments; or
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waive a redemption payment with respect to any debt security. (Section 9.3)
Except for certain specified provisions, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series waive our compliance with provisions of the indenture. (Section 9.2) The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of such series waive any past default under the indenture with respect to that series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, premium or any interest on any debt security of that series; provided, however, that the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from the acceleration. (Section 6.13)
Defeasance of Debt Securities and Certain Covenants in Certain Circumstances
Legal Defeasance. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, we may be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of any series (subject to certain exceptions). We will be so discharged upon the irrevocable deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. Dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money or U.S. government obligations in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities.
This discharge may occur only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel stating that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred. (Section 8.3)
Defeasance of Certain Covenants. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, upon compliance with certain conditions:
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we may omit to comply with the covenant described under the heading “Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets” and certain other covenants set forth in the indenture, as well as any additional covenants which may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement; and
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any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of that series (“covenant defeasance”).
The conditions include:
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depositing with the trustee money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. Dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities; and
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delivering to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and related covenant defeasance and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit and related covenant defeasance had not occurred. (Section 8.4)
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees or Securityholders
None of our past, present or future directors, officers, employees or securityholders, as such, will have any liability for any of our obligations under the debt securities or the indenture or for any claim based on, or in respect or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting a debt security, each holder waives and releases all such liability. This waiver and release is part of the consideration for the issue of the debt securities. However, this waiver and release may not be effective to waive liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws, and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities, including any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the indenture or the securities, will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
The indenture will provide that we, the trustee and the holders of the debt securities (by their acceptance of the debt securities) irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to the indenture, the debt securities or the transactions contemplated thereby.
The indenture will provide that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon the indenture or the transactions contemplated thereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City of New York, and we, the trustee and the holder of the debt securities (by their acceptance of the debt securities) irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. The indenture will further provide that service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in the indenture will be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The indenture will further provide that we, the trustee and the holders of the debt securities (by their acceptance of the debt securities) irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the courts specified above and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. (Section 10.10)
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
We may issue warrants for the purchase of shares of our common stock or preferred stock or of debt securities. We may issue warrants independently or together with other securities, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and the investors or a warrant agent. The following summary of material provisions of the warrants and warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable to a particular series of warrants. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as the complete warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants.
The particular terms of any issue of warrants will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the issue. Those terms may include:
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the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock purchasable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase such shares and the price at which such number of shares may be purchased upon such exercise;
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the designation, stated value and terms (including, without limitation, liquidation, dividend, conversion and voting rights) of the series of preferred stock purchasable upon exercise of warrants to purchase preferred stock;
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the principal amount of debt securities that may be purchased upon exercise of a debt warrant and the exercise price for the warrants, which may be payable in cash, securities or other property;
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the date, if any, on and after which the warrants and the related debt securities, preferred stock or common stock will be separately transferable;
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the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants;
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the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;
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United States federal income tax consequences applicable to the warrants; and
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any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange, exercise and settlement of the warrants.
Holders of equity warrants will not be entitled:
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to vote, consent or receive dividends;
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receive notice as shareholders with respect to any meeting of shareholders for the election of our directors or any other matter; or
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exercise any rights as shareholders of P3.
Each warrant will entitle its holder to purchase the principal amount of debt securities or the number of shares of preferred stock or common stock at the exercise price set forth in, or calculable as set forth in, the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at any time up to the specified time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.
A holder of warrant certificates may exchange them for new warrant certificates of different denominations, present them for registration of transfer and exercise them at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Until any warrants to purchase debt securities are exercised, the holder of the warrants will not have any rights of holders of the debt securities that can be purchased upon exercise, including any rights to receive payments of principal, premium or interest on the underlying debt securities or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture. Until any warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock are exercised, the holders of the warrants will not have any rights of holders of the underlying common stock or preferred stock, including any rights to receive dividends or payments upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up on the common stock or preferred stock, if any.
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
We may issue units consisting of any combination of the other types of securities offered under this prospectus in one or more series. We may evidence each series of units by unit certificates that we will issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into unit agreements with a unit agent. Each unit agent will be a bank or trust company that we select. We will indicate the name and address of the unit agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units.
The following description, together with the additional information included in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the general features of the units that we may offer under this prospectus. You should read any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you related to the series of units being offered, as well as the complete unit agreements that contain the terms of the units. Specific unit agreements will contain additional important terms and provisions and we will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from another report that we file with the SEC, the form of each unit agreement relating to units offered under this prospectus.
If we offer any units, certain terms of that series of units will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the following, as applicable:
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the title of the series of units;
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identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units;
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the price or prices at which the units will be issued;
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the date, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable;
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a discussion of certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the units; and
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any other terms of the units and their constituent securities.
GLOBAL SECURITIES
Book-Entry, Delivery and Form
Unless we indicate differently in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, the securities initially will be issued in book-entry form and represented by one or more global notes or global securities, or, collectively, global securities. The global securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, as depositary, or DTC, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC. Unless and until it is exchanged for individual certificates evidencing securities under the limited circumstances described below, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary to its nominee or by the nominee to the depositary, or by the depositary or its nominee to a successor depositary or to a nominee of the successor depositary.
DTC has advised us that it is:
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a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law;
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a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law;
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a member of the Federal Reserve System;
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a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and
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a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act.
DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among its participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. “Direct participants” in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, including underwriters, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or DTCC. DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others, which we sometimes refer to as indirect participants, that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly. The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.
Purchases of securities under the DTC system must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the securities on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of the actual purchaser of a security, which we sometimes refer to as a beneficial owner, is in turn recorded on the direct and indirect participants’ records. Beneficial owners of securities will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases. However, beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of their transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct or indirect participants through which they purchased securities. Transfers of ownership interests in global securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the global securities, except under the limited circumstances described below.
To facilitate subsequent transfers, all global securities deposited by direct participants with DTC will be registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other nominee will not change the beneficial ownership of the securities. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the securities. DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts the securities are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants are responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
So long as the securities are in book-entry form, you will receive payments and may transfer securities only through the facilities of the depositary and its direct and indirect participants. We will maintain an office or agency in the location specified in the prospectus supplement for the applicable securities, where notices and demands in respect of the securities and the indenture may be delivered to us and where certificated securities may be surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or exchange.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants and by direct participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any legal requirements in effect from time to time.
Redemption notices will be sent to DTC. If less than all of the securities of a particular series are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant in the securities of such series to be redeemed.
Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (or such other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to the securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC will mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns the consenting or voting rights of Cede & Co. to those direct participants to whose accounts the securities of such series are credited on the record date, identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy.
So long as securities are in book-entry form, we will make payments on those securities to the depositary or its nominee, as the registered owner of such securities, by wire transfer of immediately available funds. If securities are issued in definitive certificated form under the limited circumstances described below and unless if otherwise provided in the description of the applicable securities herein or in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will have the option of making payments by check mailed to the addresses of the persons entitled to payment or by wire transfer to bank accounts in the United States designated in writing to the applicable trustee or other designated party at least 15 days before the applicable payment date by the persons entitled to payment, unless a shorter period is satisfactory to the applicable trustee or other designated party.
Redemption proceeds, distributions and dividend payments on the securities will be made to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit direct participants’ accounts upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from us on the payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC records. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the account of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.” Those payments will be the responsibility of participants and not of DTC or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds, distributions and dividend payments to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC, is our responsibility, disbursement of payments to direct participants is the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of payments to the beneficial owners is the responsibility of direct and indirect participants.
Except under the limited circumstances described below, purchasers of securities will not be entitled to have securities registered in their names and will not receive physical delivery of securities. Accordingly, each beneficial owner must rely on the procedures of DTC and its participants to exercise any rights under the securities and the indenture.
The laws of some jurisdictions may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Those laws may impair the ability to transfer or pledge beneficial interests in securities.
DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect to the securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to us. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depositary is not obtained, securities certificates are required to be printed and delivered.
As noted above, beneficial owners of a particular series of securities generally will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in those securities. However, if:
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DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a depositary for the global security or securities representing such series of securities or if DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act at a time when it is required to be registered and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days of the notification to us or of our becoming aware of DTC’s ceasing to be so registered, as the case may be;
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we determine, in our sole discretion, not to have such securities represented by one or more global securities; or
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an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities,
we will prepare and deliver certificates for such securities in exchange for beneficial interests in the global securities. Any beneficial interest in a global security that is exchangeable under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence will be exchangeable for securities in definitive certificated form registered in the names that the depositary directs. It is expected that these directions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from its participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the global securities.
Euroclear and Clearstream
If so provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, you may hold interests in a global security through Clearstream Banking S.A., which we refer to as “Clearstream,” or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, which we refer to as “Euroclear,” either directly if you are a participant in Clearstream or Euroclear or indirectly through organizations which are participants in Clearstream or Euroclear. Clearstream and Euroclear will hold interests on behalf of their respective participants through customers’ securities accounts in the names of Clearstream and Euroclear, respectively, on the books of their respective U.S. depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests in customers’ securities accounts in such depositaries’ names on DTC’s books.
Clearstream and Euroclear are securities clearance systems in Europe. Clearstream and Euroclear hold securities for their respective participating organizations and facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between those participants through electronic book-entry changes in their accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates.
Payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other matters relating to beneficial interests in global securities owned through Euroclear or Clearstream must comply with the rules and procedures of those systems. Transactions between participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, on one hand, and other participants in DTC, on the other hand, are also subject to DTC’s rules and procedures.
Investors will be able to make and receive through Euroclear and Clearstream payments, deliveries, transfers and other transactions involving any beneficial interests in global securities held through those systems only on days when those systems are open for business. Those systems may not be open for business on days when banks, brokers and other institutions are open for business in the United States.
Cross-market transfers between participants in DTC, on the one hand, and participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with the DTC’s rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by their respective U.S. depositaries; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (European time) of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its U.S. depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the global securities through DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day fund settlement. Participants in Euroclear or Clearstream may not deliver instructions directly to their respective U.S. depositaries.
Due to time zone differences, the securities accounts of a participant in Euroclear or Clearstream purchasing an interest in a global security from a direct participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant participant in Euroclear or Clearstream, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear or Clearstream) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. Cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of interests in a global security by or through a participant in Euroclear or Clearstream to a direct participant in DTC will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream following DTC’s settlement date.
Other
The information in this section of this prospectus concerning DTC, Clearstream, Euroclear and their respective book-entry systems has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we do not take responsibility for this information. This information has been provided solely as a matter of convenience. The rules and procedures of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear are solely within the control of those organizations and could change at any time. Neither we nor the trustee nor any agent of ours or of the trustee has any control over those entities and none of us takes any responsibility for their activities. You are urged to contact DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear or their respective participants directly to discuss those matters. In addition, although we expect that DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear will perform the foregoing procedures, none of them is under any obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither we nor any agent of ours will have any responsibility for the performance or nonperformance by DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear or their respective participants of these or any other rules or procedures governing their respective operations.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities from time to time pursuant to underwritten public offerings, negotiated transactions, block trades or a combination of these methods or through underwriters or dealers, through agents and/or directly to one or more purchasers. The securities may be distributed from time to time in one or more transactions:
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We may also sell equity securities covered by this registration statement in an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act. Such offering may be made into an existing trading market for such securities in transactions at other than a fixed price on or through the facilities of the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other securities exchange or quotation or trading service on which such securities may be listed, quoted or traded at the time of sale. Such at the market offerings, if any, may be conducted by underwriters acting as principal or agent.
Each time that we sell securities covered by this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement or supplements that will describe the method of distribution and set forth the terms and conditions of the offering of such securities, including the offering price of the securities and the proceeds to us, if applicable.
Offers to purchase the securities being offered by this prospectus may be solicited directly. Agents may also be designated to solicit offers to purchase the securities from time to time. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of our securities will be identified in a prospectus supplement.
If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the securities being offered by this prospectus, the securities will be sold to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale.
If an underwriter is utilized in the sale of the securities being offered by this prospectus, an underwriting agreement will be executed with the underwriter at the time of sale and the name of any underwriter will be provided in the prospectus supplement that the underwriter will use to make resales of the securities to the public. In connection with the sale of the securities, we or the purchasers of securities for whom the underwriter may act as agent, may compensate the underwriter in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions. The underwriter may sell the securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for which they may act as agent. Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, an agent will be acting on a best efforts basis and a dealer will purchase securities as a principal, and may then resell the securities at varying prices to be determined by the dealer.
Any compensation paid to underwriters, dealers or agents in connection with the offering of the securities, and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers will be provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. Underwriters, dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any discounts and commissions received by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions. We may enter into agreements to indemnify underwriters, dealers and agents against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments they may be required to make in respect thereof and to reimburse those persons for certain expenses.
Any common stock will be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, but any other securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. To facilitate the offering of securities, certain persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the securities. This may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involve the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than were sold to them. In these circumstances, these persons would cover such over-allotments or short positions by making purchases in the open market
or by exercising their over-allotment option, if any. In addition, these persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to dealers participating in the offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time.
We may engage in at the market offerings into an existing trading market in accordance with Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act. In addition, we may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement so indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment). In addition, we may otherwise loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities short using this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement. Such financial institution or other third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities.
The specific terms of any lock-up provisions in respect of any given offering will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with us, or perform services for us, in the ordinary course of business for which they receive compensation.
LEGAL MATTERS
Latham & Watkins LLP will pass upon certain legal matters relating to the issuance and sale of the securities offered hereby on behalf of P3 Health Partners Inc. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 (Successor) and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period December 3, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (Successor), and the period from January 1, 2021 through December 2, 2021 (Predecessor), incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the registration statement have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of BDO USA, LLP (n/k/a BDO USA, P.C.), an independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated herein by reference, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The report on the consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The consolidated financial statements of P3 Health Partners Inc. (formerly known as Foresight Acquisition Corp.) as of December 2, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and for the periods from August 20, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 and from January 1, 2021 through December 2, 2021, have been audited by Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements), incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and is incorporated by reference in reliance upon such report, given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The information in this preliminary prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus supplement is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, dated November 9, 2023
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
$75,000,000
Class A Common Stock
We have entered into an Open Market Sale AgreementSM, or the sales agreement, with Jefferies LLC, or Jefferies, dated November 8, 2023, as amended, relating to the sale of shares of our Class A common stock offered by this prospectus supplement. In accordance with the terms of the sales agreement, we may offer and sell shares of our Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000, from time to time through Jefferies, acting as our agent.
Our Class A Common Stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “PIII” and our warrants trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “PIIIW”. On November 8, 2023, the closing sale price of our Class A Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq was $1.31 per share and the closing price of our warrants was $0.13 per warrant.
Sales of our Class A common stock, if any, under this prospectus supplement will be made by any method permitted that is deemed an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, including sales made directly on or through the Nasdaq or any other existing trading market for our Class A common stock. Jefferies is not required to sell any specific amount, but will act as our sales agent using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices on mutually agreed terms between Jefferies and us. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.
The aggregate compensation payable to Jefferies as sales agent will be an amount equal to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of the shares of our Class A common stock sold through it pursuant to the sales agreement. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page S-15 for additional information regarding the compensation to be paid to Jefferies. In connection with the sale of the Class A common stock on our behalf, Jefferies will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the compensation of Jefferies will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have also agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Jefferies with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS. SEE THE “RISK FACTORS” ON PAGE S-8 OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND IN THE DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT CONCERNING FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE INVESTING IN OUR CLASS A COMMON STOCK.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Jefferies
, 2023
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This prospectus supplement is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. By using a shelf registration statement, we may offer shares of our Class A common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000 from time to time under this prospectus supplement at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of offering.
We provide information to you about this offering of our common stock in two separate documents that are bound together: (1) this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific details regarding this offering; and (2) the accompanying base prospectus, which provides general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer to this “prospectus supplement,” we are referring to both documents combined. If information in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying base prospectus, you should rely on this prospectus supplement. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus supplement, on the one hand, and the information contained in any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, on the other hand, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement. If any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date — for example, a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement — the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.
We have not, and Jefferies has not, authorized anyone to provide you with information other than that contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and any free writing prospectus. We are not, and Jefferies is not, making an offer to sell or soliciting any offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted or in which the person making that offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering is accurate only as of the date of those respective documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
Before buying any of the Class A common stock that we are offering, we urge you to carefully read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus, any free writing prospectus and all of the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, as well as the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.” These documents contain important information that you should consider when making your investment decision.
We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of Class A common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the offering of the Class A common stock in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus supplement must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the Class A common stock and the distribution of this prospectus supplement outside the United States. This prospectus supplement does not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities offered by this prospectus supplement by any person in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offer or solicitation.
When we refer to “P3,” “we,” “our” and “us” in this prospectus supplement, we mean P3 Health Partners Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified.
We have proprietary rights to trademarks that are used in this prospectus supplement, the accompany base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, which are important to our business and many of which are registered under applicable intellectual property laws. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names referred to in this prospectus supplement, the accompany base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein may be without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to these trademarks, service marks and trade names. This prospectus supplement, the accompany base prospectus and the documents incorporated by
reference herein and therein contain additional trademarks, service marks and trade names of others, which are the property of their respective owners. All trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this prospectus supplement, the accompany base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein are, to our knowledge, the property of their respective owners. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trademarks, service marks, copyrights or trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Available Information
We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.
Our website address is www.p3hp.org. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We have included our website in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus are part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. The full registration statement may be obtained from the SEC or us, as provided below. Documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are or may be filed as exhibits to the registration statement. Statements in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus about these documents are summaries, and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement through the SEC’s website, as provided above.
Incorporation by Reference
The SEC’s rules allow us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and subsequent information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. Any statement contained in this prospectus or a previously filed document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference modifies or replaces that statement.
This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:
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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023, and as amended on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on May 1, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”);
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Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2023, August 7, 2023 and November 8, 2023, respectively;
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Our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 25, 2023, March 31, 2023, April 7, 2023, April 25, 2023, July 26, 2023 and November 9, 2023; and
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The description of our Class A Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on February 8, 2021, as updated in Exhibit 4.4 to the Form 10-K, as well as any additional amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the “Exchange Act” in this prospectus, prior to the termination of this offering, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and deemed to be part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Under no circumstances shall any information furnished under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary.
You may request a free copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
P3 Health Partners Inc.
2370 Corporate Circle, Suite 300
Henderson, NV 89074
(702) 910-3950
Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, however, unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
This summary provides a general overview of selected information and does not contain all of the information you should consider before buying our Class A common stock. Therefore, you should read this entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering carefully, including the documents incorporated by reference, before deciding to invest in our Class A common stock. Investors should carefully consider the information set forth under “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-8 of this prospectus supplement and incorporated by reference to our annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
Our Company
P3 is a patient-centered and physician-led population health management company. We strive to offer superior care to all those in need. We believe that the misaligned incentives in the fee-for-service (“FFS”) healthcare payment model and the fragmentation between physicians and care teams has led to sub-optimal clinical outcomes, limited access, high spending and unnecessary variability in the quality of care. We believe that a platform such as ours, which helps to realign incentives and focuses on treating the full patient, is uniquely positioned to address these healthcare challenges.
We have leveraged the expertise of our management team’s more than 20 years of experience in population health management, to build our “P3 Care Model.” The key attributes that differentiate P3 include: 1) patient-focused model, 2) physician-led model, and 3) our broad delegated model. Our model operates by entering into arrangements with payors providing for monthly payments to manage the total healthcare needs of members attributed to our primary care physicians. In tandem, we enter into arrangements directly with existing physician groups or independent physicians in the community to join our value-based (“VBC”) care network. In our model, physicians are able to retain their independence and entrepreneurial spirit, while gaining access to the tools, teams and technologies that are key to success in a VBC model, all while sharing in the savings from successfully improving the quality of patient care and reducing costs.
We operate in the $829 billion Medicare market, which covers approximately 65 million eligible lives as of 2021. Our core focus is the MA market, which makes up approximately 48% of the overall Medicare market, or nearly 28 million Medicare eligible lives in 2022. Medicare beneficiaries may enroll in an MA plan, under which payors contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to provide a defined range of healthcare services that are comparable to Medicare FFS (which is also referred to as “traditional Medicare”).
We predominantly enter into capitated contracts with the nation’s largest health plans to provide holistic, comprehensive healthcare to MA members. Under the typical capitation arrangement, we are entitled to per member per month (“PMPM”) fees from payors to provide a defined range of healthcare services for MA health plan members attributed to our primary care physicians (“PCPs”). These PMPM fees comprise our capitated revenue and are determined as a percent of the premium (“POP”) payors receive from CMS for these members. Our contracted recurring revenue model offers us highly predictable revenue, and rewards us for providing high-quality care rather than driving a high volume of services. In this capitated arrangement, our goals are well-aligned with payors and patients alike — the more we improve health outcomes, the more profitable we will be over time.
Under this capitated contract structure, we are generally responsible for all members’ medical costs across the care continuum, including, but not limited to emergency room and hospital visits, post-acute care admissions, prescription drugs, specialist physician spend and primary care spend. Keeping members healthy is our primary objective. When they need medical care, delivery of the right care in the right setting can greatly impact outcomes.
When our members need care outside of our network of PCPs, we utilize a number of tools including network management, utilization management and claims processing to ensure that the appropriate quality care is provided.
Our company was formed in 2017 and our first at-risk contract became effective on January 1, 2018. We have demonstrated an ability to rapidly scale, primarily entering markets with our affiliate physician model, and expanding to a PCP network of approximately 2,700 physicians, in 18 markets (counties) across
five states in just over five years of operations as of September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, our PCP network served approximately 105,600 at-risk MA members.
Background
On December 3, 2021, P3 Health Partners Inc. (f/k/a Foresight Acquisition Corp.) (“P3”) and P3 Health Group Holdings, LLC (“Legacy P3”) consummated the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2021, by and among P3, Legacy P3 and FAC Merger Sub LLC (the “Merger Agreement”), and the Transaction and Combination Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2021, by and among P3, FAC-A Merger Sub Corp., FAC-B Merger Sub Corp., CPF P3 Blocker-A, LLC, CPF P3 Blocker B, LLC, CPF P3 Splitter, LLC, Chicago Pacific Founders Fund-A, L.P. and Chicago Pacific Founders Fund-B, L.P. (the “Transaction and Combination Agreement”, and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Transaction and Combination Agreement, the “Business Combinations”), pursuant to which, among other things, P3 (i) acquired approximately 17.1% of the economic interests of P3 Health Group, LLC (“P3 LLC”) and became the sole managing member of P3 LLC, and (ii) acquired CPF P3 Blocker-A, LLC and CPF P3 Blocker B, LLC (collectively, the “Blockers”) by merging each of the Blockers with a wholly-owned subsidiary of P3, which merged with and into P3, with P3 as the surviving entity. In connection with the closing of the Business Combinations, P3 changed its name from Foresight Acquisition Corp. to P3 Health Partners Inc. Upon completion of the Business Combinations, we were organized in an “Up-C” structure in which P3 Health Partners Inc. directly owned approximately 17.1% of P3 LLC and became the sole manager of P3 LLC.
