As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2023
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)
MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Offeror)
(Names of Filing Persons (Identifying Status as Offeror, Issuer or Other Person))
Warrants exercisable for Class A ordinary
shares at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
573134111
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Oguz
Alper Öktem
Chief Executive Officer
MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Buyukdere Cd. No:237
Maslak, 34485
Sariyer/Istanbul, Turkiye
+0 (850) 308 34 19
(Name, Address, and Telephone Numbers of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
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With copies to: |
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Oguz
Alper Öktem
Chief Executive Officer
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Buyukdere Cd. No:237
Maslak, 34485
Sariyer/Istanbul, Turkiye
+0 (850) 308 34 19
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Laura
Sizemore
White & Case LLP
5 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1DW
+44 20 7532 1340 |
Elliott
M. Smith
White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(212) 819-8200 |
| ¨ | Check
the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications before the commencement
of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate
boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
| ¨ | third-party
tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
| x | issuer
tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
| x | going-private
transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
| ¨ | amendment
to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check
the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: x
If applicable, check
the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon:
| ¨ | Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border
Issuer Tender Offer) |
| ¨ | Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border
Third-Party Tender Offer) |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment
No. 2”) further amends the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the “Original Schedule TO”)
filed by Marti Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Galata Acquisition Corp.), an exempted company incorporated with limited liability
under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”, “we”, “us”
or “our”), on November 21, 2023, as amended by the Amendment No. 1 to Original Schedule TO filed on December
7, 2023 (“Amendment No. 1”, and together with the Original Schedule TO, the “Schedule TO”)
relating to the tender offer by the Company to purchase for cash up to 14,437,489 of its outstanding Warrants (as defined in the Offer
to Purchase) at a price of $0.10 per Warrant, without interest (the “Offer Purchase Price”). The Company’s
offer is made upon the terms and conditions in the Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation, dated as of December
7, 2023 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent (the “Letter
of Transmittal and Consent”, together with the Offer to Purchase, constitute the “Offer”).
Concurrently with the Offer,
the Company also solicited consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from holders of its outstanding Warrants (as
defined in the Offer to Purchase) to amend the Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agent”) (as amended on December 20, 2023, the “Warrant
Agreement”), which governs all of the Warrants, to permit the Company to redeem each outstanding Warrant for $0.07 in cash,
without interest (the “Redemption Price”), which Redemption Price is 30% less than the Offer Purchase Price
(the “Warrant Amendment”).
This Amendment No. 2 is being
filed to report the results of the Offer. Only those items amended are reported in this Amendment No. 2. Except as amended hereby to the
extent specifically provided herein, the information contained in the Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and
Consent and the other exhibits to the Schedule TO remains unchanged and are hereby expressly incorporated into this Amendment No. 2 by
reference. This Amendment No. 2 should be read with the Schedule TO.
Item 11. Additional Information.
Item 11 of the Schedule TO
is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following paragraph:
“The Offer expired
midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of the day on December 19, 2023 (the “Expiration Date”), in accordance
with its terms. Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the depositary for the Offer, has indicated that as of the
Expiration Date, (i) 5,902,206 outstanding Public Warrants, or approximately 82% of the outstanding Public Warrants were
validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Offer, and (ii) 7,250,000 outstanding Private Warrants, or 100% of the outstanding Private
Warrants were validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Offer. Pursuant to the terms of the Offer, the
Company expects to accept all validly tendered Warrants for purchase and settlement on December 22, 2023 (the
“Settlement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Offer, the Company expects to pay an aggregate of
approximately $1.3 million in cash to purchase the validly tendered Warrants.
Pursuant to the Consent Solicitation,
the Company received the approval of approximately 82% of the outstanding Public Warrants to the Warrant Amendment, which is more
than a majority of our outstanding Public Warrants required to effect the Warrant Amendment as it
relates to the Public Warrants and 100% of the outstanding Private Warrants to the Warrant Amendment, which is more than a majority
of our outstanding Private Warrants required to effect the Warrant Amendment as it relates to the
Private Warrants. On December 20, 2023, the Company and the Warrant Agent entered into the Warrant Amendment with respect to the Public
Warrants and the Private Warrants and the Company announced that it will exercise its right to redeem all remaining outstanding Warrants
for cash in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Amendment, and has fixed January 4, 2024 as the redemption date.
On December 20, 2023, the
Company issued a press release announcing the results of the Offer as set forth above, the notice of redemption of the all remaining outstanding
Warrants and also the Company’s entry into the Warrant Amendment. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(ii) to
the Schedule TO and is incorporated herein by reference.”
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit
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Description |
(a)(1)(A)* |
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Amended and Restated Offer to
Purchase and Consent Solicitation, dated December 7, 2023. |
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(a)(1)(B)* |
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Letter of Transmittal and Consent (including Guidelines of the Internal
Revenue Service for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Form W-9). |
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(a)(1)(C)* |
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. |
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(a)(1)(D)* |
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Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
and Other Nominees. |
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(a)(1)(E)* |
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Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. |
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(a)(2)-(4) |
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Not Applicable |
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(a)(5)(i)* |
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Press Release, dated November 21, 2023, announcing cash tender
offer for Marti Technologies, Inc. warrants. |
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(a)(5)(ii) |
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Press Release, dated December 20, 2023, announcing the expiration and results of the offer to
purchase and consent solicitation and the notice of redemption with respect to the outstanding warrants. |
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(b) |
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Not Applicable |
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(d)(1) |
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Warrant Agreement, dated July 8, 2021, between Marti Technologies, Inc.
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40588) filed with the SEC on July 14, 2021). |
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(d)(2)* |
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Form of Public Warrant Tender and Support Agreement. |
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(d)(3)* |
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Form of Private Warrant Tender and Support Agreement. |
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(d)(5) |
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Form of
Investor Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
(File No. 001-40588) filed with the SEC on August 1, 2022). |
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(d)(6) |
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Convertible Note Subscription
Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2023, by and between the Company and Callaway Capital Management LLC (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.9 to the Company’s Form 20-F (File No. 001-40588), filed with the SEC on July 14, 2023). |
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(d)(7) |
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Form of Convertible Note Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference
to Annex C to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-269067) filed with the SEC on June 12, 2023). |
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(d)(8) |
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Amendment No. 1 to Warrant Agreement, dated as
of December 20, 2023, by and between Marti Technologies, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company. |
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(g) |
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Not Applicable |
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(h) |
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Not Applicable |
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107* |
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Filing Fee Table |
*Previously filed.
(b) Filing
Fee Exhibit
Filing Fee Table.
SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Schedule TO is true, complete and correct.
Dated: December 20, 2023
| MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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| By: | /s/
Oguz Alper Öktem |
| Name: | Oguz
Alper Öktem |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit (a)(1)(A)
AMENDED AND RESTATED OFFER TO PURCHASE
BY
MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
OF
UP TO 14,437,489 OF ITS WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES
AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $0.10 IN CASH PER WARRANT
AND
CONSENT SOLICITATION
THE OFFER PERIOD AND YOUR RIGHT TO WITHDRAW WARRANTS THAT YOU TENDER WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON DECEMBER 19, 2023, UNLESS THE OFFER PERIOD IS EXTENDED. THE COMPANY MAY EXTEND THE OFFER PERIOD AT ANY TIME. |
Marti
Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Galata Acquisition Corp.), an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under
the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company,” “we,”
“us,” or “our”), hereby offers to purchase up to 14,437,489 of its outstanding
Warrants described below at a purchase price of $0.10 in cash, without interest (the “Offer Purchase
Price”), for each outstanding Warrant tendered. The “Offer Period” is the period which
commenced on November 21, 2023 and will end at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of the day on December 19,
2023, or such later date to which the Company may extend the Offer (the “Expiration Date”). The offer is
made upon the terms and conditions in this Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation (this “Offer
Letter”) and the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent (the “Letter of Transmittal and
Consent” and, together with the Offer Letter, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the
“Offer”).
Warrants eligible to be tendered
pursuant to the Offer include (a) 7,187,489 publicly traded warrants to purchase our Class A ordinary shares which were publicly
issued and sold as part of the units in our initial public offering in July 2021 (the “IPO”), with each
such whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one of our Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50, subject
to adjustments (the “Public Warrants”), and (b) 7,250,000 warrants to purchase our Class A ordinary
shares which were privately issued and sold in connection with the IPO pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with each such warrant entitling the holder thereof
to purchase one of our Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to adjustments (the “Private Warrants”
and together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”). The Private Warrants have terms and provisions that
are identical to those of the Public Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period.
Concurrently with the Offer,
we also are soliciting consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from holders of the Warrants to amend the Warrant
Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant
Agent”) (the “Warrant Agreement”), which governs all of the Warrants, to permit the Company to
redeem each outstanding Warrant for $0.07 in cash, without interest (the “Redemption Price”), which Redemption
Price is 30% less than the Offer Purchase Price (the “Warrant Amendment”). Pursuant to the terms of the Warrant
Agreement, the consent of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Public Warrants is required to approve the Warrant Amendment
as it relates to the Public Warrants and the consent of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Private Warrants is required
to approve the Warrant Amendment as it relates to the Private Warrants.
Parties representing approximately
26% of the outstanding Public Warrants and approximately 95% of the outstanding Private Warrants have agreed to tender their Warrants
in the Offer and consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation pursuant to the Tender and Support Agreements (as defined
below). Accordingly, if holders of an additional 24% of the outstanding Public Warrants consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent
Solicitation, the Warrant Amendment will be approved because holders of more than a majority of our outstanding Public Warrants and a
majority of our outstanding Private Warrants will have agreed to consent to the Warrant Amendment and, if the other conditions described
herein are satisfied or waived, the Warrant Amendment will be adopted. If the Warrant Amendment is adopted, we intend to issue a notice
of redemption to redeem all remaining outstanding Warrants as soon as possible after the consummation of the Offer. The redemption would
occur 15 days after issuing the notice of redemption (the “Redemption”). For additional detail regarding
the Tender and Support Agreements, see “The Offer and Consent Solicitation, Section 9. Transactions and Agreements Concerning
the Company’s Securities.”
If the Warrants are registered
in your name, the execution and delivery of the Letter of Transmittal and Consent will constitute your consent to the Warrant Amendment
and will also authorize and direct the Depositary (as defined below) to execute and deliver a written consent to the Warrant Amendment
on your behalf with respect to all Warrants that you tender. Custodial entities that are participants in The Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”) may tender their Warrants through the Automatic Tender Option Program (“ATOP”)
maintained by DTC, by which the custodial entity and the beneficial owner on whose behalf the custodial entity is acting agree to be bound
by the Letter of Transmittal and Consent and which constitutes their consent to the Warrant Amendment and also authorizes and directs
the Depositary (as defined below) to execute and deliver a written consent to the Warrant Amendment on their behalf with respect to all
Warrants thereby tendered. You must deliver your consent to the proposed Warrant Amendment in order to participate in the Offer.
Our Public Warrants are
listed on the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) under the symbol “MRT.WS”. On November 20,
2023, the last trading day prior to the commencement of the Offer, the last reported sale price on the NYSE American for the Public Warrants
was $0.0198. As of November 21, 2023, 7,187,489 Public Warrants and 7,250,000 Private Warrants were outstanding. Warrant
holders should obtain current market quotations for the Public Warrants before deciding whether to tender their Warrants pursuant to
the Offer.
The Offer permits holders
of Warrants to tender any and all Warrants held by them in exchange for the Offer Purchase Price for each Warrant tendered. A holder may
tender as few or as many Warrants as the holder elects. Holders are also entitled to exercise their Warrants during the Offer Period in
accordance with the terms of the Warrants.
If you elect to tender
Warrants in response to the Offer and Consent Solicitation, please follow the instructions in this Offer Letter and the related documents,
including the Letter of Transmittal and Consent. If you wish to exercise your Warrants in accordance with their terms, please follow the
instructions for exercise included in the Warrants.
If you tender Warrants, you
may withdraw your tendered Warrants at any time before the Expiration Date and retain them on their current terms or amended terms if
the Warrant Amendment is approved, by following the instructions in this Offer Letter. If you withdraw the tender of your Warrants, your
consent to the Warrant Amendment will be withdrawn as a result.
See “The Offer and
Consent Solicitation, Section 11. Forward-Looking Statements; Risk Factors” for a discussion of information that you should
consider before tendering Warrants in the Offer.
The Offer and Consent Solicitation
commenced on November 21, 2023 and will end on the Expiration Date.
A detailed discussion of the
Offer and Consent Solicitation is contained in this Offer Letter. We may amend or terminate the Offer and Consent Solicitation at any
time with requisite notice, as further described in this Offer Letter. Holders of Warrants are strongly encouraged to read this entire
package of materials, and the publicly filed information about the Company referenced herein, as well as any supplemental disclosure regarding
the Offer and Consent Solicitation before making a decision regarding the Offer and Consent Solicitation.
THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED
THE OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES, NOR CONTINENTAL STOCK
TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, THE DEPOSITARY FOR THE OFFER (THE ”DEPOSITARY”), MORROW SODALI
LLC, THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE OFFER (THE “INFORMATION AGENT”), OR CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO., THE
COMPANY’S DEALER MANAGER FOR THE OFFER (THE “DEALER MANAGER” OR “CANTOR”),
MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER YOU SHOULD TENDER WARRANTS OR CONSENT TO THE WARRANT AMENDMENT. EACH HOLDER OF A WARRANT
MUST MAKE HIS, HER OR ITS OWN DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER SOME OR ALL OF HIS, HER OR ITS WARRANTS AND CONSENT TO THE WARRANT AMENDMENT.
Neither the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Offer or
passed upon the merits or fairness of the Offer or the accuracy or adequacy of the disclosure in this Offer Letter or the Letter of Transmittal
and Consent. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The Dealer Manager for the Offer and Consent Solicitation
is:
Cantor
Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase and
Consent Solicitation, dated December 7, 2023
IMPORTANT PROCEDURES
If you want to tender some
or all of your Warrants, you must do one of the following before the Expiration Date:
| · | if your Warrants are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other
nominee, contact the nominee and have the nominee tender your Warrants for you, which typically can be done electronically; |
| · | if you hold Warrant certificates in your own name, complete and sign the Letter of Transmittal and Consent
according to its instructions, and deliver the Letter of Transmittal and Consent, together with any required signature guarantee, the
certificates for your Warrants and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal and Consent, to the Depositary; or |
| · | if you are an institution participating in DTC, called the “book-entry transfer facility”
in this Offer Letter, tender your Warrants according to the procedure for book-entry transfer described under “The Offer and Consent
Solicitation, Section 2. Procedure for Tendering Warrants.” |
If you want to tender your
Warrants, but:
| · | your certificates for the Warrants are not immediately available or cannot be delivered to the Depositary; |
| · | you cannot comply with the procedure for book-entry transfer; or |
| · | your other required documents cannot be delivered to the Depositary before the expiration of the Offer, |
then you can still tender your Warrants if you
comply with the guaranteed delivery procedure described under “The Offer and Consent Solicitation, Section 2. Procedure for
Tendering Warrants.”
TO TENDER YOUR WARRANTS, YOU MUST CAREFULLY
FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THIS OFFER LETTER, THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT AND THE OTHER DOCUMENTS DISCUSSED HEREIN RELATED
TO THE OFFER.
WARRANTS NOT TENDERED FOR PURCHASE WILL EXPIRE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS ON JULY 10, 2028, AT 5:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME OR EARLIER UPON REDEMPTION, AND OTHERWISE REMAIN SUBJECT
TO THEIR ORIGINAL TERMS, UNLESS THE WARRANT AMENDMENT IS APPROVED BY AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE HOLDERS OF THE PUBLIC WARRANTS, AS SUCH
AMENDMENT RELATES TO THE PUBLIC WARRANTS, AND A MAJORITY OF THE HOLDERS OF THE PRIVATE WARRANTS, AS SUCH AMENDMENT RELATES TO THE PRIVATE
WARRANTS.
THE OFFER RELATES TO THE PUBLIC WARRANTS THAT
WERE PUBLICLY ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH THE IPO, WHICH TRADE ON THE NYSE AMERICAN UNDER THE SYMBOL “MRT.WS” AND THE PRIVATE
WARRANTS THAT WERE PRIVATELY ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH THE IPO. ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING WARRANTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE TENDERED PURSUANT
TO THE OFFER. AS OF NOVEMBER 21, 2023, THERE WERE 7,187,489 PUBLIC WARRANTS OUTSTANDING AND 7,250,000 PRIVATE WARRANTS OUTSTANDING.
THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE
ITS ABILITY TO REDEEM THE WARRANTS IF AND WHEN IT IS PERMITTED TO DO SO PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE WARRANTS.
If you have any questions
or need assistance, you should contact Morrow Sodali LLC, the Information Agent for the Offer. You may request additional copies of this
Offer Letter, the Letter of Transmittal and Consent or the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery from the Information Agent. The Information Agent
may be reached at:
Morrow Sodali LLC
333 Ludlow Street, 5th Floor,
South Tower
Stamford, CT 06902
Individuals call toll-free (800) 662-5200
Banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400
Email: MRT.info@investor.morrowsodali.com
The address of the Depositary is:
Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company
Attn: Corporate Actions
1 State Street 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (917) 262-2378
Email: tenders+Marti@continentalstock.com
Table
of Contents
SUMMARY TERM SHEET |
1 |
SPECIAL FACTORS |
5 |
1. | PURPOSE OF THE OFFER |
5 |
2. | FAIRNESS OF THE TRANSACTION |
5 |
3. | EFFECTS OF THE TRANSACTION ON THE MARKET FOR THE PUBLIC WARRANTS |
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4. | INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS |
11 |
5. | MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS |
15 |
THE OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION |
20 |
1. | GENERAL TERMS |
20 |
2. | PROCEDURE FOR TENDERING WARRANTS |
21 |
3. | WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS |
24 |
4. | ACCEPTANCE OF WARRANTS AND PAYMENT OF OFFER PURCHASE PRICE |
25 |
5. | PRICE RANGE OF PUBLIC WARRANTS |
25 |
6. | SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS; FEES AND EXPENSES |
26 |
7. | INFORMATION CONCERNING MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
26 |
8. | PLANS, PROPOSALS OR NEGOTIATIONS |
27 |
9. | TRANSACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS CONCERNING THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES |
28 |
10. | CONDITIONS; TERMINATION; WAIVERS; EXTENSIONS; AMENDMENTS |
30 |
11. | FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS; RISK FACTORS |
31 |
12. | THE DEPOSITARY, INFORMATION AGENT AND DEALER MANAGER |
33 |
13. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; MISCELLANEOUS |
34 |
We are not making the Offer
to, and will not accept any tendered Warrants from, holders of Warrants in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to do so. However,
we may, at our discretion, take any actions necessary for us to make the Offer to holders of Warrants in any such jurisdiction.
You should rely only on
the information contained in this Offer Letter and in the Letter of Transmittal and Consent or to which we have referred you. We have
not authorized anyone to provide you with information or to make any representation in connection with the Offer other than those contained
in this Offer Letter or in the Letter of Transmittal and Consent. If anyone makes any recommendation or gives any information or representation
regarding the Offer and Consent Solicitation, you should not rely upon that recommendation, information or representation as having been
authorized by us, our board of directors, the Depositary, the Information Agent, or the Dealer Manager. You should not assume that the
information provided in this Offer Letter is accurate as of any date other than the date as of which it is shown, or if no date is otherwise
indicated, the date of this Offer Letter.
We have no contract, arrangement
or understanding relating to the payment of, and will not, directly or indirectly, pay, any commission or other remuneration to any broker,
dealer, salesperson, agent or any other person, including the Dealer Manager, for soliciting tenders in the Offer. In addition, none of
the Depositary, the Information Agent, the Dealer Manager or any broker, dealer, salesperson, agent or any other person is engaged or
authorized to express any statement, opinion, recommendation or judgment with respect to the relative merits and risks of the Offer and
Consent Solicitation. Our officers, directors and regular employees may solicit tenders from holders of the Warrants and will answer inquiries
concerning the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation, but they will not receive additional compensation for soliciting tenders or
answering any such inquiries.
SUMMARY
TERM SHEET
Unless otherwise stated in
this Offer Letter, references to “we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company” refer to Marti Technologies, Inc.
(formerly known as Galata Acquisition Corp.). This summary term sheet highlights important information regarding the Offer. To understand
the Offer fully and for a more complete description of the terms of the Offer, you should carefully read this entire Offer Letter and
the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent that constitute the Offer. We have included references to the sections of this Offer Letter
where you will find a more complete description of the topics addressed in this summary term sheet.
The Company |
Marti Technologies, Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Our principal executive offices are located at Buyukdere Cd. No:237, Maslak, 34485, Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye, and our telephone number is +0 (850) 308 34 19. |
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The Public Warrants |
As of November 21, 2023, the Company had 7,187,489 Public Warrants outstanding. Each whole Public Warrant is exercisable for one of our Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), at an exercise price of $11.50. By their terms, the Public Warrants will expire on July 10, 2028, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, unless sooner exercised or redeemed by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Public Warrants. The Offer relates to the Public Warrants that were sold as part of the units issued in connection with the IPO, which trade on the NYSE American under the symbol “MRT.WS.” Any and all outstanding Public Warrants are eligible to be tendered pursuant to the Offer. |
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The Private Warrants |
As of November 21, 2023, the Company had 7,250,000 Private Warrants outstanding. Each Private Warrant is exercisable for one of our Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of $11.50. By their terms, the Private Warrants will expire on July 10, 2028, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, unless sooner exercised or redeemed by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Private Warrants. The Offer relates to the Private Warrants that were privately issued in connection with the IPO. Any and all outstanding Private Warrants are eligible to be tendered pursuant to the Offer. |
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Market Price of the Public Warrants |
The Public Warrants are listed on the NYSE American under the symbol “MRT.WS.”
On November 20, 2023, the last trading day prior to the commencement of the Offer, the last reported sale price on the NYSE
American for the Public Warrants was $0.0198. |
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The Offer |
The Offer is to permit holders of Warrants to
tender any and all outstanding Warrants for a purchase price of $0.10 in cash, without interest, for each Warrant tendered. A holder may
tender as few or as many Warrants as the holder elects.
See “The Offer and Consent Solicitation,
Section 1. General Terms.” |
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The Consent Solicitation |
In order to tender the Warrants in the
Offer, holders of the Warrants are required to consent (by executing the Letter of Transmittal and Consent or requesting that their
broker or nominee consent on their behalf) to an amendment to the Warrant Agreement governing the Warrants as set forth in the Warrant
Amendment attached hereto as Annex A. If approved by at least a majority of the holders of the Public Warrants,
as such amendment relates to the Public Warrants, and a majority of the holders of the Private Warrants, as such amendment relates
to the Private Warrants, the Warrant Amendment would permit the Company to redeem each Public Warrant and Private Warrant, respectively,
that is outstanding upon the closing of the Offer for $0.07 in cash, without interest, which is 30% less than the Offer Purchase
Price. Parties representing approximately 26% of the outstanding Public Warrants and 95% of the outstanding Private Warrants have
agreed to tender their Warrants in the Offer and consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation. Accordingly, if holders
of an additional 24% of the outstanding Public Warrants consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation and the Warrant
Amendment is adopted, we intend to issue a notice of redemption to redeem all remaining outstanding Warrants as soon as possible
after the consummation of the Offer. The redemption would occur 15 days after issuing the notice of redemption.
See “The Offer and Consent Solicitation,
Section 1. General Terms.” |
Fairness of the Transaction |
On November 13, 2023, our board of directors
approved the fairness of the Offer, the Consent Solicitation, and the Redemption (collectively, the “Transaction”)
to the unaffiliated holders of the Warrants.
See “Special Factors, Section 2. Fairness
of the Transaction.” |
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U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations of the Offer, Warrant Amendment and the Redemption |
The exchange of Warrants for cash pursuant to
the Offer generally will be treated as a taxable sale of the Warrants by the holders of Warrants for cash for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, pursuant to which a Holder (as defined below) generally will recognize gain or loss on such exchange.
The U.S. federal income tax consequences
of the Warrant Amendment are not free from doubt. If the Warrant Amendment is approved, all Warrants that are not exchanged for cash
pursuant to the Offer may be treated as having been exchanged for “new” Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Amendment and
such deemed exchange may be treated as a “recapitalization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the
U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If the Warrant Amendment were so treated,
(i) a Holder generally will not recognize any gain or loss on the deemed exchange of Warrants for “new” Warrants,
(ii) the Holder’s aggregate tax basis in the “new” Warrants deemed to be received generally will equal the
aggregate tax basis in its existing Warrants deemed surrendered, and (iii) the Holder’s holding period for the “new”
Warrants deemed to be received generally will include its holding period for the Warrants deemed surrendered. Because there is a
lack of direct legal authority regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the deemed exchange of Warrants for “new”
Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Amendment, there can be no assurance in this regard and alternative characterizations by the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or a court are possible, including ones that would require Holders to
recognize taxable income or gain on the deemed exchange. It is also possible that, if the Warrant Amendment is approved, the redemption
of all Warrants that are not exchanged for cash pursuant to the Offer may be treated as integrated with the Warrant Amendment such
that a Holder is deemed to sell its Warrants in exchange for an amount of cash equal to the Redemption Price.
