UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

 

 

TDCX Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

87190U100**

(CUSIP Number)

Laurent Junique

Transformative Investments Pte Ltd

+65 6309 1688

750D Chai Chee Road

#06-01/06 ESR BizPark @ Chai Chee

Singapore 469004

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 1, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

** CUSIP number 87190U100 has been assigned to the American depositary shares (“ADSs”) representing Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.001 per share, of the Issuer, which are quoted on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TDCX.” Each ADS represents one Class A ordinary share of the Issuer. No CUSIP number has been assigned to the Class A ordinary shares of the Issuer.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

  

 

 


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 1  

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Laurent Junique

 2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

SEC Use Only

 

 4  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

PF

 5  

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

 6  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Singapore

Number of 

Shares 

Beneficially 

Owned by 

Each 

Reporting 

Person With 

   7     

Sole Voting Power

 

0

   8     

Shared Voting Power

 

124,059,625(1)

   9     

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

   10     

Shared Dispositive Power

 

124,059,625(1)

 11  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

124,059,625(1)

 12  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐

 

 13  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

85.6%(2)

 14  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

 

Notes:

(1)

Represents (i) 166,000 Class A ordinary shares (“Class A Shares”) of TDCX Inc. (the “Issuer”) directly held by Mr. Junique’s spouse, (ii) 393,625 Class A ordinary shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Junique and his spouse and (iii) 123,500,000 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares (“Class B Shares”) of the Issuer directly held by Transformative Investments Pte Ltd, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands (“TIP”), of which Mr. Junique is the sole director. The Class B Shares are convertible into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment.

(2)

The percentage of class of securities beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is based on a total of 21,418,462 outstanding Class A Shares as of March 31, 2023, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 20-F filed on April 26, 2023, and the 123,500,000 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B Shares held by TIP.


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 1  

Names of Reporting Persons

 

Transformative Investments Pte Ltd

 2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

SEC Use Only

 

 4  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

AF

 5  

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

 6  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Cayman Islands

Number of 

Shares 

Beneficially 

Owned by 

Each 

Reporting 

Person With 

   7     

Sole Voting Power

 

0

   8     

Shared Voting Power

 

123,500,000(1)

   9     

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

   10     

Shared Dispositive Power

 

123,500,000(1)

 11  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

123,500,000(1)

 12  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐

 

 13  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

85.2%(2)

 14  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

CO

 

 

Notes:

(1)

Represents 123,500,000 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B Shares directly held by TIP. The Class B Shares are convertible into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment.

(2)

The percentage of class of securities beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is based on a total of 21,418,462 outstanding Class A Shares as of March 31, 2023, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 20-F filed on April 26, 2023, and the 123,500,000 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B Shares held by TIP.


CUSIP No. 87190U100   13D   Page  4  of 8 Pages 

 

 1  

Names of Reporting Persons

 

LLJ Limited

 2  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a) ☐  (b) ☐

 

 3  

SEC Use Only

 

 4  

Source of Funds (See Instructions)

 

AF

 5  

Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

 6  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

Bahamas

Number of 

Shares 

Beneficially 

Owned by 

Each 

Reporting 

Person With 

   7     

Sole Voting Power

 

0

   8     

Shared Voting Power

 

123,500,000(1)

   9     

Sole Dispositive Power

 

0

   10     

Shared Dispositive Power

 

123,500,000(1)

 11  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

123,500,000(1)

 12  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ☐

 

 13  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

85.2%(2)

 14  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

CO

 

 

Notes:

(1) Represents 123,500,000 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B Shares directly held by TIP. The Class B Shares are convertible into Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment.

(2) The percentage of class of securities beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is based on a total of 21,418,462 outstanding Class A Shares as of March 31, 2023, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 20-F filed on April 26, 2023, and the 123,500,000 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B Shares held by TIP.


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Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 2”) relates to the Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share (“Class A Shares”) of TDCX Inc., a Cayman Islands company (the “Issuer”), and amends and supplements the initial statement on Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 24, 2022 (the “Original Schedule 13D”, and as amended by an Amendment No. 1 filed on January 4, 2024, the “Schedule 13D”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 2 shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 2 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

LLJ Limited is principally an investment holding vehicle and a company organized and existing under the laws of the Bahamas. The entire interest of LLJ Limited is held by a trust that was established for the benefit of Mr. Junique and his family. Under the terms of this trust, Mr. Junique has the power to direct the trustee with respect to the retention or disposal of, and the exercise of any voting and other rights attached to, the shares held by the trust in LLJ Limited. The registered address of LLJ Limited is Montague Sterling Center, Third Floor, 13 East Bay Street, Nassau, Bahamas.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

Pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger, dated as of March 1, 2024, by and between Transformative Investments Pte Ltd, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”), Helium, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) and the Company (the “Merger Agreement”), Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). The descriptions of the Merger and the Merger Agreement set forth in Item 4 below are incorporated by reference into this Item 3. The information disclosed in this paragraph does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit E and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

It is anticipated that, at an aggregate price of US$144 million will be expended in acquiring the outstanding Ordinary Shares other than the Excluded Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The Merger will be funded through a combination of available cash of the Company and its subsidiaries and equity financing provided by LLJ Limited, an affiliate of the Reporting Persons.

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement on March 1, 2024, LLJ Limited entered into an equity commitment letter, dated March 1, 2024 with Parent (the “Equity Commitment Letter”), pursuant to which LLJ Limited has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to provide financing in an amount of US$49.9 million, for the purpose of funding the Merger consideration, any other amounts required to be paid by Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement and other fees and expenses incurred by Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

The Parent has also agreed to roll over all Ordinary Shares it beneficially owns (collectively, the “Parent Rollover Shares”) in connection with the Merger in accordance with the terms and conditions of the relevant rollover and contribution agreement entered into with Merger Sub dated March 1, 2024 (the “Parent Rollover Agreement”). Each of Mr. Junique and his wife have agreed to roll over all Ordinary Shares (including in the form of ADSs) they each respectively own (collectively, with the Parent Rollover Shares, the “Rollover Shares”) in connection with the Merger in accordance with the terms and conditions of the rollover and contribution agreement entered into with Parent and Merger Sub dated March 1, 2024 (together with the Parent Rollover Agreement, the “Rollover Agreements”).

The description of the Merger, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter and the Rollover Agreements set forth in Item 4 below are incorporated by reference in their entirety into this Item 3.


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Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the following:

On March 1, 2024, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement with Parent and Merger Sub. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company in a short-form merger in accordance with Section 233(7) of the Companies Act Cap. 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands (the “Companies Act”), with the Company being the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Because the Merger is a short-form merger, the vote of the holders of Ordinary Shares and ADSs is not required to effect the Merger.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), (i) each Class A ordinary share, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company (each a “Class A Share”) and each Class B ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company (each a “Class B Share,” and together with each Class A Share, collectively the “Shares”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than the Excluded Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Dissenting Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and Shares represented by ADSs (as defined below), shall be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for the right to receive US$7.20 in cash per Share without interest (the “Per Share Merger Consideration”); (ii) each American Depositary Share, representing one (1) Class A Share (each, an “ADS” or collectively, the “ADSs”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than ADSs representing the Excluded Shares), and each Share represented by such ADSs, shall be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for the right to receive US$7.20 in cash per ADS without interest (the “Per ADS Merger Consideration”) (less applicable fees, charges and expenses payable by ADS holders pursuant to the deposit agreement, dated September 30, 2021, entered into by and among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Depositary”); and (iii) each vested warrant granted pursuant to the Warrant Agreement to Purchase American Depositary Shares of TDCX Inc. dated September 2, 2022 between Airbnb Ireland Unlimited Company and the Company, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and cease to exist in exchange for the right to receive US$7.19 in cash per vested warrant without interest (the “Per Warrant Merger Consideration”, together with the Per Share Merger Consideration and the Per ADS Merger Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”), in each case, net of any applicable withholding taxes, except for (i) the Rollover Shares, which will be contributed by the Rollover Shareholders to Merger Sub prior to the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares of Parent or the Merger Sub, as applicable, (ii) Shares held by Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries (including ADSs corresponding to such Shares), and (iii) any Shares (including ADSs corresponding to such Shares) held by the Depositary and reserved for issuance and allocation pursuant to the Company Share Plan or the Warrant Agreement, and (iv) the Ordinary Shares that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that are held by shareholders of the Company who shall have validly delivered and not effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to dissent from the Merger, or dissenter rights, in accordance with Section 238 of the Companies Act (collectively, the “Dissenting Shares”), which will be cancelled at the Effective Time and will entitle the holders thereof to receive the payment of the fair value of such Dissenting Shares held by them determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 238 of the Companies Act.

If the Merger is consummated, the Company’s ADSs would become eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act and would cease to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The information disclosed in this paragraph and the preceding two paragraphs is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, LLJ Limited has entered into an Equity Commitment Letter with Parent, pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, it will subscribe, or cause to be subscribed, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate entities, for newly issued ordinary shares of Parent and to pay (or cause to be paid) to Parent an aggregate amount in cash equal to US$2.88 million, (a) to fund (or cause to be funded) the Merger consideration and any other amounts required to be paid by Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and (b) to pay (or cause to be paid) fees and expenses incurred by Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, LLJ Limited executed and delivered a limited guarantee (the “Limited Guarantee”) in favor of the Company whereby it agreed to absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee Parent’s obligation to pay the Company the Parent Termination Fee (as defined in the Merger Agreement) if and as required pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, up to US$5.75 million (together with costs, expenses and interest if and when due in connection with the collection under and enforcement thereof).


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Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, each of Parent, Mr. Junique, and Mr. Junique’s spouse entered into the Rollover Agreement with Parent and Merger Sub, pursuant to which each will contribute all Ordinary Shares they beneficially owns to the Merger Sub immediately prior to the Closing in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares of the Merger Sub (in the case of Parent) and Parent (in the case of Mr. Junique and his spouse).

The information disclosed in this Item 4 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter entered by LLJ Limited, the Rollover Agreement entered by Parent, the Rollover Agreements entered by Mr. Junique and his spouse, and the Limited Guarantee, copies of which are attached hereto as is attached hereto as Exhibit E, Exhibit F, Exhibit G, Exhibit H, and Exhibit J, respectively, and which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

Except as indicated above, the Reporting Persons have no plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the actions specified in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Items 5(a)-(c) of the Original Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated as follows:

(a) and (b):

The responses of each Reporting Person to Rows (7) through (13) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 5.

The percentage of the class of securities is calculated by dividing the number of shares beneficially owned by the reporting person by a total of 21,418,462 outstanding Class A Shares as of March 31, 2023, as disclosed in the Issuer’s Form 20-F filed on April 26, 2023, and the 123,500,000 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of the Class B Shares held by TIP.

(c): Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference. Except as disclosed in this Schedule 13D, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transaction in the Class A Shares during the past 60 days.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the following:

The descriptions of the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter entered by LLJ Limited, the Rollover Agreement entered by Parent, the Rollover Agreements entered by Mr. Junique and his spouse, and the Limited Guarantee under Item 3 and Item 4 are incorporated herein by reference. Any summary of any of those agreements in this Amendment No. 2 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of that agreement.