In connection with the closing of the Business Combinations, P3 issued (i) 8,732,517 shares of Class A Common Stock to Chicago Pacific Founders Fund-A, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Blocker A Seller”), and Chicago Pacific Founders Fund-B, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Blocker B Seller” and, together with Blocker A Seller, the “Blocker Sellers” and each, a “Blocker Seller”) (including 723,291 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the escrow agent) pursuant to the Transaction and Combination Agreement, and (ii) 202,024,923 shares of Class V Common Stock to the owners of Legacy P3 other than the Blocker Sellers (including 17,923,782 shares of Class V Common Stock held by the escrow agent), pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
In addition, concurrently with the closing of the Business Combinations, certain investors (the “Subscribers”) purchased from P3 an aggregate of 20,370,307 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “PIPE Shares”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $203.7 million, pursuant to separate subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) entered into effective as of May 25, 2021, as amended by the Consent and Amendment to Subscription Agreement, entered into on November 19, 2021.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 20, 2020 under the name Foresight Acquisition Corp. Upon the closing of the Business Combinations, we changed our name to P3 Health Partners Inc. Our principal executive offices are located at 2370 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 and our telephone number is (702) 910-3950. Our website is www.p3hp.org. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We have included our website in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference. Under the investor relations page of the Company’s website, ir.p3hp.org, we make available free of charge a variety of information for investors, including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, Proxy Statements on Schedule 14A and any amendments to those materials filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file that material with or furnish it to the SEC. The information found on our website is not part of this or any other report we file with, or furnish to, the SEC.
THE OFFERING
Class A common stock offered by us
Shares of our Class A common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000.
“At the market offering” that may be made from time to time on the Nasdaq Stock Market or other existing trading market for our Class A common stock through our agent, Jefferies. See the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” on page S-15 of this prospectus supplement.
We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering, if any, to fund continued growth and for general corporate purposes. See the section entitled “Use of Proceeds” on page S-12 of this prospectus supplement.
See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-8 of this prospectus supplement and the other information included in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement for a discussion of certain factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in shares of our Class A common stock.
Nasdaq Stock Market symbol
PIII
RISK FACTORS
Investment in any securities offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors described below and in our Quarterly Report on Forms 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2023, June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively, incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, any amendment or update thereto reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC, including in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K or Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and all other documents contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our operations. The occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment in the offered securities.
Risks Relating to this Offering
If you purchase shares of our Class A common stock sold in this offering, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of your shares. In addition, we may issue additional equity or convertible debt securities in the future, which may result in additional dilution to you.
The price per share of our Class A common stock being offered may be higher than the net tangible book value per share of our outstanding Class A common stock prior to this offering. Assuming that an aggregate of 52,816,901 shares of our Class A common stock are sold at a price of $1.31 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on November 8, 2023, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $75 million, and after deducting commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, new investors in this offering will incur immediate dilution of $1.62 per share. For a more detailed discussion of the foregoing, see the section entitled “Dilution” below. To the extent outstanding stock options are exercised or outstanding restricted stock units vest, there will be further dilution to new investors. In addition, to the extent we need to raise additional capital in the future and we issue additional shares of Class A common stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for our common stock, our then existing stockholders may experience dilution and the new securities may have rights senior to those of our Class A common stock offered in this offering.
We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may not use them effectively.
Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering, including for any of the purposes described in the section entitled “Use of Proceeds,” and you will not have the opportunity as part of your investment decision to assess whether the net proceeds are being used appropriately. Because of the number and variability of factors that will determine our use of the net proceeds from this offering, their ultimate use may vary substantially from their currently intended use. Our management might not apply our net proceeds in ways that ultimately increase the value of your investment. We expect to use the net proceeds from this offering, if any, to fund continued growth and for general corporate purposes. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could harm our business. Pending their use, we plan to invest the net proceeds from this offering in short- and intermediate-term, interest-bearing obligations, investment-grade instruments, certificates of deposit or direct or guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government. These investments may not yield a favorable return to our stockholders. If we do not invest or apply the net proceeds from this offering in ways that enhance stockholder value, we may fail to achieve expected financial results, which could cause our stock price to decline.
Future sales or issuances of our Class A common stock in the public markets, or the perception of such sales, could depress the trading price of our Class A common stock.
The sale of a substantial number of shares of our Class A common stock or other equity-related securities in the public markets, or the perception that such sales could occur, could depress the market price of our Class A common stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We may sell large quantities of our Class A common stock at any time pursuant to this prospectus supplement or in one or more separate offerings. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of Class A common stock or other equity-related securities would have on the market price of our Class A common stock.
The actual number of shares we will issue under the sales agreement, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.
Subject to certain limitations in the sales agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver a placement notice to Jefferies at any time throughout the term of the sales agreement. The number of shares that are sold by Jefferies after delivering a placement notice will fluctuate based on the market price of our Class A common stock during the sales period and limits we set with Jefferies. Because the price per share of each share sold will fluctuate based on the market price of our Class A common stock during the sales period, it is not possible at this stage to predict the number of shares that will be ultimately issued.
The Class A common stock offered hereby will be sold in “at the market offerings,” and investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.
Investors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbers of shares sold, and there is no minimum or maximum sales price. Investors may experience a decline in the value of their shares as a result of share sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this prospectus, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, prospective products, product approvals, research and development costs, future revenue, timing and likelihood of success, plans and objectives of management for future operations, future results of anticipated products and prospects, plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “would” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. The forward-looking statements in this prospectus are only predictions and are based largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described under the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in the documents incorporated by reference herein. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks, including, without limitation, the following:
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Our ability to continue as a going concern.
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Our need to raise additional capital to fund our existing operations or develop and commercialize new services or expand our operations.
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We have a history of net losses. We expect to continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future and may never achieve or maintain profitability.
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We may not be able to maintain compliance with our debt covenants in the future, or obtain required waivers from our lenders, which could result in an event of default.
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Our relatively limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges we may encounter.
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Intangible assets represent a substantial component of our total assets. If future operating performance were to fall below current projections of if there are material changes to management’s assumptions, we could be required to recognize non-cash charges to operating earnings for intangible asset impairment, which could be significant.
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We rely on our management team and key employees, and our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations could be harmed if we are unable to retain qualified personnel.
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Our growth depends in part on our ability to identify and develop successful new geographies, physician partners, payors and patients. If we are not able to successfully manage our growth or execute upon our growth strategies, there may be material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.
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If growth in the number of patients and physician partners on our platform decreases, or the number of services that we are able to provide to physician partners and members decreases, due to legal, economic or business developments, our business, financial condition and results of operations will be harmed.
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We primarily depend on reimbursement by third-party payors, as well as payments by individuals, which could lead to delays and uncertainties in the timing and process of reimbursement, including any changes or reductions in Medicare reimbursement rates or rules.
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The termination or non-renewal of the Medicare Advantage (“MA”) contracts held by the health plans with which we contract, or the termination or nonrenewal of our contracts with those plans, could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and our operations.
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We are dependent on our affiliated professional entities, physician partners and other providers to effectively manage the quality and cost of care and perform obligations under payor contracts.
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Reductions in the quality ratings of the health plans we serve could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
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We conduct business in a heavily regulated industry and if we fail to adhere to all of the complex government laws and regulations that apply to our business, we could incur fines or penalties or be required to make changes to our operations or experience adverse publicity, any or all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and reputation.
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Developments affecting spending by the healthcare industry could adversely affect our business.
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The anticipated use of proceeds from this offering, if any.
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Other risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus, including those under the section entitled “Risk Factors.”
Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and some of which are beyond our control, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in our forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.
You should read this prospectus completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We may issue and sell shares of our Class A common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $75,000,000 from time to time. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time.
We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to fund continued growth and for general corporate purposes.
The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including the factors described under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying base prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, as well as the amount of cash used in our operations. We may find it necessary or advisable to use the net proceeds for other purposes, and we will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and future earnings, if any, for the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors after considering our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors the board of directors deems relevant, and subject to the restrictions contained in any financing instruments. The terms of Term Loan Facility preclude us from paying cash dividends without consent. Our ability to declare dividends may also be limited by restrictive covenants pursuant to any other future debt financing agreements.
DILUTION
If you invest in our Class A common stock, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the price per share you pay in this offering and the net tangible book value per share of our Class A common stock immediately after this offering. Our historical net tangible book value (deficit) as of September 30, 2023 was approximately $(186.8) million, or $(0.60) per share of Class A common stock. Net tangible book value per (deficit) share is equal to our total tangible assets, less our total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares of Class A common stock and Class V common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2023.
After giving effect to the sale of our Class A common stock in the aggregate amount of $75,000,000 at an assumed offering price of $1.31 per share, the last reported sale price of our Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on November 8, 2023, and after deducting commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) as of September 30, 2023 would have been $(115.4) million, or $(0.31) per share of Class A common stock. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $0.29 per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $1.62 per share to new investors in this offering.
The following table illustrates this calculation on a per share basis. The as adjusted information is illustrative only and will adjust based on the actual price to the public, the actual number of shares sold and other terms of the offering determined at the time shares of our Class A common stock are sold pursuant to this prospectus supplement. The shares sold in this offering, if any, will be sold from time to time at various prices.
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Assumed public offering price per share of Class A common stock
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1.31 |
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Net tangible book value (deficit) per share as of September 30, 2023
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(0.60) |
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Increase in net tangible book value per share attributable to the offering
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0.29 |
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As adjusted net tangible book value per share after giving effect to the offering
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Dilution per share to new investors participating in the offering
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1.62 |
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The above discussion and table are based on 312,676,611 shares of our Class A common stock and Class V common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and excludes:
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5,869,279 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2023, at a weighted average exercise price of $4.33 per share;
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4,690,000 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units outstanding as of September 30, 2023; and
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8,928,988 shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under our 2021 Incentive Award Plan, or the 2021 Plan, as of September 30, 2023, as well as shares that become available pursuant to provisions in our 2021 Plan that automatically increase the share reserve under the plan on January 1 of each calendar year.
The foregoing table does not give effect to the exercise of any of the outstanding options or the vesting of any of the restricted stock units described above. To the extent options are exercised or the restricted stock units vest, there may be further dilution to new investors.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We have entered into a sales agreement with Jefferies, under which we may offer and sell up to $75,000,000 of our shares of Class A common stock from time to time through Jefferies acting as agent. Sales of our shares of Class A common stock, if any, under this prospectus will be made by any method that is deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act.
Each time we wish to issue and sell our shares of Class A common stock under the sales agreement, we will notify Jefferies of the number of shares to be issued, the dates on which such sales are anticipated to be made, any limitation on the number of shares to be sold in any one day and any minimum price below which sales may not be made. Once we have so instructed Jefferies, unless Jefferies declines to accept the terms of such notice, Jefferies has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such shares up to the amount specified on such terms. The obligations of Jefferies under the sales agreement to sell our shares of Class A common stock are subject to a number of conditions that we must meet.
The settlement of sales of shares between us and Jefferies is generally anticipated to occur on the second trading day following the date on which the sale was made. Sales of our shares of Class A common stock as contemplated in this prospectus supplement will be settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company or by such other means as we and Jefferies may agree upon. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in an escrow, trust or similar arrangement.
We will pay Jefferies a commission equal to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds we receive from each sale of our shares of Class A common stock. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. In addition, we have agreed to reimburse Jefferies for the fees and disbursements of its counsel, payable upon execution of the sales agreement, in an amount not to exceed $125,000, in addition to certain ongoing disbursements of its legal counsel. We estimate that the total expenses for the offering, excluding any commissions or expense reimbursement payable to Jefferies under the terms of the sales agreement, will be approximately $1.1 million. The remaining sale proceeds, after deducting any other transaction fees, will equal our net proceeds from the sale of such shares.
Jefferies will provide written confirmation to us before the open on The Nasdaq Capital Market on the day following each day on which our shares of Class A common stock are sold under the sales agreement. Each confirmation will include the number of shares sold on that day, the aggregate gross proceeds of such sales and the proceeds to us.
In connection with the sale of our shares of Class A common stock on our behalf, Jefferies may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation of Jefferies will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed to indemnify Jefferies against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We have also agreed to contribute to payments Jefferies may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.
The offering of our shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the sales agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all shares of Class A common stock subject to the sales agreement and (ii) the termination of the sales agreement as permitted therein. We and Jefferies may each terminate the sales agreement at any time upon ten days’ prior notice.
This summary of the material provisions of the sales agreement does not purport to be a complete statement of its terms and conditions. A copy of the sales agreement is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
Jefferies and its affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking, financial advisory and other financial services for us and our affiliates, for which services they may in the future receive customary fees. In the course of its business, Jefferies may actively trade our securities for its own account or for the accounts of customers, and, accordingly, Jefferies may at any time hold long or short positions in such securities.
A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by Jefferies, and Jefferies may distribute the prospectus electronically.
MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO NON-U.S. HOLDERS
The following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below) of the purchase, ownership, and disposition of our Class A common stock issued pursuant to this offering, but does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax effects. The effects of other U.S. federal tax laws, such as estate and gift tax laws, and any applicable state, local, or non-U.S. tax laws are not discussed. This discussion is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial decisions, and published rulings and administrative pronouncements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), in each case, as in effect as of the date hereof. These authorities may change or be subject to differing interpretations. Any such change or differing interpretation may be applied retroactively in a manner that could adversely affect a Non-U.S. Holder. We have not sought and do not currently intend to seek any rulings from the IRS regarding the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position to that discussed below regarding the tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, and disposition of our Class A common stock.
This discussion is limited to Non-U.S. Holders that hold our Class A common stock as a “capital asset” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not address all U.S. federal income tax consequences relevant to a Non-U.S. Holder’s particular circumstances, including the impact of the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income and the alternative minimum tax. In addition, it does not address consequences relevant to Non-U.S. Holders subject to special rules, including, without limitation:
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U.S. expatriates and former citizens or long-term residents of the United States;
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persons holding our Class A common stock as part of a hedge, straddle or other risk reduction strategy or as part of a conversion transaction or other integrated investment;
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banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions;
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real estate investment trusts or regulated investment companies;
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brokers, dealers, or traders in securities or currencies;
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“controlled foreign corporations,” “passive foreign investment companies,” and corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax;
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S corporations or partnerships or other entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein);
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tax-exempt organizations or governmental organizations;
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persons deemed to sell our Class A common stock under the constructive sale provisions of the Code;
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persons for whom our Class A common stock constitutes “qualified small business stock” under Section 1202 of the Code;
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“qualified foreign pension funds” as defined in Section 897(l)(2) of the Code and entities all of the interests of which are held by qualified foreign pension funds;
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persons who hold or receive our Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of any employee stock option or otherwise as compensation; and
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tax-qualified retirement plans.
If a partnership (or other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds our Class A common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will depend on the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership, and certain determinations made at the partner level. Accordingly, partnerships holding our Class A common stock and the partners in such partnerships should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them.
THIS DISCUSSION IS NOT LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE. INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP, AND DISPOSITION OF OUR CLASS A COMMON STOCK ARISING UNDER THE U.S. FEDERAL ESTATE OR GIFT TAX LAWS OR UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, OR NON-U.S. TAXING JURISDICTION OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY.
Definition of a Non-U.S. Holder
For purposes of this discussion, a “Non-U.S. Holder” is any beneficial owner of our Class A common stock that is neither a “U.S. person” nor an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A U.S. person is any person that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is or is treated as any of the following:
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an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
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a corporation created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia;
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an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or
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a trust that (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and the control of one or more “United States persons” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), or (2) has a valid election in effect to be treated as a United States person.
Distributions
As described in the section entitled “Dividend Policy,” we do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. However, if we do make distributions of cash or property on our Class A common stock, such distributions will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Amounts not treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes will constitute a return of capital and first be applied against and reduce a Non-U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in our Class A common stock, but not below zero. Any excess will be treated as capital gain and will be treated as described below under “Sale or Other Taxable Disposition.”
Subject to the discussion below on effectively connected income, dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30% of the gross amount of the dividends (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty, provided the Non-U.S. Holder furnishes a valid IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable documentation) certifying qualification for the lower treaty rate). A Non-U.S. Holder that does not timely furnish the required documentation, but that qualifies for a reduced treaty rate, may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefits under any applicable income tax treaty.
If dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the Non-U.S. Holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such dividends are attributable), then the Non-U.S. Holder will be exempt from the U.S. federal withholding tax described above. To claim the exemption, the Non-U.S. Holder must furnish to the applicable withholding agent a valid IRS Form W-8ECI, certifying that the dividends are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States. Any such effectively connected dividends will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular rates applicable to a United States person. In addition, a Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such effectively connected dividends, as adjusted for certain items. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding any applicable tax treaties that may provide for different rules.
Sale or Other Taxable Disposition
A Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized upon the sale or other taxable disposition of our Class A common stock unless:
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the gain is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the Non-U.S. Holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such gain is attributable);
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the Non-U.S. Holder is a nonresident alien individual present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the disposition and certain other requirements are met; or
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our Class A common stock constitutes a United States real property interest (“USRPI”) by reason of our status as a United States real property holding corporation (“USRPHC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Gain described in the first bullet point above will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular rates applicable to a United States person. A Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation also may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such effectively connected gain, as adjusted for certain items.
A Non-U.S. Holder described in the second bullet point above will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on any gain realized upon the sale or other taxable disposition of our Class A common stock, which may be offset by certain U.S. source capital losses of the Non-U.S. Holder (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States), provided the Non-U.S. Holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses.
With respect to the third bullet point above, we believe we are not currently, and we do not anticipate becoming, a USRPHC. Because the determination of whether we are a USRPHC depends, however, on the fair market value of our USRPIs relative to the fair market value of our non-U.S. real property interests and our other business assets, there can be no assurance we currently are not a USRPHC or will not become one in the future. Even if we are or were to become a USRPHC, gain arising from the sale or other taxable disposition of our Class A common stock by a Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax if our Class A common stock is “regularly traded,” as defined by applicable Treasury Regulations, on an established securities market and such Non-U.S. Holder owned, actually and constructively, 5% or less of our Class A common stock throughout the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of the sale or other taxable disposition or the Non-U.S. Holder’s holding period.
Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding potentially applicable income tax treaties that may provide for different rules.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding
Payments of dividends on our Class A common stock will not be subject to backup withholding, provided the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know the holder is a United States person and the holder either certifies its non-U.S. status, such as by furnishing a valid IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, or W-8ECI, or otherwise establishes an exemption. However, information returns are required to be filed with the IRS in connection with any distributions on our Class A common stock paid to the Non-U.S. Holder, regardless of whether such distributions constitute dividends or whether any tax was actually withheld. In addition, proceeds of the sale or other taxable disposition of our common stock within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related brokers generally will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting if the applicable withholding agent receives the certification described above and does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that such holder is a United States person or the holder otherwise establishes an exemption. Proceeds of a disposition of our Class A common stock conducted through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker generally will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting.
Copies of information returns that are filed with the IRS may also be made available under the provisions of an applicable treaty or agreement to the tax authorities of the country in which the Non-U.S. Holder resides or is established.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a Non-U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Additional Withholding Tax on Payments Made to Foreign Accounts
Withholding taxes may be imposed under Sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code (such Sections commonly referred to as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or “FATCA”) on certain types of payments made to non-U.S. financial institutions and certain other non-U.S. entities. Specifically, a 30% withholding tax may be imposed on dividends on, or (subject to the proposed Treasury Regulations discussed below) gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, our Class A common stock paid to a “foreign financial institution” or a “non-financial foreign entity” (each as defined in the Code), unless (1) the foreign financial institution undertakes certain diligence and reporting obligations, (2) the non-financial foreign entity either certifies it does not have any “substantial United States owners” (as defined in the Code) or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial United States owner, or (3) the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from these rules. If the payee is a foreign financial institution and is subject to the diligence and reporting requirements in clause (1) above, it must enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury requiring, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts held by certain “specified United States persons” or “United States owned foreign entities” (each as defined in the Code), annually report certain information about such accounts, and withhold 30% on certain payments to non-compliant foreign financial institutions and certain other account holders. Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing FATCA may be subject to different rules.
Under the applicable Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance, withholding under FATCA generally applies to payments of dividends on our Class A common stock. While withholding under FATCA would have applied also to payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of stock on or after January 1, 2019, proposed Treasury Regulations eliminate FATCA withholding on payments of gross proceeds entirely. Taxpayers generally may rely on these proposed Treasury Regulations until final Treasury Regulations are issued.
Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application of withholding under FATCA to their investment in our common stock.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of Class A common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Latham & Watkins LLP. Paul Hastings LLP, New York, New York is counsel to Jefferies in connection with this offering.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 (Successor) and for the year ended December 31, 2022 and for the period December 3, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (Successor), and the period from January 1, 2021 through December 2, 2021 (Predecessor), incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the registration statement have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of BDO USA, LLP (n/k/a BDO USA, P.C.), an independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated herein by reference, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The report on the consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The consolidated financial statements of P3 Health Partners Inc. (formerly known as Foresight Acquisition Corp.) as of December 2, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and for the periods from August 20, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 and from January 1, 2021 through December 2, 2021, have been audited by Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements), incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and is incorporated by reference in reliance upon such report, given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
$75,000,000
Class A Common Stock
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
, 2023
Jefferies
PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following is an estimate of the expenses (all of which are to be paid by the registrant) that we may incur in connection with the securities being registered hereby.
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SEC registration fee
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FINRA filing fee
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(1)
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Printing expenses
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(1)
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Legal fees and expenses
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(1)
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Accounting fees and expenses
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(1)
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Blue Sky, qualification fees and expenses
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(1)
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Transfer agent fees and expenses
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(1)
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Trustee fees and expenses
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(1)
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Warrant agent fees and expenses
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(1)
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Miscellaneous
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(1)
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(1)
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(1)
These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or the DGCL, empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or who is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.
Subsection (b) of Section 145 empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 145 further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and the indemnification provided for by Section 145 shall,
unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors and administrators. Section 145 also empowers the corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under Section 145.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a corporation’s certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Any underwriting agreement or distribution agreement that the registrant enters into with any underwriters or agents involved in the offering or sale of any securities registered hereby may require such underwriters or dealers to indemnify the registrant, some or all of its directors and officers and its controlling persons, if any, for specified liabilities, which may include liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, none of our directors shall be liable to our company or our stockholders for monetary damages arising from a breach of fiduciary duty owed to our company or our stockholders. In addition, our amended and restated bylaws provide that we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL and must also pay expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition upon delivery of an undertaking, by or on behalf of an indemnified person, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under this section or otherwise.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers in which we have agreed to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and also advance expenses as incurred, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, from damage arising from the fact that such person is or was an officer or director of our company or our subsidiaries.
The indemnification rights set forth above shall not be exclusive of any other right which an indemnified person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
We maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage (1) to our directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act and (2) to us with respect to indemnification payments that we may make to such directors and officers.
We have purchased and intend to maintain insurance on behalf of P3 Health Partners and any person who is or was a director or officer against any loss arising from any claim asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in that capacity, subject to certain exclusions and limits of the amount of coverage.
Item 16. Exhibits
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Description
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1.1**
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Form of Underwriting Agreement.
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1.2*
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Open Market Sale AgreementSM, dated as of November 9, 2023, by and between P3 Health Partners Inc. and Jefferies LLC.
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 9, 2021).
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3.2
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4.1
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Form of Class A Common Stock Certificate of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-251978), filed on January 19, 2021).
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4.2**
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Form of Specimen Certificate Representing Preferred Stock.
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4.3*
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4.4**
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Form of Debt Security.
