Exhibt 99.1

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT

Offer To Exchange

Warrants to Purchase Class A Common Stock

of

SPIRE GLOBAL, INC.

for

Class A Common Stock of Spire Global, Inc.

and

Consent Solicitation

 

Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, tendered Warrants and any other documents should be made by or on behalf of the undersigned:

TO: American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Exchange Agent

6201 15^th Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Phone: (718) 921-8380

THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, WARRANTS AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, IS AT THE OPTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING WARRANT HOLDER, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW, THE DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. THE WARRANT HOLDER HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CAUSE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, THE TENDERED WARRANTS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE TIMELY DELIVERED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, INCLUDING THE INSTRUCTIONS, CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT.

Spire Global, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us”), a Delaware corporation, has delivered to the undersigned a copy of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange dated November 16, 2022 (the “Prospectus/Offer to Exchange”) of the Company and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, which together set forth the offer of the Company to each of its warrant holders described below to receive 0.2 shares of our Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“ Class A Common Stock”) in exchange for each Warrant (as defined below) of the Company tendered by the holder and exchanged pursuant to the offer (the “Offer”).

The Offer is being made to:

 

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All holders of our publicly traded warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of our Class A Common Stock that were issued under the warrant agreement dated September 9, 2020, by and between us and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agreement”), in connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s predecessor, NavSight Holdings, Inc. (“IPO”), which entitle such Warrant holders to purchase one share of our Class A Common Stock for a purchase price of $11.50, subject to adjustments. As of November 14, 2022, 11,499,982 Public Warrants were outstanding.

 

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All holders of our warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock that were issued under the Warrant Agreement in a private placement simultaneously with the IPO to the Company’s sponsor, Six4Holdings LLC, (the “Sponsor” such warrants, the “Private Warrants”). As of November 14, 2022, 6,600,000 Private Warrants were outstanding. The terms of the Private Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Warrants: (i) are not redeemable by the Company; (ii) may be exercised by the holders of ono a cashless basis; and (iii) are entitled to registration rights. The Public Warrants and Private Warrants are collectively referred to as the “Warrants.”

Pursuant to the Offer, we are offering up to an aggregate of 3,619,996 shares of our Class A Common Stock in exchange for the Warrants.

Our Class A Common Stock and Warrants are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbols “SPIR” and “SPIR.WS”, respectively.

Concurrently with the Offer, we are also soliciting consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from holders of the Public Warrants to amend (the “Warrant Amendment”) the Warrant Agreement to permit the Company to require that each outstanding Warrant be exchanged into 0.18 shares of Class A Common Stock, which is a ratio 10% less than the ratio applicable to the Offer. Pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the consent of holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding Public Warrants is required to approve the Warrant Amendment. Therefore, one of the conditions to the adoption of the Warrant Amendment is the receipt of the consent of holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding Public Warrants. You may not consent to the Warrant Amendment without tendering your Warrants in the Offer and you may not tender your Warrants without consenting to the Warrant Amendment. The consent to the Warrant Amendment is a part of this letter of transmittal and consent relating to the Warrants, and therefore by tendering your warrants for exchange, you will deliver to us your consent. You may revoke your consent at any time prior to the Expiration Date by withdrawing the Warrants you have tendered.

If at least 65% of the holders of the then outstanding Public Warrants do not provide consent to the Warrant Amendment, Warrants not exchanged for Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Offer will remain outstanding subject to their current terms, including any such terms permitting the Company to redeem such Warrants prior to their expiration. The Company reserves the right to redeem any of the Warrants, as applicable, pursuant to their current terms at any time.

The Offer and Consent Solicitation is made solely upon the terms and conditions in this Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this letter of transmittal and consent (as it may be supplemented and amended from time to time, this “Letter of Transmittal and Consent”). The Offer and Consent Solicitation will be open until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on December 14, 2022, or such later time and date to which we may extend (the period during which the Offer and Consent Solicitation is open, giving effect to any withdrawal or extension, is referred to as the “Offer Period,” and the date and time at which the Offer Period ends is referred to as the “Expiration Date”). The Offer and Consent Solicitation is not made to those holders who reside in states or other jurisdictions where an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. We are not aware of any U.S. state where the making of the Offer and the Consent Solicitation is not in compliance with applicable law. If we become aware of any U.S. state where the making of the Offer and the Consent Solicitation or the acceptance of the Warrants pursuant to the Offer is not in compliance with applicable law, we will make a good faith effort to comply with the applicable law. If, after such good faith effort, we cannot comply with the applicable law, the Offer and the Consent

