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The Note Parties and the Holders have previously entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of August 4, 2023 (as amended by, inter alia,
that certain Reaffirmation Agreement and Omnibus Amendment Agreement (the “Reaffirmation Agreement”) dated as of November 6, 2023, that certain Omnibus Amendment No. 3 Agreement (“Amendment No. 3”) on November 21, 2023, that certain Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of January 19, 2024 that certain Amendment to Senior Secured Convertible Notes, dated as of
January 31, 2024, and that certain Second Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and Second Amendment to Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the “Second Amendment”) dated February 26, 2024,
the “Purchase Agreement”).
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| B. |
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Astra has issued to the Holders those certain senior secured convertible notes due 2025 dated as of various dates between November 21, 2023 and the Effective Date (as
amended by that certain Amendment to Senior Secured Convertible Notes, dated as of January 31, 2024 and the Second Amendment, each individually, a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”).
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| C. |
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Astra has issued to the Holders those certain common stock purchase warrants having various initial exercise dates between November 6, 2023 and the Effective Date
(each individually, a “Warrant” and collectively, the “Warrants”).
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| D. |
The Note Parties and the Collateral Agent previously entered into that certain Security Agreement dated as of August 4, 2023 (amended pursuant to the Reaffirmation Agreement, Amendment No. 3 and that
certain First Amendment to Security Agreement and Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2024, the “Security Agreement”).
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| E. |
Astra has advised the Holders that it intends to enter into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, with Apogee Parent Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Apogee Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, among other things, at the Closing (as defined therein), Merger Sub will be merged with and into Astra (the “Merger”), with Astra being the surviving entity of such Merger and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Parent.
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| F. |
The Note Parties have requested that each of the Holders (1) consent to (i) the execution of the Merger Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A, (ii) the consummation of the Merger in
accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement on the date hereof, and (iii) the amendment to the limited liability company agreements of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries in the forms attached as Exhibit C hereto; (2) agree
that the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission by one or more of the Holders together with one or more other Persons (each, a “Beneficial Ownership Filing”) indicating that a
“group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) has been formed which is the direct or indirect “beneficial owner” of shares of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s then-outstanding common equity in
connection with the Merger does not trigger a Fundamental Change or Fundamental Transaction under the Notes and Warrants; and (3) agree to (i) designate Astra Space Operations LLC’s bank account
identified on Schedule 1.0 (the “Specified Account”) as an Excluded Account (as defined in the Security Agreement), and (ii) permit the Company to fund an aggregate principal
amount into the Specified Account of up to $3,500,000 on the date hereof to be used exclusively for the purposes set forth on Schedule 1.0 (“Permitted Purposes”) as the Special Committee
may direct the Company. The transactions described in clauses (1)-(3), the “Specified Transactions.”
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| G. |
The Holders have (1) agreed to consent to the Specified Transactions on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below; (2) hereby direct the Collateral Agent to execute an acknowledgement that
the Specified Account is an Excluded Account and neither the Specified Account nor any funds credited therein are subject to any Lien in favor of it and (3) have agreed to waive any Event of Default that would have arisen pursuant to
(i) Section 10(A)(vi) of any of the Notes for failure to timely comply with Section 4(n) of the Purchase Agreement, (ii) Section 10(A)(xx) of the Notes as a result of the occurrence of a Specified Fundamental Change on account of the
matters described in clauses (F)(1)(i) and F(1)(ii) above and (iii) Section 10(A)(iv) of any of the Notes for failure to timely deliver a Fundamental Change Notice (collectively, the “Specified
Defaults”, and each, a “Specified Default”).
