Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement
As previously disclosed by Bellevue Life Sciences Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (BLAC), in its Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 16, 2023, BLAC and OSR Holdings Co., Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of
Korea (the Company), entered into a Business Combination Agreement, dated November 16, 2023 (the Business Combination Agreement), pursuant to which, prior to the closing under the Business Combination
Agreement (the Closing), each holder of Company Common Stock that executes a Participating Stockholder Joinder to the Business Combination Agreement on or prior to the Closing (each such Person, a Participating Company
Stockholder), and each holder of Company Common Stock that executes a Non-Participating Stockholder Joinder on or prior to the Closing (each such Person, a
Non-Participating Company Stockholder) will be joined as parties to the Business Combination Agreement, pursuant to which at the Effective Time (i) BLAC shall issue the Aggregate
Participating Consideration to the Participating Company Stockholders, and (ii) the Participating Company Stockholders shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver all of their respective shares of Company Common Stock to BLAC (subclauses
(i) and (ii), collectively, the Share Exchange). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the A&R BCA (as defined below).
On May 23, 2024, BLAC and the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the A&R
BCA), which reflects certain changes and updates to the terms set forth in the Business Combination Agreement including: (i) the removal of references to the proposed acquisition by the Company of Landmark BioVentures AG, and
incidental changes related thereto; (ii) a reduction in the Aggregate Consideration from 25,033,961 shares of BLAC Common Stock to 24,461,214 shares of BLAC Common Stock; (iii) a reduction in the Aggregate Consideration Value from
$250,339,610 to $244,612,136; and (iv) changes to the designation of the post-closing Board of Directors of BLAC.
The foregoing
description of the A&R BCA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R BCA, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
Some officers and directors of BLAC, including Kuk Hyoun Hwang, have interests in the Business Combination as individuals that
are in addition to, and that may be different from, the interests of BLAC stockholders. Mr. Hwang is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of BLAC and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the
Company. The Board of Directors of BLAC formed a separate committee (the M&A Committee), consisting of independent directors, to review and consider these interests during the negotiation of the Business Combination Agreement,
the A&R BCA, and in evaluating and unanimously approving, as members of the BLAC Board, the Business Combination Agreement and the A&R BCA.
Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers. |
On May 24, 2024, Steven Reed provided notice of his resignation
as a member of the BLAC Board of Directors (the BLAC Board) effective immediately, including his chairmanship of the BLAC Board, his chairmanship and service on the Compensation Committee of the BLAC Board (the
Compensation Committee), and his service on the M&A Committee. Dr. Reeds resignation was not the result of any dispute or disagreement with BLAC or the BLAC Board on any matter relating to the Companys
operations, policies or practices.
On May 27, 2024, the BLAC Board appointed Mr. Phil Geon Lee as a director, effective immediately.
Mr. Lee was appointed as a member of the Audit Committee of the BLAC Board (the Audit Committee), filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Hosun Euh, as previously reported by BLAC on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 14, 2023. The BLAC Board also appointed Jin Whan Park to act as chairman of the Audit Committee. Additionally, Mr. Lee was appointed as a member and chairman of the
Compensation Committee and a member of the M&A Committee, filling vacancies created by Dr. Reeds resignation. Radclyffe Roberts was also appointed as chairman of the M&A Committee.
Since May 2023, Mr. Lee, 56, has held the position of Managing Director/Value Add Team at IGIS Asset Management, a real estate investment
adviser in Korea. Mr. Lees previous roles include serving as Chief Compliance Officer at IKR Co., Ltd. (a joint venture between IGIS Asset Management and KKR & Co. Inc.) from February 2023 to April 2023, CEO of Tropics Private Equity Co.,
Ltd. from April 2021 to January 2023, Managing Director at KDS Asset Management Co., Ltd. from February 2020 to March 2021, and Head of Legal at Korea Investment Corporation from March 2016 to December 2019. BLAC believes Mr. Lee is well qualified
to serve as a director because of his extensive experience in both legal and investment sectors across various asset classes, demonstrating significant expertise in capital markets.
The BLAC Board has affirmatively determined that Mr. Lee meets the applicable standards for an independent director under the rules of the
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. Mr. Lee will not be compensated by BLAC for his services as a director. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Lee has entered into a Letter Agreement and an Indemnity Agreement with BLAC on the same terms as the Letter
Agreement and Indemnity Agreement entered into by the directors and officers of BLAC at the time of the BLACs initial public offering and in the form previously filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.6, respectively, to BLACs Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2024.
Other than the foregoing, Mr. Lee is not a party to any arrangement or understanding
with any person pursuant to which he was appointed as director, nor is he party to any transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving BLAC.