 

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Solicitation will not be made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of) Warrant Holders who reside in states or other jurisdictions where an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area, the Offer does not comprise an offer of securities which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this Prospectus to the public in that Member State other than: (a) to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation; (b) to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (the “Dealer Manager”) nominated by the Company for any such offer; or (c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, provided that no such offer of securities shall require us to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the Prospectus Regulation. For the purposes of this provision, the expressions (a) “an offer to the public” in relation to the Offer means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the Offer and the Class A Common Stock so as to enable an investor to decide to tender its securities under the Offer, and (b) “Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended.

In relation to the United Kingdom (the “UK”), the Offer does not comprise an offer of securities which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this Prospectus to the public in the United Kingdom other than: (a) to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; (b) to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA in the UK, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the Dealer Manager nominated by the Company for any such offer; or (c) in any other circumstances falling within section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”), provided that no such offer of securities shall require the Company or the Dealer Manager to publish a prospectus pursuant to section 85 of the FSMA or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of securities to the public” in relation to any securities means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the Offer and the Class A Common Stock to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to tender its Warrants under the Offer, and (b) the expression “UK Prospectus Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA.

In the UK, this document is for distribution only to persons who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments and who fall within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Order”), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.”) of the Order, (iii) are outside the UK, or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the FSMA) may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This document is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.

Each Warrant holder whose Warrants are exchanged pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation will receive 0.2 shares of Class A Common Stock for each Warrant tendered by such holder and exchanged. Any Warrant holder that participates in the Offer and Consent Solicitation may tender less than all of its Warrants for exchange.

No fractional shares of Class A Common Stock will be issued pursuant to the Offer. In lieu of issuing fractional shares, any holder of Warrants who would otherwise have been entitled to receive fractional shares pursuant to the Offer will, after aggregating all such fractional shares of such holder, be paid cash (without interest) in an amount equal to such fractional part of a share multiplied by the last sale price of our Class A Common Stock on the NYSE on the last trading day of the Offer Period. Our obligation to complete the offer is not conditioned on the receipt of a minimum number of tendered Warrants.

 

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We may withdraw the Offer and Consent Solicitation only if the conditions to the Offer and Consent Solicitation are not satisfied or waived prior to the Expiration Date. Promptly upon any such withdrawal, we will return the tendered Warrants to the holders (and the consent to the Warrant Amendment will be revoked).

This Letter of Transmittal and Consent is to be used to accept the Offer and Consent Solicitation if (i) certificates representing the Warrants are to be physically delivered to the Exchange Agent herewith by such registered holders, or (ii) tender of the Warrants is to be made by effecting a book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent’s account at the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and instructions are not being transmitted through DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”). Except in instances where a holder intends to tender Warrants through ATOP, the holder should complete, execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal and Consent to indicate the action it desires to take with respect to the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

Holders of Warrants tendering Warrants by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC may execute the tender through ATOP, and in that case need not complete, execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. DTC participants accepting the Offer and Consent Solicitation may transmit their acceptance to DTC, which will verify the acceptance and execute a book-entry delivery to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC. DTC will then send an “Agent’s Message” to the Exchange Agent for its acceptance. Delivery of the Agent’s Message by DTC will satisfy the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation as to execution and delivery of a Letter of Transmittal and Consent by the DTC participant identified in the Agent’s Message.

As used in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent with respect to the tender procedures set forth herein, the term “registered holder” means any person in whose name Warrants are registered on the books of the Company or who is listed as a participant in a clearing agency’s security position listing with respect to the Warrants.