See “Special Factors, Section 5. Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.” |
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Reasons for the Offer |
The Offer is being made to all holders of Warrants.
The purpose of the Offer is to reduce the number of Ordinary Shares that would become outstanding upon the exercise of Warrants, thus
providing investors and potential investors with greater certainty as to the Company’s capital structure.
See “Special Factors, Section 1. Purpose
of the Offer.”
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Expiration Date of Offer |
12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of the
day on December 19, 2023, or such later date to which we may extend the Offer. All Warrants and related paperwork must be received
by the Depositary by this time, as instructed herein.
See “The Offer and Consent Solicitation,
Section 10. Conditions; Termination; Waivers; Extensions; Amendments.” |
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Withdrawal Rights |
If you tender your Warrants and change your mind,
you may withdraw your tendered Warrants at any time until the Expiration Date.
See “The Offer and Consent Solicitation,
Section 3. Withdrawal Rights.” |
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Participation by Executive Officers and Directors |
To our knowledge, with the exception of 500 Public Warrants and 4,898,607
Private Warrants held by Farragut Square Global Master Fund, LP (“Farragut”), which is indirectly controlled
by Mr. Daniel Freifeld, a director of the Company, none of our directors or executive officers beneficially own Warrants. Farragut
has agreed to tender all of its Private Warrants in the Offer. Farragut is also a member of Galata Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”).
See “Special Factors, Section 4. Interests
of Directors and Executive Officers.” |
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Conditions of the Offer |
We will not accept for payment, purchase or pay
for any Warrants tendered, and may terminate or amend the Offer or may postpone the acceptance for payment of, or the purchase of and
the payment for the Warrants tendered, subject to the rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), if:
· there
has been instituted, threatened in writing or is pending any action, suit or proceeding by any government or governmental, regulatory
or administrative agency or instrumentality, or by any other person, before any court, authority or other tribunal that, in our reasonable
judgment, would or would be reasonably likely to prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay consummation of the Offer or materially impair the
contemplated benefits to us of the Offer, or that is, or is reasonably likely to be, materially adverse to our business, operations, properties,
condition, assets, liabilities or prospects;
· any
order, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, stay, decree, judgment or injunction has been proposed, enacted, entered, issued, promulgated,
enforced or deemed applicable by any court or governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or instrumentality that, in our reasonable
judgment, would or would be reasonably likely to prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay consummation of the Offer or materially impair the
contemplated benefits to us of the Offer, or that is, or is reasonably likely to be, materially adverse to our business, operations, properties,
condition, assets, liabilities or prospects; or
· in
our reasonable judgment, there shall have occurred or be reasonably likely to occur, any material adverse change to our business, operations,
properties, condition, assets, liabilities, or prospects.
The foregoing conditions are outside of
our control and are solely for our benefit. We may assert one or more of the conditions, in whole or in part, regardless of the circumstances
(other than any deliberate action or inaction by the Company) giving rise to any such conditions, prior to the Expiration Date. We
may also, in our sole and absolute discretion, waive these conditions in whole or in part, subject to the potential requirement to
disseminate additional information and extend the Offer. The determination by us as to whether any condition has been satisfied shall
be conclusive and binding on all parties; provided, that any such determination may be challenged by a holder of Warrants in any
court of competent jurisdiction. The failure by us at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver
of any such right, and each such right shall be deemed a continuing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time
prior to the Expiration Date. If any of the conditions described above are not satisfied prior to the Expiration Date, we will promptly
disclose our decision whether or not to waive such condition and, if the condition is material, we may be required to extend the
Offer. We will amend this Offer Letter to report material changes, such as if a material condition to the Offer is waived, as required
by Rule 13e-4(c)(3) under the Exchange Act.
See “The Offer and Consent Solicitation,
Section 10. Conditions; Termination; Waivers; Extensions; Amendments.” |
Board of Directors’ Recommendation |
Our board of directors has approved the Offer
and Consent Solicitation. However, none of the Company, its directors, officers or employees, nor the Depositary, the Information Agent
or the Dealer Manager makes any recommendation as to whether holders of Warrants should tender their Warrants and consent to the Warrant
Amendment. Holders of Warrants must make their own decision as to whether to tender some or all of their Warrants and consent to the Warrant
Amendment.
See “The Offer and Consent Solicitation,
Section 1.C. General Terms — Board Approval of the Offer; No Recommendation; Holder’s Own Decision.” |
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How to Tender Warrants |
To tender your Warrants, you must complete the actions described herein under “The Offer and Consent Solicitation, Section 2. Procedure for Tendering Warrants” before the Expiration Date. |
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Questions or Assistance |
Please direct questions or requests for assistance, or for additional copies of this Offer Letter, Letter of Transmittal and Consent or other materials to the Information Agent. The contact information for the Information Agent is located on the back cover of this Offer Letter. |
SPECIAL
FACTORS
The Offer is being made to
all holders of Warrants. The purpose of the Offer is to reduce the number of Ordinary Shares that would become outstanding upon the exercise
of the Warrants. The Company’s board of directors believes that by allowing holders of Warrants to tender their Warrants for the
Offer Purchase Price, the Company can potentially reduce the substantial number of Ordinary Shares that would be issuable upon exercise
of the Warrants, thus reducing the potential dilutive impact of the Warrants, thereby providing investors and potential investors with
greater certainty as to the Company’s capital structure. The Warrants acquired pursuant to the Offer will be retired and cancelled.
The Offer is not made pursuant to a plan to periodically increase any securityholder’s proportionate interest in the assets or earnings
and profits of the Company.
| 2. | FAIRNESS OF THE TRANSACTION |
On November 13, 2023,
the board of directors, including all of our non-employee directors other than Mr. Freifeld, approved the the Offer and the Consent Solicitation
(including the subsequent redemption of the untendered Warrants) as fair and in the best interests of the Company and the unaffiliated
holders of the Warrants. The board of directors evaluated information assembled and provided by the Company’s management in reaching
its determination.
The board of
director’s determination regarding the fairness of the transaction is required under Item 1014(a) of
Regulation M-A and is not to be understood as an acknowledgment or admission by the board of directors that they have a
fiduciary duty to any holders of the Warrants. As this transaction would be deemed a Rule 13e-3 transaction since a successful
tender offer and consent solicitation followed by a redemption of the remaining untendered Warrants would have a reasonable
likelihood of causing the Public Warrants to be delisted, this Offer Letter is required by the SEC to address whether the board of
directors has a reasonable belief regarding the fairness of the transaction to unaffiliated Warrant holders.
Factors Considered
The board of directors took
into account a number of factors, including the following material factors, in support of its determination that the Transaction is fair
and in the best interest of the Company and the unaffiliated holders of the Warrants:
| · | The offer price of $0.10 was based on price discovery efforts
conducted by the Company and the Dealer Manger to determine indicative levels of interest for a redemption. |
| · | The offer price of $0.10 per Warrant constituting (1) a 405%
premium over the last reported sale price of the Warrants on the NYSE American of $0.0198 on November 20, 2023, the day before
the Offer was launched, (2) a 233% premium over the 30-day volume weighted average price of the Warrants on the NYSE American
before the Offer was launched ($0.03) and (3) a 150% premium over the 60-day volume weighted average price of the Warrants
on the NYSE American before the Offer was launched ($0.04). |
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The fact that the Warrants have a median price from their issuance until immediately prior to commencement of the Offer of approximately $0.11 per Warrant and an average price of $0.20 per Warrant. |
| · | The challenges the Warrants pose to analysts conducting valuation
modeling of the Company, which may often result in improper valuations by analysts and cause an adverse effect on the price of the Company’s
Ordinary Shares. |
| · | The likelihood that the Offer would be consummated and a substantial
majority of the Warrant holders would tender at the Offer Purchase Price. |
| · | The fact that the Offer is a voluntary transaction in which
holders of the Warrants may or may not choose to participate (although holders who elect to not participate face the possibility of being
redeemed at $0.07 per Warrant). |
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The limited trading market for the Warrants, including limited liquidity
and trading volume. The average daily trading volume of the Warrants has been approximately 9,573 warrants since the IPO. More recently,
prior to the commencement of the Offer, the 30-day average trading volume of the Warrants was 5,837 warrants per day and the 60-day average
trading volume was 6,341 warrants per day. The Offer also provides unaffiliated holders of the Warrants with an opportunity to obtain
liquidity with respect to the Warrants without potential disruption to the Warrant market price, given the limited trading volume of the
Warrants and the usual transaction costs associated with market sales, including brokerage fees and commissions. |
| · | The adverse effect on the value of the ordinary shares of companies
with warrants issued during, and outstanding following, an initial public offering (such as is the case with the Company) due to the
negative perception associated with the existence of an artificial cap on the value of the Company’s Ordinary Shares, such cap
being equivalent to the redemption price of the Warrants. |
In evaluating the fairness
of the Offer and the Consent Solicitation (including the subsequent redemption of the untendered Warrants), the key factors considered,
in particular, were the premium over the market price at the time of launch, the historical market prices and volume of the Warrants and
the challenge that the outstanding Warrants posed for analyst valuations, as discussed in detail above. Going concern value and liquidation
value were not utilized for purposes of evaluating the fairness of the Offer, given management’s view that these are not metrics
which investors utilize in pricing warrants generally or the Warrants specifically. The Company did not separately consider net book value
of the Warrants as a metric, but the book value of the Warrants on the Company’s books is equal to their market price which was
used as a metric. Purchase prices paid by the Company for the Warrants were not considered because the Company has not purchased its own
Warrants since the consummation of the IPO. Finally, except for the Business Combination (as defined below), the Company is not aware
of any firm offers being made by any unaffiliated person during the past two years for (A) the merger or consolidation of the
Company with or into another company, or vice versa; (B) the sale or other transfer of all or any substantial part of the assets
of the Company; or (C) a purchase of the Company’s securities that would enable the holder to exercise control over the Company.
Our board of directors did
not entertain any alternative transactions as a factor in its evaluation of the fairness of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. The board
of directors did discuss conducting an exchange offer for the Warrants (in lieu of a cash tender offer) but decided not to pursue this
alternative because the Company understands that Warrant holders on average prefer receiving cash so they can exit their position and
because the additional dilutive effects of an exchange offer would undermine the main purpose of the Offer and Consent Solicitation (including
the subsequent redemption of untendered Warrants) to improve existing shareholder value. Our board of directors has elected to offer a
premium to the market value of the Warrants as the board of directors believes the premium offer price will maximize participation in
the Offer. Given our view that the Warrants are significantly dilutive to current ordinary shareholder ownership interests, the advantages
of maximizing the Offer participation are viewed to outweigh the higher costs of offering a premium to the market value of the Warrants.
Fairness for Unaffiliated Holders Who Tender
or Who Do Not Tender
For unaffiliated Warrant
holders who tender their Warrants in the Offer, we believe the Offer is fair because these holders will receive $0.10 per Warrant, which
is a premium to the market price on the day right before the launch of the Offer ($0.0198 per Warrant) and to the 30-day and 60-day volume
weighted average price of the Warrants ($0.03 and $0.04, respectively). Given the illiquid market for the Warrants and the difficulty
of finding buyers for large quantities of the Warrants, the Offer provides liquidity to the unaffiliated holders who might otherwise have
difficulty selling their Warrants into the market with limited trading.
A countervailing consideration
was that unaffiliated holders of the Warrants who failed or chose not to validly tender their Warrants before the Expiration Date could
end up being redeemed at the lower redemption price of $0.07, which is a 30% less than the Offer Purchase Price. However, the high likelihood
that a substantial majority of the Warrant holders would tender due to the premium provided by the Offer Purchase Price was also considered.
In approving the Offer and
Consent Solicitation, based on analysis assembled and prepared by management, our board of directors weighed the costs and risks, including
the costs associated with the Offer and Consent Solicitation, the risks of not completing the Offer and Consent Solicitation, and the
potential adverse impact of the Offer and Consent Solicitation on the trading market for untendered Warrants. Our board of directors determined
that the benefits of the Offer and Consent Solicitation outweighed these costs and risks based on the factors described above.
The majority of directors
who are not employees of the Company did not retain an unaffiliated representative to act solely on behalf of the unaffiliated Warrant
holders for purposes of negotiating the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation (including the subsequent redemption of untendered
Warrants), since they did not have a fiduciary duty to the unaffiliated Warrant holders.
Alternatives Considered
With respect to consideration
of alternative transactions, the Company did briefly consider conducting an exchange offer for the Warrants (or a combined offer of cash
and shares). However, the Company decided not to pursue this alternative because the board of directors believed that most holders of
the Warrants would want cash to exit their position and because the additional dilutive effects of an exchange offer would undermine the
main purpose of the Offer to improve existing shareholder value. An exchange offer would also be more expensive and take longer to complete
than a cash tender offer for the Company because preparing the Form F-4 would be more expensive and would also require the Company’s
auditors to deliver a comfort letter to the Dealer Manager which would entail substantial additional work and expense. The Company also
understands that Warrant holders on average prefer receiving cash, and therefore regarded a cash tender offer to have a greater percentage
of Warrant holder participation. The determining factors in choosing a cash tender offer, rather than an exchange offer, were the ability
to complete the transaction more quickly, the ability to complete the transaction with less expense, the chances of maximizing Warrant
holder participation (and consequently maximize the benefits of the Offer to the Company) and the fact that it would not have a dilutive
effect on existing shareholders.
Premium Price
Our board of directors,
based on the recommendation of management, has approved an Offer which includes a premium to the market value of the Warrants as the
board of directors believes the premium offer price will maximize participation in the Offer. As discussed above, the premium was
determined based upon the input received from the Company’s and the Dealer Manager’s price discovery efforts and a
consideration of current and historical market prices. Given our view that the Warrants are significantly dilutive to current
ordinary shareholder ownership interests, the advantages of maximizing the Offer participation are viewed to outweigh the higher
costs of offering a premium to the market value of the Warrants.
No Third-Party Reports, Opinions or Presentations
We did not retain any independent
representative or consultant to render a fairness opinion or to provide any fairness analysis in connection with the Offer and the Consent
Solicitation as we did not think the expense of such an opinion or analysis was necessary given that the board of directors does not have
a fiduciary duty to the Warrant holders and that this was not an instance where there would be a change of control. Additionally, we did
not obtain any appraisals in connection with the determination of the Offer consideration, other than the price discovery
efforts discussed above. The board of directors concluded that the Offer and Consent Solicitation (including the subsequent redemption of
any untendered Warrants) is fair and in the best interests of the Company and the unaffiliated Warrant holders based on the board of directors’
and management’s own analysis, in light of the factors described above. However, the Company consulted with the Dealer Manager with
respect to the structure of the Offer and pricing of the Offer. The Dealer Manager did not provide any reports, opinions or appraisals with respect to the Offer.
In addition, no outside party
prepared a report or made a presentation to management or the board of directors that is materially related to the Offer or the Consent
Solicitation, including with respect to the fairness of the consideration offered to unaffiliated Warrant holders or the fairness of the
Offer and the Consent Solicitation (including the subsequent redemption of any untendered Warrants).
Weighing of Factors
In view of the wide variety
of factors considered in connection with its evaluation of the Offer and Consent Solicitation (including the subsequent redemption of the
untendered Warrants), our board of directors has found it impractical to, and therefore has not, quantified or otherwise attempted to
assign relative weights to the specific factors considered in reaching a decision to approve the Offer and the Consent Solicitation. However,
as stated above, key factors considered were the premium over the market price represented by the Offer Purchase Price, the historical
market prices of the Warrants and the current issues for accurate valuation of the Ordinary Shares by analysts.
Recusal by Insiders
Daniel Freifeld, one
of our directors, who previously indirectly beneficially owed all of the securities held by the Sponsor, which included all of our outstanding
Private Warrants, and currently indirectly beneficially owns 500 Public Warrants, which consitutues less than 1% of the outstanding Public
Warrants, and 4,898,607 Private Warrants, which constitutes approximately 68% of the outstanding Private Warrants, and collectively constitutes
approximately 24% of the total outstanding Warrants, through his affiliation with Farragut, recused himself from the vote approving the
Transaction. Mr. Freifeld informed the board of directors that he intended to participate in the Offer at whatever price was agreed
with the Public Warrant holders. Each of our other directors, who comprise a majority of our board of directors, approved the Transaction.
No Warrant Holder Approval
The Transaction does
not require the approval of our Warrant holders; however, the Consent Solicitation (concurrently with the Offer, we are also
soliciting the Consent Solicitation from holders of the Warrants to amend the Warrant Agreement to permit the Company to redeem each
outstanding Warrant not tendered in the Offer for $0.07 in cash, which is 30% less than the Offer Purchase Price) requires the
consent of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Public Warrants, as it relates to the Public Warrants, and a majority
of the outstanding Private Warrants, as it relates to the Private Warrants, to approve the Warrant Amendment. Despite the fact that
the Transaction is not structured to require the approval of our Warrant holders, we believe that the Transaction is fair to the
unaffiliated Warrant holders with respect to the price offered. We base these beliefs on the unanimous approval of the Transaction
by all of our directors including all of our non-employee directors (other than Mr. Freifeld, as discussed above) and on the
following factors:
· all
Warrant holders are offered the same consideration per Warrant;
· Warrant
holders are offered a premium to the market price of the Warrants;
· Warrant
holders are provided with full disclosure of the terms and conditions of the Transaction; and
· Warrant
holders are afforded sufficient time to consider the Transaction.
All Warrant holders are being
notified of the Transaction and the implications of the Transaction on their holdings, and all Warrant holders are afforded sufficient
time to consider the Transaction. See “Special Factors — Section 3. Effects of the Transaction on the Market for the
Public Warrants” for a detailed discussion of potential consequences that may result from remaining a holder of the Warrants.
| 3. | EFFECTS OF THE TRANSACTION ON THE MARKET FOR THE PUBLIC WARRANTS |
Our board of directors, including
all of our non-employee directors other than Mr. Freifeld, approved the Transaction. The board of directors, including all of our
non-employee directors other than Mr. Freifeld, after receiving analysis assembled and prepared by management, approved an Offer
with an Offer price at a premium to the market price in order to provide the holders of the Warrants with an incentive to tender their
Warrants in the Offer. Mr. Freifeld did not participate in the determination of the Offer price.
Benefits and Detriments
The Company believes that
the benefits of the Transaction to the Company are the following benefits of removing the Warrants from its capital structure: (1) buying
back the Warrants will reduce the future dilution to shareholders of the Company as the total number of Ordinary Shares outstanding will
not potentially increase by the 14,437,489 Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrants, potentially making the Company a more attractive investment
for new investors; (2) the existing Warrants would allow Warrant holders to purchase Ordinary Shares at a price of $11.50; (3) the
existence of outstanding warrants may create a cap on the Company’s share price, such cap being equivalent to the exercise or redemption
price of the Warrants, and removing the Warrants from the capital structure could therefore contribute to an increase in the Company’s
share price, which would attract more investors to the Company as an equity investment; (4) warrants may be seen as having undesirable
accounting and valuation consequences because warrants represent marked-to-market derivative liabilities with non-cash changes in fair
value recognized each quarter in net income; (5) warrants may pose a valuation nuisance to financial analysts conducting a financial
evaluation of the Company, whereby warrants may often be improperly modeled and as a result disturb the overall valuation of the Company;
(6) by removing the Warrants from the Company’s capital structure, the Company can eliminate the negative perception in the
market of having engaged in a business combination with a SPAC; and (7) removing the Warrants from the capital structure could potentially
make it easier for the Company to engage in mergers and acquisitions activity without any potential counterparty having to pay for the
Warrants or otherwise spend resources in evaluating the Warrants.
The Company believes that
the detriments of the Transaction to the Company are (1) if 100% of the Warrants participate in the Offer, the Transaction would
cost the Company $1,443,749, which could therefore not be used for other beneficial purposes in the Company’s business (including
investments as part of the Company’s growth strategy), (2) effecting the Transaction will cost approximately $560,000 in
fees and, (3) if 100% of the Warrants participate in the Offer, the Transaction would reduce the Company’s book value by approximately
$1,443,749 in the aggregate as of September 30, 2023 and (4) the Transaction requires the Company’s management and
board of directors to devote substantial attention to the Transaction rather than to running the Company’s business.
The Company believes that
the benefits of the Transaction to the unaffiliated holders of Warrants are (1) the unaffiliated holders receive a higher price in
the Offer for their Warrants than they could obtain in the market for the Warrants at the time the Offer commenced, (2) the Company
and the Dealer Manager negotiated directly with seven unaffiliated Warrant holders who were able to negotiate a price they were willing
to accept, (3) the Offer provides the unaffiliated Warrant holders with liquidity for a security with limited trading volume and
(4) tendering the Warrants for $0.10 in the Offer eliminates the risk that the Warrants will expire worthless when the Warrants would
otherwise expire in July 2028.
The Company believes that
the detriments of the Transaction to the unaffiliated holders of Warrants is that, by participating in the Offer, they are foregoing a
potential future increase in the value of their Warrants if the Company’s share price increases substantially in the future or if
the Company is purchased by another company for a substantial premium to the Company’s current share price.
The Company believes that
the benefits and detriments of the Transaction to Farragut, which is the holder of a majority of the Private Warrants, are the same as
the benefits and detriments of the Transaction to the unaffiliated holders of the Warrants. As Farragut is a very large holder of Warrants
(it holds 500 Public Warrants, which consitutues less than 1% of the outstanding Public Warrants, and 4,898,607 Private Warrants, which
constitutes approximately 68% of the outstanding Private Warrants, and collectively consitutues approximately 24% of the total outstanding
Warrants), the Transaction in particular provides the affiliate holder with liquidity which would not otherwise be available for such
a large holder (e.g., it would not be possible to sell its 4,899,107 Warrants in the open market in the absence of a formal tender offer).
Conversely, as the affiliate holder is a very large holder of Warrants, such holder is foregoing potential appreciation in the value
of the Warrants to the extent the price of the Company’s Ordinary Shares increases over time above $11.50, which is the exercise
price of the Warrants.
The Company believes that
the benefits of the Transaction to Warrant holders who do not tender their Warrants in connection with the Offer is that, in connection
with the Transaction as a result of the Redemption, such holders would receive a premium price compared to the recent and historical trading
prices of the Warrants. In addition, for these holders of Warrants, receipt of $0.07 as a result of the Redemption eliminates the risk
that the Warrants will expire worthless when the Warrants would otherwise expire in July 2028.
The Company believes that
the detriments of the Transaction to Warrant holders who do not tender their Warrants in connection with the Offer is that such holders
will receive $0.07 per Warrant upon the redemption of their Warrants rather than the $0.10 per Warrant being offered in the Offer, even
if such Warrant holder did not vote in favor of the Warrant Amendments. Also, while the Company has indicated that it intends to redeem
all of the untendered Warrants as soon as possible after the consummation of the Offer if the Warrant Amendment is approved, if the Company
for any reason did not redeem the Warrants as soon as possible after the consummation of the Offer, the market for the Warrants would
be less liquid and have less volume than it did before the Offer was commenced, which would negatively affect the trading price of the
Warrants and make it more difficult to sell Warrants in the open market.
Warrant Amendment and Redemption
The Public Warrants are currently
traded on the NYSE American. Pursuant to the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation, if we obtain the approval of the Warrant Amendment
by holders of at least a majority of the Public Warrants and a majority of the Private Warrants, we intend to redeem the remaining Warrants
untendered in the Offer, including any and all untendered Public Warrants and any and all untendered Private Warrants, as soon as possible
after the consummation of the Offer. We would issue a notice of redemption on the date of consummation of the Offer and the redemption
would occur 15 days afterward (in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Amendment). When we redeem the remaining Public Warrants
and Private Warrants which are untendered in the Offer, the NYSE American listing of the Public Warrants will be terminated and we would
seek to terminate the registration of the Warrants pursuant to Sections 12(b), 12(g) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. However,
whether or not the Offer is consummated, the Company’s Ordinary Shares will remain listed on the NYSE American and registered with
the SEC pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and we will remain an SEC registrant.
