Document:

Exhibit
10.8

 

[●],
2021

 

SDCL
EDGE Acquisition Corporation

1120 Avenue of the Americas, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10036

 

		Re:	Initial
Public Offering

 

Ladies
and Gentlemen:

 

This letter (this
“Letter Agreement”) is being delivered to you in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting
Agreement”) entered into or proposed to be entered among SDCL EDGE Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted
company (the “Company”), and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and BofA Securities, Inc., as the representatives
(the “Representatives”) of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”),
relating to an underwritten initial public offering (the “Public Offering”), of 28,750,000 of the Company’s
units (including up to 3,750,000 units that may be purchased pursuant to the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional
units, the “Units”), each comprising of one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value
$0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant (each whole warrant,
a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of
$11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units will be sold in the Public Offering pursuant to a registration statement on
Form S-1 and a prospectus (the “Prospectus”) filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 1 hereof.

 

In
order to induce the Company and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement and to proceed with the Public Offering
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, SDCL EDGE Sponsor
LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), and the other undersigned persons (each,
an “Insider” and collectively, the “Insiders”), hereby agree with the Company
as follows:

 

1. Definitions.
As used herein, (i) “Business Combination” shall mean a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share
purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities; (ii) “Founder Shares”
shall mean the 7,187,500 Class B ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding prior to the consummation
of the Public Offering; (iii) “Private Placement Warrants” shall mean the warrants to purchase Ordinary
Shares of the Company that will be acquired by the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $8,000,000 (or up to $8,750,000
if the Underwriters’ exercise their option to purchase additional units), or $1.50 per Warrant, in a private placement that
shall close simultaneously with the consummation of the Public Offering (including Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion thereof);
(iv) “Public Shareholders” shall mean the holders of Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued in
the Public Offering; (v) “Public Shares” shall mean the Ordinary Shares included in the Units issued
in the Public Offering; (vi) “Trust Account” shall mean the trust account into which a portion of the
net proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants shall be deposited; (vii) “Transfer”
shall mean the (a) sale of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase
or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position
or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder with respect to, any security,
(b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences
of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise,
or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b); and (viii) “Charter”
shall mean the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, as the same may be amended from time
to time.

 

     

     

    

 

2. Representations
and Warranties.

 

(a) The
Sponsor and each Insider, with respect to itself, herself or himself, represent and warrant to the Company that it, she or he
has the full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it, she or he is bound (including, without limitation,
any non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or former employer), to enter into this Letter Agreement,
as applicable, and to serve as an officer of the Company and/or a director on the Company’s Board of Director (the “Board”),
as applicable, and each Insider hereby consents to being named in the Prospectus, road show and any other materials as an officer
and/or director of the Company, as applicable.

 

(b) Each
Insider represents and warrants, with respect to herself or himself, that such Insider’s biographical information furnished
to the Company (including any such information included in the Prospectus) is true and accurate in all material respects and does
not omit any material information with respect to such Insider’s background. The Insider’s questionnaire furnished
to the Company is true and accurate in all material respects. Each Insider represents and warrants that such Insider is not subject
to or a respondent in any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain
from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction; such Insider has never been convicted of,
or pleaded guilty to, any crime (i) involving fraud, (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another
person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and such Insider is not currently a defendant in any such criminal
proceeding; and such Insider has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or
association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked.

 

3. Business Combination
Vote. The Sponsor and each Insider, with respect to itself or herself or himself, agrees that if the Company seeks shareholder
approval of a proposed initial Business Combination, then in connection with such proposed initial Business Combination, it, she
or he, as applicable, shall vote all Founder Shares and any Public Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, in favor of such
proposed initial Business Combination (including any proposals recommended by the Board in connection with such Business Combination)
and not redeem any Public Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, in connection with such shareholder approval.

 

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4. Failure
to Consummate a Business Combination; Trust Account Waiver.