THE OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION IS NOT MADE TO THOSE HOLDERS WHO RESIDE IN STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE AN OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY U.S. STATE WHERE THE MAKING OF THE OFFER AND THE CONSENT SOLICITATION IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. IF WE BECOME AWARE OF ANY U.S. STATE WHERE THE MAKING OF THE OFFER AND THE CONSENT SOLICITATION OR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE WARRANTS PURSUANT TO THE OFFER IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW, WE WILL MAKE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE LAW. IF, AFTER SUCH GOOD FAITH EFFORT, WE CANNOT COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE OFFER AND THE CONSENT SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE MADE TO (NOR WILL TENDERS BE ACCEPTED FROM OR ON BEHALF OF) WARRANT HOLDERS WHO RESIDE IN STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE AN OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

PLEASE SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT BEGINNING ON PAGE 8 FOR THE PROPER USE AND DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS TENDERED

List below the Warrants to which this Letter of Transmittal and Consent relates. If the space below is inadequate, list the registered Warrant certificate numbers on a separate signed schedule and affix the list to this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

 

Name(s) and Address(es) of Registered Holder(s) of Warrants								Number of Warrants Tendered
								Total:

 

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☐ CHECK HERE IF THE WARRANTS LISTED ABOVE ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (FOR USE BY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY):

Name of Tendering Institution:    ____________________________

Account Number:    ____________________________

Transaction Code Number:    ____________________________

By crediting the Warrants to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC using ATOP and by complying with applicable ATOP procedures with respect to the Offer and Consent Solicitation, including, if applicable, transmitting to the Exchange Agent an Agent’s Message in which the holder of the Warrants acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms of, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, the participant in DTC confirms on behalf of itself and the beneficial owner(s) of such Warrants all provisions of this Letter of Transmittal and Consent (including consent to the Warrant Amendment and all representations and warranties) applicable to it and such beneficial owner(s) as fully as if it had completed the required information and executed and transmitted this Letter of Transmittal and Consent to the Exchange Agent.

NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW. PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

Spire Global, Inc.

c/o American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Exchange Agent

6201 15^th Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11219

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby:

 

(i)

tenders to the Company for exchange pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation the number of Warrants indicated above under “Description of Warrants Tendered — Number of Warrants Tendered;”

 

(ii)

subscribes for the Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of such tendered Warrants pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation, being 0.2 shares of Class A Common Stock for each Warrant so tendered for exchange; and

 

(iii)

consents to the Warrant Amendment.

Except as stated in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, the tender made hereby is irrevocable. The undersigned understands that this tender will remain in full force and effect unless and until such tender is withdrawn and revoked in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. The undersigned understands that this tender may not be withdrawn after the Expiration Date, and that a notice of withdrawal will be effective only if delivered to the Exchange Agent in accordance with the specific withdrawal procedures set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange.

If the undersigned holds Warrants for beneficial owners, the undersigned represents that it has received from each beneficial owner thereof a duly completed and executed form of  “Instructions Form” in the form attached to the “Letter to Clients of Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees” which was sent to the undersigned by the Company with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, instructing the undersigned to take the action described in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

 

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If the undersigned is not the registered holder of the Warrants indicated under “Description of Warrants Tendered” above or such holder’s legal representative or attorney-in-fact (or, in the case of Warrants held through DTC, the DTC participant for whose account such Warrants are held), then the undersigned has obtained a properly completed irrevocable proxy that authorizes the undersigned (or the undersigned’s legal representative or attorney-in fact) to deliver a consent in respect of such Warrants on behalf of the holder thereof, and such proxy is being delivered to the Exchange Agent with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

The undersigned understands that, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, Warrants properly tendered and not withdrawn which are accepted for exchange will be exchanged for Class A Common Stock. The undersigned understands that, under certain circumstances, the Company may not be required to accept any of the Warrants tendered (including any Warrants tendered after the Expiration Date). If any Warrants are not accepted for exchange for any reason or if tendered Warrants are withdrawn, such unexchanged or withdrawn Warrants will be returned without expense to the tendering holder and the related consent to the Warrant Amendment will be revoked.

The undersigned understands that, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, Warrants properly tendered and not validly withdrawn which are accepted for exchange constitute the holder’s validly delivered consent to the Warrant Amendment. A holder may not consent to the Warrant Amendment without tendering such holder’s Warrants in the Offer and a holder may not tender his or her Warrants without consenting to the Warrant Amendment. A holder may revoke such holder’s consent at any time prior to the Expiration Date by withdrawing the Warrants tendered.

