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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2025

 

ScanTech AI Systems Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-42463   93-3502562

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

1735 Enterprise Drive

Buford, Georgia

  30518
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

+1 (470) 655-0886

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to 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
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   STAI   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 x

 

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.

 

Polar Subscription and Settlement Agreement

 

Previously, on December 31, 2024, ScanTech AI Systems Inc. (the “Company”) and Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (“Polar”) entered into a promissory note for a principal amount of $1,250,000 (the “Promissory Note”). On April 29, 2025, the Company, ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC (“SIBS”), and Polar entered into a subscription and settlement agreement (the “Polar Subscription and Settlement Agreement”), which (i) terminated the Promissory Note and released all collateral subject to the Promissory Note; (ii) released all claims held by the Company, SIBS and Polar in connection with the Promissory Note effective upon filing of the Company’s amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-284806) filed on February 10, 2025 (the “Resale Registration Statement”); and (iii) issued 1,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company (the “Common Stock”) to Polar to be registered on an amendment to the Resale Registration Statement. The Company is obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Resale Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than August 1, 2025. In the event the Resale Registration Statement is not declared effective by August 1, 2025, the Polar Subsctiption and Settlement Agreement will be deemed null and void, and the principal amount due pursuant to the Promisisory Note shall become immediately due and payable.

 

The foregoing is a summary of the Polar Subscription and Settlement Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Subscription and Settlement Agreement that is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

Redmond Subscription and Settlement Agreement

 

Previously, the Company, John Redmond (“Redmond”), and NACS, LLC (“NACS” and collectively with Redmond, referred to as “Redmond”) entered into various loan agreements for a total of $2,000,000 in principal amounts (the “Redmond Loans”). On April 29, 2025, the Company, SIBS, and Redmond entered into a subscription and settlement agreement (the “Redmond Subscription and Settlement Agreement”) to (i) terminate the Redmond Loans; (ii) release the collateral subject to the Redmond Loans; (iii) release all claims held by the Company, SIBS, NACS, and Redmond; (iv) provide the opportunity for Redmond to recoup $1,200,000 in principal owed via a Section 3(a)(10) offering on or before the date of filing of the amendment to the Resale Registration Statement, and to the extent all or a portion of the $1,200,000 is not recouped via a Section 3(a)(10) offering prior to the filing of the amendment to the Resale Registration Statement, then the remaining unattained portion shall be included in shares valued at $1.00 on the amendment to the Resale Registration Statement; and (v) 800,000 shares of Common Stock to be registered on the Resale Registration Statement.

 

Previously, on September 5, 2023, SIBS entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “BCA”) with Mars Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Island exempted company (“Mars”), the Company and other parties thereto, of which further closed on January 2, 2025. Pursuant to varios loan agreements between the Company, SIBS, and NACS, the Company was in default on such agreements if a closing did not occur by December 31, 2024. As such, on April 29, 2025, and effective as of January 2, 2025, the Company, SIBS, and NACS entered into a waiver and release (the “NACS Waiver”) to both extend the default date in the various loan agreements to January 2, 2025 and release all claims airisng under the various loan agreements by both parties.

 

The foregoing is a summary of the Redmond Subscription and Settlement Agreement and NACS Waiver are qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Redmond Subscription and Settlement Agreement and NACS Waiver that is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and Exhibit 10.3 and hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

York Stock Issuance Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of SIBS, York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC (“York”) received the right to receive sharing interests of the Company’s proceeds. On April 30, 2025, the Company, SIBS, and York entered into a stock issuance agreement (the “York Stock Issuance Agreement”) to both (i) release the Company and SIBS from the sharing interest granted to York; and (ii) issue York 1,700,000 shares of Common Stock of which 700,000 shares of Common Stock are to be registered on the Resale Registration Statement and 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to be registered on a second resale registration statement by August 28, 2025.

 

 


 

The foregoing is a summary of the York Stock Issuance Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the York Stock Issuance Agreement that is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.02.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

To the extent required by this Item 2.03, the information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

 

The Company expects to issue the shares underlying the Polar Subscription and Settlement Agreement, Redmond Subscription and Settlement Agreement, and York Stock Issuance Agreement in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act as a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
10.1   Polar Subscription and Settlement Agreement, dated April 29, 2025 entered into by and between the Company and Polar.
10.2   Redmond Subscription and Settlement Agreement, dated April 29, 2025 entered into by and between the Company and Redmond.
10.3   NACS Waiver, dated January 2, 2025, entered into by and between the Company, SIBS, and NACS.
10.4   York Stock Issuance Agreement, dated April 30, 2025 entered into by and between the Company, SIBS, and York.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 


 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Date: May 5, 2025 ScanTech AI Systems Inc.
   
  By: /s/ Dolan Falconer
  Name: Dolan Falconer
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

EX-10.1 2 tm2514020d1_ex10-1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

 

THE SECURITIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THERE ARE FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY BY PERSONS WHO CAN BEAR THE RISK OF THE LOSS OF THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT.

 

SUBSCRIPTION AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

 

This SUBSCRIPTION AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of April 29, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), by and between ScanTech AI Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SIBS” and, together with the Company, the “ScanTech Parties”), and Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund (“Polar”). The ScanTech Parties, and each of them, and Polar, are referred to as a “Party” or the “Parties” in this Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, the Company made a promissory note in favor of Polar dated December 31, 2024, in the aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000 (the “Note”).

 

WHEREAS, the ScanTech Parties and Polar have agreed to terminate the Amounts Due in exchange for the issuance of the Securities (as defined below).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions. Terms defined in the preamble and whereas clauses have the meaning given to them there, and the following terms have the following meanings:

 

(a)             “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such Person.

 

(b)             “Amounts Due” means all of the amounts due under the Note.

 

(c)             “Claims” means any and all actions, causes of action, claims, compensation, costs, damages, delay damages, demands, expenses, indebtedness, liabilities, liens, losses, obligations, rights of contribution, and rights of indemnity of every nature whatsoever, whether known, unknown, fixed, or contingent, that the releasing Party formerly owned or held, or currently owns or holds, or may by any means acquire in the future, that pertain to any events, actions, transactions, failures to act, occurrences, or circumstances in any way involving or relating to or arising out of, depending on, based in whole or in part on, or derivative of: (i) the facts or circumstances associated with the claims, counterclaims, crossclaims, third-party claims, defenses, and allegations asserted in any lawsuit; and (ii) any claims, counterclaims, crossclaims, third-party claims, defenses, and allegations that could have been asserted in the lawsuit.

 

(d)             “Control” of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. “Controlled,” “Controlling,” and “under common Control with” have correlative meanings.

 

(e)             “Resale Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-284806), filed with the SEC on February 10, 2025, as amended through the Effective Date.

 

 


 

(f)             “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), limited liability company, association, trust, or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

(g)             “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(h)             “Settled Claims” means, with respect to a Party, all Claims released by that Party pursuant to Section 4(b)(IV).

 

2.             Subscription and Related Matters.

 

(a)             Subscription. The Company hereby agrees to issue, and Polar (the “Subscriber”) hereby subscribes for, 1,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “Initial Securities”). In addition, if this Agreement is executed by Polar on or prior to April 30, 2025, then the Company hereby agrees to issue, and Polar hereby subscribes for, an additional 250,000 shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “Additional Securities,” and, together with the Initial Securities, the “Securities”).