To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, except as provided herein, there are no other contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the Reporting Persons and between any of the Reporting Persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Company, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, divisions of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, or a pledge or contingency, the occurrence of which would give another person voting power over the securities of the Company.


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Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Exhibit No.    Description

A

   Joint Filing Agreement by and between the Reporting Persons

E

   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March  1, 2024, by and between Transformative Investments Pte Ltd, Helium and TDCX Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Report on Form 6-K furnished by the Company to the SEC on March  1, 2024

F

   Equity Commitment Letter, dated March 1, 2024, by LLJ Limited to Transformative Investments Pte Limited

G

   Rollover and Contribution Agreement, dated March 1, 2024, by and between Transformative Investments Pte Ltd and Helium

H

   Form of Rollover and Contribution Agreement, dated March 1, 2024, by and between Transformative Investments Pte Ltd, Helium and certain Rollover Shareholders

J

   Limited Guarantee, dated March 1, 2024, made by LLJ Limited in favor of TDCX Inc.


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: March 1, 2024

 

Laurent Junique
/s/ Laurent Junique

 

Transformative Investments Pte Ltd
By:   /s/ Laurent Junique

Name: Laurent Junique

Title: Director

 

LLJ Limited
By:   /s/ Jean-Marc Rentsch and /s/ Mark Farrel
Name:     Jean-Marc Rentsch and Mark Farrel
Title:     Authorised signatories for and on behalf of Bartley Directors Ltd. as sole director of LLJ Limited

Exhibit A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all other Reporting Persons (as such term is defined in the Schedule 13D referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Class A ordinary shares, par value of $0.0001 per share, of TDCX Inc., a Cayman Islands company, and that this Agreement may be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of March 1, 2024.

 

Laurent Junique
/s/ Laurent Junique

 

Transformative Investments Pte Ltd
By:   /s/ Laurent Junique
  Name:   Laurent Junique
  Title:   Director

 

LLJ Limited
By:   /s/ Jean-Marc Rentsch and /s/ Mark Farrel
Name:     Jean-Marc Rentsch and Mark Farrel
Title:     Authorised signatories for and on behalf of Bartley Directors Ltd. as sole director of LLJ Limited

Exhibit F

March 1, 2024

Transformative Investment Pte Ltd

Re: Equity Commitment Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated on or about the date hereof (as may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Transformative Investments Pte Ltd, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”), Helium, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and TDCX Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Capitalized or other terms used and not defined herein but defined in the Merger Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. This letter agreement is being entered into between LLJ Limited (the “Founder Entity”) and Parent in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement.

1. Commitment. The Founder Entity hereby irrevocably commits and agrees, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, to subscribe, or cause to be subscribed, directly or indirectly through one or more of its Affiliates, for newly issued ordinary shares of Parent and to pay (or cause to be paid) to Parent, in immediately available U.S. dollar denominated funds, an aggregate amount in cash equal to US$49,900,000 (the “Commitment”) solely for the purposes of enabling Parent, directly or indirectly, together with the other financial resources of Parent, (a) to fund (or cause to be funded) the Merger Consideration and any other amounts required to be paid by Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and (b) to pay (or cause to be paid) fees and expenses incurred by Parent and the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (which, in each case and for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include Parent Termination Fee or any Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Limited Guarantee given by the Founder Entity) in respect of Parent Termination Fee under the Limited Guarantee given by the Founder Entity). The Founder Entity and its Assignees shall not under any circumstances be obligated to fund, or to cause to be funded, an aggregate amount in excess of the Commitment, and neither the Founder Entity nor any of its Assignees shall under any circumstances be obligated to fund, or cause to be funded, an aggregate amount in excess of the Commitment. The obligation of the Founder Entity (together with its Assignees) to fund the Commitment is subject to (a) the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 of the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of those conditions), and (b) either the substantially simultaneous consummation of the Closing or the obtaining by the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 9.08(b) of the Merger Agreement of an Order requiring Parent to cause the Equity Financing to be funded and to effect the Closing. The liability of the Founder Entity hereunder shall not exceed the amount of the Commitment (the “Cap”). Solely in the event that Parent does not require all of the Commitment hereunder in order to satisfy Parent’s payment obligations under Section 2.01 of the Merger Agreement and to pay all related fees and expenses, in each case, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and pursuant to and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the Commitment to be funded under this letter agreement may be reduced in the manner designated by Parent solely to the extent Parent does not require all of the funding with respect to which the Founder Entity has made the Commitment in order to satisfy any such payment obligations. The proceeds from the Commitment shall be used solely for funding the payment obligations of Parent at the Closing and the payment of related fees and expenses in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and pursuant to and in accordance with the Merger Agreement, and for no other purpose.

 

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2. Termination. This letter agreement and the Founder Entity’s obligation to fund the Commitment will terminate automatically and immediately upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Closing, (b) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with the terms thereof, (c) the satisfaction in full of Founder Entity’s obligation to complete the funding of the Commitment at or prior to the Closing, (d) if a claim for specific performance is brought against Parent and Parent is not required to consummate the Transactions or effect the Closing pursuant to a final and non-appealable order by an arbitration tribunal or court of competent jurisdiction, (e) the assertion by the Company or any of its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, in any litigation, arbitration or other Action or dispute of any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise, and including in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection therewith) against the Founder Entity, any Non-Recourse Party (as defined in the Limited Guarantee) or Parent, as applicable, relating to this letter agreement, the Limited Guarantee (as defined below), the Merger Agreement, or any other transaction document in connection with the Transactions, or any of the transactions contemplated thereby (other than (i) a claim seeking an Order of specific performance or other equitable relief to cause the funding of the Commitment in accordance with Section 5(b) hereof, (ii) a claim seeking an Order of specific performance or other equitable relief against Parent or Merger Sub in accordance with Section 9.08 of the Merger Agreement), or (iii) any Retained Claim (as defined in the Limited Guarantee)), or (f) the assertion by the Company or any of its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, that the Cap on the Founder Entity’s liabilities hereunder is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part. Upon termination of this letter agreement, the Founder Entity shall not have any further obligations or liabilities hereunder, provided that, this Section 2 (Termination), Section 4 (No Third Party Beneficiaries), Section 9 (Governing Law), Section 10 (Arbitration) and Section 12 (Notices) of this letter agreement shall survive any termination of this letter agreement pursuant to the foregoing.

3. Assignment; Amendments and Waivers; Entire Agreement.

(a) The rights and obligations under this letter agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and the Company, and any attempted assignment shall be null and void and of no force or effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Founder Entity may assign or delegate all or a portion of its obligations to fund the Commitment to one or more of its Affiliates (each an “Assignee”) and may designate any Assignee as responsible for the performance of its appointed functions under this letter agreement without the prior written consent of Parent and the Company; provided, however, that any such assignment or transfer shall not relieve the Founder Entity of any of its obligations under this letter agreement (including its obligation to fund the Commitment in full hereunder) except to the extent performed by such Assignee.

(b) This letter agreement may not be amended, and no provision hereof waived or modified, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing specifically designated as an amendment, waiver or modification hereof signed by each of the parties hereto and the Company.

 

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(c) Together with the other transaction documents in connection with the Transactions, this letter agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Founder Entity, any of its Affiliates and each other party to the Merger Agreement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of such parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

4. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except to the extent expressly set forth in Sections 5(a) and 5(b), (i) this letter agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this letter agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this letter agreement, and (ii) nothing set forth in this letter agreement shall be construed to confer upon or give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of, or any rights to enforce or cause Parent to enforce, the Commitment or any provisions of this letter agreement.

5. Limited Recourse; Enforcement.

(a) Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this letter agreement or any document or instrument delivered contemporaneously herewith, Parent, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Commitment provided herein, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Founder Entity and its Assignees shall have any obligation hereunder or under the Limited Guarantee or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that, notwithstanding that the Founder Entity or any of its Assignees may be a partnership or limited liability company, it has no rights of recovery and no recourse hereunder or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith against any Non-Recourse Party (other than the Founder Entity and its Assignees), whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable Law, it being agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any Non-Recourse Party (other than the Founder Entity and its Assignees) for any obligations of the Founder Entity or its Assignees under this letter agreement or any documents or instrument delivered in connection herewith or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith or for any claim (whether at law or equity or in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation; provided, and for the avoidance of doubt, this sentence shall not in any respect limit the Company’s right to assert any Retained Claim against a Non-Recourse Party that such Retained Claim may be asserted against in accordance with the Limited Guarantee. The Non-Recourse Parties are hereby made third party beneficiaries of this Section 5(a) and may rely on and enforce the provisions of this Section 5(a).

 

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(b) This letter agreement may only be enforced by Parent, or, solely to the extent set forth in the following proviso, the Company; and none of Parent’s, Merger Sub’s or the Company’s creditors shall have any right to enforce this letter agreement or to cause Parent to enforce this letter agreement; provided, however, that, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, the Company is hereby made an intended third party beneficiary of the rights granted to Parent hereby solely for the purpose of directly enforcing the rights of Parent to cause the Founder Entity to fund the Commitment under this letter agreement through an action for specific performance, solely to the extent that Parent is permitted to enforce the Commitment pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof and the Company is permitted to seek specific performance of Parent’s obligation to cause Parent to consummate the Transactions or effect the Closing pursuant to Section 9.08 of the Merger Agreement and in each case for no other purpose (including, without limitation, any claim for monetary damages hereunder or under the Merger Agreement).

(c) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company shall be entitled to specifically enforce Parent’s right to cause the Commitment to be funded to Parent solely to the extent permitted under Section 5(b) and the Company shall not be a third party beneficiary for any purpose (including, without limitation, any claim for monetary damages hereunder or under the Merger Agreement) other than as specified in Section 5(b). The Company hereby agrees that specific performance shall be its sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any breach by the Founder Entity of this letter agreement and that the Company may not seek or accept any other form of relief that may be available for any such breach of this letter agreement (including monetary damages).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, in no event shall the maximum amount of the liabilities of the Founder Entity under this letter agreement exceed the Cap. No party hereto may enforce the Founder Entity’s obligations under this letter agreement without giving effect to the Cap. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company or any of its Affiliates asserts in any proceeding that the Cap on the Founder Entity’s liabilities hereunder is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, then (i) the obligations of the Founder Entity under this letter agreement shall terminate ab initio and be null and void, (ii) if the Founder Entity previously made any payments under this letter agreement, it shall be entitled to recover such payments, and (iii) the Founder Entity shall not have any liabilities or obligations to any Person under this letter agreement.

(e) Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) this letter agreement is not intended to, and does not, create any agency, partnership, fiduciary or joint venture, relationship, between or among any of the parties hereto, and neither this letter agreement nor any other document or agreement entered into by any party hereto relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise, and (ii) the obligations of the Founder Entity under this letter agreement are solely contractual in nature, and the Founder Entity shall not be liable for any amounts hereunder in excess of the Commitment (or such lesser amount as may be required to be paid by the Founder Entity in accordance with the terms hereof and the Merger Agreement, as applicable).

