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Exhibit 10.4

 

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp.

1400 Old Country Road, Suite 301 
Westbury, NY 11590

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the proposed business combination (the “Transaction”) between Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and QuantumScape Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“QuantumScape”), the undersigned desires to subscribe for and purchase from the Company, and the Company desires to sell to the undersigned, that number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ( “Class A Common Stock”), set forth on the signature page hereto for a purchase price of $10.00 per share (the “Per Share Price” and the aggregate of such Per Share Price for all Shares subscribed for by the undersigned being referred to herein as the “Purchase Price”), on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein. In connection with the Transaction, certain other “accredited investors” (as defined in rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) have entered into separate subscription agreements with the Company (the “Other Subscription Agreements”), pursuant to which, among other things, such investors have, severally and not jointly, together with the undersigned pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, agreed to purchase an aggregate of [●] shares of Class A Common Stock at the Per Share Price (each such investor, including each of the undersigned, a “Subscriber” and together, the “Subscribers”). In connection therewith, the undersigned and the Company agree as follows:

1.Subscription. Subject to the immediately succeeding paragraph, the undersigned hereby, severally and not jointly, irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as is set forth on its respective signature page of this Subscription Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions provided for herein (the “Shares”). The undersigned understands and agrees that the Company reserves the right to accept or reject the undersigned’s subscription for the Shares for any reason or for no reason, in whole or in part, at any time prior to its acceptance by the Company, and the same shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company only when this Subscription Agreement is signed by a duly authorized person by or on behalf of the Company; the Company may do so in counterpart form. In the event of rejection of a portion of the subscription by the Company, the undersigned’s payment hereunder will be promptly returned to the undersigned in proportion to the rejected portion of the subscription. In the event of rejection of the entire subscription by the Company or the termination of this subscription in accordance with the terms hereof, the undersigned’s payment hereunder will be returned promptly to the undersigned along with this Subscription Agreement, and this Subscription Agreement shall be null and void and have no force or effect.

 

2.Closing. The closing of the sale of the Shares contemplated hereby (the “Subscription Closing”) is contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Transaction (the “Transaction Closing”). The Subscription Closing shall occur on the date of, and immediately prior to, the consummation of the Transaction (the “Transaction Closing Date”). Not less than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled Transaction Closing Date, the Company shall provide written notice to the undersigned (the “Closing Notice”) (i) of such scheduled Transaction Closing Date, (ii) that the Company reasonably expects all conditions to the Transaction Closing to be satisfied or waived, and (iii) wire instructions for delivery of the Purchase Price to the Escrow Agent (as defined below) or the Company, as applicable. The undersigned shall deliver to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”), at least one (1) business day prior to the Transaction Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, the Purchase Price, which shall be held in a segregated escrow account for the benefit of the Subscriber (the “Escrow Account”) until the Subscription Closing pursuant to the terms of a customary escrow agreement, which shall be on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the undersigned (the “Escrow Agreement”) to be entered into by the undersigned, the Company and the Escrow Agent, by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company in the Closing Notice; provided, however, that in the event the undersigned is not legally permitted to deliver the Purchase Price in accordance with this sentence or is otherwise expected by its primary regulator to deliver payment against delivery of the Shares, the undersigned shall instruct its custodian bank to deliver to the Company, by 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Closing Date, the Purchase Price by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company in the Closing Notice. On the Transaction Closing Date, upon satisfaction (or, if applicable, waiver) of the conditions set forth in this Section 2 and prior to the release of the Purchase Price by the undersigned, the Company shall deliver to the undersigned (i) the Shares in book-entry form, free and clear of any liens or other restrictions whatsoever (other than those arising under state or federal securities laws as set forth herein), in the name of the undersigned (or its nominee in accordance with its delivery instructions) or to a custodian designated by the undersigned, as applicable, and (ii) a copy of the records of the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”) showing the undersigned (or such nominee or custodian) as the owner of the Shares on and as of the Transaction Closing Date; provided that, (x) if such book entry is made prior to the Company’s receipt of the Purchase Price from the undersigned and (y) such Purchase Price is not received by the Company on the Transaction Closing Date, then without limiting any rights of any party under this Agreement, the Company may, without any action of the undersigned, cause such book entries to be automatically cancelled, void and of no further force and effect. If the Transaction Closing does not occur within two (2) business days of the Transaction Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, the Escrow Agent (or the Company, as applicable) shall promptly (but not later than one (1) business day thereafter) return the Purchase Price to the undersigned by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the undersigned. Furthermore, if the Transaction Closing does not occur on the same day as the Subscription Closing, the Escrow Agent (or the Company, if the Purchase Price has been released by the Escrow Agent or if the Purchase Price was paid directly to the Company) shall promptly (but not later than one (1) business day thereafter) return the Purchase Price to the undersigned by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the undersigned, and any book-entries and, if applicable, certificated shares, shall be deemed cancelled (and, in the case of certificated shares, the undersigned shall promptly return such certificates to the Company or, as directed by the Company, to the Company’s representative or agent).

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9 hereof, if this Subscription Agreement terminates following the delivery by the undersigned of the Purchase Price for the Shares, the Escrow Agent (or the Company, if the Purchase Price was paid directly to the Company) shall promptly (but not later than one (1) business day thereafter) return the Purchase Price to the undersigned by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the undersigned, without any deduction for or on account of any tax, withholding, charges, or set-off, whether or not the Transaction Closing shall have occurred. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9 hereof, if this Subscription Agreement terminates following the Transaction Closing, the undersigned shall promptly upon the return to the undersigned by wire transfer of U.S. dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the undersigned, without any deduction for or on account of any tax, withholding, charges, or set-off of the Purchase Price by the Escrow Agent or the Company, as applicable, transfer the Shares to the Company. 

For the purposes of this Subscription Agreement, “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is closed.

3.Closing Conditions.

a.The obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder are subject to the conditions that, at the Subscription Closing:

	
 
	
i.
	
all representations and warranties of the undersigned contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” (as defined herein), which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Subscription Closing as though made on the Subscription Closing (except for those representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be so true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date), and consummation of the Subscription Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by the undersigned of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of such party contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Subscription Closing, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transaction; and

	
 
	
ii.
	
the undersigned shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed or complied with at or prior to the Subscription Closing.

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b.The obligations of the undersigned to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder are subject to the conditions that, at the Subscription Closing:

	
 
	
i.
	
all representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Subscription Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties that are qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect”, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Subscription Closing as though made on the Subscription Closing (except for those representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be so true and correct in all material respects as of such specified date), and consummation of the Subscription Closing shall constitute a reaffirmation by the Company of each of the representations, warranties and agreements of such party contained in this Subscription Agreement as of the Subscription Closing, but in each case without giving effect to consummation of the Transaction;

	
 
	
ii.
	
the Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Subscription Agreement to be performed or complied with at or prior to the Subscription Closing; 

	
 
	
iii.
	
the terms of the Transaction Agreement (as defined below) shall not have been amended in a manner that is materially adverse to the undersigned as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, any amendment or waiver of any material representation or covenant of the Company relating to the financial position or outstanding indebtedness of the Company; and 

	
 
	
iv.
	
there shall have been no amendment, waiver or modification to the Other Subscription Agreements that materially economically benefits the other Subscribers thereunder unless the undersigned has been offered substantially the same benefits.

c.The obligations of each of the Company and the undersigned to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder are subject to the conditions that, at the Subscription Closing:

	
 
	
i.
	
no governmental authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any judgment, order, law, rule or regulation (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in effect and has the effect of making consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise restraining or prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no governmental authority shall have instituted or threatened in writing a proceeding seeking to impose any such restraint or prohibition; 

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ii.
	
