UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2024 (December 31, 2023)

HCM Acquisition Corp
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands
 
001-41241
 
98-1581263
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 First Stamford Place, Suite 330
Stamford, CT 06902

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 930-2200

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on
which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one Redeemable Warrant
 
HCMAU
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share
 
HCMA
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share
 
HCMAW
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement

On December 31, 2023, HCM Acquisition Corp (the “Company”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated August 2, 2023 (the “A&R BCA”), with MURANO PV, S.A. DE C.V., a Mexican corporation (“Murano”), which provides for (a) the extension of the date by which either party may terminate the A&R BCA from January 25, 2024 to June 30, 2024, (b) the transfer, prior to the effective time of the transactions contemplated thereby, of 1,250,000 of the Company’s class A ordinary shares held by HCM Investor Holdings, LLC (the “Sponsor”) to certain creditors of Murano as set forth in and pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, as amended and described below, (c) the payment of any transaction expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the A&R BCA (the “Merger”), as amended by the Amendment, including out-of-pocket fees and expenses paid or payable by the surviving company created by such transactions (“PubCo”), not paid on the closing of the Merger will be paid as may be agreed between the Company and Murano, and (d) the extension of the lock-up period applicable to certain key holders of PubCo until the earliest of (a) two years after the closing of the Merger, (b) the date on which the last sale price of PubCo ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the closing of the Merger, or (c) the date on which PubCo completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all public shareholders of PubCo having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Amendment to the Sponsor Support Agreement

The Company and the Sponsor, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Amendment, have entered into an Amendment to the Sponsor Support Agreement (the “SSA Amendment”).  The SSA Amendment amends that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated August 2, 2023, by and between the Company and the Sponsor (the “Previous SSA”) and was executed in order to facilitate the amended terms of the A&R BCA set forth in the Amendment.

Pursuant to the SSA Amendment, Sponsor has agreed, among other things, to (a) transfer 1,250,000 of the Company’s class A ordinary shares to certain creditors of Murano provided that each creditor executes and delivers to the Sponsor and the Company a Vendor Participation Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A to the SSA Amendment, and (b) forfeit all of its warrants to purchase the Company’s class A ordinary shares upon the closing of the Merger.

The foregoing description of the SSA Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the actual agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed Merger, Murano has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement, which will include a preliminary proxy statement of the Company and a prospectus. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents will be mailed to shareholders of the Company as of a record date to be established for voting on the Merger. Shareholders of the Company and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement and amendments thereto, and the definitive proxy statement because these documents will contain important information about the Company, Murano, PubCo and the proposed transactions. Shareholders will also be able to obtain copies of the Registration Statement and the proxy statement/prospectus once they are available, without charge, by directing a request to: HCM Acquisition Corp, 100 First Stamford Place, Suite 330, Stamford, CT 06902. These documents, once available, and the Company’s other filings and reports filed with the SEC can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s internet site (http://www.sec.gov).

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company, Murano and PubCo may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to the potential transaction described in this communication under the rules of the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Information regarding other persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of the shareholders  in connection with the potential transaction and a description of their direct and indirect interests will be set forth in the Registration Statement (and will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus) and other relevant documents when they are filed with the SEC. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events, including, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated timing and benefits of the Merger, and the Company’s or Murano’s future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. In addition, these forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding Murano’s and the Company’s expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the Merger, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the Merger, and the timing of the completion of the Merger. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the control of the Company and/or Murano), and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company and its management, and the Murano and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation: (1) the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreements respecting the Merger; (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Murano, the Company, PubCo or others following the announcement of the Merger; (3) the inability to complete the Merger due to the failure to obtain approval of the shareholders of the Company or the SEC’s declaration of the effectiveness of the prospectus/proxy statement to be filed by Murano and the Company or to satisfy other conditions to closing; (4) changes to the proposed structure of the Merger that may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations; (5) the ability of PubCo to meet applicable listing standards following the consummation of the Merger; (6) the risk that the Merger disrupts current plans and operations of the Company as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Merger; (7) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Merger, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, continue developing its properties, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers, and retain its management and key employees; (8) costs related to the Merger and the reorganization described in the A&R BCA, as amended by the Amendment; (9) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (10) the possibility that the Company and/or its related entities may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (11) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business and/or the ability of the parties to complete the Merger; and (12) other risks and uncertainties set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the Company’s prospectus dated January 24, 2022 and filed with the SEC on January 24, 2022 and the Company’s other filings with the SEC, as well as any further risks and uncertainties to be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus filed after the date hereof. In addition, there may be additional risks that neither Murano or the Company presently know, or that Murano or the Company currently believe are immaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Nothing in this communication should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except as may be required by law, neither Murano nor the Company undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements.

