Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FINANCING AGREEMENT
WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FINANCING AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is entered into as of September 27, 2023, by and among, inter alios, Spire Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Administrative Borrower”), each Subsidiary party hereto, the Lenders from time to time party hereto, and Blue Torch Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Blue Torch”) as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacities, the "Agent").
WHEREAS, the Administrative Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Financing Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2022 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Financing Agreement dated as of March 21, 2023, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including pursuant to this Amendment, the "Financing Agreement");
WHEREAS, an Event of Default occurred pursuant to Section 9.01(c) of the Financing Agreement arising as a result of the Total ARR Leverage Ratio on July 31, 2023 being greater than the ratio required pursuant to Section 7.03(b) of the Financing Agreement (the “Specified Event of Default”);
WHEREAS, the Administrative Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Financing Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders party hereto constituting Required Lenders have agreed to amend the Financing Agreement in certain respects as provided herein and subject to the terms and provisions hereof.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, mutual covenants and recitals herein contained, which are a material term to this Amendment, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
“Applicable Premium” means
(a) as of the date of the occurrence of an Applicable Premium Trigger Event specified in clause (b), (c) or (d) or (e) of the definition thereof:
(i) during the period from and after the Effective Date up to and including the date that is the first anniversary of the Effective Date (the
“First Period”), an amount equal to the Make-Whole Amount plus an amount equal to 3.00% times the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan repaid or prepaid on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event;
(ii) during the period after the First Period up to and including the date that is the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Second Period”), an amount equal to 2.00% times the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan repaid or prepaid on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event (it being understood that the Applicable Premium due on September 30, 2023 with respect to the payment required by the first sentence of Section 2.03(b) shall be $50,000);
(iii) during the period after the Second Period up to and including the date that is the third anniversary of the Effective Date, an amount equal to 1.00% times the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan repaid or prepaid on the date of such Applicable Premium Trigger Event; and
(iv) thereafter, zero;
(b) [reserved]; and
(c) [reserved].”
“Second Amendment” means that certain Amendment No. 2 to Financing Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2023, by and among the Administrative Borrower, each Subsidiary party thereto, the Lenders party thereto constituting Required Lenders, and the Agent.
(b) $2,500,000 of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan shall be due and payable on September 30, 2023. The remaining outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Final Maturity Date or, if earlier, on the date on which they are declared due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(a) (i) In consideration of the agreements of the Agents and the Lenders under the Second Amendment, in addition to any other fees payable hereunder, the Borrowers agree
to pay to the Lenders, on a pro rata basis, an exit fee equal to one and a half percent (1.50%) of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term Loans on the effective date of the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment Exit Fee”), which Second Amendment Exit Fee shall be fully earned as of the effective date of the Second Amendment, but shall only be payable in full in cash upon the earliest to occur of (x) the termination of this Agreement and the payment in full of all Obligations and, if applicable, the Applicable Premium in accordance with the terms of Section 2.06, (y) an acceleration of the Loans by reason of an Event of Default or as otherwise permitted under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (z) the Final Maturity Date and (ii) the Borrowers hereby agree that, from and after the effective date of the Second Amendment, the aggregate amount of the Second Amendment Exit Fee shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Term SOFR for a 3-month Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin, and such interest shall be paid-in-kind and added to the principal balance of the Loans on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, commencing on the last Business Day of the calendar quarter in which the effective date of the Second Amendment occurs; provided, however, that all Obligations attributable to such capitalized Second Amendment Exit Fee interest shall be disregarded solely for purposes of testing compliance with any covenant or the calculation of any ratio hereunder, including the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with Specified Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.08.
