EX-10.2 4 ea170230ex10-2_betterworld.htm FORM OF VOTING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF DECEMBER 9, 2022, BY AND AMONG BETTER WORLD ACQUISITION CORP., HERITAGE DISTILLING HOLDING COMPANY, INC., AND THE SECURITY HOLDER OF HERITAGE DISTILLING HOLDING COMPANY, INC. NAMED THEREIN

Exhibit 10.2

 

FINAL FORM

 

FORM OF VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This Voting and Support Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of December 9, 2022, by and among (i) Better World Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors, the “SPAC”), (ii) Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors, the “Company”), and (iii) the undersigned holder (“Holder”) of capital stock and/or securities convertible into capital stock of the Company. Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, the SPAC, the Company, HDH Newco, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the SPAC (“Pubco”), BWA Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“SPAC Merger Sub”), HD Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Company Merger Sub” and, together with SPAC Merger Sub, the “Merger Subs”), BWA Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the capacity as the representative from and after the Effective Time for certain stockholders of the SPAC, and Justin Stiefel, in the capacity as the representative from and after the Effective Time for the Company Earnout Participants, entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (as amended, supplemented and/or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other matters, (i) SPAC Merger Sub shall merge with and into SPAC, with SPAC continuing as the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”), and in connection therewith (A) each share of SPAC Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled in exchange for the right of the holder thereof to receive, with respect to each share of SPAC Common Stock that is not redeemed or converted in the Closing Redemption, one share of Pubco Common Stock and one CVR (subject to the holders of Founder Shares and Representative Shares waiving their right to receive CVRs for such shares pursuant to the CVR Funding and Waiver Letter), and (B) Pubco shall assume all of the outstanding SPAC Warrants and each SPAC Warrant shall become a warrant to purchase the same number of shares of Pubco Common Stock at the same exercise price during the same exercise period and otherwise on the same terms as the SPAC Warrant being assumed; (ii) Company Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity (the “Company Merger”, and together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”), and in connection therewith, (A) the shares of capital stock of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled in exchange for the right of the holders thereof to receive shares of Pubco Common Stock as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, (B) holders of Company Interim Notes shall receive shares of Pubco Common Stock separate from the Stockholder Merger Consideration, (C) Pubco shall assume all of the outstanding Company Financing/Interim Warrants and each Company Financing/Interim Warrant shall become a warrant to purchase shares of Pubco Common Stock with the number of shares and exercise price thereof equitably adjusted in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement, (D) each Contributed Warrant shall be contributed to Pubco and exchanged for the right to receive such number of shares of Pubco Common Stock as such holder of a Contributed Warrant would have received pursuant to Section 1.14(a) of the Business Combination Agreement if such Contributed Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time for the number of shares of Company Common Stock set forth in the Contribution Agreement, (E) each Restricted Stock Unit Award outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, as amended in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement and the RSU Award Amendments, shall be assumed by Pubco, with the number of RSU Shares underlying such Restricted Stock Unit Award to be adjusted in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement, and (F) all other Company Convertible Securities shall be terminated; and (iii) as a result of such Mergers, SPAC and the Company each shall become wholly owned subsidiaries of Pubco, and Pubco shall become a publicly traded company, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement and in accordance with the provisions of the DGCL and other applicable law;

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has (i) approved and declared advisable the Business Combination Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Company Merger and the other transactions contemplated by any such documents (collectively, the “Transactions”), (ii) determined that the Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders (the “Company Stockholders”) and (iii) recommended the approval and the adoption by each of the Company Stockholders of the Business Combination Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, the Company Merger and the other Transactions; and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of the SPAC to enter into the Business Combination Agreement, and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, and in view of the valuable consideration to be received by Holder thereunder, and the expenses and efforts to be undertaken by the SPAC and the Company to consummate the Transactions, the SPAC, the Company and Holder desire to enter into this Agreement in order for Holder to provide certain assurances to the SPAC regarding the manner in which Holder is bound hereunder to vote any shares of capital stock of the Company which Holder beneficially owns, acquires, holds or otherwise has voting power (the “Shares”) during the period from and including the date hereof through and including the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (the “Voting Period”) with respect to the Business Combination Agreement, the Company Merger, the Ancillary Documents and the Transactions.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Covenant to Vote in Favor of Transactions. Holder agrees, with respect to all of the Shares (and, in the case of Section 1(b) and Section 1(f), all of the Securities (as defined below)):

 