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4.5**
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Form of Warrant.
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4.6**
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Form of Warrant Agreement.
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4.7**
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Form of Unit Agreement.
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5.1*
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23.1*
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Consent of BDO USA, P.C.
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23.2*
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23.3*
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24.1*
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25.1***
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Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of Debt Trustee, as trustee under the indenture filed as Exhibit 4.3 above (to be filed prior to any issuance of Debt Securities).
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107*
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Filed herewith.
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To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of the securities.
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To be filed in accordance with the requirements of Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
Item 17. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communications that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(j) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (the “Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Henderson, State of Nevada, on this 9th day of November, 2023.
P3 Health Partners Inc.
By:
/s/ Sherif W. Abdou
Sherif W. Abdou, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned officers and directors of the registrant hereby severally constitutes and appoints Sherif W. Abdou, M.D. and Atul Kavthekar, and each of them singly (with full power to each of them to act alone), as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each of them, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this registration statement and any other registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Sherif W. Abdou
Sherif W. Abdou, M.D.
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Chief Executive Officer and Director
(principal executive officer)
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November 9, 2023
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/s/ Atul Kavthekar
Atul Kavthekar
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Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer and
principal accounting officer)
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November 9, 2023
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/s/ Mark Thierer
Mark Thierer
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Chairman of the Board
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November 9, 2023
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/s/ Amir S. Bacchus
Amir S. Bacchus, M.D.
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Chief Medical Officer and Director
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November 9, 2023
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/s/ Gregory N. Kazarian
Gregory N. Kazarian
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Director
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November 9, 2023
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/s/ Lawrence B. Leisure
Lawrence B. Leisure
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Director
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November 9, 2023
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/s/ Jeffrey G. Park
Jeffrey G. Park
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Director
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November 9, 2023
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/s/ Thomas E. Price
Thomas E. Price, M.D.
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Director
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November 9, 2023
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/s/ Mary A. Tolan
Mary A. Tolan
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Director
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November 9, 2023
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/s/ Greg Wasson
Greg Wasson
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Director
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November 9, 2023
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Exhibit 1.2
OPEN
MARKET SALE AGREEMENTSM
November 9, 2023
JEFFERIES LLC
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Ladies and Gentlemen:
P3
Health Partners Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated
herein, to issue and sell from time to time through Jefferies LLC, as sales agent and/or principal (the “Agent”), shares
of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Shares”), having an aggregate
offering price of up to $75 million on the terms set forth in this agreement (this “Agreement”).
Section 1. DEFINITIONS
(a) Certain
Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the following respective
meanings:
“Affiliate”
of a Person means another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such first- mentioned Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled
by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agency Period”
means the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and expiring on the earliest to occur of (x) the date on which the Agent
shall have placed the Maximum Program Amount pursuant to this Agreement and (y) the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 7.
“Commission”
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
“Floor Price Limitation”
means the minimum price set by the Company in the Issuance Notice below which the Agent shall not sell Shares during the applicable period
set forth in the Issuance Notice, which may be adjusted by the Company at any time during the period set forth in the Issuance Notice
by delivering written notice of such change to the Agent and which in no event shall be less than $1.00 without the prior written consent
of the Agent, which may be withheld in the Agent’s sole discretion.
SM
“Open Market Sale Agreement” is a service mark of Jefferies LLC
“Issuance Amount”
means the aggregate Sales Price of the Shares to be sold by the Agent pursuant to any Issuance Notice.
“Issuance Notice”
means a written notice delivered to the Agent by the Company in accordance with this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
that is executed by its Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer.
“Issuance Notice
Date” means any Trading Day during the Agency Period that an Issuance Notice is delivered pursuant to Section 3(b)(i).
“Issuance Price”
means the Sales Price less the Selling Commission.
“Maximum Program
Amount” means Common Shares with an aggregate Sales Price of the lesser of (a) the number or dollar amount of Common Shares
registered under the effective Registration Statement (defined below) pursuant to which the offering is being made, (b) the number
of authorized but unissued Common Shares (less Common Shares issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any outstanding securities
of the Company or otherwise reserved from the Company’s authorized capital stock), (c) the number or dollar amount of Common
Shares permitted to be sold under Form S-3 (including General Instruction I.B.6 thereof, if applicable), or (d) the number
or dollar amount of Common Shares for which the Company has filed a Prospectus (defined below).
“Person”
means an individual or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint
venture, joint stock company, governmental authority or other entity of any kind.
“Principal Market”
means the Nasdaq Capital Market or such other national securities exchange on which the Common Shares, including any Shares, are then
listed.
“Sales Price”
means the actual sale execution price of each Share placed by the Agent pursuant to this Agreement.
“Securities Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
“Selling Commission”
means three percent (3%) of the gross proceeds of Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement, or as otherwise agreed between the Company
and the Agent with respect to any Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement.
“Settlement
Date” means the second business day following each Trading Day during the period set forth in the Issuance Notice on
which Shares are sold pursuant to this Agreement, when the Company shall deliver to the Agent the amount of Shares sold on such Trading
Day and the Agent shall deliver to the Company the Issuance Price received on such sales.
“Shares”
shall mean the Company’s Common Shares issued or issuable pursuant to this Agreement.
“Trading Day”
means any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading.
Section 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, the Agent that as of (1) the date of this Agreement, (2) each Issuance Notice Date, (3) each
Settlement Date, (4) each Triggering Event Date and (5) as of each Time of Sale (each of the times referenced above is referred
to herein as a “Representation Date”), except as may be disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (including
any documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements thereto) on or before a Representation Date:
(a) Registration
Statement. The Company has prepared and will file with the Commission, on or about the date hereof, a shelf registration statement
on Form S-3 that contains a base prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”) and a sales agreement prospectus specifically
relating to the Shares (the “Sales Agreement Prospectus”). Such registration statement registers the issuance and sale
by the Company of the Shares under the Securities Act. The Company may file one or more additional registration statements from time to
time that will contain a base prospectus and related prospectus or prospectus supplement, if applicable, with respect to the Shares. Except
where the context otherwise requires, such registration statement(s), including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to
Rule 430B under the Securities Act, including all financial statements, exhibits and schedules thereto and all documents incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act as from time to time amended
or supplemented, is herein referred to as the “Registration Statement,” and the prospectus (including the Base Prospectus
and the Sales Agreement Prospectus) constituting a part of such registration statement(s), together with any prospectus supplement filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act relating to a particular issuance of the Shares, including
all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities
Act, in each case, as from time to time amended or supplemented, is referred to herein as the “Prospectus,” except
that if any revised prospectus is provided to the Agent by the Company for use in connection with the offering of the Shares that is not
required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, the term “Prospectus”
shall refer to such revised prospectus from and after the time it is first provided to the Agent for such use. The Registration Statement
at the time it originally became effective is herein called the “Original Registration Statement.” As used in this
Agreement, the terms “amendment” or “supplement” when applied to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
shall be deemed to include the filing by the Company with the Commission of any document under the Exchange Act after the date hereof
that is or is deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.
All
references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included,”
“stated” in or “part of” the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (and all other references of like import)
shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is or is deemed to be incorporated
by reference in or otherwise deemed under the Securities Act to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
as the case may be, as of any specified date; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include, without limitation, the filing of any document under the Exchange Act which is
or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed under the Securities Act to be a part of or included in the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, as of any specified date.
At the time the Registration
Statement was or will be originally declared effective and at the time the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K
was filed with the Commission, if later, the Company met the then-applicable requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities
Act. During the Agency Period, each time the Company files an annual report on Form 10-K the Company will meet the then-applicable
requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
(b) Compliance
with Registration Requirements. The Original Registration Statement will be declared effective by the Commission under the Securities
Act prior to the first Issuance Notice Date, and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement filed after the date hereof that relates
to the Shares will be effective prior to the delivery of any Issuance Notice related to the Shares registered thereby. The Company has
complied to the Commission’s satisfaction with all requests of the Commission for additional or supplemental information. No stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement is in effect and
no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated or threatened
by the Commission.
The Prospectus when filed
will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and, if filed with the Commission through its Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”) (except as may be permitted by Regulation S-T under the Securities Act),
will be identical to the copy thereof delivered to the Agent for use in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares. Each of the
Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it becomes
effective and at all subsequent times, complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not and will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, the Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below)
if, and when available, considered together (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”) did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, as of its date and at all subsequent times, did
not and will not contain 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. The representations and warranties set forth in
the three immediately preceding sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement, or any post-effective amendment thereto, or the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon
and in conformity with information relating to the Agent furnished to the Company in writing by the Agent expressly for use therein, it
being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Agent to the Company consists of the information described
in Section 6 below. There are no contracts or other documents required to be described in the Prospectus or to be filed
as exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been described or filed as required. The Registration Statement and the offer
and sale of the Shares as contemplated hereby meet the requirements of Rule 415 under the Securities Act and comply in all material
respects with said rule.
(c) Ineligible
Issuer Status. The Company will cease to be an “ineligible issuer” on December 3, 2024. Once available for use, any
Free Writing Prospectus that the Company will be required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act will be filed
with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act. Each Free Writing Prospectus that the Company will be required
to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that will be prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to
by the Company will comply in all material respects with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Securities Act including timely filing
with the Commission or retention where required and legending, and each such Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all
subsequent times through the completion of the issuance and sale of the Shares will not include any information that will conflict with
the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein. The
Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any Free Writing Prospectus.
(d) Incorporated
Documents. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus,
at the time they were filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, as applicable,
and, when read together with the other information in the Prospectus, do not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
(e) Exchange
Act Compliance. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus,
at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, and any Free Writing Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto complied
and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, and, when read together with the other information
in the Prospectus, at the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto become effective and at each Time of Sale (as defined
below), as the case may be, will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(f) Statistical
and Market-Related Data. All statistical, demographic and market-related data included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes to be reliable and accurate and such data
is consistent with the sources from which they are derived, in each case in all material respects.
(g) Disclosure
Controls and Procedures; Deficiencies in or Changes to Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. The Company has established and
maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act), which (i) are designed
to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Company’s
principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others within those entities, particularly during the periods in which
the periodic reports required under the Exchange Act are being prepared; (ii) have been evaluated by management of the Company for
effectiveness as of the end of the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter; and (iii) except as
disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for
which they were established. Since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, except as disclosed in the Company’s
Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, there have been no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
The Company is not aware of any change in its internal control over financial reporting that has occurred during its most recent fiscal
quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
(h) This
Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(i) Authorization
of the Shares. The Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered
by the Company against payment therefor pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the issuance
and sale of the Shares is not subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
the Shares.
(j) No
Applicable Registration or Other Similar Rights. Other than as disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, there are
no persons with registration or other similar rights to have any equity or debt securities registered for sale under the Registration
Statement or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement, except for such rights as have been validly waived or complied with
in connection with the offering of the Shares.
(k) No
Material Adverse Change. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, subsequent to the respective
dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus: (i) there has been no material adverse change,
or any development that could be reasonably expected to result in a material adverse change, in (A) the condition, financial or otherwise,
or in the earnings, business, properties, operations, operating results, assets, liabilities or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries,
considered as one entity or (B) the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or perform
its obligations hereunder (any such change being referred to herein as a “Material Adverse Change”); (ii) the
Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity, have not incurred any material liability or obligation, indirect, direct or contingent,
including without limitation any losses or interference with their business from fire, explosion, flood, earthquakes, accident or other
calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any strike, labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, that
are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one entity, and have not entered into
any transactions not in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) there has not been any material decrease in the capital stock
or any material increase in any short-term or long-term indebtedness of the Company or its subsidiaries and there has been no dividend
or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company or, except for dividends paid to the Company or other subsidiaries,
by any of the Company’s subsidiaries on any class of capital stock, or any repurchase or redemption by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries of any class of capital stock.
(l) Independent
Accountants. BDO USA, P.C. (f/k/a BDO USA, LLP), which has expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term
as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, is (i) an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the
rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), (ii) in compliance with the applicable
requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and (iii) a
registered public accounting firm as defined by the PCAOB whose registration has not been suspended or revoked and who has not requested
such registration to be withdrawn.
(m) Financial
Statements. The financial statements filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus present
fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations,
changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods specified. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as may be expressly
stated in the related notes thereto. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance
with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. No other financial statements or supporting schedules are required
to be included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. The financial data set forth in each of the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus fairly present the information set forth therein on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements contained
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that constitute
non-GAAP financial measures (as defined by the rules and regulations under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) comply with Regulation
G under the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, as applicable. To the Company’s knowledge, no person
who has been suspended or barred from being associated with a registered public accounting firm, or who has failed to comply with any
sanction pursuant to Rule 5300 promulgated by the PCAOB, has participated in or otherwise aided the preparation of, or audited, the
financial statements, supporting schedules or other financial data filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus.
(n) Company’s
Accounting System. The Company and each of its subsidiaries make and keep accurate books and records and maintain a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access
to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability
for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and
(v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission’s
rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
(o) Incorporation
and Good Standing of the Company. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except
to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Change on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(p) Subsidiaries.
Each of the Company’s “subsidiaries” (for purposes of this Agreement, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) has been duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability
company, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the power and
authority (corporate or other) to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement
and the Prospectus. Each of the Company’s subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability
company, as applicable, to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether
by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified
or be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Change on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity or ownership interests of each of the Company’s subsidiaries
have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries,
free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or adverse claim. None of the outstanding capital stock or
equity interest in any subsidiary was issued in violation of preemptive or similar rights of any security holder of such subsidiary. The
constitutive or organizational documents of each of the subsidiaries comply in all material respects with the requirements of applicable
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and are in full force and effect. The Company does not own or control, directly
or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
(q) Capitalization
and Other Capital Stock Matters. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” (other than for subsequent issuances, if any,
pursuant to employee benefit plans described in the Prospectus or upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants, in each case described
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus). The Common Shares (including the Shares) conform in all material respects to the description
thereof contained in the Prospectus. All of the issued and outstanding Common Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are
fully paid and nonassessable and have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws. None of the outstanding Common
Shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities of the Company. There are no authorized or outstanding options, warrants, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other
rights to purchase, or equity or debt securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any capital stock of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries other than those described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus. The descriptions of the Company’s
stock option, stock bonus and other stock plans or arrangements, and the options or other rights granted thereunder, set forth in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus accurately and fairly presents the information required to be shown with respect to such plans,
arrangements, options and rights.
(r) Stock
Exchange Listing. The Common Shares are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and are listed
on the Principal Market, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration
of the Common Shares under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Shares from the Principal market, nor has the Company received any
notification that the Commission or the Principal Market is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. To the Company’s
knowledge, it is in compliance with all applicable listing requirements of the Principal Market.
(s) Non-Contravention
of Existing Instruments; No Further Authorizations or Approvals Required. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation
of its charter or by-laws, partnership agreement or operating agreement or similar organizational documents, as applicable, or is in default
(or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, would be in default) (“Default”) under any indenture, loan, credit
agreement, note, lease, license agreement, contract, franchise or other instrument (including, without limitation, any pledge agreement,
security agreement, mortgage or other instrument or agreement evidencing, guaranteeing, securing or relating to indebtedness) to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of their respective properties
or assets are subject (each, an “Existing Instrument”), except for such Defaults as could not be expected, individually
or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Change. The Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and the issuance and sale of
the Shares (including the use of proceeds from the sale of the Shares as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus under
the caption “Use of Proceeds”) (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and will not result in
any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws, partnership agreement or operating agreement or similar organizational documents,
as applicable, of the Company or any subsidiary (ii) will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or Default or a Debt Repayment
Triggering Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property
or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, or require the consent of any other party to, any Existing Instrument
and (iii) will not result in any violation of any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court decree applicable to
the Company or any of its subsidiaries. No consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or registration or filing with, any court
or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency, is required for the Company’s execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except such as
have been obtained or made by the Company and are in full force and effect under the Securities Act and such as may be required under
applicable state securities or blue sky laws or FINRA (as defined below). As used herein, a “Debt Repayment Triggering Event”
means any event or condition which gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would give, the holder of any note, debenture
or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption
or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(t) No
Material Actions or Proceedings. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, there is no action,
suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation brought by or before any legal or governmental entity now pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which could be expected, individually or in the aggregate,
to result in a Material Adverse Change. No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or with
the employees of any principal supplier, manufacturer, customer or contractor of the Company, exists or, to the knowledge of the Company,
is threatened or imminent.
(u) Intellectual
Property Rights. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries own,
or have obtained valid and enforceable licenses for all material inventions, patent applications, patents, trademarks, trade names, service
names, copyrights, trade secrets and other intellectual property described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as being owned
or licensed by them or which are necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed
to be conducted (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) and the conduct of their respective businesses does not and
will not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise conflict in any material respect with any such rights of others. The Intellectual Property
of the Company has not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and the
Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such adjudication. To the Company’s knowledge: (i) there
are no third parties who have rights to any Intellectual Property, except for customary reversionary rights of third-party licensors with
respect to Intellectual Property that is disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as licensed to the Company or one
or more of its subsidiaries; and (ii) there is no infringement by third parties of any Intellectual Property. There is no pending
or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others: (A) challenging the Company’s
rights in or to any Intellectual Property, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such action,
suit, proceeding or claim; (B) challenging the validity, enforceability or scope of any Intellectual Property, and the Company is
unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim; or (C) asserting that the
Company or any of its subsidiaries infringes or otherwise violates, or would, upon the commercialization of any product or service described
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as under development, infringe or violate, any patent, trademark, trade name, service
name, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Company is unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable
basis for any such action, suit, proceeding or claim. The Company and its subsidiaries have complied with the terms of each agreement
pursuant to which Intellectual Property has been licensed to the Company or any subsidiary, and to the Company’s knowledge, all
such agreements are in full force and effect. To the Company’s knowledge, there are no material defects in any of the patents or
patent applications included in the Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have taken all reasonable steps to protect,
maintain and safeguard their Intellectual Property, including the execution of appropriate nondisclosure, confidentiality agreements and
invention assignment agreements and invention assignments with their employees, and no employee of the Company is in or has been in violation
of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-competition agreement, non-solicitation
agreement, nondisclosure agreement, or any restrictive covenant to or with a former employer where the basis of such violation relates
to such employee’s employment with the Company. The duty of candor and good faith as required by the United States Patent and Trademark
Office during the prosecution of the United States patents and patent applications included in the Intellectual Property have been complied
with; and in all foreign offices having similar requirements, all such requirements have been complied with. To the Company’s knowledge,
none of the Company owned Intellectual Property or technology (including information technology and outsourced arrangements) employed
by the Company or its subsidiaries has been obtained or is being used by the Company or its subsidiary in violation of any contractual
obligation binding on the Company or its subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors or employees or otherwise in violation
of the rights of any persons.
(v) All
Necessary Permits, etc. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus or as could not be expected, individually or in the aggregate,
to result in a Material Adverse Change, the Company and each subsidiary possesses such valid and current certificates, authorizations
or permits required by state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted
and as described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (“Permits”). Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
is in violation of, or in default under, any of the Permits or has received any written notice of proceedings relating to the revocation
or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such certificate, authorization or permit, except, in each case, as could not be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Change.
(w) Title
to Properties. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus, to the Company’s knowledge, the Company and its subsidiaries
has good and marketable title to all of the real and personal property and other assets reflected as owned in the financial statements
referred to in Section 2(m) above (or elsewhere in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus), in each case
free and clear of any security interests, mortgages, liens, encumbrances, equities, adverse claims and other defects. The real property,
improvements, equipment and personal property held under lease by the Company or of its subsidiary are held under valid and enforceable
leases, with such exceptions as are not material and do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such real
property, improvements, equipment or personal property by the Company or such subsidiary.
(x) Tax
Law Compliance. The Company and its subsidiaries have filed all necessary federal, state and foreign income and franchise tax returns
or have properly requested extensions thereof and have paid all taxes required to be paid by any of them and, if due and payable, any
related or similar assessment, fine or penalty levied against any of them except as may be being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings. The Company has made adequate charges, accruals and reserves in the applicable financial statements referred to in Section 2(m) above
in respect of all federal, state and foreign income and franchise taxes for all periods as to which the tax liability of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries has not been finally determined.
(y) Company
Not an “Investment Company.” The Company is not, and will not be, either after receipt of payment for the Shares or after
the application of the proceeds therefrom as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus,
required to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment
Company Act”).
(z) Insurance.
Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus, each of the Company and its subsidiaries are insured by recognized, financially sound
and reputable institutions with policies in such amounts and with such deductibles and covering such risks as are generally deemed adequate
and customary for their businesses including, but not limited to, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the
Company and its subsidiaries against theft, damage, or destruction. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any of its subsidiaries
will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable
coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that could
not be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has been denied any insurance
coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.
(aa) No
Price Stabilization or Manipulation; Compliance with Regulation M. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has taken, directly
or indirectly, any action designed to or that might cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Shares
or of any “reference security” (as defined in Rule 100 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Regulation M”))
with respect to the Common Shares, whether to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares or otherwise, and has taken no action which
would directly or indirectly violate Regulation M.
(bb) Related
Party Transactions. There are no business relationships or related-party transactions involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or any other person required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which have not been described as required.
(cc) FINRA
Matters. All of the information provided to the Agent or to counsel for the Agent by the Company, its counsel, its officers and directors
and the holders of any securities (debt or equity) or options to acquire any securities of the Company in connection with the offering
of the Shares is true, complete, correct and compliant with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.’s (“FINRA”)
rules and any letters, filings or other supplemental information provided to FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rules or NASD Conduct Rules is
true, complete and correct.
(dd) No
Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
nor, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary, has made any contribution or
other payment to any official of, or candidate for, any federal, state or foreign office in violation of any law or of the character required
to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(ee) Compliance
with Environmental Laws. Except as described in the Prospectus and except as could not be reasonably expected, individually or in
the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Change; (i) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any
federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or
administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution
or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface
or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release
of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products (collectively,
“Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport
or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries
have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their
requirements, (iii) there are no pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters,
claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company
or any of its subsidiaries and (iv) there are no events or circumstances that might reasonably be expected to form the basis of
an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against or
affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.
(ff) ERISA
Compliance. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries and any “employee benefit plan”
(as defined under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder
(collectively, “ERISA”)) established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or their “ERISA Affiliates”
(as defined below) are in compliance in all material respects with ERISA. “ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, any member of any group of organizations described in Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the “Code”)
of which the Company or such subsidiary is a member. No “reportable event” (as defined under ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur with respect to any “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or
any of their ERISA Affiliates. No “employee benefit plan” established or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any
of their ERISA Affiliates, if such “employee benefit plan” were terminated, would have any “amount of unfunded benefit
liabilities” (as defined under ERISA). Neither the Company, its subsidiaries nor any of their ERISA Affiliates has incurred or reasonably
expects to incur any liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any “employee
benefit plan” or (ii) Sections 412, 4971, 4975 or 4980B of the Code. Each “employee benefit plan” established
or maintained by the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.
(gg) Brokers.
Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus, there is no broker, finder or other party that is entitled to receive from the Company
any brokerage or finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(hh) No
Outstanding Loans or Other Extensions of Credit. The Company does not have any outstanding extension of credit, in the form of a
personal loan, to or for any director or executive officer (or equivalent thereof) of the Company except for such extensions of credit
as are expressly permitted by Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act.
