CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
We describe below transactions and series of similar transactions, during our last fiscal year, to which we were a party or will be a party, in which:
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the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000; and |
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any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our common stock, or an affiliate or immediate family member thereof, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. |
Other than as described below, there have not been, nor are there any currently proposed, transactions or series of similar transactions meeting this criteria to which we have been or will be a party other than compensation arrangements, which are described where required under “Executive Compensation” and “Director Compensation.”
Shareholders Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement & Registered Offerings
We were party to an amended and restated shareholders agreement with the Former Sponsors, entities affiliated with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “JPM Holders”) and certain other stockholders (the “Shareholders Agreement”), which we entered into in connection with our IPO. We were also party to a registration rights agreement with the Former Sponsors, the JPM Holders and certain other stockholders (the “Registration Rights Agreement” and, together with the Shareholders Agreement, the “Agreements”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company facilitated and closed an underwritten offering on February 20, 2024 by certain Former Sponsors of 18,400,000 shares of our common stock (of which the Company repurchased 8,000,000 shares) and a separate underwritten offering on March 15, 2024 by certain Former Sponsors of 7,395,191 shares of our common stock, which were both registered with the SEC (collectively, the “Offerings”). Further, the Shareholders Agreement provided for the reimbursement of certain expenses that the Former Sponsors incurred in connection with providing management services to us. During fiscal year 2024, reimbursements of expenses to the Former Sponsors for management services totaled $0.2 million. Following the Offerings, the Former Sponsors ceased to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least 15% of the then outstanding shares of our common stock, and the Agreements were terminated in accordance with their terms. As a result, the Former Sponsors are no longer entitled to any rights under the Agreements.
Indemnification Agreements
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. In addition, we have entered into customary indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers. These agreements require us to indemnify these individuals and, in certain cases, affiliates of such individuals, to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us or at our direction, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.
Related Person Transactions Policy
We have a formal, written policy with respect to the review, approval, ratification and disclosure of related person transactions. The policy requires that a “related person” (as defined in Item 404 of the SEC’s Regulation S-K) or the business leader responsible for entering into the “related person transaction” (as defined in Item 404 of the SEC’s regulation S-K) on our behalf, must, prior to entering into the related person transaction, notify our General Counsel and the chairman of our audit committee of the facts and circumstances of the proposed transaction. Under the policy, our audit committee, and, in limited circumstances, the chairman of our audit committee, is responsible for reviewing the facts and circumstances and determining whether to approve the related person transaction. In particular, our policy requires our audit committee to consider, among other factors it deems appropriate:
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the related person’s relationship to us and interest in the transaction; |
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the material facts of the proposed transaction, including the proposed aggregate value of the transaction; |
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the impact on a director’s independence in the event the related person is a director or an immediate family member of the director; |
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