OUSTER, INC. Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Merger Agreement
On
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the
Merger (the "Effective Time"), the holders of Sense capital stock, options that
will not be assumed by Ouster in the Merger, warrants and convertible notes are
collectively entitled to receive Ouster common stock priced at
Under the Merger Agreement, Ouster and Sense have also agreed to issue, immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, Sense restricted stock units to Sense employees that will continue to be employed by Ouster or a subsidiary following the Merger, which restricted stock units will be assumed by Ouster in the Merger and total in the aggregate approximately 4.8 million Ouster restricted stock units assuming all such Sense employees continue employment with Ouster.
The completion of the Merger is subject to customary conditions, including, among others: (a) the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger by Sense stockholders; (b) the absence of any legal order that has the effect of enjoining or otherwise making illegal the consummation of the Merger; (c) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the other party and performance by each party in all material respects of its obligations under the Merger Agreement; (d) the absence of a material adverse effect on Sense that is continuing; and (e) retention through the closing of the Merger of a certain percentage of Sense employees selected by Ouster.
The Merger Agreement includes customary representations and warranties of Ouster and Sense, as well as customary covenants and additional agreements, including with respect to the conduct of Sense's business during the interim period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time. The Merger Agreement includes indemnification provisions whereby certain securityholders of Sense will indemnify Ouster for losses arising out of, among other things, inaccuracies in, or breaches of, the representations, warranties and covenants of Sense, pre-closing taxes of Sense and matters relating to claims by holders or former holders of Sense equity, subject to certain caps, deductibles and other limitations and obligations.
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights, including, among others, the right to terminate the Merger Agreement (i) by mutual written consent of Ouster and Sense and (ii) by Ouster or Sense if the Merger has not been consummated by the date that is 90 days after the signing of the Merger Agreement, subject to limited exceptions.
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The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Merger Agreement has been attached to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the parties. In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules provided by each party in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement. These confidential disclosure schedules contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth in the Merger Agreement. Moreover, certain representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement were used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties rather than establishing matters as facts. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties, and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in parties' public disclosures. Accordingly, you should not rely on the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement as characterizations of the actual state of facts about the parties.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of
The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
2.1(1) Agreement and Plan of Merger and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of
October 5, 2021 , by and among Ouster, Inc. , Sparrow Acquisition Sub.,
Inc., Sense Photonics, Inc. , and Fortis Advisors LLC , solely in its
capacity as Holders' Agent
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(1) The exhibits and schedules to the Merger Agreement have been omitted from
this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Ouster agrees to
furnish copies of any of such exhibits or schedules to the SEC upon request;
provided, however, that Ouster may request confidential treatment pursuant to
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any
schedules so furnished.
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