(A) all conditions precedent to the Transaction Closing, including all necessary approvals of the Company’s stockholders and regulatory approvals, if any, shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the closing of the Transaction, but subject to the satisfaction thereof at the Transaction Closing), (B) no Company Material Adverse Effect or Kensington Material Adverse Effect (each as defined in the Transaction Agreement) shall have occurred between the date of the Transaction Agreement and the Transaction Closing Date,   and (C) and the closing of the Transaction shall be scheduled to occur concurrently with or immediately following the Subscription Closing; and

	
 
	
iii.
	
the Shares shall have been approved for listing on The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) subject to notice of issuance thereof, and no suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale or trading in any jurisdiction, or initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes, shall have occurred.

4.Further Assurances. At the Subscription Closing, the parties hereto shall execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered such additional documents and instruments and take such further action as may be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement.

5.Company Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to the undersigned that:

a.The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted.

b.The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the undersigned against full payment therefor in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have been issued in violation of or subject to any preemptive or similar rights created under the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or under the laws of the State of Delaware.

c.The Shares are not, and following the Transaction Closing and the Subscription Closing will not be, subject to any Transfer Restriction. The term “Transfer Restriction” means any condition to or restriction on the ability of the undersigned to pledge, sell, assign or otherwise transfer the Shares under any organizational document, policy or agreement of, by or with the Company, but excluding the restrictions on transfer described in paragraph 6(c) of this Subscription Agreement with respect to the status of the Shares as “restricted securities” pending their registration for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) in accordance with the terms of this Subscription Agreement.

d.This Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited or otherwise affected by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and (ii) principles of equity, whether considered at law or equity.

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e.The issuance and sale of the Shares and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of (i) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease, license or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company are subject, which would have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company (a “Material Adverse Effect”) or materially affect the validity of the Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply in all material respects with the terms of this Subscription Agreement; (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of the Company; or (iii) result in any violation of any statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties that would have a Material Adverse Effect or materially affect the validity of the Shares or the legal authority of the Company to comply with this Subscription Agreement.

f.The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority, self-regulatory organization (including NYSE) or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Subscription Agreement (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares), other than (i) filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), (ii) filings required by applicable state securities laws, (iii) filings required by NYSE, including with respect to obtaining stockholder approval, (vi) filings required to consummate the Transaction as provided under the definitive documents relating to the Transaction, and (vii) where the failure of which to obtain would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the issuance and sale of the Shares.

g.The Company has not received any written communication from a governmental entity that alleges that the Company is not in compliance with or is in default or violation of any applicable law, except where such non-compliance, default or violation would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

h.The issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are listed for trading on NYSE under the symbol “KCAC” (it being understood that the trading symbol will be changed in connection with the Transaction Closing). Except as disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Commission, there is no suit, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by NYSE or the Commission, respectively, to prohibit or terminate the listing of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on NYSE or to deregister the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act. The Company has taken no action that is designed to terminate the registration of the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act.

i.Assuming the accuracy of the undersigned’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 6 of this Subscription Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to the undersigned.

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j.A copy of each form, report, statement, schedule, prospectus, proxy, registration statement and other document, if any, filed by the Company with the Commission since its initial registration of the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act (the “SEC Documents”) is available to the undersigned via the Commission’s EDGAR system. None of the SEC Documents contained, when filed or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment with respect to those disclosures that are amended, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that with respect to the information about the Company’s affiliates contained in the Schedule 14A and related proxy materials (or other SEC document) to be filed by the Company the representation and warranty in this sentence is made to the Company’s knowledge. The Company has timely filed each report, statement, schedule, prospectus, and registration statement that the Company was required to file with the Commission since its initial registration of the Class A Common Stock under the Exchange Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, year-end audit adjustments. There are no material outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the Commission with respect to any of the SEC Documents.

k.Except for such matters as have not had and would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) action, suit, claim or other proceeding, in each case by or before any governmental authority pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or (ii) judgment, decree, injunction, ruling or order of any governmental entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Company.

l.As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Common Stock” and together with the Class A Common Stock, “Common Stock”), and 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”). As of the date of this Subscription Agreement: (i) 23,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 5,750,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding; (ii) 11,500,000 public warrants and 6,575,000 private placement warrants (collectively, the “Warrants”), each exercisable to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at $11.50 per share, are issued and outstanding; and (iii) no shares of Common Stock are subject to issuance upon exercise of outstanding options. No Warrants are exercisable on or prior to the Subscription Closing. All (i) issued and outstanding Common Stock has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is not subject to preemptive rights and (ii) outstanding Warrants have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and are not subject to preemptive rights. As of the date of this Subscription Agreement, except as set forth above and pursuant to (i) the Other Subscription Agreements, and (ii) the Transaction Agreement, there are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or acquire from the Company any Common Stock or other equity interests in the Company (collectively, “Equity Interests”) or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Equity Interests. Other than Kensington Capital Merger Sub Corp., as of the date of this Subscription Agreement, the Company has no subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, interests or investments (whether equity or debt) in any person, whether incorporated or unincorporated.

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m.Other than the Other Subscription Agreements, the Company has not entered into any side letter or similar agreement with any Subscriber in connection with such Subscriber’s direct or indirect investment in the Company or with or any other investor, and such Other Subscription Agreements have not been amended in any material respect following the date of this Subscription Agreement and reflect the same Per Share Purchase Price and terms that are no more favorable to any such Subscriber thereunder than the terms of this Subscription Agreement. The Company has not agreed and will not agree to issue any warrants to any person in connection with the Transaction.

n.The Company acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but subject to Section 6.c, the Shares may be pledged by undersigned in connection with a bona fide margin agreement, which shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Shares hereunder, and undersigned effecting a pledge of Shares shall not be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of the Shares to such pledgee by undersigned.

6.Subscriber Representations and Warranties. Each undersigned, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that:

a.The undersigned is (i) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined under the Securities Act) or (ii) an institutional “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act), in each case, satisfying the requirements set forth on Schedule A, and is acquiring the Shares only for its own account and not for the account of others, and not on behalf of any other account or person or with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act (and shall provide the requested information on Schedule A following the signature page hereto). Accordingly, the undersigned understands that the offering of the Shares meets the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(C) or (J). The undersigned is not an entity formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares.

b.The undersigned (i) is an institutional account as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is a sophisticated investor, experienced in investing in private equity transactions and capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities and (iii) has exercised independent judgment in evaluating its participation in the purchase of the Shares. Accordingly, the undersigned understands that the offering of Shares to the undersigned hereunder meets (x) the exemptions from filing under FINRA Rule 5123(b)(1)(A) and (y) the institutional customer exemption under FINRA Rule 2111(b).

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c.The undersigned understands that the Shares are being offered in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act. The undersigned understands that the Shares may not be resold, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of by the undersigned absent an effective registration statement under the Securities Act except (i) to the Company, (ii) to non-U.S. persons pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act or (iii) pursuant to another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in each of cases (i) and (iii) in accordance with any applicable securities laws of the states and other jurisdictions of the United States, and that any certificates or book-entry positions representing the Shares shall contain a legend to such effect. The undersigned acknowledges that the Shares will not be eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. The undersigned understands and agrees that the Shares will be subject to the foregoing transfer restrictions and, as a result of these transfer restrictions, the undersigned may not be able to readily resell the Shares and may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time. The undersigned understands that it has been advised to consult legal counsel prior to making any offer, resale, pledge or transfer of any of the Shares.

d.The undersigned understands and agrees that the undersigned is purchasing Shares directly from the Company. The undersigned further acknowledges that there have been no representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made to the undersigned by the Company, its officers or directors, or any other party to the Transaction or person or entity, expressly or by implication, other than those representations, warranties, covenants and agreements included in this Subscription Agreement.

e.Either (i) the undersigned is not a Benefit Plan Investor as contemplated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or (ii) the undersigned’s acquisition and holding of the Shares will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any applicable similar law.

f.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned has received and has had an adequate opportunity to review, such financial and other information as the undersigned deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares and made its own assessment and is satisfied concerning the relevant tax and other economic considerations relevant to the undersigned’s investment in the Shares. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the undersigned acknowledges that it has reviewed the documents provided to the undersigned by the Company. The undersigned represents and agrees that the undersigned and the undersigned’s professional advisor(s), if any, have had the full opportunity to ask such questions, receive such answers and obtain such information as the undersigned and such undersigned’s professional advisor(s), if any, have deemed necessary to make an investment decision with respect to the Shares. The undersigned further acknowledges that the information provided to the undersigned is preliminary and subject to change, and that any changes to such information, including, without limitation, any changes based on updated information or changes in terms of the Transaction, shall in no way affect the undersigned’s obligation to purchase the Shares hereunder.