(f) Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this letter agreement, the Founder Entity is executing and delivering to the Company a Limited Guarantee (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Limited Guarantee”) relating to certain payment obligations of Parent under the Merger Agreement. The Company’s right and remedies against the applicable Non-Recourse Parties with respect to any Retained Claim shall, and is intended to, be the Company’s sole and exclusive direct or indirect remedies available to the Company and its Affiliates against the Founder Entity and the other Non-Recourse Parties for any liability, loss, damages or recovery of any kind (including consequential, indirect or punitive damages, and whether at law, in equity or otherwise) arising under or in connection with any liabilities or obligations arising under, or in connection with, the Merger Agreement (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise) or of the failure of the Transactions to be consummated or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection therewith, including in the event Parent or Merger Sub breaches its obligations under the Merger Agreement, whether or not such breach is caused by the Founder Entity’s breach of its obligations under this letter agreement.

 

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6. Representations and Warranties of the Founder Entity. The Founder Entity hereby represents and warrants to Parent that:

(a) it is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this letter agreement by the Founder Entity have been duly authorized by all necessary limited partnership or corporate action (as applicable) on the part of the Founder Entity;

(c) all consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, any governmental authority necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this letter agreement by the Founder Entity have been obtained or made and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this letter agreement except in any such case where failure to obtain or make any of the foregoing would not, individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Founder Entity to satisfy the Commitment hereunder;

(d) assuming due execution and delivery of this letter agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Limited Guarantee by all parties hereto and thereto, this letter agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Founder Entity enforceable against the Founder Entity in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and

(e) it has assets in an aggregate amount not less than the Commitment.

7. Representations and Warranties of Parent. Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Founder Entity that:

(a) it is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this letter agreement by Parent have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent;

 

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(c) all consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, any governmental authority necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this letter agreement by Parent have been obtained or made and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this letter agreement except in any such case where failure to obtain or make any of the foregoing would not, individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Parent to perform its obligations contemplated hereunder; and

(d) assuming due execution and delivery of this letter agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Limited Guarantee by all parties hereto and thereto, this letter agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

8. Confidentiality. This letter agreement shall be treated as confidential and is being provided to Parent solely in connection with the Transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. This letter agreement may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document, except with the prior written consent of the Founder Entity; provided, however, that the existence and content of this letter agreement may be disclosed (a) by the Founder Entity and Parent to the Company and its Representatives of the foregoing; (b) to the extent required by applicable Laws and the applicable rules of any national securities exchange and in connection with any Legal Proceedings relating to transactions contemplated hereby or by the Merger Agreement or the other transaction documents in connection with the Transactions, and (c) by the Founder Entity to any Non-Recourse Party that needs to know of the existence of and content of this letter agreement.

9. Governing Law. This letter agreement and any dispute, controversy, difference, claim or Action (whether at law or in equity, in contract or in tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this letter agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of Law principles thereof that would subject such matter to the Laws of another jurisdiction.

10. Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy, difference, claim or Action arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC Rules”) for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Section 10. This arbitration agreement shall be governed by Singapore law. The seat of the arbitration shall be in Singapore. The tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The submission to arbitration in this Section 10 shall not be construed as an intention by the parties to deprive any court or other governmental body or regulatory agency of its jurisdiction to provide interim relief or remedies. The award shall be final and binding on the parties, and judgment upon any award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction.

 

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11. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 11.

12. Notices.

 

  (a)

All notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications required or permitted hereunder will be in English and in writing and will be deemed to have been duly served on, given to or made in relation to a party if it is e-mailed to that party’s authorized e-mail address, left at the authorized address of that party, sent by overnight courier, registered mail or certified mail to that party at such address and will, if:

 

  i)

e-mailed, be deemed to have been received at the time of transmission upon confirmation of receipt;

 

  ii)

personally delivered or sent by overnight courier with a reputable international overnight courier service, be deemed to have been received at the time of delivery; or

 

  iii)

sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and signed for in each case, be deemed to have been received five (5) Business Days after the date of mailing (provided that a copy is also sent by e-mail on the date of mailing);

provided that if a notice would otherwise be deemed to have been received after 6.00 p.m. (in the time zone of the recipient) on a Business Day or on a day which is not a Business Day, receipt shall be deemed to occur at 9.00 a.m. (in the time zone of the recipient) on the next following Business Day.

 

  (b)

For the purposes of this Section 12, the authorized address and e-mail address of the parties are as follows (provided that where such other address or e-mail address (as applicable) has been notified by any party to the other parties pursuant to the foregoing provision, such other address or e-mail address will supersede the previous address or e-mail address (as applicable) from the date on which notice of the new address is deemed to be served under this Section 12):

The Founder Entity:

 

Address:

   750D Chai Chee Road,
#06-01/06 ESR BizPark @ Chai Chee
Singapore 469004

E-mail:

   laurent.junique@tdcx.com

For the attention of:

   Laurent Bernard Marie Junique

 

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Parent: the address set forth in the Merger Agreement.

13. Counterparts. This letter agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

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Yours faithfully,

FOUNDER ENTITY:

 

LLJ LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Jean-Marc Rentsch and /s/ Mark Farrel

  Name:   Jean-Marc Rentsch and Mark Farrel
  Title:   Authorised signatories for and on behalf of Bartley Directors Ltd. as sole director of LLJ Limited

[Signature Page to Equity Commitment Letter]


Accepted and acknowledged:

PARENT:

TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS PTE LTD

 

By:

  /s/ Laurent Bernard Marie Junique

Name:  Laurent Bernard Marie Junique

Title:   Director

[Signature Page to Equity Commitment Letter]

Exhibit G

ROLLOVER AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

This ROLLOVER AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 1, 2024 by and among (1) Transformative Investments Pte Ltd, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”) and a shareholder of TDCX Inc., an exempted company exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), and (2) Helium, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).

WHEREAS, on January 2, 2024, Mr. Laurent Bernard Marie Junique (the “Buyer” or the “Founder”) submitted a non-binding letter of proposal to the board of directors of the Company to acquire all of the Ordinary Shares (including the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by the ADSs) that are not already beneficially owned by the Buyer for cash consideration equal to US$6.60 in cash per Ordinary Share and, as of the date hereof, per ADS;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Parent is the legal and beneficial owner (as defined under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of such number of Ordinary Shares as set forth in the columns titled “Rollover Shares” opposite the Parent’s name on Schedule A hereto (the “Rollover Shares”). The Rollover Shares, together with any other Ordinary Shares and securities of the Company as may be acquired (whether beneficially or of record) by the Parent after the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) and the termination of all of its obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any Ordinary Shares or securities of the Company as may be acquired by means of dividend or distribution, or issued upon the exercise of any incentive awards, warrants or the conversion of any convertible securities or otherwise, shall be collectively referred to herein as its “Securities”;

WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Parent agrees to contribute its Rollover Shares to Merger Sub in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares of Merger Sub (the “Merger Sub Shares”), in the amount set forth in the column titled “Merger Sub Shares” opposite the Parent’s name on Schedule A hereto upon the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Parent acknowledges that Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Parent set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. Certain terms are used in this Agreement as specifically defined herein.

Action” means any litigation, hearing, suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation.

“ADS” means American depositary shares of the Company, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share as of the date hereof.

Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any Person which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of voting equity, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and “controlling” has meanings correlative to the foregoing.


Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the banks in New York City, the Cayman Islands, or Singapore are authorized by Law to be closed.

CICA” means the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

Class A Ordinary Shares” means Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs.

Class B Ordinary Shares” means Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Governmental Authority” means any court, arbitral tribunal, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or other regulatory authority or agency (whether foreign, federal, state, local or supranational) or any self-regulatory or quasi-governmental authority or national or international stock exchange.

Law” means any federal, state, local, national, supranational, foreign or administrative law (including common law), statute, code, rule, regulation, rules of the relevant stock exchange on which the relevant parties’ securities are listed, Order, ordinance or other pronouncement of any Governmental Authority.

Lien” means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, or any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).

Order” means any order, judgment, writ, stipulation, settlement, award, injunction, decree, consent decree, decision, ruling, subpoena, verdict, or arbitration award entered, issued, made or rendered by any arbitrator or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction.

Ordinary Shares” means, collectively, Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares.

ARTICLE II

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER; STANDSTILL

Section 2.1 Restrictions on Transfers. Except as provided for in Article III or pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Parent hereby agrees that, from the date hereof until the Expiration Time (as defined below), the Parent shall not directly or indirectly:

(a) offer for sale, sell (constructively or otherwise), transfer, assign, tender in any tender or exchange offer, pledge, grant, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of (by merger, testamentary disposition, operation of Law or otherwise) (collectively, “Transfer”), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or enter into any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract or agreement, or other instrument or obligation (each, a “Contract”), option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the Transfer of any Securities or any interest therein, or with respect to any limitation on voting right of any Securities, including, without limitation, any swap transaction, option, warrant, forward purchase or sale transaction, futures transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any such transaction) or combination of any such transactions, in each case involving any Securities and which has, or would reasonably be expected to have, the effect of reducing or limiting the Parent’s economic interest and/or voting power in such Securities or affecting the ownership of Securities;

 

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(b) deposit any Securities into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto that is inconsistent with this Agreement;

(c) convert or exchange, or take any action which would result in the conversion or exchange, of any Securities, other than conversion of ADSs into Class A Ordinary Shares;

(d) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Parent set forth in this Agreement untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing, disabling, or delaying the Parent from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement or would reasonably be expected to impede, frustrate, interfere with, delay, postpone, adversely affect or prevent the consummation of the Merger, or

(e) agree (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions referred to in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) (c) or (d).

Any purported Transfer in violation of this Section 2.1 shall be null and void and the Parent agrees to take any and all actions necessary or desirable (including, but not limited to, voting its Ordinary Shares in procuring that the Company take action, where necessary) in order to ensure that any such purported Transfer in violation of this Section 2.1 does not take effect.

Section 2.2 Non-Solicitation. Except with respect to the Transactions (as defined in the Merger Agreement), during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Parent, solely in its capacity as a shareholder of the Company, shall not, and shall cause its Representatives (in each case, acting in their capacity as such to the Parent (the “Shareholder’s Representatives”)) not to, directly or indirectly: (a) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information), or knowingly take any other action with the intent to induce the making of any Competing Transaction, (b) enter into, maintain or continue discussions or negotiations with, or provide any non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, any person in connection with any Competing Transaction, (c) unless required by applicable Law, grant any waiver, amendment or release under any standstill or confidentiality agreement or Takeover Statutes, or otherwise knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt by any person to make a Competing Transaction, or (d) approve, endorse or recommend (or publicly propose to approve, endorse or recommend) or enter into any letter of intent, contract or commitment contemplating or otherwise relating to, or that could reasonably be expected to result in, a Competing Transaction.

