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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Amendment to Unit Purchase Agreement
As previously disclosed, on February 11, 2022, Northern Lights Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and 5AK, LLC, the Company’s sponsor (the “Sponsor”), entered into a definitive unit purchase agreement (the “Unit Purchase Agreement”) with SHF, LLC d/b/a Safe Harbor Financial, a Colorado limited liability company (the “Target”), SHF Holding Co., LLC, the sole member of the Target (the “Seller”), and Partner Colorado Credit Union, the sole member of the Seller (the “Seller Parent”), whereby the Company will purchase all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the Target from the Seller (the “Business Combination”).
As also previously disclosed, on September 19, 2022, the Company, the Sponsor, the Target, the Seller, and the Seller Parent entered into an amendment to the Unit Purchase Agreement to extend the Outside Date from August 31, 2022 until September 28, 2022 and provide for the deferral of $30 million of the $70 million in cash due to the Seller at the closing of the Business Combination. On September 22, 2022, the parties agreed to a Second Amendment to Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) providing for the deferral of a total of $50 million (the “Deferred Cash Consideration”) of the $70 million due to the Seller at the closing of the Business Combination. The purpose of deferral is to provide the Company with additional cash to support its post-closing activities. Pursuant to the Second Amendment, the Company will pay the Deferred Cash Consideration in one payment of $15,000,000 on or before December 15, 2022, and the $35,000,000 balance in six equal installments of $6,416,667, payable beginning on the first business day following April 1, 2023 and on the first business day of each of the following five fiscal quarters, for a total of $38,500,002 (which amount includes 5% interest annualized). The Deferred Cash Consideration may be prepaid by the Company, in whole or in part, at any time.
In consideration of the Seller’s and the Seller Parent’s agreement to the foregoing amendment to the Unit Purchase Agreement, and to secure the Company’s payment thereof, Luminous Capital USA Inc., an affiliate of the Sponsor (“Luminous”), has agreed to escrow 1,200,000 of the shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “Escrowed Shares”) to be received by Luminous at the closing of the Business Combination, such escrow to be evidenced by an escrow agreement with a third-party escrow agent reasonably acceptable to the parties and Luminous. The Escrowed Shares will be released to Luminous upon payment in full of the Deferred Cash Consideration. Luminous will meanwhile be entitled to vote all such Escrowed Shares.
The foregoing description is only a summary of the Second Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Anticipated Changes in PIPE Terms
As described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC and distributed to the stockholders on June 10, 2022 (the “June Proxy Statement”), in order to finance a portion of the purchase price payable under the Unit Purchase Agreement, and the costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “PIPE Securities Purchase Agreement”) with certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) concurrently with the execution of the Unit Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which such PIPE Investors committed to purchase $60 million of shares of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “PIPE Shares”) and warrants (the “PIPE Warrants”) to purchase up to a number of shares of the Class A Common Stock equal to 50% of shares of the Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the PIPE Shares (the “Conversion Shares”).
