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issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, (A) any Equity Interests of TeleSign or any Company Subsidiary, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any Equity Interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of TeleSign or any Company Subsidiary; or (B) any material assets of TeleSign or any Company Subsidiary, except for any capital injections made by BICS under the Business Combination Agreement;
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form any Subsidiary or acquire any Equity Interest or other interest in any other entity or enter into a joint venture with any other entity;
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declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its Equity Interests;
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reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its Equity Interests;
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(a) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or substantially all of the assets or any other business combination) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or any division thereof; (b) incur any Indebtedness or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for, the obligations of any Person, or make any loans or advances, or intentionally grant any security interest in any of its assets; or (c) merge, consolidate, combine or amalgamate with any Person or authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution or winding-up;
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other than in the Ordinary Course, (a) grant any increase in the compensation, incentives or benefits payable or to become payable to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, (b) enter into any new, or materially amend any existing, employment, retention, bonus, change in control, severance or termination agreement with any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, (c) accelerate or commit to accelerate the funding, payment, or vesting of any compensation or benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, (d) establish or become obligated under any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or agreement with a labor union, trade union, works council, or other representative of employees; (e) hire any new employees holding an executive position (i.e., ‘C-level’ employees); or (f) terminate the employment or service of any employee other than any such termination for cause;
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adopt, amend and/or terminate any material Plan except as may be required by applicable Law, is necessary in order to consummate the Business Combination, or health and welfare plan renewals in the Ordinary Course;
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materially amend other than reasonable and usual amendments in the Ordinary Course, with respect to accounting policies or procedures, other than as required by GAAP;
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take any action or knowingly fail to take any action where such action or failure could reasonably be expected to prevent the SPAC Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment, or, other than in the Ordinary Course, (a) amend any material Tax Return, (b) take any position on any Tax Return, take any action, omit to take any action or enter into any other transaction that would have the effect of materially increasing the Tax liability or materially reducing any Tax asset of New Holdco, NAAC, New SPAC, TeleSign or any Company Subsidiary in respect of any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Acquisition Closing Date, (c) change any material method of Tax accounting, (d) make, change or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, (e) settle or compromise any material Tax audit, Tax assessment, Tax claim or other controversy or proceeding relating to Taxes, (f) surrender any right to claim a refund of a material amount of Taxes, or (g) agree or consent to the extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes with any Taxing Authority;
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(a) amend, or modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of any Material Contract or amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) of TeleSign’s or any Company Subsidiary’s material rights thereunder, or (b) enter into any contract or agreement that would have been a Material Contract had it been entered into prior to the date of the Business Combination Agreement;