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g.The undersigned became aware of this offering of the Shares solely by means of direct contact between the undersigned and the Company or a representative of the Company, and the Shares were offered to the undersigned solely by direct contact between the undersigned and the Company or a representative of the Company. The undersigned did not become aware of this offering of the Shares, nor were the Shares offered to the undersigned, by any other means. The undersigned acknowledges that the Company represents and warrants that the Shares (i) were not offered by any form of general solicitation or general advertising and (ii) are not being offered in a manner involving a public offering under, or in a distribution in violation of, the Securities Act, or any state securities laws.

h.The undersigned acknowledges that it is aware that there are substantial risks incident to the purchase and ownership of the Shares. The undersigned is able to fend for itself in the transactions completed herein, has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares and has the ability to bear the economic risks of such investment in the Shares and can afford a complete loss of such investment. The undersigned has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as the undersigned has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision.

i.Alone, or together with any professional advisor(s), the undersigned has adequately analyzed and fully considered the risks of an investment in the Shares and determined that the Shares are a suitable investment for the undersigned and that the undersigned is able at this time and in the foreseeable future to bear the economic risk of a total loss of the undersigned’s investment in the Company. The undersigned acknowledges specifically that a possibility of total loss exists.

j.In making its decision to purchase the Shares, the undersigned has relied solely upon independent investigation made by the undersigned and the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the undersigned has not relied on any statements or other information provided by the Placement Agents (as defined below) or any of their respective affiliates or their respective control persons, officers, directors or employees concerning the Company or the Shares or the offer and sale of the Shares.

k.The undersigned understands and agrees that no federal or state agency has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Shares or made any findings or determination as to the fairness of this investment.

l.The undersigned has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation.

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m.The execution, delivery and performance by the undersigned of this Subscription Agreement are within the powers of the undersigned, have been duly authorized and will not constitute or result in a breach or default under or conflict with any order, ruling or regulation of any court or other tribunal or of any governmental commission or agency, or any agreement or other undertaking, to which the undersigned is a party or by which the undersigned is bound, which, in each case, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the legal authority of the undersigned to enter into and timely perform its obligations under this Subscription Agreement, and, if the undersigned is not an individual, will not violate any provisions of the undersigned’s charter documents, including, without limitation, its incorporation or formation papers, bylaws, indenture of trust or partnership or operating agreement, as may be applicable. The signature on this Subscription Agreement is genuine, and the signatory, if the undersigned is an individual, has legal competence and capacity to execute the same or, if the undersigned is not an individual, the signatory has been duly authorized to execute the same, and this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned, enforceable against the undersigned in accordance with its terms.

n.Neither the due diligence investigation conducted by the undersigned in connection with making its decision to acquire the Shares nor any representations and warranties made by the undersigned herein shall modify, amend or affect the undersigned’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein.

o.The undersigned is not (i) a person or entity named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or in any Executive Order issued by the President of the United States and administered by OFAC (“OFAC List”), or a person or entity prohibited by any OFAC sanctions program, (ii) a Designated National as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, or (iii) a non-U.S. shell bank or providing banking services indirectly to a non-U.S. shell bank (collectively, a “Prohibited Investor”). The undersigned agrees to provide law enforcement agencies, if requested thereby, such records as required by applicable law, provided, however, that the undersigned is permitted to do so under applicable law. If the undersigned is a financial institution subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. Section 5311 et seq.) (the “BSA”), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (the “PATRIOT Act”), and its implementing regulations (collectively, the “BSA/PATRIOT Act”), the undersigned maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to comply with applicable obligations under the BSA/PATRIOT Act.  To the extent required, the undersigned maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed (a) for the screening of its investors against the OFAC sanctions programs, including the OFAC List, and (b) to ensure that the funds held by the undersigned and used to purchase the Shares were legally derived.

p.As of the date of this Subscription Agreement the undersigned does not have, and during the thirty (30) day period immediately prior to the date of this Subscription Agreement the undersigned has not entered into, any “put equivalent position” as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act or Short Sale positions with respect to the securities of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, “Short Sales” shall include, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges (other than pledges in the ordinary course of business as part of prime brokerage arrangements), forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, swaps and similar arrangements (including on a total return basis), and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers.

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q.No disclosure or offering document has been prepared by UBS Securities LLC or Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (collectively, the “Placement Agents”) or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.

r.The Placement Agents and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and controlling persons have made no independent investigation with respect to the Company or the Shares or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any information supplied to the undersigned by the Company.

s.In connection with the issue and purchase of the Shares, the Placement Agents have not acted as the undersigned’s financial advisor or fiduciary or as an underwriter, initial purchaser, dealer or in any other such capacity. The Placement Agents shall not, nor shall any of their respective  affiliates or their respective control persons, officers, directors or employees, be liable to the undersigned for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the undersigned’s purchase of the Shares.

t.Neither Placement Agent has made, nor will it make, any representation or warranty, whether express or implied, of any kind or character, nor has it provided any advice or recommendation in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Placement Agents will have no responsibility with respect to (A) any representations, warranties or agreements made by any person or entity under or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or any of the documents furnished pursuant thereto or in connection therewith, or the execution, legality, validity or enforceability (with respect to any person) of any thereof, or (B) the financial condition, business, or any other matter concerning the Company or the transactions contemplated hereby.

u.If the undersigned is a resident of Canada, the undersigned hereby declares, represents, warrants and agrees as set forth in the attached Schedule B.

7.Additional Subscriber Agreement. The undersigned hereby agrees that, from the date of this Subscription Agreement and until the Subscription Closing, no person or entity, while acting in connection with this Transaction and on behalf of the undersigned or any of its controlled affiliates or pursuant to any understanding in connection with this Transaction with the undersigned or any of its controlled affiliates, will engage in any Short Sales with respect to securities of the Company that are owned by the undersigned or the undersigned’s controlled affiliates.  Solely for purposes of this Section 7, subject to the undersigned’s compliance with its obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws and the undersigned’s internal policies, (a) “undersigned” shall not be deemed to include any employees, subsidiaries, desks, groups or Affiliates of the undersigned that are effectively walled off by appropriate “Fire Wall” information barriers approved by the undersigned’s legal or compliance department, and (b) the foregoing covenants of this Section 7 shall not apply to any transaction by or on behalf of the undersigned that was effected without the advice or participation of persons in receipt of information regarding the transaction. 