Based on further discussions with the PIPE Investors, the Company currently anticipates that the terms of the PIPE Securities Purchase Agreement, the PIPE Registration Rights Agreement, the PIPE Shares, the PIPE Warrants, and the Certificate of Designation to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware setting forth the preferences, rights and limitations of the PIPE Shares (the “PIPE Certificate of Designation”) will be amended as follows:
| ● | To provide that the Floor Price (as defined in the PIPE Certificate of Designation) will be reduced to $1.25 if and only if the Company’s stockholders provide the approval contemplated by Nasdaq Listing Standard Rule 5635(d) with respect to the issuance of the Conversion Shares based on a reduction of the Floor Price to $1.25 (the “Requisite Stockholder Approval”); provided, however, that no holder of Conversion Shares issued prior to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval will be allowed to vote such Conversion Shares for or against such proposal; | |
| ● | To provide that (i) as soon as practicable after the filing of the PIPE Certificate of Designation, but in any event not later than one hundred and twenty days (120) days after such filing date, the Company will call a special meeting of its stockholders to obtain the Requisite Stockholder Approval for the reduction of the Floor Price to $1.25 and (ii) the Company’s Board of Directors will recommend approval of such proposal; if the Requisite Stockholder Approval is not obtained at such a meeting, the Company will call additional meetings, and the Board of Directors will make such recommendation, at least once every six (6) months thereafter until the Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained (each such meeting, a “Subsequent Stockholder Meeting”); | |
| ● | To provide that the Sponsor and the Seller Parent will enter into voting agreements with the Company, pursuant to which the Sponsor and the Seller Parent will each agree to vote the securities of the Company held by such party at the time of each Subsequent Stockholder Meeting in favor of the Requisite Stockholder Approval; | |
| ● | To provide that if the Requisite Stockholder Approval is received and, on the date that the Requisite Stockholder Approval is received, if a prior scheduled downward adjustment of the Conversion Price (as defined in the PIPE Certificate of Designation) would have resulted in a Conversion Price lower than the prior Floor Price (the “Theoretical Adjustment Price”), then such Conversion Price shall be downwardly adjusted to the Theoretical Adjustment Price effective, automatically and without further action of the Company or any PIPE Investor, on the trading day immediately following the trading day upon which the Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained regardless of whether a scheduled downward adjustment of the Conversion Price would have otherwise occurred on such trading day; provided, however, in no event shall the Theoretical Adjustment Price be less than $1.25; and |
| ● | To provide that the issuance of any shares of Class A Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (as defined in the PIPE Securities Purchase Agreement) issued or issuable in connection with any bona fide strategic or commercial alliances, acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, licensing arrangements, and strategic partnerships, provided, that (x) the primary purpose of such issuance is not to raise capital as reasonably determined, (y) the purchaser or acquirer or recipient of the securities is not an entity that is primarily in the business of investing in securities and (z) the purchaser or acquirer or recipient of the securities in such issuance solely consists of either (A) the actual participants in such strategic or commercial alliance, strategic or commercial licensing arrangement or strategic or commercial partnership, (B) the actual owners of such assets or securities acquired in such acquisition or merger or (C) the stockholders, partners, employees, consultants, officers, directors or members of the foregoing persons, in each case, which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset, in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, and (z) the number or amount of securities issued to such persons by the Company shall not be disproportionate to each such person’s actual participation in (or fair market value of the contribution to) such strategic or commercial alliance or strategic or commercial partnership or ownership of such assets or securities to be acquired by the Company, as applicable, shall be exempt from the restrictions contained in the PIPE Securities Purchase Agreement on issuances of Class A Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents. | |
| ● | The Company has also agreed that 20% of the proceeds of the offering will be held in escrow as liquidated damages in the event that the agreed resale registration statement is not filed or declared effective in accordance with the PIPE Registration Rights Agreement. |
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The proposed Business Combination involving the Company and the Target was submitted to the stockholders of the Company for their consideration. The Company filed the June Proxy Statement with the SEC on June 10, 2022, which was distributed to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Company’s solicitation for proxies for the vote by the stockholders of the Company in connection with the proposed Business Combination and other matters as described in the June Proxy Statement. Before making any voting decision, the stockholders of the Company and other interested persons were advised to read the June Proxy Statement along with all other relevant documents filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed Business Combination and the Company’s solicitation of proxies for its special meeting of stockholders to be held to approve, among other things, the proposed Business Combination, because these documents contain important information about the Company, the Target, and the proposed Business Combination. The stockholders approved the Business Combination on June 28, 2022. On September 19, 2022 and September 21, 2022, the Company filed Current Reports on Form 8-K with the SEC to supplement certain sections of the June Proxy Statement (as supplemented to date, the “Amended Proxy Statement”), as described in such reports. Stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of the Amended Proxy Statement as well as other documents filed with the SEC regarding the proposed Business Combination and other documents filed with the SEC by the Company, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to Northern Lights Acquisition Corp., 10 East 53rd Street, Suite 3001, New York, NY, 10022, or by telephone at (615) 554-0044.