(ii) Compliance
with Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries have been and are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations, except where failure to be so in compliance could not be reasonably expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result
in a Material Adverse Change.
(jj) Dividend
Restrictions. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, no subsidiary of the Company is prohibited or restricted, directly or indirectly,
from paying dividends to the Company, or from making any other distribution with respect to such subsidiary’s equity securities
or from repaying to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company any amounts that may from time to time become due under any loans
or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any property or assets to the Company or to any other subsidiary.
(kk) Anti-Corruption
and Anti-Bribery Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any director, officer, or employee of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) used
any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made
or taken any act in furtherance of an offer, promise, or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign
or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or public international organization,
or any political party, party official, or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of
the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), the UK Bribery Act 2010, or any other applicable
anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made, offered, authorized, requested, or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful
bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries and, to the
knowledge of the Company, the Company’s affiliates have conducted their respective businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have
instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued
compliance therewith.
(ll) Money
Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are, and have been conducted at all times, in compliance with
applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended,
the money laundering statutes of all applicable jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar applicable
rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering
Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator
involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened.
(mm) Sanctions.
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, directors, officers, or employees, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, after due
inquiry, any agent, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or
the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”)
or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury of the United
Kingdom, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”); nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries
located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or the target of Sanctions, including, without limitation,
the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the Crimea region and the non-government
controlled areas of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria; and the Company will not
directly or indirectly use the proceeds of this offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary,
or any joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of or business with any person, or
in any country or territory, that at the time of such financing, is the subject or the target of Sanctions or in any other manner that
will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction whether as underwriter, advisor, investor
or otherwise) of applicable Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are
not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the
subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.
(nn) Sarbanes-Oxley.
The Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(oo) Duties,
Transfer Taxes, Etc. No stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties and no capital gains, income, withholding or other taxes
are payable by the Agent in the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company or the sale and delivery by the Company of the Shares.
(pp) Cybersecurity.
To the Company’s knowledge, the Company and its subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems,
networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) are adequate for,
and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its
subsidiaries as currently conducted, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other
corruptants. The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative
controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous
operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data, including “Personal Data,” used in connection with their businesses.
“Personal Data” means (i) a natural person’s name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph,
social security number or tax identification number, driver’s license number, passport number, credit card number, bank information,
or customer or account number; (ii) any information which would qualify as “personally identifying information” under
the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended; (iii) any information which would qualify as “protected health information”
under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act (collectively, “HIPAA”) and any similar applicable state laws; and (iv) any other piece of
information that allows the identification of such natural person, or his or her family, or permits the collection or analysis of any
data related to an identified person’s health or sexual orientation. There have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized
uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other
person, nor any incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently
in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator
or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems
and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.
(qq) Compliance
with Data Privacy Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries are, and at all prior times were, in material compliance with all applicable
state and federal data privacy and security laws and regulations, including without limitation HIPAA. To ensure compliance with HIPAA
and any similar applicable state laws, the Company and its subsidiaries have in place, comply with, and take appropriate steps reasonably
designed to ensure compliance in all material respects with their policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security and the
collection, storage, use, disclosure, handling, and analysis of Personal Data (the “Policies”). The Company and its
subsidiaries have at all times made all disclosures to users or customers required by applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements,
and none of such disclosures made or contained in any Policy have, to the knowledge of the Company, been inaccurate or in violation of
any applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements in any material respect. The Company further certifies that neither it
nor any subsidiary: (i) has received notice of any actual or potential liability under or relating to, or actual or potential violation
of, HIPAA or any similar applicable state laws, and has no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result
in any such notice; (ii) is currently conducting or paying for, in whole or in part, any investigation, remediation, or other corrective
action pursuant to HIPAA or any similar applicable state laws; or (iii) is a party to any order, decree, or agreement that imposes
any obligation or liability under HIPAA or any similar applicable state laws.
(rr) Other
Underwriting Agreements. The Company is not a party to any agreement with an agent or underwriter for any other “at the market”
or continuous equity transaction.
(ss) Medicare
and Medicaid Programs. To the extent required in connection with their respective businesses, each of the Company and its subsidiaries
has the requisite provider number or other authorization to bill the Medicare program and the respective Medicaid program in the state
or states in which such entity operates unless failure to maintain such provider number or other authorization could not be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Change; neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to
any pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened or contemplated action which could reasonably be expected to result either
in a revocation of any provider number or authorization or in the Company’s or any subsidiary’s exclusion from the Medicare
or any state Medicaid programs.
(tt) Compliance
with Health Care Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries are, and at all times during the past three (3) years have been, in
compliance with all Health Care Laws, except where such non-compliance could not be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result
in a Material Adverse Change. For purposes of this Agreement, “Health Care Laws” means: (i) all applicable federal,
state, local and foreign health care fraud and abuse laws, including, without limitation, the Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b)),
the Civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3729 et seq.), the criminal false statements law (42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(a)),
18 U.S.C. Sections 286 and 287, the health care fraud criminal provisions under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), the Stark Law (42 U.S.C. Section 1395nn), the civil monetary
penalties law (42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7a), the exclusion law (42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7), and applicable laws governing government
funded or sponsored healthcare programs; (ii) all other local, state, and federal healthcare laws, relating to the regulation of
the Company or its subsidiaries, and (iii) the regulations promulgated pursuant to such statutes and any state counterpart thereof.
During the past three (3) years, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received written notice of any claim, action,
suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory
authority or third party alleging that any operation or activity is in material violation of any Health Care Laws or, to the Company’s
knowledge, is any such claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action threatened.
During the past three (3) years, the Company and its subsidiaries have filed, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents,
forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Health Care Laws, and all
such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were complete and accurate
on the date filed in all material respects (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission). Neither the Company nor any
of its subsidiaries is a party to any corporate integrity agreements, monitoring agreements, consent decrees, settlement orders, or similar
agreements with or imposed by any governmental or regulatory authority. Additionally, during the past three (3) years, neither the
Company, any of its subsidiaries nor any of their respective employees, officers, directors, or, to the knowledge of the Company, agents
has been excluded, suspended or debarred from participation in any U.S. federal health care program or, to the knowledge of the Company,
is subject to a governmental inquiry, investigation, proceeding, or other similar action that could reasonably be expected to result
in debarment, suspension, or exclusion. The Company does not employ any physicians in the operations of its business. In addition, to the Company’s knowledge, it is not
subject to the Physicians Payments Sunshine Act as it is not a manufacturer.
Any certificate signed by
any officer or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and delivered to the Agent or counsel for the Agent in connection
with an issuance of Shares shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Agent as to the matters covered thereby
on the date of such certificate.
The Company acknowledges that
the Agent and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered pursuant to Section 4(o) hereof, counsel to the Company
and counsel to the Agent, will rely upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance.
Section 3. ISSUANCE AND SALE OF COMMON SHARES
(a) Sale
of Securities. On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions
herein set forth, the Company and the Agent agree that the Company may from time to time seek to sell Shares through the Agent, acting
as sales agent, or directly to the Agent, acting as principal, as follows, with an aggregate Sales Price of up to the Maximum Program
Amount, based on and in accordance with Issuance Notices as the Company may deliver, during the Agency Period.
(b) Mechanics
of Issuances.
(i) Issuance Notice.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, on any Trading Day during the Agency Period on which the conditions set
forth in Section 5(a) and Section 5(b) shall have been satisfied, the Company may exercise
its right to request an issuance of Shares by delivering to the Agent an Issuance Notice; provided, however, that (A) in no
event may the Company deliver an Issuance Notice to the extent that (I) the sum of (x) the aggregate Sales Price of the requested
Issuance Amount, plus (y) the aggregate Sales Price of all Shares issued under all previous Issuance Notices effected pursuant to
this Agreement, would exceed the Maximum Program Amount; and (B) prior to delivery of any Issuance Notice, the period set forth for
any previous Issuance Notice shall have expired or been terminated. An Issuance Notice shall be considered delivered on the Trading Day
that it is received by e-mail to the persons set forth in Schedule A hereto and confirmed by the Company by telephone (including a voicemail
message to the persons so identified), with the understanding that, with adequate prior written notice, the Agent may modify the list
of such persons from time to time.
(ii) Agent
Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, upon the receipt of an Issuance Notice, the Agent
will use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal sales and trading practices to place the Shares with respect to
which the Agent has agreed to act as sales agent, subject to, and in accordance with the information specified in, the Issuance Notice,
unless the sale of the Shares described therein has been suspended, cancelled or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties to this Agreement may modify an Issuance Notice at any time provided they both
agree in writing to any such modification.
(iii) Method
of Offer and Sale. The Shares may be offered and sold (A) in privately negotiated transactions with the consent of the Company;
(B) as block transactions; or (C) by any other method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering”
as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, including sales made directly on the Principal Market or sales made into
any other existing trading market of the Common Shares. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require either party to agree to
the method of offer and sale specified in the preceding sentence, and (except as specified in clauses (A) and (B) above) the
method of placement of any Shares by the Agent shall be at the Agent’s discretion.
(iv) Confirmation
to the Company. If acting as sales agent hereunder, the Agent will provide written confirmation to the Company no later than the opening
of the Trading Day next following the Trading Day on which it has placed Shares hereunder setting forth the number of shares sold on such
Trading Day, the corresponding Sales Price and the Issuance Price payable to the Company in respect thereof.
(v) Settlement.
Each issuance of Shares will be settled on the applicable Settlement Date for such issuance of Shares and, subject to the provisions of
Section 5, on or before each Settlement Date, the Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer
the Shares being sold by crediting the Agent or its designee’s account at The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit/Withdrawal
At Custodian (DWAC) System, or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto and, upon receipt
of such Shares, which in all cases shall be freely tradable, transferable, registered shares in good deliverable form, the Agent will
deliver, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the related Issuance Price in same day funds delivered to an account designated
by the Company prior to the Settlement Date. The Company may sell Shares to the Agent as principal at a price agreed upon at each relevant
time Shares are sold pursuant to this Agreement (each, a “Time of Sale”).
(vi) Suspension
or Termination of Sales. Consistent with standard market settlement practices, the Company or the Agent may, upon notice to the other
party hereto in writing or by telephone (confirmed immediately by verifiable email), suspend any sale of Shares, and the period set forth
in an Issuance Notice shall immediately terminate; provided, however, that (A) such suspension and termination shall not affect
or impair either party’s obligations with respect to any Shares placed or sold hereunder prior to the receipt of such notice; (B) if
the Company suspends or terminates any sale of Shares after the Agent confirms such sale to the Company, the Company shall still be obligated
to comply with Section 3(b)(v) with respect to such Shares; and (C) if the Company defaults in its obligation
to deliver Shares on a Settlement Date, the Company agrees that it will hold the Agent harmless against any loss, claim, damage or expense
(including, without limitation, penalties, interest and reasonable and reasonably documented legal fees and expenses), as incurred, arising
out of or in connection with such default by the Company. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, in performing its obligations
under this Agreement, the Agent may borrow Common Shares from stock lenders in the event that the Company has not delivered Shares to
settle sales as required by subsection (v) above, and may use the Shares to settle or close out such borrowings. The Company agrees
that no such notice shall be effective against the Agent unless it is made to the persons identified in writing by the Agent pursuant
to Section 3(b)(i).
(vii) No
Guarantee of Placement, Etc. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (A) there can be no assurance that the Agent will be successful
in placing Shares; (B) the Agent will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other Person if it does not sell Shares;
and (C) the Agent shall be under no obligation to purchase Shares on a principal basis pursuant to this Agreement, except as otherwise
specifically agreed by the Agent and the Company.
(viii) Material
Non-Public Information. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company and the Agent agree that the Company shall
not deliver any Issuance Notice to the Agent, and the Agent shall not be obligated to place any Shares, during any period in which the
Company is in possession of material non-public information.
(c) Fees.
As compensation for services rendered, the Company shall pay to the Agent, on the applicable Settlement Date, the Selling Commission for
the applicable Issuance Amount (including with respect to any suspended or terminated sale pursuant to Section 3(b)(vi)) by
the Agent deducting the Selling Commission from the applicable Issuance Amount.
(d) Expenses.
The Company agrees to pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder and in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation (i) all expenses incident to the issuance and
delivery of the Shares (including all printing and engraving costs); (ii) all fees and expenses of the registrar and transfer agent
of the Shares; (iii) all necessary issue, transfer and other stamp taxes in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares;
(iv) all fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, independent public or certified public accountants and other advisors;
(v) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing, filing, shipping and distribution of the Registration
Statement (including financial statements, exhibits, schedules, consents and certificates of experts), the Prospectus, any Free Writing
Prospectus (as defined below) prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company, and all amendments and supplements
thereto, and this Agreement; (vi) all filing fees, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Company or the Agent in connection
with qualifying or registering (or obtaining exemptions from the qualification or registration of) all or any part of the Shares for offer
and sale under the state securities or blue sky laws or the provincial securities laws of Canada, and, if requested by the Agent, preparing
and printing a “Blue Sky Survey” or memorandum and a “Canadian wrapper”, and any supplements thereto, advising
the Agent of such qualifications, registrations, determinations and exemptions; (vii) the reasonable fees and disbursements of the
Agent’s counsel, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent in connection with, FINRA review, if any,
and approval of the Agent’s participation in the offering and distribution of the Shares; (viii) the filing fees incident to
FINRA review, if any; (ix) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show”
undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the
preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees
and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, reasonable
travel and lodging expenses of the representatives, employees and officers of the Company and of the Agent and any such consultants; and
(x) the fees and expenses associated with listing the Shares on the Principal Market. The fees and disbursements of Agent’s
counsel pursuant to subsections (vi) and (vii) above shall not exceed (A) $125,000 in connection with the first Issuance
Notice and (B) $15,000 in connection with each Triggering Event Date (as defined below) on which the Company is required to provide
a certificate pursuant to Section 4(o).
Section 4. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
The Company covenants and
agrees with the Agent as follows, in addition to any other covenants and agreements made elsewhere in this Agreement:
(a) Exchange
Act Compliance. During the Agency Period, the Company shall (i) file, on a timely basis, with the Commission all reports and
documents required to be filed under Section 13, 14 or 15 of the Exchange Act in the manner and within the time periods required
by the Exchange Act; and (ii) either (A) include in its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual reports on Form 10-K,
a summary detailing, for the relevant reporting period, (1) the number of Shares sold through the Agent pursuant to this Agreement
and (2) the net proceeds received by the Company from such sales or (B) prepare a prospectus supplement containing, or include
in such other filing permitted by the Securities Act or Exchange Act (each an “Interim Prospectus Supplement”), such
summary information and, at least once a quarter and subject to this Section 4, file such Interim Prospectus Supplement pursuant
to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (and within the time periods required by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430B under
the Securities Act).
(b) Securities
Act Compliance. After the date of this Agreement, the Company shall promptly advise the Agent in writing (i) of the receipt of
any comments of, or requests for additional or supplemental information from, the Commission; (ii) of the time and date of any filing
of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement
to the Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus; (iii) of the time and date that any post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement becomes effective; and (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, any Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Free Writing Prospectus
or the Prospectus, or of any proceedings to remove, suspend or terminate from listing or quotation the Common Shares from any securities
exchange upon which they are listed for trading or included or designated for quotation, or of the threatening or initiation of any proceedings
for any of such purposes. If the Commission shall enter any such stop order at any time, the Company will use its best efforts to obtain
the lifting of such order as soon as reasonably practical. Additionally, the Company agrees that it shall comply with the provisions of
Rule 424(b) and Rule 433, as applicable, under the Securities Act and will use its reasonable efforts to confirm that any
filings made by the Company under such Rule 424(b) or Rule 433 were received in a timely manner by the Commission.
(c) Amendments
and Supplements to the Prospectus and Other Securities Act Matters. If any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which
it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus so that the Prospectus does not include an 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 when the Prospectus
is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if in the reasonable opinion of the Agent or counsel for the Agent it is otherwise necessary
to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, including the Securities Act, the Company agrees (subject to Section 4(d) and
4(f)) to promptly prepare, file with the Commission and furnish at its own expense to the Agent, amendments or supplements to the Prospectus
so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not include an 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 when the Prospectus is delivered
to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law including the Securities
Act (it being acknowledged that the Company may delay the filing of any amendment or supplement if, in the judgment of the Company, it
is in the best interest of the Company). Neither the Agent’s consent to, or delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall
constitute a waiver of any of the Company’s obligations under Sections 4(d) and 4(f).
(d) Agent’s
Review of Proposed Amendments and Supplements. Prior to amending or supplementing the Registration Statement (including any registration
statement filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act) or the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement through
incorporation of any report filed under the Exchange Act), the Company shall furnish to the Agent for review, a reasonable amount of
time prior to the proposed time of filing or use thereof, a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement, and the Company shall
not file or use any such proposed amendment or supplement without the Agent’s prior consent, and to file with the Commission within
the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such
Rule.
(e) Use
of Free Writing Prospectus. So long as the Company is an “ineligible issuer,” neither the Company nor the Agent has prepared,
used, referred to or distributed any “written communication” that constitutes a “free writing prospectus” as
such terms are defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act with respect to the offering contemplated by this Agreement (any such
free writing prospectus being referred to herein as a “Free Writing Prospectus”). After such time, neither the Company
nor the Agent will prepare, use, refer to or distribute, any Free Writing Prospectus without the other party’s prior written consent.
(f) Free
Writing Prospectuses. After the Company ceases to be an “ineligible issuer,” the Company shall furnish to the Agent for
review, a reasonable amount of time prior to the proposed time of filing or use thereof, a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus
or any amendment or supplement thereto to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and the Company shall
not file, use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto without the Agent’s consent,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company shall furnish to the Agent, without charge, as many copies of any free writing prospectus
prepared by or on behalf of, or used by the Company, as the Agent may reasonably request. If at any time when a prospectus is required
by the Securities Act (including, without limitation, pursuant to Rule 173(d)) to be delivered in connection with sales of the Shares
(but in any event if at any time through and including the date of this Agreement) there occurred or occurs an event or development as
a result of which any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company conflicted or would
conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company shall promptly amend or supplement such free writing prospectus to eliminate
or correct such conflict or so that the statements in such free writing prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not include an 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
prevailing at such subsequent time, not misleading, as the case may be; provided, however, that prior to amending or supplementing
any such free writing prospectus, the Company shall furnish to the Agent for review, a reasonable amount of time prior to the proposed
time of filing or use thereof, a copy of such proposed amended or supplemented free writing prospectus and the Company shall not file,
use or refer to any such amended or supplemented free writing prospectus without the Agent’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
(g) Filing
of Agent Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company shall not take any action that would result in the Agent or the Company being required
to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf
of the Agent that the Agent otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.
(h) Copies
of Registration Statement and Prospectus. After the date of this Agreement through the last time that a prospectus is required by
the Securities Act (including, without limitation, pursuant to Rule 173(d)) to be delivered in connection with sales of the Shares,
the Company agrees to furnish the Agent with copies (which may be electronic copies) of the Registration Statement and each amendment
thereto, and with copies of the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto in the form in which it is filed with the Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act or Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, both in such quantities as the Agent may reasonably
request from time to time; and, if the delivery of a prospectus is required under the Securities Act or under the blue sky or securities
laws of any jurisdiction at any time on or prior to the applicable Settlement Date for any period set forth in an Issuance Notice in connection
with the offering or sale of the Shares and if at such time any event has occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended
or supplemented would include an 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 when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or,
if for any other reason it is necessary during such same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act
any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to notify the
Agent and to request that the Agent suspend offers to sell Shares (and, if so notified, the Agent shall cease such offers as soon as practicable);
and if the Company decides to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented, to advise
the Agent promptly by telephone (with confirmation in writing) and to prepare and cause to be filed promptly with the Commission an amendment
or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented that will correct such statement or omission
or effect such compliance; provided, however, that if during such same period the Agent is required to deliver a prospectus in respect
of transactions in the Shares, the Company shall promptly prepare and file with the Commission such an amendment or supplement.
(i) Blue
Sky Compliance. The Company shall cooperate with the Agent and counsel for the Agent to qualify or register the Shares for sale under
(or obtain exemptions from the application of) the state securities or blue sky laws or Canadian provincial securities laws of those jurisdictions
designated by the Agent, shall comply with such laws and shall continue such qualifications, registrations and exemptions in effect so
long as required for the distribution of the Shares. The Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to take
any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not presently qualified or where it
would be subject to taxation as a foreign corporation. The Company will advise the Agent promptly of the suspension of the qualification
or registration of (or any such exemption relating to) the Shares for offering, sale or trading in any jurisdiction or any initiation
or threat of any proceeding for any such purpose, and in the event of the issuance of any order suspending such qualification, registration
or exemption, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal thereof at the earliest possible moment.
(j) Earnings
Statement. As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the Agent an earnings
statement (which need not be audited) covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company
occurring after the date of this Agreement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158
under the Securities Act.
(k) Listing;
Reservation of Shares. (a) The Company will maintain the listing of the Shares on the Principal Market; and (b) the Company
will reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, Shares for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy its
obligations under this Agreement.
(l) Transfer
Agent. The Company shall engage and maintain, at its expense, a registrar and transfer agent for the Shares.
(m) Due
Diligence. During the term of this Agreement and upon prior written notice to the Company, the Company will reasonably cooperate with
any reasonable due diligence review conducted by the Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation, providing information and making available documents and senior corporate officers, during normal business hours and at the
Company’s principal offices, as the Agent may reasonably request from time to time.
(n) Representations
and Warranties. The Company acknowledges that each delivery of an Issuance Notice and each delivery of Shares on a Settlement Date
shall be deemed to be (i) an affirmation to the Agent that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in or made
pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct as of the date of such Issuance Notice or of such Settlement Date, as the case may be,
as though made at and as of each such date, except as may be disclosed in the Prospectus (including any documents incorporated by reference
therein and any supplements thereto); and (ii) an undertaking that the Company will advise the Agent if any of such representations
and warranties will not be true and correct as of the Settlement Date for the Shares relating to such Issuance Notice, as though made
at and as of each such date (except that such representations and warranties shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus as amended and supplemented relating to such Shares).
(o) Deliverables
at Triggering Event Dates; Certificates. The Company agrees that on or prior to the date of the first Issuance Notice and, during
the term of this Agreement after the date of the first Issuance Notice, upon:
(A) the
filing of the Prospectus or the amendment or supplement of any Registration Statement or Prospectus (other than a prospectus supplement
relating solely to an offering of securities other than the Shares or a prospectus filed pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii)(B)), by means
of a post-effective amendment, sticker or supplement, but not by means of incorporation of documents by reference into the Registration
Statement or Prospectus;
(B) the
filing with the Commission of an annual report on Form 10-K or a quarterly report on Form 10-Q (including any Form 10-K/A
or Form 10-Q/A containing amended financial information or a material amendment to the previously filed annual report on Form 10-K
or quarterly report on Form 10-Q), in each case, of the Company; or
(C) the
filing with the Commission of a current report on Form 8-K of the Company containing amended financial information (other than information
“furnished” pursuant to Item 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or to provide disclosure pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K
relating to reclassification of certain properties as discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 144) that is material to the offering of securities of the Company in the Agent’s reasonable discretion;
(any such event, a “Triggering Event
Date”), the Company shall furnish the Agent (but in the case of clause (C) above only if the Agent reasonably determines
that the information contained in such current report on Form 8-K of the Company is material) with a certificate as of the Triggering
Event Date, in the form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel, substantially similar to the form previously provided
to the Agent and its counsel, modified, as necessary, to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented,
(A) confirming that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct, (B) that
the Company has performed all of its obligations hereunder to be performed on or prior to the date of such certificate and as to the matters
set forth in Section 5(a)(iii) hereof, and (C) containing any other certification that the Agent shall reasonably
request. The requirement to provide a certificate under this Section 4(o) shall be waived for any Triggering Event Date
occurring at a time when no Issuance Notice is pending or a suspension is in effect, which waiver shall continue until the earlier to
occur of the date the Company delivers instructions for the sale of Shares hereunder (which for such calendar quarter shall be considered
a Triggering Event Date) and the next occurring Triggering Event Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company subsequently decides
to sell Shares following a Triggering Event Date when a suspension was in effect and did not provide the Agent with a certificate under
this Section 4(o), then before the Company delivers the instructions for the sale of Shares or the Agent sells any Shares pursuant
to such instructions, the Company shall provide the Agent with a certificate in conformity with this Section 4(o) dated as of
the date that the instructions for the sale of Shares are issued.