As of the launch date
of the Offer, we entered into Tender and Support Agreements with parties representing approximately 26% of the outstanding Public Warrants
who agreed to tender their Public Warrants in the Offer and to consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation and with
parties representing approximately 95% of the outstanding Private Warrants who agreed to tender their Private Warrants in the Offer and
to consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation. Accordingly, if holders of an additional 24% of the outstanding Public
Warrants consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation, the Warrant Amendment will be approved and, if the other conditions
described herein are satisfied or waived, then the Warrant Amendment will be adopted and we will have the right to exercise redemption
of the Warrants not tendered in the Offer. Ifn the Warrant Amendment is adopted, we intend to issue a notice of redemption to redeem
all of the remaining outstanding Warrants as provided in the Warrant Agreement as soon as possible after the consummation of the Offer.
See “Forward-Looking Statements; Risk Factors — The Warrant Amendment, if approved by the requisite holders
of the Warrants, will allow us to redeem all outstanding Public Warrants and Private Warrants, as applicable, at a price that is 30%
lower than the Offer Purchase Price”, “Forward-Looking Statements; Risk Factors — There is no guarantee
that your decision whether to tender your Warrants in the Offer will put you in a better future economic position,” and “Forward-Looking
Statements; Risk Factors — The liquidity of the Warrants that are not tendered will be reduced”.
THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED
THE OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES, NOR THE DEPOSITARY,
THE INFORMATION AGENT OR THE DEALER MANAGER, MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER A WARRANT HOLDER SHOULD TENDER ANY WARRANTS AND CONSENT
TO THE WARRANT AMENDMENT. EACH HOLDER OF A WARRANT MUST MAKE HIS, HER OR ITS OWN DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER SOME OR ALL OF
HIS, HER OR ITS WARRANTS AND CONSENT TO THE WARRANT AMENDMENT.
| 4. | INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS |
Directors and
Senior Management
The names of the executive
officers and directors of the Company are set forth below. The business address for each such person is: c/o Buyukdere Cd. No:237, Maslak,
34485, Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye, and the telephone number for each such person is +0 (850) 308 34 19.
Directors and Executive
Officers | |
Position/Title | |
Country of Citizenship |
Oguz Alper Öktem | |
Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson and Director | |
Türkiye |
Cankut Durgun | |
President and Director | |
Türkiye / United States of America / Belgium |
Cem Yasar Ozey | |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Türkiye |
Yousef Hammad | |
Director | |
Saudi Arabia |
Daniel Freifeld | |
Director | |
United States of America |
Kerry Healey | |
Director | |
United States of America |
Douglas Lute | |
Director | |
United States of America |
Agah Ugur | |
Director | |
Türkiye / Canada |
Biographical
information concerning our directors and executive officers listed above is set forth below.
None of the these persons
has been convicted in a criminal proceeding during the past five years (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and
none of these persons has during the past five years been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding (except for matters
that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future
violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state
securities laws.
Biographical information concerning
our directors and executive officers listed above is set forth below.
Alper Öktem is
Marti’s co-founder and serves as Marti’s Chief Executive Officer and as a director on our board of directors. Mr. Öktem
has served as Marti’s Chief Executive Officer since September 2018. Prior to joining Marti, Mr. Öktem served as the
Chief Operating Officer of BluTV, a local streaming service provider in Turkey founded in 2015. Mr. Öktem received a Master’s
degree in Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of Chicago.
Cankut Durgun is
Marti’s co-founder and serves as Marti’s President and as a director on Marti’s board of directors. Mr. Durgun
has served as Marti’s President since December 2018. Prior to joining Marti, he was co-founder and general partner of Aslanoba
Capital, a venture capital firm, from June 2013 to September 2017. Prior to Aslanoba, Mr. Durgun was co-founder and general
partner of Romulus Capital, also a venture capital firm, from October 2008 to June 2013. Mr. Durgun received his Bachelor
of Science Degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Economics and Management Science and his Master’s of Business Administration
from Stanford University.
Cem Yasar Ozey
serves as Chief Financial Officer of Marti. He has held CFO, COO, and Strategy positions at leading companies in Germany and Türkiye
for the past 19 years. Prior to joining Marti, since April 2021, Mr. Ozey held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Omsan Logistics,
a company within the OYAK Group, where he was also responsible for strategic planning and digitalization. Prior to that, from July 2014
to March 2020, Mr. Ozey was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of morhipo.com, a Boyner Group company. During this period,
Mr. Ozey also served as Chief Financial Officer of Hopi, another Boyner Group company. Following the merger of Boyner Buyuk Magazacilik
and morhipo.com in March 2020, Mr. Ozey assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer of Boyner Buyuk Magazacilik, where he served until
April 2021. He is highly experienced in start-ups, restructuring business models, foreign direct investment, new markets, digitalization,
and accelerated growth strategies with a focus on balancing change and values. Mr. Ozey completed his undergraduate studies in both Industrial
Engineering and Food Engineering through a double major program at Istanbul Technical University (ITU). Additionally, he obtained his
MBA degree from Yeditepe University.
Daniel Freifeld serves
as an Independent Director on Marti’s board of directors. Mr. Freifeld is also a managing member of the Sponsor. He is the
Chief Investment Officer of Callaway Capital Management, LLC, which he founded in October 2013. Prior to founding Callaway, Mr. Freifeld
served as Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy at the U.S. Department of State, where he was responsible for oil and
gas issues in Iraq, Türkiye, Russia, and the eastern Mediterranean and as a program coordinator for the Near East South Asia Center
at the U.S. Department of Defense. Mr. Freifeld has served on the Company’s board of directors since July 2021 and has
been an associate of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard University and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. A
member of the state bar of Massachusetts, Mr. Freifeld speaks Turkish and French and conversational Arabic, Farsi, and Spanish and
holds a bachelor’s degree in political science summa cum laude from Emory University and a juris doctor from New York University
School of Law.
Yousef Hammad
serves as an Independent Director on Marti’s board of directors. Mr. Hammad has served as Managing Partner of Beco Capital
Investment LLC since September 2015. Mr. Hammad has served and continues to serve on the boards of a number of private companies,
including , Aingel Corp. (dba Tribal Credit), MaxAB B.V., Dapi Ltd. and Axis Markets B.V. (dba Thndr). Mr. Hammad received his Bachelor
of Science in finance from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals.
Kerry Healey serves as an Independent
Director on Marti’s board of directors. Dr. Healey has served as President of the Milken Center for Advancing the American
Dream since August 2019. Before that, she was President Emerita of Babson College from June 2013 to June 2019. Dr. Healey
also served as Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from January 2003 to January 2007. Dr. Healey has
served and continues to serve on a number of boards of directors for public and private companies and universities, including Apollo Global
Management, Babson College, American University of Afghanistan, American University of Bahrain, Mohammad bin Salmon College of Business
and Entrepreneurship, Western Governors University and the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. Dr. Healey has also served as Chair
of the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committee for Apollo Global Management since February 2022. Dr. Healey received
her Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard College and PhD from Trinity College, University of Dublin.
Douglas Lute serves
as an Independent Director on Marti’s board of directors. Ambassador Lute has served as the Chair of the International and Defense
Practices of the BGR Group since February 2017 and has been the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Global Advisors since
February 2017. A retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General, Ambassador Lute previously held several high-level federal government roles,
including U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security
Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan to President George W. Bush. Ambassador Lute also served as Coordinator for South Asia to President Barack
Obama. Ambassador Lute has been awarded three Defense Distinguished Services Medals and a Distinguished Honor Award for his service in
the State Department. Ambassador Lute has served and continues to serve on the board of Thomson Reuters Special Services, a subsidiary
of Thomson Reuters Corporation, since October 2017, and The Morganti Group, Inc. since August 2022. Ambassador Lute received
his Bachelor of Science in national security affairs from the United States Military Academy, where he was later awarded the title of
Distinguished Graduate in 2018, and a Master’s of Public Administration in international security from Harvard University’s
John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Agah Ugur serves
as an Independent Director on Marti’s board of directors. Mr. Ugur has served as Chairman of Bogazici Ventures A.S. since November 2019.
Before that, he was Chief Executive Officer of Borusan Holding A.S. from 2001 to 2018. Mr. Ugur has served on the boards of a number
of Turkish public and private companies, including Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A.S., Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S., Anadolu Efes Biracilik
ve Malt Sanayi A.S., Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi A.S., Alcatel Lucent Teletas Telekomünikasyon A.S., Coca Cola Icecek
A.S., Sabanci University Board of Trustees and Saha Foundation. Mr. Ugur received his Bachelor of Science from the University of
Birmingham. Mr. Ugur is also qualified as a chartered accountant in the United Kingdom.
Beneficial Ownership of our Warrants
As of November 21,
2023, 7,187,489 Public Warrants and 7,250,000 Private Warrants were outstanding.
To our knowledge, with the
exception of 500 Public Warrants and 4,898,607 Private Warrants held by Farragut, which is indirectly controlled by Mr. Freifeld,
a director of the Company, none of our directors or executive officers beneficially own Warrants. Farragut has agreed to tender all of
its Private Warrants in the Offer and consent to the Warrant Amendment. The Company does not beneficially own any Warrants.
Except as set forth below,
we have not and, to the best of our knowledge, none of our current directors, executive officers or any person holding a controlling interest
in us has, engaged in any transactions involving the Warrants during the 60-day period prior to the date of this Offer Letter.
NONE OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS
OR EMPLOYEES, OR THE DEPOSITARY, THE INFORMATION AGENT OR THE DEALER MANAGER MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER ANY HOLDER SHOULD
TENDER ANY WARRANTS AND CONSENT TO THE WARRANT AMENDMENT. EACH HOLDER OF A WARRANT MUST MAKE HIS, HER OR ITS OWN DECISION AS TO
WHETHER TO TENDER SOME OR ALL OF HIS, HER OR ITS WARRANTS AND CONSENT TO THE WARRANT AMENDMENT.
Beneficial Ownership of our Ordinary Shares
The following table sets forth
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Ordinary Shares by:
| · | each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding Ordinary
Shares; |
| · | each of our executive officers and directors; and |
| · | all our executive officers and directors as a group. |
Beneficial ownership is determined
according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it
possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable
or exercisable within 60 days. In computing the number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership,
we deemed outstanding Ordinary Shares subject to warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.
We did not deem these shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
The percentage ownership of
our Ordinary Shares is based on 48,574,596 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of November 21, 2023.
Beneficial Owners(1) |
|
Number of
Ordinary Shares
Beneficially Owned |
|
|
Percentage of
all
Ordinary
Shares |
|
5% Shareholders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(3) |
|
|
3,537,326 |
|
|
|
7.3 |
% |
Perpetual Motion S.à r.l(4) |
|
|
3,537,326 |
|
|
|
7.3 |
% |
Sumed Equity Ltd(5) |
|
|
7,877,922 |
|
|
|
16.2 |
% |
Esra Unluaslan Durgun(6) |
|
|
7,477,950 |
|
|
|
15.4 |
% |
Oguz Alper Öktem |
|
|
7,477,950 |
|
|
|
15.4 |
% |
Directors and Executive Officers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oguz Alper Öktem |
|
|
7,477,950 |
|
|
|
15.4 |
% |
Cankut Durgun(6) |
|
|
7,477,950 |
|
|
|
15.4 |
% |
Cem Yasar Ozey |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Yousef Hammad(5) |
|
|
7,877,922 |
|
|
|
16.2 |
% |
Daniel Freifeld(2) |
|
|
2,211,702 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
Kerry Healey |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Douglas Lute |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Agah Ugur |
|
|
175,240 |
|
|
|
* |
|
All directors and executive officers as a group (8 individuals) |
|
|
25,220,764 |
|
|
|
51.9 |
% |
* Less than 1%.
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person named
below is Buyukdere Cd. No:237, Maslak, 34485, Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye.
(2) Represents 2,211,702 Ordinary Shares held
by Farragut Square Global Master Fund, LP. Mr. Freifeld indirectly controls Farragut, and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares
held by Farragut. Mr. Freifeld disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The
business address of Farragut is 2001 S Street, NW Suite 320, Washington, D.C. 20009.
(3) The business address of European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development is 5 Bank Street, London, E14 4BG United Kingdom.
(4) The business address of Perpetual Motion S.à r.l is
4 Rue Peternelchen L-2370 Howald, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
(5) Yousef Hammad is a director of Marti and is an officer, director
or partner of, or has a financial interest in, Sumed Equity Ltd and its affiliates. As such, Mr. Hammad may be deemed to have or
share beneficial ownership of the shares held by Sumed Equity Ltd. The business address of Sumed Equity Ltd is Office 105, One Central
Building 4, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
(6) These shares are held directly by Mr. Durgun’s
spouse, Esra Unluaslan Durgun. Therefore, Mr. Durgun may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares held by Esra Unluaslan
Durgun. Mr. Durgun disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
| 5. | MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS |
The following discussion
is a summary under current law of certain United States federal income tax considerations generally applicable to U.S. Holders
and Non-U.S. Holders (each as defined below, and collectively, the “Holders”) of (i) the exchange of Warrants
for cash pursuant to the Offer, and (ii) if it is approved, the adoption of the Warrant Amendment and the Redemption in connection
therewith. This discussion is not a complete description of all tax considerations that may be relevant to a Holder of the Offer, Warrant
Amendment and/or the Redemption and is not a substitute for tax advice. This discussion is limited to Holders that hold their Warrants
as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment), and does not address
all the United States federal income tax consequences that may be relevant to particular Holders in light of their individual circumstances
or to Holders that are subject to special rules under U.S. federal income tax laws, such as: U.S. expatriates or former long-term
residents of the United States, insurance companies, real estate investment trusts or regulated investment companies, persons who hold
or received Warrants as compensation, holders owning directly, indirectly or constructively 5% or more (by vote or value) of the Company’s
shares, individual retirement and other tax-deferred accounts, governments or agencies or instrumentalities thereof, U.S. Holders whose
functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, banks, other financial institutions or financial services entities, partnerships or
other entities or arrangements classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, tax-exempt organizations, passive
foreign investment companies or controlled foreign corporations, dealers in securities or currencies, traders in securities that elect
to use a mark-to-market method of accounting, persons holding our Warrants as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,”
“wash sale,” “conversion transaction,” “synthetic security” or other integrated investment or transaction,
and persons subject to the alternative minimum tax or required to include items in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes no later
than when such items are included in an applicable financial statement.
If an entity (or arrangement)
treated as a partnership (or other pass-through entity) for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds Warrants the tax treatment of
a partner in the partnership (or other equityholder of such pass-through entity) will depend on the status of the partner or equityholder,
the activities of the partnership or pass-through entity and certain determinations made at the partner or equityholder level. Accordingly,
partnerships and other pass-through entities holding Warrants and the partners and equityholders in such partnerships or other pass-through
entities should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of the exchange of Warrants
for cash pursuant to the Offer, adoption of the Warrant Amendment and/or the Redemption.
This discussion is based upon
the Code, applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, published administrative pronouncements and rulings and court decisions, all as currently
in effect as of the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change or differing interpretation, possibly with retroactive effect.
Any change or differing interpretation could alter the tax consequences to Holders described in this discussion. There can be no assurance
that a court or the IRS will not challenge one or more of the tax consequences described herein, and we have not obtained, nor do we intend
to obtain, a ruling with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences to a Holder of the Offer, the Warrant Amendment or the Redemption.
Tax considerations under U.S. state and local and non-U.S. laws, and under U.S. federal tax laws other than those pertaining to U.S.
federal income taxes (such as estate or gift taxes or the Medicare equivalent tax on net investment income), are not addressed.
THIS DISCUSSION IS ONLY
A SUMMARY OF THE MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS OF THE OFFER, THE ADOPTION OF THE WARRANT AMENDMENT AND THE REDEMPTION
TO U.S. HOLDERS OF WARRANTS. EACH HOLDER OF WARRANTS IS URGED TO CONSULT HIS, HER OR ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE
PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO SUCH HOLDER OF THE OFFER, THE ADOPTION OF THE WARRANT AMENDMENT AND THE REDEMPTION, INCLUDING THE
APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL, AND NON-U.S. TAX LAWS, AS WELL AS ANY APPLICABLE TAX TREATIES.
Treatment as a Domestic Corporation for
U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Even though we are organized
as an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, as a result of the Business Combination
(as defined below), we believe we are treated as a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 7874
of the Code. As such, we will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax as if we were organized under the laws of the United States
or a state thereof. The remaining discussion contained in this “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” assumes
that we will be treated as a domestic corporation for all U.S. federal income tax purposes.
U.S. Holders
For purposes of this discussion,
a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of Warrants who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
a citizen or individual resident of the United States, a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal
income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia,
an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or any trust if (1) a U.S. court
is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to
control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a U.S. person.
Exchange of Warrants for Cash Pursuant to the
Offer
The exchange of Warrants for
cash pursuant to the Offer generally will be treated as a taxable sale of the Warrants by a Holder for cash for U.S. federal income
tax purposes. A U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount
realized on such taxable sale and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Warrants. Any such capital gain or loss will
be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Warrants exceeds one year. A U.S. Holder
must calculate gain or loss separately for each block of Warrants exchanged pursuant to the Offer (generally, Warrants acquired at the
same cost in a single transaction). Long-term capital gain recognized by a non-corporate U.S. Holder may be eligible for reduced
rates of tax. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Any gain or loss recognized on the exchange of Warrants generally
will be U.S.-source income or loss for purposes of computing the foreign tax credit allowable to a U.S. Holder. Although not free
from doubt, we intend, if required to take a position for applicable U.S. federal income tax reporting purposes, to treat the amount of
cash received by a Holder in the Offer as the amount realized by such Holder in such taxable sale of Warrants. Holders are urged to consult
their tax advisors regarding the proper treatment of the cash received pursuant to the Offer, including possible alternative characterizations
(such as a possible treatment of a portion of the cash received as a separate fee or other payment for consenting to the Warrant Amendment
in connection with tendering Warrants pursuant to the Offer) and the applicable tax consequences thereof.
Warrant Amendment and Redemption
The U.S. federal income tax
consequences of the Warrant Amendment are not free from doubt. If the Warrant Amendment is approved all Warrants that are not exchanged
for cash pursuant to the Offer may be treated as having been exchanged for “new” Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Amendment.
The Company believes any such deemed exchange should be treated as a “recapitalization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of
the Code. If the Warrant Amendment were to treated, (i) a U.S. Holder generally will not recognize any gain or loss on the deemed
exchange of Warrants for “new” Warrants, (ii) the U.S. Holder’s aggregate tax basis in the “new”
Warrants deemed to be received generally will equal the aggregate tax basis in its existing Warrants deemed surrendered, and (iii) the
U.S. Holder’s holding period for the “new” Warrants deemed to be received generally will include its holding period
for the Warrants deemed surrendered. Because there is a lack of direct legal authority regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences
of the deemed exchange of Warrants for “new” Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Amendment, there can be no assurance in this
regard and alternative characterizations by the IRS or a court are possible, including ones
that would require U.S. Holders to recognize taxable income or gain on the deemed exchange (as discussed below). U.S. Holders should
consult their tax advisors as to the applicability of these special rules to their particular circumstances.
If a deemed exchange of Warrants
for “new” Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Amendment is not treated as a recapitalization for purposes of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of
the Code and is instead treated as a taxable exchange of existing Warrants for “new” Warrants, U.S. Holders generally
will recognize gain or loss on the deemed exchange of Warrants in an amount equal to the difference between their tax basis in the Warrants
and the fair market value of the Warrants on the day the Warrant Amendment becomes effective, with consequences generally similar
to those discussed above in the manner described above under “U.S. Holders—Exchange of Warrants for Cash Pursuant
to the Offer.”
Alternatively, because the
Company intends to redeem any Warrants which remain outstanding after the Offer, the approval of the Warrant Amendment and the Redemption
may be integrated as a single transaction such that a U.S. Holder is treated as exchanging its Warrants for an amount of cash equal to
the Redemption Price, with consequences generally similar to those discussed above in the manner described above under “U.S.
Holders—Exchange of Warrants for Cash Pursuant to the Offer.”
If the Warrant Amendment and
the Redemption are not integrated as a single transaction, the redemption of Warrants which remain outstanding after the Offer pursuant
to the Redemption generally will be treated as a taxable sale of such redeemed Warrants by a Holder for an amount of cash equal to the
Redemption Price for U.S. federal income tax purposes, with consequences generally similar to those discussed above in the manner
described above under “U.S. Holders—Exchange of Warrants for Cash Pursuant to the Offer.”
If the Warrant Amendment is
not approved, U.S. Holders who do not tender any of their Warrants pursuant to the Offer should not have any U.S. federal income
tax consequences solely as a result of the consummation of the Offer.
U.S. Holders are urged to consult with their
tax advisors regarding the tax consequences to them of the Warrant Amendment and the Redemption, as applicable.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
In general, information reporting
requirements may apply to the proceeds of the exchange of Warrants, unless the U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient. Backup withholding
may apply to such payments if the U.S. Holder fails to provide a taxpayer identification number (or furnishes an incorrect taxpayer identification
number) or a certification of exempt status, or has been notified by the IRS that it is subject to backup withholding (and such notification
has not been withdrawn).
Backup withholding is not
an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holder’s
U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided the required information is timely furnished to the
IRS. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedures
for obtaining such an exemption.
Non-U.S. Holders
For purposes of this discussion,
a “Non-U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of Warrants who or that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
| · | a non-resident alien individual (other than certain former citizens and residents of the United States
subject to U.S. tax as expatriates); |
| · | a foreign corporation; or |
| · | an estate or trust that is not a U.S. Holder. |
Exchange of Warrants for Cash Pursuant to the
Offer
The exchange of Warrants for
cash pursuant to the Offer generally will be treated as a taxable sale of the Warrants by a Holder for cash for U.S. federal income
tax purposes. A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax in respect of gain recognized
on an exchange of its Warrants, unless:
| · | the gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business by the Non-U.S. Holder within
the United States (and, if an applicable tax treaty so requires, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base maintained
by the Non-U.S. Holder); |
| · | the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable
year of disposition and certain other conditions are met; or |
| · | we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation,” or USRPHC, for U.S.
federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of exchange or the period that the
Non-U.S. Holder held our Warrants and certain other conditions are met. |
Gain described in the first
bullet point above will be subject to tax at generally applicable U.S. federal income tax rates as if the Non-U.S. Holder were a U.S.
Holder. Any gains described in the first bullet point above of a Non-U.S. Holder that is a foreign corporation may also be subject to
an additional “branch profits tax” at a 30% rate (or lower applicable treaty rate). Gain described in the second bullet point
above generally will be subject to a flat 30% U.S. federal income tax. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding
possible eligibility for benefits under applicable income tax treaties. We do not believe we currently are or will become a USRPHC in
the foreseeable future, however there can be no assurance in this regard. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding
the application of these rules. Although not free from doubt, we intend, if required to take a position for applicable U.S. federal income
tax reporting purposes, to treat the amount of cash received by a Holder in the Offer as the amount realized by such Holder in such taxable
sale of Warrants. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the proper treatment of the cash received pursuant to the
Offer, including possible alternative characterizations (such as a possible treatment of a portion of the cash received as a separate
fee or other payment for consenting to the Warrant Amendment in connection with tendering Warrants pursuant to the Offer) and the applicable
ta consequences thereof.
Warrant Amendment and Redemption
If the Warrant Amendment is
approved, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Warrant Amendment and the Redemption, as applicable, generally will be the same
as those described above for U.S. Holders under “U.S. Holders — Warrant Amendment and Redemption,”
and the any gain recognized by a Non-U.S. Holder in connection with the Warrant Amendment and/or the Redemption, as applicable, will be
treated as described above under “Non-U.S. Holders—Exchange of Warrants for Cash Pursuant to the Offer.”
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
Proceeds from the exchange
of Warrants may be reported to the IRS and to the Non-U.S. Holders. Copies of any such reporting may also be made available to the tax
authorities in a country in which the Non-U.S. Holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty. A Non-U.S. Holder
may have to comply with certification procedures to establish that it is not a United States person in order to avoid backup withholding
requirements. The certification procedures required to claim a reduced rate of withholding under an applicable income tax treaty generally
will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid the backup withholding as well. Backup withholding is not an additional
tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against a Non-U.S Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, and
such Non-U.S. Holder may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by timely filing the appropriate
claim for refund with the IRS and timely furnishing any required information. Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors
regarding the application of the U.S. information reporting and backup withholding rules to them.
THE
OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION
Risks of Participating in the Offer
Participation in the Offer
involves a number of risks, including, but not limited to, the risks identified in Section 11 below. Holders of the Warrants should
carefully consider these risks and are urged to speak with their financial, investment and/or tax advisors as necessary before deciding
whether to participate in the Offer. In addition, we strongly encourage you to read this Offer Letter in its entirety.