 

(a) The Sponsor and
each Insider hereby agree, with respect to itself, herself or himself, that in the event that the Company fails to consummate
its initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the Charter, the Sponsor and each Insider shall take all
reasonable steps to cause the Company to (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably
possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash,
equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account
and not previously released to the Company to pay income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses),
divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’
rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably
possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Board, liquidate
and dissolve, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide
for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law. The Sponsor and each Insider agree
not to propose any amendment to the Charter (i) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to
provide holders of the Public Shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with an initial Business Combination
or to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete an initial Business Combination within the required time
period set forth in the Charter or (ii) with respect to any provision relating to the rights of holders of Public Shares unless
the Company provides its Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares upon approval of any such amendment
at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest
earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay taxes, if any, divided by the
number of then-outstanding Public Shares.

 

(b) The
Sponsor and each Insider, with respect to itself, herself or himself, acknowledges that it, she or he has no right, title, interest
or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or any other asset of the Company as a result of any liquidation
of the Company with respect to the Founder Shares held by it, her or him, if any. The Sponsor and each of the Insiders hereby
further waive, with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, any redemption rights
it, she or he may have in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination, including, without limitation, any such
rights available in the context of a shareholder vote to approve such Business Combination or a shareholder vote to approve an
amendment to the Charter (i) that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of
the Public Shares the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with an initial Business Combination or to redeem 100%
of the Public Shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within the time period set forth in the
Charter or (ii) with respect to any provision relating to the rights of holders of Public Shares (although the Sponsor and the
Insiders shall be entitled to liquidation rights with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to consummate
a Business Combination within the required time period set forth in the Charter).

 

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5. Lock-up;
Transfer Restrictions.

 

(c) The
Sponsor and the Insiders agree that they shall not Transfer any Founder Shares (the “Founder Shares Lock-up”)
until the earliest of (A) one year after the completion of an initial Business Combination and (B) the date following the completion
of an initial Business Combination on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction
that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities
or other property (the “Founder Shares Lock-up Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, subsequent
to a Business Combination, the closing price of the Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share
sub-divisions, share capitalizations, share consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading
days within a 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Company’s initial Business Combination, the Founder
Shares shall be released from the Founder Shares Lock-up.

 

(d) The Sponsor and
Insiders agree that they shall not effectuate any Transfer of Private Placement Warrants or Ordinary Shares underlying such warrants
until 30 days after the completion of an initial Business Combination (the “Private Placement Warrants Lock-up Period”,
together with the Founder Shares Lock-up Period, the “Lock-up Periods”).

 

(e) Notwithstanding
the provisions set forth in paragraphs 5(a) and (b), Transfers of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants
and Ordinary Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants are permitted (a) to the Company’s officers or directors,
any affiliate or family member of any of the Company’s officers or directors, any members or partners of the Sponsor or
their affiliates, any affiliates of the Sponsor, or any employees of such affiliates; (b) in the case of an individual, by gift
to a member of one of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s
immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of
laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order; (e) by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination at prices
no greater than the price at which the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants or Ordinary Shares, as applicable, were originally
purchased; (f) by virtue of the Sponsor’s organizational documents upon liquidation or dissolution of the Sponsor; (g) to
the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of an initial Business Combination, (h) in the event
of the Company’s liquidation prior to the completion of a Business Combination; (i) in the event of completion of a liquidation,
merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s Public Shareholders having the
right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the completion of an initial Business
Combination; or (j) ; or (j) on arms’ length terms under commercial arrangements for the sale of Founder Shares, Private
Placement Warrants and Ordinary Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants in order exclusively to enable the transferor
of such Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and Ordinary Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants (or any person
or persons whose tax liability, in whole or in part, is determined by reference to the income, gains or assets of the Sponsor,
as applicable, together with the transferor such person being the “Dry Charge Taxpayer”) to discharge
all applicable tax liabilities under jurisdictions relevant to the Dry Charge Taxpayer, as applicable, arising in connection with
the holding of such Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and Ordinary Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants,
other than as a result of a cash distribution in relation to those Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and Ordinary Shares
underlying the Private Placement Warrants, and further provided that the amount of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants
and Ordinary Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants permitted to be transferred in such case be approved by the Company
in its discretion, based on written professional advice from a reputable legal services provider in relation to the taxation of
the Dry Charge Taxpayer and otherwise based on such reasonable assumptions as the Company determines in good faith to be appropriate;
provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (f) these permitted transferees must enter into a written
agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions.