(a) during the Voting Period, at each meeting of the Company Stockholders or any class or series thereof, and in each written consent or resolutions of any of the Company Stockholders in which Holder is entitled to vote or consent, Holder hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to be present for such meeting and vote (in person or by proxy), or consent to any action by written consent or resolution with respect to, as applicable, the Shares (i) in favor of, and adopt, the Mergers, the Business Combination Agreement, the Ancillary Documents, any amendments to the Company’s Organizational Documents, and all of the other Transactions (and any actions required in furtherance thereof), (ii) in favor of the other matters set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, and (iii) to vote the Shares in opposition to: (A) any Acquisition Proposal and any and all other proposals (x) for the acquisition of the Company, (y) that could reasonably be expected to delay or impair the ability of the Company to consummate the Mergers, the Business Combination Agreement or any of the Transactions, or (z) which are in competition with or materially inconsistent with the Business Combination Agreement or the Ancillary Documents; (B) other than as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, any material change in (x) the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment of the Company’s Organizational Documents or (y) the Company’s corporate structure or business; or (C) any other action or proposal involving any Target Company that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to prevent, impede, interfere with, delay, postpone or adversely affect in any material respect the Transactions or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Closing under the Business Combination Agreement not being fulfilled;

 

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(b) to execute and deliver all related documentation and take such other action in support of the Mergers, the Business Combination Agreement, any Ancillary Documents, any of the Transactions, as shall reasonably be requested by the Company or the SPAC in order to carry out the terms and provision of this Section 1, including, without limitation, (i) execution and delivery to the Company of a Letter of Transmittal and the Transmittal Documents, (ii) if applicable, delivery of Holder’s Company Certificate, duly endorsed for transfer, to the Company or the Exchange Agent, as applicable, and any similar or related documents and such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Company, the SPAC or the Exchange Agent, as applicable, (iii) if applicable, delivery of instrument(s) contemplating the conversion or exchange of each of Holder’s Company Convertible Securities, for shares of Company Common Stock or convertible securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Pubco Common Stock, as applicable (or other similar documentation reasonably requested by the SPAC, the Company or the Exchange Agent), (iv) any actions by written consent of the Company Stockholders presented to Holder, and (v) any applicable Ancillary Documents (including, without limitation, a Lock-Up Agreement and a Non-Competition Agreement), customary instruments of conveyance and transfer, and any consent, waiver, governmental filing, and any similar or related documents;

 

(c) except for transfers expressly permitted by, and effected in accordance with, Section 3(b), not to deposit, and to cause their Affiliates not to deposit, except as provided in this Agreement, any Shares owned by Holder or such Holder’s Affiliates in a voting trust or subject any Shares to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting of such Shares, unless specifically requested to do so by the Company and the SPAC in connection with the Business Combination Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and any of the Transactions;

 

(d) except as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, make, or in any manner participate in, directly or indirectly, a “solicitation” of “proxies” or consents (as such terms are used in the rules of the SEC) or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of, any shares of the Company capital stock in connection with any vote or other action with respect to the Transactions, other than to recommend that stockholders of the Company vote in favor of adoption of the Business Combination Agreement and the Transactions and any other proposal the approval of which is a condition to the obligations of the parties under the Business Combination Agreement (and any actions required in furtherance thereof and otherwise as expressly provided by Section 1 of this Agreement);

 

(e) to refrain from exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable Law at any time with respect to the Company Merger, the Business Combination Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and any of the Transactions, including pursuant to the DGCL;

 

(f) without limiting Sections 1(a) and 1(b) above, to: (i) approve and consent to and with respect to any Company Convertible Securities held by Holder and convert all shares of Company Convertible Securities held by Holder for shares of Company Common Stock at the applicable conversion ratio (including any accrued or declared but unpaid dividends or interest) as set forth in the Company Charter or convertible securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Pubco Common Stock, as applicable, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement; and

 

(g) without limiting Sections 1(a) and 1(b) above, to approve and consent to the termination of, and terminate, each of the contracts set forth on Schedule 1 to this Agreement to which Holder is a party.