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8.Registration Rights.

a.In the event that the Shares are not registered in connection with the consummation of the Transaction, the Company agrees that, within fifteen (15) business days after the consummation of the Transaction (the “Filing Deadline”), the Company will file with the Commission (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) registering such resale, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but no later than the earlier of (i) 60th calendar day (or 120th calendar day if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Filing Deadline, and (ii) ten business days after the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “Effectiveness Date”); provided, however, that the Company’s obligations to include the Shares in the Registration Statement are contingent upon the undersigned furnishing in writing to the Company such information regarding the undersigned, the securities of the Company held by the undersigned and the intended method of disposition of the Shares as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to effect the registration of the Shares, and the undersigned shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request that are customary of a selling stockholder in similar situations; provided, further, however, that Subscriber shall not in connection with the foregoing be required to execute any lock-up or similar agreement or otherwise be subject to any contractual restriction on the ability to transfer the Shares. The Company will provide a draft of the Registration Statement to the Subscriber for review at least two (2) business days in advance of filing the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Commission prevents the Company from including any or all of the shares proposed to be registered under the Registration Statement due to limitations on the use of Rule 415 of the Securities Act for the resale of the Shares by the applicable stockholders or otherwise, such Registration Statement shall register for resale such number of Shares which is equal to the maximum number of Shares as is permitted by the Commission. In such event, the number of Shares to be registered for each selling stockholder named in the Registration Statement shall be reduced pro rata among all such selling stockholders. In no event shall the undersigned be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement unless in response to a comment or request from the staff of the Commission or another regulatory agency; provided, however, that if the Commission requests that the undersigned be identified as a statutory underwriter in the Registration Statement, the undersigned will have an opportunity to withdraw from the Registration Statement. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the continuous effectiveness of the Registration Statement until the earliest of (i) the date on which the Shares may be resold without volume or manner of sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(2) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable), (ii) the date on which all Shares have actually been sold and (iii) the date which is three (3) years after the Subscription Closing (the “Effectiveness Period”). For as long as the Registration Statement shall remain effective pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to file all reports, and provide all customary and reasonable cooperation, necessary to enable the undersigned to resell the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144 of the Securities Act (when Rule 144 of the Securities Act becomes available to the undersigned), as applicable, qualify the Shares for listing on NYSE or other applicable stock exchange on which the Company’s Class A common stock is then listed, and update or amend the Registration Statement as necessary to include the Shares.  For purposes of clarification, any failure by the Company to file the Registration Statement by the Filing Deadline or to effect such Registration Statement by the Effectiveness Date shall not otherwise relieve the Company of its obligations to file or effect the Registration Statement set forth in this Section 8.

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b.In the case of the registration, qualification, exemption or compliance effected by the Company pursuant to this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall, upon reasonable request, inform Subscriber as to the status of such registration, qualification, exemption and compliance.  At its expense the Company shall:

	
 
	
i.
	
advise the undersigned within two (2) business days:

(1) when a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed with the Commission and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

(2)of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein or for additional information;

(3)of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose;

(4)of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and

(5)subject to the provisions in this Subscription Agreement, of the occurrence of any event that requires the making of any changes in any Registration Statement or prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company shall not, when so advising the undersigned of such events, provide the undersigned with any material, nonpublic information regarding the Company other than to the extent that providing notice to the undersigned of the occurrence of the events listed in (1) through (5) above constitutes material, nonpublic information regarding the Company;

	
 
	
ii.
	
use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable;

	
 
	
iii.
	
upon the occurrence of any event contemplated in Section 8.b.ii, except for such times as the Company is permitted hereunder to suspend, and has suspended, the use of a prospectus forming part of a Registration Statement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable prepare a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or a supplement to the related prospectus, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Shares included therein, such prospectus will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

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iv.
	
use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market, if any, on which the Class A Shares issued by the Company have been listed; 

	
 
	
v.
	
use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Shares contemplated hereby and to enable Subscriber to sell the Shares under Rule 144; and 

	
 
	
vi.
	
cause the Transfer Agent to remove any restrictive legend set at the undersigned’s request, when the Shares are sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or the Registration Statement. In connection therewith, if required by the Company’s Transfer Agent, the Company will promptly cause an opinion of counsel to be delivered to and maintained with its Transfer Agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent that authorize and direct the Transfer Agent to issue such Shares without any such legend.

c.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subscription Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to delay or postpone the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and from time to time to require any Subscriber not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Company is pending or an event has occurred, which negotiation, consummation or event, the Company’s board of directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Company in the Registration Statement of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of the Company’s board of directors, upon the advice of legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”); provided, however, that (x) the Company may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement on more than two occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than ninety (90) total calendar days, in each case during any twelve-month period and (y) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such registration statement available for the sale by the undersigned of such securities as soon as practicable thereafter. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Company of the happening of any Suspension Event (which notice shall not contain material non-public information) during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the prospectus) not misleading, each Subscriber agrees that (i) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Shares under the Registration Statement (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, sales conducted pursuant to Rule 144) until such Subscriber receives copies of a supplemental or amended prospectus (which the Company agrees to promptly prepare) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective or unless otherwise notified by the Company that it may resume 

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such offers and sales, and (ii) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Company except (A) for disclosure to the Subscriber’s employees, agents and professional advisers who need to know such information and are obligated to keep it confidential, and (B) as otherwise required by law or subpoena. If so directed by the Company, each Subscriber will deliver to the Company or, in such Subscriber’s sole discretion destroy, all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares in such Subscriber’s possession; provided, however, that this obligation to deliver or destroy all copies of the prospectus covering the Shares shall not apply (i) to the extent such Subscriber is required to retain a copy of such prospectus (a) in order to comply with applicable legal, regulatory, self-regulatory or professional requirements or (b) in accordance with a bona fide pre-existing document retention policy or (ii) to copies stored electronically on archival servers as a result of automatic data back-up.

d.The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Subscription Agreement, indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Subscriber (to the extent a seller under the Registration Statement), the officers, directors and agents of each of them, and each person who controls such Subscriber (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, that arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, or (ii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Section 8, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions or alleged omissions are based upon information regarding such Subscriber furnished in writing to the Company by such Subscriber expressly for use therein or such Subscriber has omitted a material fact from such information or otherwise violated the Securities Act, Exchange Act or any state securities law or any rule or regulation thereunder; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 8 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable for any Losses to the extent they arise out of or are based upon a violation which occurs (A) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by a Subscriber, (B) in connection with any failure of such person to deliver or cause to be delivered a prospectus made available by the Company in a timely manner, (C) as a result of offers or sales effected by or on behalf of any person by means of a freewriting prospectus (as defined in Rule 405) that was not authorized in writing by the Company, or (D) in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of a Subscriber in violation of Section 8.d hereof. The Company shall notify such Subscriber promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 8 of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Shares by such Subscriber.

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e.Each Subscriber shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, agents and employees, and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of or are based upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any form of prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any prospectus, or any form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding such Subscriber furnished in writing to the Company by such Subscriber expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 8 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses if such settlement is effected without the consent of such Subscriber (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In no event shall the liability of any Subscriber be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Subscriber upon the sale of the Shares giving rise to such indemnification obligation. Each Subscriber shall notify the Company promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 8 of which such Subscriber is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of the Shares by such Subscriber.

9.Termination. This Subscription Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force or effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) such time as the Company notifies the undersigned in writing, or publicly discloses, that it does not intend to consummate the Transaction, (b) following the execution of a definitive agreement among the Company and QuantumScape with respect to the Transaction (a “Transaction Agreement”), such date and time as such Transaction Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms without the Transaction being consummated, (c) upon the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Subscription Agreement, (d) if any of the conditions to the Subscription Closing set forth in Section 3 of this Subscription Agreement are not satisfied or waived on or prior to the Subscription Closing and, as a result thereof, the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement are not consummated at the Subscription Closing, or (e) if the consummation of the Transaction shall not have occurred by the earlier of (x) the 10th business day after the anticipated Transaction Closing Date specified in the Closing Notice, or (y) March 2, 2021; provided, that nothing herein will relieve any party from liability for any willful breach hereof prior to the time of termination, and each party will be entitled to any remedies at law or in equity to recover losses, liabilities or damages arising from such breach. The Company shall promptly notify the undersigned of the termination of the Transaction Agreement after the termination of such agreement.