 

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(f) During the period
commencing on the effective date of the Underwriting Agreement and ending 180 days after such date, the Sponsor and each Insider
shall not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, Transfer any Units, Ordinary Shares, Warrants or any other
securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Ordinary Shares held by it, her or him, as applicable, subject
to certain exceptions enumerated in Section 5(e) of the Underwriting Agreement.

 

6. Remedies.
The Sponsor and each of the Insiders hereby agree and acknowledge that (i) each of the Underwriters and the Company would be irreparably
injured in the event of a breach by the Sponsor or such Insider of its, her or his obligations, as applicable under paragraphs
3, 4, 5, 7, 10 and 11, (ii) monetary damages may not be an adequate remedy for such breach and (iii) the non-breaching party shall
be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy that such party may have in law or in equity, in the event of
such breach. 

 

7. Payments
by the Company. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, neither the Sponsor nor any affiliate of the Sponsor nor any director
or officer of the Company nor any affiliate of the officers shall receive from the Company any finder’s fee, reimbursement,
consulting fee, monies in respect of any payment of a loan or other compensation prior to, or in connection with any services
rendered in order to effectuate the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of
transaction that it is).

 

8. Director
and Officer Liability Insurance. The Company will maintain an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance, and the Insiders shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their
terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any of the Company’s directors or officers.

 

9. Termination.
This Letter Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Lock-up Periods and (ii) the liquidation of the
Company.

 

10. Indemnification.
In the event of the liquidation of the Trust Account upon the failure of the Company to consummate its initial Business Combination
within the time period set forth in the Charter, the Sponsor (the “Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Company against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited
to, any and all legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, whether
pending or threatened) to which the Company may become subject as a result of any claim by (i) any third party for services rendered
or products sold to the Company (except for the Company’s independent auditors) or (ii) any prospective target business
with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement (a “Target”); provided,
however, that such indemnification of the Company by the Indemnitor (x) shall apply only to the extent necessary to ensure
that such claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company or a Target do not reduce the amount of
funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held
in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.00 per Public Share due to reductions
in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of interest that may be withdrawn to pay the Company’s tax obligations,
(y) shall not apply to any claims by a third party or Target who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in
the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) and (z) shall not apply to any claims under the Company’s
indemnity of the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Indemnitor shall have the right to defend against any such claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to the
Company if, within 15 days following written receipt of notice of the claim to the Indemnitor, the Indemnitor notifies the Company
in writing that it shall undertake such defense.

 

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11. Forfeiture
of Founder Shares. To the extent that the Underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional Units within 45
days from the date of the Prospectus in full (as further described in the Prospectus), the Sponsor agrees to automatically surrender
to the Company for no consideration, for cancellation at no cost, an aggregate number of Founder Shares so that the number of
Founder Shares will equal of 20% of the sum of the total number of Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares outstanding at such time.
The Sponsor and Insiders further agree that to the extent that the size of the Public Offering is increased or decreased, the
Company will effect a share capitalization or a share repurchase, as applicable, with respect to the Founder Shares immediately
prior to the consummation of the Public Offering in such amount as to maintain the number of Founder Shares at 20% of the sum
of the total number of Ordinary Shares and Founder Shares outstanding at such time.

 

12. Entire
Agreement. This Letter Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the parties hereto,
written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. This
Letter Agreement may not be changed, amended, modified or waived (other than to correct a typographical error) as to any particular
provision, except by a written instrument executed by all parties hereto.

 

13. Assignment.
No party hereto may assign either this Letter Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be void and ineffectual
and shall not operate to transfer or assign any interest or title to the purported assignee. This Letter Agreement shall be binding
on the Sponsor, each of the Insiders and each of their respective successors, heirs, personal representatives and assigns and
permitted transferees.

 

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14. Counterparts.
This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall
for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

15. Effect
of Headings. The paragraph headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Letter Agreement and shall not
affect the interpretation thereof.

 

16. Severability.
This Letter Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of this Letter Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu
of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this
Letter Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and
enforceable.