No Offer or Solicitation

This Current Report on Form 8-K is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the potential transaction and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
 
Amendment to Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated December 31, 2023.
 
Amendment to the Sponsor Support Agreement, dated December 31, 2023, by and among HCM Investor Holdings, LLC, the other holders of HCM Class B Ordinary Shares, and Murano PV, S.A. de C.V.
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
HCM Acquisition Corp
 
 
 
 
Date:
January 5, 2024
By:
/s/ James Bond
 
 
 
James Bond
Chief Financial Officer
 


Exhibit 2.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 31, 2023 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and between HCM ACQUISITION CORP., a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability (“HCM”), and MURANO PV, S.A. DE C.V., a Mexican corporation (the “Company”, and together with HCM, each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Parties are party to that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2023 (together with the Company Disclosure Letter and the HCM Disclosure Letter and all Exhibits thereto, the “Agreement”), by and among HCM, the Company, Elías Sacal Cababie, an individual, ES Agrupación, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation, Murano Global Investments Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Bailiwick of Jersey, a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) under Dutch law, MPV Investment B.V., a private limited liability company under Dutch law, and Murano Global Cayman, a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability;

WHEREAS, Section 11.11 of the Agreement provides that the Parties may amend or modify the Agreement, in whole or in part, by a duly authorized agreement in writing that is executed by each of the Parties and makes reference to the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement solely for the purposes of making the changes described herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises, the covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1.
Definitions.  All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement (as amended hereby).

2.
Amendments to Agreement.  The Agreement is hereby amended and modified by


(i)
deleting the 22nd recital therein in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Sponsor (as defined below) and certain other Persons who own HCM Class A Ordinary Shares, HCM Class B Ordinary Shares and HCM Private Placement Warrants as of the date hereof (collectively with the Sponsor, the “Sponsor Parties”) have executed and delivered to the Company the Sponsor Support Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to, among other things, (i) vote to adopt and approve this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (ii) transfer prior to the Effective Time 1,250,000 HCM Class A Ordinary Shares held by the Sponsor as of immediately prior to Closing to certain Persons as set forth and pursuant to in the Sponsor Support Agreement and (iii) immediately prior to the Effective Time, forfeit and surrender, and/or cause the forfeiture and surrender, to HCM, for no consideration, all outstanding HCM Private Placement Warrants held by the Sponsor as of immediately prior to Closing;




(ii)
deleting Section 2.5(c) of the Agreement in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

On the Closing Date, concurrently with the Effective Time, PubCo shall pay or cause to be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds, (i) the accrued and unpaid HCM Transaction Expenses as set forth on the written statement to be delivered to the Company pursuant to Section 8.7 and (ii) the accrued and unpaid Transaction Expenses as set forth on a written statement to be delivered to HCM pursuant to Section 8.7; provided, that any HCM Transaction Expenses and Transaction Expenses not paid on the Closing Date shall be paid as agreed between HCM and the Company and; provided, further, that any accrued and unpaid Transaction Expenses due to current or former employees, independent contractors, officers, or directors of any Group Company shall be paid to the Company for further payment to such employee, independent contractor, officer or director through the Company’s payroll;


(iii)
deleting Section 6.9(a) of the Agreement in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

the board of directors of PubCo shall consist of seven directors, to initially consist of:

(i) the individuals set forth on Section 6.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter; and

(ii) one director to be nominated by the Sponsor prior to filing of the Proxy Statement;

in each case, who shall serve in such capacity in accordance with the terms of PubCo’s Governing Documents following the Effective Time;


(iv)
deleting Section 10.1(i) of the Agreement in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

by the Company or HCM if the Closing Date has not occurred by June 30, 2024 (the “Agreement End Date”); provided, however, that a party shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(i) if such party’s breach of this Agreement has prevented the consummation of the Closing Date at or prior to such time; and


(v)
replacing the Form of Lock-Up Agreement, attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B thereto, in its entirety, with the Form of Lock-Up Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.