(p) Legal
Opinions. On or prior to the date of the first Issuance Notice and on or prior to each Triggering Event Date with respect to which
the Company is obligated to deliver a certificate pursuant to Section 4(o) for which no waiver is applicable and excluding the
date of this Agreement, a negative assurances letter and the written legal opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Company,
and Paul Hastings LLP, counsel to the Agent, each dated the date of delivery, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent and
its counsel, substantially similar to the form previously provided to the Agent and its counsel, modified, as necessary, to relate to
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented. In lieu of such opinions for subsequent periodic filings,
in the discretion of the Agent, the Company may furnish a reliance letter from such counsel to the Agent, permitting the Agent to rely
on a previously delivered opinion letter, modified as appropriate for any passage of time or Triggering Event Date (except that statements
in such prior opinion shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented as of such
Triggering Event Date).
(q) Comfort
Letter. On or prior to the date of the first Issuance Notice and on or prior to each Triggering Event Date with respect to which the
Company is obligated to deliver a certificate pursuant to Section 4(o) for which no waiver is applicable and excluding the date
of this Agreement, the Company shall cause BDO USA, P.C. (f/k/a BDO USA, LLP), the independent registered public accounting firm who has
audited the financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, to furnish the Agent a comfort letter,
dated the date of delivery, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel, substantially similar to the form
previously provided to the Agent and its counsel; provided, however, that any such comfort letter will only be required on the Triggering
Event Date specified to the extent that it contains financial statements filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act and incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference into a Prospectus. If requested by the Agent upon a material transaction or event requiring
the filing of a current report on Form 8-K containing material amended financial information of the Company, including the restatement
of the Company’s financial statements, which such events shall be considered a Triggering Event Date, the Company shall also cause
a comfort letter to be furnished to the Agent prior to any additional sales of Shares.
(r)
Secretary’s Certificate. On or prior to the date of the first Issuance Notice and on or prior to each Triggering Event Date
with respect to which the Company is obligated to deliver a certificate pursuant to Section 4(o) for which no waiver is applicable
and excluding the date of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish the Agent a certificate executed by the Secretary of the Company,
signing in such capacity, dated the date of delivery (i) certifying that attached thereto are true and complete copies of the resolutions
duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement), which authorization
shall be in full force and effect on and as of the date of such certificate, (ii) certifying and attesting to the office, incumbency,
due authority and specimen signatures of each Person who executed this Agreement for or on behalf of the Company, and (iii) containing
any other certification that the Agent shall reasonably request.
(s) Agent’s
Own Account; Clients’ Account. The Company consents to the Agent trading, in compliance with applicable law, in the Common Shares
for the Agent’s own account and for the account of its clients at the same time as sales of the Shares occur pursuant to this Agreement.
(t) Investment
Limitation. The Company shall not invest, or otherwise use the proceeds received by the Company from its sale of the Shares in such
a manner as would require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
(u) Market
Activities. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might be reasonably expected to cause
or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Shares or any other reference security, whether to facilitate the sale
or resale of the Shares or otherwise, and the Company will, and shall cause each of its affiliates to, comply with all applicable provisions
of Regulation M. If the limitations of Rule 102 of Regulation M (“Rule 102”) do not apply with respect to
the Shares or any other reference security pursuant to any exception set forth in Section (d) of Rule 102, then promptly
upon notice from the Agent (or, if later, at the time stated in the notice), the Company will, and shall cause each of its affiliates
to, comply with Rule 102 as though such exception were not available but the other provisions of Rule 102 (as interpreted by
the Commission) did apply. The Company shall promptly notify the Agent if it no longer meets the requirements set forth in Section (d) of
Rule 102.
(v) Notice
of Other Sale. Without the written consent of the Agent, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, offer to sell, sell, contract
to sell, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common
Shares (other than Shares hereunder), warrants or any rights to purchase or acquire Common Shares, during the period beginning on the
third Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which any Issuance Notice is delivered to the Agent hereunder and ending on the third
Trading Day immediately following the Settlement Date with respect to Shares sold pursuant to such Issuance Notice; and will not directly
or indirectly enter into any other “at the market” or continuous equity transaction offer to sell, sell, contract to sell,
grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Shares (other than the Shares offered pursuant to this Agreement) or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares, warrants or any rights to purchase or acquire, Common Shares prior to the termination
of this Agreement; provided, however, that such restrictions will not be required in connection with the Company’s (i) issuance
or sale of Common Shares, options to purchase Common Shares or Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of options, restricted stock awards,
restricted stock units or other equity awards pursuant to any employee or director share option, incentive or benefit plan, share purchase
or ownership plan, long-term incentive plan, dividend reinvestment plan, inducement award under Nasdaq rules or other compensation
plan of the Company or its subsidiaries, as in effect on the date of this Agreement or subsequently disclosed in the filings by the Company
available on EDGAR or otherwise publicly disclosed or disclosed in writing to the Agent, (ii) issuance or sale of Common Shares issuable
upon exchange, conversion or redemption of securities or the exercise or vesting of warrants, options or other equity awards outstanding
at the date of this Agreement, (iii) issuance or sale of Common Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common
Shares as consideration for mergers, acquisitions, other business combinations, joint ventures, or strategic alliances occurring after
the date of this Agreement that are not used for capital raising purposes, provided that the aggregate number of Common Shares issued
or underlying such securities convertible or exchangeable for Common Shares issued in connection with all such acquisitions or other transactions
does not exceed 5% of the aggregate number of Common Shares outstanding as of the date of such issuance or sale, and (iv) modification
of any outstanding options, warrants of any rights to purchase or acquire Common Shares.
Section 5. CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF ISSUANCE NOTICES AND TO
SETTLEMENT
(a) Conditions
Precedent to the Right of the Company to Deliver an Issuance Notice and the Obligation of the Agent to Sell Shares. The right of the
Company to deliver an Issuance Notice hereunder is subject to the satisfaction, on the date of delivery of such Issuance Notice, and the
obligation of the Agent to use its commercially reasonable efforts to place Shares during the applicable period set forth in the Issuance
Notice is subject to the satisfaction, on each Trading Day during the applicable period set forth in the Issuance Notice, of each of the
following conditions:
| (i) | Accuracy of the Company’s Representations and Warranties; Performance by the Company. The
Company shall have delivered the certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4(o) on or before the date
on which delivery of such certificate is required pursuant to Section 4(o). The Company shall have performed, satisfied and
complied with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company
at or prior to such date, including, but not limited to, the covenants contained in Section 4(p), Section 4(q) and
Section 4(r). |
| (ii) | No Injunction. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory
organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby that prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or
materially adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
| (iii) | Material Adverse Changes. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information,
(a) in the judgment of the Agent there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change; and (b) there shall not have occurred
any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change
that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as such term is defined for purposes of Section 3(a)(62)
of the Exchange Act. |
| (iv) | No Suspension of Trading in or Delisting of Common Shares; Other Events. The trading of the Common
Shares (including without limitation the Shares) shall not have been suspended by the Commission, the Principal Market or FINRA and the
Common Shares (including without limitation the Shares) shall have been approved for listing or quotation on and shall not have been delisted
from the Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or any of their constituent markets. There shall not have occurred (and be continuing
in the case of occurrences under clauses (i) and (ii) below) any of the following: (i) trading or quotation in any
of the Company’s securities shall have been suspended or limited by the Commission or by the Principal Market or trading in securities
generally on either the Principal Market shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally
established on any of such stock exchanges by the Commission or the FINRA; (ii) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared
by any of federal or New York, authorities; or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of national or international
hostilities or any crisis or calamity, or any change in the United States or international financial markets, or any substantial change
or development involving a prospective substantial change in United States’ or international political, financial or economic conditions,
as in the judgment of the Agent is material and adverse and makes it impracticable to market the Shares in the manner and on the terms
described in the Prospectus or to enforce contracts for the sale of securities. |
(b) Documents
Required to be Delivered on each Issuance Notice Date. The Agent’s obligation to use its commercially reasonable efforts to
place Shares hereunder shall additionally be conditioned upon the delivery to the Agent on or before the Issuance Notice Date of a certificate
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, executed by the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, to the effect that all conditions to the delivery of such Issuance Notice shall have been satisfied as at the date of
such certificate (which certificate shall not be required if the foregoing representations shall be set forth in the Issuance Notice).
(c) No
Misstatement or Material Omission. Agent shall not have advised the Company that the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the
Times of Sales Information, or any amendment or supplement thereto, contains an untrue statement of fact that in the Agent’s reasonable
opinion is material, or omits to state a fact that in the Agent’s reasonable opinion is material and is required to be stated therein
or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
Section 6. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
(a) Indemnification
of the Agent. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, its officers and employees, and each person, if any, who
controls the Agent within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense,
as incurred, to which the Agent or such officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act, other federal or state statutory law or regulation, or the laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions where Shares have been offered
or sold or at common law or otherwise (including in settlement of any litigation), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense
(or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, including any information deemed to be a part thereof
pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in any Free Writing Prospectus that the Company has used, referred to or filed, or is required to file, pursuant
to Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged
omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, and to reimburse the Agent and each such officer, employee and controlling person for any and all expenses
(including the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Agent) as such expenses are reasonably incurred
by the Agent or such officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying
any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply
to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Company by the Agent expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any such Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Agent to the Company
consists of the information set forth in the first sentence of the ninth paragraph under the caption “Plan of Distribution”
in the Prospectus. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 6(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities
that the Company or the Agent may otherwise have.
(b) Indemnification
of the Company, its Directors and Officers. The Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each
of its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company or any such director,
officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal or state statutory law
or regulation, or the laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions where Shares have been offered or sold or at common law or otherwise
(including in settlement of any litigation), insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof
as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430B
under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in any Free Writing Prospectus that the Company has used, referred to or filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) of
the Securities Act or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
and to reimburse the Company and each such director, officer, and controlling person for any and all reasonable expenses (including the
reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one counsel chosen by the Company) as such expenses are reasonably incurred by the
Company or such officer, director, or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying
any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply
to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Company by the Agent expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any such Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Agent to the Company
consists of the information set forth in the first sentence of the ninth paragraph under the caption “Plan of Distribution”
in the Prospectus. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 6(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that
the Agent or the Company may otherwise have.
(c) Notifications
and Other Indemnification Procedures. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 6 of notice
of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party
under this Section 6, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the omission so to notify
the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party for contribution or otherwise
than under the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6 or to the extent it is not prejudiced as a proximate result
of such failure. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party and such indemnified party seeks or intends to seek
indemnity from an indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall elect,
jointly with all other indemnifying parties similarly notified, by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving
the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified
party; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party
in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to
select separate counsel to assume such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified
party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of such indemnifying party’s election
so to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to
such indemnified party under this Section 6 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance
with the proviso to the preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the fees
and expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with local counsel), representing the indemnified parties who are parties to
such action), which counsel (together with any local counsel) for the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Agent (in the case
of counsel for the indemnified parties referred to in Section 6(a) above), (ii) the indemnifying party
shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after
notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the
indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel shall be at the expense
of the indemnifying party and shall be paid as they are incurred.
(d) Settlements.
The indemnifying party under this Section 6 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without
its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees
to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding
the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party
for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by Section 6(b) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall
be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than
30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request; and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed
the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior
written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in any pending or threatened
action, suit or proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity was or could have been
sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of such indemnified
party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding.
(e) Contribution.
If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is for any reason held to be unavailable to or otherwise insufficient
to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount paid or payable by such indemnified party, as incurred, as a result of any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to therein (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Agent, on the other hand, from the offering of the Shares pursuant to this
Agreement; or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the
Company, on the one hand, and the Agent, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Company, on the one hand, and the Agent, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall
be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total gross proceeds from the offering of the Shares (before deducting expenses)
received by the Company bear to the total commissions received by the Agent. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the
Agent, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one
hand, or the Agent, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct
or prevent such statement or omission.
The amount paid or payable
by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 6(b), any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in
connection with investigating or defending any action or claim. The provisions set forth in Section 6(b) with respect
to notice of commencement of any action shall apply if a claim for contribution is to be made under this Section 6(d);
provided, however, that no additional notice shall be required with respect to any action for which notice has been given under
Section 6(b) for purposes of indemnification.
The Company and the Agent agree that it would not
be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6(d) 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 Section 6(d).
Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Section 6(d), the Agent shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the agent fees received by
the Agent in connection with the offering contemplated hereby. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 6(d), each officer and employee of the Agent and each person, if any,
who controls the Agent within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the
Agent, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who
controls the Company with the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.
Section 7. TERMINATION & SURVIVAL
(a) Term.
Subject to the provisions of this Section 7, the term of this Agreement shall continue from the date of this Agreement
until the end of the Agency Period, unless earlier terminated by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.
(b) Termination;
Survival Following Termination.
| (i) | Either party may terminate this Agreement prior to the end of the Agency Period, by giving written notice
as required by this Agreement, upon ten (10) Trading Days’ notice to the other party; provided that, (A) if the Company
terminates this Agreement after the Agent confirms to the Company any sale of Shares, the Company shall remain obligated to comply with
Section 3(b)(v) with respect to such Shares and (B) Section 2, Section 6,
Section 7 and Section 8 shall survive termination of this Agreement. If termination shall occur prior
to the Settlement Date for any sale of Shares, such sale shall nevertheless settle in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. |
| (ii) | In addition to the survival provision of Section 7(b)(i),
the respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company, of its officers and of the Agent
set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
of the Agent or the Company or any of its or their partners, officers or directors or any controlling person, as the case may be, and,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares sold hereunder and any termination
of this Agreement. |
Section 8. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Press
Releases and Disclosure. The Company may issue a press release describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby
as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, and may file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K, with
this Agreement attached as an exhibit thereto, describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Company
shall consult with the Agent prior to making such disclosures, and the parties hereto shall use all commercially reasonable efforts, acting
in good faith, to agree upon a text for such disclosures that is reasonably satisfactory to all parties hereto. No party hereto shall
issue thereafter any press release or like public statement (including, without limitation, any disclosure required in reports filed with
the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act) related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior
written approval of the other party hereto, except as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the party seeking to
make disclosure to comply with the requirements of applicable law or stock exchange rules. If any such press release or like public statement
is so required, the party making such disclosure shall consult with the other party prior to making such disclosure, and the parties shall
use all commercially reasonable efforts, acting in good faith, to agree upon a text for such disclosure that is reasonably satisfactory
to all parties hereto.
(b) No
Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including the determination of any fees, are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Company and the Agent, (ii) when
acting as a principal under this Agreement, the Agent is and has been acting solely as a principal is not the agent or fiduciary of the
Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (iii) the Agent has not assumed nor will assume an advisory
or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto
(irrespective of whether the Agent has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and the Agent does not have any
obligation to the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement,
(iv) the Agent and its respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from
those of the Company, and (v) the Agent has not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
(c) Research
Analyst Independence. The Company acknowledges that the Agent’s research analysts and research departments are required to and
should be independent from their respective investment banking divisions and are subject to certain regulations and internal policies,
and as such the Agent’s research analysts may hold views and make statements or investment recommendations and/or publish research
reports with respect to the Company or the offering that differ from the views of their respective investment banking divisions. The Company
understands that the Agent is a full service securities firm and as such from time to time, subject to applicable securities laws, may
effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities
of the companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Notices.
All communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed, hand delivered or telecopied and confirmed to the parties hereto
as follows:
If
to the Agent:
Jefferies LLC
520 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Facsimile:
Attention: General Counsel
with a copy (which shall not constitute
notice) to:
Paul
Hastings LLP
MetLife Building
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York
Attention: Siavosh Salimi and William Magioncalda
If to the Company:
P3
Health Partners Inc.
2370 Corporate Circle
Henderson, Nevada 89074
Attention: Jessica Puathasnanon, Chief Legal Officer
with a copy (which shall not constitute
notice) to:
Latham &
Watkins LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Attention: Wesley Holmes; Elisabeth Martin
Any party hereto may change the address for receipt
of communications by giving written notice to the others in accordance with this Section 8(d).
(e) Successors.
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and to the benefit of the employees, officers and
directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 6, and in each case their respective successors, and no other
person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term “successors” shall not include any purchaser of the Shares as
such from the Agent merely by reason of such purchase.
(f) Partial
Unenforceability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Article, Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of any other Article, Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Article, Section, paragraph or provision
of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such minor changes (and
only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable.
(g) Governing
Law Provisions. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable
to agreements made and to be performed in such state. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the Borough
of Manhattan in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City
of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
(except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court, as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive)
of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s
address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The
parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified
Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other
proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(h) General
Provisions. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral
and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may
be executed in two or more counterparts, each one of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and
hereto were upon the same instrument, and may be delivered by facsimile transmission or by electronic delivery of a portable document
format (PDF) file (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act,
the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com). This Agreement may not be amended or modified
unless in writing by all of the parties hereto, and no condition herein (express or implied) may be waived unless waived in writing by
each party whom the condition is meant to benefit. The Article and Section headings herein are for the convenience of the parties
only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
[Signature Page Immediately Follows]
If the foregoing is in accordance
with your understanding of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument,
along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms
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Very truly yours, |
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P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC. |
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/s/ Sherif W. Abdou |
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Name: Sherif W. Abdou, M.D. |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and
accepted by the Agent in New York, New York as of the date first above written.
JEFFERIES LLC |
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/s/ Donald Lynaugh |
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Name: Donald Lynaugh |
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Title: Managing Director |
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EXHIBIT A
ISSUANCE NOTICE
[Date]
Jefferies LLC
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attn: [__________]
Reference is made to the Open Market Sale Agreement
between P3 Health Partners Inc. (the “Company”) and Jefferies LLC (the “Agent”) dated as of November 8,
2023. The Company confirms that all conditions to the delivery of this Issuance Notice are satisfied as of the date hereof.
Date of Delivery of Issuance Notice (determined pursuant to Section 3(b)(i)):
_______________________
Issuance Amount (equal to the total Sales Price for such Shares):
Number of days in selling period: | |
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First date of selling period: | |
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Last date of selling period: | |
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Settlement Date(s) if
other than standard T+2 settlement:
Floor Price Limitation (in no event less than
$1.00 without the prior written consent of the Agent, which consent may be withheld in the Agent’s sole discretion): $ ____ per
share
Schedule A
Notice Parties
The Company
Atul Kavthekar
Jessica Puathasnanon
The Agent
Donald Lynaugh
Michael Magarro
Exhibit 4.3
P3 HEALTH PARTNERS
INC.
INDENTURE
Dated as of ___________,
20___
[_____________]
Trustee
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
1 |
Section 1.1. Definitions |
1 |
Section 1.2. Other Definitions |
4 |
Section 1.3. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
4 |
Section 1.4. Rules of Construction |
5 |
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ARTICLE II. THE SECURITIES |
5 |
Section 2.1. Issuable in Series |
5 |
Section 2.2. Establishment of Terms of Series of Securities |
6 |
Section 2.3. Execution and Authentication |
8 |
Section 2.4. Registrar, Paying Agent and Notice Agent |
9 |
Section 2.5. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust |
10 |
Section 2.6. Holder Lists |
10 |
Section 2.7. Transfer and Exchange |
10 |
Section 2.8. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities |
11 |
Section 2.9. Outstanding Securities |
12 |
Section 2.10. Treasury Securities |
12 |
Section 2.11. Temporary Securities |
12 |
Section 2.12. Cancellation |
13 |
Section 2.13. Defaulted Interest |
13 |
Section 2.14. Global Securities |
13 |
Section 2.15. CUSIP Numbers |
15 |
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ARTICLE III. REDEMPTION |
15 |
Section 3.1. Notice to Trustee |
15 |
Section 3.2. Selection of Securities to be Redeemed |
16 |
Section 3.3. Notice of Redemption |
16 |
Section 3.4. Effect of Notice of Redemption |
17 |
Section 3.5. Deposit of Redemption Price |
17 |
Section 3.6. Securities Redeemed in Part |
17 |
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ARTICLE IV. COVENANTS |
17 |
Section 4.1. Payment of Principal and Interest |
17 |
Section 4.2. SEC Reports |
18 |
Section 4.3. Compliance Certificate |
18 |
Section 4.4. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws |
18 |
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ARTICLE V. SUCCESSORS |
19 |
Section 5.1. When Company May Merge, Etc. |
19 |
Section 5.2. Successor Corporation Substituted |
19 |
ARTICLE VI. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES |
20 |
Section 6.1. Events of Default |
20 |
Section 6.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment |
21 |
Section 6.3. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee |
21 |
Section 6.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
22 |
Section 6.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities |
23 |
Section 6.6. Application of Money Collected |
23 |
Section 6.7. Limitation on Suits |
23 |
Section 6.8. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest |
24 |
Section 6.9. Restoration of Rights and Remedies |
24 |
Section 6.10. Rights and Remedies Cumulative |
24 |
Section 6.11. Delay or Omission Not Waiver |
25 |
Section 6.12. Control by Holders |
25 |
Section 6.13. Waiver of Past Defaults |
25 |
Section 6.14. Undertaking for Costs |
26 |
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ARTICLE VII. TRUSTEE |
26 |
Section 7.1. Duties of Trustee |
26 |
Section 7.2. Rights of Trustee |
27 |
Section 7.3. Individual Rights of Trustee |
28 |
Section 7.4. Trustee’s Disclaimer |
29 |
Section 7.5. Notice of Defaults |
29 |
Section 7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders |
29 |
Section 7.7. Compensation and Indemnity |
29 |
Section 7.8. Replacement of Trustee |
30 |
Section 7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. |
31 |
Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification |
31 |
Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company |
31 |
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ARTICLE VIII. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE |
32 |
Section 8.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture |
32 |
Section 8.2. Application of Trust Funds; Indemnification |
33 |
Section 8.3. Legal Defeasance of Securities of any Series |
34 |
Section 8.4. Covenant Defeasance |
35 |
Section 8.5. Repayment to Company |
36 |
Section 8.6. Reinstatement |
36 |
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ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS |
36 |
Section 9.1. Without Consent of Holders |
36 |
Section 9.2. With Consent of Holders |
37 |
Section 9.3. Limitations |
38 |
Section 9.4. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act |
38 |
Section 9.5. Revocation and Effect of Consents |
38 |
Section 9.6. Notation on or Exchange of Securities |
39 |
Section 9.7. Trustee Protected |
39 |
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS |
39 |
Section 10.1. Trust Indenture Act Controls |
39 |
Section 10.2. Notices |
40 |
Section 10.3. Communication by Holders with Other Holders |
41 |
Section 10.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent |
41 |
Section 10.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion |
41 |
Section 10.6. Rules by Trustee and Agents |
42 |
Section 10.7. Legal Holidays |
42 |
Section 10.8. No Recourse Against Others |
42 |
Section 10.9. Counterparts |
42 |
Section 10.10. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Jurisdiction |
43 |
Section 10.11. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
43 |
Section 10.12. Successors |
43 |
Section 10.13. Severability |
43 |
Section 10.14. Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. |
43 |
Section 10.15. Securities in a Foreign Currency |
44 |
Section 10.16. Judgment Currency |
44 |
Section 10.17. Force Majeure |
45 |
Section 10.18. U.S.A. Patriot Act |
45 |
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ARTICLE XI. SINKING FUNDS |
45 |
Section 11.1. Applicability of Article |
45 |
Section 11.2. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities |
46 |
Section 11.3. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund |
46 |
P3
HEALTH PARTNERS INC.