ARTICLE III

CONTRIBUTION

Section 3.1 Irrevocable Election. The execution of this Agreement by Parent evidences, subject to Article VI, the irrevocable election and agreement by Parent to the contribution, assignment, transfer and delivery of its Rollover Shares in exchange for the subscription by it or its designated Affiliate(s) for newly issued Merger Sub Shares prior to the completion of transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”) on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

Section 3.2 Contribution of Rollover Shares by Parent to Merger Sub. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Contribution Closing (as defined below), Parent shall take any and all actions necessary to contribute, assign, transfer and deliver to Merger Sub, all of the right, title and interest of Parent in and to the Rollover Shares, free and clear of all Liens (other than any Liens created or expressly permitted by Merger Sub or arising by reason of the Merger Agreement or this Agreement).

Section 3.3 Issuance of Merger Sub Shares. In consideration for the contribution, assignment, transfer and delivery of Parent’s Rollover Shares to Merger Sub pursuant to Section 3.2 of this Agreement, Merger Sub shall issue Merger Sub Shares in the name of Parent (or, if designated by Parent in writing, in the name of an Affiliate of Parent) in the amount set forth opposite Parent’s name under the column titled “Merger Sub Shares” on Schedule A hereto. The capitalization table of Merger Sub immediately after the Closing is shown on Schedule B attached hereto. Parent hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the value of the Merger Sub Shares issued to Parent is equal to (x) the total number of Rollover Shares contributed by Parent multiplied by (y) the per share merger consideration under the Merger Agreement, (b) issuance of such Merger Sub Shares to Parent shall constitute complete satisfaction of all obligations towards or sums due to Parent by Merger Sub with respect to the Rollover Shares and (c) on receipt of such Merger Sub Shares, Parent shall have no right to the merger consideration with respect to the Rollover Shares.

 

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Section 3.4 Contribution Closing. Subject to the satisfaction in full (or waiver, if permissible) of all of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing), the closing of the contribution of Rollover Shares and issuance of Merger Sub Shares contemplated hereby (the “Contribution Closing”) shall take place shortly (and in no event less than three (3) Business Days) prior to the Closing. Upon the Contribution Closing, Merger Sub shall be the registered holder of Ordinary Shares representing at least 90% of the votes exercisable in general meetings of the Company, and the Merger will be carried out through a statutory short-form merger in accordance with section 233(7) of the CICA.

Section 3.5 Deposit of Rollover Shares. No later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Contribution Closing, Parent and any agent of Parent holding certificates with respect to any Rollover Shares shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Merger Sub, for disposition in accordance with the terms of this Article III, (a) duly executed instruments of transfer of the Rollover Shares to Merger Sub, in form reasonably acceptable to Merger Sub, and (b) certificates, if any, representing the Rollover Shares (the “Rollover Share Documents”). The Rollover Share Documents shall be held by Merger Sub or any agent authorized by Merger Sub until the Contribution Closing. To the extent that any Rollover Shares of Parent are held in street name or otherwise represented by ADSs, Parent shall execute such instruments and take such other actions, in each case, as are reasonably requested by Parent to convert its ADSs into Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the Contribution Closing and pay any applicable fees, charges and expenses of the Company’s depositary and government charges due to or incurred by the Company’s depositary in connection with the conversion of its ADSs into Class A Ordinary Shares. Upon the Contribution Closing, the Merger Sub shall procure that the name of Parent be entered into the register of members of the Merger Sub as the holder of the Merger Sub Shares.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE PARENT

Section 4.1 Representations and Warranties. Parent represents and warrants to Merger Sub as of the date hereof and as of the Contribution Closing:

(a) (i) Parent has the full legal right, power, capacity and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform the its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;

(b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Parent and no other actions or proceedings on the part of Parent are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

(c) assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(d) (i) Parent (A) is and, immediately prior to the Contribution Closing, will be the legal and beneficial owner of, and has and will have good and valid title to, its Securities, free and clear of Liens other than as created by this Agreement, and (B) has and will have sole or shared (together with Affiliates controlled by Parent) voting power, power of disposition, and power to control dissenter’s rights, in each case with respect to all of its Securities, with no limitations, qualifications, or restrictions on such rights, subject to applicable United States federal securities Laws, Laws of the Cayman Islands and the terms of this Agreement, (ii) its Securities are not subject to any voting trust agreement or other Contract to which Parent is a party restricting or otherwise relating to the voting or Transfer of such Securities other than this Agreement, (iii) Parent has not Transferred any interest in any of its Securities and (iv) as of the date hereof, other than the Rollover Shares, Parent does not own, beneficially or of record, any shares or other securities of the Company, or any direct or indirect interest in any such securities (including by way of derivative securities);

 

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(e) except as contemplated hereby, there are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which Parent is a party relating to the pledge, disposition or voting of any of its Rollover Shares, and its Rollover Shares are not subject to any Contract to which it is a party relating to the voting or Transfer of such Securities other than this Agreement, or any Lien which will be discharged on or prior to the Contribution Closing;

(f) except for the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and any other United States federal securities Law, (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is necessary on the part of Parent for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent or the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Parent, nor the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Parent with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) require the consent or approval of any other person pursuant to any agreement, obligation or instrument binding on Parent or its properties or assets, (B) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of Parent, (C) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on property or assets of Parent pursuant to any Contract to which Parent is a party or by which Parent or any property or asset of Parent is bound or affected, or (D) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Parent or any of its properties or assets;

(g) there is no Action pending against Parent or, to the knowledge of Parent, any other person or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against it or any other person that restricts or prohibits (or, if successful, would restrict or prohibit) the performance by Parent of its obligations under this Agreement;

(h) Parent has been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions as it, he or she has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of Merger Sub concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and the merits and risks of owning Merger Sub Shares, and Parent acknowledges that it, he or she has been advised to discuss with its own counsel the meaning and legal consequences of Parent’s representations and warranties in this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and

(i) Parent understands and acknowledges that Merger Sub will be entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon Parent’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

Section 4.2 Covenants. Parent hereby:

(a) agrees, prior to the Expiration Time, not to knowingly take any action that would make any representation or warranty of Parent contained herein untrue or incorrect or have or could have the effect of preventing, impeding or interfering with or adversely affecting the performance by Parent of its obligations under this Agreement;

(b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to exercise, any rights of appraisal or rights of dissent from the Merger that it may have with respect to its Securities (including, without limitation, any rights under Section 238 of the CICA); and

(c) agrees and covenants that Parent shall bear and pay any tax of any nature that is required by applicable Laws to be paid by Parent arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MERGER SUB

Section 5.1 Merger Sub represents and warrants to the Parent that as of the date hereof and as of the Contribution Closing:

(a) Merger Sub is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Merger Sub and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Merger Sub and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Merger Sub and no other corporate actions or proceedings on the part of Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Parent, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Merger Sub, enforceable against Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(b) except for the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and Laws of the Cayman Islands, (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is necessary on the part of Merger Sub for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Merger Sub or the consummation by Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Merger Sub, nor the consummation by Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Merger Sub with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of Merger Sub, (B) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on such property or asset of Merger Sub pursuant to, any Contract to which Merger Sub is a party or by which Merger Sub or any of their property or asset is bound or affected, or (C) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Merger Sub any of their properties or assets;

(c) Merger Sub was formed solely for the purposes of engaging in the Merger and has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof, and has no, and prior to the Effective Time, will have no assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than pursuant to any definitive documentation relating to the debt financing that may be incurred by Merger Sub to complete the Merger and those incident to its formation and capitalization pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; and

(d) at the Contribution Closing, the Merger Sub Shares to be issued under this Agreement shall have been duly and validly authorized and when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions arising under applicable securities Laws or the organizational documents of Merger Sub.

ARTICLE VI

TERMINATION

This Agreement, and the obligations of Parent hereunder, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect immediately upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, and (c) the written agreement of Parent and Parent (such earliest time, the “Expiration Time”); provided, that this Article VI and Article VII shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Nothing in this Article VI shall relieve or otherwise limit any party’s liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to the termination of this Agreement. If for any reason the Merger fails to occur but the Contribution Closing contemplated by Article III has already taken place, then Parent and Merger Sub shall, upon termination of the Merger Agreement, promptly take all such actions as are necessary to restore Parent to the position it was in with respect to ownership of the Rollover Shares prior to the Contribution Closing.

 

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ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.1 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by email or by international overnight courier to the respective parties at the address set forth below (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1):

if to Parent or Merger Sub:

750D Chai Chee Rd,

#06-01/06 ESR BizPark @ Chai Chee

Singapore 469004

Attention: Laurent Bernard Marie Junique

Email: :Laurent.Junique@tdcx.com

with a copy to (which alone shall not constitute notice):

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

6 Battery Road

Suite 23-02

Singapore, 049909

Attention: Rajeev Duggal, Esq.

Email: Rajeev.Duggal@skadden.com

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

c/o 42/F Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central

Hong Kong

Attention: Jonathan Stone, Esq.

Email: Jonathan.Stone@skadden.com

Section 7.2 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 7.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 7.4 Specific Performance. Each party acknowledges and agrees that monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any covenant or agreement in this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its terms, and therefore agrees that in the event of any breach by a party hereto of any of its respective covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, the non-breaching parties shall each be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by any party, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity. Each party waives (i) any defenses in any action for an injunction or other appropriate form of specific performance or equitable relief, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate and (ii) any requirement under any Law to post a bond or other security as a prerequisite to obtaining an injunction or other appropriate form of specific performance or equitable relief. All rights, powers, and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by a party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by a party.

 

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Section 7.5 Amendments; Waivers. At any time prior to the Expiration Time, any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by a party hereto 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.

Section 7.6 Governing Law. This Agreement, and any dispute, controversy, difference, claim or Action (whether at law or in equity, in contract or in tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of Law principles thereof that would subject such matter to the Laws of another jurisdiction.

Section 7.7 Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, controversy, difference, claim or Action arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC Rules”) for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Section 7.7. This arbitration agreement shall be governed by Singapore law. The seat of the arbitration shall be in Singapore. The tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The submission to arbitration in this Section 7.7 shall not be construed as an intention by the parties to deprive any court or other governmental body or regulatory agency of its jurisdiction to provide interim relief or remedies. The award shall be final and binding on the parties, and judgment upon any award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction.’

Section 7.8 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 7.8.

Section 7.9 No Third Party Beneficiaries. There are no third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto (and their respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns), any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement; provided, that the Company is an express third-party beneficiary of the obligations of Parent pursuant to Section 2.2 and Article III of this Agreement and shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms thereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the parties thereto, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.

Section 7.10 Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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Section 7.11 No Presumption Against Drafting Party. Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that it has been represented by independent counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of Law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the drafting party has no application and is expressly waived.

