Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Agreement and Plan of Merger
On November 16, 2021, nCino, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), by and
among the Company, Penny HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of nCino ("Parent"), Dollar Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation
and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("nCino Merger Sub"), Penny Merger Sub,
LLC, a Utah limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
("SimpleNexus Merger Sub"), Penny Blocker 1 Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Blocker 1 Merger Sub"),
Penny Blocker 2 Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent ("Blocker 2 Merger Sub"), Penny Blocker 3 Merger Sub, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Blocker 3
Merger Sub"), Penny Blocker 4 Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Blocker 4 Merger Sub" and, together with
Blocker 1 Merger Sub, Blocker 2 Merger Sub and Blocker 3 Merger Sub, the
"Blocker Merger Subs" and, together with nCino Merger Sub and SimpleNexus Merger
Sub, the "Merger Subs"), Insight (Delaware) SN Blocker Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Blocker 1"), Insight (Cayman) SN Blocker Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Blocker 2"), ScarletFire SN Blocker Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Blocker 3"), TLEO, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Blocker 4" and,
together with Blocker 1, Blocker 2 and Blocker 3, the "Blockers"), SimpleNexus,
LLC, a Utah limited liability company (the "SimpleNexus"), and Insight Venture
Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as
the Member Representative (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
The Company and the other parties to the Merger Agreement have agreed, subject
to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect the following
mergers pursuant to which the Company will acquire SimpleNexus and the Blockers,
(i) nCino Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company
surviving such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "nCino
Merger"), (ii) each of the Blocker Merger Subs will be merged with and into the
respective corresponding Blocker, with each of the respective Blockers surviving
as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, (iii) SimpleNexus Merger Sub will be
merged with and into SimpleNexus, with SimpleNexus surviving as a wholly owned
indirect subsidiary of Parent (the mergers contemplated in clauses (i) - (iii)
hereof, collectively, the "Mergers") and (iv), at the option of Parent, each of
the Surviving Blockers may be merged with and into Parent, with Parent surviving
such mergers.
The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth therein, the Company will pay to certain
securityholders of SimpleNexus and the securityholders of the Blockers a total
consideration of approximately $1.2 billion, subject to certain adjustments. The
consideration to be paid to such securityholders will consist, in the aggregate,
of approximately 80% Parent common stock, par value $0.0005 ("Parent Common
Stock") (at a fixed value of $72.5250 per share, which is the average of the
daily volume weighted average prices of the shares of Company Common Stock for
the 20 trading days prior to and including November 12, 2021), and approximately
20% in cash, subject to certain adjustments. Any securityholder of SimpleNexus
or the Blockers that is not an accredited investor will receive his, her or its
portion of the merger consideration solely in cash and the securityholders that
are accredited investors will receive proportionally more shares of Parent
Common Stock and less cash. A portion of the cash consideration will also be
held in escrow to serve as security for the potential payment of a customary
post-closing purchase price adjustment, capped at the amount of such escrowed
funds.
Holding Company Reorganization
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each
share of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0005 ("Company Common Stock")
that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the nCino Merger will
automatically convert into an equivalent corresponding share of Parent Common
Stock, having the same designations, rights, powers and preferences and the
qualifications, limitations and restrictions as the corresponding share of
Company Common Stock being converted. Accordingly, upon consummation of the
nCino Merger, the Company's stockholders immediately prior to the consummation
of the nCino Merger will become the stockholders of Parent. The stockholders of
the Company will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes
upon the conversion of their shares in the nCino Merger.