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10.Trust Account Waiver. The undersigned acknowledges that the Company is a blank check company with the powers and privileges to effect a merger, asset acquisition, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company and one or more businesses or assets. The undersigned further acknowledges that, as described in the Company’s prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated June 25, 2020 (the “Prospectus”) available at www.sec.gov, substantially all of the Company’s assets consist of the cash proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering and private placements of its securities, and substantially all of those proceeds have been deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Company, its public stockholders and the underwriters of the Company’s initial public offering. For and in consideration of the Company entering into this Subscription Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby irrevocably waives any and all right, title and interest, or any claim of any kind it has or may have in the future, in or to any monies held in the Trust Account, and agrees not to seek recourse against the Trust Account, in each case, as a result of, or arising out of, this Subscription Agreement; provided, that nothing in this Section 10 shall be deemed to limit the undersigned’s right, title, interest or claim to the Trust Account by virtue of the undersigned’s record or beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock of the Company acquired by any means other than pursuant to this Subscription Agreement.

11.Miscellaneous.

a.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 e-mail or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses or e-mail addresses (or at such other address or email address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 11.a):

If to the Company, to it at:

Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp.
1400 Old Country Road, Suite 301 
Westbury, NY 11590
Attention: Justin Mirro
Email:  justin@kensington-cap.com

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

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY  10004
Attention:  Charles A. Samuelson
Email:  chuck.samuelson@hugheshubbard.com

If to the undersigned, to the address or email address set forth for the undersigned on the signature page hereof.

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b.All the agreements, representations and warranties made by each party hereto in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the Subscription Closing.

c.If any term or other provision of this Subscription Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Subscription 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 materially 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 Subscription 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.

d.This Subscription Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether pursuant to a merger, by operation of law or otherwise), by any party without the prior express written consent of the other parties hereto.

e.This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and except as otherwise expressly set forth in subsection (q) of this Section 11, nothing in this Subscription 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 Subscription Agreement.

f.This Subscription Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State.  All legal actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any Supreme Court of the State of New York; provided, however, that if jurisdiction is not then available in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, then any such legal action may be brought in any federal court located in the State of New York or any other New York state court.  The parties hereto hereby (a) irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for themselves and with respect to their respective properties for the purpose of any action arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (b) agree not to commence any action relating thereto except in the courts described above in New York, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in New York as described herein.  Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient.  Each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action arising out of or relating to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in New York as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the action in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such action is improper or (iii) this Subscription Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

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g. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this SUBSCRIPTION Agreement. Each of the parties hereto (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce that foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this SUBSCRIPTION Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this SECTION 11.g.

h.The descriptive headings contained in this Subscription Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Subscription Agreement.

i.This Subscription Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission) in 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.

j.The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Subscription Agreement was not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or in equity. Each of the parties hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any requirement under any law to post security or a bond as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.

k.Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.

l.This Subscription Agreement may be amended in writing by the parties hereto at any time prior to the Subscription Closing.  This Subscription Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

m.At any time, the Company may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of the undersigned, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the undersigned contained herein or in any document delivered by the undersigned pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement of the undersigned or any condition to its own obligations contained herein.  At any time, the undersigned may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of the Company, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein or in any document delivered by the Company pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement of the Company or any condition to its own obligations contained herein.  Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby.

n.The language used in this Subscription Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any party.

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o.The Company shall, no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the first (1st) business day immediately following the date of this Subscription Agreement, issue one or more press releases or file with the Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (collectively, the “Disclosure Document”) disclosing all material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Other Subscription Agreements, the Transaction and any other material, nonpublic information that the Company has provided to the undersigned at any time prior to the filing of the Disclosure Document. From and after the issuance of the Disclosure Document, the undersigned shall not be in possession of any material, non-public information received from the Company or any of its officers, directors or employees. Notwithstanding anything in this Subscription Agreement to the contrary, each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that without the prior written consent of the other party hereto it will not publicly make reference to such other party or any of its affiliates, and the Company will cause its representatives, including the Placement Agents and their respective representatives, not to publicly make reference to the undersigned or its affiliates, (i) in connection with the Transaction or this Subscription Agreement (provided, that the undersigned may disclose its entry into this Subscription Agreement and the Purchase Price) or (ii) in any press release, promotional materials, media, or similar circumstances, or filings with the SEC or any regulatory agency or trading agency except, in each case, as required by law or regulation or at the request of the Staff of the Commission or regulatory agency or under the regulations of NYSE, including, in the case of the Company (a) as required by the federal securities law in connection with the Registration Statement, (b) the filing of this Subscription Agreement (or a form of this Subscription Agreement) with the Commission and (c) the filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and Schedule 14A and related materials to be filed by the Company with respect to the Transaction.

p.The Company may request from the undersigned such additional information as the Company may deem necessary to evaluate the eligibility of the undersigned to acquire the Shares, and the undersigned shall provide such information as may reasonably be requested, to the extent readily available and to the extent consistent with its internal policies and procedures.

q.The undersigned acknowledges that the Company and the Placement Agents (pursuant to the ultimate sentence of this paragraph) and QuantumScape will rely on the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Subscription Agreement. Prior to the Subscription Closing, the undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company if (i) any of the undersigned’s acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties (other than any such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality) made herein are no longer accurate in any material respect or (ii) any of the undersigned’s representations and warranties made herein that are qualified by materiality are no longer accurate in any respect. The undersigned agrees that each purchase by the undersigned of Shares from the Company will constitute a reaffirmation of the acknowledgments, understandings, agreements, representations and warranties herein (as modified by any such notice) by the undersigned as of the time of such purchase. The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that the Placement Agents are third-party beneficiaries of the representations and warranties of the undersigned contained in Sections 6(a), 6(b), 6(c), 6(f), 6(h), 6(p), 6(q) 6(r) and 6(t) of this Subscription Agreement.

r.The Company is entitled to rely upon this Subscription Agreement and is irrevocably authorized to produce this Subscription Agreement or a copy hereof when required by law, regulatory authority or NYSE to do so in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed or caused this Subscription Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date set forth below.

 

	
Name of Investor:
	
State/Country of Formation or Domicile:

	
 
	
 

	
By: 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Name:
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
Title: 
	
 
	
 

 

	
Name in which shares are to be registered (if different):
	
Date: _______________, 2020 

	
 
	
 

	
Investor’s EIN:
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
Business Address-Street:
	
Mailing Address-Street (if different):

	
 
	
 

	
City, State, Zip:
	
City, State, Zip:

	
 
	
 

	
Attn:__________________
	
Attn:__________________

	
 
	
 

	
Telephone No.:
	
Telephone No.:

	
 
	
 

	
Facsimile No.:
	
Facsimile No.:

	
 
	
 

	
Number of Shares subscribed for:
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
Aggregate Subscription Amount: $
	
Price Per Share: $10.00

 

You must pay the Subscription Amount by wire transfer of United States dollars in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company in the Closing Notice. To the extent the offering is oversubscribed, the number of Shares received may be less than the number of Shares subscribed for.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. has accepted this Subscription Agreement as of the date set forth below.

 

	
 
	
KENSINGTON CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP.

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
By:
	
                   

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
Name:
	
     

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
Title:
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
Date: ____________, 2020
	
 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE A
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INVESTOR

	
A.
	
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

	
 
	
1.
	
☐        We are a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act).

	
B.
	
 INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
(Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

	
 
	
1.
	
☐        We are an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) for one or more of the following reasons (Please check the applicable subparagraphs):

	
 
	
☐
	
We are a bank, as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in an individual or a fiduciary capacity.

	
 
	
☐
	
We are a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

	
 
	
☐
	
We are an insurance company, as defined in Section 2(13) of the Securities Act.

	
 
	
☐
	
We are an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company, as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that act.

	
 
	
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We are a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

	
 
	
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We are a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its employees, if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million.

	
 
	
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We are an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is being made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such act, and the plan fiduciary is either a bank, an insurance company, or a registered investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5 million.

Schedule A

 

	
 
	
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We are a private business development company, as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

	
 
	
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We are a corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, or an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, and that has total assets in excess of $5 million.