The Offer is to permit holders
of Public Warrants that were publicly issued in connection with the IPO and holders of Private Warrants that were privately issued in
connection with the IPO to tender any and all outstanding Warrants for a purchase price of $0.10 in cash, without interest, for each Warrant
tendered. A holder may tender as few or as many Warrants as the holder elects. Holders may also exercise their Warrants during the Offer
Period in accordance with the terms of the Warrants.
You may tender some or all
of your Warrants on these terms. The Offer relates to the Public Warrants that were publicly issued in connection with the IPO, which
trade on the NYSE American under the symbol “MRT.WS” and to the Private Warrants that were privately issued in connection
with the IPO pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Any and all outstanding Warrants are eligible to be
tendered pursuant to the Offer. As of November 21, 2023, there were 7,187,489 Public Warrants outstanding and 7,250,000 Private
Warrants outstanding.
If you elect to tender
Warrants in response to the Offer, please follow the instructions in this Offer Letter and the related documents, including the Letter
of Transmittal and Consent.
If you tender Warrants, you
may withdraw your tendered Warrants before the Expiration Date and retain them on their terms by following the instructions herein.
As part of the Offer,
we are also soliciting from holders of the Public Warrants and the holders of the Private Warrants their consent to the Warrant Amendment.
If approved, the Warrant Amendment would permit the Company to redeem each Public Warrant and Private Warrant that is outstanding upon
the closing of the Offer for $0.07 in cash, without interest, which is 30% less than the Offer Purchase Price. A copy of the Warrant
Amendment is attached hereto as Annex A. We urge that you carefully read the Warrant Amendment in its entirety. Pursuant
to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the consent of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Public Warrants, as it relates
to the Public Warrants, and the consent of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Private Warrants, as it relates to the Private
Warrants, is required to approve the Warrant Amendment. Parties representing approximately 26% of the outstanding Public Warrants and
95% of the outstanding Private Warrants have agreed to tender their Warrants in the Offer and consent to the Warrant Amendment in the
Consent Solicitation. Accordingly, if holders of an additional 24% of the outstanding Public Warrants consent to the Warrant Amendment
in the Consent Solicitation, the Warrant Amendment will be approved and, if the other conditions described herein are satisfied or waived,
the Warrant Amendment will be adopted. If the Warrant Amendment is adopted, we intend to issue a notice of redemption to redeem the remaining
outstanding Warrants as provided in the Warrant Agreement as soon as possible after the consummation of the Offer. The redemption would
occur 15 days after issuing the notice of redemption.
A holder who tenders Warrants
in the Offer will automatically be deemed, without any further action, to have given his, her or its consent to approval of the Warrant
Amendment (effective upon our acceptance of the Warrants tendered). The consent to the Warrant Amendment is a part of the Letter of Transmittal
and Consent relating to the Warrants.
You cannot tender any Warrants
in the Offer without giving your consent to the Warrant Amendment. Thus, before deciding whether to tender any Warrants, you should be
aware that a tender of Warrants may result in the approval of the Warrant Amendment.
A. Period
of Offer
The Offer will only be open for a period beginning on November 21,
2023 and ending on the Expiration Date. We expressly reserve the right, in our sole discretion, at any time or from time to time, prior
to the Expiration Date, to extend the period of time during which the Offer is open. There can be no assurance, however, that we will
exercise our right to extend the Offer.
B. Partial
Tender Permitted
If you choose to participate
in the Offer, you may tender less than all of your Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Offer. The Offer is not conditioned on any minimum
number of Warrants being tendered.
HOLDERS MAY ALSO EXERCISE THEIR WARRANTS
DURING THE OFFER PERIOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE WARRANTS.
C. Board
Approval of the Offer; No Recommendation; Holder’s Own Decision
THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS
APPROVED THE OFFER AND THE CONSENT SOLICITATION. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES, NOR THE
DEPOSITARY, THE INFORMATION AGENT OR THE DEALER MANAGER, MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER A HOLDER SHOULD TENDER WARRANTS AND CONSENT
TO THE WARRANT AMENDMENT. EACH HOLDER OF A WARRANT MUST MAKE HIS, HER OR ITS OWN DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER SOME OR ALL OF
HIS, HER OR ITS WARRANTS AND CONSENT TO THE WARRANT AMENDMENT.
D. Extensions
of the Offer
We expressly reserve the right,
in our sole discretion, and at any time or from time to time, prior to the Expiration Date, to extend the period of time during which
the Offer is open. There can be no assurance, however, that we will exercise our right to extend the Offer. If we extend the Offer, we
will give notice of such extension by press release or other public announcement no later than 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on the next
business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date of the Offer.
| 2. | PROCEDURE FOR TENDERING WARRANTS |
A. Proper
Tender of Warrants
To validly tender Warrants
pursuant to the Offer, either (i) a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and Consent or photocopy thereof,
together with any required signature guarantees, must be received by the Depositary at its address set forth on the last page of
this Offer Letter prior to the Expiration Date or (ii) the ATOP procedures for book-entry transfer described below must be complied
with prior to the Expiration Date. The method of delivery of all required documents is at the option and risk of the tendering Warrant
holders. If delivery is by mail, the Company recommends registered mail with return receipt requested (properly insured). In all cases,
sufficient time should be allowed to assure timely delivery.
In the Letter of Transmittal
and Consent, the tendering Warrant holder must set forth: (i) his, her or its name and address; (ii) the number of Warrants
tendered; and (iii) the number of the Warrant certificate(s) representing such Warrants.
If the Warrants are registered
in the name of a person other than the signer of the Letter of Transmittal and Consent, the Warrants must be endorsed or accompanied by
appropriate instruments of assignment, in either case signed exactly as the name(s) of the registered owner(s) appear on the
Warrants, with the signature(s) on the Warrants or instruments of assignment guaranteed.
A tender of Warrants pursuant
to the procedures described below in this Section 2 will constitute a binding agreement between the tendering Warrant holder and
the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.
ALL DELIVERIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER, INCLUDING
A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT AND WARRANTS, MUST BE MADE TO THE DEPOSITARY OR THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY.
NO DELIVERIES SHOULD BE MADE TO THE COMPANY,
AND ANY DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO THE COMPANY WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE DEPOSITARY OR THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY AND, THEREFORE,
WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE PROPERLY TENDERED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.
BOOK-ENTRY DELIVERY.
The Depositary will establish an account for the Warrants at DTC for purposes of the Offer, as soon as possible after the date of this
Offer Letter. Any financial institution that is a participant in DTC’s system may make book-entry delivery of Warrants by causing
DTC to transfer such Warrants into the Depositary’s account in accordance with DTC’s procedure for such transfer. Delivery
of the Letter of Transmittal and Consent or Agent’s Message (or other required documentation) to DTC does not constitute delivery
to the Depositary. The term “Agent’s Message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the Depositary
and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in
DTC tendering the Warrants that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and Consent
and that the Company may enforce such agreement against the participant. The term “Book-Entry Confirmation” means a timely
confirmation of a book-entry transfer of Warrants into the Depositary’s account at DTC.
WARRANTS HELD IN STREET
NAME. If Warrants are held through a direct or indirect DTC participant, such as a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company
or other financial intermediary, you must instruct that holder to tender your Warrants on your behalf. A letter of instruction is included
as an exhibit to the Schedule TO. The letter may be used by you to instruct a custodian to tender and deliver Warrants on your
behalf.
Unless the Warrants being
tendered are delivered to the Depositary by the Expiration Date accompanied by a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal
and Consent or a properly transmitted Agent’s Message, the Company may, at its option, treat such tender as invalid. Payment of
the Offer Purchase Price upon tender of Warrants will be made only against the valid tender of Warrants.
GUARANTEED DELIVERY.
If you want to tender your Warrants pursuant to the Offer, but (i) your Warrants are not immediately available, (ii) the procedure
for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis, or (iii) time will not permit all required documents to reach the
Depositary prior to the Expiration Date, you can still tender your Warrants, if all of the following conditions are met:
| (a) | the tender is made by or through an Eligible Institution (as defined in the Letter of Transmittal and
Consent); |
| (b) | the Depositary receives by hand, mail or overnight courier, prior to the Expiration Date, a properly completed
and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in the form the Company has provided with this Offer Letter (with signatures guaranteed
by an Eligible Institution); and |
| (c) | the Depositary receives, within two (2) NYSE American trading days after the date of its receipt
of the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery: |
| (1) | the certificates for all tendered Warrants, or confirmation of receipt of the Warrants pursuant to the
procedure for book-entry transfer as described above; and |
| (2) | a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and Consent (or copy thereof), or any Agent’s
Message in the case of a book-entry transfer, and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal and Consent. |
In any event, the payment
of the Offer Purchase Price for Warrants tendered and accepted pursuant to the Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Depositary
of such Warrants, properly completed and duly executed Letters of Transmittal and Consent and any other required documents.
Warrants tendered by Notice
of Guaranteed Delivery will be excluded from the determination of whether at least a majority of the Public Warrants and a majority of
the Private Warrants (which is the minimum number required to amend the Warrant Agreement with respect to the Public Warrants and Private
Warrants, as applicable) have been tendered in the Offer and Consent Solicitation, unless such Public Warrants and Private Warrants, as
applicable, and other required documents are received by the Depositary by the Expiration Date.
B. Conditions
of the Offer
We will not accept for payment,
purchase or pay for any Warrants tendered, and may terminate or amend the Offer or may postpone the acceptance for payment of, or the
purchase of and the payment for the Warrants tendered, subject to the rules under the Exchange Act if:
| (a) | there has been instituted, threatened in writing or is pending any action, suit or proceeding by any government
or governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or instrumentality, or by any other person, before any court, authority or other
tribunal that, in our reasonable judgment, would or would be reasonably likely to prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay consummation of
the Offer or materially impair the contemplated benefits to us of the Offer, or that is, or is reasonably likely to be, materially adverse
to our business, operations, properties, condition, assets, liabilities or prospects; |
| (b) | any order, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, stay, decree, judgment or injunction has been proposed,
enacted, entered, issued, promulgated, enforced or deemed applicable by any court or governmental, regulatory or administrative agency
or instrumentality that, in our reasonable judgment, would or would be reasonably likely to prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay consummation
of the Offer or materially impair the contemplated benefits to us of the Offer, or that is, or is reasonably likely to be, materially
adverse to our business, operations, properties, condition, assets, liabilities or prospects; or |
| (c) | in our reasonable judgment, there shall have occurred or be reasonably likely to occur, any material adverse
change to our business, operations, properties, condition, assets, liabilities, or prospects. |
The foregoing conditions
are outside of our control and are solely for our benefit. We may assert one or more of the conditions, in whole or in part, regardless
of the circumstances (other than any deliberate action or inaction by the Company) giving rise to any such conditions, prior to the Expiration
Date. We may also, in our sole and absolute discretion, waive these conditions in whole or in part, subject to the potential requirement
to disseminate additional information and extend the Offer. The determination by us as to whether any condition has been satisfied shall
be conclusive and binding on all parties; provided, that any such determination may be challenged by a holder of Warrants in any
court of competent jurisdiction. The failure by us at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of
any such right, and each such right shall be deemed a continuing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time prior
to the Expiration Date. If any of the conditions described above are not satisfied prior to the Expiration Date, we will promptly disclose
our decision whether or not to waive such condition and, if the condition is material, we may be required to extend the Offer. We will
amend this Offer Letter to report material changes, such as if a material condition to the Offer is waived, as required by Rule 13e-4(c)(3) under
the Exchange Act.
We may terminate the Offer
if any of the conditions of the Offer are not satisfied prior to the Expiration Date.
C. Determination
of Validity
All questions as to the form
of documents and the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for purchase of any tenders of Warrants will be
determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, and its determination will be final and binding, subject to the judgment of any court
that might provide otherwise. The Company reserves the absolute right, subject to the judgment of any court that might provide otherwise,
to reject any or all tenders of Warrants that it determines are not in proper form or reject tenders of Warrants that may, in the opinion
of the Company’s counsel, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right, subject to the judgment of any court that might
provide otherwise, to waive any defect or irregularity in any tender of Warrants. Neither the Company nor any other person will be under
any duty to give notice of any defect or irregularity in tenders, nor will any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such
notice.
D. Tender
Constitutes an Agreement
A tender of Warrants made
pursuant to any method of delivery set forth herein will also constitute an acknowledgement by the tendering Warrant holder that: (i) the
Offer is discretionary and may be extended, modified, suspended or terminated by us as provided herein; (ii) such Warrant holder
is voluntarily participating in the Offer; (iii) the future value of our Warrants is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;
(iv) such Warrant holder has read this Offer Letter; (v) such Warrant holder has consulted his, her or its tax and financial
advisors with regard to how the Offer will impact the tendering Warrant holder’s specific situation; (vi) any foreign exchange
obligations triggered by such Warrant holder’s tender of Warrants or receipt of the Offer Purchase Price are solely his, her or
its responsibility; and (vii) regardless of any action that we take with respect to any or all income/capital gains tax, social security
or insurance tax, transfer tax or other tax-related items (“Tax Items”) related to the Offer and the disposition
of Warrants, such Warrant holder acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Items is and remains his, her or its sole responsibility.
In that regard, a tender of Warrants authorizes us to withhold all applicable Tax Items potentially payable by a tendering Warrant holder.
Our acceptance for payment of Warrants tendered pursuant to the Offer will constitute a binding agreement between the tendering holder
and us upon the terms and subject to certain conditions of the Offer, including the consent to the Warrant Amendment.
E. Signature
Guarantees
Except as otherwise provided
below, all signatures on a Letter of Transmittal and Consent by a person residing in or tendering Warrants in the United States must
be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. Signatures on a Letter of Transmittal and Consent need not be guaranteed if (i) the Letter
of Transmittal and Consent is signed by the registered holder of the Warrant(s) tendered therewith; or (ii) such Warrant(s) are
tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution. See Instructions 1, 3 and 4 of the Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
Tenders of Warrants made pursuant
to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date. Thereafter, such tenders are irrevocable. If the Company extends
the period of time during which the Offer is open for any reason, then, without prejudice to the Company’s rights under the Offer
and in a manner compliant with Rule 14e-1(c) of the Exchange Act, the Company may retain all Warrants tendered and tenders
of such Warrants may not be rescinded, except as otherwise provided in this Section 3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, tendered Warrants
may also be withdrawn if the Company has not accepted the Warrants for exchange by the 40th business day after the initial
commencement of the Offer.
To be effective, a written
notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Depositary at its address identified in this Offer Letter. Any notice of withdrawal
must specify the name of the holder who tendered the Warrants for which tenders are to be withdrawn and the number of Warrants to be withdrawn.
If the Warrants to be withdrawn have been delivered to the Depositary, a signed notice of withdrawal must be submitted to the Depositary
prior to release of such Warrants. In addition, such notice must specify the name of the registered holder (if different from that of
the tendering holder). Withdrawal may not be cancelled, and Warrants for which tenders are withdrawn will thereafter be deemed not validly
tendered for purposes of the Offer. However, Warrants for which tenders are withdrawn may be tendered again by following one of the procedures
described in Section 2 at any time prior to the Expiration Date.
A holder of Warrants desiring
to withdraw tendered Warrants previously delivered through DTC should contact the DTC participant through which such holder holds his,
her or its Warrants. In order to withdraw previously tendered Warrants, a DTC participant may, prior to the Expiration Date, withdraw
its instruction previously transmitted through DTC’s ATOP procedures by (i) withdrawing its acceptance, or (ii) delivering
to the Depositary by mail or hand delivery, a notice of withdrawal of such instruction. Holders of Warrants submitting a tender via DTC’s
ATOP procedures are deemed to consent to the Warrant Amendment. The valid revocation of a consent will constitute the concurrent valid
withdrawal of the tendered Warrants as to which consent was delivered. The notices of withdrawal must contain the name and number of the
DTC participant. A withdrawal of an instruction must be executed by a DTC participant as such DTC participant’s name appears on
its transmission to which such withdrawal relates. A DTC participant may withdraw a tendered Warrant only if such withdrawal complies
with the provisions described in this paragraph.
A holder who tendered his,
her or its Warrants other than through DTC should send written notice of withdrawal to the Depositary specifying the name of the holder
who tendered the Warrants being withdrawn. All signatures on a notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by a Medallion Signature Guarantor;
provided, however, that signatures on the notice of withdrawal need not be guaranteed if the Warrants being withdrawn are held for the
account of an Eligible Institution. Withdrawal of a prior Warrant tender will be effective upon receipt of the notice of withdrawal by
the Depositary. Selection of the method of notification is at the risk of the holder and notice of withdrawal must be timely received
by the Depositary.
All questions as to the form
and validity (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal will be determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, which
determination will be final and binding, subject to the judgment of any court that might provide otherwise. Neither the Company nor any
other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability
for failure to give any such notification, subject to the judgment of any court that might provide otherwise.
| 4. | ACCEPTANCE OF WARRANTS AND PAYMENT OF OFFER PURCHASE PRICE |
Upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of the Offer, we will purchase Warrants validly tendered as of the Expiration Date for a purchase price of $0.10 per
Warrant. The Offer Purchase Price to be paid will be delivered promptly following the Expiration Date. In all cases, Warrants will only
be accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer after timely receipt by the Depositary of a properly completed and duly executed Letter
of Transmittal and Consent (or copy thereof), or any Agent’s Message in the case of a book-entry transfer, and any other documents
required by the Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
Under no circumstances
will we pay interest on the Offer Purchase Price, including, but not limited to, by reason of any delay in making payment. In addition,
if certain events occur, we may not be obligated to purchase Warrants in the Offer.
We urge holders of Warrants
who hold Warrants through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to consult their nominee to determine whether
transaction costs are applicable if they tender Warrants through their nominee and not directly to the Depositary.
| 5. | PRICE RANGE OF PUBLIC WARRANTS |
Our Public Warrants are
listed on the NYSE American under the symbol “MRT.WS” On November 20, 2023, the last trading day prior to the commencement
of the Offer, the last reported sale price for the Public Warrants was $0.0198. The following table sets forth the high and low sales
prices for the Public Warrants for the periods shown:
| |
Public Warrants | |
| |
High | | |
Low | |
| |
$ | | |
$ | |
Fiscal 2021 | |
| | | |
| | |
Third Quarter | |
| 0.60 | | |
| 0.42 | |
Fourth Quarter | |
| 0.60 | | |
| 0.43 | |
Fiscal 2022 | |
| | | |
| | |
First Quarter | |
| 0.47 | | |
| 0.18 | |
Second Quarter | |
| 0.36 | | |
| 0.01 | |
Third Quarter | |
| 0.30 | | |
| 0.06 | |
Fourth Quarter | |
| 0.18 | | |
| 0.02 | |
Fiscal 2023 | |
| | | |
| | |
First Quarter | |
| 0.10 | | |
| 0.06 | |
Second Quarter | |
| 0.10 | | |
| 0.04 | |
Third Quarter | |
| 0.04 | | |
| 0.03 | |
The Company recommends that holders consider
current market quotations for the Public Warrants, among other factors, before deciding whether or not to tender their Warrants.
| 6. | SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS; FEES AND EXPENSES |
Assuming 100% participation
in the Offer, we will need approximately $1,443,749 to purchase all of the outstanding Warrants at the Offer Purchase Price of $0.10 per
Warrant. We estimate that the total amount of cash required to complete the Offer and Consent Solicitation, including the payment of any
fees, expenses and other related amounts incurred in connection with the Offer and Consent Solicitation will be approximately $2 million,
all of which will be funded by us from our existing and available cash reserves. No alternative plan exists to finance the purchase of
the tendered Warrants.
The estimated costs and expenses
to be paid by us in connection with the offer are as follows:
Legal fees | |
$ | 275,000 | |
Filing fees | |
$ | 213 | |
Tender/Information Agent/Printing and Mailing expense | |
$ | 35,000 | |
Dealer Manager fees | |
$ | 250,000 | |
Total | |
$ | 560,213 | |
| 7. | INFORMATION CONCERNING MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
Marti Technologies, Inc.
(formerly known as Galata Acquisition Corp.) was incorporated on February 26, 2021 under Cayman Islands Law as an exempted company
solely for the purpose of effectuating the Business Combination (as defined below), which was consummated on July 10, 2023. Prior
to the Business Combination, the Company owned no material assets and did not operate any business. On July 29, 2022, Marti Technologies
I, Inc. (formerly known as Marti Technologies, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Old Marti”), entered
into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended, the “Business Combination Agreement”) with the Company and
Galata Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”).
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, on July 10, 2023, (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Old Marti, with Old Marti
surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”) and (ii) all of the outstanding share
capital of Old Marti was exchanged for a combination of Ordinary Shares of the Company and cash consideration (the “Share
Exchange” and, together with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the
“Business Combination”). In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, Galata Acquisition Corp.
changed its name to Marti Technologies, Inc.
Founded in 2018, Marti is Türkiye’s leading mobility app,
offering multiple transportation services to its riders. Marti operates a ride-hailing service that matches riders with car and motorcycle
drivers, and operates a large fleet of rental e-mopeds, e-bikes, and e-scooters. All of Marti’s offerings are serviced by proprietary
software systems and IoT infrastructure. Marti is the number one travel app among the companies providing urban mobility and ride-hailing
services in Türkiye iOS app stores, and has been for the past 12 months as of September 30, 2023.
We offer environmentally sustainable
transportation services to our riders. Our fleet rental services are currently delivered via fully electric vehicles, which are also shareable,
thereby contributing to environmental sustainability and reducing the environmental footprint through reduced emissions in the cities
where our fleets are deployed. Building a capital-intensive business in a capital scarce environment has forced us to achieve healthy
year-round unit economics since 2020. Such economics are improving each year together with our growing scale of operations.
In October 2022, we launched
a car-pooling booking service that matches riders with drivers traveling in the same direction. Riders and drivers agree on the price
of the ride, and we do not currently charge a fee for this service. We plan to continue to grow our existing urban transportation services,
introduce additional forms of environmentally sustainable mobility services that are electric and/or shared, and leverage our existing
scale and customer base to offer adjacent, tech-enabled services beyond transportation. Equally important, our plans for sustainable growth
position our services to be an integral part of the transportation networks of the cities we serve, and of the lives of our customers.
Our book value per share as
of June 30, 2023 was negative $0.08 and as of December 31, 2022 was $0.22.
Summary Historical Financial Information
The following tables set
forth summary historical consolidated financial data for the Company as of and for each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
and as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The summary financial data and the per share data set forth below are extracted
from, and should be read in conjunction with, the consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, and other financial
information contained in the Company’s Registraion Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-273543), which was declared effective by
the SEC on October 27, 2023, which is incorporated herein by reference. More comprehensive financial information is included in such
filings (including management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operation) and other documents filed
by the Company with the SEC, which are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and the following summary
is qualified in its entirety by reference to such reports. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected
in any future period.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Data | |
December 31,
2022 | | |
December 31,
2021 | | |
June
30, 2023 | |
Total current assets | |
$ | 20,455,301 | | |
$ | 17,972,855 | | |
$ | 12,480,370 | |
Total non-current assets | |
| 20,423,078 | | |
| 21,015,208 | | |
| 19,224,553 | |
Total assets | |
| 40,878,379 | | |
| 38,988,063 | | |
| 31,704,923 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 15,866,817 | | |
| 10,418,337 | | |
| 13,338,429 | |
Total non-current liabilities | |
| 17,411,894 | | |
| 8,050,358 | | |
| 22,185,574 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 33,278,711 | | |
| 18,468,695 | | |
| 35,524,003 | |
Total stockholders’ equity | |
| 7,599,668 | | |
| 20,519,368 | | |
| (3,819,080 | ) |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |
| 40,878,379 | | |
| 38,988,063 | | |
| 31,704,923 | |
Consolidated Statement of Operations Data | |
January 1 -
December 31, 2022 | | |
Restated (*)
January 1 - December 31, 2021 | | |
January
1 - June 30, 2023 | |
Revenue | |
$ | 24,988,171 | | |
$ | 16,999,437 | | |
$ | 9,484,761 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| (39,869,278 | ) | |
| (26,052,148 | ) | |
| (23,588,812 | ) |
Loss from operations | |
| (14,881,107 | ) | |
| (9,052,711 | ) | |
| (14,104,051 | ) |
Loss before income tax expense | |
| (14,245,878 | ) | |
| (13,584,846 | ) | |
| (12,000,418 | ) |
Net loss | |
| (14,245,878 | ) | |
| (14,472,494 | ) | |
| (12,000,418 | ) |
Total comprehensive loss | |
| (14,582,583 | ) | |
| (21,939,991 | ) | |
| (12,000,418 | ) |
Net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted | |
| (0.41 | ) | |
| (0.54 | ) | |
| (0.35 | ) |
Our principal executive office
is located at Buyukdere Cd. No:237, Maslak, 34485, Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye, and our telephone number is +0 (850) 308 34 19.
| 8. | PLANS, PROPOSALS OR NEGOTIATIONS |
Except for the Offer to Purchase,
Consent Solicitation and Redemption, and other than the negotiations with the Warrant holders described under “Special Factors
— 2. Fairness of the Transaction”, there are no present plans, proposals or negotiations by the Company that relate to or
would result in:
| · | any extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the
Company or any of its subsidiaries; |
| · | a purchase, sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; |
| · | any material change in the present dividend rate or policy, or indebtedness or capitalization of the Company; |
| · | any change in the present board of directors or management of the Company, including, but not limited
to, any plans or proposals to change the number or the term of directors, to fill any existing vacancies on the board or to change any
material term of the employment contract of any executive officer; |
| · | any other material change in the Company’s corporate structure or business; |
| · | any class of equity security of the Company being delisted from a national securities exchange; |
| · | any class of equity security of the Company becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant
to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act; |
| · | the suspension of the Company’s obligation to file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act; |
| · | the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Company, or the disposition of securities
of the Company; or |
| · | changes in the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association or other governing
instruments or other actions that could impede the acquisition of control of the Company by any person. |
| 9. | TRANSACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS CONCERNING THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES |
Except as described herein,
none of the Company or, to our knowledge, any of our affiliates, directors or executive officers, is a party to any contract, arrangement,
understanding or agreement with any other person relating, directly or indirectly, to the Offer or with respect to any of our securities,
including any contract, arrangement, understanding or agreement concerning the transfer or the voting of the securities, joint ventures,
loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guaranties of loans, guaranties against loss or the giving or withholding of proxies, consents
or authorizations.