 

3.             Registration Rights.

 

(a)             Registration Procedures. Subject to the Resale Registration Share Cap (as defined below), the Company shall file promptly an amendment to the Resale Registration Statement providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis of, the Registrable Shares then held by Polar pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, taking into account that the Company may also have to respond to comments from the SEC in connection with filing such amendment to the Resale Registration Statement. Upon filing the amendment to the Resale Registration Statement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Resale Registration Statement to be declared effective by no later than August 1, 2025 (the “Effectiveness Deadline”), keep such Resale Registration Statement effective with the SEC at all times, re-file such Resale Registration Statement upon its expiration, and cooperate in any amendment or supplementation of the prospectus related to the Resale Registration Statement as may be reasonably requested by the Company or as otherwise required, until such time as all Registrable Shares that could be sold under the Resale Registration Statement have been sold or are no longer outstanding.

 

(b)             Registrable Shares. For the purpose of this Section 3, the term “Registrable Shares” means the Securities; provided, however, that a Security shall cease to be a Registrable Share upon the earliest to occur of the following: (i) the Resale Registration Statement registering such Security under the Securities Act has been declared or becomes effective and such Security has been sold or otherwise transferred by the holder thereof pursuant to and in a manner contemplated by such effective Resale Registration Statement, (ii) such Security is sold pursuant to Rule 144 under circumstances in which any legend borne by such security relating to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or otherwise, is removed by the Company, (iii) the first date such security is eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitation as to volume of sales, holding period, current public information, and without the holder complying with any method of sale requirements or notice requirements under Rule 144, or (iv) such Security shall cease to be outstanding following its issuance.

 

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(c)           Rule 415; Cutback. If the SEC prevents the Company from including any or all of the Registrable Shares in the Resale Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 under the Securities Act or requires Polar to be named as an “underwriter,” the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to persuade, consistent with applicable law, the SEC that the offering contemplated by such Resale Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the registrant” as described in Rule 415 and that Polar is not an “underwriter.” In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 3(c), the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove from such Resale Registration Statement only such portion of the Registrable Shares (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Shares, in each of (i) and (ii), as the SEC requires to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415.

 

(d)           Prospectus Suspension. Polar acknowledges that there may be times when the Company must suspend the use of the prospectus forming a part of the Resale Registration Statement until such time as an amendment to such Resale Registration Statement has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the SEC, or until such time as the Company has filed an appropriate report with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Polar hereby covenants that it will not sell any Registrable Shares pursuant to said prospectus during the period commencing at the time at which the Company gives Polar notice of the suspension of the use of said prospectus and ending at the time the Company gives Polar notice that Polar may thereafter effect sales pursuant to said prospectus.

 

(e)           Resale Registration Share Cap. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3, in no event shall the Company register more than a total of 12,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on the Resale Registration Statement (the “Resale Registration Share Cap”).

 

(f)           Existing Shares on Resale Registration Statement. The Company agrees to keep in the Resale Registration Statement, and future amendments thereto, the existing (i) 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock that were initially on the Resale Registration Statement and allocated to Polar, and (ii) 2,553,181 shares of Common Stock that were initially on the Resale Registration Statement and allocated to Seaport Group SIBS LLC.

 

(g)           No New Registration. The Company shall not make any confidential submission with the SEC or file with the SEC any registration statement relating to its securities (other than the Resale Registration Statement) prior to the date the Resale Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC.

 

4.             Settlement, Termination, Release, and Related Matters.

 

(a)           Agreement Termination. In the event the Resale Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Effectiveness Deadline or the Company does not fully comply with the terms of Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement, all of the following shall occur: (i) this Agreement shall be deemed to be void ab initio and of no further force or effect; and (ii) the Amounts Due shall become immediately due and payable to Polar as if this Agreement had never been entered into.

 

(b)           Agreement Satisfaction. In the event the Resale Registration Statement is declared effective by the Effectiveness Deadline and the Company complies with the terms of Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement, all of the following shall occur:

 

(I) Termination. The Parties hereby terminate each of the Amounts Due and agree to accept in lieu of and in exchange for the Amounts Due, the Securities (with respect to Polar) and release all Settled Claims (with respect to all Parties). Such termination includes all principal and interest owed or owing under the Amounts Due and any other amounts due or that could be due under the Amounts Due. The Amounts Due are extinguished in their entirety.

 

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(II) Release of Collateral. Within 1 business day following the effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement, Polar shall release or cause to be released any and all security interest in any and all collateral that secures any of the Amounts Due.

 

(III) Scope of Release. The Parties expressly agree that the releases set forth in this Section 4 shall be construed, to the extent legally permissible, as broadly as possible to encompass all claims, rights, causes of action, and liabilities arising from or relating to the issues and matters described in this Agreement.

 

(IV) Mutual Release.

 

(A) As material inducement for, and in consideration of, this Agreement, Polar, upon effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement, for itself and its present, former, and future parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, divisions, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, affiliates, trusts, representatives, agents, and attorneys, and their respective present, former, and future directors, officers, stockholders, managers, members, partners, employees, trustees, agents, and attorneys, hereby fully, finally, forever, and unconditionally release and discharge the other Parties and its present, former, and future parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, divisions, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, affiliates, trusts, representatives, agents, and attorneys, and their respective present, former, and future directors, officers, stockholders, managers, members, partners, employees, trustees, agents, and attorneys to the fullest extent permitted by law, of and from any and all Claims arising under or related to the Amounts Due (or any one or more of the Amounts Due) that could have been asserted in a lawsuit.

 

(B) As material inducement for, and in consideration of, this Agreement, each Party hereto other than Polar, upon effectiveness of the Resale Registration Statement, for itself and its present, former, and future parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, divisions, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, affiliates, trusts, representatives, agents, and attorneys, and their respective present, former, and future directors, officers, stockholders, managers, members, partners, employees, trustees, agents, and attorneys, hereby fully, finally, forever, and unconditionally release and discharge the other Parties and its present, former, and future parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, divisions, general and limited partnerships, limited liability companies, affiliates, trusts, representatives, agents, and attorneys, and their respective present, former, and future directors, officers, stockholders, managers, members, partners, employees, trustees, agents, and attorneys to the fullest extent permitted by law, of and from any and all Claims arising under or related to the Amounts Due (or any one or more of the Amounts Due) that could have been asserted in a lawsuit.

 

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(c)             Attorneys’ Fees. Each Party agrees to bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with the Settled Claims.

 

(d)             Breach of Agreement Not Released. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed as releasing any claim arising from a breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any representations, warranties, or covenants herein, or any obligation created hereby.

 

(e)             Covenant Not to Sue. Each Party hereby covenants and promises never to assert, file, or make on its behalf, or on behalf of its parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, divisions, general and limited partnerships and limited liability companies, entities, affiliates, trusts, heirs, successors, assigns, representatives, agents, and attorneys, and their respective present, former, and future directors, officers, stockholders, managers, members, partners, employees, and trustees, a lawsuit, action, charge, complaint, or other claim or proceeding in any court, arbitration, or other forum or tribunal whatsoever asserting any claim or demand against the other Party that is within the scope of the Settled Claims under this Agreement.

 

(f)             Indemnification for Settled Claims. If a third person claimant makes or institutes any Settled Claim against a Party because of any purported or actual assignment, subrogation or transfer of that Settled Claim from any party hereto, such Party shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other Party against that Settled Claim and shall pay and satisfy that Settled Claim provided it is a bona fide claim, including necessary and reasonable expenses of investigation and attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

(g)             Complete Authority. Each Party further warrants, covenants, and represents that it has the sole, exclusive, and complete right and authority to pursue its respective Settled Claims and to enter into this Agreement resolving its respective Settled Claims.

 

(h)             No Assignment. Each Party warrants, covenants, and represents that as of the Effective Date it has not assigned, transferred, or conveyed, or purported to have assigned, transferred, or conveyed, to any person or entity, any of the Settled Claims.

