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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) September 25, 2023

 

 

NERDY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39595   98-1499860

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

101 S. Hanley Rd., Suite 300

St. Louis, MO

  63105
  (address of principal executive offices)   (zip code)

(314) 412-1227

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   NRDY   New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   NRDY-WT   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 


Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on August 21, 2023, Nerdy Inc. (the “Company”, “we” and “us”) (f/k/a TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Corp., (“TPG Pace”)), announced that it had commenced an exchange offer (the “Offer”) and consent solicitation (the “Consent Solicitation”) relating to its outstanding public warrants. Each public warrant is exercisable for one share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), of the Company, at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, consisting of (a) publicly traded warrants, which were sold as part of the units in TPG Pace’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) whether they were purchased in the IPO or thereafter in the open market (the “IPO Public Warrants”) and (b) the warrants that were issued pursuant to those certain forward purchase agreements (the “Forward Purchase Warrants” and, together with the IPO Public Warrants, the “Public Warrants”).

The Offer and the Consent Solicitation was made to all holders of the Company’s Public Warrants. We offered to the holders of the Public Warrants the opportunity to receive 0.250 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Public Offer exchange rate”) in exchange for each of the Public Warrants tendered pursuant to the Offer. The Company also solicited consents from the holders of the Public Warrants to amend the warrant agreement, dated as of October 9, 2020, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agent”) (the “Warrant Agreement”), with respect to certain terms of the Public Warrants (the “Public Warrant Amendment”).

In addition, parties to the warrants issued in a private placement in connection with the closing of the IPO (the “Private Placement Warrants”), including the warrants issued by Nerdy LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OpCo”) to purchase units in OpCo (“OpCo Units”) (the “Private Placement Class B Warrants”, and together with the Private Placement Warrants, the “Private Warrants”) agreed to amend the Warrant Agreement with respect to certain terms of the Private Warrants (the “Private Placement Warrant Amendment”, together with the Public Warrant Amendment, the “Warrant Amendment”).

The Warrant Amendment requires that (i) each Public Warrant that is outstanding upon the closing of the Offer be mandatorily exchanged for 0.2250 shares of Class A Common Stock, which is a ratio 10% less than the Public Offer exchange rate applicable to the Offer and (ii) upon the closing of the Offer, that (a) each Private Placement Warrant be automatically exchanged into shares of Class A Common Stock and (b) each Private Placement Class B Warrant that is outstanding be automatically exercised on a cashless basis into OpCo Units with an equivalent number of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class B Common Stock”, together with our Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), in each case, at the same ratio as the Public Offer exchange rate (the “Private Warrant Transaction”).

The Offer and Consent Solicitation expired one minute after 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on September 25, 2023. The Company has been advised that 11,698,950 Public Warrants (including 17,848 Public Warrants tendered through guaranteed delivery), or approximately 97.5% of the outstanding Public Warrants were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. The Company expects to accept all validly tendered warrants for exchange or exercise and settlement on or before September 28, 2023.

In addition, the Company received the approval of parties representing approximately 97.5% of the outstanding Public Warrants pursuant to the Consent Solicitation, and received the consent of 100% of the outstanding Private Warrants to enter into the Warrant Amendment, which exceeds the threshold of 50% of each of the outstanding Public Warrants and outstanding Private Warrants required to effect the Warrant Amendment. Accordingly, the Company and the Warrant Agent entered into the Warrant Amendment, dated September 26, 2023, and in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Amendment, each Public Warrant that was outstanding upon the closing of the Offer will be automatically exchanged for 0.2250 shares of Class A Common Stock per warrant pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Amendment and each Private Warrant will be exchanged or exercised in the Private Warrant Transaction pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Amendment. The last day of trading for the non-tendered Public Warrants will be September 27, 2023. The foregoing description of the Warrant Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Warrant Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Concurrently with the closing of the Offer, the holders who received 8,000,000 aggregate shares of Class A Common Stock and OpCo Units subject to potential forfeiture unless certain triggering events were achieved (the “Earnout Equity”), forfeited (and thus surrendered for cancelation) sixty percent (60%) of the Earnout Equity they held and agreed that the remaining forty percent (40%) of the Earnout Equity would no longer be subject to potential forfeiture if certain triggering events were not achieved, as made pursuant to certain Earnout Equity Cancellation and Release Agreements, collectively representing 100% of the Earnout Equity (the “Earnout Transaction”).