Tender and Support Agreements
The Company entered into Tender
and Support Agreements, each dated between November 13 and 20, 2023 (the “Public Warrant Tender and Support Agreements”),
with five Public Warrant holders, including Farragut, which owns 500 Public Warrants, (collectively, the “Supporting Public
Warrant Holders”), who collectively represent approximately 26% of the outstanding Public Warrants. Pursuant to the Public
Warrant Tender and Support Agreements, the Supporting Public Warrant Holders have agreed to (i) tender their Public Warrants in the
Offer and (ii) consent to the Warrant Amendment (as described below) in the Consent Solicitation.
Each of Farragut, Weiss Asset Management and Keystone Group (collectively,
the “Supporting Private Warrant Holders” and, together with the Supporting Public Warrant Holders, the “Supporting
Warrant Holders”), who collectively represent approximately 95% of the outstanding Private Warrants, have agreed pursuant
to Tender and Support Agreements with the Company dated between November 13 and 20, 2023 (the “Private Warrant Tender and
Support Agreements” and, together with the Public Warrant Tender and Support Agreements, the “Tender and Support
Agreements”), to (i) tender their Private Warrants in the Offer and (ii) consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent
Solicitaion. Farragut, which owns 4,898,607 Private Warrants, is indirectly controlled by Mr. Freifeld, a director of the Company.
Accordingly, if holders
of an additional 24% of the outstanding Public Warrants consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation, the Warrant Amendment
will be approved and, if the other conditions described herein are satisfied or waived, then the Warrant Amendment will be adopted. If
the Warrant Amendment is adopted, we intend to issue a notice of redemption to redeem the remaining outstanding Warrants as provided
in the Warrant Agreement as soon as possible after the consummation of the Offer, which would result in the holders of any remaining
outstanding Warrants receiving approximately 30% less cash than if they had tendered their Warrants in the Offer.
Private Warrants
Simultaneously with the closing
of the IPO, we consummated the sale of 6,500,000 Private Warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant to the Sponsor. On July 15, 2021,
we consummated the sale of an additional 750,000 Private Warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant to the Sponsor. Each Warrant entitled
the holder to purchase one Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share.
Warrant Agreement
In connection with the IPO
and the appointment of a warrant agent for the Warrants, we entered into the Warrant Agreement with Continental Stock Transfer &
Trust Company on July 8, 2021. The Warrant Agreement provides for the various terms, restrictions and governing provisions that dictate
all of the terms of the Warrants.
Investor Rights Agreement
In connection with the closing
of the Business Combination, the Sponsor, Chief Executive Officer Alper Öktem and President Cankut Durgun (the “Marti
Founders”), both of whom are also directors of the Company, and certain other shareholders of the Company (the “Marti
Holders”) executed the Investor Rights Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), pursuant to
which each of Callaway Capital Management LLC (“Callaway”) (on behalf of the Sponsor) and the Marti Founders,
severally and not jointly, agreed with the Company and the Marti Holders to take all necessary action to cause the board of directors
to initially be composed of seven directors, six of whom were nominated by Marti and one of whom was nominated by Callaway
(on behalf of the Sponsor). Each of Callaway and the Marti Founders, severally and not jointly, agreed with the Company and the Marti
Holders to take all necessary action to cause the foregoing directors to be divided into three classes of directors, with each class serving
for staggered three-year terms.
Further, pursuant to the Investor
Rights Agreement, Marti agreed that within 20 business days after the closing of the Business Combination, Marti would file with the SEC
a resale registration statement, which resale registration statement would include the resale of the Private Warrants and the Ordinary
Shares underlying the Private Warrants by the Sponsor, and Marti agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the resale
registration statement become effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof. In certain circumstances, the Marti
Founders, the Sponsor and the other Marti Holders can demand up to three underwritten offerings and they will be entitled to customary
piggyback registration rights.
Callaway Subscription Agreement
On May 4, 2023, the Company
and Callaway entered into a convertible note subscription agreement (the “Callaway Subscription Agreement”).
Callaway is an affiliate of a director of the Company and the Callaway Subscription Agreement was unanimously approved by the Company’s
board of directors. Pursuant to the terms of the Callaway Subscription Agreement, Callaway or its designee has the option (but not the
obligation) to subscribe for convertible notes of the Company in an aggregate principal amount up to $40.0 million during the period beginning
on the closing of the Business Combination and ending on the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Business Combination.
Pre-Fund Subscription Agreement
In
connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Marti entered into the Pre-Fund Subscription Agreement with certain
pre-fund subscribers (the “Pre-Fund Subscribers”), pursuant to which the pre-fund subscribers agreed to subscribe
for and purchase from Marti their respective unsecured convertible promissory notes (the “Pre-Fund Notes”) which
converted into convertible notes at the closing of the Business Combination. One of the Pre-Fund Subscribers, Farragut, is indirectly
controlled by Mr. Freifeld, a director of the Company, and the pre-fund subscription agreement was unanimously approved by the board of
directors of the Company. Farragut purchased $15.0 million in Pre-Fund Notes, Sumed Equity Ltd. purchased $1.0 million in Pre-Fund Notes,
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development purchased $1.0 million in Pre-Fund Notes, and AutoTech Fund II, LP purchased $0.5 million
in Pre-Fund Notes.
Other Agreements and Transactions
The Company has retained Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company to act as the Depositary, Morrow Sodali LLC to act as the Information Agent and Cantor to act
as the Dealer Manager. Directors, officers and employees of the Company or its affiliates or the Information Agent may contact holders
of Warrants by hand, mail or telephone regarding the Offer and may request brokers, dealers and other nominees to forward the Offer Letter
and related materials to beneficial owners of the Warrants. Such directors, officers and employees will not be specifically compensated
for providing such services. The Depositary and the Information Agent will receive reasonable and customary compensation for their respective
services in connection with the Offer, plus reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, and will be indemnified by the Company against certain
liabilities and expenses in connection therewith.
We have no contract, arrangement
or understanding relating to the payment of, and will not, directly or indirectly, pay, any commission or other remuneration to any broker,
dealer, salesperson, agent or any other person, including the Dealer Manager, for soliciting tenders in the Offer.
Rule 13e-4 under the
Exchange Act generally prohibits us and our affiliates from purchasing any Warrants, other than in the Offer, until at least ten business
days after the Expiration Date, except pursuant to certain limited exceptions provided in Exchange Act Rule 14e-5. Following
that time, we expressly reserve the absolute right, in our sole discretion from time to time in the future, to purchase or redeem Warrants,
whether or not any Warrants are purchased pursuant to the Offer, through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated
share repurchases, tender offers, exchange offers or otherwise, upon the same or different terms than the terms of the Offer. We cannot
assure you as to which, if any, of these alternatives, or combinations thereof, we might pursue.
| 10. | CONDITIONS; TERMINATION; WAIVERS; EXTENSIONS; AMENDMENTS |
We will not accept for payment,
purchase or pay for any Warrants tendered, and may terminate or amend the Offer or may postpone the acceptance for payment of, or the
purchase of and the payment for the Warrants tendered, subject to the rules under the Exchange Act if:
| (a) | there has been instituted, threatened in writing or is pending any action, suit or proceeding by any government
or governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or instrumentality, or by any other person, before any court, authority or other
tribunal that, in our reasonable judgment, would or would be reasonably likely to prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay consummation of
the Offer or materially impair the contemplated benefits to us of the Offer, or that is, or is reasonably likely to be, materially adverse
to our business, operations, properties, condition, assets, liabilities or prospects; |
| (b) | any order, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, stay, decree, judgment or injunction has been proposed,
enacted, entered, issued, promulgated, enforced or deemed applicable by any court or governmental, regulatory or administrative agency
or instrumentality that, in our reasonable judgment, would or would be reasonably likely to prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay consummation
of the Offer or materially impair the contemplated benefits to us of the Offer, or that is, or is reasonably likely to be, materially
adverse to our business, operations, properties, condition, assets, liabilities or prospects; or |
| (c) | in our reasonable judgment, there shall have occurred or be reasonably likely to occur, any material adverse
change to our business, operations, properties, condition, assets, liabilities, or prospects. |
The foregoing conditions
are outside of our control and are solely for our benefit. We may assert one or more of the conditions, in whole or in part,
regardless of the circumstances (other than any deliberate action or inaction by the Company) giving rise to any such conditions,
prior to the Expiration Date. We may also, in our sole and absolute discretion, waive these conditions in whole or in part, subject
to the potential requirement to disseminate additional information and extend the Offer. The determination by us as to whether any
condition has been satisfied shall be conclusive and binding on all parties; provided, that any such determination may be
challenged by a holder of Warrants in any court of competent jurisdiction. The failure by us at any time to exercise any of the
foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right, and each such right shall be deemed a continuing right which may be
asserted at any time and from time to time prior to the Expiration Date. If any of the conditions described above are not satisfied
prior to the Expiration Date, we will promptly disclose our decision whether or not to waive such condition and, if the condition is
material, we may be required to extend the Offer. We will amend this Offer Letter to report material changes, such as if a material
condition to the Offer is waived, as required by Rule 13e-4(c)(3) under the Exchange Act.
We may terminate the Offer
if any of the conditions of the Offer are not satisfied prior to the Expiration Date. In the event that we terminate the Offer, all Warrants
tendered by a holder in connection with the Offer will be returned to such holder and the Warrants will expire in accordance with their
terms on July 10, 2028, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and will otherwise remain subject to their original terms, including
the redemption provisions.
Subject to applicable securities
laws and the terms and conditions set forth in this Offer Letter, we expressly reserve the right (but will not be obligated), at any time
or from time to time, prior to the Expiration Date, regardless of whether or not any of the events set forth above shall have occurred
or shall have been determined by us to have occurred, to (a) waive any and all conditions of the Offer, (b) extend the Offer,
or (c) otherwise amend the Offer in any respect. The rights reserved by us in this paragraph are in addition to our rights to terminate
the Offer described above. Irrespective of any amendment to the Offer, all Warrants previously tendered pursuant to the Offer and not
accepted for purchase or withdrawn will remain subject to the Offer and may be accepted thereafter for purchase by us.
If we materially change the
terms of the Offer or the information concerning the Offer, or if we waive a material condition to the Offer, we will disseminate additional
information and extend the Offer to the extent required by Exchange Act Rules 13e-4(d)(2) and 13e-4(e)(3). In addition,
we may, if we deem appropriate, extend the Offer for any other reason. In addition, if the Offer Purchase Price is adjusted, the Offer
will remain open at least ten (10) business days from the date we first give notice of such change to Warrant holders, by press release
or otherwise.
Any extension, amendment or
termination of the Offer by us will be followed promptly by a public announcement thereof. Without limiting the manner in which we may
choose to make such announcement, we will not, unless otherwise required by law, have any obligation to advertise or otherwise communicate
any such announcement other than by issuing a press release or by such other means of public announcement as we deem appropriate.
If for any reason the acceptance
for tender (whether before or after any Warrants have been accepted for tender pursuant to the Offer), or the tender for Warrants subject
to the Offer is delayed or if we are unable to accept for tender Warrants pursuant to the Offer, then, without prejudice to our rights
under the Offer, tendered Warrants may be retained by the Depositary on our behalf and may not be withdrawn (subject to Exchange Act
Rule 14e-1(c), which requires that an offeror deliver the consideration offered or return the securities deposited by or on behalf
of the investor promptly after the termination or withdrawal of a tender offer). In addition to being limited by Exchange Act Rule 14e-1(c),
our reservation of the right to delay delivery of the Offer Purchase Price for Warrants which we have accepted for tender pursuant to
the Offer is limited by Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(f)(5), which requires that an offeror deliver the consideration offered or return
the securities tendered pursuant to a tender offer promptly after termination or withdrawal of that tender offer. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, tendered Warrants may also be withdrawn if the Company has not accepted the Warrants for tender by the 40th business day
after the initial commencement of the Offer.
Pursuant to Exchange Act
Rules 13e-3 and 13e-4, we have filed the Schedule TO with the SEC which contains additional information with respect to the
Offer. The Schedule TO also serves as a Schedule 13E-3 with respect to the Offer. The Schedule TO, including the exhibits
and any amendments thereto, may be examined, and copies may be obtained, at the same places and in the same manner as set forth under
“Additional Information; Miscellaneous” in this Offer Letter.
| 11. | FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS; RISK FACTORS |
This Offer Letter contains
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements usually relate to future events, conditions and anticipated revenues, earnings,
cash flows or other aspects of our operations or operating results. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the words “believes,”
“expects,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “will,”
“plans,” “may,” “should,” or the negative thereof or similar terms. The absence of these words, however,
does not mean that these statements are not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectation, belief and
assumptions concerning future developments and business conditions and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these
forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future development affecting us will be those
that we anticipate.
All of our forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties (some of which are significant or beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause actual
results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Known material factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements include those set forth in this “Section 11.
Forward-Looking Statements; Risk Factors.” We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date hereof.
The Warrant Amendment, if approved by the
requisite holders of the Warrants, will allow us to redeem all outstanding Public Warrants and Private Warrants, as applicable, at a price
that is 30% lower than the Offer Purchase Price.
If we complete the Offer and
Consent Solicitation and obtain the approval of the Warrant Amendment by holders of at least a majority of the Public Warrants and the
holders of at least a majority of the Private Warrants, the Company will have the right to redeem each outstanding Warrant, including
Public Warrants and Private Warrants held by holders who do not wish to participate and did not participate in the Offer, for $0.07 in
cash, which is 30% less than the Offer Purchase Price, without interest.
Pursuant to the terms
of the Warrant Agreement, the consent of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Public Warrants, as it relates to the Public
Warrants, and a majority of the outstanding Private Warrants, as it relates to the Private Warrants, is required to approve the Warrant
Amendment. Therefore, one of the conditions to the adoption of the Warrant Amendment is the receipt of the consent of holders of at least
a majority of the outstanding Public Warrants and the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Private Warrants. Pursuant to
the Tender and Support Agreements, parties representing approximately 26% of the outstanding Public Warrants and approximately 95% of
the outstanding Private Warrants have agreed to tender their Warrants in the Offer and to consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent
Solicitation. Accordingly, if holders of an additional 24% of the outstanding Public Warrants consent to the Warrant Amendment in the
Consent Solicitaiton, the Warrant Amendment will be approved and, if the other conditions described herein are satisfied or waived, then
the Warrant Amendment will be adopted.
If the Warrant Amendment is
adopted, we intend to issue a notice of redemption to redeem the remaining outstanding Warrants as provided in the Warrant Agreement as
soon as possible after the consummation of the Offer, which would result in the holders of any remaining outstanding Warrants receiving
approximately 30% less cash than if they had tendered their Warrants in the Offer.
There is no guarantee that your decision
whether to tender your Warrants in the Offer will put you in a better future economic position.
We can give no assurance as
to the price at which a Warrant holder may be able to sell his, her or its Warrants in the future following the completion of the Offer.
Certain future events may cause an increase in the price of the Public Warrants or the value of the Private Warrants, which could result
in you realizing a lower value now than you might realize in the future had you not agreed to tender your Warrants. Similarly, if you
do not tender your Warrants in the Offer, you will bear the risk of ownership of your Warrants after the closing of the Offer, and there
can be no assurance that you can sell your Warrants (or exercise them for Ordinary Shares) in the future at a higher price than would
have been obtained by participating in the Offer or at all. In addition, if you do not tender your Warrants and if we obtain the approval
of the Warrant Amendment, we intend to implement the Warrant Amendment and subsequently redeem your Warrants for the Redemption Price,
which is 30% lower than the Offer Purchase Price. You should carefully review the terms of the Warrants, including the Warrant Agreement
governing the Warrants, and consult your own individual tax and/or financial advisors for assistance on how the tender of your Warrants
may affect your individual situation.
The liquidity of the Warrants that are not
tendered will be reduced.
If the Warrant Amendment is
approved, we intend to exercise our redemption rights thereunder and thus it is unlikely that any untendered Warrants will remain outstanding
for a significant period of time following the completion of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. See “The Warrant Amendment,
if approved by the requisite holders of the Warrants, will allow us to redeem all outstanding Public Warrants and Private Warrants, as
applicable, at a price that is 30% lower than the Offer Purchase Price.” However, if any untendered Warrants remain outstanding
due to the Warrant Amendment not being approved, then the ability to sell such Warrants may become more limited due to the reduction in
the number of Warrants outstanding upon completion of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. A more limited trading market might adversely
affect the liquidity, market price and price volatility of untendered Warrants. If there continues to be a market for our untendered Warrants,
these securities may trade at a discount to the price at which the securities would trade if the number outstanding were not reduced,
depending on the market for similar securities and other factors.
There is no guarantee that the Warrants
will ever be in the money, and they may expire worthless.
The exercise price for the
Warrants is $11.50 per share. There is no guarantee that the Warrants will ever be in the money prior to their expiration, and as such,
the Warrants may expire worthless.
There is no assurance that the Offer will
be successful.
The Offer is not conditioned
upon any minimum number of Warrants being tendered. The Offer is, however, subject to other conditions. See “The Offer and Consent
Solicitation, Section 10. Conditions; Termination; Waivers; Extensions; Amendments.”
The Warrant Agreement designates, and the
Warrant Amendment will designate the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by holders of our
Warrants, which could limit the ability of Warrant holders to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with the Company.
The Warrant Agreement provides,
and the Warrant Amendment will continue to provide that any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating in any way
to the Warrant Agreement and the Warrant Amendment shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the parties to the Warrant Amendment irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction,
which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. Each party to the Warrant Amendment waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that
such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, these provisions of the Warrant Amendment will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Any person or
entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any of our Warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented
to the forum provisions in our Warrant Amendment. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope of the forum
provisions of the Warrant Amendment, is filed in a court other than a court of the State of New York or the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York (a “foreign action”) in the name of any holder
of our Warrants, such holder shall be deemed to have consented to: (i) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal
courts located in the State of New York in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions
(an “enforcement action”), and (ii) having service of process made upon such Warrant holder in any
such enforcement action by service upon such Warrant holder’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for such Warrant
holder.
This choice-of-forum provision
may limit a Warrant holder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with our Company
relating to the Warrant Amendment, which may discourage such lawsuits. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision of our Warrant
Amendment inapplicable or unenforceable with respect to one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional
costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations and result in a diversion of the time and resources of our management and board of directors.
| 12. | THE DEPOSITARY, INFORMATION AGENT AND DEALER MANAGER |
We have retained Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company to act as the Depositary and Morrow Sodali LLC to act as the Information Agent, in connection
with the Offer and Consent Solicitation. All deliveries, correspondence and questions sent or presented to the Depositary or the Information
Agent relating to the Offer and Consent Solicitation should be directed to the addresses or telephone numbers set forth on the back cover
of this Offer Letter. The Information Agent and the Depositary will receive reasonable and customary compensation for their respective
services, will be reimbursed by us for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and will be indemnified against certain liabilities in connection
with the Offer and Consent Solicitation, including certain liabilities under the federal securities laws.
We also retained Cantor to
act as the Dealer Manager in connection with the Offer and Consent Solicitation. The Dealer Manager may communicate with, but may not
solicit tenders of Warrants from, brokers, dealers, commercial banks and trust companies with respect to the Offer and Consent Solicitation.
The Dealer Manager will receive a reasonable and customary fixed fee for these services. We have also agreed to indemnify the Dealer Manager
against liabilities in connection with the Offer and Consent Solicitation, including liabilities under the federal securities laws.
The Dealer Manager and its
affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other services to us for which they have received,
or we expect they will receive, customary compensation from us.
We will not pay any fees or
commissions to brokers, dealers or other persons for soliciting tenders of Warrants pursuant to the Offer. Warrant holders holding Warrants
through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee are urged to consult such nominees to determine whether transaction
costs may apply if Warrant holders tender Warrants through such nominees and not directly to the Depositary. We will, however, upon request,
reimburse brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred
by them in forwarding the Offer and related materials to the beneficial owners of Warrants held by them as a nominee or in a fiduciary
capacity. No broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee has been authorized to act as our agent or the agent of the
Information Agent or the Depositary for purposes of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.
| 13. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; MISCELLANEOUS |
Pursuant to Rule 13e-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act, we have filed a combined statement on Schedules TO and 13E-3 with the SEC under cover of Schedule TO,
which contains additional information with respect to the Offer. This Offer Letter does not contain all of the information contained in
the Schedule TO (of which this Offer Letter is a part) and the exhibits to the Schedule TO. The Company recommends that
all holders of the Warrants review the Schedule TO, including the exhibits and the information incorporated by reference in the Schedule TO
before making a decision on whether to accept the Offer, including the following documents hereby incorporated by reference into this
Offer Letter:
1.
Shell Company Report on Form 20-F, filed with the SEC on July 14, 2023.
2.
Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-273543), which
was decared effective by the SEC on October 27, 2023.
Documents we file (but not
documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the SEC’s rules) with the SEC under Section 13(e),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Offer Letter will be incorporated by reference in this Offer Letter
only upon our filing of a subsequent amendment to the Schedule TO. Any statement contained in this Offer Letter or in a document
(or part thereof) incorporated by reference in this Offer Letter shall be considered to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Offer Letter to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequent amendment to this Offer Letter or amendment to the Schedule TO
which this Offer Letter relates modifies or supersedes that statement.
You can obtain any of the
documents incorporated by reference in this Offer Letter from the SEC’s website at the address described above. You may also request
a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning the Information Agent for the Offer at the telephone numbers and address
set forth on the back cover of this Offer Letter.
Each person to whom a copy
of this Offer Letter is delivered may obtain a copy of any or all of the referenced documents, other than exhibits to such documents,
unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents, at no cost. Requests should be directed to our investor
relations representative at:
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Sincerely,
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Buyukdere Cd. No:237, Maslak
34485 Sariyer/Istanbul, Türkiye
The Depositary is Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The Letter of Transmittal and Consent and certificates representing Warrants, and any other required
documents should be sent or delivered by each holder of Warrants or such holder’s broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company
or other nominee to the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth below.
THE DEPOSITARY FOR THE OFFER IS:
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
BY FIRST CLASS MAIL:
Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company
Attn: Corporate Actions
1 State Street 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: 917-262-2378
Email: tenders+Marti@continentalstock.com
BY OVERNIGHT OR HAND DELIVERY:
Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company
Attn: Corporate Actions
1 State Street 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: 917-262-2378
Email: tenders+Marti@continentalstock.com
THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE OFFER IS:
Morrow Sodali LLC
333 Ludlow Street, 5th Floor, South Tower
Stamford, CT 06902
Individuals call toll-free (800) 662-5200
Banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400
Email: MRT.info@investor.morrowsodali.com
Any question or request for assistance may be directed to the Information
Agent at the address, phone number and email address listed above.
Requests for additional copies of the Offer Letter, the Letter of
Transmittal and Consent or other documents related to the Offer may also be directed to the Information Agent.