 

2. Grant of Proxy. During the Voting Period, Holder, with respect to all of the Shares, hereby irrevocably grants to, and appoints, the SPAC and any designee of the SPAC (determined in the SPAC’s sole discretion) as Holder’s attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in Holder’s name, to vote, or cause to be voted (including by proxy or written consent, if applicable) any Shares owned (whether beneficially or of record) by Holder, solely on the matters and in the manner specified in Section 1 above, only in the event that Holder fails to perform or otherwise comply with the covenants, agreements or other obligations set forth in Section 1 above. The proxy granted by Holder pursuant to this Section 2 is irrevocable and is granted in consideration of the SPAC entering into this Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement and incurring certain related fees and expenses. Holder hereby affirms that such irrevocable proxy is coupled with an interest by reason of the Business Combination Agreement and, except upon the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5(a), is intended to be irrevocable. Holder agrees, until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 5(a), to vote its Shares in accordance with Section 1 above.

 

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3. Other Covenants.

 

(a) No Transfers. Holder agrees that during the Voting Period, Holder shall not, and shall cause Holder’s Affiliates not to, without the SPAC’s prior written consent, (A) offer for sale, sell (including short sales), transfer, tender, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of (including by gift) (collectively, a “Transfer”), or enter into any contract, option, derivative, hedging or other agreement or arrangement or understanding (including any profit-sharing arrangement) with respect to, or consent to, a Transfer of, any or all of the Securities (as defined below); (B) grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any or all of the Securities; (C) permit to exist any lien of any nature whatsoever (other than those imposed by this Agreement, applicable securities Laws or the Company’s Organizational Documents, as in effect on the date hereof) with respect to any or all of the Securities; or (D) take any action that would have the effect of preventing, impeding, interfering with or adversely affecting Holder’s ability to perform Holder’s obligations under this Agreement. The Company hereby agrees that it shall not permit any Transfer of the Securities in violation of this Agreement. Holder agrees with, and covenants to, the SPAC that Holder shall not request that the Company register the Transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any Security during the term of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the SPAC, and the Company hereby agrees that it shall not effect any such Transfer.

 

(b) Permitted Transfers. Section 3(a) shall not prohibit a Transfer of Shares by Holder (i) to any family member or trust for the benefit of any family member, (ii) to any stockholder, member or partner of Holder, if an entity, (iii) to any Affiliate of Holder, or (iv) to any person or entity if and to the extent required by any non-consensual Order, by divorce decree or by will, intestacy or other similar applicable Law, so long as, in the case of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), the assignee or transferee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and executes and delivers to the parties hereto a written consent and joinder memorializing such agreement. During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall not register or otherwise recognize the transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any Shares or any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of Holder’s Shares, except as permitted by, and in accordance with, this Section 3(b).

 

(c) Changes to Securities. In the event of a stock dividend or distribution, or any change in the shares of capital stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or distribution, stock split, recapitalization, combination, conversion, exchange of shares or the like, the term “Securities” shall be deemed to refer to and include the Securities as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any or all of the Securities may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction. Holder agrees during the Voting Period to notify the SPAC and the Company promptly in writing of the number and type of any changes to Holder’s ownership of or voting control with respect to Securities, upon Holder’s acquisition or commitment to acquire any additional Securities or upon any other changes involving Holder relating to capital stock or securities convertible or exercisable for capital stock of the Company.

 

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(d) Compliance with Business Combination Agreement. Holder agrees during the Voting Period not to take or agree or commit to take any action that would make any representation or warranty of Holder contained in this Agreement inaccurate in any material respect. Holder further agrees that Holder shall use Holder’s commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the SPAC to effect the Mergers, all other Transactions, the Business Combination Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the provisions of this Agreement. During the Voting Period, Holder shall not authorize or permit any of Holder’s Representatives to, directly or indirectly, take any action that the Company is prohibited from taking pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Business Combination Agreement (unless the SPAC shall have given its prior written consent thereto).

 

(e) Registration Statement. During the Voting Period, Holder agrees to provide to the SPAC, the Company and their respective Representatives any information regarding Holder or the Securities that is reasonably requested by the SPAC, the Company or their respective Representatives for inclusion in the Registration Statement as required pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC.

 

(f) Publicity. Holder shall not issue any press release or otherwise make any public statements with respect to the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated herein without the prior written approval of the Company and the SPAC. Holder hereby authorizes the Company and the SPAC to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC, Nasdaq or the Registration Statement (including all documents and schedules filed with the SEC in connection with the foregoing), Holder’s identity and ownership of the Securities and the nature of Holder’s commitments and agreements under this Agreement, the Business Combination Agreement and any other Ancillary Documents, in each case, as required pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC.