 

17. Governing
Law. This Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another
jurisdiction. The parties hereto (i) all agree that any action, proceeding, claim or dispute arising out of, or relating in any
way to, this Letter Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of New York City, in the State of New York, and irrevocably
submit to such jurisdiction and venue, which jurisdiction and venue shall be exclusive, and (ii) waive any objection to such exclusive
jurisdiction and venue or that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

 

18. Notices.
Any notice, consent or request to be given in connection with any of the terms or provisions of this Letter Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be sent by express mail or similar private courier service, by certified mail (return receipt requested),
by hand delivery or facsimile transmission.

 

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	 	Sincerely,
	 	 
	 	SDCL EDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:
	 	 	Title:

 

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	 	Name: SDCL EDGE Sponsor LLC
	 	By:

 

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	 	Name: SDCL EDGE Sponsor Participation LLP
	 	By:

 

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	 	Name: Jonathan Maxwell

 

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	 	Name: Michael Feldman

 

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	 	Name: Michael Naylor

 

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	 	Name: Steven J. Gilbert

 

[Signature Page to Letter Agreement]

 

     

     

    

 

	 	 
	 	Name: William Kriegel

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12 

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

 

Ames National Corporation (“we,” “our” or “Company”) has one class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, consisting of its common stock, par value $2.00 per share (the “Common Stock”).  The following description of the Common Stock is a summary only and does not purport to be complete, as such description is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”) and our Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), which are incorporated by reference as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to the Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The Company encourages you to read the Articles, the Bylaws and the applicable provisions of the Iowa Business Corporation Act, Chapter 490 of the Iowa Code (the “IBCA”), for additional information. 

 

General

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 18,000,000 shares of Common Stock.  The authorized but unissued shares of our Common Stock will be available for future issuance without shareholder approval, unless otherwise required by applicable law or the rules of any applicable securities exchange. All of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Description of Common Stock

 

Dividends

 

Holders of our Common Stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as our Board of Directors may in its discretion declare from time to time out of legally available funds. The ability of our Board of Directors to declare and pay dividends on our Common Stock is subject to the laws of the state of Iowa (including Section 640 of the IBCA) and applicable federal and state banking laws and regulations related to the payments of dividends by registered bank holding companies and their banking subsidiaries.  Our principal source of income is dividends that are declared and paid by our wholly owned banking subsidiaries on their capital stock. Therefore, our ability to pay dividends is dependent upon the receipt of dividends from our banking subsidiaries.

 

Voting Rights

 

Each holder of our Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share of record held on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders, including the election of directors, except as otherwise required by law.  At any meeting of the shareholders, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter submitted for action constitutes a quorum for action on that matter, unless a different number is required by law. Provided a quorum is present, action on a matter, other than the election of directors, is approved if the votes cast favoring such action exceeds the votes cast opposing such action, unless a greater number is required by law.  Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast.  Holders of the Common Stock are not entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors.  Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes for purposes of electing directors, with approximately one-third of the directors standing for election at each annual meeting of shareholders to serve for a term of three (3) years.

 

Liquidation Rights

 

In the event of the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, holders of our Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets remaining after payment of liabilities.  Because we are a bank holding company, our rights and the rights of our creditors and shareholders to receive the assets of any of our banking subsidiaries upon liquidation or dissolution may be subject to prior claims of our subsidiary’s creditors, except to the extent that we may be a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiary.

 

Preemptive and Other Rights

 

Holders of our Common Stock are not entitled to any preemptive, subscription, redemption, exchange or conversion rights, and no sinking fund will be applicable to the Common Stock.

 

 

 

 

Transactions with “Interested Shareholders”

 

We have expressly elected in our Articles to be subject to and governed by Section 1110 of the IBCA which generally prohibits a person qualifying as an “interested shareholder” from entering into a transaction with us for a “business combination” for a period of three years following the time such person first became an “interested shareholder” unless, subject to certain exceptions, such transaction is first approved by our Board of Directors.  An “interested shareholder” is generally defined as any person who owns 10% or more of our outstanding Common Stock.

 

Listing

 

Our Common Stock is listed for trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the trading symbol “ATLO.”

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