The Dealer Manager for the Offer and Consent
Solicitation is:
Cantor
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
110 East 59th Street
New York, New York 10022
Annex A
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO WARRANT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of [●], 2023, by and between Marti Technologies, Inc.,
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”),
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”),
and constitutes an amendment to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2021, by and between the Company and the Warrant
Agent (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings
given to such terms in the Agreement.
WHEREAS, Section 9.8
of the Agreement provides that the Company and the Warrant Agent may amend the Agreement with the vote or written consent of the registered
holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Public Warrants as it relates to the Public Warrants and a majority of the then-outstanding
Private Placement Warrants as it relates to the Private Placement Warrants;
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to amend the Warrant Agreement to provide the Company with the right to redeem the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants for
cash on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, following a consent
solicitation undertaken by the Company, the registered holders of more than a majority of the then-outstanding Public Warrants and the
registered holders of more than a majority of the then-outstanding Private Placement Warrants have consented to and approved this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree to amend the Warrant Agreement as set forth herein.
| 1. | Amendment of the Warrant Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended by adding the new Section 6A
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“6A. Redemption.
6A.1. Company Election
to Redeem. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may
be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the
Warrant Agent, upon notice to the registered holders of the Warrants, as described in Section 6A.2 below, for $0.07 in
cash for every Warrant held by the holder thereof (the “6A. Redemption Price”) (subject to equitable adjustment
by the Company in the event of any share splits, share dividends, recapitalizations or similar transaction with respect to the Ordinary
Shares).
6A.2. Date Fixed for,
and Notice of, Redemption. In the event that the Company elects to redeem all of the Warrants, the Company shall fix a date for the
redemption (the “6A. Redemption Date”). Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid,
by the Company not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the 6A. Redemption Date to the registered holders of the Warrants at their last
addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed
to have been duly given, whether or not the registered holder received such notice.
6A.3. Exercise After
Notice of Redemption. The Warrants may be exercised, for cash only in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(a) of this Agreement
at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6A.2 hereof and prior to
the 6A. Redemption Date. On and after the 6A. Redemption Date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to
receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the 6A. Redemption Price.”
| 2. | Miscellaneous Provisions. |
2.1 Severability.
This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of this Amendment, Agreement, or of any other term or provision hereof or thereof. Furthermore, in lieu of
any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Amendment a
provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
2.2 Applicable
Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Amendment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of
New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another
jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this
Amendment shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection
to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
2.3 Counterparts.
This Amendment may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each
of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The words “execution,”
“signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Amendment or in any other certificate, agreement or document
related to this Amendment, if any, shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format
(including, without limitation, “pdf,” “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including,
without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any
contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect,
validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures
and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.
2.4 Effect
of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the interpretation
thereof.
2.5 Entire
Agreement. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms and provisions in the Agreement are and shall remain in
full force and effect, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. This Amendment does not constitute, directly or by
implication, an amendment or waiver of any provision of the Agreement, or any other right, remedy, power or privilege of any party thereto,
except as expressly set forth herein. Any reference to the Agreement in any agreement, document, instrument or certificate entered into
or issued in connection therewith shall hereinafter mean the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment (or as the Agreement may be further
amended or modified in accordance with the terms thereof). Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment
shall be governed by, enforced and construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Agreement.
[Signatures Appear on Following Page]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused
this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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Exhibit (a)(1)(B)
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT
Offer To Purchase
Warrants to Acquire Class A Ordinary Shares
of
MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
and
Consent Solicitation
THE OFFER AND CONSENT
SOLICITATION (AS DEFINED BELOW) AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON DECEMBER
19, 2023, OR SUCH LATER TIME AND DATE TO WHICH WE MbAY EXTEND. PUBLIC WARRANTS (AS DEFINED BELOW) AND THE PRIVATE WARRANTS (AS DEFINED
BELOW) (COLLECTIVELY, THE “WARRANTS”) TENDERED PURSUANT TO THE OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR
TO THE EXPIRATION DATE (AS DEFINED BELOW). CONSENTS MAY BE REVOKED ONLY BY WITHDRAWING THE TENDER OF THE RELATED WARRANTS, AND THE
WITHDRAWAL OF ANY WARRANTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY CONSTITUTE A REVOCATION OF THE RELATED CONSENTS.
The Depositary for the Offer and Consent Solicitation
is:
Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company
Attn: Corporate Actions
1 State Street 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (917) 262-2378
Email: tenders+Marti@continentalstock.com
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
AND CONSENT, THE WARRANTS AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER, IS AT THE OPTION
AND RISK OF THE TENDERING WARRANT HOLDER, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW, THE DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE
ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY THE DEPOSITARY. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS
RECOMMENDED. THE WARRANT HOLDER HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CAUSE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, THE TENDERED WARRANTS AND ANY
OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE TIMELY DELIVERED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY. PLEASE CAREFULLY READ
THIS ENTIRE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT, INCLUDING THE INSTRUCTIONS, BEFORE COMPLETING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT.
Marti Technologies, Inc.,
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company,” “we,”
“our” and “us”), has delivered to the undersigned a copy of the Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase and Consent
Solicitation dated December 7, 2023 (as it may be supplemented and amended from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”)
of the Company and this letter of transmittal and consent (as it may be supplemented and amended from time to time, this “Letter
of Transmittal and Consent”), which together set forth the offer of the Company to each holder of the Company’s warrants
to purchase Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), to receive
$0.10 in cash, without interest, in exchange for each warrant tendered by the holder pursuant to the offer (the “Offer”).
WARRANT HOLDERS SHOULD REVIEW THE OFFER TO
PURCHASE, INCLUDING ANNEX A THERETO, IN ITS ENTIRETY, FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLETE TERMS OF THE OFFER, INCLUDING
THE WARRANT AMENDMENT (AS DEFINED BELOW) WHICH THE WARRANT HOLDERS WILL CONSENT TO IN CONNECTION WITH THE TENDER OF ANY WARRANTS.
Warrants eligible to be tendered
pursuant to the Offer include (a) 7,187,489 publicly traded warrants to purchase our Ordinary Shares which were publicly issued
and sold as part of the units in the initial public offering of the Company on July 13, 2021 (the “IPO”), and which
entitle such whole warrant holders to purchase one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to adjustments (the “Public
Warrants”), and (b) 7,250,000 warrants to purchase our Ordinary Shares, which were privately issued and sold in connection
with the IPO pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with each such whole warrant entitling
the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to adjustments (the “Private Warrants”
and together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”).
The Public Warrants are listed
on the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) under the symbol “MRT.WS”. As of November 21, 2023, 7,187,489
Public Warrants and 7,250,000 Private Warrants were outstanding. Pursuant to the Offer, the Company is offering to purchase each Warrant
at a purchase price of $0.10 in cash (the “Offer Purchase Price”).
Concurrently with the Offer,
we also are soliciting consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from holders of the Warrants to amend the Warrant Agreement,
dated as of July 8, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”)
(the “Warrant Agreement”), which governs all of the Warrants, to permit the Company to redeem each outstanding Warrant for
$0.07 in cash, without interest (the “Redemption Price”), which Redemption Price is 30% less than the Offer Purchase Price
(the “Warrant Amendment). Pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the consent of holders of at least a majority of the
outstanding Public Warrants, as it relates to the Public Warrants, and at least a majority of the outstanding Private Warrants, as it
relates to the Private Warrants, is required to approve the Warrant Amendment.
Parties representing approximately
26% of the outstanding Public Warrants and 95% of the outstanding Private Warrants have agreed to tender their Public Warrants and Private
Warrants, respectively, in the Offer and consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation pursuant to tender and support
agreements. Accordingly, if holders of an additional 24% of the outstanding Public Warrants consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent
Solicitation, the Warrant Amendment will be approved and, if the other conditions described in the Offer to Purchase are satisfied or
waived, then the Warrant Agreement will be adopted. If the Warrant Amendment is adopted, we intend to issue a notice of redemption to
redeem the remaining outstanding Warrants as provided in the Warrant Agreement as soon as possible after the consummation of the Offer,
which would result in the holders of any remaining outstanding Warrants receiving approximately 30% less cash than if they had tendered
their Warrants in the Offer. The redemption would occur 15 days after issuing the notice of redemption.
Holders of Warrants may not
consent to the Warrant Amendment without tendering Warrants in the Offer, and holders may not tender Warrants without consenting to the
Warrant Amendment. The consent to the Warrant Amendment is a part of this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, and therefore by tendering
Warrants in the Offer, holders will be delivering to us such consent. Holders of Warrants may revoke their consent at any time prior
to the Expiration Date (as defined below) by withdrawing the Warrants tendered in the Offer by such holders.
Warrants not tendered for
cash pursuant to the Offer will remain outstanding subject to their current terms or amended terms if the Warrant Amendment is approved.
We reserve the right to redeem any of the Warrants, as applicable, pursuant to their current terms at any time, including prior to the
completion of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.
The Offer and Consent Solicitation
is made solely upon the terms and conditions in the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. The Offer and Consent
Solicitation will be open until 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of the day on December 19, 2023, or such later time and
date to which we may extend (the period during which the Offer and Consent Solicitation is open, giving effect to any withdrawal or extension,
is referred to as the “Offer Period,” and the date and time at which the Offer Period ends is referred to as the “Expiration
Date”).
Each holder whose Warrants
are tendered pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation will receive $0.10 in cash, without interest, for each Warrant tendered by
such holder. Any Warrant holder that participates in the Offer and Consent Solicitation may tender less than all of his, her or its Warrants.
We may withdraw the Offer
and Consent Solicitation only if the conditions to the Offer and Consent Solicitation are not satisfied or waived prior to the Expiration
Date.
Promptly upon any such withdrawal,
we will return the tendered Warrants to the holders (and the consent to the Warrant Amendment will be revoked).
This Letter of Transmittal
and Consent is to be used to accept the Offer and Consent Solicitation if the applicable Warrants are to be tendered by effecting a book-entry
transfer into Continental’s account at the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and instructions are not being transmitted
through DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”). Except in instances where a holder intends to tender Warrants
through ATOP, the holder should complete, execute and deliver this Letter of Transmittal and Consent to indicate the action it desires
to take with respect to the Offer and Consent Solicitation.
Holders of Warrants tendering
Warrants by book-entry transfer to Continental’s account at DTC may execute the tender through ATOP, and in that case need not
complete, execute or deliver this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. DTC participants accepting the Offer and Consent Solicitation may
transmit their acceptance to DTC, which will verify the acceptance and execute a book-entry delivery to Continental’s account at
DTC. DTC will then send an “Agent’s Message” to Continental for its acceptance. Delivery of the Agent’s Message
by DTC will satisfy the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation as to execution and delivery of a Letter of Transmittal and Consent
by the DTC participant identified in the Agent’s Message.
As used in this Letter of
Transmittal and Consent with respect to the tender procedures set forth herein, the term “registered holder” means any person
in whose name Warrants are registered on the books of the Company or who is listed as a participant in a clearing agency’s security
position listing with respect to the Warrants.
THE OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION IS NOT
MADE TO THOSE HOLDERS WHO RESIDE IN STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE AN OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.
PLEASE SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS LETTER
OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT BEGINNING ON PAGE 9 FOR THE PROPER USE AND DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT.
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS TENDERED
List below the Warrants to
which this Letter of Transmittal and Consent relates. If the space below is inadequate, list the registered Warrant certificate numbers
on a separate signed schedule and affix the list to this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
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LISTED ABOVE ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY
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By crediting the Warrants
to Continental’s account at DTC using ATOP and by complying with applicable ATOP procedures with respect to the Offer and Consent
Solicitation, including, if applicable, transmitting to Continental an Agent’s Message in which the holder of the Warrants acknowledges
and agrees to be bound by the terms of, and makes the representations and warranties contained in, this Letter of Transmittal and Consent,
the participant in DTC confirms on behalf of itself and the beneficial owner(s) of such Warrants all provisions of this Letter of
Transmittal and Consent (including consent to the Warrant Amendment and all representations and warranties) applicable to it and such
beneficial owner(s) as fully as if it had completed the required information and executed and transmitted this Letter of Transmittal
and Consent to Continental.
NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW. PLEASE
READ THE ACCOMPANYING
INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
Marti Technologies, Inc.
c/o Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, as Depositary
1 State Street, 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Upon and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
the undersigned hereby:
| (i) | tenders to the Company pursuant to the
Offer and Consent Solicitation the number of Warrants indicated above in the table under
the heading “Number of Warrants Tendered” under “Description of Warrants
Tendered”; |
| (ii) | accepts the amount payable upon the tender
of Warrants pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation, being $0.10 in cash, without
interest, for each Warrant so tendered; and |
| (iii) | consents to the Warrant Amendment. |
Except as stated in the Offer
to Purchase, the tender made hereby is irrevocable. The undersigned understands that this tender will remain in full force and effect
unless and until such tender is withdrawn and revoked in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase and this Letter
of Transmittal and Consent. The undersigned understands that this tender may not be withdrawn after the Expiration Date, and that a notice
of withdrawal will be effective only if delivered to Continental in accordance with the specific withdrawal procedures set forth in the
Offer to Purchase.
If the undersigned holds
Warrants for beneficial owners, the undersigned represents that it has received from each beneficial owner thereof a duly completed and
executed form of “Instructions Form” in the form attached to the “Letter to Clients of Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees” which was sent to the undersigned by the Company with this Letter of Transmittal and
Consent, instructing the undersigned to take the action described in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
If the undersigned is not
the registered holder of the Warrants indicated under “Description of Warrants Tendered” above or such holder’s legal
representative or attorney-in-fact (or, in the case of Warrants held through DTC, the DTC participant for whose account such Warrants
are held), then the undersigned has obtained a properly completed irrevocable proxy that authorizes the undersigned (or the undersigned’s
legal representative or attorney-in fact) to deliver a consent with respect to such Warrants on behalf of the holder thereof, and such
proxy is being delivered to Continental with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
The undersigned understands
that, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, any
Warrants properly tendered and not withdrawn which are accepted will be exchanged for a cash payment. The undersigned understands that,
under certain circumstances, the Company may not be required to accept any of the Warrants tendered (including any Warrants tendered
after the Expiration Date). If any Warrants are not accepted for tender for any reason or if tendered Warrants are withdrawn, such unexchanged
or withdrawn Warrants will be returned without expense to the tendering holder and the related consent to the Warrant Amendment will
be revoked.
The undersigned understands
that, upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, any
Warrants properly tendered and not validly withdrawn which are accepted constitute the holder’s validly delivered consent to the
Warrant Amendment. A holder of Warrants may not consent to the Warrant Amendment without tendering his, her or its Warrants in the Offer
and a holder of Warrants may not tender his, her or its Warrants without consenting to the Warrant Amendment. A holder may revoke his,
her or its consent to the Warrant Amendment at any time prior to the Expiration Date by withdrawing the Warrants tendered by such holder.
Subject to, and effective
upon, the Company’s acceptance of the undersigned’s tender of Warrants pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation as
indicated above in the table under the heading “Number of Warrants Tendered” under “Description of Warrants Tendered”,
the undersigned hereby:
| (i) | assigns and transfers to, or upon the
order of, the Company, all right, title and interest in and to, and any and all claims in
respect of or arising or having arisen as a result of the undersigned’s status as a
holder of, such Warrants; |
| (ii) | waives any and all rights with respect
to such Warrants; |
| (iii) | releases and discharges the Company
from any and all claims the undersigned may have now, or may have in the future, arising
out of or related to such Warrants; |
| (iv) | acknowledges that the Offer is discretionary
and may be extended, modified, suspended or terminated by the Company as provided in the
Offer to Purchase; and |
| (v) | acknowledges the future value of the Warrants
is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty. |
The undersigned understands
that tenders of Warrants pursuant to any of the procedures described in the Offer to Purchase and in the instructions in this Letter
of Transmittal and Consent, if and when accepted by the Company, will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and the
Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.
Effective upon acceptance,
the undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Continental, acting as agent for the Company, as the true and lawful agent
and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to the Warrants tendered hereby, with full power of substitution (such power of
attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest) to:
| (i) | transfer ownership of such Warrants on
the account books maintained by DTC together with all accompanying evidences of transfer
and authenticity to or upon the order of the Company; |
| (ii) | present such Warrants for transfer of
ownership on the books of the Company; |
| (iii) | cause ownership of such Warrants to
be transferred to, or upon the order of, the Company on the books of the Company or its agent
and deliver all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order
of, the Company; and |
| (iv) | receive all benefits and otherwise exercise
all rights of beneficial ownership of such Warrants; |
all in accordance with the terms of the Offer
and Consent Solicitation, as described in the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
The undersigned hereby represents,
warrants and agrees that:
| (i) | the undersigned has full power and authority
to tender the Warrants tendered hereby and to sell, exchange, assign and transfer all right,
title and interest in and to such Warrants; |
| (ii) | the undersigned has good, marketable
and unencumbered title to the Warrants tendered hereby, and upon acceptance of such Warrants
by the Company pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation the Company will acquire good,
marketable and unencumbered title to such Warrants, in each case free and clear of any security
interests, liens, restrictions, charges, encumbrances, conditional sales agreements or other
obligations of any kind, and not subject to any adverse claim; |
| (iii) | the undersigned has full power and authority
to consent to the Warrant Amendment; |
| (iv) | the undersigned will, upon request, execute
and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company or Continental to be necessary
or desirable to complete and give effect to the transactions contemplated hereby; |
| (v) | the undersigned has received and reviewed
the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal and Consent and the Warrant Amendment; |
| (vi) | the undersigned acknowledges that none
of the Company, Continental, the information agent, the dealer manager or any person acting
on behalf of any of the foregoing has made any statement, representation or warranty, express
or implied, to the undersigned with respect to the Company, the Offer and Consent Solicitation
or the Warrants, other than the information included in the Offer to Purchase (as amended
or supplemented prior to the Expiration Date); |
| (vii) | the terms and conditions set forth in
the Offer to Purchase shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and form a part of, this Letter
of Transmittal and Consent, which shall be read and construed accordingly; |
| (viii) | the undersigned understands that tenders
of Warrants pursuant to the Offer and Consent Solicitation and in the instructions hereto
constitute the undersigned’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Offer and
Consent Solicitation; |
| (ix) | the undersigned is voluntarily participating
in the Offer; and |
| (x) | the undersigned agrees to all of the terms
of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. |
The acknowledgments, representations,
warranties and agreements of the undersigned in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent will be deemed to be automatically repeated and
reconfirmed on and as of each of the Expiration Date and completion of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. The authority conferred or
agreed to be conferred in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent shall not be affected by, and shall survive, the death or incapacity
of the undersigned, and every obligation of the undersigned under this Letter of Transmittal and Consent shall be binding upon the heirs,
executors, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, personal and legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.
The undersigned acknowledges
that the undersigned has been advised to consult with its own legal counsel and other advisors (including tax advisors) as to the consequences
of participating or not participating in the Offer and Consent Solicitation.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE
SIGN HERE (SEE INSTRUCTIONS AND ALSO COMPLETE ACCOMPANYING IRS FORM W-9 ORAPPROPRIATE
IRS FORM W-8)
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completing, executing and delivering this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, the undersigned
hereby tenders the Warrants indicated in the table above entitled “Description of Warrants
Tendered.”
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SIGNATURES
REQUIRED Signature(s) of Registered Holder(s) of Warrants
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above lines must be signed by the registered holder(s) of Warrants as the name(s) appear(s) on
the Warrants or on a security position listing, or by person(s) authorized to become
registered holder(s) by a properly completed assignment from the registered holder(s),
a copy of which must be transmitted with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. If
Warrants to which this Letter of Transmittal and Consent relates are held of record by two
or more joint holders, then all such holders must sign this Letter of Transmittal and Consent. If
any signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer
of a corporation, or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, then
such person must set forth his or her full title below and, unless waived by the Company,
submit evidence satisfactory to the Company of such person’s authority so to act. See
Instruction 3 regarding the completion and execution of this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.)
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GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S) (IF REQUIRED) (SEE INSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTION
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signatures must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.
Signature(s) guaranteed by an Eligible
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INSTRUCTIONS FORMING PART OF THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER AND
CONSENT SOLICITATION
1. Delivery
of Letter of Transmittal and Consent and Warrants. This Letter of Transmittal and Consent is to be used only if tenders of Warrants
are to be made by book-entry transfer to Continental’s account at DTC and instructions are not being transmitted through ATOP with
respect to such tenders.
Warrants may be validly tendered
pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer as described in the Offer to Purchase. In order for Warrants to be validly tendered
by book-entry transfer, Continental must receive the following prior to the Expiration Date, except as otherwise permitted
by use of the procedures for guaranteed delivery as described below:
| (i) | timely confirmation of the transfer of
such Warrants to Continental’s account at DTC (a “Book-Entry Confirmation”); |
| (ii) | either a properly completed and duly
executed Letter of Transmittal and Consent, or a properly transmitted “Agent’s
Message” if the tendering Warrant holder has not delivered a Letter of Transmittal
and Consent; and |
| (iii) | any other documents required by this
Letter of Transmittal and Consent. |
The term “Agent’s
Message” means a message, transmitted by DTC to, and received by, Continental and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation,
which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in DTC exchanging the Warrants that such participant
has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal and Consent and that the Company may enforce such agreement
against the participant. If you are tendering by book-entry transfer, you must expressly acknowledge that you have received and agree
to be bound by the Letter of Transmittal and Consent and that the Letter of Transmittal and Consent may be enforced against you.
Delivery of a Letter of Transmittal
and Consent to the Company or DTC will not constitute valid delivery to Continental. No Letter of Transmittal and Consent should be sent
to the Company or DTC.
THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
AND CONSENT, TENDERED WARRANTS AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH DTC AND ANY ACCEPTANCE OR AGENT’S
MESSAGE DELIVERED THROUGH ATOP, IS AT THE OPTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING WARRANT HOLDER, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THESE
INSTRUCTIONS, THE DELIVERY WILL BE DEEMED MADE ONLY WHEN ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY CONTINENTAL. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL WITH
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. THE WARRANT HOLDER HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CAUSE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
AND CONSENT, THE TENDERED WARRANTS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE TIMELY DELIVERED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO
ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.
Neither the Company nor Continental
is under any obligation to notify any tendering holder of the Company’s acceptance of tendered Warrants.
2. Guaranteed
Delivery. Warrant holders desiring to tender Warrants pursuant to the Offer but whose Warrants cannot otherwise be delivered with
all other required documents to Continental prior to the Expiration Date may nevertheless tender Warrants, as long as all of the following
conditions are satisfied:
| (i) | the tender must be made by or through
an “Eligible Institution” (as defined in Instruction 4); |
| (ii) | properly completed and duly executed
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in the form provided by the Company to the undersigned with
this Letter of Transmittal and Consent (with any required signature guarantees) must be received
by Continental, at its address set forth in this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, prior
to the Expiration Date; and |
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into Continental’s account at DTC of all Warrants delivered electronically, in each
case together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and Consent
with any required signature guarantees (or, in the case of a book-entry transfer without
delivery of a Letter of Transmittal and Consent, an Agent’s Message), and any other
documents required by this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, must be received by Continental
within two days that the NYSE American is open for trading after the date Continental receives
such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided in the Offer to Purchase. |
A holder of Warrants may
deliver the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery by mail to Continental.
Except as specifically permitted
by the Offer to Purchase, no alternative or contingent tenders will be accepted.
3. Signatures
on Letter of Transmittal and Consent and other Documents. For purposes of the tender and consent procedures set forth in this Letter
of Transmittal and Consent, the term “registered holder” means any person in whose name Warrants are registered on the books
of the Company or who is listed as a participant in a clearing agency’s security position listing with respect to the Warrants.
If this Letter of Transmittal
and Consent is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation, or others acting in
a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must so indicate when signing and, unless waived by the Company, must submit to Continental
proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of the authority so to act.
4. Guarantee
of Signatures. No signature guarantee is required if:
| (i) | this Letter of Transmittal and Consent
is signed by the registered holder of the Warrants; or |
| (ii) | such Warrants are tendered for the account
of an “Eligible Institution.” An “Eligible Institution” is a bank,
broker dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity that is a member in good
standing of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or a bank, broker, dealer, credit
union, savings association or other entity which is an “eligible guarantor institution,”
as that term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. |
IN ALL OTHER CASES, AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION
MUST GUARANTEE ALL SIGNATURES ON THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT BY COMPLETING AND SIGNING THE TABLE ENTITLED “GUARANTEE
OF SIGNATURE(S)” ABOVE.
5. Warrants
Tendered. Any holder of Warrants who chooses to participate in the Offer and Consent Solicitation may tender some or all of such
holder’s Warrants pursuant to the terms of the Offer and Consent Solicitation.