 

5.             Cooperation. Each Party agrees to cooperate fully with the other Parties in the performance of this Agreement and to undertake such actions and provide such information as necessary to fulfill the terms of this Agreement. This includes, but is not limited to, providing timely responses to information requests, attending necessary meetings, and executing related documents, including relating to the Settled Claims. Each Party shall act in good faith and take all necessary steps to assist the other Parties in achieving the objectives of this Agreement.

 

6.             Other Agreements.

 

(a)             Leak-Out Agreements with Other Investors. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate a leak-out agreement with each of the Selling Securityholders (as defined in the Resale Registration Statement), other than Polar, for which 300,000 or more shares of the Company’s common stock are being registered for resale by such Selling Securityholder on the Resale Registration Statement.

 

(b)             Leak-Out Agreement with Silverback. The Company shall use its best efforts to negotiate a leak-out and/or staggered registration for the proposed financing transaction with Silverback Capital Corporation currently under consideration by the Company in the form of a financing of between $2.5 million and $4 million and an approximately $300,000 financing.

 

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7.             Representations and Warranties of Subscriber. Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to the ScanTech Parties, as of the date hereof and as of the Effective Date, as follows:

 

(a)             Subscriber is agreeing to purchase the Securities solely for Subscriber’s own account and for investment and not with a view toward the distribution thereof. Subscriber understands that the Securities for which Subscriber is subscribing will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws and therefore cannot be resold unless registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or unless an exemption from registration is available. Subscriber acknowledges that because of the restrictions on the transferability of the Securities, the Subscriber must bear the economic risk of Subscriber’s investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time.

 

(b)             Subscriber is familiar with the business and financial condition and operations of the Company. Subscriber has had access to such information concerning the Company and the Securities as the Subscriber deems necessary to enable it to make an informed investment decision concerning the purchase of the Securities. Subscriber understands the risks associated with an investment in the Securities and is financially capable of bearing the economic risk of this investment and could afford the loss of the total amount of this investment.

 

(c)             Subscriber has all requisite authority (and in the case of an individual, the capacity) to purchase the Securities, enter into this Agreement and to perform all the obligations required to be performed by the undersigned hereunder, and such purchase will not contravene any law, rule or regulation binding on the undersigned or any investment guideline or restriction applicable to the Subscriber.

 

(d)             Subscriber presently qualifies as an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act), with such sufficient knowledge and experience with financial and business matters to enable Subscriber to evaluate the risks and merits of the investment in the Securities contemplated hereunder.

 

(e)             Subscriber: (i) does not have an overall commitment to investments that are not readily marketable that is disproportionate to its net worth, and its investment in the Securities will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive and (ii) has adequate net worth and means of providing for the Subscriber’s current needs and personal contingencies to sustain a complete loss of the Subscriber’s investment in the Securities and has no need for liquidity in Subscriber’s investment in the Securities.

 

(f)             Subscriber is fully aware that the Securities are being issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption provided for by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and/or Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, and similar exemptions provided under state securities laws on the grounds that no public offering is involved, and that the representations, warranties and agreements set forth in this Agreement are essential to the claiming of such exemptions.

 

(g)             Subscriber: (i) is purchasing the Securities with Subscriber’s own funds and not with the funds of any other person, firm or entity; (ii) is acquiring the Securities for Subscriber’s own account; and (iii) has no reason to anticipate a change in personal circumstances, financial or otherwise, that would cause Subscriber to sell or distribute, or necessitate or require any sale or distribution of, the Securities, and no other person, firm or entity has or will have any beneficial interest in the Securities.

 

(h)             Subscriber is organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with its principal place of business at 41 Madison Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, NY 10010.

 

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8.             General Provisions.

 

(a)             Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The Parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the greatest extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

 

(b)             Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.

 

(c)             Jurisdiction. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement. Each Party hereto agrees that it must bring any action between the parties hereto arising out of or related to this Agreement in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court of Chancery”) or, to the extent the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts (the “Delaware Federal Court”) or, to the extent neither the Court of Chancery nor the Delaware Federal Court has subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware.

 

(d)             Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the parties and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(e)             Binding Effect. Unless otherwise provided, this Agreement, and the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions, obligations, undertakings, rights, and benefits hereto shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective predecessors, heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, successors, assignees, licensees, and transferees, whether by license, sale, merger, reverse merger, sale of stock, consolidation, insolvency, sale of assets, operation of law, or otherwise without limitation. No Party may transfer its respective rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

(f)              Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in as many counterparts as there are parties to the Agreement (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), all of which counterparts shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and delivered this Agreement, or caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered, as of the date first set forth above.

 

  COMPANY
  ScanTech AI Systems Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Dolan Falconer
    Name: Dolan Falconer
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  SIBS
  ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC
       
  BY: ScanTech AI Systems, Inc., its Manager
     
  By: /s/ Dolan Falconer
    Name: Dolan Falconer
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  POLAR
       
  Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund
       
  BY: Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., its investment advisor
   
  By: /s/ Kristie Moore
    Name: Kristie Moore
    Title: Legal Counsel
     
  By: /s/ Michelle Li
    Name: Michelle Li
    Title: Deputy CFO

 

[Signature Page to Subscription and Settlement Agreement (Polar)]

 

 

 

EX-10.2 3 tm2514020d1_ex10-2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2

Exhibit 10.2

 

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS HEREIN, THE SECURITIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THERE ARE FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY BY PERSONS WHO CAN BEAR THE RISK OF THE LOSS OF THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT.

 

SUBSCRIPTION AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

 

This SUBSCRIPTION AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of April 29, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), by and between ScanTech AI Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SIBS” and, together with the Company, the “ScanTech Parties”), John Redmond, an individual resident of the state of Maryland (“JR”) and NACS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“NACS” and, together with JR, the “JR Parties”). The ScanTech Parties, and each of them, and the JR Parties, and each of them, are referred to as a “Party” or the “Parties” in this Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to various agreements, the JR Parties (or one or more of the JR Parties individually) provided approximately $1,200,000 to the ScanTech Parties in the form of short term loans to pay for SIBS payroll and other costs (the “JR Short Term Loans”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to various agreements, the JR Parties (or one or more of the JR Parties individually) provided approximately $800,000 (including principal and interest) to the ScanTech Parties in the form of loans and agreements between one or more of the ScanTech Parties and one or more of the JR Parties (the “JR Other Loans” and, together with the JR Short Term Loans, the “JR Loans”).

 

WHEREAS, the ScanTech Parties and the JR Parties have agreed to terminate the JR Short Term Loans and the JR Other Loans in exchange for the issuance of the Securities (as defined below), as further set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions. Terms defined in the preamble and whereas clauses have the meaning given to them there, and the following terms have the following meanings:

 

(a)             “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such Person.

 

(b)             “Claims” means any and all actions, causes of action, claims, compensation, costs, damages, delay damages, demands, expenses, indebtedness, liabilities, liens, losses, obligations, rights of contribution, and rights of indemnity of every nature whatsoever, whether known, unknown, fixed, or contingent, that the releasing Party formerly owned or held, or currently owns or holds, or may by any means acquire in the future, that pertain to any events, actions, transactions, failures to act, occurrences, or circumstances in any way involving or relating to or arising out of, depending on, based in whole or in part on, or derivative of: (i) the facts or circumstances associated with the claims, counterclaims, crossclaims, third-party claims, defenses, and allegations asserted in any lawsuit; and (ii) any claims, counterclaims, crossclaims, third-party claims, defenses, and allegations that could have been asserted in the lawsuit.