	
 
	
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We are a trust with total assets in excess of $5 million not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) under the Securities Act.

	
 
	
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We are an entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors.

	
C.
	
AFFILIATE STATUS

(Please check the applicable box)

THE INVESTOR:

☐       is:

☐       is not:

   an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Company or acting on behalf of an affiliate of the Company.

This page should be completed by the Investor and constitutes a part of the Subscription Agreement

 

Schedule A

 

SCHEDULE B
ELIGIBILITY REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INVESTOR (Canadian Investors Only)

	
1.
	
We hereby declare, represent and warrant that:

	
 
	
(a)
	
we are purchasing the Shares as principal for our own account, or are deemed to be purchasing the Shares as principal for our own account in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws, and not as agent for the benefit of another investor;

	
 
	
(b)
	
we are residents in or subject to the laws of one of the provinces or territories of Canada;

	
 
	
(c)
	
we are entitled under applicable securities laws to purchase the Shares without the benefit of a prospectus qualified under such securities laws and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, are both:

	
 
	
a.
	
an “accredited investor” as defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”) or section 73.3(2) of the Securities Act (Ontario) by virtue of satisfying the indicated criterion in Section 11 below, and we are not a person created or used solely to purchase or hold securities as an “accredited investor” as described in paragraph (m) of the definition of "accredited investor" in section 1.1 of NI 45-106; and

	
 
	
b.
	
a “permitted client” as defined in section 1.1 of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (“NI 31-103”) by virtue of satisfying the indicated criterion in Section 12 below

	
 
	
(d)
	
we have received, reviewed and understood, this Subscription Agreement and certain disclosure materials relating to the placing of Shares in Canada and, are basing our investment decision solely on this Subscription and the materials provided by the Company and not on any other information concerning the Company or the offering of the Shares;

	
 
	
(e)
	
the acquisition of Shares does not and will not contravene any applicable Canadian securities laws, rules or policies of the jurisdiction in which we are resident and does not trigger (i) any obligation to prepare and file a prospectus or similar document or (ii) any registration or other similar obligation on the part of any person;

	
 
	
(f)
	
we will execute and deliver within the applicable time periods all documentation as may be required by applicable Canadian securities laws to permit the purchase of the Shares on the terms set forth herein and, if required by applicable Canadian securities laws, will execute, deliver and file or assist the Company in obtaining and filing such reports, undertakings and other documents relating to the purchase of the Shares as may be required by any applicable Canadian securities laws, securities regulator, stock exchange or other regulatory authority; and

Schedule B

 

	
 
	
(g)
	
neither we nor any party on whose behalf we are acting has been established, formed or incorporated solely to acquire or permit the purchase of Shares without a prospectus in reliance on an exemption from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian securities laws.

	
2.
	
We are aware of the characteristics of the Shares, the risks relating to an investment therein and agree that we must bear the economic risk of its investment in the Shares. We understand that we will not be able to resell the Shares under applicable Canadian securities laws except in accordance with limited exemptions and compliance with other requirements of applicable law, and we (and not the Company) are responsible for compliance with applicable resale restrictions or hold periods and will comply with all relevant Canadian securities laws in connection with any resale of the Shares.

	
3.
	
We hereby undertake to notify the Company immediately of any change to any declaration, representation, warranty or other information relating to us set forth herein which takes place prior to the closing of the purchase of the Shares applied for hereby.

	
4.
	
We understand and acknowledge that (i) the Company is not a reporting issuer in any province or territory in Canada and its securities are not listed on any stock exchange in Canada and there is currently no public market for the Shares in Canada; and (ii) the Company currently has no intention of becoming a reporting issuer in Canada and the Company is not obligated to file and has no present intention of filing a prospectus with any securities regulatory authority in Canada to qualify the resale of the Shares to the public, or listing the Company’s securities on any stock exchange in Canada and thus the applicable restricted period or hold period may not commence and the Shares may be subject to an unlimited hold period or restricted period in Canada and in that case may only be sold pursuant to limited exemptions under applicable securities legislation.

	
5.
	
We confirm we have reviewed applicable resale restrictions under relevant Canadian legislation and regulations.

	
6.
	
It is acknowledged that we should consult our own legal and tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of an investment in the Shares in our particular circumstances and with respect to the eligibility of the Shares for investment by us and resale restrictions under relevant Canadian legislation and regulations, and that we have not relied on the Company or on the contents of the disclosure materials provided by the Company, for any legal, tax or financial advice.

	
7.
	
If we are a resident of Quebec, we acknowledge that it is our express wish that all documents evidencing or relating in any way to the sale of the Shares be drawn in the English language only. Si nous sommes résidents de la province de Québec, nous reconnaissons par les présentes que c’est notre volonté expresse que tous les documents faisant foi ou se rapportant de quelque manière à la vente des engagements soient rédigés en anglais seulement.

Schedule B

 

	
8.
	
We understand and acknowledge that we are making the representations, warranties and agreements contained herein with the intent that they may be relied upon by the Company and the agents in determining our eligibility to purchase the Shares, including the availability of exemptions from the prospectus requirements of applicable Canadian securities laws in connection with the issuance of the Shares.

	
9.
	
We consent to the collection, use and disclosure of certain personal information for the purposes of meeting legal, regulatory, self-regulatory, security and audit requirements (including any applicable tax, securities, money laundering or anti-terrorism legislation, rules or regulations) and as otherwise permitted or required by law, which disclosures may include disclosures to tax, securities or other regulatory or self-regulatory authorities in Canada and/or in foreign jurisdictions, if applicable, in connection with the regulatory oversight mandate of such authorities.

	
10.
	
If we are an individual resident in Canada, we acknowledge that: (A) the Company or the agents may be required to provide personal information pertaining to us as required to be disclosed in Schedule I of Form 45-106F1 Report of Exempt Distribution (“Form 45-106F1”) under NI 45-106 (including its name, email address, address, telephone number and the aggregate purchase price paid by the purchaser) (“personal information”) to the securities regulatory authority or regulator in the local jurisdiction (the “Regulator”); (B) the personal information is being collected indirectly by the Regulator under the authority granted to it in securities legislation; and (C) the personal information is being collected for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of the securities legislation; and by purchasing the securities, we shall be deemed to have authorized such indirect collection of personal information by the Regulator. Questions about the indirect collection of information should be directed to the Regulator in the local jurisdiction, using the contact information set out below:

	
 
	
(a)
	
in Alberta, the Alberta Securities Commission, Suite 600, 250 - 5th Street SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4, Telephone: (403) 297-6454, toll free in Canada: 1-877-355-0585;

	
 
	
(b)
	
in British Columbia, the British Columbia Securities Commission, P.O. Box 10142, Pacific Centre, 701 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V7Y 1L2, Inquiries: (604) 899-6581, toll free in Canada: 1-800-373-6393, Email: inquiries@bcsc.bc.ca;

	
 
	
(c)
	
in Manitoba, The Manitoba Securities Commission, 500 - 400 St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4K5, Telephone: (204) 945-2548, toll free in Manitoba 1-800-655-5244;

	
 
	
(d)
	
in New Brunswick, Financial and Consumer Services Commission (New Brunswick), 85 Charlotte Street, Suite 300, Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 2J2, Telephone: (506) 658-3060, toll free in Canada: 1-866-933-2222, Email: info@fcnb.ca;

Schedule B

 

	
 
	
(e)
	
in Newfoundland and Labrador, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Financial Services Regulation Division, P.O. Box 8700, Confederation Building, 2nd Floor, West Block, Prince Philip Drive, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 4J6, Attention: Director of Securities, Telephone: (709) 729-4189,

	
 
	
(f)
	
in the Northwest Territories, the Government of the Northwest Territories, Office of the Superintendent of Securities, P.O. Box 1320, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9, Attention: Deputy Superintendent, Legal & Enforcement, Telephone: (867) 920-8984;