Reconciliation
and tie between Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and
Indenture, dated as of ____________, 20__
§
310(a)(1) |
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7.10 |
(a)(2) |
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7.10 |
(a)(3) |
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Not
Applicable |
(a)(4) |
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Not
Applicable |
(a)(5) |
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7.10 |
(b) |
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7.10 |
§
311(a) |
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7.11 |
(b) |
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7.11 |
(c) |
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Not
Applicable |
§
312(a) |
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2.6 |
(b) |
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10.3 |
(c) |
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10.3 |
§
313(a) |
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7.6 |
(b)(1) |
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7.6 |
(b)(2) |
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7.6 |
(c)(1) |
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7.6 |
(d) |
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7.6 |
§
314(a) |
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4.2,
10.5 |
(b) |
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Not
Applicable |
(c)(1) |
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10.4 |
(c)(2) |
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10.4 |
(c)(3) |
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Not
Applicable |
(d) |
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Not
Applicable |
(e) |
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10.5 |
(f) |
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Not
Applicable |
§
315(a) |
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7.1 |
(b) |
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7.5 |
(c) |
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7.1 |
(d) |
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7.1 |
(e) |
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6.14 |
§
316(a) |
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2.10 |
(a)(1)(A) |
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6.12 |
(a)(1)(B) |
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6.13 |
(b) |
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6.8 |
§
317(a)(1) |
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6.3 |
(a)(2) |
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6.4 |
(b) |
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2.5 |
§
318(a) |
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10.1 |
Note: This reconciliation
and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.
Indenture
dated as of __________, 20__ between P3 Health Partners Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Delaware (“Company”),
and [______] (“Trustee”).
Each
party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities issued
under this Indenture.
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Section 1.1.
Definitions.
“Affiliate”
of any specified person means any other person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified
person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled
by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities
or by agreement or otherwise.
“Agent”
means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Notice Agent.
“Board
of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee thereof.
“Board
Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been adopted
by the Board of Directors or pursuant to authorization by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of the
certificate and delivered to the Trustee.
“Business
Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in the City of New York, New York (or in connection with any
payment, the place of payment) on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
“Capital
Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock.
“Company”
means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it and thereafter means the successor.
“Company
Order” means a written order signed in the name of the Company by an Officer and delivered to the Trustee.
“Corporate
Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business related to this Indenture
shall be principally administered.
“Default”
means any event which is, or after notice, passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
“Depositary”
means, with respect to the Securities of any Series issuable or issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities,
the person designated as Depositary for such Series by the Company, which Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange
Act; and if at any time there is more than one such person, “Depositary” as used with respect to the Securities of any Series
shall mean the Depositary with respect to the Securities of such Series.
“Discount
Security” means any Security that provides for an amount less than the stated principal amount thereof to be due and payable
upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2.
“Dollars”
and “$” means the currency of the United States of America.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Foreign
Currency” means any currency or currency unit issued by a government other than the government of the United States of America.
“Foreign
Government Obligations” means, with respect to Securities of any Series that are denominated in a Foreign Currency, direct obligations
of, or obligations guaranteed by, the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency for the payment of which obligations
its full faith and credit is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession,
which are in effect as of the date of determination.
“Global
Security” or “Global Securities” means a Security or Securities, as the case may be, in the form established
pursuant to Section 2.2 evidencing all or part of a Series of Securities, issued to the Depositary for such Series or its nominee, and
registered in the name of such Depositary or nominee.
“Holder”
means a person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s books.
“Indenture”
means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time and shall include the form and terms of particular Series of Securities
established as contemplated hereunder.
“interest”
with respect to any Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.
“Maturity”
when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security becomes due and payable as therein or herein
provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
“Officer”
means the Chief Executive Officer, President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or
any Assistant Secretary and any Vice President of the Company.
“Officer’s
Certificate” means a certificate signed by any Officer that meets the requirements of this Indenture.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means a written opinion of legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or
counsel to the Company. The opinion may contain customary limitations, conditions and exceptions.
“person”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“principal”
of a Security means the principal of the Security plus, when appropriate, the premium, if any, on the Security.
“Responsible
Officer” means any officer of the Trustee in its Corporate Trust Office having responsibility for administration of this Indenture
and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom any corporate trust matter is referred
because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Security”
or “Securities” means the debentures, notes or other debt instruments of the Company of any Series authenticated and
delivered under this Indenture.
“Series”
or “Series of Securities” means each series of debentures, notes or other debt instruments of the Company created pursuant
to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof.
“Stated
Maturity” when used with respect to any Security, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal
of such Security or interest is due and payable.
“Subsidiary”
of any specified person means any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of
shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers
or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries
of that person or a combination thereof.
“TIA”
means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S. Code §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture; provided, however,
that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, “TIA” means, to the extent required by any
such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act as so amended.
“Trustee”
means the person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become
such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each person who
is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the
Securities of any Series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that Series.
“U.S.
Government Obligations” means securities which are direct obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America for
the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof
and shall also include a depositary receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation
or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the
holder of a depositary receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction
from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government
Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.
Section 1.2.
Other Definitions.
TERM | |
DEFINED
IN SECTION |
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“Agent
Member” | |
2.14.6 |
“Bankruptcy
Law” | |
6.1 |
“Custodian” | |
6.1 |
“Event
of Default” | |
6.1 |
“Judgment
Currency” | |
10.16 |
“mandatory
sinking fund payment” | |
11.1 |
“New
York Banking Day” | |
10.16 |
“Notice
Agent” | |
2.4 |
“optional
sinking fund payment” | |
11.1 |
“Paying
Agent” | |
2.4 |
“Registrar” | |
2.4 |
“Required
Currency” | |
10.16 |
“Specified
Courts” | |
10.10 |
“successor
person” | |
5.1 |
Section 1.3.
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever
this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The
following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
“Commission”
means the SEC.
“indenture
securities” means the Securities.
“indenture
security holder” means a Holder.
“indenture
to be qualified” means this Indenture.
“indenture
trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee.
“obligor”
on the indenture securities means the Company and any successor obligor upon the Securities.
All
other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under
the TIA and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as so defined.
Section 1.4.
Rules of Construction.
Unless
the context otherwise requires:
(a)
a term has the meaning assigned to it;
(b)
an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;
(c)
“or” is not exclusive;
(d)
words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;
(e)
provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
(f)
in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from
and including,” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and
(g) the
phrase “in writing” as used herein shall be deemed to include PDFs, e-mails and other electronic means of transmission, unless
otherwise indicated.
ARTICLE
II.
THE SECURITIES
Section 2.1.
Issuable in Series.
The
aggregate principal amount of Securities that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities
may be issued in one or more Series. All Securities of a Series shall be identical except as may be set forth or determined in the
manner provided in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture or an Officer’s Certificate detailing the adoption of the
terms thereof pursuant to authority granted under a Board Resolution. In the case of Securities of a Series to be issued from time
to time, the Board Resolution, Officer’s Certificate or supplemental indenture detailing the adoption of the terms thereof
pursuant to authority granted under a Board Resolution may provide for the method by which specified terms (such as interest rate,
maturity date, record date or date from which interest shall accrue) are to be determined. Securities may differ between Series in
respect of any matters, provided that all Series of Securities shall be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits of the
Indenture.
Section 2.2.
Establishment of Terms of Series of Securities.
At
or prior to the issuance of any Securities within a Series, the following shall be established (as to the Series generally, in the case
of Subsection 2.2.1 and either as to such Securities within the Series or as to the Series generally in the case of Subsections 2.2.2
through 2.2.23) by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a Board Resolution, supplemental
indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate:
2.2.1.
the title (which shall distinguish the Securities of that particular Series from the Securities of any other Series) and ranking
(including the terms of any subordination provisions) of the Series;
2.2.2.
the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof) at which the Securities of the Series will be issued;
2.2.3.
any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the Series which may be authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other
Securities of the Series pursuant to Section 2.7, 2.8, 2.11, 3.6 or 9.6);
2.2.4.
the date or dates on which the principal of the Securities of the Series is payable;
2.2.5.
the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or, if applicable, the method used to determine such rate or rates
(including, but not limited to, any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the Securities of the
Series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest, if any, shall accrue, the date or dates on which such
interest, if any, shall commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date;
2.2.6.
the place or places where the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series shall be payable, where the Securities
of such Series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect
of the Securities of such Series and this Indenture may be delivered, and the method of such payment, if by wire transfer, mail or other
means;
2.2.7.
if applicable, the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the Securities
of the Series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company;
2.2.8. the
obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase the Securities of the Series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous
provisions or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms
and conditions upon which Securities of the Series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such
obligation;
2.2.9.
the dates, if any, on which and the price or prices at which the Securities of the Series will be repurchased by the Company at
the option of the Holders thereof and other detailed terms and provisions of such repurchase obligations;
2.2.10.
if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which the Securities of the Series
shall be issuable;
2.2.11.
the forms of the Securities of the Series and whether the Securities will be issuable as Global Securities;
2.2.12.
if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of the Securities of the Series that shall be payable
upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2;
2.2.13.
the currency of denomination of the Securities of the Series, which may be Dollars or any Foreign Currency, and if such currency
of denomination is a composite currency, the agency or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency;
2.2.14.
the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on the
Securities of the Series will be made;
2.2.15.
if payments of principal of or interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series are to be made in one or more currencies or currency
units other than that or those in which such Securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments
will be determined;
2.2.16.
the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of or interest, if any, on the Securities of the Series will be determined,
if such amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity
index, stock exchange index or financial index;
2.2.17.
the provisions, if any, relating to any security provided for the Securities of the Series;
2.2.18.
any addition to, deletion of or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the Series and any change in
the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant
to Section 6.2;
2.2.19.
any addition to, deletion of or change in the covenants applicable to Securities of the Series;
2.2.20.
any Depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to Securities
of such Series if other than those appointed herein;
2.2.21.
the provisions, if any, relating to conversion or exchange of any Securities of such Series, including if applicable, the conversion
or exchange price, the conversion or exchange period, provisions as to whether conversion or exchange will be mandatory, at the option
of the Holders thereof or at the option of the Company, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion price or exchange price and
provisions affecting conversion or exchange if such Series of Securities are redeemed;
2.2.22.
any other terms of the Series (which may supplement, modify or delete any provision of this Indenture insofar as it applies to
such Series), including any terms that may be required under applicable law or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing
of Securities of that Series; and
2.2.23.
whether any of the Company’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries will guarantee the Securities of that Series, including the
terms of subordination, if any, of such guarantees.
All
Securities of any one Series need not be issued at the same time and may be issued from time to time, consistent with the terms of this
Indenture, if so provided by or pursuant to the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate referred
to above.
Section 2.3.
Execution and Authentication.
An
Officer shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual, facsimile or electronic signature.
If
an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time the Security is authenticated, the Security shall
nevertheless be valid.
A
Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent. The signature shall
be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.
The
Trustee shall at any time, and from time to time, authenticate Securities for original issue in the principal amount provided in the Board
Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate, upon receipt by the Trustee of a Company Order. Each Security
shall be dated the date of its authentication.
The
aggregate principal amount of Securities of any Series outstanding at any time may not exceed any limit upon the maximum principal amount
for such Series set forth in the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to
Section 2.2, except as provided in Section 2.8.
Prior
to the issuance of Securities of any Series, the Trustee shall have received and (subject to Section 7.2) shall be fully protected
in relying on: (a) the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate establishing the form of the
Securities of that Series or of Securities within that Series and the terms of the Securities of that Series or of Securities within
that Series, (b) an Officer’s Certificate complying with Sections 10.4 and 10.5, and (c) an Opinion of Counsel complying with
Sections 10.4 and 10.5.
The
Trustee shall have the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any Securities of such Series: (a) if the Trustee, being advised by
counsel, determines that such action may not be taken lawfully; or (b) if the Trustee in good faith determines that such action may expose
the Trustee to personal liability.
The
Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate
Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by
such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.
Section 2.4.
Registrar, Paying Agent and Notice Agent.
The
Company shall maintain, with respect to each Series of Securities, at the place or places specified with respect to such Series pursuant
to Section 2.2, an office or agency where Securities of such Series may be presented or surrendered for payment (“Paying Agent”),
where Securities of such Series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange (“Registrar”) and where
notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such Series and this Indenture may be delivered (“Notice
Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register with respect to each Series of Securities and to their transfer and exchange. The
Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the name and address, and any change in the name or address, of each Registrar,
Paying Agent or Notice Agent. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required Registrar, Paying Agent or Notice Agent
or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the name and address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made
or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations,
surrenders, notices and demands; provided, however, that any appointment of the Trustee as the Notice Agent shall exclude
the appointment of the Trustee or any office of the Trustee as an agent to receive the service of legal process on the Company.
The
Company may also from time to time designate one or more co-registrars, additional paying agents or additional notice agents and may from
time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve
the Company of its obligations to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent and Notice Agent in each place so specified pursuant to Section 2.2
for Securities of any Series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or
rescission and of any change in the name or address of any such co-registrar, additional paying agent or additional notice agent. The
term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar; the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying
agent; and the term “Notice Agent” includes any additional notice agent. The Company or any of its Affiliates may serve
as Registrar or Paying Agent.
The
Company hereby appoints the Trustee the initial Registrar, Paying Agent and Notice Agent for each Series unless another Registrar,
Paying Agent or Notice Agent, as the case may be, is appointed prior to the time Securities of that Series are first issued. The
rights, powers, duties, obligations and actions of each Agent under this Indenture are several and not joint or joint and several,
and the Agents shall only be obliged to perform those duties expressly set out in this Indenture and shall have no implied
duties.
Section 2.5.
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.
The
Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust, for the benefit
of Holders of any Series of Securities or the Trustee, all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of or interest
on the Series of Securities and will notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any
such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may
require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the
Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acts
as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of Holders of any Series of Securities all money
held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, the Trustee shall serve
as Paying Agent for the Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, a Paying Agent and the Trustee shall be held harmless and have no liability
with respect to payments or disbursements (including to the Holders) until they have confirmed receipt of funds sufficient to make the
relevant payment. No money held by an Agent needs to be segregated except as is required by law.
Section 2.6.
Holder Lists.
If
it is serving as Registrar, the Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available
to it of the names and addresses of Holders of each Series of Securities and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee
is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least ten days before each interest payment date and at such other times
as the Trustee may request in writing a list, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and
addresses of Holders of each Series of Securities.
Every
Holder, by receiving and holding Securities, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee or any agent
of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the names and addresses of the Holders
in accordance with TIA § 312, regardless of the source from which such information was derived, and that the Trustee shall not
be held accountable by reason of mailing any material pursuant to a request made under TIA § 312(b).
Section 2.7.
Transfer and Exchange.
Where
Securities of a Series are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them
for an equal principal amount of Securities of the same Series, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange if
its requirements for such transactions are met. To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Trustee shall authenticate
Securities at the Registrar’s request. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange (except as
otherwise expressly permitted herein), but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar
governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable upon
exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.11, 3.6 or 9.6).
Neither
the Company nor the Registrar shall be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any Series for the period
beginning at the opening of business 15 days immediately preceding the sending of a notice of redemption of Securities of that Series
selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day such notice is sent, (b) to register the transfer of or exchange
Securities of any Series selected, called or being called for redemption as a whole or the portion being redeemed of any such Securities
selected, called or being called for redemption in part or (c) to register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any Series between
a record date and payment date for such Series of Securities.
Section 2.8.
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.
If
any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange
therefor a new Security of the same Series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.
If
there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security
and (ii) such security or indemnity bond as may be required by each of them to hold itself and any of its agents harmless, then, in the
absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute
and upon receipt of a Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost
or stolen Security, a new Security of the same Series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously
outstanding.
In
case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion
may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.
Upon
the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected
therewith.
Every
new Security of any Series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable
by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of
that Series duly issued hereunder.
The
provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement
or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.
Section 2.9.
Outstanding Securities.
The
Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered
to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest on a Global Security effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions
hereof and those described in this Section as not outstanding.
If
a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.8, it ceases to be outstanding until the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the
replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.
If
the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) holds on the Maturity of Securities
of a Series money sufficient to pay such Securities payable on that date, then on and after that date such Securities of the Series cease
to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.
The
Company may purchase or otherwise acquire the Securities, whether by open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise. A Security
does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Security (but see Section 2.10 below).
In
determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of outstanding Securities have given any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, the principal amount of a Discount Security that shall be deemed to be outstanding for
such purposes shall be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of such determination upon a declaration
of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.2.
Section 2.10.
Treasury Securities.
In
determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities of a Series have concurred in any request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver, Securities of a Series owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded,
except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such request, demand, authorization,
direction, notice, consent or waiver only Securities of a Series that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be
so disregarded.
Section 2.11.
Temporary Securities.
Until
definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities upon a
Company Order. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the
Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee upon
receipt of a Company Order shall authenticate definitive Securities of the same Series and date of maturity in exchange for
temporary Securities. Until so exchanged, temporary securities shall have the same rights under this Indenture as the definitive
Securities.
Section 2.12.
Cancellation.
The
Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee
any Securities surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee shall cancel all Securities surrendered
for transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall destroy such canceled Securities (subject to the record retention
requirements of the Exchange Act and the Trustee) and deliver a certificate of such cancellation to the Company upon written request of
the Company. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.
Section 2.13.
Defaulted Interest.
If
the Company defaults in a payment of interest on a Series of Securities, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus, to the extent permitted
by law, any interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the persons who are Holders of the Series on a subsequent special record date.
The Company shall fix the record date and payment date. At least ten days before the special record date, the Company shall send to the
Trustee and to each Holder of the Series a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of interest to
be paid. The Company may pay defaulted interest in any other lawful manner.
Section 2.14.
Global Securities.
2.14.1.
Terms of Securities. A Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate shall establish
whether the Securities of a Series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and the Depositary
for such Global Security or Securities.
2.14.2.
Transfer and Exchange. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in Section 2.7 of the Indenture and in addition
thereto, any Global Security shall be exchangeable pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Indenture for Securities registered in the names of
Holders other than the Depositary for such Security or its nominee only if (i) such Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling
or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or if at any time such Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered
under the Exchange Act, and, in either case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary registered as a clearing agency under
the Exchange Act within 90 days of such event or (ii) the Company executes and delivers to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate
to the effect that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable. Any Global Security that is exchangeable pursuant to the preceding sentence
shall be exchangeable for Securities registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct in writing in an aggregate principal amount
equal to the principal amount of the Global Security with like tenor and terms.
Except
as provided in this Section 2.14.2, a Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary with respect to
such Global Security to a nominee of such Depositary, by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such
Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such a successor Depositary.
None
of the Trustee or any Agent shall have any obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions
on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including
any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Security) other than to require delivery
of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by
the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
None
of the Trustee or any Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Security, a member of, or
a participant in the Depositary or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any
participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in any Security or with respect to the delivery to any participant,
member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of optional redemption) or the
payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Security.
2.14.3.
Legends. Any Global Security issued hereunder shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“THIS
SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY
OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY
OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY
TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY
OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.”
In
addition, so long as the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) is the Depositary, each Global Security registered in the name of
DTC or its nominee shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
“UNLESS
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION
(“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY GLOBAL SECURITY ISSUED
IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE
& CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”
2.14.4.
Acts of Holders. The Depositary, as a Holder, may appoint agents and otherwise authorize participants to give or take any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which a Holder is entitled to give or take under the
Indenture.
2.14.5.
Payments. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Indenture, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section
2.2, payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on any Global Security shall be made to the Holder thereof.
2.14.6.
Agent Members. The registered Holder of a Security will be treated as the owner of such Security for all purposes and only
registered Holders shall have rights under this Indenture and the Securities. Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent
Members”) and persons who hold beneficial interests in a Global Security through an Agent Member shall have no rights under
this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary. The Depositary may be treated by the Company,
the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar and any agent of the foregoing as the absolute owner of the Global Securities for all purposes
whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar or any
agent of the foregoing from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair,
as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the
rights of a Holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Security.
Section 2.15.
CUSIP Numbers.
The
Company in issuing the Securities may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP”
numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is
made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that
reliance may be placed only on the other elements of identification printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected
by any defect in or omission of such numbers.
ARTICLE
III.
REDEMPTION
Section 3.1.
Notice to Trustee.
The
Company may, with respect to any Series of Securities, reserve the right to redeem and pay the Series of Securities or may covenant
to redeem and pay the Series of Securities or any part thereof prior to the Stated Maturity thereof at such time and on such terms
as provided for in such Securities. If a Series of Securities is redeemable and the Company wants or is obligated to redeem prior to
the Stated Maturity thereof all or part of the Series of Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, it shall notify the
Trustee in writing of the redemption date and the principal amount of the Series of Securities to be redeemed. The Company shall
give the notice at least 15 days before the redemption date (or such shorter period as may be acceptable to the Trustee).
Section 3.2.
Selection of Securities to be Redeemed.
Unless
otherwise indicated for a particular Series by a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate,
if less than all the Securities of a Series are to be redeemed, the Securities of the Series to be redeemed will be selected as follows:
(a) if the Securities are in the form of Global Securities, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary, (b) if the Securities
are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if
any, on which the Securities are listed or (c) if not otherwise provided for under clause (a) or (b) in the manner that the Trustee deems
fair and appropriate, including by lot or other method, unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange requirements, subject,
in the case of Global Securities, to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Securities to be redeemed shall be selected
from Securities of the Series outstanding not previously called for redemption. Portions of the principal of Securities of the Series
that have denominations larger than $1,000 may be selected for redemption. Securities of the Series and portions of them it selected for
redemption shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 or, with respect to Securities of any Series issuable in other denominations
pursuant to Section 2.2.10, the minimum principal denomination for each Series and the authorized integral multiples thereof. Provisions
of this Indenture that apply to Securities of a Series called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities of that Series called
for redemption. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall be liable for any selection made by it in accordance with this paragraph
(including the procedures of the Depositary).
Section 3.3.
Notice of Redemption.