Section 7.12 Further Assurances. Parent hereby covenants that, from time to time, it, he or she will do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered, such further acts, conveyances, transfers, assignments, powers of attorney and assurances necessary to convey, transfer to and vest in Merger Sub, and to put Merger Sub in possession of, all of the Rollover Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 7.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more consecutive counterparts (including by facsimile or email pdf format), each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered (by telecopy, email pdf format or otherwise) to the other parties.

Section 7.14 Confidentiality. This Agreement shall be treated as confidential and may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document, except with the prior written consent of the parties hereto; provided, that each party hereto may, without such written consent, disclose the existence and content of this Agreement to its officers, directors, employees, partners, members, investors, financing sources, advisors (including financial and legal advisors) and any representatives of the foregoing and to the extent required by Law, the applicable rules of any national securities exchange or in connection with any SEC filings relating to the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Merger Agreement.

Section 7.15 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section or Article such reference shall be to a Section or Article of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. References to clauses without a cross-reference to a Section or subsection are references to clauses within the same Section or, if more specific, subsection. References from or through any date shall mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. The symbol “US$” refers to United States Dollars. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” References to “day” shall mean a calendar day unless otherwise indicated as a “Business Day.”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

PARENT
Transformative Investments Pte Ltd

By:

 

/s/ Laurent Bernard Marie Junique

Name: Laurent Bernard Marie Junique
Title: Director

 

MERGER SUB

Helium

By:

 

/s/ Laurent Bernard Marie Junique

Name: Laurent Bernard Marie Junique

Title: Director

[Signature Page to Rollover and Contribution Agreement]


SCHEDULE A

 

Name

  

Rollover Shares

  

Merger Sub Shares

Transformative Investments Pte Ltd    123,500,000    900

 

Schedule


SCHEDULE B

Capitalization Table of Parent Immediately After Closing

 

Shareholders

   Number of
Ordinary Shares
     %  

Transformative Investments Pte Ltd

     1,000        100.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,000        100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Schedule

Exhibit H

ROLLOVER AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

This ROLLOVER AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 1, 2024 by and among (1) Transformative Investments Pte Ltd, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”), (2) Helium, an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and (3) certain shareholders of TDCX Inc., an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), listed on Schedule A hereto (the “Rollover Shareholder”).

WHEREAS, on January 2, 2024, Mr. Laurent Bernard Marie Junique (the “Buyer” or the “Founder”) submitted a non-binding letter of proposal to the board of directors of the Company to acquire all of the Ordinary Shares (including the Class A Ordinary Shares represented by the ADSs) that are not already beneficially owned by the Buyer for cash consideration equal to US$6.60 in cash per Ordinary Share and, as of the date hereof, per ADS;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Rollover Shareholder is the legal and beneficial owner (as defined under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of such number of Ordinary Shares as set forth in the columns titled “Rollover Shares” opposite the Rollover Shareholder’s name on Schedule A hereto (the “Rollover Shares”). The Rollover Shares, together with any other Ordinary Shares and securities of the Company as may be acquired (whether beneficially or of record) by the Rollover Shareholder after the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) and the termination of all of its obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any Ordinary Shares or securities of the Company as may be acquired by means of dividend or distribution, or issued upon the exercise of any incentive awards, warrants or the conversion of any convertible securities or otherwise, shall be collectively referred to herein as its “Securities”;

WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Rollover Shareholder agrees to contribute its Rollover Shares to Merger Sub in exchange for newly issued ordinary shares of Parent (the “Parent Shares”), in the amount set forth in the column titled “Parent Shares” opposite the Rollover Shareholder’s name on Schedule A hereto upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, in order to induce Parent and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, the Rollover Shareholder is entering into this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Rollover Shareholder acknowledges that Parent and Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Rollover Shareholder set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. Certain terms are used in this Agreement as specifically defined herein.

Action” means any litigation, hearing, suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation.


“ADS” means American depositary shares of the Company, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share as of the date hereof.

Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any Person which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of voting equity, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and “controlling” has meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the banks in New York City, the Cayman Islands, or Singapore are authorized by Law to be closed.

CICA” means the Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

Class A Ordinary Shares” means Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, including Class A Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs.

Class B Ordinary Shares” means Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Governmental Authority” means any court, arbitral tribunal, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or other regulatory authority or agency (whether foreign, federal, state, local or supranational) or any self-regulatory or quasi-governmental authority or national or international stock exchange.

Law” means any federal, state, local, national, supranational, foreign or administrative law (including common law), statute, code, rule, regulation, rules of the relevant stock exchange on which the relevant parties’ securities are listed, Order, ordinance or other pronouncement of any Governmental Authority.

Lien” means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, or any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).

Order” means any order, judgment, writ, stipulation, settlement, award, injunction, decree, consent decree, decision, ruling, subpoena, verdict, or arbitration award entered, issued, made or rendered by any arbitrator or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction.

Ordinary Shares” means, collectively, Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares.

ARTICLE II

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER; STANDSTILL

Section 2.1 Restrictions on Transfers. Except as provided for in Article III or pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Rollover Shareholder hereby agrees that, from the date hereof until the Expiration Time (as defined below), the Rollover Shareholder shall not directly or indirectly:

(a) offer for sale, sell (constructively or otherwise), transfer, assign, tender in any tender or exchange offer, pledge, grant, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of (by merger, testamentary disposition, operation of Law or otherwise) (collectively, “Transfer”), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or enter into any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract or agreement, or other instrument or obligation (each, a “Contract”), option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the Transfer of any Securities or any interest therein, or with respect to any limitation on voting right of any Securities, including, without limitation, any swap transaction, option, warrant, forward purchase or sale transaction, futures transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any such transaction) or combination of any such transactions, in each case involving any Securities and which has, or would reasonably be expected to have, the effect of reducing or limiting the Rollover Shareholder’s economic interest and/or voting power in such Securities or affecting the ownership of Securities;

 

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(b) deposit any Securities into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement or grant any proxy or power of attorney with respect thereto that is inconsistent with this Agreement;

(c) convert or exchange, or take any action which would result in the conversion or exchange, of any Securities, other than conversion of ADSs into Class A Ordinary Shares;

(d) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Rollover Shareholder set forth in this Agreement untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing, disabling, or delaying the Rollover Shareholder from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement or would reasonably be expected to impede, frustrate, interfere with, delay, postpone, adversely affect or prevent the consummation of the Merger, or

(e) agree (whether or not in writing) to take any of the actions referred to in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) (c) or (d).

Any purported Transfer in violation of this Section 2.1 shall be null and void and the Rollover Shareholder agrees to take any and all actions necessary or desirable (including, but not limited to, voting its Ordinary Shares in procuring that the Company take action, where necessary) in order to ensure that any such purported Transfer in violation of this Section 2.1 does not take effect.

Section 2.2 Non-Solicitation. Except with respect to the Transactions (as defined in the Merger Agreement), during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Rollover Shareholder, solely in its capacity as a shareholder of the Company, shall not, and shall cause its Representatives (in each case, acting in their capacity as such to the Rollover Shareholder (the “Shareholder’s Representatives”)) not to, directly or indirectly: (a) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information), or knowingly take any other action with the intent to induce the making of any Competing Transaction, (b) enter into, maintain or continue discussions or negotiations with, or provide any non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, any person in connection with any Competing Transaction, (c) unless required by applicable Law, grant any waiver, amendment or release under any standstill or confidentiality agreement or Takeover Statutes, or otherwise knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt by any person to make a Competing Transaction, or (d) approve, endorse or recommend (or publicly propose to approve, endorse or recommend) or enter into any letter of intent, contract or commitment contemplating or otherwise relating to, or that could reasonably be expected to result in, a Competing Transaction.

ARTICLE III

CONTRIBUTION

Section 3.1 Irrevocable Election. The execution of this Agreement by the Rollover Shareholder evidences, subject to Article VI, the irrevocable election and agreement by the Rollover Shareholder to the contribution, assignment, transfer and delivery of its Rollover Shares in exchange for the subscription by it or its designated Affiliate(s) for newly issued Parent Shares prior to the completion of transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”) on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

Section 3.2 Contribution of Rollover Shares by the Rollover Shareholder to Merger Sub. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Contribution Closing (as defined below), the Rollover Shareholder shall take any and all actions necessary to contribute, assign, transfer and deliver to Merger Sub, all of the right, title and interest of the Rollover Shareholder in and to the Rollover Shares, free and clear of all Liens (other than any Liens created or expressly permitted by Merger Sub or arising by reason of the Merger Agreement or this Agreement).

 

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Section 3.3 Issuance of Parent Shares. In consideration for the contribution, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Rollover Shareholder’s Rollover Shares to Merger Sub pursuant to Section 3.2 of this Agreement, Parent shall issue Parent Shares in the name of the Rollover Shareholder (or, if designated by the Rollover Shareholder in writing, in the name of an Affiliate of the Rollover Shareholder) in the amount set forth opposite the Rollover Shareholder’s name under the column titled “Parent Shares” on Schedule A hereto. The capitalization table of Parent immediately after the Closing is shown on Schedule B attached hereto. The Rollover Shareholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the value of the Parent Shares issued to the Rollover Shareholder is equal to (x) the total number of Rollover Shares contributed by the Rollover Shareholder multiplied by (y) the per share merger consideration under the Merger Agreement, (b) issuance of such Parent Shares to the Rollover Shareholder shall constitute complete satisfaction of all obligations towards or sums due to the Rollover Shareholder by Parent with respect to the Rollover Shares and (c) on receipt of such Parent Shares, the Rollover Shareholder shall have no right to the merger consideration with respect to the Rollover Shares.

Section 3.4 Contribution Closing. Subject to the satisfaction in full (or waiver, if permissible) of all of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing), the closing of the contribution of Rollover Shares and issuance of Parent Shares contemplated hereby (the “Contribution Closing”) shall take place shortly (and in no event less than three (3) Business Days) prior to the Closing. Upon the Contribution Closing, Merger Sub shall be the registered holder of Ordinary Shares representing at least 90% of the votes exercisable in general meetings of the Company, and the Merger will be carried out through a statutory short-form merger in accordance with section 233(7) of the CICA.

