EX-10.1 2 d259467dex101.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), effective as of January 25, 2022, amends the Business Combination Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of June 28, 2021, as amended November 30, 2021 and January 10, 2022, by and among Trebia Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Trebia”), S1 Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“S1 Holdco”), System1 Midco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“S1 Midco”), System1 S1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“S1”), OpenMail LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OpenMail”), Orchid Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Trebia (“Trebia Merger Sub”), Orchid Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Trebia Merger Sub LLC”), Orchid Finco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Trebia Finco LLC”), CSC III System1 Blocker Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CSC Blocker 1”), CSC (Offshore) III System1 Blocker, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CSC Blocker 2”), CSC III-A System1 Blocker, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CSC Blocker 3” and, together with CSC Blocker 1 and CSC Blocker 2, the “CSC Blockers”), Court Square Capital Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Court Square III L.P.”), Court Square Capital Partners (Offshore) III, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“Court Square (Offshore) L.P.”), Court Square Capital Partners III-A, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Court Square III-A L.P.” and, together with Court Square III L.P. and Court Square (Offshore) L.P., the “Blocker Parents”), Court Square Capital GP III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Court Square Capital GP”), Court Square Capital Partners (Executive) III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Court Square Executive” and, together with Court Square Capital GP and Court Square III L.P., the “Court Square GPs”), System1 SS Protect Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Protected”), the Persons listed on Exhibit L to the Agreement (collectively, the “Redeemed OM Members”), Trasimene Trebia, LP (“Trasimene Sponsor”), BGPT Trebia LP (“BGPT Sponsor” and, together with Trasimene Sponsor, the “Founders”) and the Persons listed on Exhibit J to the Agreement (collectively, the “Protected Rollover Parties”). Trebia, S1 Holdco, S1 Midco, S1, OpenMail, Trebia Merger Sub, Trebia Finco LLC, Trebia Merger Sub LLC, the CSC Blockers, the Blocker Parents, the Court Square GPs, Protected, the Redeemed OM Members, the Founders and the Protected Rollover Parties are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” and each individually as a “Party.” Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS Trebia, Trebia Merger Sub, Trebia Merger Sub LLC, Trebia Finco LLC, the Founders, the CSC Blockers, the Blocker Parents, the Court Square GPs, S1 Holdco, S1 Midco, S1, OpenMail, Protected, the Redeemed OM Members and the Protected Rollover Parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 15.10 of the Agreement, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;

WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 15.01 of the Agreement, the Parties desire to waive certain obligations as set forth in this Amendment;

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

Section 1. Amendment to Exhibits. Exhibit G and Exhibit J to the Agreement shall be amended in their entirety by replacing such Exhibits with Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively, to this Amendment.


Section 2. Amendment to the Recitals. The twenty-first paragraph of the recitals to the Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such paragraph in its entirety with the following:

“WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Protected Rollover Parties (as defined below), desires, immediately following the Protected Reorganization and prior to the Protected Merger, to contribute to Trebia the number of shares of Protected Common Stock set forth on the Allocation Schedule (the “Protected Rollover Shares”), in exchange for (i) the issuance of such Protected Rollover Party’s applicable portion of the Closing Seller Equity Consideration (in the form of Trebia Class A Common Stock) as set forth in the Allocation Schedule, and (ii) the issuance to such Protected Rollover Party of a number of shares of Trebia Class A Common Stock equal to such Protected Rollover Party’s portion of the Seller Backstop Amount (as set forth on the Allocation Schedule), if any, divided by $10 (collectively, the “Protected Rollover”);”

Section 3. Amendments to Article I.

(a) Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following defined term and related definition in its entirety:

Post-Signing Protected Rollover Parties” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12.

(b) Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the definition of “Protected Rollover Parties” in its entirety with the following:

Protected Rollover Parties” means the Persons listed on the Protected Rollover Schedule.

Section 4. Amendments to Article II.

(a) Section 2.12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such section in its entirety with the following:

“Section 2.12. The Protected Rollover. On the Closing Date, immediately following the Protected Reorganization and prior to the Protected Merger, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Protected Rollover Parties will contribute to Trebia the Protected Rollover Shares, as set forth on the Allocation Schedule. In exchange for the contribution of the Protected Rollover Shares by the Protected Rollover Parties, Trebia shall (i) issue to each of the Protected Rollover Parties such Protected Rollover Party’s applicable portion of the Closing Seller Equity Consideration (in the form of Trebia Class A Common Stock) as set forth in the Allocation Schedule, and (ii) issue to such Protected Rollover Party a number of shares of Trebia Class A Common Stock equal to such Protected Rollover Party’s portion of the Seller Backstop Amount (as set forth on the Allocation Schedule), if any, divided by $10.”