 

 


 

(c)             “Control” of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. “Controlled,” “Controlling,” and “under common Control with” have correlative meanings.

 

(d)             “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), limited liability company, association, trust, or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

(e)             “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(f)             “Settled Claims” means, with respect to a Party, all Claims released by that Party pursuant to Section 3(e) and Section 3(f).

 

2.             Subscriptions.

 

(a)             The Company shall provide the JR Parties with the opportunity to participate in a “Section 3(a)(10)” offering to recoup up to $1,200,000 (the “Specified Amount”) under the JR Short Term Loans. If the claim for such “Section 3(a)(10)” offering is accepted and the JR Parties have recouped some amount of cash up to the Specified Amount in connection therewith, in each case prior to the filing of the April/May Form S-1 (as defined below), then the JR Short Term Loans and all amounts due thereunder will be deemed satisfied to the extent of such cash and will be deemed satisfied in full if such amount of cash equals the Specified Amount. If the claim for such “Section 3(a)(10)” offering is not accepted in full and/or the JR Parties have not recouped an amount of cash equal to the Specified Amount in connection therewith, in each case prior to the filing of the April/May Form S-1 for any reason, then the Company hereby agrees to issue, and NACS (the “Subscriber”) hereby subscribes for (for no additional consideration), a number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to (on a $1 per share basis) $1,200,000, minus the amount of cash recouped by JR in connection with such “Section 3(a)(10)” offering prior to the filing of the April/May Form S-1 (if any), pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “Specified Securities”) and the JR Short Term Loans and all amounts due thereunder will be deemed satisfied in full (provided that all such shares shall be covered by the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, which is currently anticipated to be filed with the SEC on or before May 15, 2025 (the “April/May Form S-1”)).

 

(b)             The Company agrees to issue, and the Subscriber hereby subscribes for (for no additional consideration), 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (together with the Specified Securities, the “Securities”), subject to the terms of this Agreement (provided that all such shares shall be covered by the April/May Form S-1).

 

3.             Settlement, Release, and Related Matters.

 

(a)             Termination. The Parties hereby terminate each of the JR Loans at the Effective Date and agrees to accept in lieu of and in exchange for the JR Loans, the Securities or “Section 3(a)(10)” proceeds (with respect to the JR Parties) and release all Settled Claims (with respect to all applicable Parties), in each case as further provided herein. Such termination includes all principal and interest owed or owing under the JR Loans and any other amounts due or that could be due under the JR Loans. The JR Loans are extinguished in their entirety.

 

(b)             Release of Collateral. Within one (1) business day following the Effective Date, the JR Parties shall release or cause to be released any and all of their security interest in any and all collateral that secures any of the JR Loans.

 

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(c)             Scope of Release. The Parties expressly agree that the releases set forth in this Section 4 shall be construed, to the extent legally permissible, as broadly as possible to encompass all claims, rights, causes of action, and liabilities arising from or relating to the issues and matters described in this Agreement.

 

(d)             Attorneys’ Fees. Each Party agrees to bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with the Settled Claims.

 

(e)             Release by the JR Parties. The JR Parties, each on behalf of itself, its Affiliates, agents, securityholders, representatives, attorneys, advisors, employees, officers, managers, directors, partners, administrators, predecessors, successors, heirs and assigns, hereby fully and forever releases and discharges each of the ScanTech Parties, Dolan Falconer, Karl Brenza and the members of the board of directors of the Company and each of their Affiliates, from any and all Claims, known or unknown, contingent or non-contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, matured, anticipated or unanticipated, in any way arising from or related to the JR Loans or any other dealings with any JR Party or any its Affiliates, agents, securityholders, representatives, attorneys, advisors, employees, officers, managers, directors, partners, administrators, predecessors, successors, heirs and assigns, from the beginning of time to the date hereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2023, by and among the ScanTech Parties and the other parties thereto, as amended from time to time), except for those claims arising from the breach of, or enforcement of, this Agreement. The JR Parties acknowledge that, to the extent not already terminated, the JR Loans shall be deemed terminated and shall be of no further force or effect.

 

(f)             Release by ScanTech Parties. Each of the ScanTech Parties, on behalf of itself, its Affiliates, agents, securityholders, representatives, attorneys, advisors, employees, officers, managers, directors, partners, administrators, predecessors, successors, heirs and assigns (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Dolan Falconer and Karl Brenza), hereby fully and forever releases and discharges each of the JR Parties and each of their Affiliates from any and all Claims, known or unknown, contingent or non-contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, matured, anticipated or unanticipated, in any way arising from or related to the JR Loans or any other dealings with any ScanTech Party or any its Affiliates, agents, securityholders, representatives, attorneys, advisors, employees, officers, managers, directors, partners, administrators, predecessors, successors, heirs and assigns, from the beginning of time to the date hereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the transactions contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2023, by and among the ScanTech Parties and the other parties thereto, as amended from time to time), except for those claims arising from the breach of, or enforcement of, this Agreement.

 

(g)             Breach of Agreement Not Released. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed as releasing any claim arising from a breach of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any representations, warranties, or covenants herein, or any obligation created hereby.

 

(h)             Covenant Not to Sue. Each Party hereby covenants and promises never to assert, file, or make on its behalf, or on behalf of its parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, divisions, general and limited partnerships and limited liability companies, entities, affiliates, trusts, heirs, successors, assigns, representatives, agents, and attorneys, and their respective present, former, and future directors, officers, stockholders, managers, members, partners, employees, and trustees, a lawsuit, action, charge, complaint, or other claim or proceeding in any court, arbitration, or other forum or tribunal whatsoever asserting any claim or demand against the other Party that is within the scope of the Settled Claims under this Agreement.

 

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(i)             Indemnification for Settled Claims. If a third person claimant makes or institutes any Settled Claim against a Party because of any purported or actual assignment, subrogation or transfer of that Settled Claim from any party hereto, such Party shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other Party against that Settled Claim and shall pay and satisfy that Settled Claim provided it is a bona fide claim, including necessary and reasonable expenses of investigation and attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

(j)             Complete Authority. Each Party further warrants, covenants, and represents that it has the sole, exclusive, and complete right and authority to pursue its respective Settled Claims and to enter into this Agreement resolving its respective Settled Claims.

 

(k)            No Assignment. Each Party warrants, covenants, and represents that as of the Effective Date it has not assigned, transferred, or conveyed, or purported to have assigned, transferred, or conveyed, to any person or entity, any of the Settled Claims.

 

4.             Confidentiality. The Parties agree that they will not, at any time, without the express written consent of the other Party or Parties, communicate, disclose, or acknowledge the terms of this Agreement, to any person or entity except: (i) as may be required to enforce the terms of this Agreement; (ii) as may be required by law; (iii) as may be required in response to a subpoena or other discovery request, or otherwise required by any applicable rule, statute, or court order; (iv) to the Parties’ respective attorneys, affiliates, investors, auditors, insurers, accountants, trustees, and/or financial advisors on a need-to-know basis only; and (v) as may be requested or otherwise required by any potential acquirer, purchaser, or target in the course of due diligence or negotiations concerning the terms of any acquisition, merger, or sale of either party, provided first that the potential acquirer, purchaser, target, or similar party to such transaction shall execute a non-disclosure agreement safeguarding the confidentiality of this Agreement to substantially the same extent as provided for in this Section. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the Company may disclose this Agreement (including the filing of this Agreement as an exhibit) in its filings with the SEC, to the extent required by the rules and regulations of the SEC in the Company’s sole determination.