Section 3.5 Deposit of Rollover Shares. No later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Contribution Closing, the Rollover Shareholder and any agent of the Rollover Shareholder holding certificates with respect to any Rollover Shares shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Merger Sub, for disposition in accordance with the terms of this Article III, (a) duly executed instruments of transfer of the Rollover Shares to Merger Sub, in form reasonably acceptable to Merger Sub, and (b) certificates, if any, representing the Rollover Shares (the “Rollover Share Documents”). The Rollover Share Documents shall be held by Merger Sub or any agent authorized by Merger Sub until the Contribution Closing. To the extent that any Rollover Shares of the Rollover Shareholder are held in street name or otherwise represented by ADSs, the Rollover Shareholder shall execute such instruments and take such other actions, in each case, as are reasonably requested by Parent to convert its ADSs into Class A Ordinary Shares prior to the Contribution Closing and pay any applicable fees, charges and expenses of the Company’s depositary and government charges due to or incurred by the Company’s depositary in connection with the conversion of its ADSs into Class A Ordinary Shares. Upon the Contribution Closing, the Parent and the Merger Sub shall procure that the name of the Rollover Shareholder be entered into the register of members of the Parent as the holder of the Parent Shares.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE ROLLOVER SHAREHOLDER

Section 4.1 Representations and Warranties. The Rollover Shareholder represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as of the date hereof and as of the Contribution Closing:

(a) (i) the Rollover Shareholder has the full legal right, power, capacity and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform the Rollover Shareholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) if the Rollover Shareholder is not a natural person, the Rollover Shareholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;

(b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Rollover Shareholder and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Rollover Shareholder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Rollover Shareholder and no other actions or proceedings on the part of the Rollover Shareholder are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

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(c) assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Rollover Shareholder, enforceable against the Rollover Shareholder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

(d) (i) the Rollover Shareholder (A) is and, immediately prior to the Contribution Closing, will be the legal and beneficial owner of, and has and will have good and valid title to, its Securities, free and clear of Liens other than as created by this Agreement, and (B) has and will have sole or shared (together with Affiliates controlled by the Rollover Shareholder) voting power, power of disposition, and power to control dissenter’s rights, in each case with respect to all of its Securities, with no limitations, qualifications, or restrictions on such rights, subject to applicable United States federal securities Laws, Laws of the Cayman Islands and the terms of this Agreement, (ii) the Rollover Shareholder’s Securities are not subject to any voting trust agreement or other Contract to which the Rollover Shareholder is a party restricting or otherwise relating to the voting or Transfer of such Securities other than this Agreement, (iii) the Rollover Shareholder has not Transferred any interest in any of its Securities and (iv) as of the date hereof, other than the Rollover Shares, the Rollover Shareholder does not own, beneficially or of record, any shares or other securities of the Company, or any direct or indirect interest in any such securities (including by way of derivative securities);

(e) except as contemplated hereby, there are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which the Rollover Shareholder is a party relating to the pledge, disposition or voting of any of its Rollover Shares, and its Rollover Shares are not subject to any Contract to which it is a party relating to the voting or Transfer of such Securities other than this Agreement, or any Lien which will be discharged on or prior to the Contribution Closing;

(f) except for the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and any other United States federal securities Law, (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is necessary on the part of the Rollover Shareholder for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Rollover Shareholder or the consummation by the Rollover Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Rollover Shareholder, nor the consummation by the Rollover Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Rollover Shareholder with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) require the consent or approval of any other person pursuant to any agreement, obligation or instrument binding on the Rollover Shareholder or its properties or assets, (B) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of any the Rollover Shareholder which is an entity, (C) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on property or assets of the Rollover Shareholder pursuant to any Contract to which the Rollover Shareholder is a party or by which the Rollover Shareholder or any property or asset of the Rollover Shareholder is bound or affected, or (D) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Rollover Shareholder or any of the Rollover Shareholder’s properties or assets;

(g) there is no Action pending against the Rollover Shareholder or, to the knowledge of the Rollover Shareholder, any other person or, to the knowledge of the Rollover Shareholder, threatened against the Rollover Shareholder or any other person that restricts or prohibits (or, if successful, would restrict or prohibit) the performance by the Rollover Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement;

(h) the Rollover Shareholder has been afforded the opportunity to ask such questions as it, he or she has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of Parent and Merger Sub concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and the merits and risks of owning Parent Shares, and the Rollover Shareholder acknowledges that it, he or she has been advised to discuss with its own counsel the meaning and legal consequences of the Rollover Shareholder’s representations and warranties in this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; and

 

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(i) the Rollover Shareholder understands and acknowledges that Parent and Merger Sub will be entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Rollover Shareholder’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

Section 4.2 Covenants. The Rollover Shareholder hereby:

(a) agrees, prior to the Expiration Time, not to knowingly take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Rollover Shareholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have or could have the effect of preventing, impeding or interfering with or adversely affecting the performance by the Rollover Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement;

(b) irrevocably waives, and agrees not to exercise, any rights of appraisal or rights of dissent from the Merger that it may have with respect to its Securities (including, without limitation, any rights under Section 238 of the CICA);

(c) agrees to reasonably cooperate with Parent in connection with the preparation of the filings or notifications with any Governmental Authority that are required by applicable Law to the extent such documents relate to it (or any of its Affiliates) and permits the Company to publish and disclose in the Schedule 13E-3 (including all documents filed with the SEC in accordance therewith), the Rollover Shareholder’s identity and beneficial ownership of the Rollover Shares or other equity securities of the Company and the nature of the Rollover Shareholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement;

(d) agrees and covenants that the Rollover Shareholder shall bear and pay any tax of any nature that is required by applicable Laws to be paid by the Rollover Shareholder arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby;

(e) agrees and covenants that the Rollover Shareholder shall promptly (and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours) notify Parent of any new Ordinary Shares, Securities and/or other securities of the Company with respect to which beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) is acquired by the Rollover Shareholder, including, without limitation, as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification, exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities of the Company after the date hereof; and

(f) agrees further that, upon request of Parent, the Rollover Shareholder shall execute and deliver any additional documents, consents or instruments and take such further actions as may reasonably be deemed by Parent to be necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Section 5.1 Each of Parent and Merger Sub represents and warrants to the Rollover Shareholder that as of the date hereof and as of the Contribution Closing:

(a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub and no other corporate actions or proceedings on the part of Parent and Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Rollover Shareholder, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

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(b) except for the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and Laws of the Cayman Islands, (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority is necessary on the part of Parent or Merger Sub for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub, nor the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Parent and Merger Sub with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of Parent or Merger Sub, (B) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on such property or asset of Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to, any Contract to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their property or asset is bound or affected, or (C) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Parent or Merger Sub any of their properties or assets;

(c) Merger Sub was formed solely for the purposes of engaging in the Merger and has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof, and has no, and prior to the Effective Time, will have no assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature other than pursuant to any definitive documentation relating to the debt financing that may be incurred by Parent or Merger Sub to complete the Merger and those incident to its formation and capitalization pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. Other than Merger Sub and the Company, there are no other corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, associations, or entities through which Parent conducts business, or other entities in which either Parent controls or owns, of record or beneficially, any direct or indirect equity or other interest; and

(d) at the Contribution Closing, the Parent Shares to be issued under this Agreement shall have been duly and validly authorized and when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions arising under applicable securities Laws or the organizational documents of Parent.

ARTICLE VI

TERMINATION

This Agreement, and the obligations of the Rollover Shareholder hereunder, shall terminate and be of no further force or effect immediately upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, and (c) the written agreement of the Rollover Shareholder and Parent (such earliest time, the “Expiration Time”); provided, that this Article VI and Article VII shall survive any termination of this Agreement. Nothing in this Article VI shall relieve or otherwise limit any party’s liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to the termination of this Agreement. If for any reason the Merger fails to occur but the Contribution Closing contemplated by Article III has already taken place, then Parent and Merger Sub shall, upon termination of the Merger Agreement, promptly take all such actions as are necessary to restore the Rollover Shareholder to the position it was in with respect to ownership of the Rollover Shares prior to the Contribution Closing.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.1 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by email or by international overnight courier to the respective parties at the address set forth below (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1):

if to the Rollover Shareholder, to the address set forth next to the Rollover Shareholder’s name on Schedule A hereto;

 

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if to Parent and/or Merger Sub:

750D Chai Chee Road,

#06-01/06 ESR BizPark @ Chai Chee

Singapore 469004

Attention: Laurent Bernard Marie Junique

Email: laurent.junique@tdcx.com

with a copy to (which alone shall not constitute notice):

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

6 Battery Road

Suite 23-02

Singapore, 049909

Attention: Rajeev Duggal, Esq.

Email: Rajeev.Duggal@skadden.com

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

c/o 42/F Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark

15 Queen’s Road Central

Hong Kong

Attention: Jonathan Stone, Esq.

Email: Jonathan.Stone@skadden.com

Section 7.2 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 7.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 7.4 Specific Performance. Each party acknowledges and agrees that monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any covenant or agreement in this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its terms, and therefore agrees that in the event of any breach by a party hereto of any of its respective covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, the non-breaching parties shall each be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by any party, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity. Each party waives (i) any defenses in any action for an injunction or other appropriate form of specific performance or equitable relief, including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate and (ii) any requirement under any Law to post a bond or other security as a prerequisite to obtaining an injunction or other appropriate form of specific performance or equitable relief. All rights, powers, and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by a party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by a party.

Section 7.5 Amendments; Waivers. At any time prior to the Expiration Time, any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by a party hereto 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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Section 7.6 Governing Law. This Agreement, and any dispute, controversy, difference, claim or Action (whether at law or in equity, in contract or in tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of Law principles thereof that would subject such matter to the Laws of another jurisdiction.

Section 7.7 Dispute Resolution. Any dispute, controversy, difference, claim or Action arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC Rules”) for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Section 7.7. This arbitration agreement shall be governed by Singapore law. The seat of the arbitration shall be in Singapore. The tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The submission to arbitration in this Section 7.7 shall not be construed as an intention by the parties to deprive any court or other governmental body or regulatory agency of its jurisdiction to provide interim relief or remedies. The award shall be final and binding on the parties, and judgment upon any award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction.’

Section 7.8 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LETTER AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 7.8.

Section 7.9 No Third Party Beneficiaries. There are no third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto (and their respective successors, heirs and permitted assigns), any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement; provided, that the Company is an express third-party beneficiary of the obligations of the Rollover Shareholder pursuant to Section 2.2 and Article III of this Agreement and shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms thereof, including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the parties thereto, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.

Section 7.10 Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 7.11 No Presumption Against Drafting Party. Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that it has been represented by independent counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of Law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the drafting party has no application and is expressly waived.

Section 7.12 Further Assurances. The Rollover Shareholder hereby covenants that, from time to time, it, he or she will do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be done, executed, acknowledged and delivered, such further acts, conveyances, transfers, assignments, powers of attorney and assurances necessary to convey, transfer to and vest in Merger Sub, and to put Merger Sub in possession of, all of the Rollover Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 7.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more consecutive counterparts (including by facsimile or email pdf format), each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered (by telecopy, email pdf format or otherwise) to the other parties.

 

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Section 7.14 Confidentiality. This Agreement shall be treated as confidential and may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document, except with the prior written consent of the parties hereto; provided, that each party hereto may, without such written consent, disclose the existence and content of this Agreement to its officers, directors, employees, partners, members, investors, financing sources, advisors (including financial and legal advisors) and any representatives of the foregoing and to the extent required by Law, the applicable rules of any national securities exchange or in connection with any SEC filings relating to the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Merger Agreement.