3.
Miscellaneous.


(a)
Except as expressly amended and/or superseded by this Amendment, the Agreement remains and shall remain in full force and effect.  This Amendment shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of any provision of the Agreement, except as expressly set forth herein.  Upon the execution and delivery hereof, the Agreement shall thereupon be deemed to be amended and supplemented as set forth in this Amendment as fully and with the same effect as if the amendments and supplements made hereby were originally set forth in the Agreement.  This Amendment and the Agreement shall each be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument, but such amendments and supplements shall not operate so as to render invalid or improper any action heretofore taken under the Agreement.  If and to the extent there are any inconsistencies between the Agreement and this Amendment with respect to the matters set forth herein, the terms of this Amendment shall control.  References in the Agreement to the Agreement shall be deemed to mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.


(b)
The Parties shall at their own expense cooperate with the reasonable requests of the other Party and perform any further act so reasonably requested (including executing and delivering such documents or instruments as may be reasonably requested by the other) to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment.


(c)
Sections 11.2 (Waiver), 11.3 (Notices), 11.4 (Assignment), 11.6 (Expenses), 11.7 (Governing Law), 11.8 (Headings; Counterparts), 11.11 (Amendments), 11.12 (Publicity), 11.13 (Severability), and 11.14 (Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be signed by their respective duly authorized signatories as of the day and year first written above.

 
HCM ACQUISITION CORP
   
 
By:
/s/ Shawn Matthews
 
Name:
Shawn Matthews
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
   
   
 
MURANO PV, S.A. DE C.V.
   
 
By:
/s/ Elías Sacal Cababié
 
Name:
Elías Sacal Cababié
 
Title:
Attorney-at-Law

(Signature page to Amendment No. 1 to A&R BCA)

Exhibit A
Form of Lock-Up Agreement

See attached.




















(Exhibit A – Form of Lock-Up Agreement)


EXHIBIT B
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

[MONTH] [DAY], 2024

Murano Global Investments Limited
[ADDRESS]


Re:
Lock-Up Agreement

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) is being delivered pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement dated as of August 2, 2023 (as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Agreement”), by and among HCM Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability, MURANO PV, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation, Elías Sacal Cababie, an individual, ES Agrupación, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation, Murano Global Investments Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Bailiwick of Jersey (“PubCo”), Murano Global B.V., a Dutch private limited company, MPV Investments B.V., a Dutch private limited company, and Murano Global Cayman, a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability, which is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have such meanings as set forth in the Agreement.

As of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, the undersigned (“Holder”) shall be, the owner of record, or beneficially of, certain ordinary shares of PubCo, [of no par value] (“PubCo Shares”, including any shares convertible or exercisable of or for the PubCo Ordinary Shares). PubCo and the Holder are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”

In consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Holder and PubCo agree as follows:

1. Except as otherwise set forth in this letter agreement or with the prior written consent of PubCo, Holder shall not Transfer any PubCo Shares until the earliest of (a) two years after the Closing, (b) the date on which the last sale price of PubCo Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations, and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing or (c) the date on which PubCo completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all public shareholders of PubCo having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property (the “Lock-Up Period”). “Transfer” means the (x) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security, (y) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (z) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (x) or (y).