 

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The foregoing description of the Earnout Equity Cancellation and Release Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of Earnout Equity Cancellation and Release Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The collective net effect of the Offer, the Public Warrant Amendment, the Private Warrant Transaction, and the Earnout Transaction is expected to result in the cancellation of 19,333,333 warrants and 4,800,000 earnout shares, as well as the issuance of approximately 4,820,275 shares of Common Stock, for a net increase of approximately 20,275 shares of Common Stock outstanding, or less than 0.1%, in the amount of our Common Stock outstanding prior to the closing of the transactions.

 

Item 3.03.

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.07.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Description

10.1    Amendment No.1 to Warrant Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2023, by and between Nerdy Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent.
10.2    Form of Earnout Equity Cancellation and Release Agreement, by and among Nerdy Inc., Nerdy LLC, and each of the holders party thereto.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page iXBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    Nerdy Inc.
    (Registrant)
Date: September 26, 2023     By:  

/s/ Jason Pello

      Name: Jason Pello
      Title:  Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO WARRANT AGREEMENT

This Amendment (this “Amendment”) is made as of September 26, 2023, by and between Nerdy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (formerly known as TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Corp.), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”), and constitutes an amendment to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 9, 2020, between the Company and the Warrant Agent (the “Existing Warrant Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Existing Warrant Agreement.

WHEREAS, Section 9.9 of the Existing Warrant Agreement provides that the Company and the Warrant Agent may amend, subject to certain conditions provided therein, the Existing Warrant Agreement with the vote or written consent of registered holders of at least 50% of the number of the then outstanding Redeemable Warrants and Forward Purchase Warrants (collectively, the “Public Warrants”), voting together as a single class, and, solely with respect to any amendment to the terms of the Private Placement Warrants the vote or written consent of 50% of the number of the then outstanding Private Placement Warrants (together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”), voting as a single class;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Existing Warrant Agreement with respect to certain terms of the Public Warrants to provide the Company with the right to require the registered holders of the Public Warrants to exchange all of the outstanding Public Warrants for Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”) , on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Existing Warrant Agreement with respect to certain terms of the Private Placement Warrants to provide the Company with the right to require the registered holders of the Private Placement Warrants to exchange all of the outstanding Private Placement Warrants for Class A Common Stock and to automatically exercise all of the outstanding Private Placement Warrants for shares of Class B common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company (“Class B Common Stock”, together with Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) with the equivalent number of the units issued by Nerdy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, after the Business Combination (“OpCo Units”), on a cashless basis; and

WHEREAS, the registered holders of more than 50% of the number of the then outstanding Public Warrants and more than 50% of the then outstanding Private Placement Warrants have consented to and approved this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree to amend the Existing Warrant Agreement as set forth herein.

1. Amendment of Existing Warrant Agreement. The Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby amended by adding

 

  (a)

the new Section 6A thereto:

“6A. Mandatory Exchange of Public Warrants.

6A.1. Company Election to Exchange. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, all (and not less than all) of the outstanding Public Warrants may be exchanged, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the registered holders of the then outstanding Public Warrants, as described in Section 6A.2 below, for Class A Common Stock (or any Alternative Issuance pursuant to

 

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Section 4.5), at the exchange rate of 0.225 (the “Mandatory Exchange Ratio”) of Class A Common Stock for each Public Warrant held by the registered holder thereof (the “Exchange Consideration”) (subject to equitable adjustment by the Company in the event of any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transaction with respect to the Class A Common Stock). In lieu of issuing fractional shares, in the event that a holder of Public Warrants would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a Class A Common Stock, the Company will round down to the nearest whole number, the number of Class A Common Stock to be issued to such holder and after aggregating all such fractional shares of such holder, the holder shall be paid in cash (without interest) in an amount equal to such fractional part of a share multiplied by the last sale price of the Class A Common Stock on NYSE on the last trading day immediately prior to the Exchange Date (as defined below).

6A.2. Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Exchange. In the event that the Company elects to exchange all of the Public Warrants as described in 6A.1, the Company shall fix a date for the exchange (the “Exchange Date”). The Company will make a public announcement of the Exchange Date.

 

  (b)

the new Section 6B thereto:

6B. Mandatory Exercise or Exchange of Private Placement Warrants.