Section 7.15 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section or Article such reference shall be to a Section or Article of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. The word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. References to clauses without a cross-reference to a Section or subsection are references to clauses within the same Section or, if more specific, subsection. References from or through any date shall mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. The symbol “US$” refers to United States Dollars. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” References to “day” shall mean a calendar day unless otherwise indicated as a “Business Day.”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

PARENT

Transformative Investments Pte Ltd

By:

   

Name:

Title: Director

 

MERGER SUB

Helium

By:

   

Name:

Title: Director

[Signature Page to Rollover and Contribution Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date and year first written above.

 

ROLLOVER SHAREHOLDER

By:

   

Name:

[Title]:

Address:

[Signature Page to Rollover and Contribution Agreement]


SCHEDULE A

 

Name

 

Rollover Shares

 

Parent Shares

  

Notice Address

 

 

Schedule


SCHEDULE B

Capitalization Table of Parent Immediately After Closing

 

Shareholders

   Number of
Ordinary Shares
   %  
     
     
     
  

 

  

 

 

 

Total

        100.00 % 
  

 

  

 

 

 

 

Schedule

Exhibit J

LIMITED GUARANTEE

This LIMITED GUARANTEE (this “Limited Guarantee”), dated as of March 1, 2024, is made by LLJ Limited (the “Guarantor”) in favor of TDCX Inc., an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Guaranteed Party”). Each capitalized term used and not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Merger Agreement (as defined below), except as otherwise provided herein.

1. Limited Guarantee. To induce the Guaranteed Party to enter into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) among Transformative Investments Pte Ltd, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”), Helium, an exempted company incorporated with limited liability under the Laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the Guaranteed Party, pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, among other things, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Guaranteed Party, with the Guaranteed Party continuing as the surviving company as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Transaction”), the Guarantor, intending to be legally bound, hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to the Guaranteed Party, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, but only up to the Maximum Amount (as defined below), the due and punctual performance and discharge as and when due of the payment obligations of Parent with respect to the payment of (i) the Parent Termination Fee if and when due pursuant to Section 8.06(b) of the Merger Agreement and (ii) costs, expenses and interest if and when due pursuant to Section 8.06(d) of the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that the maximum aggregate liability of the Guarantor hereunder shall not exceed US$5,750,000 (the “Maximum Amount”), and the Guaranteed Party hereby agrees that (A) the Guarantor shall in no event be required to pay more than the Maximum Amount under or in respect of this Limited Guarantee or to pay more than once under or in respect of this Limited Guarantee and (B) the Guarantor shall not have any obligation or liability to any Person (including, without limitation, to the Guaranteed Party Group (as defined below)) relating to, arising out of or in connection with this Limited Guarantee, the Merger Agreement or the letter agreement dated on or around date hereof between the Guarantor and Parent, pursuant to which the Guarantor has agreed to make a certain equity contribution to Parent (the “Equity Commitment Letter”) other than as expressly set forth herein or in the Equity Commitment Letter. This Limited Guarantee may be enforced for the payment of money only. The Guaranteed Party, by execution of this Limited Guarantee, further acknowledges that, in the event that Parent has any unsatisfied payment obligations, payment of the Guaranteed Obligations in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions hereof by the Guarantor (or by any other Person, including Parent on behalf of the Guarantor) shall constitute satisfaction in full of the Guarantor’s obligations with respect thereto. All payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars in immediately available funds.

2. Nature of Guarantee.

(a) This Limited Guarantee is an unconditional and continuing guarantee of payment, not of collection, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Guarantor to enforce this Limited Guarantee, irrespective of whether any action is brought against Parent or any other Person or whether Parent or any other Person is joined in any such action or actions;


(b) The liability of the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, be absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, irrespective of:

(i) any release or discharge of any obligation of Parent in connection with the Merger Agreement resulting from any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of Parent or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or other similar proceeding affecting Parent or any of its respective assets, other than as and if required by Section 2(a);

(ii) any amendment or modification of the Merger Agreement, or any change in the manner, place or terms of payment or performance of, any change or extension of the time of payment or performance of, or any renewal or alteration of, any Guaranteed Obligation, any escrow arrangement or other security therefor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, to the extent that any of the foregoing does not have the effect of increasing the Maximum Amount;

(iii) the existence of any claim, set-off or other right that the Guarantor may have at any time against Parent or the Guaranteed Party, whether in connection with any Guaranteed Obligation or otherwise, other than in each case (A) any claim or set-off against or defense to the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations that may be available to Parent under the Merger Agreement, (B) with respect to this Limited Guarantee, a breach by the Guaranteed Party of this Limited Guarantee or (C) in respect of fraud or willful misconduct of any of the Guaranteed Party Group in connection with the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

(iv) the failure of the Guaranteed Party to assert any claim or demand or enforce any right or remedy against Parent or any other Person primarily or secondarily liable with respect to any Guaranteed Obligation, other than as and if required by Section 2(a) (including in the event any Person becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding);

(v) the adequacy of any other means the Guaranteed Party may have of obtaining repayment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations;

(vi) any other act or omission that may in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of the Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than as a result of payment of the Guaranteed Obligations in accordance with their terms), other than in each case with respect to (A) any claim or set-off against or defense to the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations that may be available to Parent under the Merger Agreement, (B) with respect to this Limited Guarantee, a breach by the Guaranteed Party of this Limited Guarantee or (C) in respect of fraud or willful misconduct of any of the Guaranteed Party Group in connection with the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; or

(vii) the value, genuineness, validity, illegality or enforceability of the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, other than in each case with respect to (A) any claim or set-off against or defense to the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations that may be available to Parent under the Merger Agreement, (B) with respect to this Limited Guarantee, a breach by the Guaranteed Party of this Limited Guarantee or (C) in respect of fraud or willful misconduct of any of the Guaranteed Party Group in connection with the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

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(c) The Guarantor hereby waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Guaranteed Party upon this Limited Guarantee or acceptance of this Limited Guarantee. Without expanding the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder, the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Limited Guarantee, and all dealings between Parent and/or the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Guaranteed Party, on the other, shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Limited Guarantee. Except as provided in Section 2(a), when pursuing any of its rights and remedies hereunder against the Guarantor, the Guaranteed Party shall be under no obligation to pursue (or elect among) such rights and remedies it may have against Parent or any other Person for the Guaranteed Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Guaranteed Party to pursue (or elect among) such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from Parent or any such other Person or to realize upon or to exercise any such right of offset, and any release by the Guaranteed Party of Parent or any such other Person or any right of offset, shall not relieve the Guarantor of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of Law, of the Guaranteed Party, subject to the provisions of Section 2(a).

(d) To the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Guarantor irrevocably waives promptness, diligence, grace, acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, notice of non-performance, default, dishonor and protest and any other notice, in each case, to the extent not provided for herein (except for notices to be provided to Parent and its counsel pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement).

(e) The Guaranteed Party shall not be obligated to file any claim relating to any Guaranteed Obligation in the event that Parent becomes subject to a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Guaranteed Party to so file shall not affect the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder. In the event that any payment to the Guaranteed Party in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be returned to Parent, the Guarantor or any other Person for any reason whatsoever (other than any rescissions or returned payments due to or as a result of fraud or willful misconduct of any of the Guaranteed Party Group), the Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof with respect to such Guaranteed Obligations as if such payment had not been made, so long as this Limited Guarantee has not been terminated in accordance with its terms.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Limited Guarantee, the Guaranteed Party hereby agrees that: (i) the Guarantor shall have all defenses to the payment of their obligations under this Limited Guarantee that would be available to Parent under the Merger Agreement with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations as well as any defenses in respect of fraud or willful misconduct of any of the Guaranteed Party Group or any breach by the Guaranteed Party of any term hereof, and (ii) the Guarantor may assert, as a defense to, or release or discharge of, any payment or performance by the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee, any claim, set-off, deduction, defense or release that Parent would be entitled to assert against the Guaranteed Party under the terms of, or with respect to, the Merger Agreement that would relieve Parent of its obligations under the Merger Agreement with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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(g) The Guaranteed Party hereby agrees that to the extent Parent is relieved of all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Guarantor shall be automatically relieved of its obligations with respect to such obligations under this Limited Guarantee without any further actions from the parties thereto.

3. Sole Remedy; No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Limited Guarantee or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith and notwithstanding any equitable, common law or statutory right or claim that may be available to the Guaranteed Party Group, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Limited Guarantee, the Guaranteed Party covenants, agrees and acknowledges, on behalf of it and the Guaranteed Party Group, that no Person other than the Guarantor (or any successors and permitted assignees thereof) has any obligations hereunder and that, notwithstanding that the Guarantor or any of its successors or permitted assigns may be a partnership, limited liability company or corporation, the Guaranteed Party has no right of recovery under this Limited Guarantee or, except for the Retained Claims (as defined below), in any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or liabilities or their creation, against, and no recourse shall be had against and no personal liability shall attach to, the former, current or future direct or indirect holders of any equity, general or limited partnership or limited liability company interest, management companies, portfolio companies, incorporators, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, representatives, members, managers, general or limited partners, stockholders, shareholders, successors, assignees or Affiliates (other than any permitted assignee under Section 12) of the Guarantor or Parent, or any former, current or future direct or indirect holder of any equity, general or limited partnership or limited liability company interest, controlling person, management company, portfolio company, incorporator, director, officer, employee, attorney, general or limited partner, stockholder, shareholder, member, manager, Affiliate (other than any permitted assignee under Section 12), agent, advisor, or representative, successors or assignees of any of the foregoing (each a “Non-Recourse Party”), through Parent or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim by or on behalf of Parent against any Non-Recourse Party (including for any claim and action to compel Parent to enforce the Equity Commitment Letter), except against the Guarantor solely with respect to the Equity Commitment Letter in accordance with the terms thereof, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute, regulation or applicable Law, or otherwise. The Guaranteed Party further covenants, agrees and acknowledges that the only rights of recovery and claims against the Guarantor or any Non-Recourse Party that the Guaranteed Party, any of its Affiliates, any of its direct or indirect shareholder or Subsidiaries, or any of the Affiliates, direct or indirect, former, current or future equity holders, management companies, portfolio companies, incorporators, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, members, managers, general or limited partners, stockholders, shareholders, representatives, advisors, attorneys, agents, successors or assignees of the foregoing (collectively, the “Guaranteed Party Group”) has in respect of the Merger Agreement, this Limited Guarantee, the Equity Commitment Letter, any other agreement or instrument delivered pursuant to the aforesaid transaction documents (the “Transaction Documents”) or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or in respect of any written or oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith, whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, are its rights (including through exercise of third party beneficiary rights) to recover from, and assert claims against, (a) Parent and its successors and assigns under and to the extent expressly provided in the Merger Agreement, (b) the Guarantor (but not any Non-Recourse Party) and its successors and assigns under and to the extent expressly provided in this Limited Guarantee (in each case, subject to the Maximum Amount and the other limitations described herein or therein), and (c) the Guarantor under and to the extent provided in the Equity Commitment Letter pursuant to and in accordance with the terms thereof (claims against (a) through (c) collectively, the “Retained Claims”). The Guaranteed Party acknowledges and agrees that Parent has no assets other than certain contract rights and its interest in the Merger Sub and the Company and that no additional funds are expected to be contributed to Parent other than as contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter unless and until the Closing occurs. Nothing set forth in this Limited Guarantee shall confer or give or shall be construed to confer or give to any Person any rights or remedies against any Person including the Guarantor, except as expressly set forth herein to the Guaranteed Party against the Guarantor and in any case not in any circumstances to exceed the Maximum Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Guarantor, Parent, or their respective successors and assigns under the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter, this Limited Guarantee shall be a Non-Recourse Party.