2. Notwithstanding Paragraph 1, Holder shall be permitted to Transfer certain of Holder’s PubCo Shares during the Lock-Up Period as follows:

(a) as a bona fide gift or charitable contribution;

(b) by will or intestate succession to a legal representative, heir, beneficiary or a member of the immediate family (as defined below) of Holder;

(c) to limited partners, co-investors, members, beneficiaries (or the estates thereof) or stockholders of Holder;


(d) to any immediate family of Holder (“immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin);

(e) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of Holder or the immediate family of Holder, so long as Holder or such immediate family of Holder retains control of such trust;

(f) to any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity that controls, or is controlled by or is under common control with, Holder or the immediate family of Holder;

(g) by operation of law, such as pursuant to a qualified domestic order, court order or an order of a regulatory agency, divorce settlement, divorce decree or separation agreement; or

(h) pursuant to a bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation, equity purchase or other similar transaction or series of related transactions involving a change of control of PubCo (including, without limitation, entering into any lock-up, voting or similar agreement pursuant to which Holder may agree to Transfer PubCo Shares in connection with such transaction or series of related transactions, or vote any PubCo Shares in favor of such transaction or series of related transactions); provided, that in the event such transaction or series of related transactions is not completed, the PubCo Shares shall remain subject to the restrictions contained in this letter agreement;

provided, that any such Transfer pursuant to the above clauses shall not involve a disposition for value; provided, further, with respect to any such Transfer above, (1) each donee, trustee, distributee, or transferee, as the case may be, shall execute a joinder to this letter agreement evidencing such donee’s, trustee’s, distributee’s, or transferee’s agreement to become a party hereto and be bound by and subject to the terms and provisions of this letter agreement to the same effect, and (2) no filing by any party under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be made (including voluntarily) in connection with such Transfer except as otherwise compelled to do so or is required to do so to comply with applicable law or legal process or any request by or from a Governmental Authority or the rules of any securities exchange or the rules and regulations of any “self regulatory organization” as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act or any other United States or foreign securities exchange, futures exchange, commodities exchange or contract market.

3. In addition, the restrictions in Paragraph 1 shall not apply to:

(a) as permitted by applicable law, any pledge by Holder of up to 15,000,000 PubCo Shares in the aggregate (a “Pledge”), in support of any bona fide financing with an unrelated party, which does not involve a plan or purpose to effect any Transfer of those PubCo Shares (other than a Pledge);

(b) the exercise (including by net or cashless exercise) of stock options granted pursuant to PubCo’s equity incentive plans or warrants or any other securities existing as of the date hereof, which securities are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for PubCo Shares; provided, that such restrictions shall apply to any shares of PubCo Shares issued upon such exercise, exchange or conversion;

(c) the Transfer or surrender to PubCo of any PubCo Shares to cover tax withholdings upon a vesting event or settlement, as applicable, of any equity award under any of PubCo’s equity incentive plans; provided, that the underlying PubCo Shares shall continue to be subject to the restrictions set forth in this letter agreement;

(d) the Transfer of any PubCo Shares purchased or received by Holder, including on the open market, following the date hereof;
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(e) Transfer of PubCo Shares to PubCo pursuant to any contractual arrangement that provides PubCo with an option to repurchase such shares in effect at the Effective Time in connection with the termination of Holder’s employment with PubCo (or any of its Subsidiaries), as applicable; and

(f) the establishment or modification of any contract, instruction or plan (a “Plan”), if permitted by PubCo (such permission not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or applied asymmetrically to Holder as compared to any other employee of PubCo), that satisfies all of the applicable requirements of Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act; provided that the securities subject to the Plan may not be sold until the end of the Lock-Up Period (except to the extent otherwise allowed hereunder).

4. If any Transfer is made or attempted contrary to the provisions of this letter agreement, such purported Transfer shall be null and void ab initio, and PubCo shall refuse to recognize any such purported transferee of the applicable PubCo Shares as one of its equity holders for any purpose.

5. To the extent that PubCo provides consent or notice to any holder of PubCo Shares (or securities exercisable for PubCo Shares) who is party to any lock-up agreement entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement that it will waive the restrictions on Transfer for all or any portion of such holder’s PubCo Shares, then PubCo agrees to simultaneously waive the restrictions on Transfer under this Agreement for the same percentage of Holder’s PubCo Shares (e.g., if PubCo waived the restrictions on Transfer for 10% of any other holder’s PubCo Shares, then PubCo would waive the restrictions on Transfer for 10% of Holder’s PubCo Shares). PubCo will provide prompt written notice of any waiver pursuant to this Paragraph 5 to Holder (and in any event, in advance of the effective time of such waiver). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Paragraph 5 shall not apply to: (i) any waivers pursuant to Paragraph 1 for reasons of a personal emergency or hardship affecting any holder as determined by the Board of Directors of PubCo in good faith or (ii) any waivers of the lock-up provisions in the bylaws of PubCo.