 

5.             Cooperation. Each Party agrees to cooperate fully with the other Parties in the performance of this Agreement and to undertake such actions and provide such information as reasonably necessary to fulfill the terms of this Agreement. This includes, but is not limited to, providing timely responses to information requests, attending necessary meetings, and executing related documents, including relating to the Settled Claims. Each Party shall act in good faith and take all necessary steps to assist the other Parties in achieving the objectives of this Agreement.

 

6.             Representations and Warranties of Subscriber. The Subscriber hereby represents and warrants to each of the ScanTech Parties, as of the Effective Date and as of the date of the issuance to the Subscriber of any of the Securities, as follows:

 

(a)            Subscriber is agreeing to purchase the applicable Securities solely for Subscriber’s own account and for investment and not with a view toward the distribution thereof. Subscriber understands that the Securities for which Subscriber is subscribing will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or applicable state securities laws and therefore cannot be resold unless registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or unless an exemption from registration is available, in each case, unless and until the effectiveness of the April/May Form S-1 (such date of effectiveness, the “Form S-1 Effective Date”). Until the Form S-1 Effective Date, Subscriber acknowledges that because of the restrictions on the transferability of the Securities, the Subscriber must bear the economic risk of Subscriber’s investment in the Securities for an indefinite period of time. Subscriber understands and agrees that the Securities may bear certain legends noting the restrictions on the sale and transferability of the Securities.

 

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(b)            Subscriber is familiar with the business and financial condition and operations of the Company. Subscriber has had access to such information concerning the Company and the Securities as the Subscriber deems necessary to enable it to make an informed investment decision concerning the purchase of the Securities. Subscriber understands the risks associated with an investment in the Securities and is financially capable of bearing the economic risk of this investment and could afford the loss of the total amount of this investment.

 

(c)            Subscriber has all requisite authority (and in the case of an individual, the capacity) to purchase the Securities, enter into this Agreement and to perform all the obligations required to be performed by the undersigned hereunder, and such purchase will not contravene any law, rule or regulation binding on the undersigned or any investment guideline or restriction applicable to the Subscriber.

 

(d)            Subscriber presently qualifies as an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act), with such sufficient knowledge and experience with financial and business matters to enable Subscriber to evaluate the risks and merits of the investment in the Securities contemplated hereunder.

 

(e)            Subscriber: (i) does not have an overall commitment to investments that are not readily marketable that is disproportionate to its net worth, and its investment in the Securities will not cause such overall commitment to become excessive and (ii) has adequate net worth and means of providing for the Subscriber’s current needs and personal contingencies to sustain a complete loss of the Subscriber’s investment in the Securities and has no need for liquidity in the Subscriber’s investment in the Securities.

 

(f)             Subscriber is fully aware that the Securities are being issued and sold in reliance upon the exemption provided for by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and/or Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, and similar exemptions provided under state securities laws on the grounds that no public offering is involved, and that the representations, warranties and agreements set forth in this Agreement are essential to the claiming of such exemptions.

 

(g)            Subscriber: (i) is purchasing the Securities with Subscriber’s own funds (or in exchange for the termination of the JR Loans, as provided herein) and not with the funds of any other person, firm or entity; (ii) is acquiring the Securities for Subscriber’s own account; and (iii) has no reason to anticipate a change in personal circumstances, financial or otherwise, that would cause Subscriber to sell or distribute, or necessitate or require any sale or distribution of, the Securities, and no other person, firm or entity has or will have any beneficial interest in the Securities.

 

(h)             JR is a resident of the state of Maryland. NACS is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business in the state of Maryland.

 

7.             Representations and Warranties of ScanTech Parties. Each ScanTech Party hereby represents and warrants to each of the JR Parties, as of the Effective Date and as of the date of the issuance to the Subscriber of any of the Securities, that such ScanTech Party has all requisite authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform all the obligations required to be performed by the undersigned hereunder, and such entry will not contravene any law, rule or regulation binding on such ScanTech Party or any investment guideline or restriction applicable to such ScanTech Party.

 

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8.             Indemnification. The JR Parties each agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of the ScanTech Parties and their founders, managers, directors, officers, agents, attorneys, representatives and other members from any and all losses to any of them arising out of the breach of any of their agreements, representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement. The ScanTech Parties each agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of the JR Parties and their founders, managers, directors, officers, agents, attorneys, representatives and other members from any and all losses to any of them arising out of the breach of any of their agreements, representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement.1 All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement and the indemnification contained in this Section 9 shall survive the acceptance of this Agreement and the purchase and sale of the Securities.

 

9.             General Provisions.

 

(a)             Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The Parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the greatest extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

 

(b)             Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.

 

(c)             Jurisdiction. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement. Each Party hereto agrees that it must bring any action between the parties hereto arising out of or related to this Agreement in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court of Chancery”) or, to the extent the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts (the “Delaware Federal Court”) or, to the extent neither the Court of Chancery nor the Delaware Federal Court has subject matter jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware.

 

(d)             Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the Parties and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(e)             Binding Effect. Unless otherwise provided, this Agreement, and the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions, obligations, undertakings, rights, and benefits hereto shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective predecessors, heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, successors, assignees, licensees, and transferees, whether by license, sale, merger, reverse merger, sale of stock, consolidation, insolvency, sale of assets, operation of law, or otherwise without limitation. No Party may transfer its respective rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

(f)             Approval by Company’s Board of Directors. The Parties hereby expressly agree that neither this Agreement nor any provision of this Agreement will become effective unless and until this Agreement has been approved by the Company’s board of directors. The Company agrees to present this Agreement for approval at the next meeting of the Company’s board of directors that takes place after the Effective Date.

 

(g)             Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in as many counterparts as there are parties to the Agreement (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), all of which counterparts shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

 

 

1 Note to Draft: We see no reason why this provision should not apply “both ways”.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and delivered this Agreement, or caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered, as of the date first set forth above.

 

  COMPANY
  ScanTech AI Systems Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Dolan Falconer
    Name: Dolan Falconer
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  SIBS
  ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Dolan Falconer
    Name: Dolan Falconer
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  JR
    John Redmond
     
    /s/ John Redmond
    John Redmond

 

  NACS
  NACS, LLC
       
  By: /s/ John Redmond
    Name: John Redmond
    Title: Manager

 

[Signature Page to Subscription and Settlement Agreement]

 

 

 

EX-10.3 4 tm2514020d1_ex10-3.htm EXHIBIT 10.3

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT

 

This Supplemental Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into effective as of January 2, 2025 (“Effective Date”), by and among Karl Brenza (“Brenza”), ScanTech AI Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”), ScanTech Identification Beam Systems LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ScanTech”), and NACS LLC and its affiliates (“NACS”). Brenza, Pubco, ScanTech, and NACS are collectively referred to as the “Parties” and each individually as a “Party”.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, ScanTech, Pubco, and the Mars Acquisition Corp. (“Mars”) are parties to that certain Business Combination Agreement dated September 5, 2023, as amended (collectively with any amendments, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which the parties thereto agreed, at the Closing thereunder (as defined therein), to effect a business combination transaction pursuant to which, among other things, ScanTech shall merge with certain other entities and become a subsidiary of Pubco, and ScanTech shall continue in business as the operating company under Pubco, shares of which are listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market under ticker symbol STAI upon the Closing of the Company Merger. The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Business Combination”;

 

WHEREAS, the Closing occurred on January 2, 2025; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

 

A.            Definitions.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“Affiliate” means, for a company, any related party, entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by the company or one or more of its intermediaries or entity under common control of the company or having any affiliation with the company.

 

“Closing” means the closing of the transactions comprising the Company Merger as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

 

“Closing Date” means the date on which the Closing occurs.