Subject to, and effective upon, the Company’s acceptance of the undersigned’s tender of Warrants for exchange pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation as indicated under “Description of Warrants Tendered — Number of Warrants Tendered” above, the undersigned hereby:

 

(i)

assigns and transfers to, or upon the order of, the Company, all right, title and interest in and to, and any and all claims in respect of or arising or having arisen as a result of the undersigned’s status as a holder of, such Warrants;

 

(ii)

waives any and all rights with respect to such Warrants; and

 

(iii)

releases and discharges the Company from any and all claims the undersigned may have now, or may have in the future, arising out of or related to such Warrants.

The undersigned understands that tenders of Warrants pursuant to any of the procedures described in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and in the instructions in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, if and when accepted by the Company, will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

Effective upon acceptance for exchange, the undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent, acting as agent for the Company, as the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to the Warrants tendered hereby, with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest) to:

 

(i)

transfer ownership of such Warrants on the account books maintained by DTC together with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to or upon the order of the Company;

 

(ii)

present such Warrants for transfer of ownership on the books of the Company;

 

(iii)

cause ownership of such Warrants to be transferred to, or upon the order of, the Company on the books of the Company or its agent and deliver all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order of, the Company; and

 

(iv)

receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Warrants;

 

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all in accordance with the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation, as described in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

The undersigned hereby represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

(i)

the undersigned has full power and authority to tender the Warrants tendered hereby and to sell, exchange, assign and transfer all right, title and interest in and to such Warrants;

 

(ii)

the undersigned has full power and authority to subscribe for all of the Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation in exchange for the Warrants tendered hereby;

 

(iii)

the undersigned has good, marketable and unencumbered title to the Warrants tendered hereby, and upon acceptance of such Warrants by the Company for exchange pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation the Company will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title to such Warrants, in each case free and clear of any security interests, liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, conditional sales agreements or other obligations of any kind, and not subject to any adverse claim;

 

(iv)

the undersigned has full power and authority to consent to the Warrant Amendment;

 

(v)

the undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company or the Exchange Agent to be necessary or desirable to complete and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(vi)

the undersigned has received and reviewed the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange;

 

(vii)

the undersigned acknowledges that none of the Company, the information agent, the Exchange Agent, the dealer manager or any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing has made any statement, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the undersigned with respect to the Company, the Offer and Consent Solicitation, the Warrants, or the Class A Common Stock, other than the information included in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange (as amended or supplemented prior to the Expiration Date);

 

(viii)

the terms and conditions of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and form a part of, this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, which shall be read and construed accordingly;

 

(ix)

the undersigned understands that tenders of Warrants pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation and in the instructions hereto constitute the undersigned’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation; and

 

(x)

the undersigned agrees to all of the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

Unless otherwise indicated under “Special Issuance Instructions” below, the Company will issue in the name(s) of the undersigned as indicated under “Description of Warrants Tendered” above, the Class A Common Stock to which the undersigned is entitled pursuant to the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation in respect of the Warrants tendered and exchanged pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. If the “Special Issuance Instructions” below are completed, the Company will issue such Class A Common Stock in the name of the person or account indicated under “Special Issuance Instructions.”

The undersigned agrees that the Company has no obligation under the “Special Issuance Instructions” provision of this Letter of Transmittal and Consent to effect the transfer of any Warrants from the holder(s) thereof if the Company does not accept for exchange any of the Warrants tendered pursuant to this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

 

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The acknowledgments, representations, warranties and agreements of the undersigned in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent will be deemed to be automatically repeated and reconfirmed on and as of each of the Expiration Date and completion of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. The authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned, and every obligation of the undersigned under this Letter of Transmittal and Consent shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, personal and legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.

The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned has been advised to consult with its own legal counsel and other advisors as to the consequences of participating or not participating in the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

 

 

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INSTRUCTIONS

FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER AND CONSENT

SOLICITATION

 

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Delivery of Letter of Transmittal and Consent and Warrants. This Letter of Transmittal and Consent is to be used if (i) certificates representing the Warrants are to be physically delivered to the Exchange Agent by such registered holders or (ii) delivery of Warrants is to be made by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC and instructions are not being transmitted through ATOP with respect to such tenders.