6. During the Lock-Up Period, each certificate (if any) or book-entry evidencing any PubCo Shares owned by Holder shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted or legended with a legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other applicable legends:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN A LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF [●], 2024, BY AND AMONG MURANO GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED (THE “ISSUER”) AND THE ISSUER’S SECURITY HOLDER NAMED THEREIN, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. A COPY OF SUCH LOCK-UP AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.

7. This letter agreement shall be effective upon Closing and shall terminate on the date on which the Lock-Up Period ends.

8. Holder agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with PubCo’s transfer agent and registrar against the Transfer of PubCo Shares except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.

9. THIS LETTER AGREEMENT AND ALL CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

10. Any provision of this letter agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed by PubCo and Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any party in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.
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11. Neither this letter agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto. Any attempted assignment of this letter agreement not in accordance with the terms of this Paragraph 11 shall be null and void ab initio.

12. This letter agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not intended, nor shall be construed, to give any person, other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever by reason this letter agreement. Nothing in this letter agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to, or shall be deemed to, create a joint venture.

13. Sections 1.3 (Construction), 11.8 (Headings; Counterparts), 11.13 (Severability), 11.14 (Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial) and 11.15 (Enforcement) of the Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to this letter agreement, mutatis mutandis.

[Signature Pages Follow]
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Very truly yours,
     
 
HOLDER:
     
 
[      ]
     
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 


[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]


Acknowledged and Agreed:

PUBCO:
 
   
MURANO GLOBAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
 
   
   
By:
   
Name:
   
Title:
   


[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]


Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
SPONSOR SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 31, 2023 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and between by and between HCM Investor Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), the holders of HCM Class B Ordinary Shares set forth on Schedule I hereto (the “Class B Holders” and, together with the Sponsor, collectively, the “Sponsor Parties”) and Murano PV, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation (the “Company”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the parties hereto are party to that certain Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2023 (the “Agreement”), by and among the Sponsor Parties and the Company;

WHEREAS, Section 8 of the Agreement provides that the Sponsor Parties and the Company may amend, modify or supplement the Agreement by an instrument in writing signed by the Sponsor Parties and the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Sponsor Parties and the Company desire to amend the Agreement solely for the purposes of making the changes described herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises, the covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.
Definitions.  All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement (as amended hereby).

2.
Amendments to Agreement.  The Agreement is hereby amended and modified by:


(i)
deleting Section 3 of the Agreement in its entirety and replacing it with the following:


3.
Transfer and Forfeiture.


a.
Notwithstanding Section 2 of this Agreement, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor hereby agrees that immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Sponsor shall transfer 1,250,000 HCM Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Transferred Interests”) to the persons and in the respective amounts set forth on Schedule II hereto, provided that each such person execute and deliver to the Sponsor and the Company a Vendor Participation Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Sponsor hereby agrees to take, and authorizes HCM to take, such actions as shall be necessary to evidence such transfer of such Transferred Interests as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.


b.
In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor hereby agrees that immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Sponsor shall forfeit and surrender, and/or cause the forfeiture and surrender, to HCM, for no consideration, all of the Sponsor Warrants (collectively, the “Forfeited Interests”). The Sponsor hereby agrees to (i) take, and authorizes HCM to take, such actions as shall be necessary to evidence such surrender and forfeiture of such Forfeited Interests as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) provide the Company with documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Company evidencing the satisfaction of the Sponsor’s obligation to surrender and forfeit such Forfeited Interests prior to the Effective Time.


(ii)
Adding Schedule II and Exhibit A to the Agreement as contemplated by the foregoing amendment, each as attached hereto as “Schedule II” and “Exhibit A.”