(vi) (A) not later than five (5) Business Days after the start of each calendar month, (i) a customary liquidity “flash” report setting forth, among other things, the Loan Parties’ cash balances for the immediately preceding calendar month, and (ii) a customary “pipeline” report and (B) commencing with the first calendar month following the effective date of the Second Amendment, a 13-Week Cash Flow (as defined below) to be delivered simultaneously with delivery of the financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(i); provided, that if the Liquidity of the Loan Parties is less than $35,000,000 at any time during a month, then commencing on Wednesday of the immediately following calendar week and for each calendar week thereafter until the Liquidity of the Loan Parties for each day in the immediately preceding calendar week is greater than $35,000,000, then (x) a calculation of the Liquidity of the Loan Parties as of the last day of the immediately preceding calendar week in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents and (y) a 13-week cash flow forecast of the Loan Parties in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents developed in conjunction with Accordion Partners or another financial advisor reasonably satisfactory to the Agents (the “13-Week Cash Flow”); provided, further, that, (a) a comparison of Liquidity against the 13-Week Cash Flow shall be included for any week that a calculation of Liquidity is delivered for a week that is included in the 13-Week Cash Flow and (b) if for any week that a calculation of Liquidity is delivered, the 13-Week Cash Flow is more than 4 weeks old, an updated 13-Week Cash Flow shall also be delivered;
(s) Board Observation Rights. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to designate two observers (each, a “Board Observer” and, collectively, the “Board Observers”) each reasonably acceptable to Administrative Borrower to attend all meetings (a “BOD Meeting”) of the Board of Directors of the Administrative Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or, in each case, any relevant committees thereof) each solely in the capacity of a non-voting observer and no Board Observer shall be entitled to vote on any matters presented to or discussed by the Board of Directors (or any relevant committee thereof) of the Administrative Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at any such meetings. The Board Observers shall be timely notified of the time and place of any BOD Meetings and will be given written notice of all proposed actions to be taken by the Board of Directors (or any relevant committee thereof) of the Administrative Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries at such meeting as if each Board Observer were a member thereof. Each Board Observer shall have the right to receive all information provided to the members of the Board of Directors of the Administrative Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries in anticipation of or at such meeting (regular or special and whether telephonic or otherwise), in addition to copies of the records of the proceedings or minutes of such meeting, when provided to the members, and such Board Observer shall keep such materials and information confidential in accordance with Section 12.19 of this Agreement. The Borrowers shall reimburse the Board Observers for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with its participation in any such BOD Meeting in accordance with the current Board policy related to reimbursement generally. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any BOD Meeting or any such materials or information, in the event that the Board of Directors determines in good faith that (i) a conflict of interest exists with any such Board Observer, including in connection with discussions regarding the refinancing of, covenant negotiations with respect to, defaults under or amendment, waiver or forbearance negotiations with respect to, the Loan Documents, (ii) such access or materials involves trade secrets, highly confidential or highly sensitive information of the Parent or any other information subject to confidentiality restrictions that would preclude such observer from access thereto or (iii) the substance of the materials or matters to be discussed during such board meeting requires the preservation of attorney-client privilege, then the Board of Directors reserves the right to exclude such Board Observer from access to, and notice of, such discussions and any materials and information related thereto. The Board Observers shall enter into a customary board observer agreement with the Administrative Borrower, which agreement shall include confidentiality and assignment of inventions provisions.
Fiscal Month End |
Leverage Ratio |
June 30, 2024 |
30.00:1.00 |
July 31, 2024 |
30.00:1.00 |
August 31, 2024 |
30.00:1.00 |
September 30, 2024 |
21.82:1.00 |
October 31, 2024 |
21.82:1.00 |
November 30, 2024 |
21.82:1.00 |
December 31, 2024 |
17.14:1.00 |
January 31, 2025 |
17.14:1.00 |
February 28, 2025 |
17.14:1.00 |
March 31, 2025 |
13.33:1.00 |
April 30, 2025 |
13.33:1.00 |
May 31, 2025 |
13.33:1.00 |
June 30, 2025 |
10.91:1.00 |
July 31, 2025 |
10.91:1.00 |
August 31, 2025 |
10.91:1.00 |
September 30, 2025 |
9.60:1.00 |
October 31, 2025 |
9.60:1.00 |
November 30, 2025 |
9.60:1.00 |
December 31, 2025 |
7.50:1.00 |
January 31, 2026 |
7.50:1.00 |
February 28, 2026 |
7.50:1.00 |
March 31, 2026 |
6.67:1.00 |
April 30, 2026 |
6.67:1.00 |
May 31, 2026 |
6.67:1.00 |
Fiscal Month End |
Total ARR Leverage Ratio |
June 30, 2023 |
1.10:1.00 |
July 31, 2023 |
1.25:1.00 |
August 31, 2023 |
1.25:1.00 |
September 30, 2023 |
1.20:1.00 |
October 31, 2023 |
1.20:1.00 |
November 30, 2023 |
1.15:1.00 |
December 31, 2023 |
1.09:1.00 |
January 31, 2024 |
1.09:1.00 |
February 29, 2024 |
1.05:1.00 |
March 31, 2024 |
1.00:1.00 |
April 30, 2024 |
1.00:1.00 |
May 31, 2024 |
1.00:1.00 |
[Signature Pages Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and delivered as of the date first above written.