Section 5. Amendments to Article III.

(a) Section 3.01(e) of the Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such section in its entirety with the following:

“(e) At the Closing, Trebia shall, in connection with the consummation of the Protected Rollover, (i) issue and deliver to such Protected Rollover Party the applicable portion of the Closing Seller Equity Consideration (in the form of Trebia Class A Common Stock) as set forth in the Allocation Schedule, and (ii) issue and deliver to such Protected Rollover Party a number of shares of Trebia Class A Common Stock equal to such Protected Rollover Party’s portion of the Seller Backstop Amount (as set forth on the Allocation Schedule), if any, divided by $10”

 

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Section 6. Waiver of Certain Obligations. Each Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that the obligation of each of the Protected Rollover Parties to deliver a stock power in customary form in respect of the Protected Rollover Shares, including pursuant to Sections 4.05(c) and 4.05(d) of the Agreement, is hereby waived pursuant to Section 15.01 of the Agreement.

Section 7. Effect of Amendment. Each Party to this Amendment represents that it has all necessary power and authority to enter into and perform the obligations of this Amendment and that there are no consents or approvals required to be obtained by such party for such party to enter into and perform its obligations under this Amendment that have not been obtained. This Amendment shall be deemed incorporated into, and form a part of, the Agreement and have the same legal validity and effect as the Agreement. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first written above. After giving effect to this Amendment, unless the context otherwise requires, each reference in the Agreement or any Exhibit or Schedule thereto to “this Agreement”, “the Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the Agreement shall refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment and Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2021 and Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2022 (except that references in the Agreement to the “date hereof” or “date of this Agreement” or words of similar import shall continue to mean June 28, 2021). Except as amended by this Amendment, the Agreement (as amended prior to the date hereof) will continue in full force and effect and shall be otherwise unaffected hereby.

Section 8. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Section 15.06 and Section 15.12 of the Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Amendment by reference, mutatis mutandis.

Section 9. Counterparts; Electronic Delivery; Severability. Section 15.02, Section 15.07, and Section 15.11 of the Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Amendment by reference, mutatis mutandis.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 3 effective as of the day and year first indicated above.

 

S1 HOLDCO, LLC
By:  

/s/ Michael Blend

  Name:   Michael Blend
  Title:   CEO & Chairman of the Board

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


SYSTEM1 MIDCO, LLC
By:  

/s/ Michael Blend

  Name:   Michael Blend
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


SYSTEM1 S1, LLC
By: SYSTEM1 MIDCO, LLC
Its: Sole Member
By:  

/s/ Michael Blend

  Name: Michael Blend
  Title: Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


OPENMAIL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Michael Blend

  Name:   Michael Blend
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


SYSTEM1 SS PROTECT HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael Blend

  Name:   Michael Blend
  Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


REDEEMED OM MEMBERS
FGL LABS
By:  

/s/ Chuck Ursini

  Name:   Chuck Ursini
  Title:   Managing Member

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


THE DANTE JACOB BLEND TRUST OF 2017
By:  

/s/ Stanley Blend

  Name:   Stanley Blend
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


THE NOLA DELFINA ROSE BLEND TRUST OF 2017
By:  

/s/ Stanley Blend

  Name:   Stanley Blend
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


THE BLEND FAMILY TRUST FOUNDATION
By:  

/s/ Stanley Blend

  Name:   Stanley Blend
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


LONE STAR FRIENDS TRUST
By:  

/s/ Stanley Blend

  Name:   Stanley Blend
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


CEE HOLDINGS TRUST
By:  

/s/ Amy Potter

  Name:   Amy Potter
  Title:   Co-General Counsel, Jackson Hole Trust Co., TTE

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ Kevin Ferrell

  Name: Kevin Ferrell

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ David Cummings

  Name: David Cummings

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


PROTECTED ROLLOVER PARTIES
Harvey’s Gaingels Protected LLC
By:  

/s/ Joseph Jones

  Name:   Joseph Jones
  Title:   Managing Member

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


STAHURRICANE II LLC
By:  

/s/ Paul Stahura

  Name:   Paul Stahura
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ Stanley Blend

  Name: Stanley Blend

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


ARCH INVESTMENTS LTD
By:  

/s/ Bruce Hendi

  Name:   Bruce Hendin
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


SHE INVESTMENTS, LTD
By:  

/s/ Ruth Hoine

  Name:   Ruth Hoine
  Title:   Managing Partner

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


DANIEL AND MELINDA BERMAN LIVING TRUST 2010
By:  