6. Inadequate
Space. If the space provided under “Description of Warrants Tendered” is inadequate, the name(s) and address(es)
of the registered holder(s), number of Warrants being delivered herewith, and number of such Warrants tendered hereby should be listed
on a separate, signed schedule and attached to this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
7. Transfer
Taxes. The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the transfer of Warrants by the person signing this Letter
of Transmittal and Consent to the Company in the Offer and Consent Solicitation. If transfer taxes are imposed for any other reason,
the amount of those transfer taxes, whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons, will be payable by the tendering holder.
Other reasons transfer taxes could be imposed include if tendered Warrants are registered in the name of any person other than the person
signing this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
If satisfactory evidence
of payment of or exemption from those transfer taxes is not submitted with this Letter of Transmittal and Consent, the amount of those
transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder and/or withheld from any payment due with respect to the Warrants tendered
by such holder.
8. Validity
of Tenders. All questions as to the number of Warrants to be accepted, and the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt)
and acceptance of any tender of Warrants will be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion, which determinations shall be
final and binding on all parties. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders of Warrants it determines not
to be in proper form or to reject those Warrants, the acceptance of which may, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, be unlawful.
The Company also reserves the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in the tender of any particular Warrants, whether or
not similar defects or irregularities are waived in the case of other tendered Warrants. The Company’s interpretation of the terms
and conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation (including this Letter of Transmittal and Consent and the instructions hereto) will
be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Warrants must be cured
within such time as the Company shall determine. None of the Company, Continental, the information agent, the dealer manager or any other
person is or will be obligated to give notice of any defects or irregularities in tenders of Warrants, and none of them will incur any
liability for failure to give any such notice. Tenders of Warrants will not be deemed to have been validly made until all defects and
irregularities have been cured or waived. Any Warrants received by Continental that are not validly tendered and as to which the defects
or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned by Continental to the holders, unless otherwise provided in this Letter
of Transmittal and Consent, as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date. Warrant holders who have any questions about the procedure
for tendering Warrants in the Offer and Consent Solicitation should contact the Information Agent at the address and telephone number
indicated herein. Warrants properly tendered and not validly withdrawn that are accepted constitute the holder’s validly delivered
consent to the Warrant Amendment.
9. Waiver
of Conditions. The Company reserves the absolute right to waive any condition as described in the section of the Offer to Purchase
titled “The Offer and Consent Solicitation, Section 10. Conditions; Termination; Waivers; Extensions; Amendments.”
10. Withdrawal.
Tenders of Warrants may be withdrawn only pursuant to the procedures and subject to the terms set forth in the section of the Offer to
Purchase titled “The Offer and Consent Solicitation, Section 3. Withdrawal Rights.” Warrant holders can withdraw
tendered Warrants at any time prior to the Expiration Date, and Warrants that the Company has not accepted by the Expiration Date may
thereafter be withdrawn at any time after such date until such Warrants are accepted by the Company pursuant to the Offer and Consent
Solicitation. Except as otherwise provided in the Offer to Purchase, in order for the withdrawal of Warrants to be effective, a written
notice of withdrawal satisfying the applicable requirements for withdrawal set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase titled “The
Offer and Consent Solicitation, Section 3. Withdrawal Rights” must be timely received from the holder by Continental at
its address stated herein, together with any other information required as described in such section of the Offer to Purchase. All questions
as to the form and validity (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal will be determined by the Company, in its reasonable
discretion, and its determination shall be final and binding. None of the Company, Continental, the information agent, the dealer manager
or any other person is under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity in any notice of withdrawal or will incur any
liability for failure to give any such notification. Any Warrants properly withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered
for purposes of the Offer and Consent Solicitation. However, at any time prior to the Expiration Date, a Warrant holder may re-tender
withdrawn Warrants by following the applicable procedures discussed in the Offer to Purchase and this Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
Consents may be revoked only by withdrawing the Warrants and the withdrawal of any Warrants will automatically constitute a revocation
of the related consents.
11. Questions
and Requests for Assistance and Additional Copies. Please direct questions or requests for assistance, or additional copies of the
Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and Consent or other materials, in writing to the information agent for the Offer and Consent
Solicitation at:
The
Information Agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation is:
Morrow Sodali LLC
333 Ludlow Street, 5th Floor, South Tower
Stamford, CT 06902
Individuals call toll-free (800) 662-5200
Banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400
Email: MRT.info@investor.morrowsodali.com
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IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND
CONSENT, OR THE “AGENT’S MESSAGE” (IF TENDERING PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES FOR BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER WITHOUT EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT), TOGETHER WITH THE TENDERED WARRANTS AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, MUST BE RECEIVED
BY CONTINENTAL ON OR PRIOR TO 12:00 MIDNIGHT, EASTERN TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON THE EXPIRATION DATE, UNLESS A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED
DELIVERY IS RECEIVED BY CONTINENTAL BY SUCH DATE.
Form W-9
(Rev. October 2018) Department of the Treasury internal Revenue Service |
Request
for Taxpayer
Identification Number and Certification
► Go to www.irs.gov/FomW9 for
instructions and the latest information. |
Give
Form to the requester. Do not send to the IRS. |
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types
See Specific instructions on page 3. |
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Name (as shown on your income tax return). Name is required on this line, do not leave this line blank |
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Business name/disregarded entity name, if different from above |
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Check appropriate box for federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one of
the following seven boxes. |
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Exemptions (codes apply only to certain entities, not individuals; see instructions on
page 3):
Exempt payee code (if any) _________
Exemption from FATCA reporting code (if any)
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(Applies to accounts maintained outside
the U.S.) |
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Limited liability company Enter the tax classification
(C=C corporation. S=S corporation. P=Partnership) ► ________
Note: Check the appropriate box in
the line above for the tax classification of the single-member owner Do not check LLC if the LLC is classified as a single member
LLC that is disregarded from the owner unless the owner of the LLC is another LLC that is not disregarded from the owner for
U.S. federal tax purposes. Otherwise, a single-member LLC that is disregarded from the owner should check the appropriate box for
the classification of its owner.
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Part I |
Taxpayer
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your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on line 1 to
avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is generally your social security number
(SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the instructions
for Part I, later. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN).
If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN. later.
Note: if the account is in more than
one name, see the instructions for line 1. Also see What Name and Number To Give the Requester for guidelines on whose number
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Certification |
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Under
penalties of perjury, I certify that:
1. The number shown on this form is my correct
taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me): and
2. I am not subject to backup withholding
because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the internal Revenue Service (IRS)
that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified
me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding; and
3. I am a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person
(defined below); and
4. The FATCA code(s) entered on this
form (if any) indicating that I am exempt from FATCA reporting is correct.
Certification instructions. You must
cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the 1RS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have
failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage
interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement
(IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification, but you must provide
your correct TIN. See the instructions for Part II. later.
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General
Instructions
Section references are to the internal Revenue Code unless
otherwise noted.
Future developments For the latest information about development
related to Form W-9 and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published, go to www.irs.gov/FormW9.
Purpose of Form
An individual or entity (Form W-9 requester)
who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) which may
be your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN).
or employer identification number (EIN), to report on an information return the amount paid to you. or other amount reportable on
an information return. Examples of information returns include, but are not limited to. the following. |
• Form 1099-INT
(interest earned or paid)
• Form 1099-DIV
(dividends, including those from stocks or mutual funds)
• Form 1099-MISC
(various types of income, prizes, awards, or gross proceeds)
• Form 1099-B
(stock or mutual fund sales and certain other transactions by brokers)
• Form 1099-S
(proceeds from real estate transactions)
• Form 1099-K
(merchant card and third party network transactions)
• Form 1098
(home mortgage interest). 1098-E (student loan interest). 1098-T (tuition)
• Form 1099-C
(canceled debt)
• Form 1099-A
(acquisition or abandonment of secured property)
Use Form W-9 only
if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN.
If you do not return
Form W-9 to the requester with a TIN. you might be subject to backup withholding. See What is backup withholding. later. |
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Criminal penalty for falsifying information.
Willfully falsifying certifications or alternations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses
or uses TINs in violation of federal law. the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Specific Instructions
Line 1
You must enter one of the following on this line;
do not leave the line blank The name should match the name on your tax return
If this Form W-9 is for a joint account
(other than an account maintained by a foreign financial institution (FFI)), list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity
whose number you entered in Part I of Form W-9 If you ore providing Form W-9 to an FFI to document a joint account, each
holder of the account that is a U.S. person must provide a Form W-9
a. Individual.
Generally, enter the name shown on your tax return If you have changed your last name without informing the Social Security Administration
(SSA) of the name change, enter your first name, the last name as shown on your social security card, and your new last name.
Note: IT IN applicant: Enter your individual
name as it was entered on your Form W-7 application line 1a This should also be the same as the name you entered on the Form 104Q/1C40A/1040eZ
you filed with your application.
b. Solo
proprietor or single-member LLC. Enter your individual name as shown on your 104C/1040A/1040EZ on line 1. You may enter your business
trade, or “doing business as’ (DBA) name on line 2
c. Partnership.
LLC that is not a single-member LLC. C corporation, or S corporation. Enter the entity’s name as shown on the entity’s
tax return on line 1 and any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.
d. Other
entities. Enter your name as shown on required U.S. federal lox documents on line 1. This name should match the name shown on the
charter or other legal document creating the entity. You may enter any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.
e. Disregarded
entity. For U.S. federal tax purposes, an entity that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner is treated as a “disregarded
entity.” See Regulations section 301.7701 -2(c)(iii). Enter the owner’s name on line 1. The name of the entity entered on
Imo 1 should never be a disregarded entity. The name on line 1 should be the name shown on the income tax return on which the income
should be reported. For example, if a foreign LLC that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes has a single
owner that is a U.S person, the U.S. owner’s name is required to be provided on line 1. If the direct owner of the entity is also
a disregarded entity, enter the first owner that e not disregarded for federal tax purposes Enter the disregarded entity’s name
on line 2. “Business name/disregarded entity name.” If the owner of the disregarded entity is a foreign person, the owner
must complete an appropriate Form W-8 instead of a Form W-9. This is the case even if the foreign person has a U.S TIN.
Line 2
If you have a business name, trade name. DBA
name, or disregarded entity name, you may enter it on line 2.
Line 3
Check the appropriate box on line 3 for the U.S.
federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one box on line 3.
IF the
entity/person on line 1 is a(n)... |
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chock the box for ... |
• Corporation |
Corporation |
• Individual
• Sole
proprietorship, or
• Single-member
Limited liability company (LLC) owned by an individual and disregarded for U.S. federal tax purposes |
Individual/sole
proprietor or single-member LLC |
• LLC
treated as a partnership for U S federal tax purposes.
• LLC
that has field Form 9832 or 2553 to be taxed as a corporation, or
• LLC
that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner but the owner is another LLC that is not disregarded for U.S. federal tax
purposes |
Limited
liability company and enter the appropriate tax classification (P = Partnership; C=C corporation; or S=S corporation) |
• Partnership |
Partnership |
• Trust/estate |
Trust/estate |
Line 4, Exemptions
If you are exempt from backup withholding and/or
FATGA reporting, enter in the appropriate space on line 4 any code(s) that may apply to you.
Exempt payee code.
| • | Generally. individuals (including
sole proprietors) are not exempt from backup withholding |
| • | Except as provided below, corporations
are exempt from backup withholding for certain payments, including merest and dividends |
| • | Corporations ore not exempt from
backup withholding for payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactions |
| • | Corporations are not exempt from
backup withholding with respect to attorneys’ fees or gross proceeds paid to attorneys, and corporations that provide medical or
health care services ate not exempt with respect to payments reportable on Form 1099-MISC |
The following codes identify payees that are
exempt from backup withholding Enter the appropriate code in the space in line 4.
1 — An organization exempt from tax under
section 501(a). any IRA. or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2)
2 — The United States or any of its agencies
or instrumentalities
3 — A state, the District of Columbia,
a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities
4 — A foreign government or any of its
political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities
5 — A corporation
6 — A dealer in securities or commodities
required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a U.S commonwealth or possession
7 — A futures commission merchant registered
with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
8 — A real estate »vestment trust
9 — An entity registered at all times during
the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940
10 — A common trust fund operated by a
bank under section 584ia]
11 — A financial restitution
12 — A middleman known in the investment
community as a nominee or custodian
13—A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in
section 4947
The following chart shows types of payments that
may be exempt from backup withholding The chart apples to the exempt payees listed above. 1 through 13.
IF
the payment is for ... |
THEN
the payment is exempt for . . . |
interest
and dividend payments |
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exempt payees except for 7 |
Broker
transactions |
Exempt
payees 1 through 4 and 6 through 11 and al C corporations S corporations must not enter an exempt payee code because they ate exempt
only for sales of noncovered securities acquired prior to 2012. |
Barter
exchange transactions and patronage dividends |
Exempt
payees 1 through 4 |
Payments
over $600 required to be exported and direct sales over 55.000’ |
Generally,
exempt payees
1 through 52 |
Payments
made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactions |
Exempt
payees 1 through 4 |
1 See
Form 1099-MISC. Miscellaneous Income, and its instructions
2. However,
the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form 1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding medical and
health care payments, attorneys’ fees, gross proceeds pad to an attorney reportable under section 6045(f), and payments for services
paid by a federal executive agency
Exemption from FATCA reporting code. The
following codes identity payees that are exempt from reporting under FATCA These codes apply to persons submitting thus form tor accounts
maintained outside of the United States by certain foreign financial institutions. Therefore, if you are only submitting this form for
an account you hold in the United States, you may leave this held blank Consult with the person requesting this form if you are uncertain
if the financial institution is subject to these requirements A requester may indicate that a code is not required by providing you with
a Form W-9 with “Not Applicable* (or any similar indication) written or printed on the line for a FATCA exemption code.
A — An organization exempt from tax under
section 501(a) or any individual retirement plan as defined in section n 7701(a)(37)
B — The United States or any of its agencies
or instrumentalities
C — A state, the District of Columbia,
a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of the political subdivisions or instrumentalities
D — A corporation the stock of which is
regularly traded on one or more established securities markets, as described m Regulations section 1 t472-1(cX1X0
E — A corporation that is a member of the
same expanded affiliated group as a corporation described m Regulations section 1 1472-1 (c)(1X’)
F — A dealer in securities, commodities,
or derivative financial instruments (including notional principal contracts, futures. forwards, and options) that is registered as such
under the laws of the United States or any state
G — A real estate investment trust
H—A regulated investment company as defined
in section 851 or an entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940
I —A common trust fund as defined in section
584(a)
J—A bank as defined in section 581
K—A broker
L—A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in
section 4947(a)(1)
M-A tax exempt trust under
a section 403(b) plan or section 457(g) plan
Note: You may wish Io consult with the
financial institution requesting this form to determine whether the FATCA code and/or exempt payee code should be completed.
Line 5
Enter your address (number, street, and apartment
or suite number). This is where the requester of this Form W-9 will mail your information returns. If this address differs from
the one the requester already has on file, write NEW at the top. If a new address is provided, there is still a chance the old address
will be used until the payor changes your address in their records
Line 6
Enter your city, state, and ZIP code
Part I. Taxpayer Identification Number
(TIN)
Enter your TIN in the appropriate box.
If you are a resident alien and you do not have and are not eligible to get an SSN. your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification
number (ITIN). Enter it m the social security number box. If you do not have an ITIN, see How to get a TIN below
If you are a sole proprietor
and you have an EIN. you may enter either your SSN or EIN.
If you are a single-member
LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, enter the owner’s SSN (or EIN, if the owner has one). Do not enter
the disregarded entity’s EIN. If the LLC is classified as a corporation or partnership, enter the entity’s EIN.
Note: See What Name and Number To Give
the Requester later, for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.
How to get a TIN. If you do not have a
TIN, apply for one Immediately To apply for an SSN. get Form SS-5. Application for a Social Security Card, from your local SSA office
or get tins form online at www.SSA.gov. You may also get this form by calling 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7. Application for
IRS individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number,
to apply for an EIN You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website at www.irs.gov/Businesses and clicking on Employer
Identification Number (EIN) under Starting a Business Go to www.irs.gov/Forms to view, download, or print Form W-7 and/or
Form SS-4. Or, you can go to www.irs gov/OrderForms to place an order and have Form W-7 and/or SS-4 mailed to you within
10 business days.
It you are asked to complete
Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, apply for a TIN and write ‘Applied For” in the space for the TIN, sign and date the
form, and give it to the requester. For interest and dividend payments, and certain payments made with respect to readily tradable instruments,
generally you will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester before you are subject to backup withholding on payments. The
60-day rule does not apply to other types of payments You will be subject to backup withholding on all such payments until you provide
your TIN to the requester.
Note: Entering “Applied For”
means that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to apply for one soon.
Caution: A disregarded U.S. entity that
has a foreign owner must use the appropriate Form W-8
Part II. Certification
To establish to the withholding
agent that you are a U.S. person, or resident alien, sign Form W-9. You may be requested to sign by the withholding agent even if
item 1, 4. or 5 below indicates otherwise.
For a joint account, only
the person whose TIN shown in Part I should sign (when required). In the case of a disregarded entity, the person identified on
line 1 must sign. Exempt payees see Exempt payee code. earlier.
Signature requirements. Complete the certification as indicated
in items 1 through 5 below.
1. Interest.
dividend, and barter exchange accounts opened before 1984 and broker accounts considered active during 1983. You must give your correct
TIN. but you do not have to sign the certification
2. Interest,
dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after 1983 and broker accounts considered inactive during 1983. You must sign
the certification or backup withholding will apply. If you are subject to backup withholding and you are merely providing your correct
TIN to the requester, you must cross out item 2 in the certification before signing the form.
3. Real
estate transactions. You must sign the certification You may cross out item 2 of the certification.
4. Other
payments. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification unless you have been notified that you have
previously given an incorrect TIN. “Other payments” include payments made in the course of the requester’s trade or
business for rents, royalties, goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services (including payments to corporations),
payments to a nonemployee for services, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, payments to
certain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to corporations).
5. Mortgage
interest paid by you, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under
section 529), ABLE accounts (under section 529A), IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or distributions, and pension
distributions. You must give your correct TIN. but you do not have to sign the certification.
What Name and Number To Give the Requester
For
this type of account: |
Give
name and SSN of: |
1. Individual |
The
Individual |
2. Two
or more Individual (joint account) other than an account maintained by an FFI |
The actual owner of the
accost or, if combined funds, the first individual onthe account’ |
3. Two
or more US persons (joint account maintained by an FFI) |
Each
holder of the account |
4. Custodial
account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act) |
The
minor2 |
5.
a. The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee) |
The
grantor-trustee1 |
b. So-called
trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state Law |
The
actual owner1 |
6. Sole
proprietorship or disregarded entity owned by an individual |
The
owner2 |
7. Grantor
trust filing under Optional Form 1099 Filing Method 1 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(A)) |
The
grantor |
For
this type of account: |
Give
name and EIN of: |
8. Disregarded
entity not owned by an individual |
The
owner |
9. A
valid trust, estate, or pension trust |
Legal
entity4 |
10. Corporation
or LLC electing corporate status on Form 6832 or Form 2553 |
The
corporation |
11. Association,
club. religious, charitable, educational, or other tax-exempt organization |
The
organization |
12. Partnership
or multi-member LLC |
The
partnership |
13. A
broker or registered nominee |
The
broker or nominee |
14. Account with the
Department of Agriculture in the name of a public entity (such as a state or local government, school district, or prison) that receives
agricultural program payments |
The
public entity |
15. Grantor trust filing
under the Form 1041 Filing Method or the Optional Form 1099 Filing Method 2 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(ii)(B)) |
The
trust |
1 List first and circle the name of
the person whose number you furnish If only one person on a joint account has an SSN, that person’s number must be furnished
2 Circle the minor’s name and
furnish the minor’s SSN.
3 You must show your individual name
and you may also enter your business or DBA name on the ‘Business name/disregarded entity” name line. You may use either
your SSN or EIN (If you have one), but the IRS encourages you to use your SSN.
4 List first and cede the name of
the trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself
is not designated in the account title) Also see Special rules for partnerships, earlier.
* Note: The grantor also must
provide a Form W-9 to trustee of trust
Note: If no name is circled when more
than one name is listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.
Secure Your Tax Records From Identity Theft
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your
personal information such as your name, SSN, or other identifying information, without your permission, to commit fraud or other crimes
An identity thief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return using your SSN to receive a refund.
To reduce your risk:
| • | Ensure your employer is protecting you
SSN, and |
| • | Be careful when choosing a tax preparer |
If your tax records are
affected by identity theft and you receive a notice from the IRS. respond right away to the name and phone number printed on the IRS
notice or letter If your tax records are not currently affected by identity theft but you think you are at risk due to a lost or stolen
purse or wallet, questionable credit card activity or credit report, contact the IRS Identity Theft Hotline at 1-800-908-4490 or submit
Form 14039.
For more information, see
Pub 5027, Identity Theft Information for Taxpayers
Victims of identity theft
who are experiencing economic harm or a systemic problem, or are seeking help in resolving tax problems that have not been resolved through
normal channels, may be eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS toll-free case
intake line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059.
Protect yourself from suspicious emails or
phishing schemes. Phishing is the creation and use of email and websites designed to mime legitimate business emails and websites.
The most common act is sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the
user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft
The IRS does not initiate
contacts with taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS does not request personal detailed information through email or ask taxpayers for the
PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts.
If you receive an unsolicited
email claiming to be from the IRS, forward this message to phishing@irs.gov. You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo,
or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1-800-366-4484. You can forward suspicious
emails to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov or report them at www.ftc.gov/complaint. You can contact the FTC at www ftc.gov/idtheftt
or 877-IDTHEFT (877-438-4338) If you have been the victim of identity theft. see www.Identity Theft.gov and Pub. 5027.
Visit www.irs.gov/ldentityTheft
to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.
Privacy Act Notice
Section 6109 Of the Internal Revenue Code
requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) who are required to file information returns with the
IRS to report interest, dividends, or certain other income paid to you; mortgage interest you paid; the acquisition or abandonment of
secured property; the cancellation of debt, or contributions you made to an IRA. Archer MSA. or HSA. The person collecting the form uses
the reformation on the form to file information returns with the IRS. reporting the above information Routine uses of this information
include giving it to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and
U.S commonwealths and possessions for use in administering their laws The information also may be disclosed to other countries under
a treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce civil and criminal laws or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to
combat terrorism You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return Under section 3406. payers must generally
withhold a percentage of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to the payer Certain
penalties may also apply for providing false or fraudulent Information.
Exhibit (a)(1)(C)
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
OF WARRANTS OF
MARTI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
PURSUANT TO THE OFFER DATED NOVEMBER 21, 2023
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially
in the form hereof, must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below) if:
| · | Warrants are not immediately available
or Warrant holders cannot deliver Warrants to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Depositary”) prior
to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), or |
| · | The procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed
on a timely basis, or |
| · | Time will not permit all required documents, including a properly
completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and Consent and any other required documents, to reach the Depositary prior to the
Expiration Date. |
The Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation
dated November 21, 2023 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent, as each may be amended
or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the “Offer.”
The Offer relates to the warrants that were
publicly issued in connection with the IPO (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), which trade on the NYSE American under the symbol “MRT.WS”
(the “Public Warrants”) and the warrants that were privately issued in connection with the IPO pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Private Warrants” and together with the Public Warrants,
the “Warrants”). Any and all outstanding Public Warrants and Private Warrants are eligible to be tendered pursuant to the
Offer.
IF NECESSARY, MAIL THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED
DELIVERY TO:
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
IF DELIVERING BY FIRST CLASS MAIL, OVERNIGHT
MAIR OR HAND:
CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
ATTN: Corporate Actions
Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company
Attn: Corporate Actions
1 State Street 30th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (917) 262-2378
Email: tenders+Marti@continentalstock.com
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, properly completed
and duly executed, may be delivered by hand, mail, or overnight courier to the Depositary. See the discussion in the Offer to Purchase
under “The Offer and Consent Solicitation, Section 2. Procedure for Tendering Warrants.”
For this notice to be validly delivered, it must
be received by the Depositary at the above address before the Offer expires. Delivery of this notice to another mailing address will not
constitute a valid delivery. Delivery to the Company, the information agent or the book-entry transfer facility will not be forwarded
to the Depositary and will not constitute a valid delivery.
This form is not to be used to guarantee signatures.
If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal and Consent is required to be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined in the Letter
of Transmittal and Consent) under the instructions to the Letter of Transmittal and Consent, such signature guarantee must appear in the
applicable space provided in the signature box on the Letter of Transmittal and Consent.