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BORROWERS: |
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SPIRE GLOBAL, INC. |
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/s/ Peter Platzer |
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Name: Peter Platzer |
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
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GUARANTORS: |
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SPIRE GLOBAL SUBSIDIARY, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Peter Platzer |
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Name: Peter Platzer |
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
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AUSTIN SATELLITE DESIGN, LLC |
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By: |
/s/ Peter Platzer |
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Name: Peter Platzer |
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Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 (Spire)]
US.359835047.02
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COLLATERAL AGENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
BLUE TORCH FINANCE LLC |
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/s/ Kevin Genda |
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Name: Kevin Genda |
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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LENDERS:
BTC HOLDINGS SC FUND LLC
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities SC Master Fund LP, its sole member
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities SC GP LLC, its general partner
By: KPG BTC Management LLC, its sole member
By: /s/ Kevin Genda______________
Kevin Genda
Managing Member
BTC HOLDINGS FUND II LLC
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities Fund II LP, its sole member
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities GP II LLC, its general partner
By: KPG BTC Management LLC, its sole member
By: /s/ Kevin Genda______________
Kevin Genda
Managing Member
BTC OFFSHORE HOLDINGS FUND II-B LLC
By: Blue Torch Offshore Credit Opportunities Master Fund II LP,
Its Sole Member
By: Blue Torch Offshore Credit Opportunities GP II LLC
Its General Partner
By: KPG BTC Management LLC, its sole member
By: /s/ Kevin Genda______________
Kevin Genda
Managing Member
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 (Spire)]
BTC OFFSHORE HOLDINGS FUND II-C LLC
By: Blue Torch Offshore Credit Opportunities Master Fund II LP, its sole member
By: Blue Torch Offshore Credit Opportunities GP II LLC, its general partner
By: KPG BTC Management LLC, its sole member
By: /s/ Kevin Genda______________
Kevin Genda
Managing Member
BTC HOLDINGS KRS FUND LLC
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities KRS Fund LP, its sole member
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities KRS GP LLC, its general partner
By: KPG BTC Management LLC, its sole member
By: /s/ Kevin Genda______________
Kevin Genda
Managing Member
BTC HOLDINGS SBAF FUND LLC
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities SBAF Fund LP, its sole member
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities SBAF GP LLC, its general partner
By: KPG BTC Management LLC, its sole member
By: /s/ Kevin Genda______________
Kevin Genda
Managing Member
BLUE TORCH CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND III LP
By: Blue Torch Credit Opportunities GP III LLC, its
general partner
By: KPG BTC Management LLC, its sole member
By: /s/ Kevin Genda______________
Kevin Genda
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 (Spire)]
Managing Member
BTC OFFSHORE HOLDINGS FUND III LLC
By: Blue Torch Offshore Credit Opportunities Master Fund III LP, its Sole Member
By: Blue Torch Offshore Credit Opportunities GP III LLC, its General Partner
By: KPG BTC Management LLC, its managing member
By: /s/ Kevin Genda______________
Kevin Genda
Managing Member
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 2 (Spire)]