 

4. Representations and Warranties of Holder. Holder hereby represents and warrants to the SPAC and the Company as follows:

 

(a) Binding Agreement. Holder (i) if a natural person, is of legal age to execute this Agreement and is legally competent to do so, and (ii) if not a natural person, is (A) a corporation, limited liability company, company or partnership duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and (B) has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. If Holder is not a natural person, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Holder has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability or partnership action on the part of Holder, as applicable. This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Holder, enforceable against Holder in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditor’s rights, and to general equitable principles). Holder understands and acknowledges that the SPAC is entering into the Business Combination Agreement in reliance upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Holder.

 

(b) Ownership of Securities. As of the date hereof, Holder has beneficial ownership over the type and number of the Shares and, to the extent applicable, the other securities issued by the Company set forth under Holder’s name on the signature page hereto (collectively, the “Securities”), is the lawful owner of such Securities, has the sole power to vote or cause to be voted such Securities (to the extent such Securities have associated voting rights), and has good and valid title to such Securities, free and clear of any and all pledges, mortgages, encumbrances, charges, proxies, voting agreements, liens, adverse claims, options, security interests and demands of any nature or kind whatsoever, other than those imposed by this Agreement, applicable securities Laws or the Company’s Organizational Documents, as in effect on the date hereof. There are no claims for finder’s fees or brokerage commission or other like payments in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby payable by Holder pursuant to arrangements made by Holder. Except for the Shares and other securities of the Company set forth under Holder’s name on the signature page hereto, as of the date of this Agreement, Holder is not a beneficial owner or record holder of any: (i) equity securities of the Company, (ii) securities of the Company having the right to vote on any matters on which the holders of equity securities of the Company may vote or which are convertible into or exchangeable for, at any time, equity securities of the Company or (iii) options, warrants or other rights to acquire from the Company any equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities of the Company.

 

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(c) No Conflicts. No filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority, and no consent, approval, authorization or permit of any other person is necessary for the execution of this Agreement by Holder, the performance of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby. None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Holder, the performance of Holder’s obligations hereunder or the consummation by Holder of the transactions contemplated hereby shall (i) conflict with or result in any breach of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other comparable organizational documents of Holder, as applicable, (ii) result in, or give rise to, a violation or breach of or a default under any of the terms of any Contract or obligation to which Holder is a party or by which Holder or any of the Securities or Holder’s other assets may be bound, or (iii) violate any applicable Law or Order, except for any of the foregoing in clauses (ii) and (iii) as would not reasonably be expected to impair Holder’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect.

 

(d) No Inconsistent Agreements. Holder hereby covenants and agrees that, except for this Agreement, Holder (i) has not entered into, nor will enter into at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to the Securities inconsistent with Holder’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) has not granted, nor will grant at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, a proxy, a consent or power of attorney with respect to the Securities and (iii) has not entered into any agreement or knowingly taken any action (nor will enter into any agreement or knowingly take any action) that would make any representation or warranty of Holder contained herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect or have the effect of preventing Holder from performing any of its material obligations under this Agreement.

 

5. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement shall automatically terminate, and none of the SPAC, the Company or Holder shall have any rights or obligations hereunder, upon the earliest to occur of (i) the mutual written consent of the SPAC, the Company and Holder, (ii) the Effective Time (following the performance of the obligations of the parties hereunder required to be performed at or prior to the Effective Time), and (iii) the date of termination of the Business Combination Agreement in accordance with its terms. The termination of this Agreement shall not prevent any party hereunder from seeking any remedies (at law or in equity) against another party hereto or relieve such party from liability for such party’s breach of any terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Section 5(a) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

 

(b) Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. This Agreement and all obligations of Holder are personal to Holder and may not be assigned, transferred or delegated by Holder at any time without the prior written consent of the SPAC and the Company, and any purported assignment, transfer or delegation without such consent shall be null and void ab initio. Each of the Company and the SPAC may freely assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any successor entity (whether by merger, consolidation, equity sale, asset sale or otherwise) without obtaining the consent or approval of Holder.

 

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(c) Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been executed for the benefit of, any person that is not a party hereto or thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a party.

 

(d) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement and any dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of law principles thereof. All Actions arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware (or in any appellate courts thereof) (the “Specified Courts”). Each party hereto hereby (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Specified Court for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto and (ii) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by any Specified Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. Each party irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself, or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party at the applicable address set forth or referred to in Section 5(g). Nothing in this Section 5(d) shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

 

(e) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THAT FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5(e).