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The nCino Merger will be conducted pursuant to Section 251(g) of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, which provides for the formation of a
holding company without a vote of the stockholders of the constituent
corporation. The conversion of stock will occur automatically. Following the
consummation of the nCino Merger, Parent Common Stock shares will continue to
trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on an uninterrupted basis under the
symbol "NCNO" with a new CUSIP number. Immediately after consummation of the
nCino Merger, Parent will have, on a consolidated basis, the same assets,
businesses and operations as the Company had immediately prior to the
consummation of the nCino Merger. As a result of the nCino Merger, Parent will
become the successor issuer to the Company pursuant to 12g-3(a) of the Exchange
Act and as a result the Parent Common Stock shares will be deemed registered
under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.
Other Terms of the Merger Agreement
The Merger Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and
covenants of the Company, Parent, the Merger Subs, SimpleNexus and the Blockers.
Between the date of execution of the Merger Agreement and the effective times of
the Mergers, as applicable, SimpleNexus has agreed to use reasonable best
efforts to conduct its and its subsidiaries' business in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice and to comply with certain operating
covenants, and the Company has also agreed to comply with certain covenants. The
Merger Agreement generally requires each party to take reasonable best efforts
to take or cause to be taken all actions necessary to cause the expiration or
termination of the applicable waiting periods under, and obtain as promptly as
reasonably practicable all consents under, applicable regulatory laws that may
be required by a governmental entity so as to enable the parties to consummate
the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The
Merger Agreement also provides customary termination rights to each of the
parties. The Company or SimpleNexus may terminate the Merger Agreement if the
transactions contemplated thereby, including the Mergers, are not consummated by
March 16, 2022.
The completion of the Mergers is subject to customary conditions, including,
without limitation, (i) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting
periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, (ii) the absence of any material applicable law or any order that has
the effect of enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the completion of the Mergers,
(iii) the receipt of certain tax opinions, (iv) the absence of a material
adverse effect on the Company and SimpleNexus, and (v) the authorization for
listing of the shares of Parent Common Stock on Nasdaq. The closing of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is anticipated to occur in the
fourth quarter of the Company's fiscal year, ending January 31, 2022.
A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing summary of
the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement.
Restrictive Covenant Agreement
Affiliates of Insight Partners are equityholders of each of SimpleNexus and
certain of the Blockers in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement, and other affiliates of Insight Partners are currently
significant stockholders of the Company (collectively, the "Insight Parties").
As such, and as a condition and material inducement to the willingness of the
Company, Parent and the Merger Subs to enter into the Merger Agreement, the
Insight Parties have entered into a restrictive covenant agreement with Parent
providing for, among other things, the Insight Parties' agreement not to sell or
otherwise directly or indirectly dispose of approximately two-thirds of the
shares of Parent Common Stock that will be held by the Insight Parties following
the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, on a pro
forma basis, and assuming no sales by the Insight Parties of shares of the
Company's Common Stock prior to the Closing of the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement. Following the closing of the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement, approximately one third of this approximately two-thirds
will be released from such restrictions on each of the six, nine and twelve
month anniversaries of the closing of the transactions.
A copy of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement with the Insight Parties is
attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated
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Item 3.02  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
See the disclosure under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K which is
incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference. The issuance of shares of Parent
Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement will be made solely to accredited
investors and thus in reliance on one or more exemptions or exclusions from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), including Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act or in reliance on Regulation S promulgated
under the Securities Act.
Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the
Company's entry into the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is
furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. On November 16, 2021, the Company also
posted a related investor presentation to its website.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
and the accompanying Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 shall not be deemed "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in
such filing, unless expressly incorporated by reference in such filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements about the
Company's expectations, plans, future performance, outlook and prospects
regarding the benefits that may be derived from the proposed transaction between
the Company and SimpleNexus including, without limitation, with respect to
SimpleNexus' growth profile, cross and upsell opportunities, and the expansion
of the nCino Bank Operating System® platform. Forward-looking statements
generally include actions, events, results, strategies and expectations and are
often identifiable by use of the words "believes," "expects," "intends,"
"anticipates," "plans," "seeks," "estimates," "projects," "may," "will,"
"could," "might," or "continues" or similar expressions and the negatives
thereof. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are
based upon the Company's and/or SimpleNexus' historical performance and their
current plans, estimates, and expectations and are not a representation that
such plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking
statements represent the Company's expectations as of the date of this press
release. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change and, except as
may be required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update
or revise these forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially including, but
not limited to, risks related to: (i) changes in economic conditions,
particularly increases in mortgage interest rates, credit availability, real
estate prices, and consumer confidence, (ii) the ability of the parties to
satisfy the closing conditions in a timely fashion or at all, (iii) retaining
the employees of SimpleNexus, (iv) the Company's ability to successfully
integrate the SimpleNexus business, including SimpleNexus' recent acquisition of
LBA Ware, (v) the ability to sustain revenue growth rates of both businesses,
(vi) the ability to accelerate the development of the Company's mobile and
point-of-sale offerings across additional lines of business, and (vii) the
achievement of anticipated synergies and the timing thereof. Additional risks
and uncertainties that could affect the Company's business and financial results
and these forward-looking statements are included in the Company's reports filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (available on our web site at
www.ncino.com or the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov). Further information on
potential risks that could affect actual results will be included in other
filings the Company makes with the SEC from time to time.

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Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.          Description
                       Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 16, 2021, by and among
                     nCino, Inc., Penny HoldCo, Inc., Dollar Merger Sub, Inc., Penny Merger Sub,
                     LLC, Simple Nexus, LLC, Insight Venture Partners, LLC, and the other parties
2.1                  thereto    *
                       Restrictive Covenant Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2021, by and among
10.1                 nCino, Inc. and the Insight Parties thereto    *
                       Press release of nCino, Inc. dated November 16, 2021 (furnished and not
99.1                 filed)
                       Presentation of     nCino, Inc. dated November 16, 2021 (furnished and not
99.2                 filed)
104                  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

* Certain schedules and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Items 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, and the Company agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit upon request.

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