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| (i) |
consents under the Transaction Documents and the Warrants to the following (the “Consented Activities”):
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| (w) |
Astra’s execution of the Merger Agreement;
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the consummation of Specified Transaction described in clause F(1)(ii) above; provided that the conditions precedent to the
consummation of such Specified Transaction set forth in Exhibit B are satisfied);
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the Specified Account shall remain as an Excluded Account to be used for the Permitted Purposes not subject to any Collateral Agent’s lien on the Specified Account and
the monies credited thereto; provided that (A) other than (i) the initial deposit of $3,500,000; (ii) prior to the Required Transfer Date (as defined below), the amounts deposited in the Specified Account pursuant to
automatic withdrawal arrangements solely for employee wage and benefit payments in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to the providers identified on Schedule 1.1 (the “Ongoing Specified Funds” and such payments, the “Benefits Payments” and such providers, the “Benefits Providers”), and (iii) there shall
be no other additional amounts deposited into the Specified Account without the consent of the Required Holders (other than the Ongoing Specified Funds and, as the context may require, such funds deposited in the Specified Account by
Apogee Parent Inc. with the consent of the Required Holders to cure a Cash Shortfall (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in accordance with the terms of Section 7.01(d)(v) of the Merger Agreement (any such funds, the “Parent Cure Funds”) and once used by the Note Parties, unless such amounts are Ongoing Specified Funds for Benefits Payments, the amount permitted to be held
in the Specified Account that is not subject to the Collateral Agent’s Lien shall be reduced dollar for dollar (the sum of $3,500,000 less funds previously used, plus the amount of any Parent Cure Funds not yet applied for Permitted
Uses, shall be referred to as the “Maximum Excluded Balance”); (B) the funds in the Specified Account shall be used only for Permitted Purposes; (C) any funds
on deposit in the Specified Account in excess of the Maximum Excluded Balance (other than the amount of Ongoing Specified Funds on deposit therein necessary for the Benefits Payments to the Benefits Providers and any Parent
Cure Funds) shall be Collateral and shall be transferred therefrom and deposited promptly (and in no case later than the second (2nd) business day) into an account subject to the control (as defined
in the UCC) of the Collateral Agent and (D) the Note Parties shall as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Effective Date, and in any case not to exceed thirty (30) days (which time period may be extended by the Holders
in their sole discretion, such date, the “Required Transfer Date”) notify the Benefits Providers of the new designated accounts
and suspend the automatic withdrawal arrangements applicable to the Benefit Payments being made from the Specified Account and thereafter, not deposit any Ongoing Specified Funds therein; and
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the amendment of the limited liability company agreements of each of the Subsidiaries of the Company in the forms attached as Exhibit C hereto; and
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deems that, except as set forth on Exhibit B, all notice requirements with respect to the Specified Transactions under the Transaction Documents and the Warrants, if any,
are satisfied and that the Beneficial Ownership Filings described in clause (F)(3) above filed in connection with the consummation of the Merger shall not trigger a Fundamental Change or Fundamental Transaction under the Transaction
Documents or the Warrants unless and until the Merger Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms.
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a copy of this Agreement duly executed and acknowledged by each of each of the Note Parties and each Holder; and
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copies of the execution versions of the Merger Agreement and of each of the other agreements to be entered into by a Note Party in connection with the Specified Transactions (other than any Beneficial
Ownership Filing)
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| 9. |
Fees and Expenses.
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NOTE PARTIES:
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ASTRA SPACE, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Axel Martinez | ||
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Name: Axel Martinez
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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By:
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/s/ Martin Attiq | ||
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Name: Martin Attiq
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Title: Chief Business Officer
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ASTRA SPACE OPERATIONS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Axel Martinez | ||
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Name: Axel Martinez
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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APOLLO FUSION, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Axel Martinez | ||
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Name: Axel Martinez
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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INDIGO SPACE, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Axel Martinez | ||
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Name: Axel Martinez
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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ASTRA SPACE PLATFORM HOLDINGS LLC
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By:
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/s/ Axel Martinez | ||
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Name: Axel Martinez
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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ASTRA SPACE PLATFORM SERVICES LLC
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By:
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/s/ Axel Martinez | ||
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Name: Axel Martinez
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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ASTRA EARTH OPERATIONS LLC
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By:
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/s/ Axel Martinez | ||
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Name: Axel Martinez
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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ASTRA SPACECRAFT ENGINES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Axel Martinez | ||
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Name: Axel Martinez
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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ASTRA SPACE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Axel Martinez | ||
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Name: Axel Martinez
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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HOLDERS:
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SHERPAVENTURES FUND II, LP
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By: SherpaVentures Fund II GP, LLC, Its General Partner
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By:
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/s/ Brian Yee | ||
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Name:
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Brian Yee
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Title:
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Partner
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JMCM HOLDINGS LLC
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By:
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/s/ Baldo Fodera | ||
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Name:
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Baldo Fodera
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Title:
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Manager
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ADAM P. LONDON
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By:
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/s/ Adam P. London
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CHRIS C. KEMP, TRUSTEE OF THE CHRIS KEMP LIVING TRUST, DATED FEBRUARY 10, 2021
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By:
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/s/ Chris Kemp | ||
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Name:
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Chris Kemp
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Title:
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Trustee
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MH ORBIT, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Baldo Fodera | ||
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Name:
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Baldo Fodera
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Title:
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Manager
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RBH VENTURES ASTRA SPV, LLC
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By: RBH Ventures, Ltd., its Manager
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By: Synchronicity Holdings, LLC, general partner of the Manager
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By:
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/s/ Robert Bradley Hicks | ||
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Name:
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Robert Bradley Hicks
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Title:
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Managing Member
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ASTERA INSTITUTE
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By:
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/s/ Jed McCaleb | ||
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Name:
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Jed McCaleb
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Title:
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Director
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