Participants in Solicitation
The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders with respect to the Business Combination. Information about those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in the Company is contained in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on June 2, 2021 in connection with its initial public offering, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on March 25, 2022, the Amended Proxy Statement, each of which was filed with the SEC and is available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Northern Lights Acquisition Corp., 10 East 53rd Street, Suite 3001, New York, NY, 10022.
The Seller, the Seller Parent, the Target, and their respective directors, managers, and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such parties and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination may be obtained by reading the Amended Proxy Statement.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “projection,” “outlook” or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to trends in the cannabis industry, including changes in U.S and state laws, rules, regulations and guidance relating to the Target’s services, the Target’s growth prospects and the Target’s market size, the Target’s projected financial and operational performance, including relative to its competitors, new product and service offerings the Target may introduce in the future, the proposed Business Combination, including the implied enterprise value, the expected post-closing ownership structure and the likelihood and ability of the parties to successfully consummate the Business Combination, the risk that the proposed Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of the Company’s securities, the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the proposed Business Combination, the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed Business Combination on the Company’s or the Target’s business relationships, performance, and business generally, the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Company or the Target related to the Unit Purchase Agreement or the proposed Business Combination, the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the price of the Company’s securities, including volatility resulting from changes in the competitive and highly regulated industry in which the Target plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting the Target’s business and changes in the combined capital structure, the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the proposed Business Combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities, and other statements regarding the Target’s and the Company’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
In addition to factors previously disclosed in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC, the Amended Proxy Statement, and those identified elsewhere in this communication, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: (i) the risk that the transactions contemplated by the Unit Purchase Agreement may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of the Company’s securities; (ii) the risk that the transactions contemplated by the Unit Purchase Agreement may not be completed by the Company’s Business Combination deadline as extended and the potential failure to obtain an additional extension of the Business Combination deadline if sought by the Company; (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Unit Purchase Agreement, including the satisfaction of the minimum cash amount following redemptions by the Company’s public stockholders and the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals; (iv) the lack of a third-party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the transactions contemplated by the Unit Purchase Agreement; (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Unit Purchase Agreement prior to closing; (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by the Unit Purchase Agreement on the Target’s business relationships, performance and business generally; (vii) risks that the transactions contemplated by the Unit Purchase Agreement disrupt current plans and operations of the Target; (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against the Target or the Company related to the Unit Purchase Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby; (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq Capital Market; (x) the price of the Company’s securities, including following the closing, may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and regulated industries in which the Target operates, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting the Target’s business and changes in the capital structure, and the dilutive impact of the shares to be issued in connection with the Business Combination, the private placement to be completed in conjunction with the Business Combination, and the terms of the Forward Purchase Agreement; (xi) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Unit Purchase Agreement, and identify and realize additional opportunities; (xii) the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which the Target operates, and the risk of changes in applicable law, rules, regulations and regulatory guidance that could adversely impact the Target’s operations; (xiii) the risk that the Target and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize the Target’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; (xiv) the risk that the Target may not achieve or sustain profitability; (xv) the risk that the Target will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; and (xvi) the risk that the Target experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations.
Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially, and potentially adversely, from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those forward-looking statements are based. There can be no assurance that the data contained herein is reflective of future performance to any degree. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. All information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof in the case of information about the Company and the Target or the date of such information in the case of information from persons other than the Company or the Target, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication. Forecasts and estimates regarding the Target’s industry and end markets are based on sources we believe to be reliable, however there can be no assurance these forecasts and estimates will prove accurate in whole or in part. Annualized, pro forma, projected, and estimated numbers are used for illustrative purpose only, are not forecasts and may not reflect actual results.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K relates to a proposed business combination between the Company and the Target and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release | |
| 10.1 | Second Amendment to Unit Purchase Agreement | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NORTHERN LIGHTS ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
| Date: September 23, 2022 | By: | /s/ John Darwin |
| John Darwin | ||
| Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||