 

B.            Extension of Dates under Relevant Agreements.

 

The applicable terms of relevant NACS agreements related to the Closing (the “NACS Agreements”) are hereby extended through and including January 2, 2025. Specifically, although the NACS Agreements may provide that if the Closing does not occur on or before December 31, 2024, then there is a default under such agreement, the parties hereto agree to extend the foregoing deadline through and including January 2, 2025.

 

 


 

C.            Waiver of Rights Related to the Closing

 

NACS hereby agrees that it shall not issue a notice of default or exercise any rights or remedies under the NACS Agreements as a result of the deadline extension.

 

D.            Release

 

NACS and its affiliates (individually and collectively, the “NACS Releasors”), jointly and severally hereby release Brenza of and from any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, liabilities or obligations relating to the NACS Agreements and hereby waive any and all claims NACS and its affiliates may have against Brenza with respect thereto. Brenza and his affiliates (individually and collectively, the “Brenza Releasors”), jointly and severally hereby release NACS and John Redmond of and from any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, liabilities or obligations relating to the NACS Agreements and hereby waive any and all claims Brenza and his affiliates may have against NACS or John Redmond with respect thereto.

 

E.            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

(a)            Each Party represents and warrants to the other Parties that:

 

(i) It has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(ii) This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

 

(iii) The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by such Party does not conflict with or violate any agreement, instrument, order, judgment, or applicable law to which it is subject or by which it is bound.

 

F.             MISCELLANEOUS

 

(a)             Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule.

 

(b)            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

(c)            Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by all Parties hereto.

 

(d)            Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

 

(e)            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(f)             Conflicts. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any agreement applicable after the Closing, the provisions of this Agreement shall control with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.

 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement effective as of the date first written above.

 

  SCANTECH IDENTIFICATION BEAM SYSTEMS LLC
   
  By: /s/ Dolan Falconer
    Dolan Falconer
    Chief Executive Officer

 

Acknowledged and agreed as at the date first above written.

 

  By: /s/ Karl Brenza
  Karl Brenza

 

  SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC.
   
  By: /s/ Dolan Falconer
    Dolan Falconer
    Chief Executive Officer

 

  NACS LLC
   
  By: /s/ John Redmond
    John Redmond,
    Manager

 

 

 

 

EX-10.4 5 tm2514020d1_ex10-4.htm EXHIBIT 10.4

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT

 

This Stock Issuance Agreement (“Agreement”) is dated as of April 30, 2025, by and between ScanTech AI Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SIBS” and together with the Company, the “ScanTech Entities”), York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, a New York limited liability company (“York”) on behalf of certain funds or accounts managed or advised by it or its affiliates, TH Investor, LP a Delaware limited partnership (“THI”) John Redmond (“JR”), and NACS, LLC (“NACS” and, together with York and JR, the “Non-STAI Parties”). The ScanTech Entities, and each of them, and the Non-STAI Parties, and each of them, are referred to as a “Party” or together the “Parties” in this Agreement. The capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them in Appendix 1 hereof.

 

WHEREAS, SIBS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

WHEREAS, Section 6.08 of the Fifth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of SIBS (the “Operating Agreement”) grants certain affiliates of York the right to receive a sharing interest, subject to certain exceptions provided therein (the “Operating Agreement Sharing Interest”), in the proceeds or other consideration, including stock or other securities (such aggregate amount, the “Proceeds”), that the Company receives, or the Company’s debt or equity holders receive as a distribution from the Company or as proceeds relating to the sale of their interests, whether in connection with the liquidation, sale, recapitalization, merger, initial public offering or other transaction, the distribution of profits or other proceeds or otherwise.

 

WHEREAS, Section 2.03 of that certain Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of August 14, 2013, by and between SIBS, certain entities managed or advised by an affiliate of York, York, JR, NACS, and the other parties thereto, also contains a sharing interest provision (together with the Operating Agreement Sharing Interest, the “Sharing Interest”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue, and an entity managed by an affiliate of York has agreed to receive, in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, the securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement in satisfaction of the ScanTech Entities’ obligation to pay to York the Sharing Interest.

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to evidence and confirm the release of the ScanTech Entities from their obligations to York under the Sharing Interest.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows.

 

SECTION 1.           STOCK ISSUANCE

 

1.1            Share Issuance. The Company shall issue to THI, an entity managed by an affiliate of York, 1,700,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), as soon as practicable with a best efforts target date of 3 days following the date hereof (the “Issuance Deadline”). The Company shall instruct its transfer agent to register the Shares in book-entry form in THI’s name on the Company’s share register, free and clear of all restrictive and all other legends (except as expressly provided in Section 4.2 hereof) and shall cause its transfer agent to prepare and deliver to THI an account statement reflecting the issuance as promptly as possible following the date hereof and, in any event, by no later than the Issuance Deadline.

 

1.2            Settlement and Release. York acknowledges and agrees that the issuance and delivery by the Company of the Shares represents the satisfaction of the ScanTech Entities’ obligation to pay a Sharing Interest under the Operating Agreement and the Purchase Agreement (and any corresponding provision in any other document or agreement, whether oral or otherwise) and, effective upon delivery by the Company and receipt by THI,releases and discharges the ScanTech Entities from their obligations under Section 6.08 of the Operating Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Purchase Agreement (and any corresponding provision in any other document or agreement, whether oral or otherwise).

 

 


 

SECTION 2.           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

The Company hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof to York that:

 

2.1            Private Placement. Neither the Company nor any Person acting on its behalf, has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under any circumstances that would require registration of the offer and issuance of the Shares under the Securities Act, including by engaging in any form of general solicitation or general advertising in connection with the offer and issuance of the Shares.

 

2.2            Organization and Qualification. The Company is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as currently conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not reasonably be expected to (i) have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, or stockholders’ equity of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) materially affect the validity of the Shares or materially affect the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with this Agreement (clauses (i) and (ii), a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

2.3            Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to issue the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the issuance of the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof) have been duly authorized by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and no further consent or authorization of the Company, the Board, or the stockholders of the Company is required. This Agreement has been duly executed by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally and except as enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity and except as rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by state or federal securities laws or public policy underlying such laws.

 

2.4            Issuance of Shares. The Shares are duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be issued free and clear of any liens or other restrictions (other than (i) those under applicable state and federal securities laws and (ii) as set forth in Section 4.2) and will not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of stockholders of the Company.

 

2.5            No Conflicts; Government Consents and Permits

 

(a)            The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the issuance of the Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, in each case as amended and restated to this date (the “Organizational Documents”), (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, any agreement, indenture, or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including United States federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations) applicable to the Company, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) only, for such conflicts, breaches, defaults, and violations as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)            The Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, or to issue and sell the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof other than such as have been made or obtained, and except for (i) any post-closing filings required to be made under federal or state securities laws, and (ii) any required filings or notifications regarding the issuance or listing of additional shares with The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”).

 

2.6            Brokers or Finders Fees. No broker, finder, investment banker, or other Person is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other similar fee or commission from the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

2.7            OFAC. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”).

 

2.8            Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of the Company or any subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

SECTION 3.           REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NON-STAI PARTIES

 

Each of the Non-STAI Parties hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and such other date(s) as herein may be specified to the Company that:

 

3.1            Authorization; Enforcement. The Non-STAI Party has the requisite corporate or other similar power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The Non-STAI Party has taken all necessary corporate or other similar action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, this Agreement will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Non-STAI Party enforceable against the Non-STAI Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ and contracting parties’ rights generally and except as enforceability may be subject to general principles of equity and except as rights to indemnity and contribution may be limited by state or federal securities laws or public policy underlying such laws.