By signing this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery,
you exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal and
Consent, receipt of which you hereby acknowledge, the number of Warrants specified below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure
described in the Offer to Purchase under “The Offer and Consent Solicitation, Section 2. Procedure for Tendering Warrants.”
NUMBER OF WARRANTS EXCHANGED:
SIGNATURES
Signatures: |
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Name(s) of Warrant Holders(s): |
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Certificate Nos.: |
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Address: |
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Daytime Area Code and Telephone Number: |
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If Warrants will be delivered by book-entry transfer,
provide the Account Number.
GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY
(Not to be Used for Signature Guarantee)
The undersigned, a bank, broker, dealer, credit
union, savings association or other entity that is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or a
bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity which is an “eligible guarantor institution,” as that
term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (each of the
foregoing constituting an “Eligible Institution”), guarantees delivery to the Depositary of the Warrants tendered, in proper
form for transfer, or a confirmation that the Warrants tendered have been delivered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer
described in the Offer to Purchase into the Depositary’s account at the book-entry transfer facility, in each case together
with a properly completed and duly executed Letter(s) of Transmittal, or an Agent’s Message (as defined in the Offer to Purchase)
in the case of a book-entry transfer, and any other required documents, all within two NYSE American trading days after the
date of receipt by the Depositary of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
The Eligible Institution that completes this form
must communicate the guarantee to the Depositary and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal and Consent and certificates for Warrants
to the Depositary within the time set forth above.
Failure to do so could result in a financial loss
to such Eligible Institution.
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Dated: ____________________,
2023
NOTE: DO NOT SEND WARRANTS WITH THIS FORM. WARRANTS
SHOULD BE SENT WITH THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CONSENT.
Exhibit (a)(1)(D)
Offer to Purchase
Warrants to Acquire Class A Ordinary Shares
of
Marti Technologies, Inc.
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00
MIDNIGHT,
EASTERN TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON DECEMBER 19, 2023,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
and Other Nominees:
Marti Technologies, Inc. (formerly known
as Galata Acquisition Corp.), an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Marti”
or the “Company”) is offering to holders of (a) 7,187,489 outstanding publicly traded warrants to purchase Class A
ordinary shares which were publicly issued and sold as part of the units in the initial public offering of the Company on July 13,
2021 (the “IPO”), with each such whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one of the Company’s Class A
ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to adjustments (the “Public Warrants”), and (b) 7,250,000 outstanding
warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares which were privately issued and sold in connection with the IPO pursuant to an exemption
from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with each such whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase
one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to adjustments (the “Private Warrants”
and together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”), and offers the opportunity to receive, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of the Offer (as defined below), $0.10 in cash, without interest (the “Offer Purchase Price”), in exchange
for each Warrant tendered.
The Offer is upon the terms and subject to certain
conditions described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation dated November 21, 2023 (the “Offer to Purchase”)
and in the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent (the “Letter of Transmittal and Consent,” which together with the Offer
to Purchase, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, constitute the “Offer”).
As part of the Offer, the Company is also soliciting
consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from the holders of the Warrants to amend the Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 8,
2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agreement”), which
governs all of the Warrants, to permit the Company to redeem each outstanding Warrant for $0.07 in cash, without interest (the “Redemption
Price”), which Redemption Price is 30% less than the Offer Purchase Price (the “Warrant Amendment”). Pursuant to the
terms of the Warrant Agreement, the consent of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Public Warrants, as it relates to the
Public Warrants, and at least a majority of the outstanding Private Warrants, as it relates to the Private Warrants, is required to approve
the Warrant Amendment. Holders of the Warrants who desire to tender their Warrants pursuant to the Offer are required to consent
to the Warrant Amendment. The foregoing is only a summary of the Warrant Amendment, and is qualified by reference to the full text
of the Warrant Amendment, set forth as Annex A to the Offer to Purchase.
Parties representing approximately 26% of
the outstanding Public Warrants and 95% of the outstanding Private Warrants have agreed to tender their Warrants in the Offer and consent
to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation. Accordingly, if holders of an additional 24% of the outstanding Public Warrants
consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation and the Warrant Amendment is adopted, the Company intends to issue a notice
of redemption to redeem the remaining outstanding Warrants as provided in the Warrant Agreement as soon as possible after the consummation
of the Offer, which would result in the holders of any remaining outstanding Warrants receiving approximately 30% less cash than if they
had tendered their Warrants in the Offer.
Warrants eligible to be tendered pursuant to the
Offer include all of the Company’s Public Warrants and all of the Company’s Private Warrants.
Please furnish copies of the enclosed materials
to your clients for whom you hold Warrants registered in your name or in the name of your nominee.
Enclosed with this letter are copies of the following
documents:
| 1. | Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation dated November 21, 2023; |
| 2. | Letter of Transmittal and Consent (including Form W-9), for your use in accepting the Offer and
tendering Warrants of your clients; |
| 3. | Notice of Guaranteed Delivery with respect to Warrants, to be used to accept the Offer in the event
(a) such Warrants are not immediately available, (b) the procedure for book-transfer cannot be completed on a timely
basis, or (c) time will not permit all required documents to reach the Depositary prior to the Expiration Date (each as defined
in the Letter of Transmittal and Consent); and |
| 4. | Letter to Clients, for you to send to your clients for whose account you hold Warrants
registered in your name or in the name of a nominee, with an Instruction Form provided for obtaining such client’s
instructions with regard to the Offer. |
Warrant holders must make their own decision
as to whether to tender their Warrants and, if so, how many Warrants to tender. Your clients should read carefully the information set
forth or incorporated by reference in the Offer to Purchase and in the Letter of Transmittal and Consent, including the Company’s
reasons for making the Offer.
It is the Company’s current intent not
to conduct another tender offer to purchase the Warrants. However, the Company reserves the right to do so in the future, including by
redemption of the Public Warrants if and when the Company is permitted to do so pursuant to the terms of the Public Warrants and by redemption
of the Private Warrants if and when the Company is permitted to do so pursuant to the terms of the Private Warrants.
All tenders must be in proper form as described
in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase to be valid.
We urge you to contact your clients promptly.
Please note that the Offer period and withdrawal rights will expire at 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of the day on December 19,
2023, unless the Offer period is extended.
Under no circumstances will interest be paid
on the Offer Purchase Price regardless of any extension of, or amendment to, the Offer or any delay in paying for such Warrants.
The Company will not pay any fees or commissions
to any broker, dealer or other person in connection with the solicitation of tenders of Warrants pursuant to the Offer. However, the Company
will, on request, reimburse you for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by you in forwarding copies of the enclosed Offer
materials to your clients.
As withholding agent for your clients, you are
instructed to backup withhold on the gross proceeds of the Offer to Purchase paid to your clients that do not submit the Form W-9,
Form W-8BEN, W-8IMY or Form W-8ECI, as applicable, in accordance with appropriate, accepted procedures. This withholding is
disclosed in the Offer to Purchase.
Questions and requests for assistance or for additional
copies of the enclosed material may be directed to the Information Agent at the telephone numbers and address listed below.
Very truly yours,
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Nothing contained in this letter or in the
enclosed documents shall render you or any other person the agent of the Company, the Dealer Manager, the Information Agent or the Depositary
(each as defined in the Offer to Purchase) or any affiliate of any of them or authorize you or any other person to give any information
or use any document or make any statement on behalf of any of them with respect to the Offer other than the enclosed documents and the
statements contained therein.
The Information Agent for the Offer is:
Morrow Sodali LLC
333 Ludlow Street, 5th Floor, South Tower
Stamford, CT 06902
Individuals call toll-free (800) 662-5200
Banks and brokers call (203) 658-9400
Email: MRT.info@investor.morrowsodali.com
Exhibit (a)(1)(E)
Offer to Purchase
Warrants to Acquire Class A Ordinary Shares
of
Marti Technologies, Inc.
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00
MIDNIGHT,
EASTERN TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON DECEMBER 19, 2023,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
To Our Clients:
Enclosed for your consideration are the Offer
to Purchase and Consent Solicitation dated November 21, 2023 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Letter of Transmittal
and Consent (the “Letter of Transmittal and Consent” and, together with the Offer to Purchase and any amendments or supplements
thereto, collectively, the “Offer”) in connection with the Offer by Marti Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Galata
Acquisition Corp.), an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Marti”
or the “Company”), to holders of (a) 7,187,489 outstanding publicly traded warrants to purchase common shares which were
publicly issued and sold as part of the units in the initial public offering of the Company on July 13, 2021 (the “IPO”),
with each such whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares at an exercise
price of $11.50, subject to adjustments (the “Public Warrants”), and (b) 7,250,000 outstanding warrants to purchase Class A
ordinary shares which were privately issued and sold in connection with the IPO pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, with each such whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one of the Company’s Class A
ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to adjustments (the “Private Warrants” and together with the Public
Warrants, the “Warrants”), and offers the opportunity to receive, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer,
$0.10 in cash, without interest (the “Offer Purchase Price”), in exchange for each Warrant tendered.
As part of the Offer, the Company is also soliciting
consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from the holders of the Warrants to amend the Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 8,
2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agreement”), which
governs all of the Warrants, to permit the Company to redeem each outstanding Warrant for $0.07 in cash, without interest (the “Redemption
Price”), which Redemption Price is 30% less than the Offer Purchase Price (the “Warrant Amendment”). Pursuant to the
terms of the Warrant Agreement, the consent of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Public Warrants, as it relates to the
Public Warrants, and at least a majority of the outstanding Private Warrants, as it relates to the Private Warrants, is required to approve
the Warrant Amendment. Holders of the Warrants who desire to tender their Warrants pursuant to the Offer are required to consent
to the Warrant Amendment. The foregoing is only a summary of the Warrant Amendment, and is qualified by reference to the full text
of the Warrant Amendment, set forth as Annex A to the Offer to Purchase.
Parties representing approximately 26% of
the outstanding Public Warrants and 95% of the outstanding Private Warrants have agreed to tender their Warrants in the Offer and consent
to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation. Accordingly, if holders of an additional 24% of the outstanding Public Warrants
consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation and the Warrant Amendment is adopted, the Company intends to issue a notice
of redemption to redeem the remaining outstanding Warrants as provided in the Warrant Agreement as soon as possible after the consummation
of the Offer, which would result in the holders of any remaining outstanding Warrants receiving approximately 30% less cash than if they
had tendered their Warrants in the Offer.
The Offer is open for all outstanding Public Warrants
and all outstanding Private Warrants.
All tenders must be in proper form as described
in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase to be valid.
We are the holder of record of Warrants held for
your account. As such, we are the only ones who can tender your Warrants, and then only pursuant to your instructions. We are
sending you the Letter of Transmittal and Consent for your information only; you cannot use it to tender Warrants we hold for your account.
Please instruct us as to whether you wish us to
tender any or all of the Warrants we hold for your account upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.
Please note the following:
| 1. | You may tender your Warrants for the Offer Purchase Price, as indicated in the attached
Instruction Form. |
| 2. | The Offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase under
Section 10. |
| 3. | The Offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of
the day on December 19, 2023, unless Marti extends the Offer period. |
| 4. | The Offer is for up to 7,187,489 Public Warrants, constituting 100% of
the Company’s outstanding Public Warrants as of November 21, 2023, and up to 7,250,000 Private Warrants, constituting 100%
of the Company’s outstanding Private Warrants as of November 21, 2023. |
| 5. | Tendering Warrant holders who are registered Warrant holders or who tender their Warrants directly
to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as the Depositary, will not be obligated to pay any brokerage commissions or
fees, or solicitation fees, except as set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal and Consent. |
If you wish to have us tender any or all of your
Warrants, please so instruct us by completing, executing, detaching and returning the attached Instruction Form.
Your prompt action is requested. Your instruction
form should be forwarded to us in ample time to permit us to submit a tender on your behalf before the Expiration Date of the Offer. Please
note that the Offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Time, at the end of the day on December 19,
2023, unless the Offer period is extended.
The Offer is being made solely pursuant to the
Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation and the Letter of Transmittal and Consent and is being made to all record holders of the Public
Warrants and Private Warrants. The Offer is not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of Public Warrants
or Private Warrants residing in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with
the securities laws of that jurisdiction.
The Company’s Board of Directors has
approved the Offer. However, neither the Company, its Board of Directors, nor the Depositary, the Information Agent or Dealer Manager
(each as defined in the Offer to Purchase) or any other person makes any recommendation to Warrant holders as to whether to tender or
refrain from tendering their Warrants. Warrant holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender their Warrants and, if so,
how many Warrants to tender. In doing so, Warrant holders should read carefully the information set forth or incorporated by reference
in the Offer to Purchase and in the Letter of Transmittal and Consent, including the purposes and effects of the Offer.
It is the Company’s current intent not to conduct another
tender offer to purchase the Warrants. However, the Company reserves the right to do so in the future, including by redemption of the
Public Warrants if and when the Company is permitted to do so pursuant to the terms of the Public Warrants and by redemption of the Private
Warrants if and when the Company is permitted to do so pursuant to the terms of the Private Warrants.
INSTRUCTION FORM WITH RESPECT TO
Offer to Purchase
Outstanding Warrants to Acquire Class A Ordinary Shares
of
Marti Technologies, Inc.
The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of
your letter and the enclosed Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation dated November 21, 2023 (the “Offer to Purchase”),
and the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent (the “Letter of Transmittal and Consent” and, together with the Offer to
Purchase and any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively, the “Offer”) in connection with the Offer by Marti Technologies, Inc.,
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Marti” or the “Company”),
to holders of (a) 7,187,489 outstanding publicly traded warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares which were publicly issued
and sold as part of the units in the initial public offering of the Company on July 13, 2021 (the “IPO”), with each such
whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of
$11.50, subject to adjustments (the “Public Warrants”), and (b) 7,250,000 outstanding warrants to purchase Class A
ordinary shares which were privately issued and sold in connection with the IPO pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, with each such whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one of the Company’s
Class A ordinary shares at an exercise price of $11.50, subject to adjustments (the “Private Warrants” and together with
the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”), and offers the opportunity to receive, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
of the Offer, $0.10 in cash, without interest, in exchange for each Warrant tendered.
The undersigned hereby instruct(s) you to
tender to the Company the number of Warrants indicated below for the account of the undersigned, on the terms and subject to the conditions
of the Offer.
This Instruction Form will instruct you to
tender to the Company the number of Warrants indicated below which are beneficially owned by (us) (me) and registered in your name, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer.
NUMBER OF WARRANTS TO BE TENDERED HEREBY:_________________WARRANTS
The method of delivery of this document is
at the election and risk of the tendering Warrant holder. If delivery is by mail, then registered mail with return receipt requested,
properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.
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Exhibit (a)(5)(II)
Marti Announces Expiration and Results of the
Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation
Relating to its Warrants and Issues Notice of
Redemption with Respect to its Outstanding Warrants
Istanbul, Türkiye, December 20, 2023 — Marti
Technologies, Inc. (“Marti” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: MRT), Türkiye’s
leading mobility app, today announced that it has successfully completed a tender process with regard to its offer to purchase all of
its outstanding warrants to purchase its Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (an “Ordinary Share”),
at a purchase price of $0.10 per warrant in cash, without interest (the “Offer”) and that it has issued a notice
of redemption pursuant to which it will redeem for cash all of its outstanding warrants that were not tendered in the Offer. All untendered
and unexercised warrants will be redeemed on January 4, 2024 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price will
be $0.07 per warrant (the “Redemption Price”). The successfully completed tender process, when combined with
the contemplated redemption of untendered warrants, will lead to a simplified capital structure with no warrants.
Marti’s offer to purchase (a) 7,187,489
warrants to purchase its Ordinary Shares which were publicly issued and sold as part of the units in the Company’s initial public
offering in July 2021 (the “IPO”) (the “Public Warrants”), and (b) 7,250,000 warrants
to purchase its Ordinary Shares which were privately issued and sold in connection with the IPO pursuant to an exemption from registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (the “Private Warrants”
and together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”), expired at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, at the end
of the day on December 19, 2023 (the “Expiration Date”).
Marti has been advised that, as of the Expiration
Date, (i) 5,902,206 Public Warrants had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn from the Offer, representing approximately 82%
of the outstanding Public Warrants and (ii) 7,250,000 Private Warrants had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn from the Offer,
representing 100% of the outstanding Private Warrants, which cumulatively comprised approximately 91% of all outstanding Warrants. Pursuant
to the terms of the Offer the Company expects to pay an aggregate of approximately $1.3 million in cash to purchase the validly tendered
Warrants. Holders of Warrants that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer will receive $0.10
in cash, without interest, for each outstanding Warrant tendered by the holder pursuant to the Offer. The Company expects to accept all
validly tendered Warrants for purchase and settlement on December 22, 2023 (the “Settlement”).
Marti also solicited consents (the “Consent
Solicitation”) to amend the Warrant Agreement, dated July 8, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company (“Continental”) (the “Warrant Agreement”), which governs all of
the Warrants, to permit the Company to redeem each outstanding Warrant not tendered in the Offer for $0.07 in cash, without interest,
which is 30% less than the price applicable to the Offer (such amendment, the “Warrant Amendment”). Pursuant
to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the consent of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Public Warrants is required to
approve the Warrant Amendment as it relates to the Public Warrants and the consent of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding
Private Warrants is required to approve the Warrant Amendment as it relates to the Private Warrants.
As of the Expiration Date, parties representing
approximately 82% of the outstanding Public Warrants and 100% of the outstanding Private Warrants consented to the Warrant Amendment in
the Consent Solicitation. Accordingly, because holders of more than a majority of the outstanding Public Warrants and a majority of the
outstanding Private Warrants have agreed to consent to the Warrant Amendment in the Consent Solicitation, the Warrant Amendment was adopted.
The Warrant Amendment was executed and any Warrants that were not tendered in the Offer may be exercised at any time until 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the Redemption Date. Any Warrants that remain unexercised at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Redemption Date will be void and no
longer exercisable and their holders will have no rights with respect to those Warrants, except to receive the Redemption Price. Of the
total of 14,437,489 Warrants that are outstanding, 13,152,206 Warrants were tendered in connection with the Offer and 1,285,283 Warrants
remain untendered and subject to redemption at the Redemption Price, unless exercised prior to the Redemption Date, following which no
Warrants will remain outstanding.
The Offer and Consent Solicitation were made pursuant
to the Amended and Restated Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation dated December 7, 2023 (the “Offer to Purchase”),
and the related Letter of Transmittal and Consent (the “Letter of Transmittal and Consent”), each of which have
been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
The Ordinary Shares and Warrants are listed on
the NYSE American under the symbols “MRT” and “MRT.WS,” respectively. The last trading day of the Warrants on
the NYSE American will be January 3, 2024.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”)
was the dealer manager for the Offer and Consent Solicitation. Morrow Sodali Global LLC (“Morrow Sodali”) was
the information agent for the Offer and Consent Solicitation, and Continental was the depositary for the Offer and Consent Solicitation.
All questions concerning tender procedures and requests for additional copies of the offer materials, including the letter of transmittal
and consent should be directed to Morrow Sodali at (800) 662-5200 (toll free), located at 333 Ludlow Street, 5th
Floor, South Tower, Stamford, CT 06902.
Important Additional Information Has Been Filed
with the SEC:
Copies of the Offer documents are available free
of charge at the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov. Requests for documents may also be directed to Morrow Sodali at (800) 662-5200 (toll
free).
This announcement is for informational purposes
only and shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell the Warrants. The Offer and Consent Solicitation
are being made only through the Offer documents, and the complete terms and conditions of the Offer and Consent Solicitation are set forth
in the Offer documents.
About Marti:
Founded in 2018, Marti is Türkiye’s
leading mobility app, offering multiple transportation services to its riders. Marti operates a ride-hailing service that matches riders
with car and motorcycle drivers, and operates a large fleet of rental e-mopeds, e-bikes, and e-scooters. All of Marti’s offerings
are serviced by proprietary software systems and IoT infrastructure. For more information, visit www.marti.tech.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release includes “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, also known as the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any express or implied statements contained in this
press release that are not statements of historical fact and generally relate to future events, hopes, intentions, strategies, or performance
may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including but without limitation to statements regarding our ability to achieve the sustainability
targets, goals, objectives or programs set forth under our sustainability strategy, “Move Forward. Together,” and descriptions
of the Company’s plans, initiatives or objectives for future operations, or the timing of occurrence related to any of the foregoing.
Words such as “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “might,”
“possible,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “aim,”
“strive,” and similar expressions may identify such forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean
that a statement is not forward-looking.
These forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from statements made
in this press release, including the number of Warrant holders that respond and elect to participate in the Offer and Consent Solicitation;
Marti’s ability to consummate the Offer and Consent Solicitation; and Marti’s ability to recognize the anticipated benefits
of the Offer and Consent Solicitation; changes in applicable laws or regulations, including those that pertain to tender offers and other
important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (including
the documents incorporated by reference therein), which was declared effective by the SEC on October 27, 2023, as such factors may be
updated from time to time in the Company’s other filings with the SEC, accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and
the “SEC Filings” section of the Company’s website at https://ir.marti.tech.
Any investors should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the documents filed by the Company from time to time
with the SEC as most of the factors are outside the Company’s control and are difficult to predict. As a result, the Company’s
actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, such forward-looking statements should not
be relied upon as predictions of future events. All information provided in this release is based on information available to the Company
as of the date of this press release and any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on assumptions that the Company believes
are reasonable as of this date. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which are
inherently uncertain. The Company undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
Investor Contact
Marti Technologies, Inc.
Turgut Yilmaz
Investor.relations@marti.tech
Source: Marti Technologies, Inc.
Exhibit (d)(8)
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO WARRANT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
WARRANT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of December 20, 2023, by and between Marti Technologies, Inc.,
an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”),
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”),
and constitutes an amendment to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2021, by and between the Company and the Warrant
Agent (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings
given to such terms in the Agreement.
WHEREAS, Section 9.8
of the Agreement provides that the Company and the Warrant Agent may amend the Agreement with the vote or written consent of the registered
holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Public Warrants as it relates to the Public Warrants and a majority of the then-outstanding
Private Placement Warrants as it relates to the Private Placement Warrants;
WHEREAS, the Company desires
to amend the Warrant Agreement to provide the Company with the right to redeem the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants for
cash on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, following a consent
solicitation undertaken by the Company, the registered holders of more than a majority of the then-outstanding Public Warrants and the
registered holders of more than a majority of the then-outstanding Private Placement Warrants have consented to and approved this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree to amend the Warrant Agreement as set forth herein.
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“6A. Redemption.
6A.1. Company Election
to Redeem. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, not less than all of the outstanding Warrants may
be redeemed, at the option of the Company, at any time while they are exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the
Warrant Agent, upon notice to the registered holders of the Warrants, as described in Section 6A.2 below, for $0.07 in
cash for every Warrant held by the holder thereof (the “6A. Redemption Price”) (subject to equitable adjustment
by the Company in the event of any share splits, share dividends, recapitalizations or similar transaction with respect to the Ordinary
Shares).
6A.2. Date Fixed for,
and Notice of, Redemption. In the event that the Company elects to redeem all of the Warrants, the Company shall fix a date for the
redemption (the “6A. Redemption Date”). Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid,
by the Company not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the 6A. Redemption Date to the registered holders of the Warrants at their last
addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed
to have been duly given, whether or not the registered holder received such notice.
6A.3. Exercise After
Notice of Redemption. The Warrants may be exercised, for cash only in accordance with subsection 3.3.1(a) of this Agreement
at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6A.2 hereof and prior to
the 6A. Redemption Date. On and after the 6A. Redemption Date, the record holder of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to
receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the 6A. Redemption Price.”
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2.1 Severability.
This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of this Amendment, Agreement, or of any other term or provision hereof or thereof. Furthermore, in lieu of
any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Amendment a
provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
2.2 Applicable
Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Amendment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of
New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another
jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this
Amendment shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection
to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
2.3 Counterparts.
This Amendment may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each
of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The words “execution,”
“signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Amendment or in any other certificate, agreement or document
related to this Amendment, if any, shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format
(including, without limitation, “pdf,” “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including,
without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any
contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect,
validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures
and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.
2.4 Effect
of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the interpretation
thereof.
2.5 Entire
Agreement. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms and provisions in the Agreement are and shall remain in
full force and effect, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein. This Amendment does not constitute, directly or by
implication, an amendment or waiver of any provision of the Agreement, or any other right, remedy, power or privilege of any party thereto,
except as expressly set forth herein. Any reference to the Agreement in any agreement, document, instrument or certificate entered into
or issued in connection therewith shall hereinafter mean the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment (or as the Agreement may be further
amended or modified in accordance with the terms thereof). Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment
shall be governed by, enforced and construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused
this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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