6B.1. Mandatory Exercise. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, all (and not less than all) of the outstanding Private Placement Warrants that are exercisable into shares of Class B Common Stock with the equivalent number of OpCo Units (the “LLC Warrants”) may be exercised on a cashless basis, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the registered holders of the then outstanding LLC Warrants, as described in Section 6B.3 below, at the exchange rate of 0.250 (the “Mandatory Exercise Ratio”) of shares of Class B Common Stock with an equivalent number of OpCo Units for each LLC Warrant held by the registered holder thereof (the “LLC Warrants Consideration”) (subject to equitable adjustment by the Company in the event of any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transaction with respect to the Common Stock). In lieu of receiving fractional shares, in the event that a holder of LLC Warrants would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Class B Common Stock with an OpCo Unit, the Company will round down to the nearest whole number, the number of shares of Class B Common Stock with the equivalent number of OpCo Units which shall be received by such holder and after aggregating all such fractional shares of such holder, the holder shall be paid in cash (without interest) in an amount equal to such fractional part of a share (each Class B Common Stock and each OpCo Units, collectively, shall be treated as one share for the purpose of counting the fractional shares of the LLC Warrants) multiplied by the last sale price of the Class A Common Stock on NYSE on the last trading day immediately prior to the Exchange Date.

6B.2. Mandatory Exchange. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, all (and not less than all) of the outstanding Private Placement Warrants that are exercisable into shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Private A Warrants”) may be exchanged, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon notice to the registered holders of the then outstanding Private A Warrants, as described in Section 6B.3 below, for Class A Common Stock (or any Alternative Issuance pursuant to Section 4.5), at the exchange rate as same as the Mandatory Exercise Ratio of Class A Common Stock for Private A Warrants held by the registered holder thereof (“Private A Warrants Consideration”, and together with the LLC Warrants Consideration, the “Private Warrants Consideration”) (subject to equitable adjustment by the Company in the event of any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transaction with respect to the Common Stock). In lieu of receiving fractional shares, in the


event that a holder of Private A Warrants would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share of Class A Common Stock, the Company will round down to the nearest whole number, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock which shall be received by such holder and after aggregating all such fractional shares of such holder, the holder shall be paid in cash (without interest) in an amount equal to such fractional part of a share multiplied by the last sale price of the Class A Common Stock on NYSE on the last trading day immediately prior to the Exchange Date.

6B.3. Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Exercise. In the event that the Company elects to exchange all of the Public Warrants as described in 6A., the Company shall require all of the Private Placement Warrants to be automatically exchanged or automatically exercised on a cashless basis as described above in Sections 6B.1 and 6B.2 above and shall fix a date for such exercise or exchange as the same date as the Exchange Date as described above in Section 6A.2 for the Public Warrants.

 

  (c)

the new Section 6C thereto:

6C. No Rights After Exchange Date.

6C.1. After the Exchange Date, the registered holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the right to exercise the Warrants) except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the Exchange Consideration or the Private Warrants Consideration, as applicable.”

2. Miscellaneous Provisions.

2.1. Severability. This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Amendment or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Amendment a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

2.2. Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Amendment and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Amendment shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

2.3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication) and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Amendment or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Amendment, if any, shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf,” “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and DropBox Sign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.


2.4. Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

2.5. Entire Agreement. The Existing Warrant Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Amendment. If any provision of this Amendment is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any such determination, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to modify this Amendment to fulfill as closely as possible the original intent and purpose of this Amendment.

[Signature Page Follows]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

NERDY INC.
By:  

/s/ Jason Pello

  Name: Jason Pello
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER &

TRUST COMPANY,

as Warrant Agent
By:  

/s/ Douglas Reed

  Name: Douglas Reed
  Title: Vice President

Exhibit 10.2

FORM OF EARNOUT EQUITY CANCELLATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

THIS EARNOUT EQUITY CANCELLATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August _____, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Nerdy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (formerly known as TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Corp. (“TPG Pace”)) , Nerdy LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nerdy LLC”) (formerly known as Live Learning Technologies LLC (“Live Learning”)), and the Holder of the Earnout Equity, each as defined below respectively. The Company, Nerdy LLC, and the Holder that is a signatory hereto, each is referred herein as a “Party, and collectively, as the “Parties.