 

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3.2            No Conflicts; Government Consents and Permits

 

(a)            The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Non-STAI Party and the consummation by the Non-STAI Party of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the receipt and acceptance of the Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Non-STAI Party’s charter documents, bylaws, or other organizational documents, (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, any agreement, indenture, or instrument to which the Non-STAI Party is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations) applicable to the Non-STAI Party.

 

(b)            The Non-STAI Party is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof, or to acquire the Shares in accordance with the terms hereof other than such as have been made or obtained.

 

3.3            Investment Purpose. THI is acquiring the Shares for its own account and not with a present view toward the public distribution thereof and has no arrangement or understanding with any other Persons regarding the distribution of such Shares except as would not result in a violation of the Securities Act and without prejudice to THI’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Shares in compliance with applicable United States federal and state securities laws. Neither of York nor THI will, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose of (or solicit any offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of) any of the Shares except in accordance with the Securities Act.

 

3.4            Reliance on Exemptions. Each of York and THI understands that the Company intends for the Shares to be offered and issued to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and York’s and THI’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of each of York and THI set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of THI to acquire the Shares.

 

3.5            Accredited Investor. As of the date hereof, THI is, and on the date of issuance of the Shares, THI will be, an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act and is knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in making, and is qualified to make decisions with respect to investments in shares presenting an investment decision like that involved in the acquisition of the Shares.

 

3.6            Restricted Securities. THI understands that the Shares will be characterized as “restricted securities” under the U.S. federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being issued by the Company in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and that under such laws and applicable regulations such Shares may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances.

 

SECTION 4.           TRANSFER, RESALE, LEGEND

 

4.1            Transfer or Resale. THI understands that:

 

(a)            other than as provided by Section 5 hereof, the Shares have not been and are not being registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws and, consequently, York acknowledges that it may have to bear the risk of owning the Shares for an indefinite period of time because the Shares may not be transferred until (i) the resale of the Shares is registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; (ii) the Shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144; (b)            THI may request that the Company remove, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the removal of, the restrictive legends from any Shares being sold under an effective registration statement covering the resale thereof or pursuant to Rule 144 (to the extent available at the time of sale of such Shares (the “Unrestricted Condition”).

 

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If a legend removal request is made pursuant to the foregoing, and subject to THI providing customary representations and other documentation, if any, as reasonably requested by the Company, its counsel or its transfer agent (the “Transfer Documents”) the Company will, no later than three (3) Business Days following the delivery by THI to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a legended certificate representing such Shares (or a request for legend removal, in the case of Shares issued in book-entry form), deliver or cause to be delivered to THI an electronic statement from the transfer agent showing that the book-entry position is free from all applicable restrictive legends; provided, however, at the request of THI, Shares free from all restrictive legends shall be transmitted by the Company’s transfer agent to THI by crediting the account of such Investor’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) through DTC’s Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system, as directed by THI and subject to THI providing all Transfer Documents. The Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. Without limiting the obligations of the Company pursuant to the foregoing, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its counsel to deliver a legal opinion, if necessary, to its transfer agent under this Section 4.1(b)) to the effect that the removal of such restrictive legends in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act, in each case upon the receipt of customary representations and other documentation, if any, from THI as reasonably requested by the Company its counsel, or the transfer agent establishing that restrictive legends are no longer required. Any fees (with respect to the Company’s transfer agent or Company counsel) associated with the issuance of any required opinion or the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company will not have the obligation to reimburse THI for any of its expenses in connection with such removal process.

  

(c)            any sale of the Shares made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144or other exemption available under the Securities Act.;

 

(d)            subject to receipt from THI by the Company and the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) of customary representations and other documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Transfer Agent in connection therewith, the Company shall remove the legend from the book-entry position evidencing the Shares issued hereunder and the Company will, if required by the Transfer Agent, use its best efforts to cause an opinion of the Company’s counsel to be provided, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Transfer Agent to the effect that the removal of such restrictive legend in such circumstances may be effected under the Securities Act, (1) with respect to the Shares covered under the First Resale Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined), following the time the First Resale Registration Statement is declared effective, (2) with respect to the Shares covered under the Second Resale Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined), following the time the Second Resale Registration Statement is declared effective, or (3) if such Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or any other applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, which procedures for removal shall be pursuant to Section 4.1(b) . If the restrictive legend is no longer required for such Shares pursuant to the foregoing, the Company shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section and within 2 Trading Days of any request therefore from THI accompanied by such customary and reasonably acceptable representations and other customary documentation referred to above establishing that the restrictive legend is no longer required, deliver to the Transfer Agent instructions to make a new, unlegended entry for such Shares.

 

4.2            Legend. THI understands that the Shares will bear the restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the Shares):

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. THE SHARES HEREBY OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS UNDER THE STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT DATED April 30, 2025.

 

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The Company agrees to authorize and instruct the removal of the restrictive legend from the Shares in accordance with and subject to applicable securities law and the conditions set forth in Section 4.1(b) and (d).

 

SECTION 5.           REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

5.1            Definitions. For the purpose of this Section 5:

 

(a)            the term “Resale Registration Statements” shall mean the First Resale Registration Statement and the Second Resale Registration Statement.

 

(b)            the term “First Resale Registration Statement” shall mean the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-284806), and shall include any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, exhibit or amendment included in or relating to such registration statements;

 

(c)            the term “Second Resale Registration Statement” shall mean a registration statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such other form as is then available to the Company) to register for resale 1,000,000 Registrable Shares required to be filed by Section 5.2 below, and shall include any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, exhibit or amendment included in or relating to such registration statements; and

 

(d)            the term “Registrable Shares” means the Shares; provided, however, that a security shall cease to be a Registrable Share upon the earliest to occur of the following: (i) a Resale Registration Statement registering such security under the Securities Act has been declared or becomes effective and such security has been sold or otherwise transferred by the holder thereof pursuant to and in a manner contemplated by such effective Resale Registration Statement, (ii) such security is sold pursuant to Rule 144 under circumstances in which any legend borne by such security relating to restrictions on transferability thereof, under the Securities Act or otherwise, is removed by the Company, (iii) the first date such security is eligible to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitation as to volume of sales, holding period and without the holder complying with any method of sale requirements or notice requirements under Rule 144, or (iv) such security shall cease to be outstanding following its issuance.

 

5.2            Registration Procedures. Provided that the Company is qualified for the use of a Resale Registration Statement(s), the Company shall (i) file an amendment to the First Resale Registration Statement providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis of, 700,000 Registrable Shares then held by THI pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act and (ii) file as soon as practicable but no later than 120 days after the date of this Agreement the Second Resale Registration Statement providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis of, 1,000,000 Registrable Shares then held by THI pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act,.

 

5.3            Rule 415; Cutback. If the SEC prevents the Company from including any or all of the Registrable Shares in a Resale Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 under the Securities Act or requires THI or York to be named as an “underwriter,” the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to persuade, consistent with applicable law, the SEC that the offering contemplated by such Resale Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the registrant” as described in Rule 415 and that neither of THI nor York is not an “underwriter.” In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 5.3, the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove from such Resale Registration Statement only such portion of the Registrable Shares (the “Cut Back Shares”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Shares, in each of (i) and (ii), as the SEC requires to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415.

 

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5.4            Prospectus Suspension. Each of York and THI acknowledges that there may be times when the Company must suspend the use of the prospectus forming a part of a Resale Registration Statement until such time as an amendment to such Resale Registration Statement has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the SEC, or until such time as the Company has filed an appropriate report with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. Each of York and THI hereby covenants that it will not sell any Registrable Shares pursuant to said prospectus during the period commencing at the time at which the Company gives York notice of the suspension of the use of said prospectus and ending at the time the Company gives York notice that THI may thereafter effect sales pursuant to said prospectus.