 

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4. No Subrogation. The Guarantor will not exercise against Parent any rights of subrogation or contribution, whether arising by contract or operation of Law (including, without limitation, any such right arising under bankruptcy or insolvency Laws) or otherwise, by reason of any payment by such Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 hereof unless and until the Guaranteed Obligations (subject to the Maximum Amount) have been paid in full.

5. Termination. This Limited Guarantee shall terminate (and the Guarantor shall have no further obligations hereunder) upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time, (b) the payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (subject to the Maximum Amount), (c) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms under the circumstance of which Parent would not be obligated to pay the Parent Termination Fee pursuant to Section 8.06(b) of the Merger Agreement, or (d) in the case of a termination of the Merger Agreement in a circumstance which gives rise to any obligation on the part of Parent to make any payments of Parent Termination Fee, or performance of any Guaranteed Obligations or there is otherwise any outstanding Guaranteed Obligation at the time of such termination, the date falling 120 days after such termination (unless the Guaranteed Party has presented a written claim for payment of the Parent Termination Fee or the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder by such date, in which case this Limited Guarantee shall terminate upon the date that such claim is finally resolved and payment in full of any amounts required to be paid in respect of such final resolution). In the event that any of the Guaranteed Party Group expressly asserts in any litigation, arbitration or other Action or dispute relating to this Limited Guarantee (i) that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, Section 1 hereof limiting the Guarantor’s aggregate liability to the Maximum Amount or Section 3 hereof relating to the sole and exclusive remedies of the Guaranteed Party Group against the Guarantor or any Non-Recourse Party) are illegal, invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, or (ii) any theory of liability against the Guarantor, any Non-Recourse Party other than any Retained Claim, then (x) the obligations of the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee shall terminate ab initio and be null and void, (y) if the Guarantor has previously made any payments under this Limited Guarantee, it shall be entitled to recover such payments from the Guaranteed Party and (z) none of the Guarantor, Parent or Non-Recourse Parties shall have any liability whatsoever (whether at law or in equity, whether sounding in contract, tort, statue or otherwise) to the Guaranteed Party Group with respect to the Transaction Documents, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or otherwise.

 

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6. Continuing Guarantee. Unless terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 hereof, this Limited Guarantee is a continuing one and shall remain in full force and effect until the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (subject to the Maximum Amount), shall be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Guaranteed Party and its successors, permitted transferees and permitted assigns; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Limited Guarantee, the provisions of this Limited Guarantee that are for the benefit of any Non-Recourse Party (including the provisions of Sections 3, 5 and 17) shall indefinitely survive any termination of this Limited Guarantee for the benefit of the Guarantor and any such Non-Recourse Party. All obligations to which this Limited Guarantee applies or may apply under the terms hereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance hereon.

7. Entire Agreement. This Limited Guarantee, the Merger Agreement (including any schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto and any other documents and instruments referred to thereunder), the Equity Commitment Letter and other agreements or documents referenced under any of the forgoing constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among Parent, the Guarantor, or any of their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Guaranteed Party or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand.

8. Changes in Obligations; Certain Waivers. The Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed Party may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, without notice to or further consent of the Guarantor, extend the time of payment of the Guaranteed Obligations (subject to the Maximum Amount), and subject to Section 2(a), may also make any agreement with Parent for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release thereof, in whole or in part, or for any modification of any agreement between the Guaranteed Party and Parent or any other Person (subject in each case to the Maximum Amount), without in any way impairing or affecting the Guarantor’s obligations under this Limited Guarantee.

9. Acknowledgement. The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and that the waivers set forth in this Limited Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits. The Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that, subject to Section 2(f), they shall not institute, and shall cause its Affiliates not to institute, any proceeding asserting that this Limited Guarantee is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with its terms.

10. Representations and Warranties of the Guarantor. The Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that:

(a) it is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Limited Guarantee have been duly authorized by all necessary all necessary limited partnership or corporate action (as applicable) on the part of the Guarantor;

 

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(c) all consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, any governmental authority necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Limited Guarantee by the Guarantor have been obtained or made and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Limited Guarantee except in any such case where failure to obtain or make any of the foregoing would not, individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Guarantor to satisfy the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder;

(d) assuming due execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and this Limited Guarantee by the Guaranteed Party, this Limited Guarantee has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or moratorium Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies; and

(e) the Guarantor has the financial capacity to pay and perform its obligations under this Limited Guarantee.

11. Representations and Warranties of the Guaranteed Party. The Guaranteed Party hereby represents and warrants that:

(a) it is duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Limited Guarantee have been duly authorized by all necessary all necessary limited partnership or corporate action (as applicable) on the part of the Guaranteed Party;

(c) all consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, any governmental authority necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Limited Guarantee by the Guaranteed Party have been obtained or made and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Limited Guarantee except in any such case where failure to obtain or make any of the foregoing would not, individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Guaranteed Party to perform its obligations hereunder; and

(d) assuming due execution and delivery of this Limited Guarantee by the Guarantor, this Limited Guarantee has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Guaranteed Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guaranteed Party enforceable against the Guaranteed Party in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or moratorium Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies.

 

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12. No Assignment. Neither the Guarantor nor the Guaranteed Party may assign or delegate its rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any other Person, in whole or in part, (except by operation of Law) without the prior written consent of the Guaranteed Party (in the case of an assignment or delegation by the Guarantor) or the Guarantor (in the case of an assignment or delegation by the Guaranteed Party); except that the rights, interests or obligations of the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee may be transferred and/or assigned, in whole or in part, by the Guarantor to (a) any Affiliate of the Guarantor, or (b) any other transferee with respect to whom the Guarantor has furnished information to the Guaranteed Party verifying, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Guaranteed Party, the identity, good standing and creditworthiness of such transferee; provided, that such transfer and/or assignment shall not relieve the Guarantor of its obligations hereunder to the extent not performed by such transferee or assignee. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 12 shall be null and void.

13. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be given by the means specified in Section 9.02 of the Merger Agreement (and shall be deemed given as specified therein) as follows:

if to the Guarantor:

 

Address:

   750D Chai Chee Road,
#06-01/06 ESR BizPark @ Chai Chee
Singapore 469004

E-mail:

   laurent.junique@tdcx.com

For the attention of:

   Laurent Bernard Marie Junique

if to the Guaranteed Party, as provided in the Merger Agreement.

14. Governing Law; Dispute Resolution.

(a) This Limited Guarantee, and any dispute, controversy, difference, claim or Action (whether at law or in equity, in contract or in tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Limited Guarantee or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of Law principles thereof that would subject such matter to the Laws of another jurisdiction.

(b) Any dispute, controversy, difference, claim or Action arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC Rules”) for the time being in force, which rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Section 14(b). This arbitration agreement shall be governed by Singapore law. The seat of the arbitration shall be in Singapore. The tribunal shall consist of three arbitrators. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The submission to arbitration in this Section 14(b) shall not be construed as an intention by the parties to deprive any court or other governmental body or regulatory agency of its jurisdiction to provide interim relief or remedies. The award shall be final and binding on the parties, and judgment upon any award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction.

 

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(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LIMITED GUARANTEE BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 14(c).

15. Counterparts. This Limited Guarantee shall not be effective until it has been executed and delivered by all parties hereto. This Limited Guarantee may be executed by facsimile or electronic transmission in pdf format, and in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

16. Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Limited Guarantee shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing express or implied in this Limited Guarantee or any other agreement is intended to, or shall, confer upon any other Person any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of, or any rights to enforce or cause the Guaranteed Party to enforce, the obligations set forth herein; provided, that the Non-Recourse Parties and the members of the Guaranteed Party Group shall be third party beneficiaries of the provisions hereof that are expressly for their benefit.

17. Confidentiality. This Limited Guarantee shall be treated as confidential and is being provided to the Guaranteed Party solely in connection with the Transactions. This Limited Guarantee may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document (except for the Merger Agreement and any agreement or document referred to therein), except with the written consent of the Guarantor; provided that the parties may disclose the existence and content of this Limited Guarantee to the extent required by Law (or pursuant to a regulatory request), the applicable rules of any national securities exchange, in connection with any SEC filings relating to the Transactions and in connection with any litigation relating to the Transactions, the Merger Agreement or the transactions as permitted by or provided in the Merger Agreement and the Guarantor may disclose it to any Non-Recourse Party or any of its representatives that needs to know of the existence of this Limited Guarantee and is subject to the confidentiality obligations set forth herein.

18. Miscellaneous.

(a) No amendment, supplementation, modification or waiver of this Limited Guarantee or any provision hereof shall be enforceable unless approved by the Guaranteed Party and the Guarantor in writing. The Guaranteed Party and its Affiliates are not relying upon any prior or contemporaneous statement, undertaking, understanding, agreement, representation or warranty, whether written or oral, made by or on behalf of the Guarantor or any Non-Recourse Party in connection with this Limited Guarantee except as expressly set forth herein by the Guarantor. The Guarantor and its Affiliates are not relying upon any prior or contemporaneous statement, undertaking, understanding, agreement, representation or warranty, whether written or oral, made by or on behalf of the Guaranteed Party in connection with this Limited Guarantee except as expressly set forth herein by the Guaranteed Party.

 

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(b) Any term or provision of this Limited Guarantee that is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be, as to such jurisdiction, ineffective solely to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction; provided, however, that this Limited Guarantee may not be enforced in violation of the limitation of the amount payable by the Guarantor hereunder to the Maximum Amount provided in Section 1 hereof and the provisions of Sections 3 and 5 hereof. Each party hereto covenants and agrees that it shall not assert, and shall cause its respective Affiliates and representatives not to assert, that this Limited Guarantee or any part hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in accordance with its terms.

(c) The descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Limited Guarantee.

(d) All parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed this Limited Guarantee and that any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Limited Guarantee.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Limited Guarantee to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above by its officer or representative thereunto duly authorized.

 

LLJ Limited
By:   /s/ Jean-Marc Rentsch and /s/ Mark Farrel

Name:  Jean-Marc Rentsch and Mark Farrel

Title:   Authorised signatories for and on behalf of Bartley Directors Ltd. as sole director of LLJ Limited

[Signature Page to Limited Guarantee]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guaranteed Party has caused this Limited Guarantee to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above by its officer or representative thereunto duly authorized.

 

TDCX INC.
By:   /s/ Tan Yee Peng

Name:  TAN Yee Peng

Title:   Chairlady of the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of TDCX Inc.

[Signature Page to Limited Guarantee]


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