4.
Miscellaneous.


(a)
Except as expressly amended and/or superseded by this Amendment, the Agreement remains and shall remain in full force and effect.  This Amendment shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of any provision of the Agreement, except as expressly set forth herein.  Upon the execution and delivery hereof, the Agreement shall thereupon be deemed to be amended and supplemented as set forth in this Amendment as fully and with the same effect as if the amendments and supplements made hereby were originally set forth in the Agreement.  This Amendment and the Agreement shall each be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument, but such amendments and supplements shall not operate so as to render invalid or improper any action heretofore taken under the Agreement.  If and to the extent there are any inconsistencies between the Agreement and this Amendment with respect to the matters set forth herein, the terms of this Amendment shall control.  References in the Agreement to the Agreement shall be deemed to mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.


(b)
The parties hereto shall at their own expense cooperate with the reasonable requests of the other party and perform any further act so reasonably requested (including executing and delivering such documents or instruments as may be reasonably requested by the other) to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment.


(c)
Sections 6 (Further Assurances), 8 (Amendment and Modification), 9 (Waiver), 13 (Governing Law and Venue), 14 (Waiver of Jury Trial), 17 (Severability), and 18 (Counterparts) of the Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to this Amendment mutatis mutandis.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be signed by their respective duly authorized signatories as of the day and year first written above.

 
SPONSOR:
   
 
HCM INVESTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
   
 
By:
/s/ James Bond
 
Name:
James Bond
 
Title:
President
   
   
 
COMPANY:
   
 
MURANO PV, S.A. DE C.V.
   
 
By:
/s/ Elías Sacal Cababié
 
Name: 
Elías Sacal Cababié
 
Title:
Attorney-at-Law
   

   
 
CLASS B HOLDERS:
   
 
By:
/s/ JACOB LOVELESS
 
JACOB LOVELESS
   
 
By:
/s/ STEVEN BISCHOFF
 
STEVEN BISCHOFF
   
 
By:
/s/ DAVID GOLDFARB
 
DAVID GOLDFARB


(Signature page to Amendment No. 1 to Sponsor Support Agreement)


Schedule II

[Transferred Interest Recipients]

[**]


Exhibit A
Vendor Participation Agreement
See attached.



VENDOR PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

THIS VENDOR PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December [_], 2023, is by and among (i) MURANO PV, S.A. DE C.V., a Mexican corporation (the “Company”), (ii) HCM Investor Holdings, LLC (the “Sponsor”), and (iii) [________] (the “Vendor”).

WHEREAS, the Company, along with HCM Acquisition Corp., a Caymans Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability (“HCM”), Elías Sacal Cababie, an individual, ES Agrupación, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation, Murano Global Investments Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Bailiwick of Jersey (“PubCo”), Murano Global B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid), MPV Investment B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company, and Murano Global Cayman, a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated with limited liability which is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of PubCo, entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement on August 2, 2023 (as amended, modified or supplemented the “A&R BCA”), pursuant to which, among other things, HCM and the Company will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of PubCo;

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by A&R BCA, pursuant to that certain Sponsor Support Agreement dated August 2, 2023 (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), by and between the Sponsor, the Company, and the holders of HCM Class B Ordinary Shares, the Sponsor has agreed to transfer, effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the A&R BCA), a number of HCM Class A Ordinary Shares to certain persons who have provided services to the Company and/or its affiliates, in each case, as set forth in and pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, such HCM Class A Shares being validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of any liens;

WHEREAS, the [Company / applicable Murano entity] and the Vendor are party to that certain [Vendor Agreement], dated as of [date] (the “Vendor Agreement”), pursuant to which [the Company / applicable Murano entity] owes the Vendor the amounts set forth on Schedule I hereto (the “Payable Amount”); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, the parties wish to enter into this Agreement pursuant to which the Sponsor will transfer to the Vendor, immediately prior to the Effective Time, the number of HCM Class A Ordinary Shares set forth on Schedule I hereto (the “Transferred Shares”) and in exchange therefore, the Vendor will agree to the payment terms (including the cancellation of certain amounts) set forth on Schedule I hereto with respect to the Payable Amount.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises, the covenants set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

In connection with the transactions contemplated by the A&R BCA and the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Sponsor hereby agrees to transfer (the “Transfer”) to the Vendor the Transferred Shares, with such Transfer to be effective immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the A&R BCA), and the Vendor hereby agrees that, from and after the Transfer, notwithstanding the terms of the Vendor Agreement or any other agreement between the Company or any of its affiliates on the one hand, and the Vendor or any of its affiliates, on the other hand, the terms applicable to the Payable Amount will be as set forth on Schedule I hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to and conditioned upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the A&R BCA.



Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Vendor and the Sponsor as follows:

 
(a)
The Company has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
(b)
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
 
(c)
The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the performance of its obligations hereunder will not materially conflict with, or result in any material violation of or default under, any agreement or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound, or any decree, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company.

Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Sponsor. The Sponsor hereby represents and warrants to the Vendor and the Company, as follows:

 
(a)
The Sponsor has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
(b)
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Sponsor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Sponsor enforceable against the Sponsor in accordance with its terms.
 
(c)
The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the performance of its obligations hereunder will not materially conflict with, or result in any material violation of or default under, any agreement or other instrument to which the Sponsor is a party or by which the Sponsor is bound, or any decree, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Sponsor.
 
(d)
The Sponsor is beneficial and record owner of the Transferred Shares and the Transferred Shares have been validly issued and fully paid and are non-assessable and free of any liens. Upon transfer of the Transferred Shares to the Vendor immediately prior to the Effective Time the Vendor will acquire ownership of the Transferred Shares.

Section 4. Representations and Warranties of the Vendor. The Vendor hereby represents and warrants to the Company and the Sponsor, as follows:

 
(a)
The Vendor has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.
 
(b)
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Vendor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Vendor enforceable against the Vendor in accordance with its terms.
 
(c)
The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the performance of its obligations hereunder will not materially conflict with, or result in any material violation of or default under, any agreement or other instrument to which the Vendor is a party or by which the Vendor is bound, or any decree, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Vendor.
 
(d)
The Vendor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D, or a Non-U.S. person, as that term is defined in Regulation S, in each case under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Section 5. Miscellaneous.

 
(a)
Any notice or communication under this Agreement shall be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) recognized courier or overnight delivery service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail or facsimile, if to the Sponsor, to: 100 First Stamford Place Suite 330, Stamford, CT 06902, Attn: Shawn Matthews, Chief Executive Officer and James Bond, Chief Financial Officer, smatthews@hondiuscapital.com and jbond@hondiuscapital.com; if to the Company, to: Av. Paseo de las Palmas 1270, 98, Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, 11000, Mexico City, Mexico, [include email]; and, if to the Vendor, at the Vendor’s address or contact information as set forth on the signature page attached hereto.
 
(b)
This Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws (and not the law of conflicts) of the State of New York.
 
(c)
This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived without the written consent of the parties hereto.
 
(d)
The rights and obligations under this Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties.
 
(e)
From time to time, at the reasonable request of any of the other parties hereto, each party hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments and take such further lawful action as may be necessary to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
(f)
Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining rights of the person intended to be benefited by such provision or any other provisions of this Agreement.
 
(g)
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any signature page delivered by a facsimile machine or electronic mail shall be binding to the same extent as an original signature page.
 
(h)
The Vendor agrees that the Vendor’s identity and the Transfer of the Transferred Shares, as well as the nature of the Vendor’s obligations hereunder, may be disclosed by PubCo, the Company or the Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates in public announcements and disclosures, including in any registration statements, proxy statements, consent solicitation statements and other filings to be filed by PubCo, the Company, Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the Transfer and/or the transactions contemplated hereby.

* * * * *

[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 
VENDOR:
   
     
 
By:

 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
     
   
Address:
     
     
     
   
Phone:
     
     
   
Email:



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

 
Company:
   
 
MURANO PV, S.A. DE C.V.
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
     
   
 
SPONSOR:
   
 
HCM INVESTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 



SCHEDULE I

 
Payable Amount
Transferred Shares
Payment Terms
 
         


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