	
 
	
(g)
	
in Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Securities Commission, Suite 400, 5251 Duke Street, Duke Tower, P.O. Box 458, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2P8, Telephone: (902) 424-7768;

	
 
	
(h)
	
in Nunavut, Government of Nunavut, Department of Justice, Legal Registries Division, P.O. Box 1000, Station 570, 1st Floor, Brown Building, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0, Telephone: (867) 975-6590;

	
 
	
(i)
	
in Ontario, the Inquiries Officer at the Ontario Securities Commission, 20 Queen Street West, 22nd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3S8, Telephone: (416) 593-8314, toll free in Canada: 1-877-785-1555, Email: exemptmarketfilings@osc.gov.on.ca;

	
 
	
(j)
	
in Prince Edward Island, the Prince Edward Island Securities Office, 95 Rochford Street, 4th Floor Shaw Building, P.O. Box 2000, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8, Telephone: (902) 368-4569;

	
 
	
(k)
	
in Québec, the Autorité des marchés financiers, 800, Square Victoria, 22e étage, C.P. 246, Tour de la Bourse, Montréal, Québec H4Z 1G3, Telephone: (514) 395-0337 or 1-877-525-0337, Email:financementdessocietes@lautorite.qc.ca (For corporate finance issuers), fonds_dinvestissement@lautorite.qc.ca (For investment fund issuers);

	
 
	
(l)
	
in Saskatchewan, the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan, Suite 601 - 1919 Saskatchewan Drive, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4H2, Telephone: (306) 787-5879; and

	
 
	
(m)
	
in Yukon, Government of Yukon, Department of Community Services, Law Centre, 3rd Floor, 2130 Second Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5H6, Telephone: (867) 667-5314.

Schedule B

 

	
11.
	
We hereby represent, warrant, covenant and certify that we are, or any party on whose behalf we are acting is, an “accredited investor” as defined in NI 45-106 or section 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario) by virtue of satisfying the indicated criterion below:

Please check the category that applies:

	
 
	
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a Canadian financial institution or a Schedule III bank of the Bank Act (Canada),

	
 
	
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the Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada),

	
 
	
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a subsidiary of any person or company referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) if the person or company owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of that subsidiary,

	
 
	
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a person or company registered under the securities legislation of a province or territory of Canada as an adviser or dealer, except as otherwise prescribed by the regulations,

[omitted]

(e.1)       [omitted]

	
 
	
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the Government of Canada, the government of a province or territory of Canada, or any Crown corporation, agency or wholly owned entity of the Government of Canada or of the government of a province or territory of Canada,

	
 
	
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a municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in Québec,

	
 
	
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any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government,

	
 
	
☐ 
	
(i)       a pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) or a pension commission or similar regulatory authority of a province or territory of Canada,

[omitted]

	
 
	
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(j.1)       an individual who beneficially owns financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that before taxes, but net of any related liabilities, exceeds CAD$5,000,000,

[omitted]

[omitted]

	
 
	
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a person, other than an individual or investment fund, that has net assets of at least $5,000,000 as shown on its most recently prepared financial statements,

	
 
	
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an investment fund that distributes or has distributed its securities only to a person that is or was an accredited investor at the time of the distribution, a person that acquires or acquired securities in the circumstances referred to in sections 2.10 of NI 45-106 [Minimum amount investment], or 2.19 of NI 45-106 [Additional investment in investment funds], or a person described in paragraph (i) or (ii) that acquires or acquired securities under section 2.18 of NI 45-106 [Investment fund reinvestment],

Schedule B

 

	
 
	
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an investment fund that distributes or has distributed securities under a prospectus in a jurisdiction of Canada for which the regulator or, in Québec, the securities regulatory authority, has issued a receipt,

	
 
	
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a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a fully managed account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be,

	
 
	
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a person acting on behalf of a fully managed account1 managed by that person, if that person is registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction,

	
 
	
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a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that, in regard to the trade, has obtained advice from an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity to give advice on the securities being traded,

	
 
	
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an entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) through (d) or paragraph (i) in form and function,

	
 
	
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a person in respect of which all of the owners of interests, direct, indirect or beneficial, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors, are persons that are accredited investors,

	
 
	
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an investment fund that is advised by a person registered as an adviser or a person that is exempt from registration as an adviser,

	
 
	
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a person that is recognized or designated by the Commission as an accredited investor,

	
 
	
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a trust established by an accredited investor for the benefit of the accredited investor’s family members of which a majority of the trustees are accredited investors and all of the beneficiaries are the accredited investor’s spouse, a former spouse of the accredited investor or a parent, grandparent, brother, sister, child or grandchild of that accredited investor, of that accredited investor’s spouse or of that accredited investor’s former spouse.

	
	 

	
11..
	
A “fully managed account” means an account of a client for which a person makes the investment decisions if that person has full discretion to trade in securities for the account without requiring the client’s express consent to a transaction.

Schedule B

 

	
12.
	
We hereby represent, warrant, covenant and certify that we are, or any party on whose behalf we are acting is, a “permitted client” by virtue of the criterion indicated below,

Please check the category that applies:

	
 
	
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(a)       a Canadian financial institution or a Schedule III bank;

	
 
	
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(b)       the Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (Canada);

	
 
	
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(c)       a subsidiary of any person or company referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), if the person or company owns all of the voting securities of the subsidiary, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of the subsidiary;

	
 
	
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(d)       a person or company registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser, investment dealer, mutual fund dealer or exempt market dealer;

	
 
	
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(e)       a pension fund that is regulated by either the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions or a pension commission or similar regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada or a wholly-owned subsidiary of such a pension fund;

	
 
	
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(f)       an entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (a) through (e);

	
 
	
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(g)       the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any Crown corporation, agency or wholly-owned entity of the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada;

	
 
	
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(h)       any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government;

	
 
	
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(i)       a municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l’île de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in Quebec;

	
 
	
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(j)       a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction, acting on behalf of a managed account managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be;

	
 
	
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(k)       a person or company acting on behalf of a managed account managed by person or company, if the person or company is registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction;

	
 
	
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(l)       an investment fund if one or both of the following apply:

(i)       the fund is managed by a person or company registered as an investment fund manager under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada;

(ii)       the fund is advised by a person or company authorized to act as an adviser under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada;

Schedule B

 

	
 
	
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(m)       in respect of a dealer, a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that obtains advice on the securities to be traded from an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity;

	
 
	
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(n)       in respect of an adviser, a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that is advised by an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity;

	
 
	
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(o)       a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that obtains advice on the securities to be traded from an eligibility adviser or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity;

	
 
	
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(p)       an individual who beneficially owns financial assets having an aggregate realizable value that, before taxes but net of any related liabilities, exceeds $5 million;

	
 
	
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(q)       a person or company that is entirely owned by an individual or individuals referred to in paragraph (o), who holds the beneficial ownership interest in the person or company directly or through a trust, the trustee of which is a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction;

	
 
	
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(r)       a person or company, other than an individual or an investment fund, that has net assets of at least Cad$25,000,000 as shown on its most recently prepared financial statements; or

	
 
	
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(s)       a person or company that distributes securities of its own issue in Canada only to persons or companies referred to in paragraphs (a) through (r).

Schedule Bkcac-ex105_60.htm

Exhibit 10.5

 

CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH (I) NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD BE COMPETITIVELY HARMFUL IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. [***] INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.

 

EMPLOYEE LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

 

 

September 2, 2020

 

Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp.

1400 Old Country Road, Suite 301

Westbury, NY 11590 

Attention:  Justin Mirro

 

Volkswagen Group of America Investments, LLC

220 Ferdinand Porsche Dr.

Herndon, VA 20171

Attn: Kevin Duke

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned signatory (the “Employee”) of this lock-up agreement (this “Letter Agreement”) understands that Kensington Capital Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“KCAC”), is entering into the Business Combination Agreement (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “BCA”), dated as of the date hereof, with Kensington Merger Sub Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of KCAC (“Merger Sub”), and QuantumScape Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”) and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of KCAC, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the BCA and in accordance with applicable law (the “Effective Time”).  