/s/ Daniel Berman

  Name:   Daniel Berman
  Title:   Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


CARBON INVESTMENTS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Moujan Kazerani

  Name:   Moujan Kazerani
  Title:   Founding Partner

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ John C Rosenberg

  Name: John C Rosenberg

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ John Civantos

  Name: John Civantos

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ Manuel De Zerraga

  Name:   Manuel De Zarraga
  Title:   Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


THE EYTAN ELBAZ LEGACY TRUST UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 23, 2020
By:  

/s/ Gilad Elbaz

Name: Gilad Elbaz
Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ Tridivesh Kidambi

  Name: Tridivesh Kidambi

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ Lee Maen

  Name: Lee Maen

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


CEE HOLDINGS TRUST
By:  

/s/ Amy Potter

  Name:   Amy Potter
  Title:   Co-General Counsel, Jackson Hole Trust Co., TTE

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


LONE STAR FRIENDS TRUST
By:  

/s/ Stanley Blend

  Name:   Stanley Blend
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


THE DANTE JACOB BLEND TRUST OF 2017
By:  

/s/ Stanley Blend

  Name:   Stanley Blend
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


THE NOLA DELFINA BLEND TRUST OF 2017
By:  

/s/ Stanley Blend

  Name:   Stanley Blend
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


LONE INVESTMENT HOLDING
By:  

/s/ Stanley Blend

  Name:   Stanley Blend
  Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ Paul Filsinger

  Name: Paul Filsinger

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ Mark Huerta

  Name: Mark Huerta

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ Scott Birnbaum

  Name: Scott Birnbaum

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ Stewart Marlborough

  Name: Stewart Marlborough

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


RESIDUARY TRUST FBO HAL BAILEY III U/W DIANA CARR
By:  

/s/ Hal Bailey

  Name:   Hal Bailey
  Title:   Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


2015 HOWARD SPUNT REVOCABLE TRUST
By:  

/s/ Howard Spunt

  Name:   Howard Spunt
  Title:   Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


By:  

/s/ Daniel Weinrot

  Name: Daniel Weinrot

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 3 effective as of the day and year first indicated above.

 

TREBIA ACQUISITON CORP.
By:  

/s/ Paul Danola

  Name:   Paul Danola
  Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


ORCHID MERGER SUB I, INC.
By:  

/s/ Paul Danola

  Name:   Paul Danola
  Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


ORCHID MERGER SUB II, LLC
By:  

/s/ Paul Danola

  Name:   Paul Danola
  Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


ORCHID FINCO LLC
By:  

/s/ Paul Danola

  Name:   Paul Danola
  Title:   President

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


TRASIMENE TREBIA, LP
By: Trasimene Trebia, LLC, its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Michael L. Gravelle

  Name:   Michael L. Gravelle
  Title:   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


BGPT TREBIA LP
By: Bridgeport Partners GP LLC, its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Frank R. Martire, Jr.

  Name:   Frank R. Martire, Jr.
  Title:   Member
By:  

/s/ Frank Martire, III

  Name:   Frank Martire, III
  Title:   Member

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Business Combination Agreement]


CSC III SYSTEM1 BLOCKER, INC.
By:  

/s/ Christopher Bloise

  Name: Christopher Bloise
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

CSC (OFFSHORE) III SYSTEM1 BLOCKER, INC.

By:  

/s/ Christopher Bloise

  Name: Christopher Bloise
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

CSC III-A SYSTEM1 BLOCKER, INC.

By:  

/s/ Christopher Bloise

  Name: Christopher Bloise
  Title: Vice President and Treasurer

COURT SQUARE CAPITAL GP III, LLC

By:  

/s/ Christopher Bloise

  Name: Christopher Bloise
  Title: Authorized Signatory

COURT SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS (EXECUTIVE) III, L.P.

By: COURT SQUARE CAPITAL GP III, LLC its General Partner

By:  

/s/ Christopher Bloise

  Name: Christopher Bloise
  Title: Authorized Signatory


COURT SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.
By:   COURT SQUARE CAPITAL GP III, LLC its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Christopher Bloise

  Name: Christopher Bloise
  Title: Authorized Signatory
COURT SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS (OFFSHORE) III, L.P.
By:   COURT SQUARE CAPITAL GP III, LLC its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Christopher Bloise

  Name: Christopher Bloise
  Title: Authorized Signatory
COURT SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS III-A, L.P.
By:   COURT SQUARE CAPITAL GP III, LLC its General Partner
By:  

/s/ Christopher Bloise

  Name: Christopher Bloise
  Title: Authorized Signatory