 

(f) Interpretation. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (ii) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or succeeding such term and shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the words “herein,” “hereto,” and “hereby” and other words of similar import in this Agreement shall be deemed in each case to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or other subdivision of this Agreement; (iv) the term “or” means “and/or” and (v) the term “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified person, any other person or group of persons acting together that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified person (where the term “control” (and any correlative terms) means the possession, direct or indirect, 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). The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

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(g) Notices. All notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile or other electronic means (including email), with affirmative confirmation of receipt, (iii) one Business Day after being sent, if sent by reputable, nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail, pre-paid and return receipt requested, in each case to the applicable party at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

 

If to the SPAC, to:

 

Better World Acquisition Corp.
775 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10021
Attn: Rosemary L. Ripley, Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (212) 450-9700
Email: rosemary@betterworldspac.com

 

 

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

 

Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10105
Attn: Stuart Neuhauser, Esq.
          Matthew A. Gray, Esq.
Telephone No.: (212) 370-1300
Email: sneuhauser@egsllp.com;
           mgray@egsllp.com

 

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
9668 Bujacich Road
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Attn: Justin Stiefel
Telephone No.: (253) 509-0008
Email: justin@heritagedistilling.com

 

 

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

 

Pryor Cashman, LLP
7 Times Square

New York, New York 10036
Attn: M. Ali Panjwani, Esq.;
Eric M. Hellige, Esq.
Telephone No.: (212) 421-4100
Email: ali.panjwani@pryorcashman.com; ehellige@pryorcashman.com

 

 

If to Holder, to: the address set forth under Holder’s name on the signature page hereto, with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to, if not the party sending the notice, each of the Company and the SPAC (and each of their copies for notices hereunder).

 

 

(h) Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the SPAC, the Company and the Holder. No failure or delay by a party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.

 

(i) Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

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(j) Specific Performance. Holder acknowledges that its obligations under this Agreement are unique, recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Holder, money damages may be inadequate and the Company and the SPAC may not have adequate remedy at law, and agree that irreparable damage may occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by Holder in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, the Company and the SPAC shall be entitled to seek an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this Agreement by Holder and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other right or remedy to which such party may be entitled under this Agreement, at law or in equity.

 

(k) Expenses. Each party shall be responsible for its own fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of investment bankers, accountants and counsel) in connection with the entering into of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that in the event of any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the non-prevailing party in any such Action will pay its own expenses and the reasonable documented out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, reasonably incurred by the prevailing party.

 

(l) No Partnership, Agency or Joint Venture. This Agreement is intended to create a contractual relationship among Holder, the Company and the SPAC, and is not intended to create, and does not create, any agency, partnership, joint venture or any like relationship among the parties hereto or among any other Company shareholders entering into voting agreements with the Company or the SPAC. Holder is not affiliated with any other holder of securities of the Company entering into a voting agreement with the Company or the SPAC in connection with the Business Combination Agreement and has acted independently regarding its decision to enter into this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Company or the SPAC any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Securities.

 

(m) Further Assurances. From time to time, at another party’s request and without further consideration, each party shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(n) Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Business Combination Agreement to the extent referred to herein) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not affect the rights and obligations of the parties under the Business Combination Agreement or any Ancillary Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the SPAC or any of the obligations of Holder under any other agreement between Holder and the SPAC or any certificate or instrument executed by Holder in favor of the SPAC, and nothing in any other agreement, certificate or instrument shall limit any of the rights or remedies of the SPAC or any of the obligations of Holder under this Agreement.

 

(o) Counterparts; Electronic Delivery. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including by facsimile or pdf or other electronic document transmission), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A photocopy, faxed, scanned and/or emailed copy of this Agreement or any signature page to this Agreement, shall have the same validity and enforceability as an originally signed copy.

 

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

 

 

The SPAC:

   
  Better World Acquisition Corp.
     
  By:  
  Name:          
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Voting Agreement]

 

 

 

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

 

  The Company:
   
  Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
     
  By:  
  Name:       
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Voting Agreement]

 

 

 

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

 

Holder:  
     
By:    
Name:    

 

Number and Type of Securities:

 

Company Stock

 

__________ shares of Company Common Stock

 

Other Company Securities

 

_______________________________________ [specify type, number/amount and shares into which securities are convertible or exercisable, as applicable]

 

Address for Notices:

 

Address:________________________________________

 

_______________________________________________

 

_______________________________________________

 

Facsimile No.:____________________________________

 

Telephone No.:___________________________________

 

E-mail: :________________________________________

 

 

 

Schedule 1

 

None.