 

SECTION 6.           CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

6.1            Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The Company’s obligation to complete the issuance of the Shares and deliver the Shares to THI is subject to the fulfillment or waiver of the following conditions at or prior to the date hereof:

 

(a)            Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by York or THI, as applicable, in Section 3 will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties are made as of another date, in which case such representations and warranties will be true and correct in all material respects as of such other date, and except in each case where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” set forth therein) would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on York’s or THI’s, as applicable, ability to perform its obligations hereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)            Covenants. All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be performed or complied with by York or THI, as applicable, on or prior to the date hereof shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects.

 

(c)            Leak-Out Agreement. York shall have executed and delivered to the Company a leak-out agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Leak-Out Agreement”).

 

6.2            Conditions to Obligations of THI. THI’s obligation to complete the acquisition of the Shares is subject to the fulfillment or waiver of the following conditions at or prior to the date hereof:

 

(a)            Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 2 will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties are made as of another date, in which case such representations and warranties will be true and correct in all material respects as of such other date, and except in each case where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth therein) would not reasonably be expected to prevent the Company from performing its obligations hereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)            Covenants. All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company on or prior to the date hereof shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects.

 

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(c)            Leak-Out Agreement. The Company shall have executed and delivered to York the Leak-Out Agreement.

 

(d)            Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company will have delivered or caused its transfer agent to deliver the Shares to THI.

 

SECTION 7.           GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.1            Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)            All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be exclusively governed by and exclusively construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any claim, suit, investigation, or other legal proceeding (“Action”), any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Action. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party shall commence an Action to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under this Section 8.1, the prevailing party in such Action shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action.

 

(b)            EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE, EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES ATTACHED TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT: (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT THE OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF A LEGAL ACTION; (II) EACH PARTY HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (III) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY; AND (IV) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

7.2            Survival. The provisions of Section 5 and the representations and warranties of the Company, THI and York contained in this Agreement shall survive the date hereof and delivery of the Shares.

 

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7.3            Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each such counterpart hereof will be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such counterparts together will constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by PDF, facsimile or other electronic transmission will be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

7.4            Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and do not affect its interpretation.

 

7.5            Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable Law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement. In the event of such invalidity, the Parties will seek to agree on an alternative enforceable provision that preserves the original purpose of this Agreement.

 

7.6            Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and all appendices, exhibits, schedules, and attachments attached hereto constitute and contain the complete, final and exclusive understanding and agreement of the Parties, and cancel and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, correspondence, understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the Parties respecting the subject matter of this Agreement, and neither Party will be liable or bound to any other Party in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements except as specifically set forth herein or therein. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Party, other than the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein. No amendment, modification or supplement of any provision of this Agreement will be valid or effective unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of each Party.

 

7.7            Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed given (a) the date sent if sent by email (with transmission confirmed), (b) the second Trading Day (at the place of delivery) after deposit with an internationally recognized overnight delivery service, or (c) the fifth Trading Day after mailing if mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, in each case (a) – (c) to the addresses set forth below or to such other addresses of which notice shall have been given in accordance with this Section 7.7.

 

If to the ScanTech Entities, addressed to: ScanTech AI Systems, Inc.
  1735 Enterprise Drive
  Buford, Georgia 30518
  Attention: Dolan Facloner
  E-mail: dfalconer@scantechibs.com

 

with a copy to:

(which shall not constitute notice)

Thompson Hine LLP
  3560 Lenox Road NE, Suite 1600
  Atlanta, Georgia 30326-4266
  Attention: Michael Coleman
  E-mail: Michael.Coleman@thompsonhine.com

 

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If to York or THI, addressed to: York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC
1330 Avenue of the Americas, 20th Floor  
New York, NY 10019  
  Attention: Legal Department
  E-mail: Legal@yorkcapital.com
 

Paul Hastings LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

Attention: Josh Ratner Telephone: (212) 318-6000

E-mail: joshratner@paulhastings.com

 

with a copy to:
(which shall not constitute notice)
   

 

If to John Redmond, addressed to: John Redmond
 
 
  E-mail: jrr@jbsventures.com

 

If to NACS, addressed to: NACS, LLC
 
 
  Attention: John Redmond
  E-mail: jrr@jbsventures.com

 

7.8            Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the Parties and their successors and assigns. The Company will not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of York and THI, and neither of York nor THI will assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder, other than to their respective affiliates, without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

7.9            Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Parties hereto, their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

7.10          Further Assurances. Each Party agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such further instruments, and to do all such other acts, as may be necessary or appropriate in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

 

7.11          No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement is deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against a Party.

 

7.12          Equitable Relief. The Company recognizes that, if it fails to perform or discharge any of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to York or THI. The Company therefore agrees that, notwithstanding anything set forth in Section 8.1 to the contrary, York and THI are each entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief or specific performance in any such case from any court having jurisdiction over the Parties. Each of York and THI also recognizes that, if it fails to perform or discharge any of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Company. Each of York and THI therefore agrees that, notwithstanding anything set forth in Section 8.1 to the contrary, the Company is entitled to seek temporary and permanent injunctive relief or specific performance in any such case from any court having jurisdiction over the Parties.

 

7.13          Expenses. Each of the Company, THI and York are each liable for, and will pay, their own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, including, without limitation, attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, York and the ScanTech Entities have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

  SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC.
   
  By: /s/ Dolan Falconer
  Name: Dolan Falconer
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

SCANTECH IDENTIFICATION BEAM SYSTEMS, LLC

   
  By: /s/ Dolan Falconer
  Name: Dolan Falconer
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  YORK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Brian Traficante
  Name: Brian Traficante
  Title: Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel

 

  TH Investor, LP
   
  By: /s/ Brian Traficante
  Name: Brian Traficante
  Title: Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
     
  JOHN REDMOND
   
  /s/ John Redmond
  John Redmond

 

  NACS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ John Redmond
  Name: John Redmond
  Title: Manager

 

[Signature Page to Stock Issuance Agreement]

 

 


  

Exhibit A

 

Form of Leak-Out Agreement

 

[See attached]

 

 


 

APPENDIX 1

 

DEFINITIONS

 

“Closing Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (1) if the Common Stock is then listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act (a “Trading Market”), the bid price of the Common Stock as of the time in question on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time), (2) the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date on the OTCQB Venture Market or the OTCQX Best Market, as applicable, (3) the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported on the Pink Open Market, operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc., or (4) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be equally borne by the ScanTech Entities on one side and York on the other side.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“Governmental Authority” means any relevant administrative, judicial, executive, legislative or other governmental or intergovernmental entity, department, agency, commission, board, bureau or court, and any other regulatory or self-regulatory organizations, in any country or jurisdiction.

 

“Law” means any U.S. federal, state, commonwealth, district, regional or local, including county or any non-U.S. federal, provincial, municipal or other law (including common law), statute, code, treaty, convention, ordinance, rule, regulation, or determination of an arbitrator, a court or other Governmental Authority, or similar requirement of any Governmental Authority, applicable to or bind upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of tis property is subject.

 

“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an unlimited liability company, an association, a trust, a joint venture or any other entity, group (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) or organization, including a Governmental Authority, and any permitted successors and assigns of such person.

 

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Trading Day” means any day on which shares of Common Stock are traded on a Trading Market or, if not so listed, the over-the-counter market (including as quoted by the OTC Markets Group, Inc.), if quoted thereon, is open for the transaction of business.