WHEREAS, on September 20, 2021, the Company consummated the business combination pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2021 (as amended on March 19, 2021, on July 14, 2021, on August 11, 2021, and on August 18, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”)), by and among TPG Pace, TPG Pace Tech Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, TCV VIII (A) VT, Inc., a Delaware corporation, LCSOF XI VT, Inc., a Delaware corporation, TPG Pace Blocker Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation, TPG Pace Blocker Merger Sub II Inc., a Delaware corporation, Live Learning, and in connection therewith the Company was renamed “Nerdy Inc.” (the “Business Combination”).

WHEREAS, in connection with the Business Combination, the Company and Nerdy LLC issued the Earnout Equity totaling 8,000,000 aggregate shares of the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of the Company (the “Earnout Shares”) and units of Nerdy LLC (“OpCo Units”) (with an equivalent number of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”), of the Company) (the “Earnout Units”, and together with the Earnout Shares, the “Earnout Equity”), of which (i) an aggregate of 4,000,000 Earnout Shares or Earnout Units are held by certain equity holders of Nerdy LLC (the “Nerdy Holders”) and are subject to forfeiture until the achievement of Triggering Event I (as defined below) with respect to 1,333,333 Earnout Shares or Earnout Units, Triggering Event II (as defined below) with respect to 1,333,333 Earnout Shares or Earnout Units, and Triggering Event III (as defined below) with respect to 1,333,334 Earnout Shares or Earnout Units (the “Forfeiture Thresholds”); and (ii) an aggregate of 4,000,000 Earnout Shares are held by certain equity holders of TPG Pace (the “TPG Pace Holders”, together with Nerdy Holders, the “Holders”, and each of the Holders, the “Holder”) and are subject to potential forfeiture consistent with the Forfeiture Thresholds.

WHEREAS, for the purposes of this Agreement, “Triggering Event I” means the date on which the closing sale price of one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company quoted on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) (or the exchange on which the shares of Class A Common Stock are then listed) is greater than or equal to $12.00 for any 20 days within any 30 consecutive day period in which the shares of Class A Common Stock are actually traded on the applicable exchange for the period between January 28, 2021 and the five-year anniversary of the closing date of the Business Combination (the “Business Combination Closing Date”); “Triggering Event II” means the date on which the closing sale price of one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company quoted on the NYSE (or the exchange on which the shares of Class A Common Stock are then listed) is greater than or equal to $14.00 for

 


any 20 days within any 30 consecutive day period in which the shares of Class A Common Stock are actually traded on the applicable exchange for the period between January 28, 2021 and the five-year anniversary of the Business Combination Closing Date; and “Triggering Event III” means the date on which the closing sale price of one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company quoted on the NYSE (or the exchange on which the shares of Class A Common Stock are then listed) is greater than or equal to $16.00 for any 20 days within any 30 consecutive day period in which the shares of Class A Common Stock are actually traded on the applicable exchange for the period between January 28, 2021 and the five-year anniversary of the Business Combination Closing Date.

WHEREAS, in a separate transaction, the Company is offering to exchange certain outstanding warrants of the Company for shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the prospectus/offer to exchange included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2023 (the “Warrant Exchange”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Company, Nerdy LLC and each Holder that is a signatory hereto have mutually agreed that (i) the Holders shall forfeit (and thus surrender for cancellation) a portion of the Earnout Equity and (ii) the remaining portion of the Earnout Equity shall no longer be subject to forfeiture pursuant to the Forfeiture Thresholds or otherwise, all effective upon the consummation of the Warrant Exchange.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing promises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

  1.

Agreement to Partial Cancellation of the Earnout Equity and Release. The Company, Nerdy LLC and each Holder (severally and not jointly) hereby agree and acknowledge that (i) such Holder shall forfeit (and thus surrender for cancellation) sixty percent (60%) of the Earnout Shares or Earnout Units, as applicable, held by such Holder that are subject to the Forfeiture Thresholds (the “Canceled Securities”), effective on the date of consummation of the Warrant Exchange (the “Closing Date”), and (ii) forty percent (40%) of the Earnout Shares and Earnout Units, as applicable, held by such Holder shall, effective on the Closing Date, no longer be subject to the Forfeiture Thresholds (the “Residual Securities”) such that the Residual Securities shall, on the Closing Date, no longer be subject to potential forfeiture regardless of whether a Triggering Event occurs or does not occur between the date hereof and the five-year anniversary of the Business Combination Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, the Canceled Securities shall be null and void, and as of the Closing Date, each of the Parties (severally and not jointly) waives, cancels, and terminates their respective rights and obligations with respect to the Canceled Securities and any right thereof under the Business Combination Agreement, the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Nerdy LLC, dated as of September 20, 2021 (the “Nerdy LLC Agreement”), the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2021, by and between the parties therein (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”), and the Waiver Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2021 (the “Waiver Agreement”), as applicable. As of the Closing Date but not before, each Holder (severally and not jointly) hereby releases the Company and Nerdy LLC from any of the