Unless
otherwise indicated for a particular Series by Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate, at
least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall send or cause to be sent by first-class mail or electronically,
in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed.
The
notice shall identify the Securities of the Series to be redeemed and shall state:
(a)
the redemption date;
(b)
the redemption price;
(c)
the name and address of the Paying Agent;
(d)
if any Securities are being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed and that, after
the redemption date and upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion
of the original Security shall be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Security;
(e)
that Securities of the Series called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;
(f)
that interest on Securities of the Series called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date unless the Company
defaults in the deposit of the redemption price;
(g)
the “CUSIP” number, if any; and
(h)
any other information as may be required by the terms of the particular Series or the Securities of a Series being redeemed.
At
the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense, provided,
however, that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least 10 days (unless a shorter time shall be acceptable to the Trustee) prior
to the notice date, an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be
stated in such notice and the form of such notice.
Section 3.4.
Effect of Notice of Redemption.
Once
notice of redemption is sent as provided in Section 3.3, Securities of a Series called for redemption become due and payable on the redemption
date and at the redemption price. Except as otherwise provided in the supplemental indenture, Board Resolution or Officer’s Certificate
for a Series, a notice of redemption may not be conditional. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Securities shall be paid at the
redemption price plus accrued interest to the redemption date.
Section 3.5.
Deposit of Redemption Price.
On
or before 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent money sufficient to
pay the redemption price of and accrued interest, if any, on all Securities to be redeemed on that date.
Section 3.6.
Securities Redeemed in Part.
Upon
surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder a new Security of the same Series and
the same maturity equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.
ARTICLE
IV.
COVENANTS
Section 4.1.
Payment of Principal and Interest.
The
Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders of each Series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the
principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of that Series in accordance with the terms of such Securities and this
Indenture. On or before 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the applicable payment date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying
Agent money sufficient to pay the principal of and interest, if any, on the Securities of each Series in accordance with the terms
of such Securities and this Indenture.
Section 4.2.
SEC Reports.
To
the extent any Securities of a Series are outstanding, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 15 days after it files them with
the SEC copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing
as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act. The Company also shall comply with the other provisions of TIA § 314(a). Reports, information and documents
filed with the SEC via the EDGAR system will be deemed to be delivered to the Trustee as of the time of such filing via EDGAR for purposes
of this Section 4.2.
Delivery
of reports, information and documents to the Trustee under this Section 4.2 is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s
receipt of the foregoing shall not constitute constructive or actual notice of any information contained therein or determinable from
information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of the covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is
entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates). All such reports, information or documents referred to in this Section
4.2 that the Company files with the SEC via the SEC’s EDGAR system shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee and transmitted
to Holders at the time such reports, information or documents are filed via the EDGAR system (or any successor system).
Section 4.3.
Compliance Certificate.
To
the extent any Securities of a Series are outstanding, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Company, an Officer’s Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries
during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Company
has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such
certificate, that to the best of his/her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained
in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions hereof (or, if
a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which the Officer may have knowledge).
Section 4.4.
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.
The
Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead or in any manner
whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time
hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture or the Securities; and the Company (to the
extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not, by
resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit
the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
ARTICLE
V.
SUCCESSORS
Section 5.1.
When Company May Merge, Etc.
The
Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and
assets to, any person (a “successor person”) unless:
(a)
the Company is the surviving entity or the successor person (if other than the Company) is a corporation, partnership, trust or
other entity organized and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and expressly assumes by supplemental indenture
the Company’s obligations on the Securities and under this Indenture; and
(b)
immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing.
The
Company shall deliver to the Trustee prior to the consummation of the proposed transaction an Officer’s Certificate to the foregoing
effect and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the proposed transaction and any supplemental indenture comply with this Indenture.
Notwithstanding
the above, any Subsidiary of the Company may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties to the Company. Neither
an Officer’s Certificate nor an Opinion of Counsel shall be required to be delivered in connection therewith.
Section 5.2.
Successor Corporation Substituted.
Upon
any consolidation or merger, or any sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
in accordance with Section 5.1, the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or
to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right
and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor person has been named as the Company herein;
provided, however, that the predecessor Company in the case of a sale, conveyance or other disposition (other than a lease)
shall be released from all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.
ARTICLE
VI.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 6.1.
Events of Default.
“Event
of Default,” wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any Series, means any one of the following events, unless
in the establishing Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate it is provided that such Series shall
not have the benefit of said Event of Default:
(a)
default in the payment of any interest on any Security of that Series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such
default for a period of 30 days (unless the entire amount of such payment is deposited by the Company with the Trustee or with a Paying
Agent prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the 30th day of such period);
(b)
default in the payment of principal of any Security of that Series at its Maturity;
(c)
default in the performance or breach of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than defaults pursuant
to paragraph (a) or (b) above or pursuant to a covenant or warranty that has been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of
a Series of Securities other than that Series), which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by
registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal
amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied
and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder;
(d)
the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
(i)
commences a voluntary case,
(ii)
consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
(iii)
consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property,
(iv)
makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or
(v)
generally is unable to pay its debts as the same become due;
(e)
a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
(i)
is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case,
(ii)
appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or
(iii)
orders the liquidation of the Company,
and the
order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 days; or
(f)
any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that Series, which is specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental
indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate, in accordance with Section 2.2.18.
The
term “Bankruptcy Law” means title 11, U.S. Code or any similar Federal or State law for the relief of debtors. The
term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
The
Company will provide the Trustee written notice of any Default or Event of Default within 30 days of becoming aware of the occurrence
of such Default or Event of Default, which notice will describe in reasonable detail the status of such Default or Event of Default and
what action the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof.
Section 6.2.
Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If
an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any Series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing (other than an Event of
Default referred to in Section 6.1(d) or (e)) then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities of that Series may declare the principal amount (or, if any Securities of that Series are Discount Securities,
such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such Securities) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
on all of the Securities of that Series to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if
given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(d) or (e) shall occur, the principal amount
(or specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding Securities shall ipso facto become and be
immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.
At
any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to any Series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment
of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding Securities of that Series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration
and its consequences if all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that Series, other than the non-payment of the principal and
interest, if any, of Securities of that Series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived
as provided in Section 6.13.
No
such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.3.
Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.
The
Company covenants that if:
(a)
default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues
for a period of 30 days,
(b)
default is made in the payment of principal of any Security at the Maturity thereof, or
(c)
default is made in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, if any, when and as due by the terms of a Security,
then, the
Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and
payable on such Securities for principal and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest
on any overdue principal and any overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto,
such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the compensation, reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.
If
the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may
institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree
and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or deemed to be
payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.
If
an Event of Default with respect to any Securities of any Series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee, subject to Article VII hereof,
may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such Series by such appropriate
judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement
of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.
Section 6.4.
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
In
case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or
other judicial proceeding relative to the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or the property of the Company or of such other
obligor or their creditors, the Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein
expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand on the Company for the payment
of overdue principal or interest) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,
(a)
to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Securities and to file
such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the
compensation, reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such
judicial proceeding, and
(b)
to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same,
and
any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby
authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such
payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation, reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7.
Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan
of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize
the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Section 6.5.
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.
All
rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession
of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee
shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of
the compensation, reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of
the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
Section 6.6.
Application of Money Collected.
Any
money or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed
by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money or property on account of principal or interest, upon presentation of the
Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:
First: To
the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7; and
Second: To
the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit
of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable
on such Securities for principal and interest, respectively; and
Third: To
the Company.
Section 6.7.
Limitation on Suits.
No
Holder of any Security of any Series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture,
or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless
(a)
such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities
of that Series;
(b)
the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series shall have made written request
to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
(c)
such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses
and liabilities which might be incurred by the Trustee in compliance with such request;
(d)
the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding;
and
(e)
no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of
a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that Series;
it being understood,
intended and expressly covenanted by the Holder of every Security with every other Holder and the Trustee that no one or more of such
Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb
or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such
Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all
such Holders of the applicable Series.
Section 6.8.
Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal and Interest.
Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive
payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on such Security on the Maturity of such Security, including the Stated Maturity expressed
in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the redemption date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment,
and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.
Section 6.9.
Restoration of Rights and Remedies.
If
the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been
discontinued or abandoned for any reason or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case,
subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively
to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no
such proceeding had been instituted.
Section 6.10.
Rights and Remedies Cumulative.
Except
as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in Section 2.8,
no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right
or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and
remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or
remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not, to the extent permitted by law, prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any
other appropriate right or remedy.
Section 6.11.
Delay or Omission Not Waiver.
No
delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default
shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and
remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed
expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.
Section 6.12.
Control by Holders.
The
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series shall have the right to direct the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee,
with respect to the Securities of such Series, provided that
(a)
such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture,
(b)
the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction,
(c)
subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, the Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee
in good faith shall, by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, determine that the proceeding so directed would involve the Trustee in
personal liability, and
(d)
prior to taking any action as directed under this Section 6.12, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnity satisfactory to it against
the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
Section 6.13.
Waiver of Past Defaults.
The
Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series may on behalf of the Holders of all
the Securities of such Series, by written notice to the Trustee and the Company, waive any past Default hereunder with respect to such
Series and its consequences, except a Default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security of such Series (provided,
however, that the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series may rescind an acceleration and
its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration). Upon any such waiver, such Default shall
cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but
no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 6.14.
Undertaking for Costs.
All
parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by his acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court
may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the
Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to
pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees,
against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant;
but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Company, to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any
suit instituted by any Holder or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
of any Series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Security
on or after the Maturity of such Security, including the Stated Maturity expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on
the redemption date).
ARTICLE
VII.
TRUSTEE
Section 7.1.
Duties of Trustee.
(a)
If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture
and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct
of such person’s own affairs.
(b)
Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i)
The Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants
or obligations will be read into this Indenture against the Trustee.
(ii)
In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness
of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officer’s Certificates or Opinions of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to
the requirements of this Indenture; however, in the case of any such Officer’s Certificates or Opinions of Counsel which
by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine such Officer’s Certificates
and Opinions of Counsel to determine whether or not they conform to the form requirements of this Indenture.
(c)
The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful
misconduct, except that:
(i)
This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section.
(ii)
The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that
the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.
(iii)
The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it with respect to Securities
of any Series in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
of such Series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such Series in accordance with Section
6.12.
(d)
Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraph (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.
(e)
The Trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against
the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in performing such duty or exercising such right or power.
(f)
The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.
Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
(g)
No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if adequate indemnity against such risk is not assured
to the Trustee in its satisfaction.
(h)
The Paying Agent, the Notice Agent, the Registrar, any authenticating agent and the Trustee when acting in any other capacity hereunder
shall be entitled to the protections and immunities as are set forth in this Article VII.
(i)
The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including its right to be indemnified, are extended
to, and will be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities under this Indenture.
Section 7.2.
Rights of Trustee.
(a)
The Trustee may rely on and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document (whether in its original
or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Trustee need not investigate
any fact or matter stated in the document.
(b)
Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both.
The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate
or Opinion of Counsel.
(c)
The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due
care. No Depositary shall be deemed an agent of the Trustee, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any act or omission by any Depositary.
(d)
The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within
its rights or powers.
(e)
The Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization
and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
(f)
The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request
or direction of any of the Holders of Securities unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory
to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.
(g)
The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other
paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it
may see fit.
(h)
The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has
actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by a Responsible Officer at
the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Securities generally or the Securities of a particular Series
and this Indenture.
(i)
In no event shall the Trustee be liable to any person for special, punitive, indirect, consequential or incidental loss or damage
of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss
or damage.
(j)
The permissive right of the Trustee to take the actions permitted by this Indenture shall not be construed as an obligation or
duty to do so.
(k)
The Trustee will not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the execution of this Indenture or otherwise.
Section 7.3.
Individual Rights of Trustee.
The
Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company
or an Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights.
The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11.
Section 7.4. Trustee’s Disclaimer.
The
Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities. The Trustee shall not be accountable
for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Securities and shall not be responsible for any statement in the Securities other
than its certificate of authentication.
Section 7.5.
Notice of Defaults.
If
a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Securities of any Series and if it is known to a Responsible
Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall send to each Holder of the Securities of that Series notice of a Default or Event of Default
within 90 days after it occurs or, if later, after a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has knowledge of such Default or Event of Default.
Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of or interest on any Security of any Series, the Trustee
may withhold the notice if and so long as its corporate trust committee or a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines
that withholding the notice is in the interests of Holders of that Series. The Trustee will not be deemed to have notice or be charged
with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless written notice thereof has been received by a Responsible Officer, and such notice
references the applicable Series of Securities and this Indenture and states on its face that a Default or Event of Default has occurred.
Section 7.6.
Reports by Trustee to Holders.
Within
60 days after each [[ ] commencing [ ], [ ]], the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders, as their names and addresses appear on
the register kept by the Registrar, a brief report dated as of such anniversary date, in accordance with, and to the extent required under,
TIA § 313.
A
copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Holders of any Series shall be filed with the SEC and each national securities exchange
on which the Securities of that Series are listed. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when Securities of any Series
are listed on any national securities exchange.
Section 7.7.
Compensation and Indemnity.
The
Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation for its services as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time
agree upon in writing. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust.
The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it. Such expenses shall include
the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.
The
Company shall indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee (including for the cost of defending itself) against any cost,
expense or liability, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee) incurred
by it except as set forth in the next paragraph in the performance of its duties under this Indenture as Trustee or Agent. The Trustee
shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall
not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, unless and to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced thereby. The
Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel, and the Company
shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which
consent will not be unreasonably withheld. This indemnification shall apply to officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents
of the Trustee.
The
Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred by the Trustee or by any officer, director,
employee, shareholder or agent of the Trustee through willful misconduct or negligence, as determined by a final decision of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
To
secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities of any Series on
all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of and interest on particular Securities
of that Series.
When
the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(d) or (e) occurs, the expenses and
the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
The
provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.
Section 7.8.
Replacement of Trustee.
A
resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s
acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section.
The
Trustee may resign with respect to the Securities of one or more Series by so notifying the Company at least 30 days prior to the date
of the proposed resignation. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities of any Series may remove the Trustee with
respect to that Series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company. The Company may remove the Trustee with respect to Securities of one
or more Series if:
(a)
the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;
(b)
the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy
Law;
(c)
a Custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
(d)
the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If
the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint
a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.
If
a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any one or more Series does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee
resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities of
the applicable Series may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A
successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Immediately after
that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee subject to the lien provided for
in Section 7.7, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the
rights, powers and duties of the Trustee with respect to each Series of Securities for which it is acting as Trustee under this Indenture.
A successor Trustee shall send a notice of its succession to each Holder of each such Series. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee
pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.7 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring
Trustee with respect to expenses and liabilities incurred by it for actions taken or omitted to be taken in accordance with its rights,
powers and duties under this Indenture prior to such replacement.
Section 7.9.
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.
Any
organization or entity into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any organization or
entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any organization or entity succeeding
to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided
such organization or entity shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under Section 7.10, without the execution or filing of any paper
or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.
Section 7.10.
Eligibility; Disqualification.
This
Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee shall always have
a combined capital and surplus of at least $25,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee
shall comply with TIA § 310(b).
Section 7.11.
Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.
The
Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or
been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated.
ARTICLE
VIII.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE
Section 8.1.
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.
This
Indenture shall upon Company Order be discharged with respect to the Securities of any Series and cease to be of further effect as to
all Securities of such Series (except as hereinafter provided in this Section 8.1), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall
execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when
(a)
either
(i)
all Securities of such Series theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Securities that have been destroyed, lost or
stolen and that have been replaced or paid) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(ii)
all such Securities of such Series not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation:
(1) have
become due and payable by reason of sending a notice of redemption or otherwise,
(2) will
become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year,
(3) have
been called for redemption or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving
of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, or
(4) are
deemed paid and discharged pursuant to Section 8.3, as applicable;
and the Company,
in the case of (1), (2) or (3) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust an
amount of money or U.S. Government Obligations, which amount shall be sufficient for the purpose of paying and discharging each installment
of principal (including mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments) of and interest on all the Securities of such Series on
the dates such installments of principal or interest are due;
(b)
the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and
(c)
the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions
precedent provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge contemplated by this Section have been complied with.
Notwithstanding
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, (x) the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.7, (y) if money shall
have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to clause (a) of this Section, the provisions of Sections 2.4, 2.7, 2.8, 8.2 and 8.5, and
(z) the rights, powers, trusts and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith shall
survive.
Section 8.2.
Application of Trust Funds; Indemnification.
(a)
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.5, all money and U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations deposited
with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.3 or 8.4 and all money received by the Trustee in respect of U.S. Government Obligations or
Foreign Government Obligations deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.1, 8.3 or 8.4, shall be held in trust and applied by it,
in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including
the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest
for whose payment such money has been deposited with or received by the Trustee or to make mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous
payments as contemplated by Sections 8.1, 8.3 or 8.4.
(b)
The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee (which indemnity shall survive termination of this Indenture) against any
tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations deposited pursuant
to Sections 8.1, 8.3 or 8.4 or the interest and principal received in respect of such obligations other than any payable by or on behalf
of Holders.
(c)
The Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Order any U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign
Government Obligations or money held by it as provided in Sections 8.3 or 8.4 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent certified public accountants or investment bank expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are
then in excess of the amount thereof which then would have been required to be deposited for the purpose for which such U.S. Government
Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations or money were deposited or received. This provision shall not authorize the sale by the
Trustee of any U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations held under this Indenture.
Section 8.3.
Legal Defeasance of Securities of any Series.
Unless
this Section 8.3 is otherwise specified, pursuant to Section 2.2, to be inapplicable to Securities of any Series, the Company shall be
deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness on all the outstanding Securities of any Series on the 91st day after the date
of the deposit referred to in subparagraph (d) hereof, and the provisions of this Indenture, as it relates to such outstanding Securities
of such Series, shall no longer be in effect (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall, upon receipt of a Company Order,
execute instruments acknowledging the same), except as to:
(a)
the rights of Holders of Securities of such Series to receive, from the trust funds described in subparagraph (d) hereof, (i)
payment of the principal of and each installment of principal of and interest on the outstanding Securities of such Series on the Maturity
of such principal or installment of principal or interest and (ii) the benefit of any mandatory sinking fund payments applicable to the
Securities of such Series on the day on which such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the
Securities of such Series;
(b)
the provisions of Sections 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 7.7, 8.2, 8.3, 8.5 and 8.6; and
(c)
the rights, powers, trusts and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith;
provided that,
the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(d)
the Company shall have irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited (except as provided in Section 8.2(c)) with the Trustee
as trust funds specifically pledged as security for and dedicated solely to the benefit of the Holders of such Securities (i) in the
case of Securities of such Series denominated in Dollars, cash in Dollars and/or U.S. Government Obligations or (ii) in the case of Securities
of such Series denominated in a Foreign Currency (other than a composite currency), money and/or Foreign Government Obligations, which
through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide (and without reinvestment
and assuming no tax liability will be imposed on such Trustee), not later than one day before the due date of any payment of money, an
amount in cash, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank expressed
in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge each installment of principal of and interest, on and
any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of all the Securities of such Series on the dates such installments of principal or interest
and such sinking fund payments are due;
(e)
such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(f)
no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such Series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date
of such deposit or during the period ending on the 91st day after such date;
(g) the
Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the
Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (ii) since the date of execution
of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based
thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the Securities of such Series will not recognize income, gain or
loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to Federal income tax
on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit, defeasance and
discharge had not occurred;
(h)
the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company
with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company; and
(i)
the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent provided for relating to the defeasance contemplated by this Section have been complied with.
Section 8.4.
Covenant Defeasance.
Unless
this Section 8.4 is otherwise specified pursuant to Section 2.2 to be inapplicable to Securities of any Series, the Company may omit to
comply with respect to the Securities of any Series with any term, provision or condition set forth under Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 5.1
and, unless otherwise specified therein, any additional covenants specified in a supplemental indenture for such Series of Securities
or a Board Resolution or an Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 (and the failure to comply with any such covenants
shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to such Series under Section 6.1) and the occurrence of any event specified
in a supplemental indenture for such Series of Securities or a Board Resolution or an Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to
Section 2.2 and designated as an Event of Default shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default hereunder, with respect to the Securities
of such Series, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities will be unaffected thereby; provided
that the following conditions shall have been satisfied:
(a)
with reference to this Section 8.4, the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited (except as provided
in Section 8.2(c)) with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments specifically pledged as
security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such Securities (i) in the case of Securities of such Series denominated
in Dollars, cash in Dollars and/or U.S. Government Obligations or (ii) in the case of Securities of such Series denominated in a Foreign
Currency (other than a composite currency), money and/or Foreign Government Obligations, which through the payment of interest and principal
in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide (and without reinvestment and assuming no tax liability will be imposed
on such Trustee), not later than one day before the due date of any payment of money, an amount in cash, sufficient, in the opinion of
a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants or investment bank expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge each installment of principal (including mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous
payments) of and interest on all the Securities of such Series on the dates such installments of principal or interest are due;
(b)
such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any other agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound;
(c)
no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such Series shall have occurred and be continuing on the date
of such deposit;
(d)
the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the
Holders of the Securities of such Series will not recognize income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit
and covenant defeasance and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would
have been the case if such deposit and covenant defeasance had not occurred;
(e)
The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating the deposit was not made by the Company
with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company; and
(f)
The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the covenant defeasance contemplated by this Section have been complied with.
Section 8.5.
Repayment to Company.
Subject
to applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon request any money held by them for
the payment of principal and interest that remains unclaimed for two years. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the
Company for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another person.
Section 8.6.
Reinstatement.
If
the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money deposited with respect to Securities of any Series in accordance with Section
8.1 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining
or otherwise prohibiting such application, the obligations of the Company under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such
Series and under the Securities of such Series shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.1
until such time as the Trustee or the Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.1; provided,
however, that if the Company has made any payment of principal of or interest on any Securities because of the reinstatement of
its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money
or U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent after payment in full to the Holders.
ARTICLE
IX.
AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
Section 9.1.
Without Consent of Holders.
The
Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities of one or more Series without the consent of any Holder:
(a)
to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(b)
to comply with Article V;
(c)
to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities;
(d)
to add guarantees with respect to Securities of any Series or secure Securities of any Series;
(e)
to surrender any of the Company’s rights or powers under this Indenture;
(f)
to add covenants or events of default for the benefit of the holders of Securities of any Series;
(g)
to comply with the applicable procedures of the applicable depositary;
(h)
to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;
(i)
to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of Securities of any Series as permitted by this
Indenture;
(j)
to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one
or more Series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee; or
(k)
to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA.
Section 9.2.
With Consent of Holders.
Subject
to Section 9.3, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture with the written consent of the Holders of at least
a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of each Series affected by such supplemental indenture (including consents
obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities of such Series), for the purpose of adding any provisions
to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of any supplemental indenture or of modifying in
any manner the rights of the Holders of each such Series. Except as provided in Section 6.13, and subject to Section 9.3, the Holders
of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any Series by notice to the Trustee (including consents obtained
in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities of such Series) may waive compliance by the Company with any provision
of this Indenture or the Securities with respect to such Series.