Warrants may be validly tendered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer as described in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange. For Warrants to be validly tendered by book-entry transfer, the Exchange Agent must receive the following prior to the Expiration Date, except as otherwise permitted by use of the procedures for guaranteed delivery as described below:

 

(i)

timely confirmation of the transfer of such Warrants to the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC (a “Book-Entry Confirmation”);

 

(ii)

either a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and Consent, or a properly transmitted “Agent’s Message” if the tendering Warrant holder has not delivered a Letter of Transmittal and Consent; and

 

(iii)

any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

The term “Agent’s Message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Exchange Agent and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in DTC exchanging the Warrants that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and Consent and that the Company may enforce such agreement against the participant. If you are tendering by book-entry transfer, you must expressly acknowledge that you have received and agree to be bound by the Letter of Transmittal and Consent and that the Letter of Transmittal and Consent may be enforced against you.

Delivery of a Letter of Transmittal and Consent to the Company or DTC will not constitute valid delivery to the Exchange Agent. No Letter of Transmittal and Consent should be sent to the Company or DTC.

THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, TENDERED WARRANTS AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH DTC AND ANY ACCEPTANCE OR AGENT’S MESSAGE DELIVERED THROUGH ATOP, IS AT THE OPTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING WARRANT HOLDER, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS, THE DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. THE WARRANT HOLDER HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CAUSE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, THE TENDERED WARRANTS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE TIMELY DELIVERED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.

Neither the Company nor the Exchange Agent is under any obligation to notify any tendering holder of the Company’s acceptance of tendered Warrants.

 

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Guaranteed Delivery. Warrant holders desiring to tender Warrants pursuant to the Offer but whose Warrants cannot otherwise be delivered with all other required documents to the Exchange Agent prior to the Expiration Date may nevertheless tender Warrants, as long as all of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)

the tender must be made by or through an “Eligible Institution” (as defined in Instruction 4);

 

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(ii)

a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in the form provided by the Company to the undersigned with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent (with any required signature guarantees) must be received by the Exchange Agent, at its address set forth in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, prior to the Expiration Date; and

 

(iii)

a confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC of all Warrants delivered electronically, in each case together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and Consent with any required signature guarantees (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer without delivery of a Letter of Transmittal and Consent, an Agent’s Message), and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, must be received by the Exchange Agent within two days that the NYSE is open for trading after the date the Exchange Agent receives such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange.

A Warrant holder may deliver the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery by facsimile transmission, e-mail or mail to the Exchange Agent.

Except as specifically permitted by the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, no alternative or contingent exchanges will be accepted.

3. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal and Consent and other Documents. For purposes of the tender and consent procedures set forth in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, the term “registered holder” means any person in whose name Warrants are registered on the books of the Company or who is listed as a participant in a clearing agency’s security position listing with respect to the Warrants.

If this Letter of Transmittal and Consent is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation, or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must so indicate when signing and, unless waived by the Company, must submit to the Exchange Agent proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of the authority so to act.

 

4.

Guarantee of Signatures. No signature guarantee is required if:

 

(i)

this Letter of Transmittal and Consent is signed by the registered holder of the Warrants and such holder has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions;” or

 

(ii)

such Warrants are tendered for the account of an “Eligible Institution.” An “Eligible Institution” is a bank, broker dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity that is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity which is an “eligible guarantor institution,” as that term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

IN ALL OTHER CASES, AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION MUST GUARANTEE ALL SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT BY COMPLETING AND SIGNING THE TABLE ENTITLED “GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)” ABOVE.

 

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Warrants Tendered. Any Warrant holder who chooses to participate in the Offer and Consent Solicitation may exchange some or all of such holder’s Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

 

6.

Inadequate Space. If the space provided under “Description of Warrants Tendered” is inadequate, the name(s) and address(es) of the registered holder(s), number of Warrants being delivered herewith, and number of such Warrants tendered hereby should be listed on a separate, signed schedule and attached to this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

 

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7.

Transfer Taxes. The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Warrants to the Company in the Offer and Consent Solicitation. If transfer taxes are imposed for any other reason, the amount of those transfer taxes, whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons, will be payable by the tendering holder. Other reasons transfer taxes could be imposed include:

 

(i)

if Class A Common Stock is to be registered or issued in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter of Transmittal and Consent; or

 

(ii)

if tendered Warrants are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.

If satisfactory evidence of payment of or exemption from those transfer taxes is not submitted with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, the amount of those transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder and/or withheld from any payment due with respect to the Warrants tendered by such holder.

 

8.