 

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  obligations of the Company and Nerdy LLC under the Business Combination Agreement, the Nerdy LLC Agreement, the Tax Receivable Agreement, and the Waiver Agreement, as applicable. Specifically, by executing this Agreement, as of the Closing Date, each Holder (severally and not jointly) knowingly and voluntarily releases and forever discharges the Company, Nerdy LLC and their current and former officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents, investors, attorneys, shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, and predecessor and successor corporations and assigns (collectively referred to as the “Releasees”) generally from all claims, demands, debts, damages and liabilities of every name and nature, known or unknown that, as of the Effective Date, Holder has, ever had, now claims to have, or ever claimed to have had against any or all of the Releasees, relating to the Canceled Securities. This release shall not extend to any manner of claims, demands, debts, damages and liabilities, whether known or unknown, whether in law or equity, in connection with, or that affect, Holder’s rights under this Agreement or rights that cannot be released as a matter of law.

 

  2.

Representations. Each Holder hereby represents and warrants (severally and not jointly) that (i) it is the sole beneficial holder of the Earnout Equity as set forth on Schedule A hereto and (ii) it has not transferred the Earnout Equity to any other person. Each Party hereto represents and warrants that he, she or it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes his, her or its valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.

 

  3.

Company Covenants. The Company agrees that it shall take all steps reasonably necessary or desirable to commence and consummate the Warrant Exchange as soon as practicable.

 

  4.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Treatment. The Parties agree that the forfeiture of the Canceled Securities and the release of the Residual Securities from any potential future forfeiture are intended to be tax free to the Holder. The Parties hereto shall not take any position inconsistent therewith unless otherwise required by applicable law or a final determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

  5.

Termination; Amendment. This Agreement shall terminate as to the Parties (a) upon written notice to all Holders by the Company; (b) upon the earlier of (i) the date the Company’s board of directors or a committee thereof determines to no longer pursue the Warrant Exchange, and (ii) October 15, 2023; or (c) if the Company fails to commence the Warrant Exchange by August 31, 2023. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver makes specific reference to this Agreement and (i) in the case of an amendment, such amendment is with the written consent of the Company and each Holder; and (ii) in the case of a waiver, such waiver is signed by the person against whom it is to be enforced. No failure or delay on the part of the Company or any Holder in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, or remedy.

 

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  6.

Rule 16b-3. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall take all such steps as may be reasonably necessary or advisable (including in particular to cause Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) or a committee authorized by the Board to adopt resolutions in the form to be agreed upon with the Holder who is subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to cause the disposition of the Canceled Securities and the removal of the Forfeiture Thresholds from the Residual Securities, in each case as contemplated hereby, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Holder conditions the performance of its obligations hereunder on the Company’s compliance with this Section 6.

 

  7.

Miscellaneous.

 

  a.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement is a binding agreement and constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

  b.

Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Parties hereto.

 

  c.

Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

 

  d.

Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts. Each counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all counterparts hereof taken together shall constitute a single document. Facsimile, emailed PDFs and electronic signatures shall be deemed originals.

 

  e.

Further Efforts. The Parties hereto agree to use their reasonable best efforts to cooperate with one another to discharge their respective obligations under this Agreement and to satisfy the intents and purposes of this Agreement.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Earnout Equity Cancellation and Release Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY:
Nerdy Inc.
By:  

  

Name:  
Title:  
Nerdy LLC
By:  

  

Name:  
Title:  
HOLDER:

  

SIGNATURE PAGE TO EARNOUT EQUITY CANCELLATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT


Schedule A

 

Name of Earnout Equity Holder

  

Number of

Earnout Shares

  

Number of

Earnout Units

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