It
shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Securities under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any
proposed supplemental indenture or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. After a
supplemental indenture or waiver under this section becomes effective, the Company shall send to the Holders of Securities affected
thereby, a notice briefly describing the supplemental indenture or waiver. Any failure by the Company to send such notice, or any
defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture or waiver.
Section 9.3.
Limitations.
Without
the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not:
(a)
reduce the principal amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
(b)
reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default interest) on any Security;
(c)
reduce the principal or change the Stated Maturity of any Security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the
payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation;
(d)
reduce the principal amount of Discount Securities payable upon acceleration of the maturity thereof;
(e)
waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on any Security (except a rescission
of acceleration of the Securities of any Series by the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities
of such Series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
(f)
make the principal of or interest, if any, on any Security payable in any currency other than that stated in the Security;
(g)
make any change in Sections 6.8, 6.13 or 9.3 (this sentence); or
(h)
waive a redemption payment with respect to any Security, provided that such redemption is made at the Company’s option.
Section 9.4.
Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.
Every
amendment to this Indenture or the Securities of one or more Series shall be set forth in a supplemental indenture hereto that complies
with the TIA as then in effect.
Section 9.5.
Revocation and Effect of Consents.
Until
an amendment is set forth in a supplemental indenture or a waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Security is a continuing
consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting
Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may
revoke the consent as to his Security or portion of a Security if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date of the
supplemental indenture or the date the waiver becomes effective.
Any
amendment or waiver once effective shall bind every Holder of each Series affected by such amendment or waiver unless it is of the type
described in any of clauses (a) through (h) of Section 9.3. In that case, the amendment or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security
who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting
Holder’s Security.
The
Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give their consent
or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then
notwithstanding the second immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated
proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or take any such action,
whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120
days after such record date.
Section 9.6.
Notation on or Exchange of Securities.
The
Company or the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, place an appropriate notation about an amendment or waiver on any Security
of any Series thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for Securities of that Series may issue and the Trustee shall authenticate
upon receipt of a Company Order in accordance with Section 2.3 new Securities of that Series that reflect the amendment or waiver.
Section 9.7.
Trustee Protected.
In
executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby
of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, upon request, an Officer’s Certificate and/or
an Opinion of Counsel complying with Sections 10.4 and 10.5 and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon such
Officer’s Certificate and/or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee shall sign all supplemental indentures upon delivery of such an Officer’s
Certificate or Opinion of Counsel or both, except that the Trustee need not sign any supplemental indenture that adversely affects its
rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture.
ARTICLE
X.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1.
Trust Indenture Act Controls.
If
any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required or deemed to be included in this
Indenture by the TIA, such required or deemed provision shall control.
Section 10.2.
Notices.
Any
notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other, or by a Holder to the Company or the Trustee, is duly given if
in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), email or
overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:
if to the Company:
P3
Health Partners Inc.
2370 Corporate
Circle, Suite 300
Henderson, NV
89074
Attention:
Chief Executive Officer
Telephone:
(702) 910-3950
with a copy to:
Latham
& Watkins LLP
200
Clarendon Street, 27th Floor
Boston,
MA 02116
Attention:
Wesley C. Holmes, Esq. and Elisabeth M. Martin, Esq.
Telephone:
(617) 948-6000
if to the Trustee:
[_____]
Attention: [____]
Telephone: [____]
with a copy to:
[_____]
Attention: [____]
Telephone: [____]
The
Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
Any
notice or communication to a Holder shall be sent electronically or by first-class mail or overnight air courier to his, her or its address
shown on the register kept by the Registrar, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. Failure to send a notice or communication
to a Holder of any Series or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders of that or any other Series.
If
a notice or communication is sent or published in the manner provided above, within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or
not the Holder receives it.
If
the Company sends a notice or communication to Holders, it shall send a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.
The
Trustee shall not have any duty to confirm that the person sending any notice, instruction or other communication by electronic transmission
(including by e-mail, facsimile transmission, web portal or other electronic methods) is, in fact, a person authorized to do so. Electronic
signatures believed by the Trustee to comply with the ESIGN Act of 2000 or other applicable law (including electronic images of handwritten
signatures and digital signatures provided by DocuSign, Orbit, Adobe Sign or any other digital signature provider acceptable to the Trustee)
shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes. The Company assumes all risks arising out of the use of electronic signatures and
electronic methods to send communications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on an unauthorized
communication, and the risk of interception or misuse by third parties.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture or any Security, where this Indenture or any Security provides for notice of any event (including
any notice of redemption) to a Holder of a Global Security (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given to
the Depositary for such Security (or its designee) pursuant to the customary procedures of such Depositary.
Section 10.3.
Communication by Holders with Other Holders.
Holders
of any Series may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders of that Series or any other Series with respect to their
rights under this Indenture or the Securities of that Series or all Series. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall
have the protection of TIA § 312(c).
Section 10.4.
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.
Upon
any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
(a)
an Officer’s Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
(b)
an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
Section 10.5.
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.
Each
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate
provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and shall include:
(a)
a statement that the person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
(b)
a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained
in such certificate or opinion are based;
(c)
a statement that, in the opinion of such person, such person has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable
such person to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
(d)
a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Section 10.6.
Rules by Trustee and Agents.
The
Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Holders of one or more Series. Any Agent may make reasonable rules and
set reasonable requirements for its functions.
Section 10.7.
Legal Holidays.
If
a payment date for any payment made under this Indenture is not a Business Day, payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day,
and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period.
Section 10.8.
No Recourse Against Others.
A
director, officer, employee or stockholder (past or present), as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations
of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their
creation. Each Holder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration
for the issue of the Securities.
Section 10.9.
Counterparts.
This
Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies
of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or electronic format (e.g., “.pdf” or “.tif”) transmission
shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture
for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or electronic format (e.g., “.pdf” or “.tif”)
shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
Unless
otherwise provided herein or in any other Securities, the words “execute”, “execution”, “signed” and
“signature” and words of similar import used in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Indenture,
any Securities or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including amendments, waivers, consents and other modifications) shall
be deemed to include electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect,
validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature in ink or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as applicable, to
the fullest extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce
Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act.
Section 10.10.
Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Jurisdiction.
THIS
INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES, INCLUDING ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INDENTURE OR THE SECURITIES, SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
THE
COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND THE HOLDERS (BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE SECURITIES) EACH HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
Any
legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted
in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case
located in the City of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the
extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service
of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The Company, the Trustee and the Holders (by their acceptance
of the Securities) each hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other
proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim any such suit, action or
other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 10.11.
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This
Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Any such
indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Section 10.12.
Successors.
All
agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successor. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture
shall bind its successor.
Section 10.13.
Severability.
In
case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 10.14.
Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.
The
Table of Contents, Cross Reference Table, headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience
of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions
hereof.
Section 10.15.
Securities in a Foreign Currency.
Unless
otherwise specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section
2.2 of this Indenture with respect to a particular Series of Securities, whenever for purposes of this Indenture any action may be taken
by the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of Securities of all Series or all Series affected by a particular
action at the time outstanding and, at such time, there are outstanding Securities of any Series which are denominated in more than one
currency, then the principal amount of Securities of such Series which shall be deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of taking such
action shall be determined by converting any such other currency into a currency that is designated upon issuance of any particular Series
of Securities. Unless otherwise specified in a Board Resolution, a supplemental indenture hereto or an Officer’s Certificate delivered
pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Indenture with respect to a particular Series of Securities, such conversion shall be at the spot rate
for the purchase of the designated currency as published in The Financial Times in the “Currency Rates” section (or, if The
Financial Times is no longer published, or if such information is no longer available in The Financial Times, such source as may be selected
in good faith by the Company) on any date of determination. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply in determining the equivalent
principal amount in respect of Securities of a Series denominated in currency other than Dollars in connection with any action taken by
Holders of Securities pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.
All
decisions and determinations provided for in the preceding paragraph shall, in the absence of manifest error, to the extent permitted
by law, be conclusive for all purposes and irrevocably binding upon the Trustee and all Holders.
Section 10.16.
Judgment Currency.
The
Company agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so under applicable law, that (a) if for the purpose of obtaining
judgment in any court it is necessary to convert the sum due in respect of the principal of or interest or other amount on the
Securities of any Series (the “Required Currency”) into a currency in which a judgment will be rendered (the
“Judgment Currency”), the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking
procedures the Trustee could purchase in the City of New York the Required Currency with the Judgment Currency on the day on which
final unappealable judgment is entered, unless such day is not a New York Banking Day, then the rate of exchange used shall be the
rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Trustee could purchase in the City of New York the Required Currency
with the Judgment Currency on the New York Banking Day preceding the day on which final unappealable judgment is entered and (b) its
obligations under this Indenture to make payments in the Required Currency (i) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender,
any recovery pursuant to any judgment (whether or not entered in accordance with subsection (a)), in any currency other than the
Required Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery shall result in the actual receipt, by the payee, of the full
amount of the Required Currency expressed to be payable in respect of such payments, (ii) shall be enforceable as an alternative or
additional cause of action for the purpose of recovering in the Required Currency the amount, if any, by which such actual receipt
shall fall short of the full amount of the Required Currency so expressed to be payable, and (iii) shall not be affected by judgment
being obtained for any other sum due under this Indenture. For purposes of the foregoing, “New York Banking Day”
means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday in the City of New York on which banking institutions are authorized or
required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
Section 10.17.
Force Majeure.
In
no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out
of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents,
acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes, pandemics, epidemics or other public health
emergencies, or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware)
services, it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable best efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking
industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Section 10.18.
U.S.A. Patriot Act.
The
parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee is required to obtain, verify and
record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The
parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to
satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.
ARTICLE
XI.
SINKING FUNDS
Section 11.1.
Applicability of Article.
The
provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of the Securities of a Series if so provided by
the terms of such Securities pursuant to Section 2.2, except as otherwise permitted or required by any form of Security of such Series
issued pursuant to this Indenture.
The
minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of the Securities of any Series is herein referred to as a “mandatory
sinking fund payment” and any other amount provided for by the terms of Securities of such Series is herein referred to as an
“optional sinking fund payment.” If provided for by the terms of Securities of any Series, the cash amount of any sinking
fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 11.2. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of
Securities of any Series as provided for by the terms of the Securities of such Series.
Section 11.2.
Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.
The
Company may, in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to the Securities of any Series to be made
pursuant to the terms of such Securities (1) deliver outstanding Securities of such Series to which such sinking fund payment is
applicable (other than any of such Securities previously called for mandatory sinking fund redemption) and (2) apply as credit
Securities of such Series to which such sinking fund payment is applicable and which have been repurchased by the Company or
redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Series of Securities (except pursuant to any mandatory
sinking fund) or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments or other optional redemptions pursuant to the
terms of such Securities, provided that such Securities have not been previously so credited. Such Securities shall be received by
the Trustee, together with an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto, not later than 15 days prior to the date on which
the Trustee begins the process of selecting Securities for redemption and shall be credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the
price specified in such Securities for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment
shall be reduced accordingly. If as a result of the delivery or credit of Securities in lieu of cash payments pursuant to this
Section 11.2, the principal amount of Securities of such Series to be redeemed in order to exhaust the aforesaid cash payment shall
be less than $100,000, the Trustee need not call Securities of such Series for redemption, except upon receipt of a Company Order
that such action be taken, and such cash payment shall be held by the Trustee or a Paying Agent and applied to the next succeeding
sinking fund payment, provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent shall from time to time upon receipt of
a Company Order pay over and deliver to the Company any cash payment so being held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent upon delivery
by the Company to the Trustee of Securities of that Series purchased by the Company having an unpaid principal amount equal to the
cash payment required to be released to the Company.
Section 11.3.
Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.
Not
less than 45 days (unless otherwise indicated in the Board Resolution, supplemental indenture hereto or Officer’s Certificate in
respect of a particular Series of Securities) prior to each sinking fund payment date for any Series of Securities, the Company will deliver
to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment for that Series
pursuant to the terms of that Series, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof,
if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting of Securities of that Series pursuant to Section 11.2, and the optional amount,
if any, to be added in cash to the next ensuing mandatory sinking fund payment, and the Company shall thereupon be obligated to pay the
amount therein specified. Not less than 30 days (unless otherwise indicated in the Board Resolution, Officer’s Certificate or supplemental
indenture in respect of a particular Series of Securities) before each such sinking fund payment date the Securities to be redeemed upon
such sinking fund payment date will be selected in the manner specified in Section 3.2, and the Company shall send or cause to be sent
a notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in and in accordance
with Section 3.3. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner
stated in Sections 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
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November 9, 2023
P3 Health Partners Inc.
2370 Corporate Circle, Suite 300
Henderson, NV 89074
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3; shares of Class A Common
Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $250,000,000
To the addressee set forth above:
We have acted as special counsel to P3 Health Partners
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its filing on the date hereof with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a registration statement on Form S-3 (as amended, the “Registration
Statement”), including a base prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”), which provides that it will
be supplemented by one or more prospectus supplements (each such prospectus supplement, together with the Base Prospectus, a “Prospectus”),
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the registration for issue and sale by
the Company of up to $250,000,000 aggregate offering amount of (i) shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value
per share (“Class A Common Stock”), (ii) shares of one or more series of the Company’s preferred stock,
$0.0001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”), (iii) one or more series of the Company’s debt securities
(collectively, “Debt Securities”) to be issued under an indenture to be entered into between the Company, as
issuer, and a trustee (a form of which is included as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement) and one or more board resolutions, supplements
thereto or officer’s certificates thereunder (such indenture, together with the applicable board resolution, supplement or officer’s
certificate pertaining to the applicable series of Debt Securities, the “Applicable Indenture”), (iv) warrants
(“Warrants”), and (v) units (“Units”). The Class A Common Stock, Preferred Stock,
Debt Securities, Warrants, and Units, plus any additional Class A Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants, and Units
that may be registered pursuant to any subsequent registration statement that the Company may hereafter file with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Act in connection with the offering by the Company contemplated by the Registration Statement, are referred to
herein collectively as the “Securities.”
We also have acted as special counsel to the
Company in connection with the sale through Jefferies LLC as the sales agent (the “Sales Agent”) from time
to time by the Company of shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Sales Agreement Shares”) having an
aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000 pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus and the related prospectus
supplement for the sale of the Sales Agreement Shares included in the Registration Statement (the Base Prospectus and such
prospectus supplement, collectively, the “Sales Agreement Prospectus”), and that certain Open Market Sale
Agreement dated as of November 9, 2023 between the Sales Agent and the Company, as amended (the “Sales
Agreement”).
November 9, 2023
Page 2
This opinion is being furnished in connection with
the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to
the contents of the Registration Statement or related applicable Prospectus or the Sales Agreement Prospectus, other than as expressly
stated herein with respect to the issue of the Securities, including the issuance of the Sales Agreement Shares.
As such counsel, we have examined such matters
of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates
and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters.
We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), and with respect
to the opinions set forth in paragraphs 3 through 5 below, the internal laws of the State of New York, and we express no opinion with
respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or, in the case of Delaware, any other
laws, or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state.
Subject to the foregoing and the other matters
set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof:
1.
When an issuance of Class A Common Stock has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action of the Company, upon issuance, delivery and payment therefor in an amount not less than the par value thereof in the manner contemplated
by the applicable Prospectus and by such corporate action, and in total amounts and numbers of shares that do not exceed the respective
total amounts and numbers of shares (a) available under the certificate of incorporation, and (b) authorized by the board of directors
in connection with the offering contemplated by the applicable Prospectus, such shares of Class A Common Stock will be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice
requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the DGCL.
2.
When a series of Preferred Stock has been duly established in accordance with the terms of
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, upon issuance, delivery
and payment therefor in an amount not less than the par value thereof in the manner contemplated by the applicable Prospectus and by
such corporate action, and in total amounts and numbers of shares that do not exceed the respective total amounts and numbers of shares
(a) available under the certificate of incorporation, and (b) authorized by the board of directors in connection with the offering contemplated
by the applicable Prospectus, such shares of such series of Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In
rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated
shares provided in the DGCL.
November 9, 2023
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3.
When the Applicable Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all necessary
corporate action of the Company, and when the specific terms of a particular series of Debt Securities have been duly established in accordance
with the terms of the Applicable Indenture and authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and such Debt Securities have
been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Applicable Indenture
and in the manner contemplated by the applicable Prospectus and by such corporate action, such Debt Securities will be the legally valid
and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
4.
When the applicable warrant agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all
necessary corporate action of the Company, and when the specific terms of a particular issuance of Warrants have been duly established
in accordance with the terms of the applicable warrant agreement and authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and
such Warrants have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the
applicable warrant agreement and in the manner contemplated by the applicable Prospectus and by such corporate action (assuming the securities
issuable upon exercise of such Warrants have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action), such Warrants
will be the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
5.
When the applicable unit agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all
necessary corporate action of the Company, and when the specific terms of a particular issuance of Units have been duly authorized in
accordance with the terms of the applicable unit agreement and authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and such
Units have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the applicable
unit agreement and in the manner contemplated by the applicable Prospectus and by such corporate action (assuming the securities issuable
upon exercise of such Units have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action), such Units will be
the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
6. Upon
the completion of all Corporate Proceedings (as defined below) relating to the Sales Agreement Shares, when the Sales Agreement
Shares shall have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the
purchasers, and have been issued by the Company against payment therefor (not less than par value) in accordance with the Corporate
Proceedings and the terms of the Sales Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Sales Agreement Shares will have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Sales Agreement Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that (i) the Company will comply with all applicable notice
requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the DGCL, (ii) upon the issuance of any of the Sales Agreement Shares, the
total number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of Class A Common
Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Company’s certificate of incorporation and (iii) the issuance and
sale of the Sales Agreement Shares to be issued by the Company from time to time will be authorized and approved by the board of
directors of the Company or one or more committees thereof established by the board of directors of the Company with the authority
to issue and sell Sales Agreement Shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement in accordance with the DGCL, the Company’s
certificate of incorporation, the by-laws of the Company and certain resolutions of the board of directors of the Company and one or
more committees thereof (with such approvals referred to herein as the “Corporate Proceedings”) prior to
issuance thereof.
November 9, 2023
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Our opinions are subject to: (i) the effect of
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
rights and remedies of creditors; (ii) (a) the effect of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or
at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief), (b) concepts of materiality, reasonableness,
good faith and fair dealing, and (c) the discretion of the court before which a proceeding is brought; and (iii) the invalidity under
certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with
respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy. We express no opinion as to (a) any provision
for liquidated damages, default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent
such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty, (b) consents to, or restrictions upon, governing law, jurisdiction, venue, arbitration,
remedies, or judicial relief, (c) waivers of rights or defenses, (d) any provision requiring the payment of attorneys’ fees, where
such payment is contrary to law or public policy, (e) any provision permitting, upon acceleration of any Debt Securities, collection of
that portion of the stated principal amount thereof which might be determined to constitute unearned interest thereon, (f) the creation,
validity, attachment, perfection, or priority of any lien or security interest, (g) advance waivers of claims, defenses, rights granted
by law, or notice, opportunity for hearing, evidentiary requirements, statutes of limitation, trial by jury or at law, or other procedural
rights, (h) waivers of broadly or vaguely stated rights, (i) provisions for exclusivity, election or cumulation of rights or remedies,
(j) provisions authorizing or validating conclusive or discretionary determinations, (k) grants of setoff rights, (l) proxies, powers
and trusts, (m) provisions prohibiting, restricting, or requiring consent to assignment or transfer of any right or property, (n) any
provision to the extent it requires that a claim with respect to a security denominated in other than U.S. dollars (or a judgment in respect
of such a claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange at a particular date, to the extent applicable law otherwise provides,
and (o) the severability, if invalid, of provisions to the foregoing effect.
With your consent, we have assumed (a) that
each of the Debt Securities, Warrants, and Units and the Applicable Indenture, warrant agreements, and unit agreements governing
such Securities (collectively, the “Documents”) will be governed by the internal laws of the State of New
York, (b) that each of the Documents has been or will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, (c) that
each of the Documents constitutes or will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto other than the
Company, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms, and (d) that the status of each of the
Documents as legally valid and binding obligations of the parties will not be affected by any (i) breaches of, or defaults under,
agreements or instruments, (ii) violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or governmental orders, or (iii) failures to
obtain required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or to make required registrations, declarations or filings with,
governmental authorities.
November 9, 2023
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This opinion is for your benefit in connection
with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions
of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm contained
in each of the Prospectus and the Sales Agreement Prospectus under the heading “Legal Matters.” We further consent to the
incorporation by reference of this letter and consent into any registration statement or post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act with respect to the Securities. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit
that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder.
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Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
P3 Health Partners Inc.
Henderson, Nevada
We hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated March 31, 2023, relating to
the consolidated financial statements of P3 Health Partners Inc. (the “Company”) appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern.
We also consent to the reference to us under the
caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.
/s/ BDO USA, P.C. |
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November 9, 2023
Exhibit 23.2
Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Consent
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of P3 Health Partners Inc. (formerly Foresight Acquisition Corp.) (the “Company”) on Form S-3 of our report dated November
3, 2022, which includes an explanatory paragraph as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, with respect to our
audits of the consolidated financial statements of P3 Health Partners Inc. (formerly Foresight Acquisition Corp.) as of December 2, 2021
and December 31, 2020 and for the periods from January 1, 2021 through December 2, 2021 and from August 20, 2020 (inception) through December
31, 2020 appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K of the P3 Health Partners Inc. dated November 9, 2023. We were dismissed as auditors
on December 3, 2021 and, accordingly, we have not performed any audit or review procedures with respect to any financial statements incorporated
by reference in such Prospectus for the periods after the date of our dismissal. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ Marcum llp
Marcum llp
New York, NY
November 9, 2023
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
Form S-3
(Form Type)
P3
Health Partners Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward
Securities
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Amount Registered |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price
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Maximum
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Carry Forward Form
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Carry Forward File
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Carry Forward Initial Effective Date |
Filing Fee
Paid In Connection with
Unsold Securities
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Carried Forward |
Newly Registered Securities |
Fees to Be Paid |
Equity |
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share(1) |
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Equity |
Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share(1) |
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Debt Securities |
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Other |
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Unallocated (Universal Shelf) |
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457(o) |
(2) |
(3) |
$250,000,000 |
$0.0001476 |
$36,900 |
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Carry Forward Securities |
Carry Forward Securities |
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Total Offering Amounts |
$250,000,000.00 |
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$36,900 |
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Total Fees Previously Paid |
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Total Fee Offsets |
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Net Fee due |
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$36,900 |
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(1) |
Includes rights to acquire Class A Common Stock or Preferred Stock under any shareholder rights plan then in effect, if applicable under the terms of any such plan. |
(2) |
An unspecified number of securities or aggregate principal amount, as applicable, is being registered as may from time to time be offered at unspecified prices and, in addition, an unspecified number of additional shares of Class A Common Stock is being registered as may be issued from time to time upon conversion of any Debt Securities that are convertible into Class A Common Stock or pursuant to any anti-dilution adjustments with respect to any such convertible Debt Securities. |
(3) |
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. No separate consideration will be received for shares of Class A Common Stock that are issued upon conversion of Debt Securities or Preferred Stock or upon exercise of Class A Common Stock Warrants registered hereunder. The aggregate maximum offering price of all securities issued pursuant to this registration statement will not exceed $250,000,000. |
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