Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions
As used in this Proxy Statement, the term “Business Combination” refers to the business combination consummated on January 3, 2023 pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2022 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Cartesian, Rook MS LLC (“Umbrella Merger Sub”), TWMH, TIG Trinity GP, LLC (“TIG GP”), TIG Trinity Management, LLC, (“TIG MGMT” and, together with TIG GP, the “TIG Entities”), Alvarium and Alvarium Tiedemann Capital, LLC (“Umbrella”).
Investor Rights Agreements. Concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination Agreement (the “Closing” and, the date on which such Closing occurred, the “Closing Date”), we entered into an investor rights agreement with IlWaddi Holdings (“IlWaddi”), pursuant to which, among other things, IlWaddi will have the right to designate one nominee to the Board (the “Shareholder Designee”), and any committee of the Board will include the Shareholder Designee as a member or, if the Shareholder Designee does not meet applicable independence requirements to serve on any of our audit, compensation or ESG&N Committees, the Shareholder Designee will have the right to participate in such committee meetings as an observer (the “Shareholder IRA”). Ali Bouzarif is currently the Shareholder Designee. In addition, at the Closing, we entered into separate investor rights agreements with certain Voting Parties (as defined therein and which includes CGC Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Michael Tiedemann) pursuant to which, among other things, the Voting Party will agree to vote in favor of the election or re-election of the Shareholder Designee as a director (each, a “Voting IRA” and, collectively with the Shareholder IRA, the “Investor Rights Agreements”).
Constellation Investor Rights Agreement. Concurrently with the Company’s execution of the Allianz Investment Agreement, the Company entered into an Investment Agreement (the “Constellation Investment Agreement”) with CWC AlTi Investor LLC (“Constellation”), whereby, through a private placement of the Company’s securities, subject to the terms and conditions of the Constellation Investment Agreement, at the initial closing (the “Constellation Initial Closing”): (i) Constellation will purchase 115,000 shares of a newly created class of preferred stock designated Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), representing an initial investment equal to $115 million, and (ii) the Company will issue to Constellation warrants to purchase 1,533,333 shares of Class A Common Stock (collectively, the “Initial Constellation Transaction”).
The Constellation Initial Closing occurred on March 27, 2024.
Following the Constellation Initial Closing and during the period commencing May 1, 2024 until September 30, 2024, the Company is permitted to deliver a capital demand notice, requiring Constellation to purchase and acquire an additional 35,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, representing an additional investment equal to $35 million, subject to applicable regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. In the event that the Company delivers such notice to Constellation, Constellation will also receive from the Company, and the Company shall issue to Constellation, warrants to purchase 466,667 shares of Class A Common Stock.
The Series C Preferred Stock will rank senior to all company securities other than the Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below), to which it will be pari passu. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock will receive cumulative, compounding dividends at a rate of 9.75% per year (the “Series C Dividend Rate”), subject to annual adjustments based on the stock price of the Class A Common Stock during the fourth quarter of each applicable year (subject to a maximum rate of 9.75%) on the sum of (i) $1,000 per share plus, (ii) once compounded, any compounded dividends thereon ($1,000 per share plus accumulated compounded dividends and accrued but unpaid dividends through any date of determination, the “Accumulated Stated Value”). Dividends will be paid (at the option of the Company) as a payment in kind increase in the stated value of the issued shares of Series C Preferred Stock or in cash. The Series C Preferred Stock will also participate with any dividends or distributions declared on the Class A Common Stock.