Validity of Tenders. All questions as to the number of Warrants to be accepted, and the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any tender of Warrants will be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion, which determinations shall be final and binding on all parties. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders of Warrants it determines not to be in proper form or to reject those Warrants, the acceptance of which may, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in the tender of any particular Warrant, whether or not similar defects or irregularities are waived in the case of other tendered Warrants. The Company’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation (including this Letter of Transmittal and Consent and the instructions hereto) will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Warrants must be cured within such time as the Company shall determine. None of the Company, the Exchange Agent, the information agent, the dealer manager or any other person is or will be obligated to give notice of any defects or irregularities in tenders of Warrants, and none of them will incur any liability for failure to give any such notice. Tenders of Warrants will not be deemed to have been validly made until all defects and irregularities have been cured or waived. Any Warrants received by the Exchange Agent that are not validly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by the Exchange Agent to the holders, unless otherwise provided in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date. Warrant holders who have any questions about the procedure for tendering Warrants in the Offer and Consent Solicitation should contact the information agent at the address and telephone number indicated herein. Warrants properly tendered and not validly withdrawn that are accepted for exchange constitute the holder’s validly delivered consent to the Warrant Amendment.

 

9.

Waiver of Conditions. The Company reserves the absolute right to waive any condition, other than as described in the section of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange entitled “The Offer and Consent Solicitation — General Terms — Conditions to the Offer and Consent Solicitation.”

 

10.

Withdrawal. Tenders of Warrants may be withdrawn only pursuant to the procedures and subject to the terms set forth in the section of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange entitled “The Offer and Consent Solicitation — Withdrawal Rights.” Warrant holders can withdraw tendered Warrants at any time prior to the Expiration Date, and Warrants that the Company has not accepted for exchange by December 14, 2022, may thereafter be withdrawn at any time after such date until such Warrants are accepted by the Company for exchange pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation. Except as otherwise provided in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, in order for the withdrawal of Warrants to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal satisfying the applicable requirements for withdrawal set forth in the section of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange entitled “The Offer and Consent Solicitation — Withdrawal Rights” must be timely received from the holder by the Exchange Agent at its address stated herein, together with any other information required as described in such section of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange.

 

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All questions as to the form and validity (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal will be determined by the Company, in its reasonable discretion, and its determination shall be final and binding. None of the Company, the Exchange Agent, the information agent, the dealer manager or any other person is under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity in any notice of withdrawal or will incur any liability for failure to give any such notification. Any Warrants properly withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. However, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, a Warrant holder may re-tender withdrawn Warrants by following the applicable procedures discussed in the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. Consents may be revoked only by withdrawing the related Warrants and the withdrawal of any Warrants will automatically constitute a revocation of the related consents.

 

11.

Questions and Requests for Assistance and Additional Copies. Please direct questions or requests for assistance, or additional copies of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, Letter of Transmittal and Consent or other materials, in writing to the information agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation at:

The Information Agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation is:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.

48 Wall Street, 22_nd Floor

New York, New York 10005

Banks and Brokers Call Collect: (212) 269-5550

All Others Call Toll-Free: (866) 796-6867

Email: SPIR@dfking.com

IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, OR THE “AGENT’S MESSAGE” (IF TENDERING PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES FOR BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER WITHOUT EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT), TOGETHER WITH THE TENDERED WARRANTS AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO 11:59 P.M., EASTERN TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE, UNLESS A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IS RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT BY SUCH DATE.

 

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Form  W-9   (Rev. October 2018) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service		Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification   u Go to www.irs.gov/FormW9 for instructions and the latest information.		Give Form to the requester. Do not send to the IRS.

Part I		Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on line 1 to avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is generally your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the instructions for Part I, later. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN, later.

Social security number

-

-

or

Note: If the account is in more than one name, see the instructions for line 1. Also see What Name and Number To Give the Requester for guidelines on whose number to enter.

Employer identification number

-

Part II		Certification

Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:

 

1.

The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me); and

 

2.

I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding; and

 

3.

I am a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person (defined below); and

 

4.

The FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that I am exempt from FATCA reporting is correct.

Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification, but you must provide your correct TIN. See the instructions for Part II, later.