As a material inducement to the parties hereto to enter into the BCA and to support, vote in favor of and consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the BCA, and  for other good and valuable consideration (including the Equity Exercise Extension (as defined below) and the Bonus Payment (as defined below)), the Employee agrees as follows:

	
1.
	
Definitions

	
 
	
(a)
	
“Initial Lock-up Period” shall mean the period commencing upon the Effective Time and ending on the earlier of (1) 180 days after the Effective Time or (2) the date on which a lock-up release is granted to any party to that certain Registration Rights and Lock-up Agreement dated as of the date hereof, by and among KCAC and the parties listed on Schedule A thereto.

	
 
	
(b)
	
“KCAC Common Stock” shall mean any shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock of KCAC as in effect upon the consummation of the Merger.

	
 
	
(c)
	
“Shares” shall mean the shares of (1) KCAC Common Stock owned of record or beneficially by the Employee as of the Effective Time, including KCAC Common Stock issued to the Employee pursuant to the BCA, plus (2) KCAC Common Stock which may be issued upon exercise of a stock option or warrant or upon settlement of any restricted stock units or other convertible or exercisable security owned of record or beneficially by the Employee as of the Effective Time, plus (3) KCAC Common Stock granted or issued by KCAC to the Employee 

 

 

	
 
		
following the Effective Time, plus (4) KCAC Common Stock which may be issued upon exercise of a stock option or warrant or upon settlement of any restricted stock units or other convertible or exercisable security granted or issued by KCAC to the Employee following the Effective Time.  For the avoidance of doubt, “Shares” shall not include KCAC Common Stock acquired on the open market or under the KCAC Employee Stock Purchase Plan following the Effective Time.

	
 
	
(d)
	
“Transfer” shall mean the (a) sale, transfer, hypothecation, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or other disposition of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, transfer, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise 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 of the Shares, (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 of the Shares, 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).  

	
2.
	
Lock-up Restrictions.  Subject to the exceptions set forth in this Letter Agreement, without the unanimous approval of the board of directors of KCAC (the “Board”), as follows:

	
 
	
(a)
	
The Employee will not Transfer any of the Shares during the Initial Lock-up Period.

	
 
	
(b)
	
Following the Initial Lock-up Period, the Employee will not Transfer any of the Shares during the term of this Letter Agreement, except as follows:

	
 
	
(i)
	
During the first year after the Effective Time, the Employee may Transfer without restriction up to 25% of the total number of Shares.

	
 
	
(ii)
	
Following the first anniversary of the Effective Time until the termination of this Letter Agreement pursuant to Section 2(c), the Employee may Transfer without restriction a cumulative total (taking into account Transfers made in the first year) of up to 50% of the total number of Shares.

	
 
	
(iii)
	
In addition to Transfers permitted under the prior paragraphs, the Employee may Transfer without restriction up to an additional 50% of the total number of Shares following satisfaction of agreed delivery requirements between the Company and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. or its affiliates (“VW”) as set forth on Exhibit A. 

	
 
	
(c)
	
The lock-up restrictions set forth in Section 2(b) shall automatically terminate upon the earliest of: (i) the four year anniversary of the Effective Time; (ii) such date on which KCAC completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of KCAC’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of KCAC Common Stock for cash, securities or other property; (iii) such date as of which VW terminates for any reason the Amended and Restated Joint Venture Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2020, by and among the Company and VW (as may be amended from time to time, the “JV Agreement”); (iv) such date on which VW issues a critical or negative statement regarding KCAC and its technology (as reasonably interpreted by the chief legal officer of KCAC) unless such statement is required to be made by VW under applicable law and is truthful and accurate; or (v) such date that VW has Transferred a number of shares of KCAC Common Stock owned of record or beneficially by VW as of the Effective Time or purchased by VW from the Company (collectively, the “VW 

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Shares”) (A) during the first year after the Effective Time, in excess of 25% of the total number of VW Shares, (B) following the first anniversary of the Effective Time until the termination of this Letter Agreement pursuant to this Section 2(c), a cumulative total (taking into account Transfers made in the first year) in excess of 50% of the total number of VW Shares, or (C) at any time prior to the satisfaction of agreed delivery requirements between the Company and VW as set forth on Exhibit A, in excess of 50% of the total number of VW Shares.

	
3.
	
Permitted Transfers.  Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth above, Transfers of Shares shall be permitted (a) by gift to a member of the Employee’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the Employee’s immediate family, an affiliate of such individual or to a charitable organization; (b) by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the Employee; (c) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (d) to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise of options to purchase shares of KCAC Common Stock or the vesting of stock-based awards (provided such newly acquired shares are substituted for such Shares); or (e) in payment on a “net exercise” or “cashless” basis of the exercise or purchase price with respect to the exercise of options to purchase shares of KCAC Common Stock (provided such newly acquired shares are substituted for such Shares); provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (c), the relevant permitted transferee(s) must enter into a written agreement with KCAC agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions herein (including for the avoidance of doubt this Section 3).

	
4.
	
Extended Exercise Period; Loss of ISO status.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in an award agreement, if the Employee ceases to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Company’s 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated) during the term of this Letter Agreement, then each of the Employee’s then outstanding stock options to purchase KCAC Common Stock (to the extent that such option is vested on the date of termination of service) shall remain exercisable until the later of (a) the end of the post-termination exercise period set forth in the award agreement and (b) three (3) months following the four year anniversary of the Effective Time (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such option as set forth in the award agreement and subject to earlier termination in connection with the provisions of the applicable equity incentive plan regarding liquidation, dissolution, merger, change in control and similar transactions) (the “Equity Exercise Extension”). The Employee understands and acknowledges that, for any portion of an option that qualifies as an incentive stock option (“ISO”) and is outstanding as of the Effective Time, that option will be deemed modified by this Letter Agreement.  As a result, as of the Effective Time, the Equity Exercise Extension will immediately result in the applicable ISOs becoming nonstatutory stock options.  

	
5.
	
Bonus Payment.  Upon the consummation of the Merger, KCAC or the Company shall pay to the Employee a one-time cash bonus equal to 20% of the Employee’s then annual base salary, less applicable withholdings (the “Bonus Payment”), which will be paid on the first regularly scheduled payroll date following the closing of the Merger and in any event within thirty (30) days after the closing of the Merger.

	
6.
	
General.

	
 
	
(a)
	
The Employee hereby represents and warrants that the Employee has full right and power, without violating any agreement to which it is bound, to enter into this Letter Agreement.

	
 
	
(b)
	
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 

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all parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with VW’s prior written consent, the Board may waive the restrictions contained in this Letter Agreement in its sole discretion; provided, however, that any waiver must apply to all Employees with Letter Agreements. 

	
 
	
(c)
	
This Letter Agreement shall be binding on the Employee and its successors, heirs and assigns and permitted transferees.  Nothing in this Letter Agreement shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Letter Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Letter Agreement shall be enforceable by VW.  All agreements contained in this Letter Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

	
 
	
(d)
	
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.

	
 
	
(e)
	
This Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, 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 Santa Clara County, California, 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.

	
 
	
(f)
	
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.

	
 
	
(g)
	
In addition, this Letter Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect on the date, if any, the BCA is terminated for any reason prior to the closing of the Merger.

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Sincerely,

 

 

	
 

	
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Acknowledged and Agreed:

 

Kensington Capital Acquisition Corporation

	
By:

	
Name: 
Title:  

 

 

	
	
Acknowledged and Agreed:

 

Volkswagen Group of America Investments, LLC

	
By:

	
Name: 
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT A

Agreed Delivery Requirements

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