 

Sign Here		Signature of     U.S. person  u		Date   u

 

 

		Cat. No. 10231X		Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)

Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)

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Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)

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Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)

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Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)

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Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)

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Form  W-8BEN		Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Individuals)		OMB No. 1545-1621
(Rev. October 2021)		u For use by individuals. Entities must use Form W-8BEN-E.
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service		u Go to www.irs.gov/FormW8BEN for instructions and the latest information. u Give this form to the withholding agent or payer. Do not send to the IRS.

 

Do NOT use this form if:		Instead, use Form:
• You are NOT an individual		W-8BEN-E
• You are a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person, including a resident alien individual		W-9
• You are a beneficial owner claiming that income is effectively connected with the conduct of trade or business within the United States (other than personal services)		W-8ECI
• You are a beneficial owner who is receiving compensation for personal services performed in the United States		8233 or W-4
• You are a person acting as an intermediary		W-8IMY

 

 

Note: If you are resident in a FATCA partner jurisdiction (that is, a Model 1 IGA jurisdiction with reciprocity), certain tax account information may be provided to your jurisdiction of residence.

 

Part I		Identification of Beneficial Owner (see instructions)

1		Name of individual who is the beneficial owner		2    Country of citizenship
3		Permanent residence address (street, apt. or suite no., or rural route). Do not use a P.O. box or in-care-of address.
		City or town, state or province. Include postal code where appropriate.				Country
4		Mailing address (if different from above)
		City or town, state or province. Include postal code where appropriate.				Country
5		U.S. taxpayer identification number (SSN or ITIN), if required (see instructions)
6a		Foreign tax identifying number (see instructions)		6b   Check if FTIN not legally required                                                     ☐
7		Reference number(s) (see instructions)		8    Date of birth (MM-DD-YYYY) (see instructions)

Part II		Claim of Tax Treaty Benefits (for chapter 3 purposes only) (see instructions)

9		I certify that the beneficial owner is a resident of                                                                       within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country.
10		Special rates and conditions (if applicable—see instructions): The beneficial owner is claiming the provisions of Article and paragraph                                  of the treaty identified on line 9 above to claim a         % rate of withholding on (specify type of income):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       . Explain the additional conditions in the Article and paragraph the beneficial owner meets to be eligible for the rate of withholding:

 

Part III		Certification

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined the information on this form and to the best of my knowledge and belief it is true, correct, and complete. I further certify under penalties of perjury that:

 

•	I am the individual that is the beneficial owner (or am authorized to sign for the individual that is the beneficial owner) of all the income or proceeds to which this form relates or am using this form to document myself for chapter 4 purposes;

 

•	The person named on line 1 of this form is not a U.S. person;

 

•	This form relates to:

 

(a)

income not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States;

 

(b)

income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States but is not subject to tax under an applicable income tax treaty;

 

(c)

the partner’s share of a partnership’s effectively connected taxable income; or

 

(d)

the partner’s amount realized from the transfer of a partnership interest subject to withholding under section 1446(f);

 

•	The person named on line 1 of this form is a resident of the treaty country listed on line 9 of the form (if any) within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country; and

 

•	For broker transactions or barter exchanges, the beneficial owner is an exempt foreign person as defined in the instructions.

Furthermore, I authorize this form to be provided to any withholding agent that has control, receipt, or custody of the income of which I am the beneficial owner or any withholding agent that can disburse or make payments of the income of which I am the beneficial owner. I agree that I will submit a new form within 30 days if any certification made on this form becomes incorrect.

 

		☐   I certify that I have the capacity to sign for the person identified on line 1 of this form.
Sign Here    u
		Signature of beneficial owner (or individual authorized to sign for beneficial owner)				Date (MM-DD-YYYY)
		Print name of signer

 

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions.		Cat. No. 25047Z		Form W-8BEN (Rev. 10-2021)

The Exchange Agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation is:

American Stock Transfer and Trust Company

Attn: Corporate Actions Department

6201 15^th Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11219

(718) 921-8380

Questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent at the address and telephone number listed below. Additional copies of the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange, this Letter of Transmittal and Consent and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may also be obtained from the Information Agent. Any Warrant holder may also contact its broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company for assistance concerning the Offer and Consent Solicitation.

The Information Agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation is:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.

48 Wall Street, 22_nd Floor

New York, New York 10005

Banks and Brokers Call Collect: (212) 269-5550

All Others Call Toll-Free: (866) 796-6867

Email: spir@dfking.com